Guild Wars 2

John Lightning.6293:

The sealed cargo barrel is broken too by the way. It says the same thing as the ruptured cargo barrel so you can’t pry it open and even start the scavenger hunt now…

Are you sure it is broken? You cannot open it right away but need to investigate other jetsam first. There is a sequence of I think 4 items that need to be visited in the right order.

VitisVinifera.2834:

i just finished the entire chain and i got 5 captain’s council commendations. I kid you not — i got many more just from adding blues to the forge.

I can second this. Not sure how not completing the quest chain might affect phase 2, but if you’re after rewards, don’t waste your time on it.

That said, I really like the idea behind these scavenger hunt style quests, and I do enjoy the story background they’re providing. Their implementation however… as others have said, it would have been great in a single player RPG and is totally not suited for an MMO.

To the hundreds that are currently cramming themselves into the tiny space that is the first floor of Canach’s house: He does seem to work actually, you might have to wait a few minutes, and after defeating him you will receive mail.