tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post8939980030253464217..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Go Play Outdoors! : GW2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-41573850826337087742013-03-13T23:15:51.140+00:002013-03-13T23:15:51.140+00:00The interesting thing about events scaling to incl...The interesting thing about events scaling to include more Veterans and Champions is that it breaks the "more people -> more mobs -> better loot -> more people" feedback loop. You get better loot from killing a Champion, but not as good as the combined total of the ten normal monsters you could've tagged in the same time. As I see it, combining that with the increased chest rewards is great, since they shift the incentives from tagging more mobs to completing the event. But the people who like using those events to farm have already started complaining. (Especially Penitent/Shelter, which doesn't have a chest)<br /><br />Sadly, Colin has posted on the forums that the March patch will only remove culling in WvWvW, not PvE.Aspeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-6122860100782817652013-03-13T14:14:27.866+00:002013-03-13T14:14:27.866+00:00At Tarnished Coast it is frequent go to overflow a...At Tarnished Coast it is frequent go to overflow at the zones where the dragons come...João Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071469488376795686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-35336613941549302782013-03-12T22:52:04.794+00:002013-03-12T22:52:04.794+00:00No no, thank you. Every so often I drift from the...No no, thank you. Every so often I drift from the realm of "Playing for fun" to "Playing for rewards." Something has to pull me back from the abyss once in a while. This time it was you. <br /><br />Whether they truly eliminate culling or not at the end of this month is going to be huge, I think. If culling was eliminated, then you open the possibilities of much more complex open-world boss fights without lag/culling becoming an issue. But I'll believe it when I see it.<br /><br />Heck who am I kidding. I'm embarrassed at how excited I am for the future of a 6-month old MMO. <br /><br />-UrsanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-56374437464831383602013-03-12T22:25:46.138+00:002013-03-12T22:25:46.138+00:00Thanks! Glad I could help :P
Much though I'm ...Thanks! Glad I could help :P<br /><br />Much though I'm enjoying the loot-frenzy I do think one of two things will have to happen:<br /><br />a) the frenzy will die down naturally as people get what they want and drift back to other things or<br /><br />b) if it carries on like this for more than two or three weeks ANet will have to tweak either the loot or the difficulty.<br /><br />I think it will be the latter and it will be difficulty that changes not loot. I don't know if you've done the Krait raid on the Asura lab at Fabled Djannor recently but it seems to have changed a lot and I'm guessing that was in the last patch. I'd done it many times before the changes, often with a lot of people around, and never even seen a Veteran spawn. Now several veterans come in most waves and I've seen two Champions spawn one after the other. <br /><br />The reaction from people doing the event has been pretty enthusiastic and I'd expect to see all events scale more effectively against big zergs in the fairly near future. The big ticket events need a bit more than that as well, I think, and I would expect changes, although probably not for a while yet.<br /><br />Meanwhile I'm making hay while the sun's shining.<br /><br />Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-24595953475438959162013-03-12T21:52:08.979+00:002013-03-12T21:52:08.979+00:00I was incredibly opposed to the new world event lo...I was incredibly opposed to the new world event loot initially. As a hardcore dungeon runner, it felt silly to be able to afk for 30 minutes, spam 1 for a few more, and get rewarded for barely playing. Not to mention the lag/overflow problems. <br /><br />I've mellowed though. Because you're right, it's contributing greatly to the sense of community and the liveliness of the open world. Frequently I am reminded that I can be myopic to the greater goals of the game while looking it through my own personal perspective. And when I do that, I miss the bigger picture and end up not having as much fun. <br /><br />I'd like to profusely thank you for this post. I've been approaching the dragon events as a means to an end and it's been killing my enjoyment of this game. As always, your insight has giving me a new perspective and really helps my enjoyment, as wierd as it sounds. <br /><br />Having said that though, I wouldn't mind if the dragon encounters were tweaked to be a BIT more difficult. Like the Orr Temple events. At least have sub-events spread out so people aren't so clumped in one spot. <br /><br />-UrsanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com