Curse

Shadowspawn X · Jun 27, 2010, 03:25 PM // 15:25

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 · Jun 27, 2010, 04:37 PM // 16:37

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.

makosi · Jun 27, 2010, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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 · Jun 27, 2010, 07:31 PM // 19:31

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Originally Posted by makosi

...the devs have completely disregarded the henchmen in the context of this event. It's pretty poor.

They might as well change it to War in Bizarro World since hard mode is often easier than normal mode...

Shadowhaze · Jun 28, 2010, 03:21 AM // 03:21

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 · Jun 28, 2010, 11:40 AM // 11:40

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.

To Chicken To Die · Jun 28, 2010, 11:45 AM // 11:45

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 · Jun 28, 2010, 12:41 PM // 12:41

I like the Zaishen dailies cuz it gives me a little more incentive to do HM missions.

Mintha Syl · Jun 28, 2010, 01:06 PM // 13:06

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Originally Posted by Deakon

I like the Zaishen dailies cuz it gives me a little more incentive to do HM missions.

Right, forgot to say this. I wouldn't even ever try to do things in HM if it wasn't for the triplicated zaishen reward.

Jk Arrow · Jun 28, 2010, 01:31 PM // 13:31

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.

dancing gnome · Jun 29, 2010, 07:19 AM // 07:19

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.