[Please fix venders who get disabled due to failed map events.]

This is simply an unnecessary and aggravating thing that exists for literally no reason. Just remove it. Do you know how frustrating it is to work all day to finish something then get to the last step and hit a hard wall because of some arbitrary bs.

In this case, I am working on the Tooth of Frostfang collection and the Icy Runestone vender is down because it is late and of course no one is going to be doing Jormag. I shouldn't get locked out of something so simple just because of the time of day. 

[Working on Aurora and it is depressing, frustrating, and absolutely the opposite of fun.]

1 hour ago, Zohane.7208 said:

 

I find the 2 bolded parts contradicting - on the one hand you say that you don't have time to complete content and on the other hand you say that you've already completed all the content.

 

Also, if you find the maps not as well populated as you want them, see if maybe there's more people when they're on the daily rotation - that should probably attract more people.

As far as time goes, not everyone can dedicate days of time when content is released to rush through it immediately. I took months to make vision and didn't have time to even start the season of the dragon stuff until the week of Return to Sandswept Isle. I was fortunate to have some free time to catch up.

 

54 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

So much for not having a lot of time to play.

Addressed above.

 

55 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

It's called RNG, all of us who finished Aurora went through that.

It's not an ok thing for some people to get something done immediately and others to take days or longer. "It's RNG" is never an appropriate response. I shouldn't have to explain this. Even legendary precursors have a way to craft since they just don't drop for some people.

 

57 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

There's Mentor/Commander tag, there's chat, there's LFG, use it. I got Aurora before this Seasons of Dragons was even announced,. I'd be scared to imagine your complaints if you'd have to do it without Seasons of Dragons.

None of this matters if there is no one on the map. There is no group to find in lfg if no one is there. Again, "I did it." just doesn't matter here. As time goes on, things need to be updated. It really wouldn't be hard to update old map venders with new rewards to incentivize going there beyond a very limited special event. When people are finished with the return to achievements, do they have a reason to go back? Not really. Heck, people still go to Bjora Marches all the time because the map currency is useful elsewhere. That's enough proof of concept right there to prove my point.

[Working on Aurora and it is depressing, frustrating, and absolutely the opposite of fun.]

14 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

You get 250 map materials from each "Return to" Episode. Right now getting Aurora is far easier than it was a few months ago, same goes for Vision.

The map currencies are viable and used, Ascended trinkets, consumed for Unbound Magic, which can be used to buy Magic Warped Bundles, something that's way more valuable than Trick or Treat bags.

LWS3 maps are farm from dead, whenever I'm there I see people doing events, the only place where population could be a slight issue is Siren's Landing, on the Wyvern and similiar bosses.

If you find this being forced to waste your time then don't even look at Vision.

Except I have Vision. It was easy (If not more expensive) compared to this. One step is taking days because of low drop rates and low population numbers.

I don't need the map currencies, I need the drops that are supposed to come from gathering nodes but do not. I need to complete map events that are not soloable. If there were players on the maps I would not have posted this because people would have been there, so don't act like its not a problem. Today I couldn't even get one of the stupid jade cannons in Lake Doric done without dying repeatedly and I STILL don't have the Petrified Burl from Ember Bay.

Also, I have completed all of the Season of the Dragon achievements so far.

[Working on Aurora and it is depressing, frustrating, and absolutely the opposite of fun.]

I have been trying to get the steps to the first achievement for this legendary complete, but I just keep running into parts that are just beyond frustrating. For example, the step that requires getting map currency from each of the zones. Ember Bay specifically has a severe lack of petrified stumps and just will not drop the petrified burl.

Many of these events require champion bosses and group events but there are no groups in the zones because they are not relevant (or everyone is running that mindless, stupid maze that is going on for far far far too long). I'd like to be able to catch up to the people who don't work for a living, but not everyone can dedicate all their time to doing content as soon as it comes out and now that it is dated I am just kittened. It is literally making me want to stop playing the game period. There has got to be a way to keep this stuff relevant. Make the map currency usable for other stuff. Add trick or treat bags to the venders in the zone for the map currency or as drops from events for example. I just wish everything wasn't locked behind such so specific requirements that force people into dead zones or to repeatedly farm currencies with abysmal drop rates.

I know this will not even be looked at or considered by devs, but I just need to vent my frustration at how much I am being forced to waste my time on things that should be considered before even being put into the game.