Guild Wars 2

Sephas.8793:

you get shovels for defending the forts. If all you do is liberate them, you won’t get as many as you would for defending them.

I was defending and that is all i got.

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

hmmm so the shovels are very rare?

the guild hall mine upgrade needs 50 shovels.

Depends on what you mean by ‘rare’. Can you farm 50 of them quickly? No. But those who spend time in the silverwastes (especially for the meta) end up with more than they need usually.

Like a lot of currencies in this game, they are only ‘rare’ for those in a rush to accumulate them quickly; they drop plenty often for those who are taking their time.

(I’m not making a value judgment about whether style of gameplay is better or worse — it’s a matter of perspective.)

I spent the entire day in SW today and you know how many shovels i got for doing it? I got a whole 8 shovels. If that is what you mean by “end up with more than they need usually.” I would suggest rethinking that comment.