Get rid of random boss spawns

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

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Okay for the past TWO HOURS I have been trying to capture ONE elite skill, and the only place to get it is one of the three missions in Crystal Desert. And every single time, I end up dead. And don't start the crap that I suck or I'm noob, I had 3 friends with me and they had the same thing. In fact, they died before I did.

It's one thing to die if you're going after a boss and you know where it will be. But it's downright annoying to get killed and not even know where the boss is. All bosses should spawn in the same place like in Cantha and Elona. No more of this random spawn crap. It's uber annoying.

Kyrein

Kyrein

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

Island of Undisclosed Location

would you like to suggest candidates for deletion so they dont have to make them random?

Steboy93

Steboy93

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Join Date: Feb 2007

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This is the only thing that makes skill hunter even a tiny bit challenging, every aspect of the game can't be tailored to your liking.

Who hasn't gone to cap a boss who didn't appear? Get over it and try again.

Also, the crystal desert bosses are the easiest ones anyway, how exactly are you dieing during those missions?

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tender Wolf
Okay for the past TWO HOURS I have been trying to capture ONE elite skill, and the only place to get it is one of the three missions in Crystal Desert. And every single time, I end up dead. And don't start the crap that I suck or I'm noob, I had 3 friends with me and they had the same thing. In fact, they died before I did.
Well, there isn't much other choices what to call you. Similar would go for your friends.

And I think we can agree 3 threads are enough for this month.

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

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Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyrein
would you like to suggest candidates for deletion so they dont have to make them random?
Maybe you can have all of them spawn at the same time in the same location.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

....Wut?
All I can say is +1...
This idea is stupid.

AW Lore

AW Lore

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

Ancient Warriors Gaming Clan

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this has always been like this in Tyria, doubt they'll change it, nice try anyway.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyrein
would you like to suggest candidates for deletion so they dont have to make them random?
See, I'd /sign the suggestion if it wasn't for this comment.
There isn't a place to PUT some of the bosses then. This is especially true of the Ring of Fire (ie, during GW's development "oh crud, we ran out of places to put this cool new elite skill we just thought of... umm... stick it somewhere on RoF").
Non-randomizing the boss spawns was universally seen as positive when they did it with Factions.

Arkantos

Arkantos

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Join Date: Feb 2006

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Some areas have more bosses then locations. It's not going to happen. Even if there were enough locations for every boss, I don't really think it should be changed. It doesn't kill you to explore an explorable area.

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

http://www.xennon.co.uk/eliteskills/


That would be a site that you can use to look up the location of all the elite skills. Yes in prophecies the bosses are not set but that is because there are so many elite skills to cap there. If you don't get him to spawn take a break and try again later. They eventually spawn but it takes patience. So /notsigned

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

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Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

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The elites in the Crystal Desert missions are ALWAYS available, EVERY trip, in 2 of the 3 missions. Elona Reach and Thirsty River has all 6 bosses spawn EVERY time. Thirsty River even has them spawn in the exact same places. Elona Reach has them spawn in various locations, but there are only 6 places, its just random which of the bosses spawns at each spot.

There are a few bosses that do not always spawn. They are an annoyance when they don't spawn on multiple trips. Its a part of the game, and I think it makes the title more fun. If you are dying in the desert missions, there are other problems, and you need some build help. But do Elona Reach or Thirsty River and be gauranteed the boss will spawn.

/unsigned

chowmein69

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

/notsigned
this is to give the skill hunter title more chalange or just use a elite tome

Shayne Hawke

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Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

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/signed only if they make enough new spawn locations to fit all unique bosses needed to supply the same elite skills in that area.

Amy Awien

Amy Awien

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Join Date: Jul 2006

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[wiki]Custodian Phebus[/wiki] should always spawn in the same location, [wiki]Custodian Jenus[/wiki] shares six spawning points with 5 other bosses.

You'll celebrate random boss spawns even more when you're going after something like [wiki]Feast of Corruption[/wiki], [wiki]Practiced Stance[/wiki], [wiki]Shield of Judgment[/wiki], [wiki]Well of Power[/wiki] or [wiki]Glyph of Energy[/wiki].

Good luck, if you need help, pm me ingame.

Curse You

Curse You

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Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

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First of all, as some have said, just do Thirsty River for the desert elites.

Second, many of the boss spawns can't be changed.

Third, what kind of skillbar are you running? I haven't had trouble with the desert missions since before Factions and that was only when I tried doing them with henchmen.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tender Wolf
Okay for the past TWO HOURS I have been trying to capture ONE elite skill, and the only place to get it is one of the three missions in Crystal Desert. And every single time, I end up dead. And don't start the crap that I suck or I'm noob, I had 3 friends with me and they had the same thing. In fact, they died before I did.
Sorry, but if you're dying in the Crystal Desert for 2 hours, yeah, you kind of do suck.

Kanyatta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Guildless, pm me

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If you're dying in the Crystal Desert missions, you either suck, are a noob, or both.

So, basically, the only random boss spawn that might fall under the category of "difficult" is Maw the Mountainheart, or whatever he's called (the Feast of Corruption dude).

Basically

/stop making threads

/notsign

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

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Join Date: Apr 2007

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Quote:
Originally Posted by MirkoTeran
Well, there isn't much other choices what to call you. Similar would go for your friends.

And I think we can agree 0 threads are enough for this month.
fixed it for ya

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

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Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

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TBH the only random spawn I have a problem with is the one in Abbaddon's Mouth mission. Sometimes all 3 bossess spawn, sometimes only two (unless they fixed this) - and I almost always end up with two when I'm going after a cap - yes the one that doesn't show up is the one I want

The caps in Crystal Desert are predictable and easy - cap in thirsty and you WILL be able to get your skill, all that is needed is a mm and a nuker hero. There is no time limit to this mission, no ghost to be saved/healed.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

I'm not particularly fond of going through Hell's Precipice 7 times to cap an elite (our party wiped once right in front of the boss I needed to cap) but that's part of the challenge. Plus then you would have to get rid of some of the bosses that are in the game to accommodate it. However, if we have this elite capturing system in GW2, I really hope the spawns aren't random.

Also, just do Thirsty River. You're guaranteed to get the boss you need.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

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Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

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With the exception of the dryders in Abbadon's and the dwarf and mursaat bosses in Ice Caves and THK, aren't all other bosses guaranteed to spawn (with the exception of quest variations) just in different places?

Yes it is a pain when going up to Mineral springs to have half your group drop once they get their cap, but all the bosses spawn.

All bosses spawn in Hell, just two spawn away from the main group.

Targuil

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Tampere, Finland

Keep Dreaming [Yawn]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amy Awien
[wiki]Custodian Phebus[/wiki] should always spawn in the same location, [wiki]Custodian Jenus[/wiki] shares six spawning points with 5 other bosses.

You'll celebrate random boss spawns even more when you're going after something like [wiki]Feast of Corruption[/wiki], [wiki]Practiced Stance[/wiki], [wiki]Shield of Judgment[/wiki], [wiki]Well of Power[/wiki] or [wiki]Glyph of Energy[/wiki].

Good luck, if you need help, pm me ingame.
OooOOops. You forgot [skill]flourish[/skill]

Cebe

Cebe

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Join Date: Jul 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tender Wolf
It's one thing to die if you're going after a boss and you know where it will be. But it's downright annoying to get killed and not even know where the boss is. All bosses should spawn in the same place like in Cantha and Elona. No more of this random spawn crap. It's uber annoying.
Half the fun in Tyria is hoping the boss will actually be there.

Sorry Tender Wolf, this sounds like more of a rant than anything else to me, and this thread will become riddled with flames and "+1"s.

Also, I pwnd U hit the nail on the head, if you don't know where a boss spawns, why not just look it up if you want to save yourself the time?

/locked.