Underworld Entry fee

Does anyone else agree that the paying system is really silly? It would be so much easier to make everyone automaticly pay 1k/(party members-henchies).

I've send a request to the devs, but I thought you guys might want to share your thoughts on this as well..

"I would like to make a suggestion on paying the entry fee for entering the Underworld. Currently only the party leader has to pay the entry fee, and usually members pay him their share. However! This system will make it very easy for people to scam others, and something that made me sick, is that monks usually don't have to pay up...

So my suggestion is, whenever a team decides to enter the underworld, every member automaticly pays their equal share (1000/(# of party members-henchman)). This would remove any possible scamming issues, as well make it alot easier and fairer for everyone."

As you progress through the game, you'll see that 1k isnt alot of gold at all... i normaly pay for any group that has me as the leader... And as other's may be different, it wouldnt be much gold you're losing, and that person is going to be ruining his reputation while he does it... making more and more people spam horrible things about him, and have guilds be told about it... i mean... wow... talk about rejection.

Besides, it is "Guild wars" and if you use your guild to go there, they more then likely won't "Scam" you. And if you're a person who likes to solo/has an un-active guild... then well... make 1k by going to a higher end mission and just tagging along with them... or better yet, if your character can handle it, go into places solo(Henchies count as people, it's not soloing if you bring henchies)--Had to clarify... but going solo, every monster will drop an item/gold for you, and you only, without splitting... Find the best place for your class to solo, and rack up that gold... and then maybe, just maybe, you'll want to stack on that 15k armor that looks so esencially sweet.

Oh BTW, i agree with you... that the gold be taken from everyone... but what about those with no gold? If they refuse to tell you, then one person(randomly unknown) wont have enough... And he would halt the team. And then, if they dont want to fess up to not having the gold, you have to make a whole new team... How annoying ^.^

Well, to me 1k is still quite a bit. I have completed all the missions, and most of the quests, yet I have never had more than 15k. Not that I care really, but 1k for just a round of killing kinda hurts though.. I won't go "farming", cause I find it kinda silly, and not fun at all.

It's not always easy to find a group of only guild members/thrustworthy people, and I also play this game to meet people, and not stick to one close group that only plays with eachother.

I can see your point on people not having the gold, but then again.. Why would anyone do that? I guess merely to piss of others. I don't think there would be too many of those people arround.. (I hope not anyway! <_<)

just a side question about underworld or fissure.

can you take henchies in them. no? or if so, would you have to pay for each henchy?

Yea sick? What class do you play? Try playing a monk in Fissure or UW, its so much more stressful then sitting back with a bow or spamming a few sword skills. Not that I mind payin the whopping 125g when they ask, its just a nice gesture when someone from the group says they have me covered.

Anyway I dont mind the system as it is. And I think the people at Anet have much better things to do then make it easier for you to farm and get skill points.

I just front the plat myself, and bill the first person to completely n00b it up and get people killed for the res. =p

Peace,
-CxE

here's a solution to both the payment problem and the favor of the gods problem. What if to gain access to the underworld you needed a sigil? Complete 12 labors for the gods and then pay a 5k tribute and you get a holy sigil that gives you access to the underworld. That way it wouldn't depend on Korea/America fighting over the God's favor and Europeans could actually get in too. Plus, everyone would be guaranteed to pay the cost of entry, no scams (except for the people who buy a normal signet being passed off as a holy sigil )

Currently, you can take henchmen there, but they are level 15, so they will get killed in 2, if not 1 hit(s) by the monsters down there. As it is, whoever pays the 1K gets the entire party in, so if you do take henchmen down there, you will be paying the full amount.