Nyarlathotep.4350

I am not allowed to edit this yet, but something in some combination of the things I tried this last hour worked.I have no idea what. But it either worked or something got solved elsewhere during this timeframe. Will edit it as solved when I am allowed to. (I don't have the 5 posts needed to be allowed to edit things immediatley so I gotta wait another 3 hours.)

Edit: I'm leaving this up in case someone have a similar problem and want to find possible solutions to try. For the past few days the TP started loading slower and slower and slower. And yesterday it started loading so slow it just stopped working all together and I get an "net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT" error message. (Aka it just stops trying after 30 seconds.) Everything else in the game works just as normal as far as I have seen (except the news that is supposed to appear when I log on to the client, they don't load and just give me a link to the website instead. :/).It is simply the TP tab (BL store and currency exchange work 100%) that refuse to work. I have restarted my computer, cleared the GW2 stuff in the %temp% cache, restarted my router, flushed the DNS, checked for any type of problems with my internet connection etc etc (In various combinations.) and I am currently googling myself crazy about what can cause this issue. And I'm not sure where the problem lies at all since none of the common problems seems to be the issue.I have a good and stable internet connection (way better than I need tbh just to never run into issues), and I don't run my desktop computer on the Wi-Fi. So the problem isn't any of those two either. I decided to reach out here before bothering the support so I can try Everything in my power before dragging those poor souls into this. :/ So please spare me some wisdom oh mighty Community or I'm going to start salvaging all the gear I planned to sell due to the frustration of not getting my gold that waits for me on the TP. D:

I'm very curious about what kind of laws would get in the way of something that seems as innocent as this. As a Swedish resident I never really encounter us getting excluded in these things, unless it is very specific like "US only". :/

Merging everything is just going to make everything even messier...I don't know what they are thinking. But it is hard to create a thread without even mentioning the things that is making it an issue. Maybe if I use obscure nicknames for the mount and timegate or something... :T

Why was my discussion merged into this megathread? It was focusing on THE XP LOSS DUE TO THE TIMEGATE. Not actually concerning the timegate or the Skyscale itself. This entire post is irrelevant to me...what a waste. Edit: If anything it was about how it would profit not to have the Mastery track locking xp from the get go and unlocking it when you are finished with everything.

How is it pointless? I, for example, have not had completed areas where I have been able to get spirit shards for that long (HoT still not completed) so I haven't been stockpiling them for years and years as some people have. It might not hurt all of us, but it does actually hurt some. As I stated I don't mind timegating stuff or collections (currently having a blast with the Henge I'll have completed tomorrow) I just don't see the reason behind timegating the experience towards spirit shards for the entire PoF and LS4 together with the mount. I didn't understand why they would do something that especially punishes newer players or players that have struggled with their Mastery completion and/or not had it for very long. It also makes the mount kind of mandatory content if you own the episode and want the shards in the future. (The Henge for example is fun, but doing it is a proper choice you make, it doesn't feel mandatory to spend all that time.) The forums is where you discuss things though and I wanted a discussion about this, and hopefully someone that could explain the choice of implementing it this way would maybe come around. And the forums is also the best place to make your voice heard I suppose. I tried to do it with a proper text for actual discussion though, making sure it wasn't 100% complaining and toxicity as some things can be.

The very first thing I noticed when I hit the new map today was my experience gain towards spirit shards being locked due to the new Skyscale mastery track showing up locked in my masteries. "Well", I thought, "This is going to be a little unpleasant since I am currently low on spirit shards. I'll have to hurry a little with this story and then put all my time into the mount to enable spirit shards again so that I'll be able to enjoy the rest of the map/achivements of ep 6 at my own speed." Then a very annoyed guildie breaks the news in guild chat, The Skyscale collections are timegated. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against timegated stuff in general. It can be frustrating but also fun to dedicate yourself to the Henge backpack (and Aurora that require the Henge) for example. BUT, in this case, ALL my experience towards spirit shards in EVERY Path of Fire and LS4 map are now timegated as well and everything I do in those maps on any of my characters is wasted experience. This is going to limit any activity in those maps to only absolutely necessary things for me until I get the Skyscale down. So here is my main point with this little rant: I don't see any drawbacks in this case to gain the mastery track for the Skyscale first AFTER you have completed the timegated collections. Just to make sure that the experience gain/Spirit Shards won't be timegated together with the mount. :/ I expect there will be people with other opinions out there and it would be intresting to hear them and how they reason around it (in a nice and civil way ofc). But in my case it felt a bit like a punishment because I am now locked out of getting something I need while playing the new content (and everything PoF xp related).

I got mine down to 25% then it got stuck in the invulnerable state just sitting there. I never saw Aurene during the mission but I did see the Wyvern so I suppose she was invis for me as well. :/

I got mine down to 25% then it got stuck in the invulnerable state just sitting there. I never saw Aurene during the mission but I did see the Wyvern so I suppose she was invis for me as well. :/