Guild Wars 2

I’m still disappointed with all of the lingering issues with the core game. Some events still don’t work right (and haven’t for 2+ years); even when they are tied to unlocks or achievements! Anet still hasn’t fixed the healing arrow bug in the newbie zones. That’s been going on for at least a month. They can’t even fix these basic items yet want the cost of a AAA title (and then some) for a handful of new zones and some new mechanics. This is very disappointing.

I can’t believe this is still a bug. This has been going on for a while. It makes it rather annoying to spend time doing anything in the lowest level zones.

I’m having the same issue. The face is partially obscured by the lighting.

This seems to be a widespread problem with events. My guess is that this is still an issue because it involves some fundamental behavior with their engine. Here is a short list of events that get stuck and refuse to reset:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Protect_krewe_leader_Dobbs_as_the_krewe_clears_the_excavation_site
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Protect_Scholar_Breandan_while_he_examines_the_seabed_near_Broken_Spit
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Devouring_the_Brand
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Assault_Foulbear_Kraal_by_killing_its_leaders_before_the_ogres_can_rally

It is worth noting that all of these are now tied to some sort of unlock (either a trait or a collection). If Anet wants to tie these events to unlocks, they should really fix these events. How offputting is it to know that Anet knowingly (all of these have been bugged for over a year and are labeled as such in the wiki) attached extra content to these broken events?

As a player who is relatively new, I am rather upset that I cannot unlock all of the traits through the associated tasks. Instead, I must spend gold and skill points due to negligence on Anet’s part. They have not even given an official statement on these issues.

There are so many dynamic events that are broken. Many of them are content gates as well. Has anyone tried unlocking all traits just by doing the associated tasks? It’s near impossible due to bugs stopping the progression of the events. Here’s a short list of similarly bugged events:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Protect_Scholar_Breandan_while_he_examines_the_seabed_near_Broken_Spit
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Devouring_the_Brand
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Assault_Foulbear_Kraal_by_killing_its_leaders_before_the_ogres_can_rally

ArenaNet should fix these as soon as possible. Some of them have been in the game for over 2 years! This is unacceptable. They won’t even give a response in posts related to these problems. It’s as if they refuse to acknowledge that this is an issue that harms the game experience!

This event in the Iron Marches is bugged and has been bugged for two years. Why does this event still not work? The siege devourer stops advancing and Sentinel Whiptail returns to Brandwatch. This prevents the meta event from advancing and makes it impossible to unlock the associated major trait until the game updates.

Any answers from someone who can do something about this?