Besides Augury Rock in Prophecies, Tihark Orchard, in Nightfall, is the only mission in GW that requires you to do it alone.
How did you feel when you found out that you had to do a mission alone?
Tihark Orchard
StormDragonZ
Darkobra
Excited. A mission I can do things on my own without relying on heroes/hench.
Olim Chill
I thought it was cool and was up for it. I also like solo quests.
Pyro maniac
I like it, however the bonus is a bit silly
Liked having it one in the story line, but please do not add more =)
Liked having it one in the story line, but please do not add more =)
Chicken Ftw
"About f**king time."
You make a lot of threads, btw.
You make a lot of threads, btw.
Aera Lure
I *love* Tihark. I made that the mission that completed Legendary Guardian for me. Love, love, love Tihark. You're going down, silent clown!
MithranArkanere
It was like 'Yay'.
Not for having to make it alone, but for being a mission with minigames as bonus.
Anyone with a minimal IQ would love to fool around once in a while.
But it would be even great to be able to bring party members as 'espectator guests' during solo missions, andjoin others while they make them, to make things like cheering in the Norn tournament.
Not for having to make it alone, but for being a mission with minigames as bonus.
Anyone with a minimal IQ would love to fool around once in a while.
But it would be even great to be able to bring party members as 'espectator guests' during solo missions, andjoin others while they make them, to make things like cheering in the Norn tournament.
cosyfiep
its ok, but would rather play with my husband (who is NOT a fan of that mission and makes me help him with the emotes every time he gets a character to that one). We got the game to play together, that mission doesnt allow us to do that.
TheRaven
Finally, a mission that the lazy have to do themselves. Nope, can't pay a runner 5k to get you guardian/masters on this one.
Funny story: I didn't buy NF immediately. I waited and got it as a Christmas present. Even then I didn't rush thru the game, but took my time. All thru October and November I heard my guildies and alliance members on Alliance chat saying stuff like:
"Arrrghhhh!!!!"
"What?"
"^&##% Mime!!!!!!"
"ROFL!"
"Ahhh, he's found the mime"
"How the heck do you beat this fricking mime!!!!!???"
"ROFL!!"
"Yeah, we've all been there"
"Gotta love the mime"
"I HATE THIS GAME!!"
Well, by the time my friend and I got around to buying and playing NF, we knew nothing about the game except that there were new "heroes" we could get and somewhere in the game was a rather evil mime that everyone hated.
After about a week of playing we came upon the mime on Istan Island that had stolen all the villagers voices. Better still, this was a "difficulty master" quest. After trying to guard that stupid statue while some NPC ran off to retrieve his junk we had learned to be real leary of any "difficulty master" quest. We also remembered the horror stories we'd heard on alliance chat about the <shudder> Mime.
We loaded up our best skills (um, yeah my level 7 Ele's best was flare and firestorm), gave Koss and Dunky the very best gear available and went in prepared for a battle royale! What a letdown. That guy was a wimp!
Funny story: I didn't buy NF immediately. I waited and got it as a Christmas present. Even then I didn't rush thru the game, but took my time. All thru October and November I heard my guildies and alliance members on Alliance chat saying stuff like:
"Arrrghhhh!!!!"
"What?"
"^&##% Mime!!!!!!"
"ROFL!"
"Ahhh, he's found the mime"
"How the heck do you beat this fricking mime!!!!!???"
"ROFL!!"
"Yeah, we've all been there"
"Gotta love the mime"
"I HATE THIS GAME!!"
Well, by the time my friend and I got around to buying and playing NF, we knew nothing about the game except that there were new "heroes" we could get and somewhere in the game was a rather evil mime that everyone hated.
After about a week of playing we came upon the mime on Istan Island that had stolen all the villagers voices. Better still, this was a "difficulty master" quest. After trying to guard that stupid statue while some NPC ran off to retrieve his junk we had learned to be real leary of any "difficulty master" quest. We also remembered the horror stories we'd heard on alliance chat about the <shudder> Mime.
We loaded up our best skills (um, yeah my level 7 Ele's best was flare and firestorm), gave Koss and Dunky the very best gear available and went in prepared for a battle royale! What a letdown. That guy was a wimp!
DRGN
It was only annoying because the first time I did it I was on my monk. I felt dirty putting those smiting skills on my bar. >______>
farkas
I enjoyed it.
However, my chillhood friend whom I introduced GW to, stopped playing GW completely on that very mission !!!
Last thing I heard from him on ventrilo was something along the lines of : "Hey this looks cool, hey the drunk dwarf is silly and somewhat funny...OK, what does he want me to do...WTH ???...I just want to whack away at foes, this mission is ******, arghhh, wtf ???".
He had fun in it until he got to the mime. He's a very slow typer. So by the time he types in the first mime, the mime is on his 3rd or something.
He eventually tried again like almost a full year after NF launch and failed it again. He asked me to do it for him, which I did, but afterwards he was completely clueless about the storyline, thus he never logged in again since he was no longer hooked !
However, my chillhood friend whom I introduced GW to, stopped playing GW completely on that very mission !!!
Last thing I heard from him on ventrilo was something along the lines of : "Hey this looks cool, hey the drunk dwarf is silly and somewhat funny...OK, what does he want me to do...WTH ???...I just want to whack away at foes, this mission is ******, arghhh, wtf ???".
He had fun in it until he got to the mime. He's a very slow typer. So by the time he types in the first mime, the mime is on his 3rd or something.
He eventually tried again like almost a full year after NF launch and failed it again. He asked me to do it for him, which I did, but afterwards he was completely clueless about the storyline, thus he never logged in again since he was no longer hooked !
Nevin
I thought it was cute, but definitely not mission material. Perhaps "Primary Quest" or "Solo Quest" material though, as they showed in GW:EN through it's extensive questing system.
The term Mission should be reserved for playable content that requires more then one player, and consist of a lengthy time in combat including a "bonus" and separate goals within it, no res points as well (unless the mission is one that revolves around it). Originally Missions were just "Big Quests", but I think Anet has done a fine job with the questing system in GW:EN, so much so, that missions need to be further differentiated as the "main plot pushers" of the GW world.
The term Mission should be reserved for playable content that requires more then one player, and consist of a lengthy time in combat including a "bonus" and separate goals within it, no res points as well (unless the mission is one that revolves around it). Originally Missions were just "Big Quests", but I think Anet has done a fine job with the questing system in GW:EN, so much so, that missions need to be further differentiated as the "main plot pushers" of the GW world.
hurric
At first I felt why can't I find a team, then I felt bad because I lost like 5k or whatever it is to give to that npc instead of killing someone for free.
after like 10-12 times of doing it I never got the emote part. Never bothered to learn and prolly never will but it's fine.
after like 10-12 times of doing it I never got the emote part. Never bothered to learn and prolly never will but it's fine.
Steboy93
I thought it was great fun and a real change of pace.
Nemo the Capitalist
technically u can do it witha pet
Jetdoc
I do almost all missions alone (without heroes or henchmen), so I'm not sure what the big deal is...
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Turtle222
Offtopic: I think im going to make a count of these meaningless threads that stormdragonz comes up with ^^
Ontopic: indifferent
Ontopic: indifferent
Aera Lure
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It was only annoying because the first time I did it I was on my monk. I felt dirty putting those smiting skills on my bar. >______>
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I wish it was a more viable option, but I do use it from time to time for specific things.
BenjZee
he only tricky bit was the mime. Even as a crappy monk build i managed to get masters 
good xp that mish too.
funny when u fail aswell "drink responsibly. dont drink and quest" or something along them lines
good xp that mish too.funny when u fail aswell "drink responsibly. dont drink and quest" or something along them lines
Crom The Pale
I was thrilled!
Part of what I love about this game is that I can venture out into the world alone with nothing but my skills to keep me alive and kicking.
I would really love it if the solo quests in GWEN were repeatable. I only had one chance to kill the Griffon and it went down way to easy.
Tihark Orchard was one of the very few missions in GW that a player actually had to do more than just kill XX number of foes to win. This is part of what makes a game a great game!
Part of what I love about this game is that I can venture out into the world alone with nothing but my skills to keep me alive and kicking.
I would really love it if the solo quests in GWEN were repeatable. I only had one chance to kill the Griffon and it went down way to easy.
Tihark Orchard was one of the very few missions in GW that a player actually had to do more than just kill XX number of foes to win. This is part of what makes a game a great game!
HawkofStorms
I liked it A LOT. All the really bad players who use mending and just grind through the game by getting onto another players groups and rely on other people get them through get stuck on it. You have to be able to *gasp* read dialogue.
tmr819
I thought Tihark Orchard was clever and original. I did not appreciate the mime duel, however. There is one emote -- can't remember what it looks like (sorta like "/boo" only it isn't "/boo") -- that causes me to FAIL every time he does it. But I just keep repeating the duel until he does ten emotes I recognize.
I think ArenaNet should add an option to kill him though, like they did for the lady with the vase. Hmmm, I wonder which option most people would choose?
"Meaningless threads" are the meat and potatoes of this forum. Get used to it. Besides, it's not meaningless if people enjoy talking about it.
I think ArenaNet should add an option to kill him though, like they did for the lady with the vase. Hmmm, I wonder which option most people would choose?
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MithranArkanere
One mor things I LOVE about this mission is this.
In Spanish, they call 'coop' to anything that starts with a different outposts icon. Coop comes from "Aventura Cooperativa" (Cooperative Adventure), since 'Misión' (Mission) is used for 'quests', since 'gesta'(quest) sound a bit pedant in informal Spanish). But not all missions are cooperative ones! They should be called 'aventuras', like it says in the part search panel.
I always hated that.
Now, there are Missions that are not cooperative you people have to call everything mission or 'Aventura', not coop.
'Coop' sounds like a hen clucking!
In Spanish, they call 'coop' to anything that starts with a different outposts icon. Coop comes from "Aventura Cooperativa" (Cooperative Adventure), since 'Misión' (Mission) is used for 'quests', since 'gesta'(quest) sound a bit pedant in informal Spanish). But not all missions are cooperative ones! They should be called 'aventuras', like it says in the part search panel.
I always hated that.
Now, there are Missions that are not cooperative you people have to call everything mission or 'Aventura', not coop.
'Coop' sounds like a hen clucking!
bpphantom
At first, I was really glad I was grinding a pet to 20 for the HoM. Then I was really amused by the mission itself. Damn mime!
holababe
Loved it apart from that stupid RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing mime.
Kook~NBK~
Tihark's one of the more enjoyable missions in the game. The mime is a pain, but there's got to be some challenge to the mission. Running around stealing everyones' drinks was a hoot.
I thought the mission itself fit very well with the storyline and added a level of depth & sense of immersion to Nightfall that was completely lacking in factions and hardly there in Prophecies.
I thought the mission itself fit very well with the storyline and added a level of depth & sense of immersion to Nightfall that was completely lacking in factions and hardly there in Prophecies.
HawkofStorms
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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
One mor things I LOVE about this mission is this.
In Spanish, they call 'coop' to anything that starts with a different outposts icon. Coop comes from "Aventura Cooperativa" (Cooperative Adventure), since 'Misión' (Mission) is used for 'quests', since 'gesta'(quest) sound a bit pedant in informal Spanish). But not all missions are cooperative ones! They should be called 'aventuras', like it says in the part search panel. I always hated that. Now, there are Missions that are not cooperative you people have to call everything mission or 'Aventura', not coop. 'Coop' sounds like a hen clucking! |
Antheus
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
How did you feel when you found out that you had to do a mission alone?
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I was petrified.
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on....
ensoriki
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Originally Posted by Antheus
First I was afraid.
I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong I grew strong I learned how to carry on.... |
Deranged look in his eyes
Scariest shit I've seen in my life
Dam kid with a Silver knife! (for slayin teh werewulvez
I learned how to pass on....
So there you go
on heavens door...
something something
Your not welcome anymore...
........<,< I shouldn't become a song writer when im older.
Anyways I like Tihark a lot, and I enjoy the mime thing since I know many of the emotes already now, first time it was hard, now im pro at it >.<
I saw the twist coming but still it was fun
MisterB
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Originally Posted by Antheus
First I was afraid.
I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong I grew strong I learned how to carry on.... |
I like Tihark; it's a fun, relaxing mission. Never had much trouble with the mime, but then Ranger is one of my favorite classes.
chowmein69
it was pretty fun , at first i tought i would never beat it cause i was only one but then i beated it
Lord Sojar
Solo missions are dumb. 24 man missions are where it is at. Go go!
TheGuildWarsPenguin
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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
Solo missions are dumb. 24 man missions are where it is at. Go go!
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Nevin
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Originally Posted by Antheus
First I was afraid.
I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong I grew strong I learned how to carry on.... |
Operative 14
I found it a nice, relaxing thing to do after spending 2.5 campaigns constantly battling this or that, where the goal was to move from point A to point B killing everything you encounter. I wish they'd implement more like it.
Ephidel
I find it hilarious that there are actually people who quit the game over this or who are having so much trouble with the mime. I didn't think I was that fast of a typer, but maybe I've been comparing myself with the wrong people. Admittedly, I used the Wiki. I was going for Survivor on the first character I took that far, and I didn't want something unexpected to pop up and end it all. Heck, I read the tips even when I'm not using that character. Better safe than sorry. I know online games in general can be considered a "waste of time" but I'd really rather not have to use time that could be put into something else because of a stupid mistake.
Personally I think this was a great mission. Pity most of the ones after it were hell. I look forward to checking out the Bonus Mission Pack so I can see more of this, though I'm sure they'll have a bit of trouble comparing to a mission where the main goal is just to hang out. So relaxing.
Personally I think this was a great mission. Pity most of the ones after it were hell. I look forward to checking out the Bonus Mission Pack so I can see more of this, though I'm sure they'll have a bit of trouble comparing to a mission where the main goal is just to hang out. So relaxing.
Dorvan919
ohhh tihark 
that was one of my fav missions actually . I liked the solo bit of it all .
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maraxusofk
fun fun fun! was a nice creative break from usual hack and slash. much love.
Roderick Bravehart
Oh Tihark Orchard. Strangest mission ever.
Right.... The Lich, wuss. Shiro, Too easy. Abaddon, um.. no, Great Destroyer, meh...
That mime. *shudder* The destroyer of worlds has come. Run for your lives.
Then I was like, "Ooh, A Party!", so I took off all my armor and put on my Yule Cap, proceeded to get drunk and then killed by the 'Great' Zehtuka.
Fun times...
Right.... The Lich, wuss. Shiro, Too easy. Abaddon, um.. no, Great Destroyer, meh...
That mime. *shudder* The destroyer of worlds has come. Run for your lives.
Then I was like, "Ooh, A Party!", so I took off all my armor and put on my Yule Cap, proceeded to get drunk and then killed by the 'Great' Zehtuka.
Fun times...
Ouchie
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Originally Posted by cosyfiep
its ok, but would rather play with my husband (who is NOT a fan of that mission and makes me help him with the emotes every time he gets a character to that one). We got the game to play together, that mission doesnt allow us to do that.
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Hubby makes me help him with the emotes too
We usually do most things together except maybe I do a little more of the grind