Ayrilana.1396

> @"Krzysztof.5973" said: > This boring piece of content already takes almost 1 hr for 3x CMs. I assume that you’re doing CMs for the increased chance (or was it the only chance) of getting the volcanic weapons? I’ve just been doing the public mission of Metrica three times as I’ve been averaging 14 minute runs.

> @"preacher.9370" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player. > > > > > > > > > > We all can. We all know this. What I would like to know is why you have to def this in every thread or say make your own group or I'm better then you are and never strugglw w content so you can't complain or I'll come lecture you even tho I do all t4 and raids w my static and etc etc > > > > > > > > Why do people have to criticize those who have requirements set for groups that they create? If everyone created their own groups then why is this such an issue to warrant so many threads? > > > > > > He's just showing the insane nonsense to req 250 li for this garbo content. It's not challenging well it is challenging to stay awake. Most don't like to create their own group. I don't. I'll happily stare at a lfg section waiting for others. idk why. So then you see this pop up drm cms you like yay and see the 250 li and like eff this. You want t4 cm fracs or raids I get it and sure put reqs here too but I'll just shake my head at how sad some are just like the one's who are "elite" but only do content w 3 guards and a rev(maybe not you). Yeah I'd find harder content easy to if I did that. > > > > But still: why does it matter so much what some people require for their groups? There’s a large difference between raid level players and open world players. Perhaps they have these requirements to increase the odds of have a quick run. > > > > A previous post of mine had stated that players can create their own groups if they don’t like it and you countered it by saying that “ We all can. We all know this”. Now you’re stating that most don’t like to create their own group. That is the real issue. > > tbh, as one of those that don't like to make my own lfg, is I feel plenty confident with my gameplay in the content, but people tend to look to the group creator for everything. I would rather just do my part and put damage down or whatever role function i'm performing, not have people looking to me for whatever. > > and also in all honesty, the kp/li stuff is pretty stupid. I'm no raider, although i wouldn't say no it, attempted one training run, bought a kill to be able to max out masteries, and since the training run was for the same boss that the paid run did and had a decent understanding of the fight, i joined in on the kill and wanted more, but don't really have the time to commit to raids sadly. i'm not saying i'm a great player, nor do i completely suck at the game. have ran strike missions with pugs with no li/kp reqs plenty of times and have had smooth easy runs. yeah, sure, kp/li says they can contibute to killing a boss in a time limit and handle some fight mechanics. whats to say those that have never set foot in a raid aren't capable of the same outcomes? those two things should not be the determination of a players worth. It's unfortunately all that we have to estimate the skill level of players. You may have smooth runs but there are others that do not with pugs.

> @"Jilora.9524" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player. > > > > > > > > > > We all can. We all know this. What I would like to know is why you have to def this in every thread or say make your own group or I'm better then you are and never strugglw w content so you can't complain or I'll come lecture you even tho I do all t4 and raids w my static and etc etc > > > > > > > > Why do people have to criticize those who have requirements set for groups that they create? If everyone created their own groups then why is this such an issue to warrant so many threads? > > > > > > He's just showing the insane nonsense to req 250 li for this garbo content. It's not challenging well it is challenging to stay awake. Most don't like to create their own group. I don't. I'll happily stare at a lfg section waiting for others. idk why. So then you see this pop up drm cms you like yay and see the 250 li and like eff this. You want t4 cm fracs or raids I get it and sure put reqs here too but I'll just shake my head at how sad some are just like the one's who are "elite" but only do content w 3 guards and a rev(maybe not you). Yeah I'd find harder content easy to if I did that. > > > > But still: why does it matter so much what some people require for their groups? There’s a large difference between raid level players and open world players. Perhaps they have these requirements to increase the odds of have a quick run. > > > > A previous post of mine had stated that players can create their own groups if they don’t like it and you countered it by saying that “ We all can. We all know this”. Now you’re stating that most don’t like to create their own group. That is the real issue. > > It's human nature man. You know this. I say because every time anything comes up it's just make your own lfg like you don't get some will put one up but alot more wait. Again idk why. Same as some guys can walk up to a girl and others can't. I know why you put reqs. There's content you need them for and content you don't. No way and I waiting extra time looking for dumb reqs for Bears or raven or these cms but you see it. I get raids and boneskinner and whisper. Theres 2 issues one is dumb reqs and 2 is less players lead then follow. Both can be true. It still doesn't matter what requirements players set for their groups regardless of what the content is that they are doing. People who refuse to create their own groups are not entitled to join anyone else's and especially if other groups have requirements which they do not meet. There reasons for not creating their own group are not an excuse to ridicule others who created their own with requirements. > You acknowledge there's diff skill levels but refuse to see that content for others can be difficult and not difficult for you. Like the sunqua thread where some said t1/2 is a lil hard. And you run in "no it's not". Of course not for you who did t4 cms and w the same group do 25 when it's t1 req. Of course your group won't struggle. But in lower tiers noone cares what you join as or if you exp or looks for alacrity etc. I just join groups on lesser content to help players not as good as me(those actually exist) instead of listing nonsense alac bs 250li for a boring easy cm that I don't need 5 elite players to beat. But no way would I join a no req whisper lfg cuz that's suicide. You're not providing the complete story. That thread you're speaking of was created on day one or two of release and people were saying that it was too difficult. It wasn't them saying that it was "a lil hard". It was new and not enough players were familiar enough with the mechanics to have smooth runs for everyone on average. This really doesn't have anything to do with this thread anyway.

> @"Jilora.9524" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Jilora.9524" said: > > > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > > > > > Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player. > > > > > > We all can. We all know this. What I would like to know is why you have to def this in every thread or say make your own group or I'm better then you are and never strugglw w content so you can't complain or I'll come lecture you even tho I do all t4 and raids w my static and etc etc > > > > Why do people have to criticize those who have requirements set for groups that they create? If everyone created their own groups then why is this such an issue to warrant so many threads? > > He's just showing the insane nonsense to req 250 li for this garbo content. It's not challenging well it is challenging to stay awake. Most don't like to create their own group. I don't. I'll happily stare at a lfg section waiting for others. idk why. So then you see this pop up drm cms you like yay and see the 250 li and like eff this. You want t4 cm fracs or raids I get it and sure put reqs here too but I'll just shake my head at how sad some are just like the one's who are "elite" but only do content w 3 guards and a rev(maybe not you). Yeah I'd find harder content easy to if I did that. But still: why does it matter so much what some people require for their groups? There’s a large difference between raid level players and open world players. Perhaps they have these requirements to increase the odds of have a quick run. A previous post of mine had stated that players can create their own groups if they don’t like it and you countered it by saying that “ We all can. We all know this”. Now you’re stating that most don’t like to create their own group. That is the real issue.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > Then create your own group. > > I don't need your advice. As I stated in the very post you quoted, I play said content with non-LI/KP PUGs and never encountered any issues with them. Then why do you care one way or another about what other players set as requirements for groups that they create? It must matter to you for some reason since it affects you hard enough to find it pathetic and cringe.

> @"Jilora.9524" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > > > > > Made me laugh. > > > > > > :lol: This is priceless! > > > > > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. > > > > Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player. > > We all can. We all know this. What I would like to know is why you have to def this in every thread or say make your own group or I'm better then you are and never strugglw w content so you can't complain or I'll come lecture you even tho I do all t4 and raids w my static and etc etc Why do people have to criticize those who have requirements set for groups that they create? If everyone created their own groups then why is this such an issue to warrant so many threads?

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Pifil.5193" said: > > I saw one today with something like: > > > > > 450kp + 250li + a gaming mouse because this is hard! > > > > Made me laugh. > > :lol: This is priceless! > > It truly is pathetic to ask for LI/KP in simple content like this. Everytime I see it, I cringe. ;) So far, I have had nothing but positive experience with PUGs in CM DRMs. Then create your own group. Players are free to choose who they want to play with in their own groups. If they want to increase the odds by recruiting a higher caliber of player then that's their own prerogative. There is a substantial difference between players who play on raid level versus your average open world player.

> @"mercury ranique.2170" said: > > @"radda.8920" said: > > To find competent people who have mastered the basics of the game > > It allows you to go faster to avoid spending 2 hours in these boring missions > > To be honest, Li does not proof that someone is competent nor does or proof someone Mastered the basics of the game. It only proofs someone has done a bunch of raids. For raids it might help to get people who atleast have some experience, but it means nothing for the rest of the game. The quality of player of someone who has 250 LI will be significantly higher on average over someone who doesn't have any. There's a very large skill level gap in this game. This is apparent as you can see that there's a segment of the player population who even struggle in open world PVE as they find PoF and HoT to be too difficult. There were some that consistently complained about every story boss during LS2.

For #3, I believe most training groups don't require you to have a mic. It's just easier to give commands and such through voice comms rather than type them out.

> @"Fangoth.4503" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > I did a CM run and the instance was still open 10 seconds after the instance owner left. I'm not sure how much longer it would have gone as I left at that time. This is more than enough time to loot the chest. That's not saying that the instance couldn't be held open for additional time, > unless the person has to res and go grab the chest > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > I did a CM run and the instance was still open 10 seconds after the instance owner left. I'm not sure how much longer it would have gone as I left at that time. This is more than enough time to loot the chest. > > Like I said, in my case it closed a split second after the owner left. Besides, if you are a newbie and don't know where the chest is going to spawn, ten seconds might still not be enough for you to grab the loot. > I did a run this morning and the instance closed quicker than I expected. I usually see the prompt that the instance owner left and that the instance will close shortly but there's usually enough time. I don't see any harm in there being a guaranteed thirty to sixty seconds before an instance closes or just make the chests auto-loot.

> @"Delita Silverburg.8632" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > > @"Delita Silverburg.8632" said: > > > > @"Cobra.6509" said: > > > > It will save me by some boring DRMs ….. worth every penny. > > > > > > OK but by that logic, since you need 480 of the crystals and that's an average of 360 days to get the crystals needed to complete the weapons. See you next year i suppose. > > > > You're going under the assumption that they don't do them at all. They can do their daily three and then gather from the node for a bonus 1-2 crystals. > > > > I don't really get the whole break even thing people are complaining about regarding these nodes. Unless they specifically gather from the other nodes and convert those materials to gold, I don't really see why they're complaining in the first place. You buy these nodes to to provide an additional source for the currencies. If this node gave two crystals per swing, would this thread even exist? Probably not. I'm willing to bet that if it only had one swing, this thread probably wouldn't exist. > > You are partially correct and even if it was 1 crystal per swing, i wouldn't have made this thread. > > This thread exists because of inconsistency. In the past, when you bought your 50g node for a living story chapter, you had an expectation. You would get 3 of the respective currencies for the given map per day, plus a little bonus in terms of volatile and unbound magic. No more, no less, exactly 3. This remained true for all of LWS3 and LWS4. That's literal years of precedent in place. > > Now we get to Icebrood Saga and then eternal ice was released. The home instance node for eternal ice is exactly the same as a map node. This means it's not better in any way. So we go from years of buying an item that is always better, to getting something that has no uniqueness to it, for the exact same investment. This was repeated for both the salvage node from DWC and now the Prismaticite node. > > The whole point of the discussion being that giving us less than we paid for in the past for the same amount of gold just feels like we were cheated. It provides one to two DRM’s worth of currency. It’s a currency which takes considerable time to obtain. I’m pretty sure if the recipes only required 10 then this wouldn’t be an issue.

> @"Delita Silverburg.8632" said: > > @"Cobra.6509" said: > > It will save me by some boring DRMs ….. worth every penny. > > OK but by that logic, since you need 480 of the crystals and that's an average of 360 days to get the crystals needed to complete the weapons. See you next year i suppose. You're going under the assumption that they don't do them at all. They can do their daily three and then gather from the node for a bonus 1-2 crystals. I don't really get the whole break even thing people are complaining about regarding these nodes. Unless they specifically gather from the other nodes and convert those materials to gold, I don't really see why they're complaining in the first place. You buy these nodes to to provide an additional source for the currencies. If this node gave two crystals per swing, would this thread even exist? Probably not. I'm willing to bet that if it only had one swing, this thread probably wouldn't exist.

> @"Astralporing.1957" said: > > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > > I bought it and found it to be worth it as those extra prismaticite saves me from needing to do an additional 1-2 DRM each day. I can easily make back the gold spent in under a week by using the time I would have spent doing those 1-2 extra DRM runs to farm gold instead. > Hey, you could make the gold spent even faster if you skipped on _all_ DRMs and farmed instead. > No need to thank me. > You wouldn’t complete the collection though. So nope, your idea doesn’t work.

I bought it and found it to be worth it as those extra prismaticite saves me from needing to do an additional 1-2 DRM each day. I can easily make back the gold spent in under a week by using the time I would have spent doing those 1-2 extra DRM runs to farm gold instead. After that, I reap the benefits every day until I've completed the collection. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

I did a CM run and the instance was still open 10 seconds after the instance owner left. I'm not sure how much longer it would have gone as I left at that time. This is more than enough time to loot the chest. That's not saying that the instance couldn't be held open for additional time,

> @"Smoosh.2718" said: > > @"voltaicbore.8012" said: > > Of course, the stock answer is "hurdurr this be an mmo, go play with others." I did! The problem is on day one, people are already afk-ing these. Started with a group of 5, 2 immediately stopped moving in the starter area (just a few things here and there to beat the afk timer, perhaps) and stayed that way the rest of the time. > > Start your own on LFG, with the tag no afk, if someone decides to be a rat in your party, kick them. Be heartless to them as they are heartless to making others do their work for them. I hate people who eat from the silver spoon, expecting people to do everything for them or to accept them not playing. If I personally see a player doing this, I'll block them and rename them with AFK'ER and remove them from every future party I make if they join. > > Won't work if doing the public instance which is probably what most players are doing the missions in.

> @"Adzekul.3104" said: > I feel ripped off that a home instance node (50g + 245k karma) is dropping grey junk. Surely this is a bug. > > I can understand (maybe, sort or, kind of, perhaps ...) they might want to limit the currency drops to 1 per day (okay, actually I am not certain I can, but whatever) but the grey junk must be a bug, surely. How could it possibly be justifiable to have grey items, 10 copper value maximum, dropping from a home instance node?!?!?! Then take one swing and ignore it until the next daily reset. Really no different than the other home instance nodes which only let you gather one time. If Anet added 10 copper junk items to those, would you consider them to be ripping off players?

I got two last night with the first strike.

The CMs are not difficult and the timer is fairly forgiving. It’s just very boring.

It's because the episode is being piece-mealed further by content being locked behind global progression.

> @"Lucas Nogueira.9831" said: > If i unlock the mount on a levei 80 character, can i use It on other characters than levei 80?__ Yes. You can technically unlock the mount on any level of character if you have someone to carry you through the instance to that part.

You can do this solo.

You're going to have like seven more response missions as things to unlock so be prepared for more of the same.

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Also unsurprisingly enough, outside of the achievements, doing the CMs for these don't appear to be worth it as the loot is pretty much the same.