Guild Wars 2

My Elementalist, Lysis!

My Elementalist, Lysis!

I hate Adnul and the sadist that created him.

Temple of Grenth open in Blackgate as of 5:40PM server time.

I’m not pleased with the CoE Subject Alpha nerf. Decreasing the health of the Evolved Destroyer? Fine. But why fiddle with Alpha? He was already fine to begin with. Yes, he was challenging, and at times, he can be annoying, but Alpha was really a lot of fun to fight. And on a good day, it is possible to actually run all three paths without ever dying from fighting Alpha. All it takes is practice. Yes, that’s right, practice!

CoE can be very unforgiving if you arrive unprepared. When I first entered CoE, I hated it. I loathed it. I vowed never to enter that dungeon again. I died numerous times on my first few runs that I can’t even remember for the life of me how many times. But you learn. You don’t give up. You don’t QQ on the forums and cry out, “Alpha is too hard! He’s impossible! CoE sux! QQ Waah!!1” Instead, you seek advice, you read the wiki, you ask party members for tips, and you practice.

Don’t have the time to read, ask, or learn your way around CoE? Then perhaps, you shouldn’t be running it.

John Valdea.5879:

Alpha is nearly impossible to take out in one go on the final fight if you cant rez and run back to keep him from resetting.

I’ve run the majority of CoE with PuGs and I’ve had my share of being pitted with the worst and the best parties out there, and I can tell you from experience that it is possible to take out Alpha on the final fight in one go on all three paths. You can still, after all, help someone while they’re on their downed state, or rally of the tentacles provided they’ve got low health.

Charming Rogue.8071:

Just did some dungeons, and CoE is actually a lot easier now, fighting Alpha is like having constant Time Warp up, he dies that fast! CoE is pretty farmable now when you compare completion times.

Lovely.

I’m with Dinny.5310. As much as I love Tybalt, I’m quite content with having him live in my memory and just treasuring the moments we’ve shared together. Death is a natural part of life, and though I too was devastated with losing what I consider one of the best well-rounded characters in the game, I’ve moved on. I also would like to think that it gave my human elementalist character, having gone through the pain of losing a friend (and a Charr friend too to boot) through Zhaitan. It makes the fight with the undead dragon, to me, much more personal and satisfying. Tybalt’s sacrifice adds depth to the game; it can’t all be sunshine, and rainbows with fluffy pink clouds. I only wish that there was a grave to commemorate Tybalt with that I could visit and lay down on his final resting place, a bottle of apple cider that I had owed him. To me, Tybalt died a hero. Let’s not diminish its worth.

Hey, I just wanted to say that I had a great time during the Lost Shores Event last weekend, and I appreciate all the effort and time you guys in ANet have put into creating this amazing game. The one-time event made me feel like I was helping shape and mold Tyria, and the unique experience made the world feel truly dynamic, as if it was constantly evolving. I can’t wait to see what you guys will come up with in the future.

Kudos to ANet. Keep up the great work!