Guild Wars 2

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Mordremoth ?@Mordremoth 21h

@ProgenyProdigy @ScarletBriar I would have been sleeping now if you all didn’t ruin my minion’s plans. You are to blame for what is to come.

What does this mean? If we hadn’t ruined Scarlet’s plans, then Mordy would still be sleeping? That seems to mean that Scarlet planned for Mordremoth to keep sleeping and that he has only awoken as a result of our intervention.

I don’t get it.

Seras.5702:

I’ve heard you need to be in a group to get loot. Plausible?

That is false. I have received loot both in and out of a group. Conversly, I have not received loot both in and out of a group, as well.

Cyvien.8049:

Hebee.8460:

Loot is bugged. The fact this “strategy” tells you to avoid a intended boss of the 3 further shows that its bugged.

Loot is not bugged, Anet seems to want to limit power core drop to ensure it’s value. My strategy is based on laws of supply and demand and freedom of choice, you may choose any 2 of the 3, but you just won’t get all 3 unless you are really gifted, welcome to real world.

Power core drop is separate from the Champ Loot Boxes. I’ve gotten the boxes probably 10 times now, but have only received two cores.

It would have been better if Braham had taken an arrow to the knee.

I understand they included the detail as a way to increase character depth, but its just one more way of making Kas a cute little Barbie doll. Seriously, did you get a good look at those boobs in the cut scene? It’s all a bit much.

“Doesn’t matter” <— Good lord, I heard that conversation a dozen times yesterday while working on the pre-shield stomp achievement.

JJBigs.8456:

It is about DPS. Just because your in party, using dps food etc doesnt mean your actually doing more DPS than the random person to the right of you. I know alot of the time he moves and his target disappeers, I take a while to re-target him, attack again and get into place etc, while the farmers will do that within 1 second, I take about 5-10seconds again to get my DPS Chain back into full flow.

A Zerker using ranged damage will do less damage than a PVT Warrior spamming 100b on him. These are all bad examples on tags. " I Do alot and I should of got loot"

A good example and comparision: Champion Risen Spider from Melandru meta. I have done a 35k 100b, 25k 100b, and bunch of autos to it, at the end, No Loot. No its not a bug, just other people out DPS’d me since they have their party and I guess didnt take any breaks while I ran to heal once etc. Even though I wailed hard, It just isnt enough compared to guys who have 100 percent uptime on their attacks on it.

Just use the suggestions to help maximize your chances at loot. However, those are not a guarantee on getting loot, you still must literally have 100 percent uptime DPS, and use good weps to qualify if you have some hardcore DPS/Farmers/Big Zergs/Partys of 5 to compete against.

Anyone who farmed Orr when GW2 came out on a popular server knows this, you used to kill mobs, the screen said +50 XP and you gained the XP from killing the mob, but it didnt drop loot. So it registerrs you tagged it, but so many others did a large percentage more than you, so it wasnt enough to get loot. Event Credit and Loot Credit are two seperate things

That’s a fair explanation. However, I’d call it a pretty sucky situation. It’s going to lead to people not buffing each other, not reviving fallen players, etc. all in the name of King DPS.

Pipra.7580:

Last night, I took down eight knights and got loot from five of them. My damage distribution was roughly equal across all five fights.

I just killed three more knights and got zero loot. Lame. Totally.

Last night, I took down eight knights and got loot from five of them. My damage distribution was roughly equal across all five fights.

Arosche.7438:

I would have liked to see more male homosexual relationships but my gut feeling is gw2 player are just not going to take a male relationship as well as they will take a female one. It’s horrible but true I wish it was different.

There is a male Sylvari couple early in one of that race’s personal stories. I’ve never seen any objection about it.

Also, Rytlock and Logan are clearly the #1 couple in the game.

Trixie.7614:

Arena net did an amazing job. It’s not their fault that you savages keep bugging their event.

Thanks. That made me laugh, for real.

The blocking bugs are killing what would have otherwise been a great update. I just finished spending 45 minutes taking out the three legendary knights and then entering into the hologram fight. When the Prime got down to about 20%, it completely bugged out and we had to sit there doing zero damage to either it or Scarlet for the next ten minutes, until the timer ran out.

As for the legendary knights themselves, I’ve successfully taken out five so far tonight and only received loot from three. While the loot from those three was generous, it seems oddly inconsistent to either get 5 boxes or nothing at all.

Please, ANet, give us a hotfix and address these killing bugs.

Myst Dawnbringer.9138:

I just hate the whole rigid outdated 5 man clusterpuppy trinity dungeon idea.

Which trinity is that? Do you mean the DPS-DPS-DPS one?

Kidding aside, I completely agree. Escape from Lion’s Arch was my favorite event since launch. Kudos to Anet!

I didn’t read your post, but putting spoiler in the title and then putting spoiler-like information in the title with it is a bit self-defeating. Can you change it?

There is too much of a stigma on the overflows. People assume that overflow = crap, when the truth is that on a day like today, it’s most likely to be filled with the same sort of folks as the regular instance.

If you’re in an overflow and that overflow is full, then be happy. You’re most likely just as well off as you would have been in the main. If you’re in an overflow and its empty, then kitten give people a chance to get home from work and log on!

Sorann Peace.9056:

You DO NOT NEED the spinal blade pack to do the story. You ONLY need it to go through the secret entrance. The regular entrances to the drill just require attunement buffs from all three assault knights which spawn at the top of the hour in Lion’s Arch. Going to the SECRET entrance is just for people who want to skip straight to the ending so that they don’t have to worry about the assault knights or the hologram fight failing. The secret entrance does NOT give you the whole instance, it merely shows the ending where Scarlet has already been wounded and you can finish her off and see the final cutscene!

TL;DR no, the spinal blade pack isn’t needed to participate.

Awesome. Now people can calm the kitten down.

Again…what are these portals and where do they go?

What does the portal do and where does it go?

A: Yes
A: Unknown
A: Unknown, but unlikely as a result of the LS

Kaelin Obsidian.7396:

Kumu Honua.2751:

No. They are going to return the chests in one of the updates. I’m too lazy to look for the quote.

Aw, bloody— (rages at empty inventory)

You’re not the only one. :/

I leveled an alt over 40 levels over the past two weeks with only an hour or two per day played. Run with the zerg, tag mobs, finish events, use the level scrolls, and the XP just keeps pouring in.

Rebound.3409:

The Sylvari surprise might be Canach. He was imprisoned inside the tower where the aether chick was. When she escaped her prison (just before the attack), Canach magically appeared there with no real explanation for his move. Now if u go there the gate is wide open.

I have a feeling, considering his role played so far, he might actually jump in and help..which would mean he is the sylvari missing from the table.

It seems like it might fit. Then again, they sprung Taimi on us from out of nowhere, so who knows?

They biggest ‘problem’ that folks seem to have with the Escape from LA event is that it caters to multiple play styles. It’s great for leveling alts, for going in solo/small group, for zerging events, or for pushing to 1200 and getting these silly Ultimate bags.

The ‘problem’ happens when the vocal minority that’s gunning for one of those things decides that everyone else in the instance should participate in the same fashion. The ‘solution’ to it, as I have learned, is to shut off map chat for the duration.

Zealot.6507:

Been finding a bunch of players that swim into the underwater cave that is accessed by the sewers and afking there, just so they can tab out and get rewards.

I’ve noticed them there too. Once the event starts (from the south entrance), you can just watch as players run down the slope, through the waterfall, and then just autorun at the walls.

Totally lame.

Yeah, the event is superb for leveling. Event and Kill XP come pouring in and you can easily save up the ‘found items’ or whatever they’re called and then trade them in. 100 of them will buy you a free level up.

If you want it right now and don’t have the mats in the bank, then yeah, it’s going to cost you like 100+ gold. If you’re willing to wait for it and gather some of the materials on your own, then it’s not quite as bad.

Kal Spiro.9745:

Taimi is in the refugee camp outside Vigil’s Keep interviewing victims. Not the camp outside LA, but farther north.

Yeah, but why isn’t she on the Atlas?

What makes you think that Living World Season 1 won’t end on a cliff hanger? They want you to tune in for Season 2, after all!

Ghostextechnica.3270:

So I managed to craft my way to the exotic version of the spinal blades, but need to take it that one step further to get the Tempered ones.

I have all of the event items I need, but I’m very low on gold and need to save up hundreds before I can get my crafting to 500 and afford the expensive non-event items needed.

Do I need to race to somehow find the gold within the next few weeks?

Or will the recipe work forever?

Don’t forget that you’ll also need 500 dragonite ore, 500 empyreal fragments, and 500 bloodstone dust. These are ascended materials and are account bound. Therefore, you need to earn them, not buy them from the TP.

Unknownhero.6745:

I know numerous players, who want to craft several back pieces, and I know just as many (myself included) that have no need or desire to craft one. Simple solution… make blade shards tradeable. There are so many surplus shards that their cost will be low. I can make a few coins, and my friends can make all the back pieces they want.

I’m OK with them not be tradeable, to be honest. It shows that anyone who is wearing the back took part in the event, which is cool.

What I was hoping to hear was that they could be bartered for some other form of currency (heirlooms, etc.) or they could be flushed in the Mystic Toilet for a chance at something pretty.

jmt.8517:

… Keep them for a few weeks.

Yeah, I guess that’s good advice. I’ll keep them banked at least through the end of the next living story step.

Exosferatu.2961:

My theory is that Scarlet will be killed by whatever comes out under the old Lion’s Arch.

I was just saying something very similar to that yesterday. After two weeks of rescuing citizens and beating back her hordes, we’re going to get a chance to take down the drill.

It’s demise and Scarlett’s will be intertwined. We’ll save the day, just in time, and LA can be rebuilt.

I’m not expecting to find out what she was actually drilling for until the next season starts up. That’s what cliff-hangers are for. Don’t y’all watch TV?

I have set aside enough Blade Shards to craft the Tempered (Ascended) Spinal Blades and still have over 1,000 and counting.

Is there any other use for these things, or should I just ditch them? I’d rather save the bag space for other things if they’re worthless.

I agree. I haven’t had this much fun in-game since the Halloween event.

Draknar.5748:

Sure it’s boring, but you only have to max it out once. Like someone said, if you can’t be bothered to spend the 30m-1h to max out a craft (even if you find it boring) so you can get the Ascended piece you want, then you’re just lazy.

I had to go to a couple’s date this weekend that I didn’t want to go to, to talk to people I don’t care about, about things I have no interest in. It took 4 hours. Seriously. There are worse things you could be doing than maxing crafting within an hour. I just named one. Oh and I didn’t get an Ascended anything from that couple’s date.

Uh huh. How long does it take to save up the mats for that 1-500 crafting in half an hour? Or, if you’re too lazy to get your own mats, how long did it take you to earn the 100+ gold to buy them?

Don’t tell me it was 30 minutes.

So, unless you’re willing to shell out like $30 or $40 to buy the gold to buy the mats, it’s a MUCH bigger investment than half an hour.

The vast majority of the items and wealth that I’ve gained from this event have been through the Supply Bags. Someone who is actively participating (whether through event zerg or citizen rescue) is going to wind up with a much larger heap of loot.

As lame as it is, I don’t have a great problem with folks being AFK and getting the 3-5 bags. My problem is that each map/overflow has a limited number of seats and those who are AFK for most of the event are holding back everyone else who is actively participating.

Fantastic.5298:

TL;DR People should be able to re-experience or progress through the main plot of LS

How? When so much of the content is dependent on 100+ players cooperating at a time? What would have? A solo marionette fight? Solo Lion’s Arch?

Fungalfoot.7213:

How exactly do you think the game is going to stay afloat if you deny new players everything? I’d rather have a healthy playerbase than some exclusive pixels. The living story and all the temporary content was a horrible idea.

It’s the exact opposite of a horrible idea. New rewards and things to do are constantly being added. If you missed something, no sweat, in a month or two something else just as cool will come along.

It keeps the game interesting and fresh.

Garambola.2461:

Psst! I’ll tell you a secret: I get more bags running a rescue party than I did from the events. Significantly more.

If I want Champion bags, I can go do something else for 30 min.

If you’re not a level 80 and are looking for XP, as well as loot, then you are most certainly better off running with a zerg and farming the events.

Klonex.4562:

oh relax, they’re getting simple rewards. not every instance reaches the 1,200 mark. they barely reach 900.

They’re getting rewarding for zero effort, which is lame. Worse, they’re taking up spots that could be filled by players who actually want to help.

OMG. The cost.

I saw the ascended piece in a chat code and fell in love with it. It looks fantastic on my little Asura. But, dang, it’s going to take me a while to finish saving up enough dragonite and empyreal fragments. I had plenty of dust (who doesn’t?), but ran a couple hundred short on the ore and fragments.

1. Ranger
2. Elementalist
3. Engineer

Part of invading enemy territory in EoTM is the gradual attrition that your zerg faces as you fight. Because it’s a 5+ minute jog to get back, the zerg dies out bit by bit (or all at once). Conversly, the closer your zerg gets to an enemy spawn, the faster their own reinforcements are going to arrive, allowing a relatively outnumbered force to hold off a larger zerg when combatting them in their own home territory.

That’s the sort of mechanic that makes EoTM a great map. It helps with balance and it makes for a more interesting and enjoyable experience for everyone in that overflow.

If you’re looking for nonstop pvp, the sPvP maps are great for it. I don’t say that dismissively, as I really like sPvP too.

The sad thing is that you’re going to need 30-50 scraps for most of the skins (70 for some). That means hundreds of chests.

Good luck.

I only spent a couple of hours in there, but I liked it.

Blade Syphon.4325:

The only question now is if the voice in her head is a God, or a Dragon.

Or, it could be neither of those.

There were hints in the ‘A Study in Scarlet’ instance that the voice she hears could be a part of her own psyche that was walled off and that it may be tied into the Dream.

Nick.6972:

Why play EOTM over the real WvW?

I believe the intended purpose is to allow players to jump straight into WvW without having to queue. It may not count toward world victory, but it caters to their play style.

AlecFair.1270:

Dont see the problem since you can atm make 6 rank 5 toon pretty quickly. Now after WvW ranks combine then it will be a problem for the lazy.

Also the amount of gold you waste depending on your luck equals that the amount of a legendary so you can just buy it probably for alot more cheaper than making it.

It’s not quite that easy. Even with the pooled wxp, those first few ranks require much less to advance than the later ones.

10k wxp needed for Rank 5
10k x 6 = 60k (from six characters)

110k wxp needed for Rank 30
110k wxp needed – 60k earned = 50k short

g e o.2589:

Yes but you can run in groups of five or 6 that’s it its no zerging. People just like to whine a lot

It seems like you’re the whiner.

Mishva.9416:

Gonna have so much fun stomping pve carebears, get ready to be spawn camped and zerg busted for days!

That sort of talk is a big reason why a lot of players stay away from PvP/WvW. It’s one thing to get killed by another player. It’s another entirely to get killed and then taunted over it.

Show some class, please.