Warning: This will be mostly a rant.
Are people really that lazy to need someone to run them from one place to another? Why does it feel like no one actually plays this game anymore?
The final mission in both Factions and Nightfall are, or once were, possible to be run by someone.
Rarely do I see people in the Maguuma Jungle. It gets rather annoying seeing Level 2-6 players with elite armor on and expect people in Iron Mines of Moladune to accept them into groups. I'm sure some have noticed people beating one of the campaigns and not having a clue who Prince Rurik, Master Togo, Mhenlo, Kormir or Gwen are.
Ever wonder what would happen if it was made so people couldn't get runs through Snake Dance?
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So here's the main statement: What do you think about people who ask for runs through just about anything?
Also, thank you for reading my thread.
People Who Get Run
StormDragonZ
arbiter
when you are on your 8th pve character, fighting to every location on 3 expansions seems a little stupid wouldnt you agree?
Trevor The Wave
because they have done it before on their other characters, and they don't want to do them again.
Abedeus
I don't run through anything. Well, maybe because I noticed that it's a money sink... But still, if someone like me has 6 characters, don't expect that he will play the game normally.
For example, I would pay even 40k for someone to get my monk to at least Desolation. Why? Because I have a Paragon at the same location... And tell me, which char should I get to DoA first ~~
For example, I would pay even 40k for someone to get my monk to at least Desolation. Why? Because I have a Paragon at the same location... And tell me, which char should I get to DoA first ~~
GEXTE
I'm more a PvP player and only got 1 real PvE char. I do have an old 55 monk too though, i made him to farm a bit for fun, not to finish campaigns. I finished all campaigns once with the 1 real PvE char i have and that's enough. If i would create another PvE char, then i would definately run him and i did that with the 55 monk too. (i would do it myself though logging on another account and run myself 
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I finished all campaigns though and those names you wrote down sound familiar, but i don't really know who all of them are. I always skipped cut-scenes too... So there you go
)I finished all campaigns though and those names you wrote down sound familiar, but i don't really know who all of them are. I always skipped cut-scenes too... So there you go
Antheus
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They don't care about challenge of defeating Shiro, they want their armor. They don't care about exploring Maguuma jungle, they want Drok's armor. They don't care about following the story of Koss, they want to get to the farming place somewhere in Istan.
It really is that simple - bypassing pointless tasks to achieve a goal. It's the same reason we prefer e-mail to snail mail these days. It's faster and more efficient.
Same reason we eat at McD or order out - cooking something yourself takes time, so it's better to find a faster and easier option that allows you to spend more time doing things you like.
enter_the_zone
I have 2 kinds of chars
The first kind are my main chars which do pretty much everything. This has been reduced to 1 char from the 2 it used to be. This char does everything first, so I know the content before I start getting others to places.
The second kind are utility chars, their usage is almost exclusively for farming or free chest running. Really, who wants to play through a campaign as a monk? Boring and can be slow if you HH, annoying and slower if you pug. Occasionally I'll run people to places on these chars, usually to Sanctum Kay or Longseye Ledge.
Apart from being easy to skip, I think a lot of people skip the jungle because it's quite challenging if you get there at the level you're supposed to be. I know I found it harder than the later missions on my then main char, since I was a noob. No elites, nothing. Now, with tomes, it's much easier to get a decent build going early.
The first kind are my main chars which do pretty much everything. This has been reduced to 1 char from the 2 it used to be. This char does everything first, so I know the content before I start getting others to places.
The second kind are utility chars, their usage is almost exclusively for farming or free chest running. Really, who wants to play through a campaign as a monk? Boring and can be slow if you HH, annoying and slower if you pug. Occasionally I'll run people to places on these chars, usually to Sanctum Kay or Longseye Ledge.
Apart from being easy to skip, I think a lot of people skip the jungle because it's quite challenging if you get there at the level you're supposed to be. I know I found it harder than the later missions on my then main char, since I was a noob. No elites, nothing. Now, with tomes, it's much easier to get a decent build going early.
arcanemacabre
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Rarely do I see people in the Maguuma Jungle.
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Honestly, are you upset that people are skipping content, or that they are 'ruining the game for themselves.' Because either way, I don't see it impacting your game at all.
CHannum
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Originally Posted by arbiter
when you are on your 8th pve character, fighting to every location on 3 expansions seems a little stupid wouldnt you agree?
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I've got 10 characters, one of each profession, spread across all three campaigns. I play a little here, I play a little there. There is nothing in this game I've found that's so boring that it isn't still fun with a friend or two or a quick in and out H/H while I chat on TS.
Maybe all 10 will never see the end of each campaign before I'm tired of the game altogether, maybe I'll wind up with Legendary Protector for all 10, can't say either way at this point. But I can say that I'll never take the shortcut of having someone else play the game for me.
Lothlorian Sassun
I think they want to get a new Character they have made to the end game without having to go through all the crap you have to do to get to the endgame. They have the Gold to pay cause they are not new to the game. If somebody is willing to pay for a service then said service will be given. It does not bother me at all. I have Run people to Droks and i have gotten runs to droks.
Racthoh
People just want to get the pretty armour fast and play the rewarding content ASAP.
Pugging purposes, monk. Organized groups, gon. 
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For example, I would pay even 40k for someone to get my monk to at least Desolation. Why? Because I have a Paragon at the same location... And tell me, which char should I get to DoA first ~~
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Gift3d
I don't get runs... even though i have 10 characters who have mostly played through all the same campaigns, but that's just me.
I can however understand if it's like the 4th, 5th+ time going through a campaign how people would want runs. It's reasonable. Has nothing to do with "not being able to play the game". Just being bored of doing the same thing, i guess...
I can however understand if it's like the 4th, 5th+ time going through a campaign how people would want runs. It's reasonable. Has nothing to do with "not being able to play the game". Just being bored of doing the same thing, i guess...
strcpy
We went through this before and we ended up with the locked gates of Cantha which VERY few like. The system in Elona is tolerated, but not really liked. Even then someone rich enough can *always* get a run and there is almost no way around it as they could always just pay a full party to play the mission for them. Those that aren't rich enough just go someplace else.
It is a fact of the game and there is nothing one can do about it. The only people who affect you are the ones that are level 20 and don't know how to play - everyone else can be ignored. But then no running didn't result in more competent players, just vastly fewer players to choose from and a general inability to form groups at all. In fact, it tended to reduce the amount of competent players since most just went far enough to get the elites they wanted due to not being able to play in the way they enjoyed. See Cantha's current state compared to the other two.
It is a fact of the game and there is nothing one can do about it. The only people who affect you are the ones that are level 20 and don't know how to play - everyone else can be ignored. But then no running didn't result in more competent players, just vastly fewer players to choose from and a general inability to form groups at all. In fact, it tended to reduce the amount of competent players since most just went far enough to get the elites they wanted due to not being able to play in the way they enjoyed. See Cantha's current state compared to the other two.
Terra Xin
Most of the people I've run have already beaten the game, and like others have said, there's no real need for them to have to go through it again.
Maguuma is a great place, and I try to do runs there as often as I can. It's just so out of the way and easy to ignore. People want to finish quickly and that's all good.
Maguuma is a great place, and I try to do runs there as often as I can. It's just so out of the way and easy to ignore. People want to finish quickly and that's all good.
GEXTE
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But then no running didn't result in more competent players, just vastly fewer players to choose from and a general inability to form groups at all. In fact, it tended to reduce the amount of competent players since most just went far enough to get the elites they wanted due to not being able to play in the way they enjoyed. See Cantha's current state compared to the other two.
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Yichi
back before the "j" menu fix for PvP characters, you had a huge advantage of running a PvE character in PvP, so a lot of PvPer's would make a char in a couple days to be able to use it without having to play through the entire game and spending their time in an area of the game they had less of an interest in.
maraxusofk
gets boring for after a while, although honestly i ran out of spaces so...........
cosyfiep
SharonC
I have to admit I have both gotten and given runs to my fellow alliance members. Usually from either Ascalon City to Lion's Arch so we can cross to NF and get our first heroes, or from LA to Ascalon with non-Tyrian characters so we can get protector.
I've also gotten run to Droknar's Forge with some non-Tyrian characters so I could help other Alliance people with those missions and get them out of the way. Since I tend to go for protector on every character I play through a campaign, I end up with every single outpost on the map anyway.
I'm also a tad obsessive about unlocking skills, so all my characters have all the skills available for their primary profession, which means I get everywhere to cap those skills as well.
My guildies and alliance friends tell me I'm crazy, however the fact that I have everything on the map usually means I can help them either get somewhere, or help them do something in pretty much any area of the game.
Not everyone getting a run is lazy. Sometimes we are just in a hurry to get to an area a bit early, usually for a specific reason.
I've also gotten run to Droknar's Forge with some non-Tyrian characters so I could help other Alliance people with those missions and get them out of the way. Since I tend to go for protector on every character I play through a campaign, I end up with every single outpost on the map anyway.
I'm also a tad obsessive about unlocking skills, so all my characters have all the skills available for their primary profession, which means I get everywhere to cap those skills as well.
My guildies and alliance friends tell me I'm crazy, however the fact that I have everything on the map usually means I can help them either get somewhere, or help them do something in pretty much any area of the game.
Not everyone getting a run is lazy. Sometimes we are just in a hurry to get to an area a bit early, usually for a specific reason.
Zahr Dalsk
We put in work to farm cash and then use that cash for runs. What's the problem with it? Nothing. It's like accusing someone of taking the taxi somewhere.
Angelic Upstart
Lol all these people whining about people getting 'run', firstly it makes no difference to your game experience whatsoever, secondly when you have completed a chapter numerous times then to me it makes sense to get a run as it tends to do away with the grind.
I remember seeing a level 2 in Droks, back in the day had to chuckle, besides, running, although not intended in the game, provides a service, if you dont want to use it then dont. But do not criticise others who do use runners for whatever reason.
I remember seeing a level 2 in Droks, back in the day had to chuckle
, besides, running, although not intended in the game, provides a service, if you dont want to use it then dont. But do not criticise others who do use runners for whatever reason.
strcpy
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That might go up for PvE, but you should come visit RA sometime, i am still amazed how some retards reached the battle isles with their PvE chars. Somebody must have ran them to LA or so, because there's no other logical explanation.
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While I generally agree that I sometimes wonder how some PvE characters make it far enough to get there I don't see some mythical total stoppage of running having any effect on said "retards" making it there - especially considering that with minutes of your very first login you can have a max level, max armor, and max weapon damage PvP character in RA (do you have to complete the tutorial stuff now? If not then within one minute instead of minutes).
aapo
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Originally Posted by Antheus
They are goal oriented.
They don't care about challenge of defeating Shiro, they want their armor. They don't care about exploring Maguuma jungle, they want Drok's armor. They don't care about following the story of Koss, they want to get to the farming place somewhere in Istan. It really is that simple - bypassing pointless tasks to achieve a goal. It's the same reason we prefer e-mail to snail mail these days. It's faster and more efficient. Same reason we eat at McD or order out - cooking something yourself takes time, so it's better to find a faster and easier option that allows you to spend more time doing things you like. |
hallomik
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Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
Honestly, are you upset that people are skipping content, or that they are 'ruining the game for themselves.' Because either way, I don't see it impacting your game at all.
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Meh. If you get runs on your first character, dumb. If you get runs on your 4th, who cares?
Tarkin
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
Warning: This will be mostly a rant.
Are people really that lazy to need someone to run them from one place to another? Why does it feel like no one actually plays this game anymore? The final mission in both Factions and Nightfall are, or once were, possible to be run by someone. Rarely do I see people in the Maguuma Jungle. It gets rather annoying seeing Level 2-6 players with elite armor on and expect people in Iron Mines of Moladune to accept them into groups. I'm sure some have noticed people beating one of the campaigns and not having a clue who Prince Rurik, Master Togo, Mhenlo, Kormir or Gwen are. Ever wonder what would happen if it was made so people couldn't get runs through Snake Dance? -end rant- So here's the main statement: What do you think about people who ask for runs through just about anything? Also, thank you for reading my thread. |
My second char tyria... 1 week to finish, get some quests, make missions
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My thirth char tyria... 1 day to finish, make only skills reward quests make all missions...
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My fourth char tyria... 1 day to finish get all skill from quest rewards and run all possible, make missions to get skill points...
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My fifth char tyria... 1 day to finish get all skill from quest rewards and run all possible, make missions to get skill points...
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My first char in cantha... 1 week to finish the game, enjoy everything...
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My second char in cantha... 3 days because sins suks a lot in pve... i remember i change all sin skills for rit skills to finish the last missions because no one party with sin... lol
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My thirth char in cantha... 1 day to finish, because MM rules lol...
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My first char in elona... 1 we1k to finish the game, enjoy everything...
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My second char in elona... 2 days to finish the game...
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Play the first char of campain, enjoy the game, run the others...
Sorry my weak english.
odly
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
Ever wonder what would happen if it was made so people couldn't get runs through Snake Dance?
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Although characters from other campaigns don't need the attributes quests and skills can be gotten with tomes...
I did run people to droknar's in the past. Fastest way to make cash at the time. I usually made sure they knew what was going on and warned people that didn't that they were missing half the story.
Solas
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So here's the main statement: What do you think about people who ask for runs through just about anything? Also, thank you for reading my thread. |
Have you ever used tomes? be then eltie tomes or normal.
same thing, you shoudl have that skill and be that level/ be in wrong continant.
Your not forced to paly with any low levels, no one is.
but if somone wants to get a run through the game they have every right to.
Some may have work, others may have a hard time and some jsut don't want to.
First time chars shouldn't really get runs tho,they miss the story, the exp. and the effect is gone when its done by somone else, but if they have it completed on another char they shouldn't have to do the work again if they dont want to
TheRaven
I don't have a problem with people that want runs. As many have already pointed out, there are lots of legitimate reasons for a player wanting a run.
What I do have a problem with are the little kiddies that expect people to run them everywhere thru out the entire game when they have never completed any of it on their own. You know the type. Every guild has one.
"Wah!!! Someone come help me. This is too hard!!!"
"I need a runner to droks, NOW!!!"
"I need a power leveler NOW!!!"
kiddie: "How do you earn money in this game"
guildie: "Killing hydras in the desert earns me decent money"
kiddie: "Where is the desert?"
guildie2: "You have to beat Sanctum Cay to get to the desert"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "come on guys!! I need a run!!!!!!"
kiddie: "I need a run!!!!"
kiddie: "run me to the desert!!!!!!"
Kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
What I do have a problem with are the little kiddies that expect people to run them everywhere thru out the entire game when they have never completed any of it on their own. You know the type. Every guild has one.
"Wah!!! Someone come help me. This is too hard!!!"
"I need a runner to droks, NOW!!!"
"I need a power leveler NOW!!!"
kiddie: "How do you earn money in this game"
guildie: "Killing hydras in the desert earns me decent money"
kiddie: "Where is the desert?"
guildie2: "You have to beat Sanctum Cay to get to the desert"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
kiddie: "come on guys!! I need a run!!!!!!"
kiddie: "I need a run!!!!"
kiddie: "run me to the desert!!!!!!"
Kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free"
Mork from Ork
Several reasons I accept a run
1: I've already done the games more than once - now I just want to play my favorite parts and skip the boring ones.
2: Found a new farming build that requires primary I don't have in the place where I need it. I don't want to play all the way through the game just to try out and tweak a farming build.
3: a festival is coming up and I want temp characters on my mule account to be in lions arch to take part without having to play through to get there.
4: Have a character I want to achieve survivor with and the easiest place to level is GWEN - a run is the quickest way to get there.
5: frankly sometimes it's nice to take a run, die immediately, target the runner and get and opportunity to look at the scenery and talk to others in a groups without having to concentrate on fighting.
6: Other than runs I never never pug so my getting run isn't going affect anyone but me.
1: I've already done the games more than once - now I just want to play my favorite parts and skip the boring ones.
2: Found a new farming build that requires primary I don't have in the place where I need it. I don't want to play all the way through the game just to try out and tweak a farming build.
3: a festival is coming up and I want temp characters on my mule account to be in lions arch to take part without having to play through to get there.
4: Have a character I want to achieve survivor with and the easiest place to level is GWEN - a run is the quickest way to get there.
5: frankly sometimes it's nice to take a run, die immediately, target the runner and get and opportunity to look at the scenery and talk to others in a groups without having to concentrate on fighting.
6: Other than runs I never never pug so my getting run isn't going affect anyone but me.
enter_the_zone
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I don't have a problem with people that want runs. As many have already pointed out, there are lots of legitimate reasons for a player wanting a run.
What I do have a problem with are the little kiddies that expect people to run them everywhere thru out the entire game when they have never completed any of it on their own. You know the type. Every guild has one. "Wah!!! Someone come help me. This is too hard!!!" "I need a runner to droks, NOW!!!" "I need a power leveler NOW!!!" kiddie: "How do you earn money in this game" guildie: "Killing hydras in the desert earns me decent money" kiddie: "Where is the desert?" guildie2: "You have to beat Sanctum Cay to get to the desert" kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free" kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free" __________________________________________________ _________ kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free" kiddie: "come on guys!! I need a run!!!!!!" kiddie: "I need a run!!!!" kiddie: "run me to the desert!!!!!!" Kiddie: "Someone run me to Santom Kay Free" |
We've had a few. Generally, they didn't make it past the line.
dunky_g
Its a simple answer that seems to have to be answered every week in a different thread:
Once you have done an area so many times on different chars, your not always going to want to do it again, in those cases get a run.
Once you have done an area so many times on different chars, your not always going to want to do it again, in those cases get a run.
Dark Kal
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I'm sure some have noticed people beating one of the campaigns and not having a clue who Prince Rurik, Master Togo, Mhenlo, Kormir or Gwen are.
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Theo Godscythe
I get run to Lion's Arch, go to gwen lv to 20 in Irontoe Farm and then get run to the end of Proph. Running is great don't hate it...
Kusandaa
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Originally Posted by Antheus
They are goal oriented.
They don't care about challenge of defeating Shiro, they want their armor. They don't care about exploring Maguuma jungle, they want Drok's armor. They don't care about following the story of Koss, they want to get to the farming place somewhere in Istan. It really is that simple - bypassing pointless tasks to achieve a goal. It's the same reason we prefer e-mail to snail mail these days. It's faster and more efficient. Same reason we eat at McD or order out - cooking something yourself takes time, so it's better to find a faster and easier option that allows you to spend more time doing things you like. |
It just gets boring, character after character, to have the same storyline, same development... that I personally feel, after my 25th time in Sanctum Cay (helping guildies, masters, attempts in HM, exploring it, MORE attempts in HM to help someone) I can skip it. I KNOW what's coming after Sanctum Cay and I KNOW the mission.
So with my hatred of questing and my love for armor, yes, I tend to skip some stuff. I do play to get to know how to play my character, however. In Factions and NF, I haven't skipped a thing. When I'll decide to beat Prophecies (my mesmer is a non-serious survivor but I don't wanna farm for it) I'll start at Ice Caves, will eventually finish the game THEN backtrack on the missions I've skipped because I'm tired of doing them when I get to them because I need it to get to my next place. I want to do them when I can, unlike in Factions or NF I have to play through to get to. It would be the same in Prophecies if I couldn't skip it, I'd deal with it.
BlackAngel
My viewpoint seems to be bit different to majority of people in here. So many of you say that it's boring to do everything all over again and you just run/get runned to end so you can do "the profitable" places of game, but isn't that bit boring to do only couple of places again and again? For me it would become very, very boring just to do DoA, Duncan etc all day long.
My own personal method of not getting bored is to do it all, as opposing to run throught it. Only place I ever run to is from LA to Ascalon with my non-Tyrian characters so I can start Tyria from the beginning. I do every single side quest with all my characters, scouting and masters from missions. Not bored yet and I find it much more rewarding than continuos repeating of high-end stuff (in game experience terms, not necessarily money terms). But again, this only my view of things.
I don't mind if people runs or uses running services, but in my opinion they steal themselves big part of game that would be fun to do, even for the 4th, 5th, many-th time, istead of just grinding throught high-end areas/missions all over again (yes, I do call that more of a grind than going through Maguuma again by storyline).
My own personal method of not getting bored is to do it all, as opposing to run throught it. Only place I ever run to is from LA to Ascalon with my non-Tyrian characters so I can start Tyria from the beginning. I do every single side quest with all my characters, scouting and masters from missions. Not bored yet and I find it much more rewarding than continuos repeating of high-end stuff (in game experience terms, not necessarily money terms). But again, this only my view of things.
I don't mind if people runs or uses running services, but in my opinion they steal themselves big part of game that would be fun to do, even for the 4th, 5th, many-th time, istead of just grinding throught high-end areas/missions all over again (yes, I do call that more of a grind than going through Maguuma again by storyline).
GWFiery
I beat all 3 chapters as well as GWEN, haven't once watched a whole cutscene?
Why? Why bother...I want to finish the game. But I do know the main people, just not hardcore storyline.
Why? Why bother...I want to finish the game. But I do know the main people, just not hardcore storyline.
Taurucis
One quote commonly spoken on some other forums I frequent:
I believe it applies here. If they want runners, let them have runners. If you want to enjoy the storyline, go ahead. Guild Wars caters to both groups. You aren't forced to follow the storyline every time, neither are you forced to skip everything.
The first couple times I usually like to play through the storyline and see what happens, the times after that I just get the armor and farming spots. $.$
Speaking of that I really need to get my monk to DoA...
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The first couple times I usually like to play through the storyline and see what happens, the times after that I just get the armor and farming spots. $.$
Speaking of that I really need to get my monk to DoA...
quickmonty
I've never been run. Played all of my characters through all of the storylines in all of the campaigns. But that's just me. The game allows it so those that want to take the shortcut can do so.
Just don't ask me to run you through a mission or power level.
Someone mentioned tomes. Got Legendary Skill hunter on one character on each of my (2) accounts, without tomes. Just more fun to me that way.
Just don't ask me to run you through a mission or power level.
Someone mentioned tomes. Got Legendary Skill hunter on one character on each of my (2) accounts, without tomes. Just more fun to me that way.
IslandHermet
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
Warning: This will be mostly a rant.
Are people really that lazy to need someone to run them from one place to another? Why does it feel like no one actually plays this game anymore? The final mission in both Factions and Nightfall are, or once were, possible to be run by someone. Rarely do I see people in the Maguuma Jungle. It gets rather annoying seeing Level 2-6 players with elite armor on and expect people in Iron Mines of Moladune to accept them into groups. I'm sure some have noticed people beating one of the campaigns and not having a clue who Prince Rurik, Master Togo, Mhenlo, Kormir or Gwen are. Ever wonder what would happen if it was made so people couldn't get runs through Snake Dance? -end rant- So here's the main statement: What do you think about people who ask for runs through just about anything? Also, thank you for reading my thread. |
are you ranting just to rant?
it is a very simple answer, I have done this with many chars and do not feel like doing it again so I will get a run. <-simple answer
IslandHermet
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My viewpoint seems to be bit different to majority of people in here. So many of you say that it's boring to do everything all over again and you just run/get runned to end so you can do "the profitable" places of game, but isn't that bit boring to do only couple of places again and again? For me it would become very, very boring just to do DoA, Duncan etc all day long.
My own personal method of not getting bored is to do it all, as opposing to run throught it. Only place I ever run to is from LA to Ascalon with my non-Tyrian characters so I can start Tyria from the beginning. I do every single side quest with all my characters, scouting and masters from missions. Not bored yet and I find it much more rewarding than continuos repeating of high-end stuff (in game experience terms, not necessarily money terms). But again, this only my view of things. I don't mind if people runs or uses running services, but in my opinion they steal themselves big part of game that would be fun to do, even for the 4th, 5th, many-th time, istead of just grinding throught high-end areas/missions all over again (yes, I do call that more of a grind than going through Maguuma again by storyline). |
most people have farming chars and the chars they play the game with.(it would seem some people can not accept this.)
my main goes all over does everything and anything, my monk on the other hand is a farmer, same for my necro, my ele does eveything same for my derv, it all depends on what you made the char for.
The point you made about it getting lame or old is very true which is why once I get bored with the farming spot or what not I change chars and do something else, same when pve gets old I pvp.
I do not think you thought of everything (do you think everyone has 1 char and 1 char only?) you must take into account that most people have all 3 games which is 8 char slots, some have the SE/CE editions of the games so they have 10 slots. so the statment that they are only hurting themselves is just a limited view of the big picture. if I want to do the ROF missions again I do them with my main char or one of my backup mains, if I want to farm I will use the farming chars or even farm with my main.