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I honestly am just so tired of having to wait and hope on a miracle with this meta, I don't even want to bother myself. Maps fill, but the one I was just on they had 2 commanders waiting for Maw so nobody was even splitting up for the escort so I logged off. 😕

Can't even get people to tag up for the meta or even want to bother doing it. Been trying for a few hours and nobody even wanted to try. I never command because I hate doing it, and it's best kept for people who know how to do it better. Still, that says something if nobody wants to bother anymore - even after another patch.

No it's doing the opposite. People are going back to other games because they can't unlock the Turtle. Most I've spoken to say they'll never go back to that map again once they do get the Turtle. That's a problem for anyone new in the future who wants the Turtle but can't find people to do it.

On the bright side, I'd say the only good thing about the DE map meta is the experience you get that can go towards leveling your masteries. Aside from that, at least it's better than nothing while the meta is still ungodly difficult for most. 😛

Do you get like motion sickness from the gameplay itself? Or could it be the way you sit in your chair? Or something else entirely?

Haha it's literally Grind Wars 2 - take the Skyscale alone as an example, I grinded for LWS4 mats for 2 weeks because my moronic self consumed them all prior to that mount's release. Got a good chuckle from that though hehe.

Yep, I've literally said this event only needs about 10 more minutes max without adjusting anything else and it's doable by majority of players. At least it would boost the success rate from 5% to 30-50%.

Yep! I'm a mount skin buyer, I've spend hundreds on them alone and I was looking forward to buying skins for the Turtle as well - and I WILL once I get it. They're literally stopping me from giving them money right now lol.

The Turtle is just a fancy toy to mess around with and dress up with expensive skins eventually. If you're someone like me who plays the game mostly as a solo individual, then the Turtle is half useless already. Only reason I want it is because it came with the expansion, and it's the final mount I need in the collection. The meta though is making me question whether it's even worth trying for right now; 7 fails and I don't really want to waste more time.

I was actually hoping there would be some kind of patch or at least an update today to address the meta given their patch days are usually on a Tuesday - or at least major ones are. Still nothing though which is disheartening. I have attempted the meta 7 times and I can't bring myself to try any more because a part of me knows it's going to be a fail again anyways - so why waste the precious time when I can be doing something else? It's coming down to that for me, and it's not a great feeling. 😕

Yes, I pre-purchased it the same day they opened it for that. I actually think I bought mine within the first hour - I originally got the regular version but once I saw the Raptor skin I upgraded so I could get it; thus spending even more money than planned, but I knew I wanted this expansion when they announced it. I purchased EoD specifically for the continuation of the story from Icebrood Saga - as it's my favorite part of Guild Wars 2. I raced through the story ONLY to avoid any and all spoilers. I turned off chat completely and ignored any in-game messages that came while I was playing the story lol, dedication to no spoilers. Overall I really enjoy this expansion, the maps are gorgeous, the jade bots are cute and will come in handy over time I'm sure - especially if they add new things to do with them. The story itself is satisfying (to me) and I was happy with the finale. My only gripe is the dreaded meta walling off the Turtle mount. While it's not a mount I would ever use often at all as I solo 95% of the game's content and don't have many friends at all to play with, so the Turtle is essentially a collection piece to complete the set of Mounts available in the game - as well as a giant trinket for me to plaster skins onto and show off. I am debating giving up entirely on the turtle, as it doesn't look like I'll be one of those lucky people who manages to get into a well organized group and manages to beat the meta event - oh well, cut my losses I suppose.

I'll get it when they nerf the fight. Until then, no turtle skin sales from me hehe and I always buy skins.

The terrible rewards thing is in nearly all metas from expansion maps and Living world content. I think rewards should be increased for the longer events.

Just came out of my 7th attempt, big fat fail once again. We had her down to 14% - if we had another 10 minutes we would've won. It can be done with a 30 minute timer, but almost impossible with 20 minutes. Again, did everything correct and got her down to 80% in the first 2 minutes. They set it up so she gets progressively more difficult as her health goes down.

I appreciate your honesty, I do see you comment a lot in the posts regarding EoD content and it's nice not having to read toxic posts all the time telling me to "Get good" lol. I hope Anet finishes that option they announced so you can have an easier time. The Turtle isn't going anywhere though, so might be best to just wait to see if Anet finally adjusts the Meta event later during patch day, which is usually on Tuesdays. Also if you ever need someone to chat to, my mail inbox is always open in-game. 🙂

The stupid part about people saying "It's because of casuals" is the fact EVERYONE deserves the chance to get their mount/reward from this meta event. Casual or not, there should never be a divide on who can or can't get to participate in these kinds of fights. That defeats the entire purpose of Anet wanting players to communicate and work together even more - it's doing quite the opposite, and for some leaving a sour taste for the game overall. You really think a casual will feel comfortable, or even welcome in that kind of toxic environment? They'd take one look at chat and leave the map for feeling ashamed that their gear/class isn't "good enough" for other players.

It really is a great fight, I enjoy the mechanics keeping everyone on their toes and needing to work together. I'd say it's refreshing even, compared to all other map metas previously in HoT/PoF/Living World and Icebrood Saga. I only hope it gets improved so the success rate is a bit higher.

Sounds like you really struggle sometimes with gaming and I'm sorry you have to go through that. Is there any way you could lessen the impact on your eyes? Maybe some kind of glasses that can help ease the strain on your eyes with your condition? Unfortunately with End of Dragons taking place in Cantha, literally everything is either water, or green because of the Jade. So that couldn't be helped, but I do understand it sometimes is too much for you, and I only hope you feel better, or find a way to make it less of a burden. ❤️

Yes, and I know some don't want the meta to be nerfed at all, or at least not to be made too easy but it doesn't have to. I've said it many times now, if they just added 10 minutes to the boss timer with everything else untouched - it would be much better.

I'm honestly going to make a legitimate claim here; that if they don't do anything to address this, it very well could end up damaging the game's future. I know that sounds harsh, but it's how the gaming world works, I've played games that closed due to major errors, or not taking feedback into account such as this meta. Who knows, their patch day is on Tuesdays usually, which is tomorrow - so we shall see if any update drops or not.

I'm not attempting the fight again unless fixes are implemented. Far too frustrating and a waste of time.

So, I have some news! It's not the DPS that's the problem, it is in fact the RNG of Soo-Won's movements and mechanics. Just got out of a failed fight that had amazingly perfect DPS and CC timing, however she kept switching sides on us so we couldn't damage her as much once she got under 50% health. Seems the fight becomes progressively difficult based on her health bar, or so it appears. I even made a whole 2nd Firebrand build just to buff/heal people and do better damage than my Dragonhunter build, and we still failed due to lack of time, and switches. The RNG needs fixing, or add more time to the timer (no more than 5-10 minutes is needed).

That'll get nerfed.

I did that actually, I use GS mainhand, and Sceptar/Focus offhand. I was hitting her with the Sceptar skills and Sword of Justice as ranged when I couldn't get close to her hand/tail due to her own attacks or acid drops on the ground. Everyone seems to be getting the hang of her mechanics quite well, it's just a matter of the timing and RNG needing to be balanced.

4th attempt, the entire group did amazing following the mechanics and DPS was solid however still failed at 18% health. Someone in squad said changes were coming to the meta, but they didn't say where they heard it from so I have no idea if it's true or not.