Return to Path of Fire Bonus Event

[Joie.6084]

Join your allies in protecting Tyria from Balthazar September 17 - 24 for additional rewards and achievements during the Return to Path of Fire Bonus Event! You'll receive an in-game mail with participation directions when the event begins, and don't forget to check the Bonus Events achievements category in the game starting September 17.

[erapago.4387]

I really like this event overall, but it was was a painful reminder of how buggy the Elon Riverlands and Desolation meta events are. Everyone yelling at each other in map chat about the best way to get the Doppelganger to play nice since it doesn't want to chase anyone anymore, and I don't even know what's going on with the Maws of Torment realm spiking event. It seems to just get skipped and cause the NPCs to repeat their lines over and over.

Edited Tuesday at 09:17 PM by erapago.4387

[Randulf.7614]

21 minutes ago, erapago.4387 said:

I really like this event overall, but it was was a painful reminder of how buggy the Elon Riverlands and Desolation meta events are. Everyone yelling at each other in map chat about the best way to get the Doppelganger to play nice since it doesn't want to chase anyone anymore, and I don't even know what's going on with the Maws of Torment realm spiking event. It seems to just get skipped and cause the NPCs to repeat their lines over and over.

Agreed. The Doppleganger one is a weird bug. It never used to have this problem, but at some point it broke and has never been fixed

The Maw of Torment has been much more widely reported. The NPCs can get stuck on escort, but it was discovered that the spiking event can be skipped by skyscale fireballing the portals. Which is great for working around a bug, but an issue if someone has the achievement to do.

But yes, these are long standing ones I'd hoped to see fixes for before the event. I also wanted to see Serpent's Ire in the options as well for those still needing it

[Tinker.6924]

Maybe I can get enough people to finally complete Serpent’s Ire successfully

[Randulf.7614]

16 minutes ago, Tinker.6924 said:

Maybe I can get enough people to finally complete Serpent’s Ire successfully

It's possible given the 10x events, but Serpents Ire isn't an actual option in this week's run

[DanAlcedo.3281]

8 hours ago, erapago.4387 said:

 I don't even know what's going on with the Maws of Torment realm spiking event. It seems to just get skipped and cause the NPCs to repeat their lines over and over.

The Escort Event has always been buggy. The problem was that it stalled the meta. 

But it was only needed for the spikes that destroy the pillar. 

However, siege dmg from the turtle and skyscale also work. So people just skip that part.

Which means people who want to do the spike achievement can't do it anymore. 

[DarkK.7368]

Will this event remain permanently available like other "return to"? For example now I'm playing LW3, and I'm doing a lot of "return to"... Is the same?

[Chyro.1462]

17 minutes ago, DarkK.7368 said:

Will this event remain permanently available like other "return to"? For example now I'm playing LW3, and I'm doing a lot of "return to"... Is the same?

The other 'return to' from living world seasons are a series of achievements, all part of 'Seasons of the Dragons' achievement - if you complete all of them, you get a legendary amulet. (and some other goodies along the way)

The current return to path of fire is a temporary event to encourage players to do older expansion content and get some small rewards for it. Temporary events like this are listed under 'Bonus Events' in the achievement list.

Can be a little confusing cause Seasons of the Dragons is listed under Side Stories -> Current Events. Isn't really 'current' anymore, but those 'return to' achievements aren't going away.

Edited yesterday at 09:35 AM by Chyro.1462

[Linken.6345]

2 hours ago, DarkK.7368 said:

Will this event remain permanently available like other "return to"? For example now I'm playing LW3, and I'm doing a lot of "return to"... Is the same?

So to answer simply no it will only be the stated dates and might return in the future like the fractal rush have done 3 times now.

[Aravind.9610]

On 9/18/2024 at 2:46 PM, DarkK.7368 said:

Will this event remain permanently available like other "return to"? For example now I'm playing LW3, and I'm doing a lot of "return to"... Is the same?

This is a bonus rush event that lasts till next week. The original "Return to..." achievements are found under the Side Stories category in the list of achievements. You can complete those whenever you want. But the bonus rush event achievements are only for this week (or whatever other weeks they choose to hold it on).

[Dean Calaway.9718]

On 9/17/2024 at 10:42 PM, Randulf.7614 said:

an issue if someone has the achievement to do.

Yup, that's me.

On 9/18/2024 at 12:11 AM, Tinker.6924 said:

Maybe I can get enough people to finally complete Serpent’s Ire successfully

I remember just before EoD in a day with daily bounties to do there I tagged up and got a bunch of people to drop and do the event, only to see them complain they didn't get the daily done and why was that.

I should have felt bad, but only a little.

[Randulf.7614]

If anyone needs Serpents Ire on EU, I am happy to help/join a group

(edit I did try earlier, but couldn't find all the Zealots - it might be time to change them so they appear on the map)

Edited 15 minutes ago by Randulf.7614

[Neathra.1950]

On 9/17/2024 at 5:42 PM, Randulf.7614 said:

Agreed. The Doppleganger one is a weird bug. It never used to have this problem, but at some point it broke and has never been fixed

The Maw of Torment has been much more widely reported. The NPCs can get stuck on escort, but it was discovered that the spiking event can be skipped by skyscale fireballing the portals. Which is great for working around a bug, but an issue if someone has the achievement to do.

But yes, these are long standing ones I'd hoped to see fixes for before the event. I also wanted to see Serpent's Ire in the options as well for those still needing it

You'd think bug fixing the two widely reported issues regarding the content they're about to shove into the spotlight would be, you know, on the priority list.