Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been going through trying to get 100% achievements on all maps and have started seriously doing the adventures. What I have noticed is that some adventures become very very hard or impossible because of server lag. ArenaNet has already noticed this problem with the gliders and has fixed them but the problem still remains for adventures.

For some adventures such as Sanctum Scramble, A Fungus Among Us, The Floor Is Lava?, and Shooting Gallery are all having problems for me SO FAR, I haven’t done many yet. This is all because of skills just not working either not going off at all or going off seconds too late and screwing up runs. I have reasonable ping at 50ish and have graphics turned all the way down but there is no getting around the skill lags no matter what you do.

Because many of these adventures require precise timing and are already hard enough, adding in this server lag is making some of these nearly impossible.

So one of the components of the Tier III collection in creating Zap requires you to get this: “Bottle of Shatterer Energy” and the hint reads: “Using a Capacitive Bottle to capture energy from branded projectile from the Shatterer in Blazeridge Steppes.”

Maybe I’m missing something obvious but does this mean an attack by the Shatterer itself or by one of the many Branded. If it is just a branded then it should be easy but if it is the boss then 1. does it mean you need to get hit by the right attack and 2. which attack? The Shatterer attacks from it’s Wiki page state the following:

Impale – The Shatterer slams down on the ground, sending multiple lines of crystalline shockwaves that get larger the further away from the Shatterer it is.

Imprisonment Crystals – The Shatterer imprisons a number of players in crystals that will explode in time.

Shard Storm – The Shatterer launches up into the sky and calls down fire and lightning which spawns Branded and damages those it hits.

Summons Pulsating Crystals – The Shatterer becomes untargetable and summons a series of Pulsating Crystals that heal him.

Targetting – The Shatterer roars, spitting out fiery projectiles.

No attack specifically says “branded projectile”, though if I had to guess Targetting seems like the best bet. I fought the shatterer once and didn’t get any credit from a normal run through. With a very empty Wiki page on “Bottle of Shatterer Energy” and no Youtube Guides whatsoever I am at a loss on what to do for this. Any and all help would be appreciated!

My character dual wields swords and I was wondering if there is a directory of sorts for the various swords and sword skins so that I can decide upon one and work towards it? At the moment it is super hard to know the various and obscure weapons and skins and I want to decide upon a skin before hand so that I can work towards it.

The Guild Wars 2 swords directory is VERY incomplete and is no where near the number of options in the game.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Gallery_of_swords

On an unrelated note I really enjoy the role-playing capabilities of MMOs and I like to make my characters as cool and realistic as possible. Are there any cool yet realistic swords straight metal swords other than the really bad starting skins?

Thank You For Your Help!