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Would you say… Repeat the Superbowl, I didn’t like the outcome. Repeat the Worlds Fair, I was too young to remember most of it. Repeat the guild event, I was out bowling. The event was announced a long time ago and was specific about times. This game is supposed to be dynamic and not like all the others. There will be more events. I know I won’t make them all but I won’t expect to either. I already missed most of the Halloween event due to work, but I wouldn’t expect them to reset it because I had more important things to do. It’s also not a pay to play so you have to keep that in mind too. Just sayin
The difference is that the Halloween event lasted well over a week allowing players to get the best rewards (mad king boots / backpack) during that time whereas this event was bugged and a huge lagfest every step of the way with the only loot (and absurdly good ones at that) rewarded ONLY ONCE at the end of a 4 hour+ marathon of absurd lag, connectivity issues, and bugged/invisible mobs that also one shot.
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This whole event was a massive failure due to the lack of quality assurance (QA) starting from day/phase 1 of the event. The event felt rushed, and untested. I mean, phase 1 was barely playable with crippling lag and connection issues, phase 2 provided bugged NPCS resulting in players unable to do the scavenger hunt, and phase 3 saw absurd lag and connectivity issues once again, invisible mobs that one shot, and to top it off, rewarded those that were lucky enough to play for 3-4 hours and stay connected, absurd loot for a one time event (20 slot bag, exotic earring, and exotics with an incredibly high % for precursors).
At least the Halloween event gave players an equal shot and time to obtain the worthwhile items (exotic boots / backpack) where for this event players were unaware of the rewards, and had to dedicate 3-4 hours while having to dealing with the frustration of lagging every step of the way.
Also, players who weren’t/aren’t able to dedicate 3-4 hours basically end up with nothing thus prompting something like “checkpoints” for events like this that are going to last such a long time. These checkpoints could reward players with a token to redeem at a event vendor or something so that they wouldn’t feel like they wasted hours for absolutely nothing. This would also help alleviate players who disconnect at crucial times (like when the chest spawned) and allow them to at least get SOMETHING.
Having played through each phase and completing every event, to get disconnected after the landslide while the 2nd reinforcement DE was about to finish, to receive NOTHING for my time and efforts felt like a huge waste of time. Also, to find out that the chest at the end of the event contained such incredible loot (which it should never have for a ONE TIME EVENT), felt like a huge FU to someone like me who has been playing since headstart, farming for their legendary since reaching 80, to hear that an epic earring (25 to all stats, +3MF) and that precursors were handed out like it was candy on Halloween to even those on trial accounts.
/endrant of a disgruntled and sorely disappointed customer, and fan of GW.
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2 and a half hours of ridiculous lag, getting wiped by invisible mobs that one shot, and then getting d/c’d and miss out on the chest that actually gave GOOD loot such as exotics/precursors unlike the ones at jormag, temples, etc. What a joke.
/facepalm