How you divide time between all of them?
Witch one you like best?
Which one do you like best? Zaishen quest, Nicholas the Traveler or WiK?
Artfull Fisherman
I do WiK wanted quests with my warrior also Nicholas but Zaishen with character best for the challenge.
How you divide time between all of them?
Witch one you like best?
How you divide time between all of them?
Witch one you like best?
Mustache Mayhem
I like to use
Savanah heat and sometimes..
Trappers speed if I'm trapping.. but then I also like to use
Frenzy on the warrior.. it owns but on ranger I always bring troll
Ugent
the zanshien quests are fun though!
Savanah heat and sometimes..
Trappers speed if I'm trapping.. but then I also like to use
Frenzy on the warrior.. it owns but on ranger I always bring troll
Ugent
the zanshien quests are fun though!
Black Metal
like best........well, the nicholas ones are mellow because you have a week to get what you need, so no rush. Zaishen bounty/mission I only do if they are interesting, easy, or I have a char that actually needs to do it, so those are pretty spotty. And WiK depends on the reward: the 3+1 are generally not worth it, while the 10+5 generally are, however I need to do as many of them as I can in a small amount of time so they are more like a chore than anything else, especially considering we don't know if they are going away or not.
So they are all a bit different, but in general I'd say I like the Nicholas ones the most because they are mellow, much more variety in what the gifts can be, and every week has been different (unlike the other 2 which cycle).
This is an interesting question though, because they all have things in common, and all have things which make them different from the other 2.
So they are all a bit different, but in general I'd say I like the Nicholas ones the most because they are mellow, much more variety in what the gifts can be, and every week has been different (unlike the other 2 which cycle).
This is an interesting question though, because they all have things in common, and all have things which make them different from the other 2.
PuppyEater
I would say nick's since the myst tonics rock but he loses points when they ask for things like sand worm scales or some other nonsense that takes forever to just get one of. You could buy it but If I wanted to drop 5k for a useless item from the rng id snag myself some 5k firewater via zkeys...
Essence Snow
Zaishen by far.....even more so b4 maxing titles and getting all heavies on chars.
WiK slowed down after getting minis...I don't need any exp scrolls or ID kits
Nick is too spread out (meaning a week between) and once titles (party and sweet) are done interest in him slows as well.
WiK slowed down after getting minis...I don't need any exp scrolls or ID kits
Nick is too spread out (meaning a week between) and once titles (party and sweet) are done interest in him slows as well.
cosyfiep
the zaishen have been out for a whole year now---so I only do the 'easy' ones (or ones that help with titles I am working on etc)... wik I have only gotten to on 6 characters and after the first round--I dont do them all, only the easy ones or ones that give enough bang for my time.
Nic I usually do since I have lots of [email protected] on my account and am still working on sweet and drunk title---and since you can only do it once a week with only one character on your account it doesnt eat into any time for the other stuff.
Nic I usually do since I have lots of [email protected] on my account and am still working on sweet and drunk title---and since you can only do it once a week with only one character on your account it doesnt eat into any time for the other stuff.
FengShuiDove
Did all of the WiK quests, now that it's looping and we haven't got MoH info I'm sort of slowing down. Nick is often fun but once I max consumables titles and maybe get the minis, I won't be interested anymore. ZQ I'll probably return to on my alternate account to finish titles, but that's about all.
Basically, I'm getting close to being done with GW. WiK offers the newest stuff, Nick offers stuff I need but is only once a week, and ZQ just doesn't cater to me as often.
Basically, I'm getting close to being done with GW. WiK offers the newest stuff, Nick offers stuff I need but is only once a week, and ZQ just doesn't cater to me as often.
Vulturion
Nicholas the Traveller for me.
Frustrating lack of any miniatures at all despite a flawless track record and a 2nd account, but it's still a leisurely diversion and the surprisingly easy weeks balance out the rottenly difficult ones.
Miniature Yakkington will be mine!
Zaishen rewards just don't interest me (well the items themselves do just not for the scale of effort involved), so after the initial novelty fun of them I haven't revisited.
WiK bounties I have enjoyed, but with farming so intensively (without hitting the jackpot) I'm simply fed up of fighting the same mobs over & over now.
Assuming they are a permanent addition and the medals are worth having, I can see myself keeping up with the 15-22 reward quests - if not, probably only check-in sporadically when other activities run dry.
Frustrating lack of any miniatures at all despite a flawless track record and a 2nd account, but it's still a leisurely diversion and the surprisingly easy weeks balance out the rottenly difficult ones.
Miniature Yakkington will be mine!
Zaishen rewards just don't interest me (well the items themselves do just not for the scale of effort involved), so after the initial novelty fun of them I haven't revisited.
WiK bounties I have enjoyed, but with farming so intensively (without hitting the jackpot) I'm simply fed up of fighting the same mobs over & over now.
Assuming they are a permanent addition and the medals are worth having, I can see myself keeping up with the 15-22 reward quests - if not, probably only check-in sporadically when other activities run dry.
aspi
I really liked the WiK quests except maybe the last one, that one was just lame. I don't like farming in general but it's fun to see how fast you can get the items Nick is looking for.
In the beginning I did all the zaishen quests but I hardly touch them anymore now.
Maybe if they added some more bosses to the bounty? I never paid much attention to the bounty part but it does not seem like all bosses are bounties here.
In the beginning I did all the zaishen quests but I hardly touch them anymore now.
Maybe if they added some more bosses to the bounty? I never paid much attention to the bounty part but it does not seem like all bosses are bounties here.
Mintha Syl
WiK I was doing them all every day (or 3 in a row) with my main, but soon got bored, repetitive and no gain at all.
Nicholas I was doing him often at the beginning (and I got my Yakkington the second time) but now I only do him once in a while,cause I don't like farming, when I'm particularly disposed and it's an area I'm interested in, like ether claws when I was looking for sapphires/rubies anyway and modnir manes with a char who's particularly intersted in norn points. Sometimes I only do part of the gifts, not even all of them if I get bored too much. And anyway, I'm doing sweet/party titles but not so hardcore and the alchol is needing a mule all for that because I'm too lazy both for doing the title and selling.
Zaishens are my favourites, they give decent gold, wonderful rep points, and I really need the heavy packs (got my first one yesterday) for all my chars. I try to do the more I can depending on the reward and fun, but basically I always have fun in redoing missions, and also fast bounties (not the dungeon ones unless it's very short and easy dungeons, but I completed the dungeon list with my main following zaishens). I'm only now getting aware of how I did EotN rep titles, especially norn one, from rank 3 to 7 was all done with Zaishens seen you only reach rank 3 with storyline+quests.
Nicholas I was doing him often at the beginning (and I got my Yakkington the second time) but now I only do him once in a while,cause I don't like farming, when I'm particularly disposed and it's an area I'm interested in, like ether claws when I was looking for sapphires/rubies anyway and modnir manes with a char who's particularly intersted in norn points. Sometimes I only do part of the gifts, not even all of them if I get bored too much. And anyway, I'm doing sweet/party titles but not so hardcore and the alchol is needing a mule all for that because I'm too lazy both for doing the title and selling.
Zaishens are my favourites, they give decent gold, wonderful rep points, and I really need the heavy packs (got my first one yesterday) for all my chars. I try to do the more I can depending on the reward and fun, but basically I always have fun in redoing missions, and also fast bounties (not the dungeon ones unless it's very short and easy dungeons, but I completed the dungeon list with my main following zaishens). I'm only now getting aware of how I did EotN rep titles, especially norn one, from rank 3 to 7 was all done with Zaishens seen you only reach rank 3 with storyline+quests.
wilebill
Nicholas the Traveler.
WiK was fun for a while.
Zaishen, rarely even bother to look. Think the devs went a bit overboard on upping the challenge. Now they usually just seem too tedious to bother with.
WiK was fun for a while.
Zaishen, rarely even bother to look. Think the devs went a bit overboard on upping the challenge. Now they usually just seem too tedious to bother with.
Vilaptca
I think all three were fun for a while.
There were a few weeks in a row where I didn't have time to farm the items for Nick or they just weren't dropping, after that I forgot about him.
Zaishen I'll only do if its easier. Don't really like repeating the same missions I've already done before.
WiK was the most exciting of the three for me, brand new bosses, new encounters. It was new and fun to go discover all these new bosses. It was also challenging, though the reward wasn't always worth it. I've stopped doing these now that they are repeating and we see no end to it.
There were a few weeks in a row where I didn't have time to farm the items for Nick or they just weren't dropping, after that I forgot about him.
Zaishen I'll only do if its easier. Don't really like repeating the same missions I've already done before.
WiK was the most exciting of the three for me, brand new bosses, new encounters. It was new and fun to go discover all these new bosses. It was also challenging, though the reward wasn't always worth it. I've stopped doing these now that they are repeating and we see no end to it.
Lord Dagon
nick is essentially my money bringer so thats my more "get this done now" kind of deal.
zaishen i dont even bother w/. if the rewards were uped so i got a decent reward for killing the enemies/running the missions etc id do it but its just simplely too much scale and not enough will to climb it.
wik is just.. frustrating. im sure ima going to get flamed but for me those WiK enemies jsut own me. seems no matter what i bring they are 2 steps ahead of me. Bring SoS? got gaze fury or something. got Searing flame? got condition removal. Bring discord? we cna kill these minions in 2 hits.
so out of the 3 i deffinatley like nick the most ^_^.
zaishen i dont even bother w/. if the rewards were uped so i got a decent reward for killing the enemies/running the missions etc id do it but its just simplely too much scale and not enough will to climb it.
wik is just.. frustrating. im sure ima going to get flamed but for me those WiK enemies jsut own me. seems no matter what i bring they are 2 steps ahead of me. Bring SoS? got gaze fury or something. got Searing flame? got condition removal. Bring discord? we cna kill these minions in 2 hits.
so out of the 3 i deffinatley like nick the most ^_^.
snaek
zqs for the pugging experience with random strangers. nick for weekly gatherings with guild/friends. wik for.....ummmm... i guess cool drops and a storyline? i guess? wik probably has the coolest content of the three, but i prefer the multiplayer experiences the other two brought.
Imaginos
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like best........well, the nicholas ones are mellow because you have a week to get what you need, so no rush. Zaishen bounty/mission I only do if they are interesting, easy, or I have a char that actually needs to do it, so those are pretty spotty. And WiK depends on the reward: the 3+1 are generally not worth it, while the 10+5 generally are, however I need to do as many of them as I can in a small amount of time so they are more like a chore than anything else, especially considering we don't know if they are going away or not.
So they are all a bit different, but in general I'd say I like the Nicholas ones the most because they are mellow, much more variety in what the gifts can be, and every week has been different (unlike the other 2 which cycle). This is an interesting question though, because they all have things in common, and all have things which make them different from the other 2. |
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I also agree with most of the sentiments above about challenge vs time. I only do the zaishen now if it's not time consuming and I didn't hold out for 20 slot bags as the prices on most of the zaishen stuff is just stupidly high. Anet typical behavior there.
WiK stuff same. I won't do a 3+1 bounty and may do a 7+3 if it's easy enough to get to. The 10+5's I'll usually do but I've tapered off on doing these due to again, stupidly rare drop rates by Anet on greens/minis from the mobs/gifts. Just not worth the time investment. This is what makes me reconsider buying gw2....stupidly rare drop rates ala farmwars.
If the stuff to get for nick is too rare a drop I just skip that week.
Metatail
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I like to use
Savanah heat and sometimes.. Trappers speed if I'm trapping.. but then I also like to use Frenzy on the warrior.. it owns but on ranger I always bring troll Ugent the zanshien quests are fun though! |
WiK fun, me want more, faster, deeper.
pterodactyl
war in kryta quests ~*bore*~ me even though they shouldn't.
and nowadays it seems like zquests are only stuff like duncan.
so my dear friend nicholas, i would have to say.
and nowadays it seems like zquests are only stuff like duncan.
so my dear friend nicholas, i would have to say.
jazilla
I like the WiK stuff but I don't like how sporadic it is. SOme weeks we have content and web page updates and now for a month we haven't had the web updates. I am happy they gave us some new stuff though when they didn't have to. I just wish they were more consistent with the release schedule. I got all excited this week and then...nothing.
Cheevy
i like wik so far. used to do zaishen for w while, but got bored of it. nicolas? when i have time =]
Quaker
I like the WiK wanteds and quests the best at this time. I did enough Zaishen missions/bounties to get 20-slot bags for all 12 of my characters, and that's enough.
Plus, the ZM/ZBs are just the same old stuff, whereas the WiK stuff is at least partially "new".
I usually do the Traveller thing each week (for no particular reason.)
Plus, the ZM/ZBs are just the same old stuff, whereas the WiK stuff is at least partially "new".
I usually do the Traveller thing each week (for no particular reason.)
Shadowspawn X
The WiK lost me when it started repeating the bounties, too much repetition too quickly for my taste. I never liked nick much, he represents the mindless farm quest I despise and was glad GW was free of those for so long. Glad he is optional. I have to say the zq was the most fun.
Xiaquin
Zaishen is a great way to earn Guardian titles, but the rewards are really expensive.
Nicholas has some good consumables, but the collecting can be annoying.
To me, WiK is the best because of the lore, but the gifts are a nice bonus. I'm patiently waiting to see how it progresses, it's exciting.
Nicholas has some good consumables, but the collecting can be annoying.
To me, WiK is the best because of the lore, but the gifts are a nice bonus. I'm patiently waiting to see how it progresses, it's exciting.
makosi
I prefer Nicholas and Zaishen quests to this WiK stuff. WiK hasn't been tested adequately and the devs have completely disregarded the henchmen in the context of this event. It's pretty poor.
PuppyEater
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...the devs have completely disregarded the henchmen in the context of this event. It's pretty poor.
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Shadowhaze
I prefer doing zquests if a char needs, but I haven't paid much attention to those for quite a while. I've not done Nic in a long time - just doing other stuff and don't feel like collecting every week. WiK got boring after doing many of them...getting a zillion xp scrolls is rather useless for me as I don't use them. Courier was ok to do before they nerfed it, at least the decent stuff from the gifts somewhat balanced out with all the scrolls. But ah well.
Angel Killuminati
I pick and choose all quests, I see them all as a fun side part of the game. The only things I keep up to date with are the War in Kryta things, as I know to collect the medals and also want to follow the storyline as it happens.
I've pretty much given up on Nic, as he's never given me anything of value ever since Nic the Traveller began. Now I just pick and choose the easy farms, as it's a complete waste of time for me usually.
As for Zaishen quests, if I'm extremely bored and fancy a change, I'll do some pve stuff inh conjunction with those.
I've pretty much given up on Nic, as he's never given me anything of value ever since Nic the Traveller began. Now I just pick and choose the easy farms, as it's a complete waste of time for me usually.
As for Zaishen quests, if I'm extremely bored and fancy a change, I'll do some pve stuff inh conjunction with those.
To Chicken To Die
Traveler was fun the first weeks but after 1 gwen doll and max party,sweeth,drunk titles he's getting ignored more and more often. WiK is simply boring. Z-quest since you can get decent stuff from z-coins and going to places were I haven't been in a long time.
Deakon
I like the Zaishen dailies cuz it gives me a little more incentive to do HM missions.
Mintha Syl
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Jk Arrow
When Zaishen first came out I thought it was great but it will take forever to get heavy bags for all my toons. Well, it really didn't take that long...and I only do the easy ones. I find they repeat quickly too. There are so many other bosses in the game, it would be nice to refresh the bounty list. Rewards were good for time invested most of the time or it gave incentive to do a dungeon to help fill a book.
WiK - Proph only version of ZB. Most rewards seem too light and some of the bosses are way out in zones. Honestly, they haven't seemed very appealing other than the possibility of new minis or greens with bad stats.
I would have to vote for Nick. Although the chance for mini is slim and no need for other items with max party, sweet, drunkard, it is more relaxing and there is no concern over missing the bounty on a specific day. You get a week to get the items you need.
WiK - Proph only version of ZB. Most rewards seem too light and some of the bosses are way out in zones. Honestly, they haven't seemed very appealing other than the possibility of new minis or greens with bad stats.
I would have to vote for Nick. Although the chance for mini is slim and no need for other items with max party, sweet, drunkard, it is more relaxing and there is no concern over missing the bounty on a specific day. You get a week to get the items you need.
dancing gnome
I stopped farming Nick after mandragor cakes. I can't stand the act of farming (doing something unnatural in the game for the soul purpose of gaining item x). I feel bored and like I'm wasting my time - I'm certainly not enjoying it.
I would have to say the Z Quests are my favourite of the three (mostly the missions, the bounties are pitiful rewards and killing in explorable areas often bores me).They take parts of the game I already enjoy (missions) and they help me work towards titles and group with other people.
I would have said the WiK but it is happening so slowly I'm just frustrated with it. I stopped caring after Salma retook Lion's Arch (without the player's help sadly) and Falken was nerfed. It feels like it's just bounty after bounty (even the "special quests" are basically bounties) instead of actually taking part in the war and the story. Combine that with things like last Fridays update let down (breaking the weekly update thing they had going) which creates uncertainty and disappointing our expectations for new content. This is also added to the frustration of many problems I have with the content (henchmen infusion, henchmen level and poor design of some of the quests). I can really see the difference between the Live Team working on small content compared with the quality of the missions and quests that the campaigns brought out. It's a shame it wasn't as incredible as the work they did on the BMP.
I would have to say the Z Quests are my favourite of the three (mostly the missions, the bounties are pitiful rewards and killing in explorable areas often bores me).They take parts of the game I already enjoy (missions) and they help me work towards titles and group with other people.
I would have said the WiK but it is happening so slowly I'm just frustrated with it. I stopped caring after Salma retook Lion's Arch (without the player's help sadly) and Falken was nerfed. It feels like it's just bounty after bounty (even the "special quests" are basically bounties) instead of actually taking part in the war and the story. Combine that with things like last Fridays update let down (breaking the weekly update thing they had going) which creates uncertainty and disappointing our expectations for new content. This is also added to the frustration of many problems I have with the content (henchmen infusion, henchmen level and poor design of some of the quests). I can really see the difference between the Live Team working on small content compared with the quality of the missions and quests that the campaigns brought out. It's a shame it wasn't as incredible as the work they did on the BMP.