That is a VERY trivial difference, if a difference at all. The meta events are ALSO telling you what’s going on in that area of the world and also rewards you for just being around in the area at the time the event occurs. How the heart manages to give something context, but the event does not isn’t clear from your explanation. If anything, if the heart gives context, it’s fleeting at best … you complete the heart and then you’re like “OK, next”. It’s very unlikely there is some memorable heart because of content. The most memorable ones are the ones that are frustrating to do, not because they have unique, challenging or interesting activities linked to them.
Actually, there are a few memorable hearts I can think of: Smacking Oozes with signs in Metrica Province and catching booze in Snowden Drifts come to mind instantly. Oh yeah – and the main Ebonhawke quest heart (Arguing with Separatists, tearing down propaganda, and invading homes looking for terrorists). I also have all the Plains of Ashford hearts memorized, and most of the Diessa Plateau ones. But that’s because I have 10 Charr characters that have 100% completion of those zones.
A whole few? Wow … out of hundreds. The point is moot anyways … Events are as if not more memorable because of how often they are done and how they tie into the game story, unlike feeding rabbits, picking apples or trivial crap like that. If your point is that more memorable = more meaningful, Events got hearts over a barrel.
One i do solo in my own time, the other is a group thing i’ll miss if i don’t do it immediately..
See, that’s a pretty disingenuous statement to me. Events are not so infrequent that you miss them if you blink. I recognize that hearts you do on your terms, but to imply that Events are something that is illusive to you because you didn’t jump on them ‘immediately’ is ridiculous, ESPECIALLY the ones in HoT, which last for numerous minutes, in fact, more minutes than any casual person wanting to do them would need to go to get there and get them done.
The only real factor there that differentiates those events from hearts is awareness, which is a function of the player, not the game. Therefore, the real problem here is that if for whatever reason, you are picky about the exact kind of events you are willing to do, then YES, you have a problem with Events compared to hearts.
It’s pretty obvious to me why Anet didn’t include hearts in HoT … because they don’t need filler content. Events are non-stop in most of the zones and lots of them are chains, so even if you don’t get the first one, you can get the second, thrid , etc… hearts would have been a waste in HoT where you literally can almost not avoid encountering events.
That is mostly your opinion, i do not agree with it, hearts i can turn up do it and then leave with my rewards at will, with the other i must either wait around for others (assuming in a populated zone) and then do it or move on and miss it till later “if” i decide i want to come back..
I’ve avoided heaps of events in hot, i choose to because i hate giant zergs or as mentioned i’m in a dead server 24/7 due to my timezone..
Honestly hearts were far superior content because i can solo them, i can do them at anytime, and i can play the game on my terms not some other persons terms..
You’re welcome to your opinion, but I really don’t see what you’re seeing in HoT. The only map that seems to fit your description is DS, where the entire cycle consists of 3 large groups of players moving down the lanes toward the conclusion. I’m personally not a fan of the event cycle on that map either.
However, the other HoT maps aren’t like that at all. Most of the events can be comfortably completed alone or in a small (2-3 player) group. Even some of the boss events. For instance, the wyvern bosses in VB actually appear to scale better for small groups than large, resulting in dead easy breakbars and a much cleaner, quicker kill if you show up with just a handful of players rather than an army.
Further, you don’t actually need to find a group. Unless the map is completely dead, chances are good that somebody nearby is heading toward the same event you’re working on. Just get started clearing enemies and usually within a minute or two others will arrive and join in.
Of course you can’t expect to complete the entire map meta this way, but that’s simply an unreasonable expectation. Events like the chak gerent are supposed to be map-wide participation events. They can’t be done solo or by small groups. You need lots of people and they need to coordinate somewhat.
If that isn’t your cup of tea, I still don’t see what’s stopping you from being mostly a solo player? It’s mostly how I play in HoT! I just head to TD or VB usually, because they offer steady loot for solo players in the form of airship cargo/chak caches. If I come across an event that seems worthwhile, I jump in. And then, if the map is sufficiently organized, I can get in on the meta when that comes around.
Sometimes I’ll run into a group working on events or someone trying to complete an HP and I’ll jump in on that, too. It really doesn’t seem like that bad a place to be a solo player to me. I think your issue may be one of skill – you can’t solo because you haven’t figured out how to survive and kill things effectively in the jungle.
Fix that and I think you’ll enjoy HoT a lot better. And again, I’m willing to help you with that any time you want to have a go at it. I do my best open-world HoT work on my daredevil, which I believe you said was one of the classes you were having trouble with.
Even if you’re fibbing.
