Complete Guide to the 2006 Dragon Festival
RTSFirebat
I hope they do keep the mini-games in some shape or form, at least give the Overlook area some kind of purpose. lol
The Great Al
I've never been so bored with a GW event. If this event was NOT planned by the folks that created Chapter 2, then this post is basically useless.
I loved everything about chapter 1...the professions, skills, scenery, missions, quests, and especially the updates/festivals etc.
Then chapter 2 comes along, and not only was it pretty disappointing and boring, but now even the chapter 2 festival is (so far) nothing more than 2 chance games, whack a worm, and dodgeball. I'm not going to turn this into an argument where people are going to say "O0mg factions is teh beste game evar!!", just my opinion.
I think once chapter 3 comes out (Which, since it is created by the chapter 1 team, should be awesome), gw should take a year off. Have both teams collectively work on what the fanbase really wants - storage, fixing skills, maybe putting real time environments, better AI, reconnects, etc. I was perfectly happy playing chapter 1 for almost a full year before i got factions, so I think with 3 chapters to play with, we should have plenty to do again. And then by the time chapter 4 is in the making, the chapter 1 team can work on that...because after this festival, I am seriously doubting the chapter 2 team.
I loved everything about chapter 1...the professions, skills, scenery, missions, quests, and especially the updates/festivals etc.
Then chapter 2 comes along, and not only was it pretty disappointing and boring, but now even the chapter 2 festival is (so far) nothing more than 2 chance games, whack a worm, and dodgeball. I'm not going to turn this into an argument where people are going to say "O0mg factions is teh beste game evar!!", just my opinion.
I think once chapter 3 comes out (Which, since it is created by the chapter 1 team, should be awesome), gw should take a year off. Have both teams collectively work on what the fanbase really wants - storage, fixing skills, maybe putting real time environments, better AI, reconnects, etc. I was perfectly happy playing chapter 1 for almost a full year before i got factions, so I think with 3 chapters to play with, we should have plenty to do again. And then by the time chapter 4 is in the making, the chapter 1 team can work on that...because after this festival, I am seriously doubting the chapter 2 team.
Spikedadragon
The Great Al, thatis all your opinion, so you are entitled to it. But like every game, problems arise, nothing ever how everyone wants it to be. You live with it... IT IS JUST A GAME!
Personally, my opinion that is, Chapter Two is well done and I can't wait till Chapter Three or the next expansion. Each update the gaeme just gets better and better.
Personally, my opinion that is, Chapter Two is well done and I can't wait till Chapter Three or the next expansion. Each update the gaeme just gets better and better.
Wulfgar Fireblade
Captain Rujiyo is here! Check him out in the Shing Jea Monastery.
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Hey Great Al! (My Ele is Aryanna Flamebearer.) Didn't know you were a member of Guru. =)
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Hey Great Al! (My Ele is Aryanna Flamebearer.) Didn't know you were a member of Guru. =)
Shin Green Carnage
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rangersaurus
What do you get if you beat it?
AttackLax
50 freaking orbs...thats it. No chests, decent drops, nothing. Just spent over an hour beating it and got 50 orbs.....
Shin Green Carnage
what was your group and what was your stragety?
Dodo The Extinct
So where are the best places to stand for each title? It is really confusing to me
>_>
>_>
LicensedLuny
Some guildies and I just beat Rujiyo's mission. Here are details ...
WARNING - SPOILERS
We took one healer, one tank, and 2 b/p
You're fighting the same sort of lvl 28 stuff seen in Tombs, warriors (grasps), fire eles, mesmers, mostly - although there were a few necros and some stationary wurms (thankfully stationary - they hit hard.) A few of the eles we faced were most definitely trying to kite us somewhere. We didn't go see into what.
At the end, after turning the last rift, it gives a 15 sec. countdown to next mission, but deposits you back in Shing Jea, not a new mission. Upon arrival, the captain still has the same mission for you to do over, nothing new as far as I can tell.
Your reward for all this? There's another 50 orbs in your inventory, that's all.
I hope the next mission involves smacking Rujiyo upside the head a few times.
One guy got a gold drop, but nothing we got was super.
Really, unless you're short 50 orbs for some reason, the only worthy thing here is a good challenge for you and three friends.
I hope there's more to this later.
Cheers,
Luny
WARNING - SPOILERS
We took one healer, one tank, and 2 b/p
You're fighting the same sort of lvl 28 stuff seen in Tombs, warriors (grasps), fire eles, mesmers, mostly - although there were a few necros and some stationary wurms (thankfully stationary - they hit hard.) A few of the eles we faced were most definitely trying to kite us somewhere. We didn't go see into what.
At the end, after turning the last rift, it gives a 15 sec. countdown to next mission, but deposits you back in Shing Jea, not a new mission. Upon arrival, the captain still has the same mission for you to do over, nothing new as far as I can tell.
Your reward for all this? There's another 50 orbs in your inventory, that's all.
I hope the next mission involves smacking Rujiyo upside the head a few times.
One guy got a gold drop, but nothing we got was super.
Really, unless you're short 50 orbs for some reason, the only worthy thing here is a good challenge for you and three friends.
I hope there's more to this later.
Cheers,
Luny
azael
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Originally Posted by LicensedLuny
Some guildies and I just beat Rujiyo's mission. Here are details ...
WARNING - SPOILERS We took one healer, one tank, and 2 b/p You're fighting the same sort of lvl 28 stuff seen in Tombs, warriors (grasps), fire eles, mesmers, mostly - although there were a few necros and some stationary wurms (thankfully stationary - they hit hard.) A few of the eles we faced were most definitely trying to kite us somewhere. We didn't go see into what. At the end, after turning the last rift, it gives a 15 sec. countdown to next mission, but deposits you back in Shing Jea, not a new mission. Upon arrival, the captain still has the same mission for you to do over, nothing new as far as I can tell. Your reward for all this? There's another 50 orbs in your inventory, that's all. I hope the next mission involves smacking Rujiyo upside the head a few times. One guy got a gold drop, but nothing we got was super. Really, unless you're short 50 orbs for some reason, the only worthy thing here is a good challenge for you and three friends. I hope there's more to this later. Cheers, Luny |
You have to have a laugh everynow and again though right? Anyway's t the quote, so you think they'll add another mission at the end of this one? If they do does that mean we'll have to complete it AGAIN to reach it?
God i hope not, it was a fluke the first time tbh
gamecube187
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Originally Posted by LicensedLuny
Some guildies and I just beat Rujiyo's mission. Here are details ...
WARNING - SPOILERS We took one healer, one tank, and 2 b/p You're fighting the same sort of lvl 28 stuff seen in Tombs, warriors (grasps), fire eles, mesmers, mostly - although there were a few necros and some stationary wurms (thankfully stationary - they hit hard.) A few of the eles we faced were most definitely trying to kite us somewhere. We didn't go see into what. At the end, after turning the last rift, it gives a 15 sec. countdown to next mission, but deposits you back in Shing Jea, not a new mission. Upon arrival, the captain still has the same mission for you to do over, nothing new as far as I can tell. Your reward for all this? There's another 50 orbs in your inventory, that's all. I hope the next mission involves smacking Rujiyo upside the head a few times. One guy got a gold drop, but nothing we got was super. Really, unless you're short 50 orbs for some reason, the only worthy thing here is a good challenge for you and three friends. I hope there's more to this later. Cheers, Luny |
I would like to do this incredibly hard mission just because i HIGHLY doubt that the only reward is 50 orbs. There has to be some extra thing to it. Just like it said in another post, the GW site says that the emperor will come and reward TRUE HEROS of cantha. I think maybe if we do this quest we will get somthin special on the last day or somethin......but there is no way to find out untill the last day...
I can always be hopefull though. Plus I like this mission. I think it is hard, yet fun in a odd, sorta twisted way.O and has anyone accually got ectos from this or is it just an uncomfirmed thing from guild wiki? And y are people saying somehing about a 25% chance and ectos and this quest, all in the same sentence? (I know I've either seen someone say this in a thread here in guru, or in game, not sure which) Is it a 25% chance of gettin ectos instead of orbs or somethin? I highly doubt it would be a 25% chance of enemies dropin it... I got to 3 rifts left (if you're wondering, i got that far with a tank, me (monk), an ele, and a summoning rit), and no one in my group got any ecto drops... It would be great if someone can clear me up on this 25% thing.
azael
b/p = Barrage ranger with pet.
>we had Barrage, charm + Comfort Animal, Favourable winds (other takes winnowing), Dust trap (other takes Throw dirt), Troll, rebirth and savage shot for those Meteor storms.
Basically the stereotype barrage team with no order necro and less b/p's, gunna try and do it using my mesmer next or my monk but not in a b/p team.
I did the mission a second time (on my ranger), MM, Healer and 2x b/p and we flew through it.
Not sure on the ecto drops in there although a few have said they have had one in Shing Jea (lies or not, I haven't seen one drop at all and nor have my friends so if they do its easier in UW) and i doubt it would be a single ecto reward instead of orbs, it seems unlikely.
In regards to my last post...
"Anyway's t the quote, so you think they'll add another mission at the end of this one? If they do does that mean we'll have to complete it AGAIN to reach it?"
Finishing the mission and talking to Captain Rujiyo again you'll notice it changes, same mission, but new location. It's now Jaya Bluffs. Found that out the hard way myself
I'll see if i can get a map up of each area if i can.
(or just the Jaya Bluffs one now it seems)
Note: I have yet to do second mission in Jaya so not sure on rewards yet.
>we had Barrage, charm + Comfort Animal, Favourable winds (other takes winnowing), Dust trap (other takes Throw dirt), Troll, rebirth and savage shot for those Meteor storms.
Basically the stereotype barrage team with no order necro and less b/p's, gunna try and do it using my mesmer next or my monk but not in a b/p team.
I did the mission a second time (on my ranger), MM, Healer and 2x b/p and we flew through it.
Not sure on the ecto drops in there although a few have said they have had one in Shing Jea (lies or not, I haven't seen one drop at all and nor have my friends so if they do its easier in UW) and i doubt it would be a single ecto reward instead of orbs, it seems unlikely.
In regards to my last post...
"Anyway's t the quote, so you think they'll add another mission at the end of this one? If they do does that mean we'll have to complete it AGAIN to reach it?"
Finishing the mission and talking to Captain Rujiyo again you'll notice it changes, same mission, but new location. It's now Jaya Bluffs. Found that out the hard way myself
I'll see if i can get a map up of each area if i can.
(or just the Jaya Bluffs one now it seems)
Note: I have yet to do second mission in Jaya so not sure on rewards yet.
halk
i found a bug when i went with a party and a healer hench, we arrived and the healer hench dubbled
Celeste of the Moon
ok i may very well be the only person still up to notice this but captain rujiyo has a new mission and you cant even do the one at haiju lagoon any more and since i never finished the one at haiju lagoon i gave up on finishing these nightmare-ish missions
rick15465
Ceremonial Dragon Mask are free items given on the last day of the event by Emperor Kisu and the days following by a Imperial Supplymaster stationed in the Shing Jea Monastery.
The days following???
How many days come then????
The days following???
How many days come then????
azael
Either the mission in Jaya Bluffs is account based or you're right, I just took my warrior and mesmer there... Both say Jaya Bluffs now.
At first i thought it was to stop people going to the harbour and getting 6 members and running but I always thought you couldn't do that anyways as you get teleported in, seems iw as right in the first place...
I have no idea why they changed it or when they changed it... I haven't seen a new build since i logged on and I completed it in the lagoon during this login session. They couldn't have just moved a who mission to a new area without a new build being d/l's could they?
and from the 5th till the 11th Rick15465 (says in this thread somewhere)
At first i thought it was to stop people going to the harbour and getting 6 members and running but I always thought you couldn't do that anyways as you get teleported in, seems iw as right in the first place...
I have no idea why they changed it or when they changed it... I haven't seen a new build since i logged on and I completed it in the lagoon during this login session. They couldn't have just moved a who mission to a new area without a new build being d/l's could they?
and from the 5th till the 11th Rick15465 (says in this thread somewhere)
bubbadoll
just went in and was sent into the lagoon.. hmm
White_Chaos
Dragon Mask aren't free you need 250 Jade Winds for them
Still great quide!
Still great quide!
RTSFirebat
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Dragon Mask aren't free you need 250 Jade Winds for them
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They are therefore free items, as I said.
Guildmaster Cain
I destroyed alll the Rifts in the Lagoon and when I got back, the Captain changed the mission to Jaya Bluffs again.
Studio Ghibli
It would've been nice if they implemented something in the Rings game to discourage afk and encourage active participation--such as if the winning ring touches X, Y, and Z, those rings are sure not to be the next winning rings, or something like that.
;(
;(
Eet GnomeSmasher
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Originally Posted by Studio Ghibli
It would've been nice if they implemented something in the Rings game to discourage afk and encourage active participation--such as if the winning ring touches X, Y, and Z, those rings are sure not to be the next winning rings, or something like that.
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samurai snack
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Originally Posted by Studio Ghibli
It would've been nice if they implemented something in the Rings game to discourage afk and encourage active participation--such as if the winning ring touches X, Y, and Z, those rings are sure not to be the next winning rings, or something like that.
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Loralai
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Originally Posted by gamecube187
What is a b/p? Sry if i sound dumb or somthin, but i have no clue wat that would be. Also, did anyone else beat this with any other types of characters?
I would like to do this incredibly hard mission just because i HIGHLY doubt that the only reward is 50 orbs. There has to be some extra thing to it. Just like it said in another post, the GW site says that the emperor will come and reward TRUE HEROS of cantha. I think maybe if we do this quest we will get somthin special on the last day or somethin......but there is no way to find out untill the last day... I can always be hopefull though. Plus I like this mission. I think it is hard, yet fun in a odd, sorta twisted way.O and has anyone accually got ectos from this or is it just an uncomfirmed thing from guild wiki? And y are people saying somehing about a 25% chance and ectos and this quest, all in the same sentence? (I know I've either seen someone say this in a thread here in guru, or in game, not sure which) Is it a 25% chance of gettin ectos instead of orbs or somethin? I highly doubt it would be a 25% chance of enemies dropin it... I got to 3 rifts left (if you're wondering, i got that far with a tank, me (monk), an ele, and a summoning rit), and no one in my group got any ecto drops... It would be great if someone can clear me up on this 25% thing. |
R/Me, N/R, W/Mo, Mo/W
Mo/Me, N/Me, N/Mo, Rt/Me
And Jaya Bluffs with:
Mo/Me, W/Mo, N/Mo, E/Me
All three teams were running an MM, which isn't necessary at all. The most efficient team, imo, was the one without a tank, ritualist spirit spamming helps tremedously, but all teams were good, and all were PUGs.
Trial and error would be to your benefit if you are having trouble with certain builds, professions etc... And when someone dies, if you have those who can't accept it and move forward, there will be problems. Generally, someone will die, not a must, but it happens.
I have to say ecto drops are a rumor as far as I know. The best drop I have seen was a gold set of Korambits that were below mediocre. All drops were "meh" tbh.
I made a point to complete both missions offered thus far with one character just to see if there may be something in the future, but the fun was in the completion. It was a challenge, and a welcome break from the norm.
Cress Adenade
It seems like theres a lot of people who need to be informed about whats happenin in the dragon festival. I'm not putting them down or anything, but unless they just came in, they should know what the quests and stuff like that give you.
saix
Why would you want the festival game to make you watch the game...do you honestly want to spend time watching yourself stand on a freakin circle and then 10 minutes later get teleported and run back to that damn circle. Yea Lets also give the characters stamina! Because we dont want people beating the game to fast and its pretty stupid if you can run across the continent!
You arn't forced to gain a title it's a choice, just like adoption!
man seeing a afk makes me want to open a can of whoopass
You arn't forced to gain a title it's a choice, just like adoption!
man seeing a afk makes me want to open a can of whoopass
Bow Arrowcraft
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* Lastly they cannot be restored, so don't delete your character or trash the Pumpkin Crown, it’s gone for good. A.net will not restore lost items. |
Bow Arrowcraft
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Originally Posted by The Great Al
I've never been so bored with a GW event. If this event was NOT planned by the folks that created Chapter 2, then this post is basically useless.
I loved everything about chapter 1...the professions, skills, scenery, missions, quests, and especially the updates/festivals etc. Then chapter 2 comes along, and not only was it pretty disappointing and boring, but now even the chapter 2 festival is (so far) nothing more than 2 chance games, whack a worm, and dodgeball. I'm not going to turn this into an argument where people are going to say "O0mg factions is teh beste game evar!!", just my opinion. I think once chapter 3 comes out (Which, since it is created by the chapter 1 team, should be awesome), gw should take a year off. Have both teams collectively work on what the fanbase really wants - storage, fixing skills, maybe putting real time environments, better AI, reconnects, etc. I was perfectly happy playing chapter 1 for almost a full year before i got factions, so I think with 3 chapters to play with, we should have plenty to do again. And then by the time chapter 4 is in the making, the chapter 1 team can work on that...because after this festival, I am seriously doubting the chapter 2 team. |
fiery
Nice guide !
blackbird71
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umm... one question... what time is 7:00 a.m. GMT, in the central time zone in USA?before playing guildwars i had never heard of GMT and dont know what time it translates to in my timezone. thnx for any assistance.
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Luckily for people like you, Anet usually always posts times in two timezone references, GMT and Pacific (PST or PDT depending on the time of year). Being in the Central time zone, you are two hours ahead of Pacific (i.e., if it is 4PM PST, it is 6PM CST, which is your timezone). Hopefully, that should be easy enough for you to handle. Good luck, and enjoy the event!
b.jacksoni
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Pacific (PST or PDT depending on the time of year). Being in the Central time zone, you are two hours ahead of Pacific (i.e., if it is 4PM PST, it is 2PM CST, which is your timezone).
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Lady Lozza
Strangely enough it seems to be a common problem on the US server that players don't know what GMT is. Most players on the EU server know...
Everyone should know what their timezone is relative to GMT.
Everyone should know what their timezone is relative to GMT.
Loviatar
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Originally Posted by The Great Al
because after this festival, I am seriously doubting the chapter 2 team.
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Nocere Moriari
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I posted this in another thread...
For those of you who haven't done it yet... "On accounts with both Guild Wars Factions and Guild Wars Prophecies, players may take characters back and forth between the continents of Cantha and Tyria. The first journey to a new continent must be done through a quest. After that, characters may travel quickly and easily using the Ship Travel icon on the world map. Factions characters wishing to travel to Tyria for the first time should seek out Guardsman Chienpo in Kaineng Center and take the "Chaos in Kryta" quest. Prophecies characters may travel to Cantha using the quest "Mhenlo's Request," which is offered by Firstwatch Sergio in Lion's Arch." Characters coming from Tyria will need to take the following steps: Travel to Cantha as described above. Travel south through the Marketplace to Kaineng Docks. Speak to Firstmate Xiang, who will transport you to Seitung Harbor. Travel west through Saoshang Trail and Linnok Courtyard to reach Shing Jea Monastery." |
I have tried with all 4 of my toons and sergio isn't offering the request for travel???????? is there a prerequisit???
RTSFirebat
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Originally Posted by Bow Arrowcraft
your wrong that was not a typo it is supose to be ceremonial dragon mask not pumkin crown.
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Laibeus Lord
Great work!! Well done!
orexis mort
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Originally Posted by azael
Just to add this...
It makes no difference what your level is. I've played on a level 4, 18 and 20 Character. Always doing 80 damage with Imperial Majesty. I don't know for sure but i think that is a glitch or a typo in the description saying it does 50 Damage. But everything in the Dragon Arena should be the same no matter what level your character is. Hence the no level cap/everyone having NO attributes/Everyone having 100HP and 60Mana... |
LittleBaby
There is a new mission called tsumei village kill all 40 enemy's! Dont know reward.
dndhatcher
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Strangely enough it seems to be a common problem on the US server that players don't know what GMT is. Most players on the EU server know...
Everyone should know what their timezone is relative to GMT. |