Been waiting for ages to ZV Gyala Hatchery but the only entrance, deep in Luxon territory, is permanently Kurzick so I cant get the Luxon blessing.
Whats happened to cause such a Faction bias last for so long?
Why is everything Kurzick?
gteddie
AngelWJedi
i know right. ive been waiting forever myself. makes it hard when you're going for either side when part of it is in a different faction.
I Pwn Brownies
Start fighting on the Luxon side of AB.
And win.
And win.
Venganza
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Originally Posted by I Pwn Brownies
Start fighting on the Luxon side of AB.
And win. |
Spiritz
Tbh the idea of the boundries was great a few years ago when ab was busy but with less players doing ab it now screws up pve.
Yes - us who have been on gw for longer than a year can remember times when the ab maps been stuck on neutral grounds or even in kurz lands for ages - but at least it gave the pve players a chance to vq the relevant zones.
I know it wont ever get done but anet did split HA away from favor an into world favor - why cant they also do the same with ab and its maps.Have the pve side seperate from the pvp side.Heck im sure gw had and still has many pure pvper`s who dont do pve and cant see why pve should get affected.
Im sure that if things changed where what we did in pve affacted pvp mapes im sure the pvpers would be up in arms over it.
Bottom line - anet please seperate the kurz/lux boundries from pvp or at least set pve where in jade sea its always lux shrines/bounty and same for kurz side.Im sure this would be on many a players dear santa list to anet.
Yes - us who have been on gw for longer than a year can remember times when the ab maps been stuck on neutral grounds or even in kurz lands for ages - but at least it gave the pve players a chance to vq the relevant zones.
I know it wont ever get done but anet did split HA away from favor an into world favor - why cant they also do the same with ab and its maps.Have the pve side seperate from the pvp side.Heck im sure gw had and still has many pure pvper`s who dont do pve and cant see why pve should get affected.
Im sure that if things changed where what we did in pve affacted pvp mapes im sure the pvpers would be up in arms over it.
Bottom line - anet please seperate the kurz/lux boundries from pvp or at least set pve where in jade sea its always lux shrines/bounty and same for kurz side.Im sure this would be on many a players dear santa list to anet.
Lil Leena
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Originally Posted by I Pwn Brownies
Start fighting on the Luxon side of AB.
And win. |
turbo234
get 11 other guildies/allies together
win alliance battles
???
profit
win alliance battles
???
profit
aspi
Damn pvp influence on pve. Some weird shit there.
Spiritz
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Damn pvp influence on pve. Some weird shit there.
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In a way anet are forcing pve players to either settle for less faction via vq in lux/kurz lands or a side effect of stopping us vq till lands return to 50/50.
Showtime
It wasn't well thought out imo and people seem to prefer Kurzick overall. I kinda wish the title was a lot less faction but only doable through pvp or after a certain point.
Quaker
I don't see this as a big deal. Yes, it would be nice to get Luxon points for the vanquish, but that doesn't stop you from getting the Zaishen coins or completing the vq titles.
It simply means that you will need to do something else to get Luxon points. QQ
It simply means that you will need to do something else to get Luxon points. QQ
Martin Firestorm
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Originally Posted by gteddie
Been waiting for ages to ZV Gyala Hatchery but the only entrance, deep in Luxon territory, is permanently Kurzick so I cant get the Luxon blessing.
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Meow Ren
er, this might be taking the original thread further off course, but if you take the (Kurz) priest blessing from the shrine outside Lev pits, you'll rack up Kurz points for every red dot, true. But the reward at the end for *completing* the vanquish will be Luxon points, if I recall. Gyala is Luxon territory, even if the only town with a blessing shrine outside is currently Kurzick. Coupled with the Zaishen VQ rewards, you'll still end up ahead on Luxon for vanqing. Other option is to just not take a priest blessing and simply vanq (yes, though it goes against our lab-mouse training to always talk to the priests :P)
Showtime
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(yes, though it goes against our lab-mouse training to always talk to the priests :P)
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So far we've won (kinda) one battle (drunkard), but have lost the grind war.
That is what this thread boils down to isn't it? Arenanet making grind even more difficult for poor luxons.
D....
Kook~NBK~
I'm waiting until the Rhea's Crater comes up as the ZV on Dec 30th and doing them both at once. From the Rhea's Crater portal, go north up the right side of Gyala and get the Luxon Blessing from the priest outside of Gyala Hatchery. That will minimize the "lost" luxon faction from kills.
EDIT: This won't work - there's no shrine or priest there, dagnabit!
EDIT: This won't work - there's no shrine or priest there, dagnabit!
chuckles79
It goes in waves. When I started factions in '07 it was balanced but it quickly went towards the luxons. Then in late 08 and 09 it was heavy on the Kurzick side, then it went back to Luxons until the last 8 months.
It'll swing back and forth.
When I went for my VQ title earlier this year/late last year it was impossible to get Kurzick VQs in Luxon land except on AB weekends (there are more Kurzick players than Luxon, but it used to be that most of them did not PvP).
It'll swing back and forth.
When I went for my VQ title earlier this year/late last year it was impossible to get Kurzick VQs in Luxon land except on AB weekends (there are more Kurzick players than Luxon, but it used to be that most of them did not PvP).
Meow Ren
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I'm waiting until the Rhea's Crater comes up as the ZV on Dec 30th and doing them both at once. From the Rhea's Crater portal, go north up the right side od Gyala and get the Luxon Blessing from the priest outside of Cavalon. That will minimize the "lost" luxon faction from kills.
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Unless you mean the priest outside Gyala?...because there isn't any priest outside Gyala. Only shrine with NPC's in Gyala explorable is outside Lev Pits I believe?
Jk Arrow
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Originally Posted by Spiritz
Tbh the idea of the boundries was great a few years ago when ab was busy but with less players doing ab it now screws up pve.
Yes - us who have been on gw for longer than a year can remember times when the ab maps been stuck on neutral grounds or even in kurz lands for ages - but at least it gave the pve players a chance to vq the relevant zones. I know it wont ever get done but anet did split HA away from favor an into world favor - why cant they also do the same with ab and its maps.Have the pve side seperate from the pvp side.Heck im sure gw had and still has many pure pvper`s who dont do pve and cant see why pve should get affected. Im sure that if things changed where what we did in pve affacted pvp mapes im sure the pvpers would be up in arms over it. Bottom line - anet please seperate the kurz/lux boundries from pvp or at least set pve where in jade sea its always lux shrines/bounty and same for kurz side.Im sure this would be on many a players dear santa list to anet. |
Hephaestus Ram
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Originally Posted by gteddie
Been waiting for ages to ZV Gyala Hatchery but the only entrance, deep in Luxon territory, is permanently Kurzick so I cant get the Luxon blessing.
Whats happened to cause such a Faction bias last for so long? |
Can't you bribe the priest for the blessing anyway? 50 gp isn't that much.
chuckles79
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Originally Posted by Hephaestus Ram
Can't you bribe the priest for the blessing anyway? 50 gp isn't that much.
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Kook~NBK~
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Originally Posted by Meow Ren
Er....Cavalon is north of Rhea's Crater? I thought it was Northwest...as in THROUGH Gyala outpost, then Maishang Hills and thru a swirly to get there? I could be wrong...it's been a while since I've been in Gyala Explorable carto-ing and all.
Unless you mean the priest outside Gyala?...because there isn't any priest outside Gyala. Only shrine with NPC's in Gyala explorable is outside Lev Pits I believe? |
wilebill
When Factions came out everyone it seemed complained. ANet did not listen having at that time a vision of contentious, combative players. As it turned out what they got was frustrated complaining players. But did they revise their own thinking? No, that was too much like work. Good point to keep in mind about GW 2. What you see release day is what you will get: the good, the bad, the ugly.
The faction dependence in Factions goes under the ugly category.
The faction dependence in Factions goes under the ugly category.
Skyy High
Hah, last I bothered checking, Kurz spent a few months with the line deep in their territory, and every AB match was played on a Kurzick map. I'm not sorry that the line has shifted.
Frankly, considering the state of AB, I think they should just link the line to a timer and be done with it.
Frankly, considering the state of AB, I think they should just link the line to a timer and be done with it.
firadesunna
Or they could link the boundaries to competitive mission wins aswell?? 
ruksak
I would be interested in knowing how many people play (actively) on either side. Because I get the feeling that more people play Kurz. As fickle as it may sound, I believe the Kurz are perceived as "cooler" than the Lux.
Juggernaut = cool
Turtle = meh...not so much
I've been Lux since day one, but have always gotten the notion that they are kinda gay.
Juggernaut = cool
Turtle = meh...not so much
I've been Lux since day one, but have always gotten the notion that they are kinda gay.