Guild Wars 2

Lindbur.2537:

Brace yourselves. It has begun.

Expect blood.

That hive mind.

Hello, you’re watching bbCat news, your view on the dungeons’ world. I’m Mr. Whisker here to provide you with the latest, juiciest reports of the day.

A renowned [elitist!] dungeon crawler has signaled us that a former forumite, which has been missing for a few days, is apparently still alive and active in the deepest tunnels of Kryta under the name of “spineless wurm”.
You might remember him from a recent news item provided by bbCat: his claims that there would’ve been no difference in damage between a berserker and a celestial geared character stemmed a heated discussion among the members of our community. After being challenged to a knowledge duel by Dub, the respected mayor of Zerkiland, he then forfeited said encounter with no further notice.
Any approach by our troupe has been rejected since today.
We sent our best reporter right in front of the wurm’s house and recorded the dialogue: check it out [pic!].
Sadly, our vict… guest chose not to comment on the issue. “He was at work” claim his lawyers.
For now we’re left with silence, but fear not, bbCat is on the case.
Goodbye and thanks for reading, see you next week.

Will I get this kittening screenshot right
FINALLYYYYY

Here’s the problem, Mike:

You are a new “dungeoneer”. You have attempted one dungeon. It was Ascalonian Catacombs, a dungeon I personally hate, but that most people fly through with ease. However, new players do not, because dungeons are the “hardcore” PvE that this game offers (along with things like Teq and Wurm). It takes practice.

You are posting on here, acting like an expert on the dungeon PvE in GW2 when you honestly haven’t even experienced any significant part of it. My first dungeon was a Caudecus Manor story solo. I did not succeed.

What you’re doing here, is you’re making yourself look really bad by acting like you know everything there is to know about dungeons. It’s like trying to tell a seasoned painter they’re doing it wrong (or even that art is a a lame garbage waste of time) after taking Art 101: Introduction to Drawing. The dungeon runners here aren’t simply dungeon speed runners, they are mentors, they are theory crafters, they know this game’s PvE in and out. And You’re trying to give advice as though you (or these elusive guildies) know everything there is to know, when there is no credibility in your claim.

I know what it is like. When I first ventured here, I argued with the best Arah runners about Arah p4. I acted like I knew it all, from my 2 failed runs and 1 success. It was a really hard lesson. The point is, you should be learning these dungeons, not acting like there’s nothing left to learn and that the systems are inherently broken, just because you are parroting what you are hearing from folks because it makes you feel better about the failed AC run.

I get it. Please. This is a place for learning and community. We have all taken efforts to make this place a good start for newbies (check the stickies!). We cannot, however, make it a well of information for those unwilling to learn, though.

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