Help Aurene Absorb Volatile Magic

So, very first mission of very first chapter. I don't have a clue what to do there.

Aurene just keeps getting stunned while Ley Line anomalys pop up and lightning falls from the sky. There is nothing interactible on the map, the anomalies don't drops anything, I tried being hit by lighning and the anomalies both when Aurene is "awaken" and when stunned to no avail. Am I retarded, is it bugged or it is just bad level design (no instructions at all on what to do).

I didn't get it either and just tried to stand next to her, this worked to advance.

I had the same situation. Was pondering for almost 10 minutes, until I ran out of options. So I was standing into the blue pool and well, the green bar filled up. I guess she absorbs our energy? The flashing triangles seem to hurt us more. The mobs just hit you, kill them if needed. And don't forget to heal when you are at around 50 % HP.

It worked for me, if this was intended the description is misleading (imo).

I was the same way. Finally stood next to her while trying to figure out what to do, and that worked.

Basically she needs help absorbing energy but cannot do it alone, stand in the blue circle while avoiding kicked out so she can absorb the energy.

Heals, stability, and dodges are what you need. Took me forever to figure it out too. At least you can't die.

Glint's voice told me she needs help absorbing the energy, and I took that to mean I needed to stand in the blue area with Aurene where she was absorbing it. Turns out I was right. I don't recall anything more specific then that telling me what to do there though.

That was puzzling to me as well. One thing I might mention..."I think"...you have to have Aurene selected/targeted while standing in the blue circle.

She lays down orange sections in the blue circle which you can or cant stand in. The (very hard to spot) highlighted bits appear to knock you out. You basically have to fight against the blue circle "gravity", avoid the spark strikes and the section which pushes you out to be able to go get through it.

At least that was I think happened. It was all flashing effects obscuring everything. Not sure it was fully tested tbh

Awful intro, found it very difficult to see.

Yeah, you're supposed to "share" the "burden" with her. I think some dialog or something in there says something to that effect.

But it's rather annoying to execute, at least I felt so. Trying to stand in the circle while being continuously passively pushed out, while avoiding the appearing danger wedges which completely knock you out, while your health is constantly draining, while you're being ranged-attacked by ley-line dudes... Multiple times I had to back off and just stand around waiting for my heal skill to recharge so I could bring my health back up enough to bother trying to stand in the circle. And several times I would get knocked out (not even sure why, I swear I was avoiding the knockback wedge) and what little progress I had would drain away, just making the whole thing take longer.

Another account of it's obvious if you know what to look for.

I thought we were suppose to kill everything and Aurene would absorb their energy like a necro absorbing life-force energy.

Too many things in GW2 are not intuitive, but are hit-and-miss until you accidentally get the right combination or go for outside help.

god i hate living stories sooo much