Guild Wars 2

The glorious unicorn will venture to opened rift (by player attacks) and have glorious adventure in rainbow land.

Nageth.5648:

It would make a lot of sense for the Mad King to have someone to enact his plans the rest of the year (from his stand point). And the targets for Scarlet being primarily Kryta makes sense too (the whole flame and frost thing still makes little sense but hey).

I agree, the connection of molten alliance with Scarlet a bit off (Scarlet never said about them either). I rather want to think Molten Alliance work for themselves. But oh well….. I hope next LS (although it may be SAB), not Karka too….. has affiliation with Scarlet.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Watchwork_Sprocket

If you don’t want just vendor it.

For boxes: Mostly rare with chance to get exotic (I always get rare from these boxes). That’s all (and remember not all lvl 80).

CelebrityX.7014:

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

The waves of Scarlet’s minions are depleted by killing creatures that emerge from the portals. Kills count, not necessarily events.

The pirate and molten waves are depleted by completing events.

Can you still progress the different waves if say the Aetherblade or Molten Alliance events are not completed or still in progress?

Yes, TM event can progress forward (only TM event). But you need to beat them all to make Scarlet beatable.

Seven Star Stalker.1740:

“This won’t end well.”

I wouldn’t want to hear that during my Jubilee either .-.

Lol, I want to hear it more actually. (seriously as you said its a joke, but it will LOL).

Conner.4702:

You are not answering the op’s question though. Just your personal preference to get more rewards. And this is not rift you can’t compare ones inner workings with the other without actually knowing.

Souff.2671:

There is an inaccurate thing in the invasion event occurs at hourly intervals.

The event mark pops in a map, so peeps head to there and kill around mobs. When its event succeed, there is still so many mobs.

About it, someone says “We should kill those then head to another mark”, another one says “Leave those mobs, just head to another mark”.

So, which is right? Anyone have “correct” information about this? Please let me confirm it.

Op only ask this.
1. He means for each sub-event inside the meta
2. Success in those sub-events.
3. But has leftover mob.
4. Should I kill the mob or move on to other mark.
(my answer based on what you should do in those sub-events).

And due to thread title Invasion Strategy : Kill mobs or Leave mobs?

I can only answer, what strategy I used to say to other people (although for some of sub-event, even if it has done, if there is a champ or two, I will stay and slay the champ (but only if there is a champ or two)).

And I dunno what you are talking with get more reward ? I sacrifice my chance to loot a bag by leaving the mob I had tag (if there is no champ). And I always get EXP while I am travelling to another spot (which mean some people slain the mob I tag). If you think I maximize the reward due to I move to another event after x event done: I always said leave it go to other mark. Its their own fault if they stay, I had said it, I had suggested to leave the mob alone after the event had been finished (especially TM event).

About the nature of event: timed. Successfully finished an event -> toward meta. Kill the leftover after the event (or I said sub-event) does not count toward meta. For efficiency: So why should I kill the leftover mob (unless there is a champ) -> if there is a champ, I would not say leave it to other people. I will go to next event, finish the event, move again, finish another, move again.

As a player, you should had your own opinion, your own decision which you think best for your own and your team (if you team-minded), should I kill all the leftover, or should I move to the next event. As in my case in general: “Leave those mobs, just head to another mark” (unless if there is a champ (especially in aether one) >>> minion ? its rare, the biggy one is silver). That’s why if the event has succeed, I will go to another mark (although it may be far away thus I need to WP) unless there is a champ or more left. (ps: I always go to mark which less crowded (and sometimes I do it alone until there is 1 or 2 people help me, stupid ? maybe :p)).

(That’s why, from the first, I explain: just do what sub-event say, and move along. (if there is a champ, its up to you, you want to move or stay.). I will edit my first post in this thread.)

Now about: what about the event which still there although meta-event not needed:
I have 2 opinion about this:
1. If time is in your side: do them all
2. If time is not in your side: do which is needed in meta-event.
(only works for either shaman or aether)

The nature of this event is almost the same as the one in RIFT (the difference, in GW2, this sub-event mobs are not doing anything special, while in RIFT the mob always move and attack any settlement in the map. That’s why I used RIFT as comparison.)

Conner.4702:

Except you are just looking at the events and not the over all meta event. The Meta event says to kill stuff, not to just do the events. Just because leaving them will finish the meta event doesn’t mean killing them doesn’t also complete the meta event.

There is no definite proof to: If you stand there and do nothing (for all people) or if you fail to finish the first wave, the meta is success or fail (if the meta still success, then it is designed to success no matter what you do (It’s Anet decision). Fail or success the mob will go anyway.). The only I know: if you (all players) don’t do those sub-events, your meta will show no progress at all.

The meta said you need to kill stuff. The sub-event said: you need to kill x to do sth. Nothing wrong with that. The meta and the sub-events inside it is still connected each other. And what you are doing to complete the sub-events is still by killing stuff (except the drill, although if you consider destroy drill = killing drill, it’s still not deviate from meta).

Now it’s about efficiency. All sub-events have their own local success. Which mean if those sub-events have finished (shown as medal or event bar is gone), why should I kill more ? Just go to another sub-events as what you kill after that sub-event finished does not count toward the meta nor sub-event before.

(if you ever play RIFT, same thing happen. There will always surplus of invader which you need to beat, there will always surplus of RIFT which you need to close. But after the objectives in the meta fulfilled, do you need to close the RIFT or beat the invader ? It is up to player. But is it still count toward the meta ? NO. In RIFT, each invader has their own leader. Slay the leader, 1 invader has been subdued (although there is still 2 or 3 minions alive). Do I need to kill the minion ? No, you don’t need to, but you can if you want to.).

Manuhell.2759:

Now we just need an alliance between her and Mad King Thorn for Halloween. Oh, that would be fun.

I also guess that: she actually wants to release mad king upon the world and want to make him to sit in where he belongs to.

This Scarlet poem:

Tick tock goes the clock
It’s almost time for time to stop
Something you all must understand
Your world is built on fog and sand

You’re out of time, your jig is done
It’s time for Scarlet to have her fun
She has some hard lessons to teach
To the people of Divinity’s Reach

So mark the date in permanent ink
The hour is later than you think
On the twentieth day she’ll start her games
And warm her hands over Kryta’s flames!

almost the same with Mad King:

Tick Tock, the mouse ran up the clock! Then time swallowed it whole, tail and all!

(although Scarlet was more definitive, but if you see: the first sentence in Mad King is obvious: time is up (3 first sentences of Scarlet), second sentence: at that time, you all will be died or chaos will fall around you (the rest of Scarlet’s poem).)

Coincidence ? (like in all theory in other thread)

And one which make me think like this: why she attacks LA first (using Mai Trin.) ? Then attack DR ? (we can left out MA, as they have their own business why they attack norn area and charr area).

After the event done (2 weeks), it will a rare occurrence. Not hourly. (but permanent, never heard of, maybe)

After the Clockwork Chaos release, the invasions will continue at a less frequent pace

(if according to this, it will permanent).

Tobias Trueflight.8350:

The only issue I see with leaving the mobs is sometimes an event will start right on top of one just finished or just left. And the old mobs are still there if nobody killed them off (for most events).

This can turn into a “charlie foxtrot” (you figure it out, I’m not saying it) rather fast for smaller groups who have no idea what they’re walking into.

Just leave it a while (non combat state) the mob will dissappear.

Destroy Scarlet’s invading minions until her portal exhausts its energy supply

Which mean you don’t need to kill minions. You kill them only to exhaust portal energy supply. Once it’s 0 move along.

Drive off the Aetherblade pirates.

Typical, morale down to 0 move along, but wait….

Defeat the Aetherblade Captain

Just kill the captain, move along.

Defeat the Molten Alliance shaman

Just kill the shaman, move along.

1 more about drill

Just kill the drill, move along.

(stay if there is a champ or two, beware of timer)

All of this events, if success will count toward meta-event. (kill the leftover not count to meta-event).

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Scarlet%27s_Minions_Invade! explain everything

I dont need stealth stomping, I use shadowstep or blind stomp :p

Until now, I don’t get it what GvG is. Should GvG always 10 v 10, 15 v 15, or 20 v 20, or 80 v 80 ?

From other game (from MoBA, FPS, MMORPG, etc), the only 1 thing I know about GvG is 2 teams, fighting each others, while each team player comes from their own guild. No matter the size (but its more than 1 of course), it still called GvG.

From this point of view, why SPvP 8v8 in controlled map with strict rule cannot be a GvG (lets say the map Legacy of the Foefire, location of fight graveyard, winning condition point capped or all enemies died (which mean you cannot fight outside of circle too long), respawn type: wave, spectator: on, etc) ? The basic meta ? Almost the same (the different only nerf in some condition and skill). Strategy ? You still need to think how many from each class should I brought, what their build, how the battle should be done, which player should I choose, etc.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

I’ve had very confusing and mixed experiences with this. The first time I did Scarlet’s Playhouse, just normal minions spawned at Faren, and it was easy. We cleared them out quickly as they spawned.

But the last 2 times I did it, every single time one of those giant Veteran Nightmares spawned, or sometimes two. They would immediately start spamming their flamethrower, and be almost impossible for a team of 5 to take out. We could hardly put a scratch on them, and they would easily kill off my team members.

So what happened? Why is this happening, when it didn’t before?

This is why you need to destroy the scrap after you beat the enemy as soon as possible. (as in 5, it can become nasty. My last run: due to lot of damage, we kill them all in no time, but thanks to that, a lot of scraps are not destroyed which lead to 2 silver).

Dog twisted (i dunno what it name): eat it will gain level up: up to vet (it can also from combination process) or they will make a mender. Special skill: breath (confusion), knockdown.
Mender: will make terror if there is scrap around it. It will sacrifice itself tough. Special skill: heal others.
Terror: timed bomb (run as far as you can), its attack: daze, land mind (slow, high damage)
Nighmare: dog twisted (not using any scrap), only seen it doing this in open world (not funhouse)

note: it seems if you left alone 4 scraps or more together: there is a chance they will combine into a silver. This is what you need to avoid (in open world or in funhouse).

Funny when the only event which you can farm is aetherblade one. You can’t farm minion (if it is intended to spawn champ, then there will be a champ, but if not silver mob what you get (which is worst than champ)). While molten it is easy to identify which one is the champ.

If people are in 1 big blob farm twisted minion (hoping a champ (and they said farm champ)): they play it the wrong way. TM: kill it as fast as you can so you can push aether and molten event faster. 1 big blob on TM event: only lead more TM, more vet, more silver.

Actually it’s easy to have alliance with dredge: make a stuff which can destroy dwarven thing. Show them that, and they will follow you.

The hardest one is alliance with flame legion (but if she can show them that she has a power (or weapon) to destroy other Charr legion, they will trust her and make a pact).

(I feel this Scarlet more and more like Mad King. Is she one of Mad King Sect ?)

The only complaint I have: random invasion system and 10 minutes limitation, if not you miss the event and need to wait 50 minutes (bad for a casual player). I prefer they make system:
1. rotation invasion system than random invasion system (yes there will be people who wait there, but not such a big deal). As there are 13 areas, can be make 2 – 4 sets of rotation which change every 1.5 days (full 2 rotation in 1 set).
2. if you miss 10 minutes limitation (and you are thrown to new overflow), same events are going on in that overflow (with the time left in all servers >>> although player cannot finish it, it is not a big deal, they still can participate in the event. Too easy for achievement ? Limit by how should player participate in the event, for example: player need to finish at least 2 events).

WvW use PvE skin (actually using PvE armor), so ?

WvW skin = PvE skin. If you mean WvW need a new set armor skin which obtainable from doing WvW activity (BoH), yes (but it still count as PvE armor).

while sPvP/tPvP does not use PvE skin (note:not the model). You can’t export your PvE armor to PvP armor (unless it is stated otherwise > skin which you buy from gemstore or special merchant). Which is why PvP has its own different set of skin.

Benjamin.6235:

Clockradio.3257:

Thesilentflute.8761:

Deadcell.9052:

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The only problem is you have to get into EB first, which on most servers is the first map with a queue, has the longest queue, and is the last to come off of queue after primetime is over.

He said up in the thread that he doesn’t GvG, so who are you talking to? Queues aren’t a problem in T2 and below and the servers seem to be quite accepting of the windmill fights. T1 can continue to be irrationally obsessed with PPT. The rest of us are having fun, so everyone can stop complaining. This is actually a problem that doesn’t exist. The real issue is what Anet might do to screw our servers over. I really don’t care what you do up in T1, and Maguuma having played JQ only once is still one time too many. So insanely boring, and Anet should realize that. Those obsessively complaining about GvGs are quite the minority.

First I said if.

There are three types of the if-clauses.

type condition
I condition possible to fulfill
II condition in theory possible to fulfill
III condition not possible to fulfill (too late)

I am using present tense which mean it still possible to fulfill in near future. (as long as the guild is not disbanded) or it can fail now. Beside what I write is not only for him, but for anyone who wish GvG only. (I dunno about TSYM in SoR is same with TSym from SoS which moved to SoR. TSym from SoS had done GvG with EMP (JQ) before.)

You said T1 can continue to be irrationally obsessed with PPT. I also can said you can continue to be irrationally obsessed with GvG. (And do you think these people in T1 are not having fun ?)

But put above aside. What I said: You should do it GvG in EB JP. This will not take any space in BL or EB. If you still want to do it: If your Tier (your enemy and your server) can accept this GvG event in BL or EB (queue or not queue), good then. If not, your guild should move or do it in EB JP.

Giving a guaranteed exotic bag to champions (or legendaries) is a good idea as these champs (or legendaries) had never been touched (killed) before. But sadly it makes dungeon and chain event (who want to do Arah chain, if ember event in the middle of it give you more) look so worthless. Nerfing them is not good idea. Nerfing them will alienate new player or casual player.

What Anet need is to buff up the bonus for a champ/legendary at the end of the chain (let’s say the bag guaranteed you an exotic, 1 g, and 1k karma >>> for example). In addition of that award player based on their participation in chain event: if you do 5 events (lets say chain event with 8 events) you will be awarded with a random exotic, do 3 awarded with a random rare, below that does not gain anything. (with a slight chance to get a precursor). Now what about group event boss ? Same, but the award is scaled up as the boss is scaled up. Which mean more people do the boss, the better the reward you get.

For dungeon, make the bonus from the bag from bosses dungeon worth more as the deeper your journey in the dungeon. For example: first boss same bag as in open PvE, second boss increase in silver and karma, third boss increase in silver and karma and chance to get a rare item, and so on. The more bosses (and beaten) on the dungeon it has, the more award you will get (so if you do Arah 4, you will get not only 3 gold, but maybe you can get 10 g for single run (for example)).

Tips: if you want to beat a hard boss, try to search a dome with crowd of people. They usually will res you and they usually have a same problem.

As for me, I will res anyone who died due to gauntlet except: that people does not want to res other people and that people comes from nowhere, queue-ing the dome directly without take a time to help res people.

I am not farming DED, but I will use C if only if:
1. That people (usually selfish farmer) does not res you (although you res him/her once).
2. People who comes, then queue-ing directly (lot of these type are farmers), while there are 1 – 2 people which are there trying to res people who died.

D is a bad bad bad thing to do. I will only tell this to player if he/she stupid enough to attack and tank the mob directly in the face, just standing there for entire fight again and again, and only use skill 11111111111111111111111 although he/she fails (lol, I never see this in gauntlet).

smeen.4237:

Since Scarlet looked and sounded like a female Sylvari to me, I’m actually hoping she’ll be one of the unknown Firstborn.

There are only 12 firstborns. And all of those 12 are known. Except, it another firstborn from other pale tree we have known.

(people seems forget Lady Kasmeer, she does not even have a clear background story (even in PS). We only see her in SC, cinematic of DB, but nowhere seen in QJ. It also may be Caudecus or one of minister itself.).

Funny, Liadri is not well designed. They designed liadri with only 2 skills (+ the environment is designed so player can hardly see the red circle). The other skills is environment. Put liadri in CoF. Lol she only has leap and whirl. Or if she retains all environment skill, change the ground to uniformly brown color. You will see: the successful encounter increase 50%.

If you want see mob which well designed: champ karka: have spit (immobilize), spawn hatchling, can immobilize you while damaging you, + deadly jumping skill, don’t forget their stability and retaliation.

LadyJayito.5289:

Wow how did you do that deviller? I have a 63 Ranger and I can only get to Suriel the Blazing Light before I die miserably! Anyway, I am just going to spend every spare minute I have levelling from now on…

Without gambit. Shortbow, axe/axe, pet cat type which have good dmg (and leap for knockdown). The only thing you need to beware is deadeye’s killshot, the other, let your pet tank (deadeye cannot kill your cat anyway). if your axe 5 in cd. With lvl 60, you have access to signet affect you too. This will increase your damage output and your survivalbility. (you may want to use sic em than guard if you confidence).

If longbow does not work use shortbow. Faster, condition based damage. In addition trait for pierce (or whatever it is called), so you can hit her although your attack obstructed by her vision of mortality. Ask your guild to party, so you can target her (it helps for range).

Actually, it can (for several gauntlet enemies). But only a character with pet such as ranger and necromancer (your pet is not upscaled) and probably guard and mesmer (warr and thief seems impossible, engi and ele may be possible). But it does not mean: you can beat the gauntlet with lvl 2 character. I had test this with lvl 50 ranger and beat the deadeye in 2 minutes.

Unfortunately, you need to do it 1 by 1. Dunno if it is intended or bug.

Monsoon.2589:

I have one that glitched and have no way to know which one. I ll probably spend the whole day now doing ALL the balloons over again…pain in the sphoncter

Lol, it easy to track these achievement (glitch or not). If you can’t track it, it means you do it randomly. And don’t bring new player argument “how they can remember ?”. New player can easily do this as their zones are not opened yet (their challenge is the living world time limit).

TIPS: do both balloon for an area at the same time. Do it like: If you start from Kryta area (except bloodtide coast): do it along zone level. First Queensdale 1-17, second Kessex Hills 15-25, third Gendarran Fields 25-35, and last Harathi. Then move to shiverpeaks, use the same path. Or you can do: today I do balloon in all low level area (1-25), tommorow in med-low area (25-45), med area(45-65), high lvl area(65-80).

And there are 22 areas which have balloons. You need 15. Which still surplus 7.

Warrior: Full Zerker
0/0/30/30/10 (my old knight+zerker spec trait (lol))
LB/i dont need it (3 for destroy the orb)
Healing signet, endure pain(if you really need “a bit” cheating death), balance stance (stability, swift, vigor (traited)), (endurance) signet (dont touch this), signet of rage

Need lot of tries due to lag and rubber-banding (oceanic connection aka latency issue) but beat her (first day (still using knight+zerker armor (time almost up), after I change full zerk, can beat her under 2 min) and get 8 orb achievement (3rd day).

Rookni.2469:

What is this sorcery? Dev feedback

Go hijack a living world team to your WvW team. We do not need a new festival of fluff and shallow drama every two weeks. We need WvW and GvG content that leave a impression!

Leave GvG content for s/tPvP only, not WvW.

WvW just needs some fixing bugs (old gate bug still there), dispersing blob, limiting siege war, and resolving skill lag. (the list can go on, start from commander thing, defender reward, etc).

WvW does not need a new map which will introduce more bug. (if you want make BL map feels different, just change the theme. Green: spring map (anywhere is green + grey), blue: desert map (a bit green but lot of brown terrain), red: winter (tundra theme).
WvW does not need a new content which introduce new bug.

It’s not you who should stand in black circle. It is her who should stands in black circle.

Strategy: She is ranged, but her range is small. She always walks to you. So stand behind black circle for a while, when she in the black circle, melee her for 2 – 3 s. After that lead her to another circle. This will make her shield never up. In addition this will deny her to use her big boom attack. (you should have range and melee weapon for this).

Mister Stygian.2135:

She might be impossible for colorblind players like me. You can’t see the circles on the ground at all if you are red/green and I have to spend the entire fight looking up for the clouds which makes it really nasty to keep track of every shadow walking around. I usually don’t make it to the third phase and when I do, dodging her attacks and keeping track of the aoe fields up top, well, I don’t have a chance. I would have been done after 10 or 20 tries if this had just been on a stone floor or if you could pick your AoE warning color.

For non-colorblind people, these red circles hard to see, I cant imagine for colorblind people >>> this fight is awful (better fight old lupi than she).

dani.1956:

Forestgreen.7981:

It’s possible as a warrior but I won’t lie to how many failures that occurred. I’ll give you some tips, first:

1.Roll cleansing ire and a bow because at the second phase you need to stay mobile and keep weakness conditions off you so you can keep moving. Everytime you get 2 stages of adrenaline, you most likely have cripple/weakness on you so use the burst skill to remove it.

2. When running in circles if you are run near the center, as it will first let you cover move from one safe spot of the aoe to another quicker (radius is smaller the closer you are to the center).

3. Use signet of stamina + healing.

4. I’ve noticed u mentioned that you were using a rifle, don’t use it as Longbow has superior dps and arcing shot can be fire with your back turned.

PS. About the achievement of nailing her with 8 light orb… Its in the works and that one is a kittene, for warriors at least.

Signet of stamina not workin ! Nice tips , more pls

It works, but signet of stamina alone does not enough (if you use lot of dodge). Get food which enhance 40% endurance regeneration.
(you should not use signet of stamina to cleanse your condition)

It’s not impossible. The one which make it impossible:
1. Camera (will be harder when you use larger character)
2. Zerg below you (especially player with high natural latency (oceanic people): make delay in taking the rune, make animation and timing screwed up, and rubber banding). >>> I beat her when there is no activity from boss and there is no zerg farm due to no pin up.

As a warrior I can say: bring heal signet (regen HP (if you have some V and T, this regeneration will beat her damage)), use longbow (as you can damage her without LoS (use F1 and 3) and constantly moving (in addition it has fire condition dmg and bleed), bring signet which restore (enhance regeneration of) endurance, bring 1 break stun (you don’t want when you pulled you still in the floor for next 1 s), for your last utility (elite is still the same signet of rage (what warrior has for solo lol)) it’s up to you.

Endurance food is your friend (as warrior has poor condition management).

Don’t push your luck if there is boss event or zerg farm below you (especially with the ach throw 8 light (I had not finished it yet….))

Brutalistik.6473:

Isaiah Cartwright.8569:

While the Citizen of Tyria for a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow fully support Evon we must congratulate Kiel on a well earned victory.

Since she’s a warrior is she going to buff that profession now? Other than that goodbye future discounts that probably would’ve of been doubled.

She is a guardian. A class which needed in higher fractals.

Angully.7495:

Bump** please answer this question it is the last day before it is over and if i miss this achievement i will be sorely disappointed

A dev has mentioned (I don’t have the link, but I read it somewhere in forum), all mini game achievements will be disabled.

I am not voting Evon due to he uses cheap tactic to win the vote (bribery). In addition of that Evon does not think for the good of LA people, but for himself (you can see it in cutscene and candidate trials). While Kiel, she thinks for the good of LA people.

Bring this to real world condition: supporting Evon = supporting a corrupt politician for your president; supporting Kiel = supporting a good politician for your president. Which one will I choose ? Of course Kiel.

Piscore.6934:

Imagine fight in Garrison

-kill the Lord (loot)
-random warrior use Battle Standard
-Kill again the Lord (loot)
-Repeat infinite times

I’m WvW user and is normal kill the Lord, in big fights 4 o 5 times in longest fights (more than 15 min)

PvE champ is still faster: Claw of Jormag spawns 2 (if I am not mistaken every 2 – 3 minutes), Battery defend in teq spawn area, spawn 2 (if you kill them faster, it may spawn 8 in total). Many events in Orr, spawn 1 or 2 champ (not to mention you can make train to harvest champ). In addition of that PvE has less risk (you will hardly die as all around you are allies), champ event will be scaled (which mean you can do damage to achieve damage threshold easily), etc. Now compare it with WvW: You fight NPC and players. Your risk to die is higher, lord died too fast in zerg, you are constantly moving (if this loots drop same as other wvw loot drop, you will missed it a lot).

Getting 4 – 5 loots in 15 minutes from champ in WvW is slower than getting them in PvE.

But it’s good to see this change affects WvW as well.

I rather have bug fixed rather than new content which introduce more bugs.

WvW does not need a new zone. The existing zones need to be bigger, at least BL should be in size with lornar pass, EB should be in size with harathi highland. Bigger zones will reduce blob size significantly as all objectives will be scattered. Same maps for BL are to ensure “balance” (not in population size) in WvW. All 3 servers will have upperhand or its vice versa. (Although I agree if they decorate each BL differently).

(Even though they make a new zones for WvW, if the size is same as it is now, it won’t fix blob problem).

skullmount.1758:

GoldenTruth.2853:

Anyone know whether Queen’s Gauntlet is temporary or permanent?

I’d like to know this as well. If its going to be hard (which it sounds like it is, which is kinda unfortunate), please make it permanent so we can keep at the achievements.

kokiman.2364:

Korval.3751:

Says the 1% elitist jerk…

The game is full of easy content so what would be the problem with difficult content once in a while?

Once in a while, yes, but you just got really hard content with t3/4 (which most of us can’t complete now, since we didn’t take advantage of the exploit when it was available).

The only thing which you need keep in mind is what your purpose ? Complete does not mean I need to beat all aetherblades. What you need is kill the plunderers. Now how to do it with a lot of aetherblades around you ? Use range weapon and melee weapon. Use terrain as your advantage (a big stone in that instance is not made for accessory).

Is not killing a single aetherblades chessy strategy ? No. (Same question: Is not killing any single risen while beating priestess of Lyssa chessy strategy ? Of course not).

If you want proper strategy or a group to beat T3/T4: there are a lot. You just need to search them. (keep in mind solo is easier not only due to enemy scale, but also it’s only you in that instance = less chaotic).

AnthonyOrdon.3926:

Yes, in Fractals you can change a number to increase the difficulty of the Fractals. Gambits are completely different, however, in that you activate a specific condition. For example, completing the challenge without being able to dodge.

Wait…. what ?

If Ellen is Scarlet: I will give all my votes to her. She will have epic story more than Evon.

Vol.5241:

Jemmi.6058:

darkace.8925:

Champion Rewards

Champions in the game will be updated so each will always drop a guaranteed reward box for any player that qualifies for a reward from the boss. This chest will contain things like crafting materials, skill points, unique skins, lodestones, and more. This change will make champions more rewarding, and will make playing in Orr and Southsun Cove (where events can scale up to add champions) more exciting and fruitful for guilds and players joining together in the open world.

Yeah, that’s just not going to happen. People are still going to take the path of least resistance (Queensdale) for champions unless there’s more to this than has been said.

How I understand it is that in Queensdale you may get a champ here or there, but in Southsun or Orr, you will see significantly more champs. That means you can kill them faster. Effort may be a bit higher, but reward will come in faster.

Queensdale may end up having the best kill/h

Cursed Shore, for example, off the top of my head has these champs:
-Wizard (east)
-Wizard #2 (shelter)
-Ooze (Meddler)
-Pirate (south)

But I think the Orr champs have a better drop value considering they will drop T6 and Queensdale will drop T1.

Lol, it can be more. Every high level area if there is a lot of people, will spawn 1 – 2 champ in their wave. For example: defend battery near Teq event spawn 2 krait champ. The problem with this change: some event like Claw of Jormag: people will kill the champ not the claw.

Do this mean you dump all T6 material for fortune chest ? Seriously, I can only LOL hard.

generalraccoon.3857:

@Mastruq.2463- like the second method best

I personally have no issue with the current system in BotFW, well not so much anyways. The way I see it, these has always been a balance between cash and grind. Devs or publishers need money of course, but to not make it mandatory there would be a free but grindy option. Therefore you could keep hacking mobs for chance to get kite fortunes, or spend money to buy them off the gemstore. The beauty of this system is however, you could in turn just farm gold; a direct and clear and obvious enough method, and use them to convert gems and then buy them off the gemstore.

The specific issue of this would be how rare should the kite fortunes be? They are kind of rare, but you will have to excuse me as i find it somewhat of a relief that it isnt as rare as a jade dragon ticket. also, yes it can be time consuming, but I also supplement by converting gold to gems and buying those kite fortunes.

I am a bit saddenned to see that for all the kite fortune hunting we do, theres only a choice of helms and backpieces. Would that it had options as much as previous weapon skin sets.

The other thing to add on is that I never really give a hoot as to what people got or have or use. so i couldn’t care much if i am the “select” few to use an item or if 9 out of 10 ppl on the server uses it. I only care for the fact that I have it or not. I can’t argue against the matter as it is likely a personal issue, but i think it would help if we focus on our goals more and less on other ppl.

Having said all that, RNG is always something I would rarely agree to. I NEVER got a single jade dragon ticket while a friend of mine can make his entore set based on several jade weapons. I don’t care much for the theme but the fact that he has 2-3 while i dont is frustrating as heck.

Fortune scraps (fortune kite) RNG, although I don’t like RNG system so much, is better. At least you are guaranteed to get something in the end although you are not that lucky. While the past box: success or fail. Which mean you may open 1000 boxes and get 0 ticket from there. At least with fortune kite, 1000 kite = 4 helms or 6 backpack skins which is far far better.

Beta Sprite.4169:

deviller.9135:

Zenith staff + necro = Awful !!!!!!

I disagree. Then again, my necro isn’t very dark. =P

Welcome to the dark side of the…… err wait…….

You should need to remember: you can get catcher skin by: get golden fortune (sth) and fortune scrap exchange. (all of them without using gems (except you want shortcut)).

And if you want: sun or lighting: better buy it in TP (waste your time in CoF if you dont have 3 g)

kokocabana.8153:

Then you will be eligible for whatever gift comes next. It seems like they are making these periodic gem purchase gifts a regular thing now to encourage people to continue their support.

Which is actually good. No-one force you to buy the gem after all.

Shieero.9187:

Jong.5937:

Not like it is an essential purchase

And THAT^ is the reason why I can`t understand all the whiners. Cheers.

Signed this. No one force you and it not must have item.

ilr.9675:

• The Searing Cauldron was originally a gift from the Titans to the Charr.
• The Titans came from the Foundry of Failed creations.
• The first Charr who ever rebelled against the Flame Legion (& the Titans), was not Pyre.
• The Charr’s largest known invasion Army, did not die in the FoeFire, they died in the Cataclysm which was also a direct result of yet another of Abbadon’s Titans

I think a better question, is why is a top level Tradesman & Racketeer interested in it??

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**(not listed here, the Titan who imbued Shiro with the apparent ability to absorb Dwayna’s powers from the Emperor and cause the Jade Wind).

He does not care about it a bit. Anything which can make people to grind the dungeon and sell all the loot via black lion trading post (including buy something) will give him profit. (easy to understand right ? Consider this a long term investment (anyway lose or win, he (Evon) still wins.)).