Guild Wars 2

“This is how they’ll do it, they’ll create a tool to see who attacked the Antient Karka but didn’t get the chest, they’ll see if they were disconnected during an active event then reconnected (within a short time period) and logged into same character and into an instance where the event was over”

I hope not, what if, like in my case, you played through on an overflow server right up until almost the end of the event (almost 3 hours), got disconnected, logged back in to find yourself in a different server where the event was on one of the initial stages, and ragequit because you were in Australia, it was a Monday morning, and you had to go to work so couldn’t afford to waste another 3 hours?

I have an 80 thief and 80 warrior, pretty much equivalently geared (exotic weapons and mix of exotic and rare armour) and play predominantly PvE. The thief is hands-down my favourite character to play, it has so much style and flair, and the gameplay has you on the edge of your seat, however surely there are balance issues when my warrior (shout spec’ed with mostly vitality/toughness or healing gear) can sit back and auto attack while I alt-tab or afk, and still out-damage my thief which has me using 3/4 of my abilities constantly and micro-managing cooldowns etc?

Though my thief is condition-based and I don’t backstab spam, perhaps that is my problem?

I think thieves have been sufficiently nerfed in PvP but would love to see some survivability added to PvE. Condition builds could be re-assessed for group combat where the stack limit of 25 really cripples their effectiveness. Nerfing dancing dagger also made shortbow spam pretty much essential for tagging mobs in dynamic events too, forcing us into a weapon set and single ability. As for venoms and traps, well let’s just say I haven’t had any on my skill bar for quite some time, other than basilisk venom underwater, and there’s a reason for that…

I’m basically reiterating what omgdracula.6345 said above.

All of that aside, I <3 my thief

I’m working on world completion, am level 80 and at 77% but haven’t even been to Orr yet. Am I going to be able to solo the waypoints and skill points (I’m a thief so squishy) or will that be impossible without a group?

^ haha nice cargan, made me laugh Good timing for a bag full of lumps of coal?

The AMA on reddit said this is still being investigated at least.

Could a mod (as well as giving us a quick update) also let us know if we need to open a support ticket in-game for this, or will their server records be sufficient? I don’t want their support team to be flooded with pointless tickets, but at the same time don’t want to miss out on a potential reward after all of the effort I put in…

Yes please, just an acknowledgement that the issue hasn’t been swept under the carpet and is still being looked into would be fantastic?

So I spent 2.5 hours on the event, was disconnected and then sidekicked to a different overflow server missing the rewards, just like 99% of the other posters here. My question is, do I need to lodge a ticket in-game, or will ANet be able to check the server logs, and verify that I contributed to the event that way (I hope so as I was there from the very start right up to the end of the exploding vent phase).

I do NOT want to re-run the event. I just want to be rewarded equally to everyone else who ran it and did get the chest.

:(

Yeh this was ridiculous, I’ve really lost motivation to log into the game after putting that much effort into the event only to be disconnected at the last minute. Surely there’s some way for ANet to review server logs, see who was online and participating in the event, and who did not get the reward, and mail them something in compensation???

:(

I had such high hopes for this after the Halloween events too…

Ditto, in exactly the same situation Azelroth Now people are linking 20 slot bags and exotics on map chat… rubbing salt into the wound.

I persisted with the epic lag, and then was disconnected right before the end and loot…. words can’t describe how disappointed I am

I’m in the same boat, all i can do is try and run, keeping up with the zerg and hope i stay alive. I’m getting 90-120 seconds lag… that’s seconds, not milliseconds!

Please make more like it! Just let us spend the entire year getting frustrated on them and hurling mice at monitors, not several days!

elderan, I was complaining about lack of time to devote to the puzzle, given that it’s only available for a couple of weeks. Not due to the time limit itself, which is a great mechanic and adds to the thrill of the puzzle. I’d like to see more like it in-game!

:)

I loved it! There was so much content here! If this wasn’t a time-limited event, most game developers would sell this as downloadable content add-on or small expansion. I loved the art style and re-themed Lion’s Arch. I had zero, repeat ZERO, luck obtaining any interesting, useful or unique Halloween skins or items but don’t mind too much. I have a bank full of candy corn for crafting down the track. I just wish I had more time to devote to the jumping puzzle…

The pumpkin carving was a bit a bit grind-y and boring if you completed it in the first phase, and bugs with the doors into the Mad King’s realm were annoying.

All in all the event was extremely entertaining. Bring on X-mas!

@Josh,

Great to see a developer in one of these threads! I just want to add that I gave up on the jumping puzzle because of time constraints: only being able to devote so much game time to the Halloween event I couldn’t afford to spend hours falling into green goop when there was a Mad King to kill and a nifty back piece to collect. I still think it’s an amazing puzzle (the first time I got over half way I was on the edge of my seat, sweating, with my heart on the verge of leaping out of my chest). I’d hence love to see it re-appear next year so that I can have another attempt at the achievement.

Keep up the great work!!!!

Just confirming, we only have until Nov 1 to complete the clock tower then? I thought the event ran until Nov 5 but may have been mistaken. Thank you for the heads up though Martin, appreciated

Yeah I think when I tried to solo it, more mobs spawned each time I screwed up an emote. I died pretty quickly regardless, but still had fun Also my character would start dancing without any input from me when the Mad King said dance, made me literally laugh out aloud!

+1 to the original poster! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next seasonal event!

This was a cool event, I really enjoyed it. Tried it solo first time and failed miserably. Did it first attempt with a group, no hassles. But completely forget to look for a chest at the end and missed it! My own fault haha but I can see how people in my shoes might be disappointed with the reward.

Just a quick question, in the very first phase when I solo'd it my abilities were replaced by a series of emotes during the simon says bit (though I was a bit too slow on the uptake to use them in time). I didn't get that option when in a group, just doors with spawning mobs. Is this working as intended?

Oh no there was a chest? FML >_< I guess I’m doing it again, I hope missing it the first time doesn’t affect the loot 2nd time around?

As a grown man, with full time job, university degree, and anticipating my first grey hairs any day now, I would have no hesitation in purchasing one of these if they were ever produced

I sincerely hope at least some of the developers get to read threads like this; they kind of get lost in the sea of complaints.

Signed. Amazing game, and a fun holiday update. People complain about not getting items in a lottery and ANet release a hotfix giving them a second chance within 48 hours… fantastic service guys, don’t let all of the negative feedback get to you, some of us really appreciate all you are doing!

<3

Edit: for those of us with limited play time due to commitments, but also achievement OCD, there’s almost too much to do!