Guild Wars 2

I don’t disagree that players will always find the most efficient farming spot. But my gripe is that nothing is close to plinx at the moment. It’s literally 3-4x more efficient than anywhere else for mats/coin/karma/xp. I’d just like some comparable alternatives.

Let me preface this by saying I thoroughly enjoy Guild Wars 2. I’ve got 100% map completion, I’m active(ish) in WvW and play a good amount of sPvP. However, I’m mildly concerned for the PVE side of the game because of what I call the Plinx dilemma.

People are already complaining that Orr is the only place to farm for an 80. The karma/loot rewards are unmatched, there simply isn’t another option. This is true. However, I take it a step further. The only place worth farming IN Orr is Plinx and the events surrounding him. It’s ridiculous how much better coin/xp/karma/loot you get from that area. You can do 10+ events in 30-40minutes, over and over and over until you hit DR. The Plinx chain itself is 5 events, plus tar elementals, plus 2 from the arena, plus the Broodmother (which plinx happily tanks for you), plus Rakkan, plus the Packheart. If you get a good rotation going there is nothing EVEN CLOSE to as efficient as this. Not to mention the fact, that with the exception of the Abom, all these events are easily soloable.

Now people say “but the other events are fun, blah blah blah.” I don’t disagree with this. The Arah events do feel quite epic and are fun, the first time, and maybe the second time. After that, I no longer want to spend 40 minutes doing 3-4 events that more often then not fail on my server.

Granted, whenever a new friend gets 80 I bring them all around the zone, we do Grenth, we do Arah, we do the Pearl and we Burn Corpses and everything. But inevitably EVERYONE is going to up at Plinx. There is no reason to be anywhere else.

I personally would like to see some kind of DE balance. Give me a reason to go do Arah or Grenth (yes I realize that opens the dungeon and gives access to the vendors, that’s something I need once a month). I’d rather roam all over Orr, if that’s where I’m going to be at 80, doing everything, rather than be stuck in a small rotation of events or be making money/karma at 1/3 or 1/4 the rate.

Most of the characters I see in other portions of the map when I do venture out are:

1) Fresh 80s that don’t know better or are working on map completion

2) Bots farming intentionally bugged events (grenth anyone?)

Is is possible to change the rewards for events based on length or difficulty?

Give me a reason to do the Arah dungeon so everyone wants/needs to keep the gate open!!!!!

Guild name and tag: Family Sunday [FS]
Server: gates of madness
Summary: As the leader I can’t queue up any upgrades.