I could be wrong, but it seems like a nerf or bug to the map bonus reward drops. I personally haven't confirmed, but someone else mentioned that they counted and was only getting a 10 stack for map bonus every 80 "full participation" events instead of 40 like it used to be. This adds up to my experience as after 2 runs, I got the same average amount I would get in 1 run (a bit less actually).
Attempts to get Anet to confirm if this is a nerf or bug have only resulted in "we are not aware of a change" continued by them referring us to the Shiny Bauble and Map bonus reward wiki pages. The Map bonus reward page clearly show data stating you should get a 10 stack every 40 events with full participation.
Yes, there was an issue with AFK leachers at the farm at times. However, as an active player, should I be penalized for the actions of others? If this is an intended nerf, one of my favorite events is being taken away. I have met people who I now plan on being lifelong friends with at this specific bauble farm. We have formed what I consider the best community I have ran across in game. My guild actually actively runs squads for the VB bauble farm, where we incentivize active pre-meta participation with gold giveaways that I personally run. Not only does it get more people to help, but it's a really fun addition that we all enjoy. I love the reactions from some people when they find out they've won 30g just for helping us do the pre-meta. VB is the entry point to end game for a lot of people, many of which still have no clue how to make gold when they get there.
The VB bauble farm is one of the main reasons I got hooked to GW2. Not just the farm itself, but the people I met there. If it were not for that, I'm not even sure if I'd have continued playing the game as long as I did.
If this is an intended nerf, this feels like a stab in the back from Anet who I have significantly and proudly supported over the past 8+ months with gem purchases. At the current bauble drop rates, a lot of people feel it's not worth doing. This is destroying my favorite event in the game. I'm even finding it difficult to be excited for EOD or GW2 itself right now. Last night me and the usual squad commander of our VB farm just fished all night, cuz we are so saddened by this and didn't really feel like playing the game. We were supposed to be having fun in the bauble farm with the rest of our community 😞
I could be wrong, but it seems like a nerf or bug to the map bonus reward drops. I personally haven't confirmed, but someone else mentioned that they counted and was only getting a 10 stack for map bonus every 80 "full participation" events instead of 40 like it used to be. This adds up to my experience as after 2 runs, I got the same average amount I would get in 1 run (a bit less actually). Attempts to get Anet to confirm if this is a nerf or bug have only resulted in "we are not aware of a change" continued by them referring us to the Shiny Bauble and Map bonus reward wiki pages. The Map bonus reward page clearly show data stating you should get a 10 stack every 40 events with full participation. Yes, there was an issue with AFK leachers at the farm at times. However, as an active player, should I be penalized for the actions of others? If this is an intended nerf, one of my favorite events is being taken away. I have met people who I now plan on being lifelong friends with at this specific bauble farm. We have formed what I consider the best community I have ran across in game. My guild actually actively runs squads for the VB bauble farm, where we incentivize active pre-meta participation with gold giveaways that I personally run. Not only does it get more people to help, but it's a really fun addition that we all enjoy. I love the reactions from some people when they find out they've won 30g just for helping us do the pre-meta. VB is the entry point to end game for a lot of people, many of which still have no clue how to make gold when they get there. The VB bauble farm is one of the main reasons I got hooked to GW2. Not just the farm itself, but the people I met there. If it were not for that, I'm not even sure if I'd have continued playing the game as long as I did. If this is an intended nerf, this feels like a stab in the back from Anet who I have significantly and proudly supported over the past 8+ months with gem purchases. At the current bauble drop rates, a lot of people feel it's not worth doing. This is destroying my favorite event in the game. I'm even finding it difficult to be excited for EOD or GW2 itself right now. Last night me and the usual squad commander of our VB farm just fished all night, cuz we are so saddened by this and didn't really feel like playing the game. We were supposed to be having fun in the bauble farm with the rest of our community 😞
