Short Rant .. maybe it's just me!!!

I have just started to play the desert areas and I am becoming frustrated with the lack of 'players' versus people willing to pay some one to 'run' them through the game. So far I have had to find outposts and do the quest associated with them with hencies only (with t e exception of one pug).

Is it me...is the way to play the desert finding a path (guided or not) that u can run through without confronting the 'E' of PvE (environment). It is a little frustrating that stand in an outpost looking for a party and finding a group that wants to know what u charge for the run through or what u will pay them for the run through.

It is almost to the point that I will jump ahead to another campaign just to get hero's and go it alone. Like I said a short rant so I'll stop but I truly would appreciate opinions.

Joe

go buy urself nightfall for hero's

No rants in this forum, so be careful about that.

Pugging in the desert is a little difficult, so I would suggest getting some heroes or just using henchies, although it will take you a little bit longer.

There's not really a way you can run through the desert without encountering some sort of hostiles. Find a running build if you really want to move through it to get to the outposts.

Sorry man.

Or maybe find a good guild, and do it with guildies that want to help you. That is how I beat the desert the first time

Guildies make gaming life better. MUCH better. There is no way I would still play this game if I didn't have some friends to play through with, and by friends I do not mean H/H.

The lack of peeps in the desert is probably due to the release of the other games and expansion pack and the lack of many quests actually in the desert area. It really is a bit of a stop gap area before you get to the S. Shiverpeaks. As for runners, well most people who are going there now are doing it with additional account characters, and simply can't be bothered to find the way to the outposts/missions and additionally can easily afford the gold required to get the runs.
The desert and a lot of the prophecies areas have been a bit neglected of late and as such people have lost interest in playing there much. The last real update to the area was the griffin nurf, when we got a new monk boss to replace 55 monk farming area! We need a few more quests/ideas to get the old areas going. HM in the desert is a breeze.

On the other hand, at least you are playing the game the way most of us did the first time and learning the hard way which of course, is the best way.

In addition, you have the advantage of these forums as well as guildwiki, which of course I and others never had when I did a lot of those missions with just me and some hench. Good luck though all the same

henchies are actually much better than 75% of pug. You might actually stand a higher chance of suceeding with henchies tbh

But then, whats the point of playing an MMORPG YAY for guilds

Yea most poeple doing the desert now have done it so many times they can afford a run/don't want to waste the time there. You don't see many players there actually doing anything because of the very few new players joining guild wars. That is not to say there aren't any but many are saying "O well nightfall is standalone got released later so it has to be better". Then they buy that gwen faction and prophecies last. By then they are good enough/don't care enough anymore where they just want to beat game get title and be done.

pug was fun during prophecies. Ever since factions, the chances of getting a decent pug group is very very low. Nightfall? You know whats remaining in pugs

If you plan on getting Nightfall anyway, I say get it now and unlock some Heroes. If not, you still can hench your way through the desert. It can be frustrating, but it's doable.

agree with all.
I find between 3 and 7 pm pacific time always has more people willing to help anywhere. not just desert...unfortunately im atlantic, so i hench alot too:P
my 2 bits

Nightfall is the bane of all PuG's outside of ''1337'' areas. :/
I suggest you get heroes.

My 2-cents: After you've gone through the Desert a couple of times, it tends to be a spot to just "get through" so you can get on with the Missions in the S Shiverpeaks and Fire Ring Islands. I mean, unless you're farming, there just isn't that much there!

The trouble in the desert is the unbalance btween the henchmen and the enemies.

In Factions and Nightfall, where the monsters start to be level 20, you get level 20 henchmen.

In Prophecies, where the monsters start being level 20, you get still level 16 henchmen.

I remember the desert was very difficult with henchies. Just go get heroes. I'd suggest EOTN, since you get Vekk and Ogden at level 20 straight away.

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The desert is boring. I played through it once, I get run through it with any other chars.

Nobody does missions in Tyria anymore. All I ever see in local chat is "looking for run". Hardly ever see "LFG".