Guild Wars 2

Hello, I recently ran into an issue where I was using my character in the Vigil to help a friend in OOW. We were both on the quest where you are supposed to watch Destiny’s Edge in Lion’s Arch, so when the quest completed I accepted credit. However, now my character is no longer in the Vigil, and I am instead stuck in the OOW storyline, even though during the quest to choose an order I chose the Vigil.

Has anyone else ran into this? Any idea how to fix it? Arenanet has been entirely unresponsive to my multiple tickets/reports.

You will find several threads about this issue over in Game Bugs. Here are some:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/Help-Personal-Story-derailed/first#post4244169

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Moved-from-one-Orders-story-to-another/first#post4347642

Hello, I recently ran into an issue where I was using my character in the Vigil to help a friend in OOW. We were both on the quest where you are supposed to watch Destiny’s Edge in Lion’s Arch, so when the quest completed I accepted credit. However, now my character is no longer in the Vigil, and I am instead stuck in the OOW storyline, even though during the quest to choose an order I chose the Vigil.
Has anyone else ran into this? Any idea how to fix it? Arenanet has been entirely unresponsive to my multiple tickets/reports.

I posted this before, and someone sent me to these links:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/Help-Personal-Story-derailed/first#post4244169
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Moved-from-one-Orders-story-to-another/first#post4347642

which supposedly solve my issue, and then the topic was locked.

the threads claim that if I just do the next part of the story quest, it will straighten itself out, and I will be back on track with the Vigil. However, I tried this, and it did NOT work.

I would try a second quest along the OOW story line to see if that worked for some reason, but with the new personal quest system, I would have to level all the way to 40 first, then do about a dozen quests before that “story step” ended and I could see if my next one was with the Vigil, and I don’t want to put that time and effort into a character I may have to delete.

So, I am hoping for a straight answer from Arenanet: is there a way to fix this problem or not?

So will I ever have access to Vigil story quests on this character?

To clarify, are you saying that after I complete all the story quests made available at level 40 on this character (without grouping with anyone at all, to be careful), then the one’s made available at level 50 will be the Vigil quests?

Yes, thank you very much Jeffrey. I will feel I can resume playing my guardian with peace of mind, thanks to you— he was quickly becoming my favorite character. I appreciate the clarification between a story quest and story arch. While I have your attention, might I suggest removing the timer for decisions like accepting credit and changing one’s personal story as I did? Accidents like this will be especially annoying now that personal story quest chains are spaced 10 levels apart.

I appreciate the legitimate response. I would like it if you could perhaps hold this topic open until I have leveled the character in question to 40 and taken the relevant steps to see if he gets back in the Vigil (to my understanding, finish the current arch and just don’t group with anyone to be safe)? If it all works out, I promise to come back and shower you with praises.

I have just gotten my character to 40 and completed the story step that I had been glued to after partying with someone from the OOW. But I was instructed to select my next story step (assisting one of the tribal races) from an OOW agent before the quest could be completed. My next quest is then still associated with the OOW, correct?

When will I finally be able to do something related to being in the Vigil? This game is heavily based on the idea that the player should have a personal story he or she gets to choose, but for the last 20 levels, I haven’t been able to access any of the options I wanted. I chose to be in the Vigil, but have instead been stuck in the OOW, whose quests I have entirely completed on another character.

Hi Valderon!

The story mission where you choose which race to assist is still part of your current chapter which is why you’re being asked to talk to the Order of Whispers NPC. Go ahead and pick which race you’d like to assist in order to advance to the next chapter. Once you have done this, please double-check which faction you belong to and let us know if you have not been placed back in the Vigil as Jeffrey described.

The easiest ways to check are your Story Journal in the Hero panel, or by visiting the armor and weapon merchants selling Vigil arms and armor.

Michael Henninger.7451:

Oh, poor GM White Noise got robbed of his pretty banner!

Frog did it!

GM White Noise was trying to be stealthy. Proof that Anet trains their own ninja mods!

I haven’t helped the tribe yet (I chose the grawl), but right now in my personal story journal, there is chapter called “Death From Below”, with a quest called “Assault The Hill”. There description says, “For my first act as a Vigil recruit, I joined Thurkill in defending the Durmond Priory and Ogden Stonehealer……Thurkill sent me to Lion’s Arch to meet my new Vigil partner”.

So, I know I was in the Vigil at some point. I will post again after I have helped the grawl — hopefully it will straighten itself out then.

If you’ve begun helping the grawl things may have already worked out. To confirm, try visiting both the Order of Whispers and the Vigil arms and armor merchants. If the Order of Whispers will not show you their wares but the Vigil will, then you’ll know you are associated with the correct order.

Order of Whispers: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Order_of_Whispers#Bases

Vigil: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vigil#Bases

If the Order of Whispers merchants allow you to buy their arms and armor, please let us know and we’ll go from there.