arawulf.5210

Thanks for the clarification Rubi! I'm glad to see that you're all reading the feedback. Many of us are "caring" very loudly right now, obviously.

First of all, grats to those of you that have your Siege Turtle. This is not about difficulty at all - no expectation of difficulty was communicated. However, the length of time to get the turtle was communicated and the community was led to believe that the time required was on par with the Roller Beetle (this article specifically). The current state of the game is making this article currently coming across as misinformation, which is never good - especially leading up to a major release. What needs to happen is something needs to be said about how that article was incorrect or the mechanics need to be changed to meet the previous expectations Anet gave the community. Right now, we're dealing with unmet expectations so the frustration is understandable.

I never post here (and grats to those who were able to get your Siege Turtle) but I had to chime in. ArenaNet gave everyone the impression that getting the Siege Turtle was on par with the length of time required for the Roller Beetle. (this article, to be specific). Whether or not one agrees with the current gate behind the collection, it's unquestionable that expectations were set up and are not met. Sure, the article doesn't talk about the length of time to actually get the collection started (which one would assume would be included in the overall time to get the mount). The recent post regarding map size and the statement about having no plans to change Dragon's End is deflating, to say the least. Hey, I'm totally appreciative of challenging content. I'm not appreciative of misinformation ahead of an expansion launch.

I know the feeling of accomplishment when achieving something that many find difficult. Congrats, seriously. I only wish that my schedule, community of friends, and the several maps I've logged into had afforded me the same experience as you. At this time, I remain turtle-less. Folks that have the turtle already have given me plenty of advice - advice that was not needed for every other mount I have (I have all but warclaw). Again, I'm all for difficult content...but I'm of the opinion that putting the turtle behind it was a bad move. Again, grats to you and all who have the turtle mount.

EDIT. Thank you Rubi for updating the post to clarify this statement! "We're not making changes to Dragon's End at this time." to now read, "We're not making changes to player capacity in the Jade Sea map at this time." --------------- That line right there just took the wind out of my sails. I'm sure it doesn't mean, "We're never changing it, deal with it!" but it sort of feels that way. You've created a breathtaking world, a story that made me cry, and then when I go to play after the story I'm hit by a brick wall of frustration due to a meta that just isn't working for many, many people. I've logged into many maps where there is simply failure after failure. I'm all for difficulty ... but the thing is, the siege turtle was a major part of the marketing for this game and something where an expectation of accessibility was created. The Griffon, Roller Beatle, and Skyscale were never used in the original POF marketing, but even in those cases, I never experienced the frustration I'm experiencing with the Dragon's End meta. I trust you to do the right thing, but statements like this are deflating (in my humble opinion). If this design is firmly in place with no expectation of any change, so be it. I just expected more, that's all.