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Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:07 - 1

And I only got to play twice. We played a total of ten games.

What is it about Jade Quarry that turns people off? Is it that nobody ever goes there? That same thinking is probably the reason nobody goes there anyway.

Why is Jade Quarry so bad, besides its drop-dead activity? Is there any way we can make it worthy of being played on par with Fort Aspenwood? I don't think I've ever seen Jade Quarry active by itself since we had the double Kurzick/Luxon Faction weekend when the titles were revamped.

Edit: Perhaps in the future, I can encourage many of you to come play with us all and bring the Quarry back to life for a while again.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:10 - 2

From what I've been told, its easier for luxons to win than kurz so it's unpopular (just what I heard, I've never done it) So even when people want to do it, good luck getting enough people together there

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

20 Mar 2008 at 02:12 - 3

If I remember correctly, It was more popular than Fort Aspenwood during the Open Beta weekend. Don't know what happened.

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

20 Mar 2008 at 02:12 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

What is it about Jade Quarry that turns people off?

Cant be H/H'ed.

Saint Zeth

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Lutgardis Conservatory

[TCD]

Mo/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:14 - 5

Both Fort Aspenwood and Jade Quarry don't give as much faction as AB or FFF. The concept of Jade Quarry is also pretty bad. Covering an NPC while he slowly brings Jade back to your side is just boring to me. I prefer Fort Aspenwood since it requires some degree of strategy, and the Kurzicks and Luxons have two completely different roles. Maybe if some improvements were made to Jade Quarry to make it more fun, then people might actually start to play it.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:20 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazybanshee

From what I've been told, its easier for luxons to win than kurz so it's unpopular

I've only lost to the Luxons once, and every time I was Luxon (which was once or twice), we won.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhavv

Cant be H/H'ed.

Lol, fair enough.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saint Zeth

Both Fort Aspenwood and Jade Quarry don't give as much faction as AB or FFF. The concept of Jade Quarry is also pretty bad. Covering an NPC while he slowly brings Jade back to your side is just boring to me. I prefer Fort Aspenwood since it requires some degree of strategy, and the Kurzicks and Luxons have two completely different roles. Maybe if some improvements were made to Jade Quarry to make it more fun, then people might actually start to play it.

It's only a total escort mission if all you're doing is winning. You need two evenly leveled teams to really get it to be something fun. The problem is, that's hard to do when you can only pull from so many people that really want to do Jade Quarry. I'm having trouble keeping it active because Luxons keep failing, and so they leave, and so all the games we have are ending up being a sweep for the Kurzicks, which does turn it into a boring escort.

If we can get an active player-base, we might not have that problem.

cebalrai

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2007

Mature Gaming Association

Me/E

20 Mar 2008 at 02:27 - 7

Most people couldn't even tell you how to get there.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:29 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by cebalrai

Most people couldn't even tell you how to get there.

I know, that's another big flaw of it. Aspenwood is closer, and everyone talks about it. Nobody talks about the Quarry, so nobody really ever bothers to go there, therefore cutting down the player base.

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

20 Mar 2008 at 02:41 - 9

Aspenwood is really a lot more fun. The few times I tried quarry, it was pretty much shrine capping on steroids. Unlike in AB, you don't have to stop to cap the shrines, so anyone who can clear a shrine in seconds dominates. There's really not much point in attacking the jade carriers or other players, making it kinda lame.

Spaced Invader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

20 Mar 2008 at 02:56 - 10

Thanks for putting this up. Just joined in time for the last round to get the 1% on my new char.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

20 Mar 2008 at 02:57 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spaced Invader

Thanks for putting this up. Just joined in time for the last round to get the 1% on my new char.

I saw you there, I'm glad I could help.

Anyways, it's late for me right now, so I'm gonna go to bed. Quarry's closed, unless someone else wants to bear my burden of pulling everyone else together.

Sakura Az

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

The frozen north

Ambassadors Of Enlightenment [Sage]

A/

20 Mar 2008 at 03:13 - 12

hey! i remember you! i got the people there to begin with so that a guildie of mine could finish his canthan cartography title. hehe i rock. anyways.. yeah.. i got everyone there to start with >.<