Guild Wars 2

Hannelore.8153:

I must conclude that everyone who hates this season is looking back on the past with rose-tinted glasses, and doesn’t remember what it was really like.

Everyone who hates this episode hates it because the plot and execution of it is terrible. As for the past that was similarly terrible, there are no rose tinted glasses, it’s just that the story in this game continues to be a resounding disappointment.

EDIT: IMO

EDIT II: Been thinking about this over my lunch break; the season up until the Balthazar reveal was okay, I really enjoyed the first Lazarus reveal and was looking forward to him being the next big bad (had this been the case I think it would’ve worked out better). Anyway, from Balthazar on things started getting messy, but bearable (Flashpoint would have made a pretty good season finale IMO) and then episode 6 killed my hype.

The plot in this episode was pretty disappointing, it felt forced and rushed. Especially the sudden need to kill Lazarus and join the shining blade, there was no thinking about it, no build up. At least there won't be any repercussions from the awkward oath we took because we didn't find out anything worth telling. After the previous episodes it felt like we had left Lazarus to his fate as a set of horcruxes and then wham, lets just summon him at a convenient pentagram in this empty, boring shell of a reliquary and kill him, because why the hell not, Livia wants to and she's our new bestie! The whole Draconis Mons bombshell would’ve made a better finale.

I hope they nail the plot in the expansion and deliver it well, it could be great, but given their track record (still sore about how bad the whole Zhaitan thing is) with the story so far I’ve got my doubts.

As for the new fractal, it’s not as good as chaos/nightmare, shame it’s over felt like that story had more to give.

Episode 6 gets a 3/10 from me.

EDIT: If “PoF” doesn’t stand for Path of Fire/Flame, i’ll eat my socks.