Vertmont Champlain.2548

Except you didn't complain in haste at all in my opinion. Your complaint is valid. Things such as this is what makes for poor gaming experiences. I spent hours trying to do this on two different characters without any youtube or online guides. I found a hidden ore naturally while going through story. Was intrigued. Went from there, was booted from instance on one character towards end...not a big deal, is part of GW2 makeup, restarting long instances because of tiny connection issues...but got to 16th ore finally on another character and was instantly killed and ported to elevevator. Then booted from instance. (got reward for story, did not get the 16th ore.) Most people do not think this is a fun time. In fact, it is time and money thoroughly wasted.

Once again, I NEVER SAID IT WAS A BUG AND IM NOT THE ORIGINAL POSTER. Jesus christ you people. I already uninstalled the game. It's fine. Not important. Like most new players, I simply will not continue playing. Have a good day. I won't be logging into this account for any reason so no need to reply.

The core world and expansion maps are fun. Not much longevity for full time players, but the events are really immersive in my opinion. The story quests for me however are an absolute chore, despite better than average writing for an MMO. I try to follow the story as best I can but the game mechanics are so jarring at times that I stop paying attention to story and try to find out how to finish and be done with it. Also, disconnects or logging out often requires the complete restart of the layered quest which is even more of a chore. (There were some really wonderful moments however in HOT I experienced; and gliders alone were worth that purchase.) I decided to skip the stories entirely at this point. The beauty of the open world is that I can jump in anytime. I learned an expensive lesson, but at least I can still enjoy this game for whatever it's worth. Also, a very positive note is how much of the progression lies with actual playing. I got better at combat through experimenting with skills and timing as opposed to gear doing most of the work. That is a happy surprise.

No one here called it a bug, now did they?

I know this is an old thread. But I recently had this similar issue and simply had to abandon the chapter. This sort of design is confusing to new players. There are many inconsistencies in this game that makes for a super unintuitive experience for us rookies. They should give a warning concerning this elixir, especially considering how much effort these stories are for players who can't yet unlock their elite specs due to a lack of hero points. Still my current favorite game. But there are many instances where I don't get to experience a lot of what the game has to offer due to confusing mechanics and the slog of constantly replaying these arduous missions.