camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Hi. I killed Legendary Chak Gerent and waited for the wall to be blown away. After it is blasted I ran to chest and a portal was on it that dropped me into the middle of the sky and I died. Why was I killed when trying to get my reward? This has happened many times and I don't understand?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr.5382 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Sounds like you’ve been trolled by a jerk Mesmer. https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/40459/meta-griefing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Spiro.9745 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Do you not have a glider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"Kal Spiro.9745" said: > Do you not have a glider? Not yet. Do you need glider so you don't die when opening chests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klowdy.3126 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > Hi. I killed Legendary Chak Gerent and waited for the wall to be blown away. After it is blasted I ran to chest and a portal was on it that dropped me into the middle of the sky and I died. Why was I killed when trying to get my reward? This has happened many times and I don't understand?? Lol, why don't you open your glider? I think Zephyr is correct, I've never had that problem after killing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > > @"Kal Spiro.9745" said: > > Do you not have a glider? > > Not yet. Do you need glider so you don't die when opening chests? if a mean mesmer or anyone with xera portal device put a portal down and you dont avoid it yes infact you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Spiro.9745 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > > @"Kal Spiro.9745" said: > > Do you not have a glider? > > Not yet. Do you need glider so you don't die when opening chests? That shouldn't be happening, however, the Glider is one of the most important aspects of HoT and you should really get at least that before proceeding so far into the expansion. I'm honestly impressed you've managed to get so far without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 I'm not trying to take any portal. I just want to open the chests after the wall is down. I go up to it and press F for dissolve. Am I doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr.5382 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I updated my initial post with a link to a previous discussion on the topic. Basically, what’s happening to you is most definitely _not_ an intended game mechanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlippyCheeze.5483 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > I'm not trying to take any portal. I just want to open the chests after the wall is down. I go up to it and press F for dissolve. Am I doing something wrong? No, you are not. The problem is that F also activates portals, and all sorts of other things. It also guesses what you want to use, if you don't have something targetted, so it might choose a portal placed there to make your life miserable, rather than the chest you tried to open. The only defense you have, unfortunately, is to make sure you double-click the chest itself, and to bring a strong stomach. If you do work out who is doing it, you can report them, and it will result in punishment - this sort of behaviour isn't acceptable, if done purely to make people miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Hmmm, this seems like a really weird thing that the makers of this game are ignoring if it is happening to lots of people who just want to get the rewards after a battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klowdy.3126 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > Hmmm, this seems like a really weird thing that the makers of this game are ignoring if it is happening to lots of people who just want to get the rewards after a battle. All games have an "activate/use/open" button, and it's always the same for all of the actions, you just need to make sure you're about to do what you are wanting to do, i.e. open a chest instead of porting into the sky. There isn't much the devs can do besides punishing griefers, or maybe make the "hitbox" for chests much, much bigger, to the point of being impossible to cover the entire thing with activation items. It is annoying to work for something and not get it. You will be trolled a lot more with school being out in America, and teenage trolls at an all time high. Like I said earlier, just be cautious about what your activation message says before opening chests. You could also be extremely proactive, and watch the chest right after the boss dies to see if you can see anyone trying to do crap like this, and report them for griefing. That would actually help all of us out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"Klowdy.3126" said: > > @"camden.3490" said: > > Hmmm, this seems like a really weird thing that the makers of this game are ignoring if it is happening to lots of people who just want to get the rewards after a battle. > > All games have an "activate/use/open" button, and it's always the same for all of the actions, you just need to make sure you're about to do what you are wanting to do, i.e. open a chest instead of porting into the sky. There isn't much the devs can do besides punishing griefers, or maybe make the "hitbox" for chests much, much bigger, to the point of being impossible to cover the entire thing with activation items. > > It is annoying to work for something and not get it. You will be trolled a lot more with school being out in America, and teenage trolls at an all time high. Like I said earlier, just be cautious about what your activation message says before opening chests. You could also be extremely proactive, and watch the chest right after the boss dies to see if you can see anyone trying to do crap like this, and report them for griefing. That would actually help all of us out, lol. But I just want to play the game and get my reward... why do I need to do all this proactive stuff? I pay money to play a game, not work to open a reward chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klowdy.3126 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > > @"Klowdy.3126" said: > > > @"camden.3490" said: > > > Hmmm, this seems like a really weird thing that the makers of this game are ignoring if it is happening to lots of people who just want to get the rewards after a battle. > > > > All games have an "activate/use/open" button, and it's always the same for all of the actions, you just need to make sure you're about to do what you are wanting to do, i.e. open a chest instead of porting into the sky. There isn't much the devs can do besides punishing griefers, or maybe make the "hitbox" for chests much, much bigger, to the point of being impossible to cover the entire thing with activation items. > > > > It is annoying to work for something and not get it. You will be trolled a lot more with school being out in America, and teenage trolls at an all time high. Like I said earlier, just be cautious about what your activation message says before opening chests. You could also be extremely proactive, and watch the chest right after the boss dies to see if you can see anyone trying to do crap like this, and report them for griefing. That would actually help all of us out, lol. > > But I just want to play the game and get my reward... why do I need to do all this proactive stuff? I pay money to play a game, not work to open a reward chest. You aren't playing a single player game. I'm not sure what answer you are expecting to get, other than people suck, and there will always be someone out there looking to mess with people for absolutely no reason. I'm going to assume this is your first online gaming experience, because this kind of stuff happens in every game to ever have online gameplay, all the way back to Doom in the early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Spiro.9745 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 The only thing they can really do is to change the priority of things. Which I think they've tried and it apparently hasn't been successful. Basically they should make anything perishable top priority, that would be chests and resource nodes. That way if someone drops a portal, or food tray, or a vendor on a chest or on a node it isn't auto selected until after that chest or node is expended. I'm pretty sure they've done this, though, which suggests the priority algorithm isn't as reliable as we'd like. The result is that sometimes the griefers win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Whilst you await some kind of change in interaction priorities, you might consider completing this chapter of the Heart of Thorns story: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Establishing_a_Foothold (You likely already have the required XP, and 1 Mastery Point is awarded from the chapter.) Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > Hmmm, this seems like a really weird thing that the makers of this game are ignoring if it is happening to lots of people who just want to get the rewards after a battle. it doesn't happen a lot. I haven't seen a single portal the last 7 TD metas I've been at. (Mind you: even once feels like too much if it happens to you.) How did you get to the Chak Gherent fight without a glider? I can't imagine navigating to reach that map without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Where the hell would they even tp you that it causes you to die? They can't just drop them mid air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"Rhiannon.1726" said: > > @"camden.3490" said: > > This is another thing that keeps happening:  > > > > If this is your screen shot you already have nearly all masteries (level 254) and therefore gliding... > > But you're right it is annonying when something is placed under a chest. That is not my character but a friend that took the screenshot for me. If i zoom in I still can't click the chest because there are items all over it. I don't understand why it is so hard to just open loot after an event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Blackfeather.6509 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 > @"camden.3490" said: > > @"Rhiannon.1726" said: > > > @"camden.3490" said: > > > This is another thing that keeps happening:  > > > > > > > If this is your screen shot you already have nearly all masteries (level 254) and therefore gliding... > > > > But you're right it is annonying when something is placed under a chest. > > That is not my character but a friend that took the screenshot for me. If i zoom in I still can't click the chest because there are items all over it. I don't understand why it is so hard to just open loot after an event. Basically restating what others have said: *Other players* are doing that. Some find it funny to obstruct other players. If you notice *who* does it, report them. Until then, **be alert** for what your Interact prompt *actually* says so that you know you're interacting with the right thing. Also, train your Gliding mastery! The *entirety* of HoT is designed around you having gliding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trise.2865 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 How in the hell did you get all the way to the Chak Gerent without a glider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camden.3490 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 > @"Trise.2865" said: > How in the hell did you get all the way to the Chak Gerent without a glider? You can use teleport to friend stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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