^Seriously, this. As a non-norn, I was fairly apathetic to all of the NPCs and interactions at Eir’s memorial (except for Garm. Poor doggy)
Many Pact soldiers lost their lives to the Mordrem ambush, including its very own leader. The entire organization is completely shaken to its core. As its former second-in-command, we really should’ve been attending to that whole debacle in the form of a mass memorial that addressed the death of one of the game’s most significant NPCs. This could’ve easily included a dedication to Eir, since she partook in the Pact initiative of killing Zhaitan.
Extremely surprised/disappointed Anet didn’t think of that
See, while I think a mass memorial would be more practical, it was Braham who organised Eir’s personal memorial. Not really knowing the character very well, my impression is that, even if Eir had an honourable mention at a mass memorial, he wouldn’t be content with that. Granted however, if he had a personal wake for her afterwards, that could have been referred to in dialogue, without the PC having to make an appearance.
I think the best we can realistically hope for is the aforementioned grave in Dreamer’s Terrace and/or to be able to visit the Pale Tree in the Amphalos Chamber instance, and speak to her about Trahearne. In a manner similar to, but hopefully more in-depth than, telling her about Scarlet’s death. Via text-dialogue if need be, since voiced cut-scenes will demand more resources that Anet may have already committed elsewhere.
I also noticed the Ele downed 2 skill, mist form, functions while falling. The player can even activate their glider in mist form which, if timed correctly, can be used to glide to a ledge and rally.
While these are amusing workarounds, they do not solve the problem.
My thoughts are quite long, so spoiler tags so folks can ignore them if they like.
Things the episode was missing:
1. Lazarus needed a more substantial entrance. Something like, stepping onto the platform to Caudecus’ outrage. “What are you doing? I’m the Confessor, I /am/ the White Mantle!” “You are a heretic, kneel before your God.” Lazarus slaps/throws/kicks Caudy to the floor to put him in his place. Lazarus delivers a foreboding, if vague, threat to the player character and co., who maybe try to throw fireballs at him, only to glance harmlessly off.
A more meaningful appearance, rather than floating up behind Caudecus “I heard that, m8.”
2. Some acknowledgement of Trahearne’s demise beyond his position in the pact being vacant. Love or hate Trahearne, it was just bizarre to mourn Eir, when races other than Norn met her only a few times.
Things that were done well:
1. Pacing. This felt good, I didn’t feel like everything was soaring over my head(even as someone who missed seasons 1 and 2). The lead-up to the final confrontation with Caudecus was great, it was working at a nice flow.
2. Voice acting. Loved it. Great work from everyone. Great little back and forth between the player-character and Caithe.
3. The White Mantle foes are fabulous. They feel like the old White Mantle having evolved with the times i.e. Professions, armour. They look good. Very happy with this, aside from the absurd range and accuracy of those homing rocks.
4. The map. Fun. Great way to keep gliding relevant and not some toy we’ll never touch on again. Having so much vertical space is enjoyable.
I’ve been pelted by multiple mobs apparently, which rapidly chews through my health, forcing me into a downed-state I can’t recover from. Normally, this wouldn’t be much of an issue, but since I’m then stuck plummeting a substantial distance before I die and can waypoint, this becomes extremely frustrating.
Not to mention that when I’m gliding to reach blood crystal nodes, I’m then having to make the same trip multiple times, only to be insta-rocked and die repeatedly.
The range and accuracy of these uber rocks is absurd. It’s not even an arrow from an experienced archer. It’s a bloody rock.
Sorry for necropost, but I actually really enjoy this build for world bosses.
Because the zerker meta is strong in the majority of open world pve, some characters are very fragile, so it’s just fun to keep everyone up and running through the passive heals.
The projectile block from the shield is good against say Claw of Jormag. Just my 2 cents.
I notice that groundtargets and effect circles don’t appear during times of high activity(world bosses for example). They just don’t appear on occasion, meaning I’m virtually insta-rekt by Tequatl’s poison fields.
I feel like this is a render/load priority issue? Like the game is trying to render player models before the groundtarget indicators, which would be kind of unintuitive.
Having missed seasons 1 and 2 of LW, due to a lack of investing myself in the game (I’ve only recently completed the personal story, despite owning GW2 since just after launch), I’m looking forward to climbing onto the bandwagon.
Coming back to the game a various points and finding the world changed in a number of ways was 1. Interesting but also 2. Kind of alienating. I completely approve of naturally evolving the game world through dynamic story-telling, but being able to get on the story train at the first station is infinitely more enjoyable.
