SDSkuld.9352 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) "So you have to actually play the entire story on the specialization? You can't, for example, run the story on holosmith and rerun the final instance on mechanist?" Actually, no. I did the final fight as a Dragonhunter because I cannot get the hang of Willbender, but right after finishing off the final boss I switched to Willbender. After I finished that story instance, I got credit for the specialization weapon. That said, I think this requirement to play through the whole story for the specialization weapon, even if I can do it on my preferred spec, is too onerous. I really enjoyed doing the collections in previous expansions, but I have no desire to repeat the story. Edited March 10, 2022 by SDSkuld.9352 Quote did not work. 6 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, SDSkuld.9352 said: "So you have to actually play the entire story on the specialization? You can't, for example, run the story on holosmith and rerun the final instance on mechanist?" Actually, no. I did the final fight as a Dragonhunter because I cannot get the hang of Willbender, but right after finishing off the final boss I switched to Willbender. After I finished that story instance, I got credit for the specialization weapon. That said, I think this requirement to play through the whole story for the specialization weapon, even if I can do it on my preferred spec, is too onerous. I really enjoyed doing the collections in previous expansions, but I have no desire to repeat the story. Ah, thanks. Yes, I typically do the story max three times before I'm really done with it. I can't imagine doing it 9 just to get the nine weapon skins. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus.6489 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Please change this. Anet doing everything in their power to make sure everyone eventually hates the story. This is very bad decision on their part. 9 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpokeking.8720 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Gibson.4036 said: Ah, thanks. Yes, I typically do the story max three times before I'm really done with it. I can't imagine doing it 9 just to get the nine weapon skins. It's also very long. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gibson.4036 said: So you have to actually play the entire story on the specialization? You can't, for example, run the story on holosmith and rerun the final instance on mechanist? Any spec works fortunately. Edited March 10, 2022 by mythical.6315 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpokeking.8720 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 7 hours ago, mythical.6315 said: Any spec works fortunately. Just asking ,some collections require you to finish a certain instance, can you use others' story instance to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, Slowpokeking.8720 said: Just asking ,some collections require you to finish a certain instance, can you use others' story instance to do it? No it have to be your own instance, you dont have to be the new spec tho just the same base class as the spec. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpokeking.8720 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Linken.6345 said: No it have to be your own instance, you dont have to be the new spec tho just the same base class as the spec. Then I think this also needs some work. There is no point to ask every class to replay the story over and over. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Slowpokeking.8720 said: Just asking ,some collections require you to finish a certain instance, can you use others' story instance to do it? You can for ones that are shared with strikes but it doesn't really matter since it doesn't work with the final instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasimir.6239 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Slowpokeking.8720 said: Just asking ,some collections require you to finish a certain instance, can you use others' story instance to do it? You can, but only if you are on that story step yourself. You can't just join an instance if you haven't played the story up to that point on the character. I've been playing story with friends, and we all got achievement completion just fine, no matter who opened the instance. We all were on the same story stop though, just going into any instance that's not your personal active story step doesn't work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch of Doom.5739 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Begging for this, ANet. Doing the story 9 times? Nope, won't do it. I will forego the collections instead. How many people would read the same book 9 times or watch the same semi-boring movie 9 times? (So far I'm not a huge fan of the story; first chapter (ship/prison) was OK but since then I literally walk away while the dialogue goes on and on.) 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 5:02 AM, KurokouNekoki.7891 said: Been saying this for over a week now! they employed PWE(Perfect World) designers? 2 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Witch of Doom.5739 said: Begging for this, ANet. Doing the story 9 times? Nope, won't do it. I will forego the collections instead. How many people would read the same book 9 times or watch the same semi-boring movie 9 times? (So far I'm not a huge fan of the story; first chapter (ship/prison) was OK but since then I literally walk away while the dialogue goes on and on.) special mention to Joon Mansion puzzle lolz, puzzle aside, have fights extremely unfriend to "low intesity builds"..... But look at good side: ppl will memorize the puzzle from doing it so much. LOLZZ. Edited March 11, 2022 by ugrakarma.9416 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunicAura.9860 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I Liked the story for the most part but doing it 9 times is a bit much I think. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Hypothesis.5374 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Yeah, I suspect this won't get changed as it only affects those amongst us mad enough to do all of the collections, but it'd be nice if they offered up an alternative way of getting the required item. Doing the story 9 times does seem a bit much. Anyway, back to trying to catch the mega prawn.... *sigh* 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiyo.3578 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Please remove this until you bring back core stories technology of skipping dialogue back. Story is like 75% non-interactive afking. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpokeking.8720 Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Null Hypothesis.5374 said: Yeah, I suspect this won't get changed as it only affects those amongst us mad enough to do all of the collections, but it'd be nice if they offered up an alternative way of getting the required item. Doing the story 9 times does seem a bit much. Anyway, back to trying to catch the mega prawn.... *sigh* Yeah, and hope they also make some change to the requirement that need you to finish a story instance/strike mission, make us be able to enter others' story instance and do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson.5160 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 6:44 AM, The Boz.2038 said: Some classes (Mesmer, Revenant) need to do the DE meta for their espec collection. Yeah, this needs to be changed imo. I don’t think it’s fair to lock two profession elite spec weapons behind the DE meta. 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltekka.2375 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 This is as bad design as it gets. Honestly. How is it even remotely interesting or even beneficial to the game to force people to do this story 9 (YES, NINE) times? I can understand trying to catch a particular fish, finishing a particular meta or a map. But. Story. 9. Times. Is . Just. Too. Much. I sincerely hope this gets changed. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch of Doom.5739 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, Voltekka.2375 said: This is as bad design as it gets. Honestly. How is it even remotely interesting or even beneficial to the game to force people to do this story 9 (YES, NINE) times? I can understand trying to catch a particular fish, finishing a particular meta or a map. But. Story. 9. Times. Is . Just. Too. Much. I sincerely hope this gets changed. I'm guessing they did it to keep players playing the new content, which is ironic because it's actually driving me away. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Witch of Doom.5739 said: I'm guessing they did it to keep players playing the new content, which is ironic because it's actually driving me away. I'd rather see the espec-specific sub-collections added requiring you to complete some events, find some items around EoD zones and so on. Keeps people playing in new zones instead of closing them off in single-player instances and isn't that repetitive, considering each espec would have -at least partially- different collections. Not as easy as pasting "complete the same story 9 times" though 😄 Edited March 13, 2022 by Sobx.1758 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Mortem.3627 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 If we didn't have the story completion, we'd have to craft like one or two expensive weapons, do a meta for a rare drop on a weapon or try to buy said weapon for a high price on the TP. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterson.5172 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, Neo Mortem.3627 said: If we didn't have the story completion, we'd have to craft like one or two expensive weapons, do a meta for a rare drop on a weapon or try to buy said weapon for a high price on the TP. except story completion takes like 10hrs+, at 20g/h would be 200g+, mystic weapons are 80g at best now 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallas.8150 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I think they should have taken a cue from PoF - those you could knock out pretty quickly when dedicated. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 So is it the final fight that triggers it? I played through the story on my Holosmith and forgot about trying to switch it to Mechanist right at the end. So I replayed the Cycle Reborn, both the arborstone celebration and the small gathering afterward, but no credit. I take it I really need to do the final fight of The Only One to actually get the collection item? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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