HoS chest runs?

Actuall this chest run was the most enjoyable PuG group's i had ever been in.
Everyone that was in our groups were hardcore players, all with excellent builds. While it was the most fun i had ever had in GW history (mabe except the trader reset) the smartest players in the game were here.
I completely crafted two destroyer weapons for 5k, well except for a few granite a guildy helped me with..Thanks Vega!!

We knew this was getting Nurfed, thats why we got as many runs in as we could, and continued to stay after the new build came out.
If you missed out on this run, i feel bad for you, but like alot of stuff in this game, if your not on top of your game while its hot, you miss out.

Met lots of new friends on this run..sad to see it go. It was just too good to be true.

On another note, if your looking for Diamonds to go with your Onyx..
All my Free Treasure in Nightfall was reset, i spent 3 days running chests with my 8 characters for a little over 160k platinum, a ton of Golds and max mods, and i think like 12-15 diamonds.
Looking for a new run?
Wiki Buried Treasure Thanks for reminding me

And a little curious, what kind of items did you get from the Locked Chests on the way?

So, less whining from me, more activity this time - I did the run again (regular party, H&H, just a little before GWG updated the server), fighting my way down like a good honest tomb-robber, and this time I recorded the relevant stats. Thanks for your post Shiro, here's the proof to what I said earlier.

People that used to PUG to do a run, are back to their H/H habits.

If killing PUGs is what ANET has in plans for us, I don't foresee a bright future.


Disclaimer: I'm a 2-account holder with 16+ chars, have been playing GW since 2004 Beta Weekends and it's the first time one of ANET's decisions gets on my nerves...

Lord dragon,

Your logic escapes me - is not toughening something up indeed making it more challenging? Did they not then do something you supposedly want to see happen, and to one of your fav areas?

Sorry if I keep seeming to have a go at you in this thread, so I will end that with this post so that you don't start thinking it is personal or anything. It's not intended personally - I find myself drawn to comment whenever I find the logic particularly hard to swallow. Surely you are either against something tougher or for something tougher. You seem also to like highly repeatable things but are against repitition. The only consistency I see leaks through behind the words and implies a tie to rewards rather than the things you argue for (ie less repetition and harder gameplay). That is why I have taken the position I have.

I guess I should stop grinding away at these points.

Please remember...

I must not .................................................. ............ I am not taking as a go at all . Let me see if I can explain myself better.

I like an area that gives me a real challenge and has the reward for that challenge. By toughening it up, it reduced the size available of teams that will do it. This take the fun out of it for me because, I do like to play with people, not ai. That said, I do believe that there are people who do like to play with ai, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Also, with the small reward at the end, it no longer is a viable area for me. I do like a challenge, but I also like the reward at the end when I am successful.

I guess you could say I like to gamble a bit on an area with high damage mobs and high rewards that fit the mobs. With the change, they increased the challenge, but the reward stayed the same and the teams disapeared.

Now, you may consider this selfish in a way, but remember, my characters are finished. No need to continue with armor ect. I have the weapons I want on them so there is no further development needed in the equipment aspect. What I get is usually given away freely to guild members or sold to pay for armor with people coming into the game. When you are sitting on max gold in storage and plenty on each character, it is no longer farming per se, it is just having fun.

Again, I do like teams. They are the reason I play an MMO. GWEN gives neither the risk or reward for me. It is endless C, spacebar for a title I care nothing about. The armor sucks, so no need to farm a title with C, spacebar. The only enjoyment I got from the game was this run as it gave me endless laughs watching people die in the attempt, but still getting something at the end that they felt was worth the time. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time in the game on a consistent basis.

I knew it would come to an end. I could see that a mile long coming. So I enjoyed the time with the alliance/guild that I could.

As for repetition, in DOA, one mistake can cost a team. It takes skill to pull out of a bad situation and not wipe. I don't require people to have certain skills, ect. I don't require that they have a certain title to play with me. Just a desire to have fun. So, with newer players trying it for the first time a lot of times, this is a challenge. It is not the same run each time as things change by players actions that make it exciting.

Compare that to GWEN's C, spacebar mentality, and there is no comparison.

We were told this was going to be a hard area. No hardmode at the start. Have no idea when it will happen. Someday I guess.

We were told 40 new sets or armor. We got reskins.

We were told new weapons. We got reskins.

So, limited risk, no reward equals no fun for me. I figure with the couple of hours of laughs I got with the boss run, that equated to $5 worth of fun. You may argue for a higher amount, but, in my mind that was fair.

I do appreciate your opinion. I just don't share it.

Please remember...

I must not GRIND. GRIND is the mind-killer. GRIND is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my GRIND... I will permit it to pass over me and through me.