Archranis.2375 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I got my Beetle, completed the masteries, completed the map, got the home instance node, and finished the episode 3 story. But after spending a few hours in the map and playing around with the beetle, my overall impression is meh. I'm having trouble finding things to do in the map that hold my interest, and I just don't see the point of the beetle. Rather than making a post filled with complaints about it, I was hoping to learn what people are doing to have fun in the new map and what they're doing to enjoy rolling around with the beetle. Perhaps there are some key things I've overlooked that would help me enjoy this new release more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizel.8175 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I play other content. v: It just that sad, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptAurellian.9537 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I'm enjoying neither. Kourna because it's a very poor map and the beetle because I still haven't bothered to do the dumb collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzet.3614 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 kourna feels like a meh map , the beetle doesnt feel all that great cuz of the over hype and its a simple mount , its raw speed, its good enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliamRationem.5172 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 > @"Archranis.2375" said: > I got my Beetle, completed the masteries, completed the map, got the home instance node, and finished the episode 3 story. But after spending a few hours in the map and playing around with the beetle, my overall impression is meh. I'm having trouble finding things to do in the map that hold my interest, and I just don't see the point of the beetle. > > Rather than making a post filled with complaints about it, I was hoping to learn what people are doing to have fun in the new map and what they're doing to enjoy rolling around with the beetle. Perhaps there are some key things I've overlooked that would help me enjoy this new release more. Yeah, the new map isn't great and the beetle is not fun to use due to the obnoxiously long wait to use the speed boost. It's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Since Kourna dethroned Sandswept Isles for worst map title I just don't play it at all. Beetle is fun to use and that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hevoskuuri.3891 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I hunt achievements, collect the currency, explore the map on multiple characters and just enjoy the scenery. I'm also learning to use the beetle efficiently; a speed like that makes it super fast to complete maps, and it's also alot of fun for racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbru.6014 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Not a lot, actually. Running around doing achieves and farming mats, and once I get the zone mastery done, I'll probably go off to other things. Nice to meet my Herald, finally. But I feel overall that this episode was rushed (the ridiculous number of bugs shows that) and the story definitely could have been written better. It seemed like they were in too big a hurry to reach a conclusion, in both story and coding. Also, let's face it: until the game mechanics change such that all-out offense with full Berserker and Viper stats isn't the dominant paradigm, there's not much they can add to make extended play in a particular zone more desirable to get gear. Seriously, go to Quantify and Metabattle and look at the meta or highly recommended builds; except for a few specialists (Druid Harrier healer, Chrono Minstrel tank, etc.) the "best" character builds are all high-offense core game or HoT stats, mostly Berserker and Viper. Until that changes, there's no point spending a lot of time in the LS4 zones to farm gear except for Fashion Wars sake, because very few "optimal" builds use PoF stats. Viper doesn't come on PoF gear and Berserker gear can be acquired more easily elsewhere. Minis? Please...I have more important things to do with 105K karma, which also is a ridiculous amount when you think about it. Long delay and big hype for a middling result. The beetle is fun in its place, and that's about the best I can say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud.5067 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Traveling the maps looking for beetle skate parks, ramps and the like. Just find a great spot at the Vehtendi Academy - the lower grounds are a so-so, compact circle - but you can break away, out of the Academy ground through the NE entrance, hurtle down and towards a chunk of rock, ramp it, fly through the air, onto the airship and then.. Love it. With the regards to the beetle mount, they've given us a toy to play with. The amount of fun is down to each player's imagination with where and how to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I farmed map currency so I could get that dauntless commander backpack. Kind of lame though since the only difference between the ascended and the exotic is that the ascended has a dragon fixture on the top. Once I’ve bought all of the heart vendor specific items, and completed the turret achievements, I’d say that I’d be done with that map completely. There’s nothing to draw me back to that map after all of that. The meta is kind of meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vavume.8065 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 It's hard to enjoy any map without a good meta, which is why Kourma is not enjoyable for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiza.5630 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 > @"Blocki.4931" said: > Since Kourna dethroned Sandswept Isles for worst map title I just don't play it at all. Nooo! Sandswept Isles is my favorite of the LS4 maps! I love it. <3 Kourna, well, you cannot really run a bounty/event "train" there since it gets stale very fast. A second board is sorely missing, we even have a second waypoint. I go to the map mostly solo and just to some relaxing events or running around. I like the northern landscape though. Southern part around Gandara not my favorite area. There are many NPC dialogs and interactions of them with the environment. If that's your thing, listen to them, listen to the statues, follow the NPCs around. A lot of detail went into those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cregath.7628 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Kourna is OK. Beetle is OK. I'm playing for the achievements. 450 more Shards for Dauntless title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizler.8192 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 > @"Ayrilana.1396" said: > I farmed map currency so I could get that dauntless commander backpack. > > Once I’ve bought all of the heart vendor specific items, and completed the turret achievements, I’d say that I’d be done with that map... the meta is kinda meh. I did enjoy doing Kourna events for The Gendaran Service Medal (backpack). But I agree that the meta is uninspired and I probably won't go back much after my collections are finished. The meta would have been better if they had two or three lanes instead of just one. And something interesting inside the moon fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephylon.4938 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Kourna, nothing. There's nothing even remotely interesting there outside of the dog mini and the mount. As for how I enjoy the mount, I watch its idle animation. Dancing beetle is just cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I took my mount and had fun elsewhere. Kourna is not only very dull, but utterly unsuitable for a mount that requires wide open spaces. Much more fun in crystal oasis and riverlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 > @"Kiza.5630" said: > > @"Blocki.4931" said: > > Since Kourna dethroned Sandswept Isles for worst map title I just don't play it at all. > > Nooo! Sandswept Isles is my favorite of the LS4 maps! I love it. <3 > > Kourna, well, you cannot really run a bounty/event "train" there since it gets stale very fast. A second board is sorely missing, we even have a second waypoint. I go to the map mostly solo and just to some relaxing events or running around. I like the northern landscape though. Southern part around Gandara not my favorite area. > > There are many NPC dialogs and interactions of them with the environment. If that's your thing, listen to them, listen to the statues, follow the NPCs around. A lot of detail went into those. It looks gorgeous but there is a reason the map isn't very popular lol Not only does it kill framerates, the fun on it also died in one of the boring meta events. Imagine doing an event chain where the actual fun is the build up to the finale. The wave defense is so much better than the boring fights against the specimen. That's like 8 minutes of my life I won't get back for regular champion loot, just that the mobs have multiple millions of health and mechanics that put me to sleep. And don't get me started on mister Zohaqan who doesn't afraid of anything - especially not actually hurting the people who slap the hell out of him Yes, that was a joke because to get downed in this fight you need to either play with your eyes closed or without a keyboard My favorite though is that HUGE wyvern! Oh look, it's this huge boss and even has mapwide messages on the side that he's around.. Yeah, you can solo him without ever taking any damage, the only damage comes from the smaller mobs and yay, it's another normal champion with normal champion loot that took a few more minutes to kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of Bones.8975 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I'm focusing on harvesting and world completion for other characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebene.3190 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 My new fun thing is mounting up after the mini-meta is over and when it's ready, rocket up the steps and jump and trick and hold it till I hit the bridge, then do a 180 power drift, dismount, and portal back to town. :# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Right now, I'm hoping that Kourna is going to be a bit like Drytop, and as story events unfold that more things will begin to happen in the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexZero.7910 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 just trying to max out the turret achievement, but the spare parts bit of it is easily the most annoying thing i've seen in a long time. Would sure be nice if mobs dropped more than 1 or 2 ever 6 to 10 kills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr.5382 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Once I unlocked the beetle, I left Kourna and never looked back. I’m _really_ having fun doing core-Tyria map completion with the beetle, though. It has freshened up an otherwise stale task. I love blasting through the maps—topography permitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokh.2695 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Kourna is unfinished and as soon as I'm done with the achis I prob won't revisit it. The beetle is a neat gimmick and therfor very niche. It's fun for a speedfreak like myself and I hope that I'll someday learn to better control it. When I think about it though, I'd rather have a finished map and no beetle, than a realease broken beyond repair and a gimmicky niche mount. Sry for the negativity, but I can't see how ppl can say that this was an ok episode, I know YMMV, and there are things I do like. I liked the story, especially the instances feel very engaging, I kinda like the new Stats eventhough I haven't figured out what could make use of them and I think the map is overall pretty to look at and roam, the downsides are just too numerous on this one. I would really like to praise ANet for an awesome release but I just ca't with this one, at least not if I want to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I see that map as only one thing now: 1 MP left to go. I probably will do a couple other achieves but will not complete the story on it, too many outstanding bugs to invest the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beda Zzle.5281 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Beetle racing and learning how to maneuver around... I love the dunes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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