Ramoth.5162 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just went through the Balthazar fight. Hadn't checked the guides so, it was a fun filled mess of dying and restarting from checkpoint until I could get the gist of it. Spent a lot of time getting out of the downed state. Then, finally killed Balthazar, and dc'ed during the cut scene......Nice waste of 25 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereon.5219 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Sorry to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falados.7165 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 @Ramoth.5162 said:Just went through the Balthazar fight. Hadn't checked the guides so, it was a fun filled mess of dying and restarting from checkpoint until I could get the gist of it. Spent a lot of time getting out of the downed state. Then, finally killed Balthazar, and dc'ed during the cut scene......Nice waste of 25 minutes.send a ticket in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramoth.5162 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 My husband and I just tried it again, did it much better through the fight, killed him, and both of us dc'ed during the cut scene. This is just nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killermanjaro.5670 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Should probably mark this up as spoilers really! (I've finished story so doesn't bother me, but others haven't so could be quite a big spoiler to them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GussJr.1643 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 https://youtu.be/dPaDbP8gbIIhttps://youtu.be/4bZAoSfbwSoMaybe this makes you feel better about your DC...dc'd after first attempt (first vid...47 some odd minutes)...had to find my way back for 2nd attempt at final fight(2nd video...12 minutes...about)...and yes, put 'spoiler' in title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatemaster.3590 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I think it was the third time after getting disconnected that I clicked the skip cutscene button that pops up and it seemed to be a workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldirtbeard.9834 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 @killermanjaro.5670 said:Should probably mark this up as spoilers really! (I've finished story so doesn't bother me, but others haven't so could be quite a big spoiler to them) Why is the DCing part of the features of the fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopeUrban.2578 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Honestly I found the balthazar fights (all of them) the most boring fights in this expansion. 90% of the fight is just 'balthazar does floor pattern aoes' with the remaining 10% being "Batlhazar moves to a different spot to do more floor pattern AoEs"It was OK the first time, but by the third time of doing the exact same fight I was bored. I groaned audibly when I realized that the "final form" of the last boss was going to be the same boring fight I'd already done twice.They could have at least reused a more interesting fight. The LS fight with his hounds was more fun. Fighting his herald was more fun. Heck most of the other fights were more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blambidy.3216 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Welcome to playing games without cheating and reading guides lol. It brings great memories. Learned it without any help which is a great thing, better then get 20 people and finish in 10 seconds. Get work in. Cause there will be times that u won't have someone to help. Now you know the taste of beating something in gw2. The hard, the grind, the anger, The finger cramps, And the woosah when you beat that part. It's what makes a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killermanjaro.5670 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 @Oldirtbeard.9834 said:@killermanjaro.5670 said:Should probably mark this up as spoilers really! (I've finished story so doesn't bother me, but others haven't so could be quite a big spoiler to them) Why is the DCing part of the features of the fight?What? I'm saying it should be marked as spoilers as the OP mentions killing Balthazar, and while the majority of us probably assumed that's how things would end up, there's numerous other ways the Balthazar situation could have ended, so stating that Balthazar is killed could be quite a big spoiler to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatihso.7258 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 That day, I played about 18 hours straight, then I went in to complete story, I wanted to complete battle and save final encounter for later, but no, it immediately ported me to final battle, i was so tired and exhausted, i had to complete it otherwise a repeat would not be cool. I did it on first try. I don't know how i did it with all that tiredness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manasa Devi.7958 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I hated this fight. It was boring and I couldn't figure out what all the dialogue was about. They kept talking about Kralkatorrik and I didn't have a clue what that had to do with anything. Turns out, there was a huge dragon head up in the sky doing stuff for most of the fight. What the kitten kind of nonsense is that?Why put something in the sky if you can't afford taking your eyes off the floor for even a split-second? I actually played through the whole fight without realizing some of the ridiculous amount of effects were caused by an elder dragon instead of a god, only realizing what had been going on when Balthazar finally croaked and I finally had the opportunity to raise my camera angle. Ridiculous design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manasa Devi.7958 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Double post. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryshal.4036 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I had finished with Balthazar, his health bar turned all red. And just as that happened, the server zonked me out, message said return in a few minutes. That fight took an hour. When I logged back in, I was at the point of entering into the fight again, going up the stairs to enter arena, but was killed by enemies and had to port to waypoint.Needless to say, this has totally soured me on GW2. I need to calm down.I entered a ticket to support. I doubt there is anything they can do, but it would be nice if they could give me credit for that fight. I suppose something continues there, so I'm finished. I watched above video, and I guess I just finished the first fight with Balthazar. I didn't know there was a dragon above me. Sad that when I logged back in, I was in a good spot to re-enter the fight, but there were enemies there that finished me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I didn't have much of a problem with it myself. Then again, I did do it on a Daredevil, and Daredevils don't die due to all the dodges. The hardest part of the fight was getting all of the achievements in one go. At one point I went down, instantly got back up, and accidentally used the sword attacks instead of my regular weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharterforGw.3149 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 @Oldirtbeard.9834 said:@killermanjaro.5670 said:Should probably mark this up as spoilers really! (I've finished story so doesn't bother me, but others haven't so could be quite a big spoiler to them) Why is the DCing part of the features of the fight?the "killed him" is a spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teofa Tsavo.9863 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 @blambidy.3216 said:Welcome to playing games without cheating and reading guides lol. It brings great memories. Learned it without any help which is a great thing, better then get 20 people and finish in 10 seconds. Get work in. Cause there will be times that u won't have someone to help. Now you know the taste of beating something in gw2. The hard, the grind, the anger, The finger cramps, And the woosah when you beat that part. It's what makes a great game. I think you are missing the "disconnect" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teofa Tsavo.9863 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 @CharterforGw.3149 said:@Oldirtbeard.9834 said:@killermanjaro.5670 said:Should probably mark this up as spoilers really! (I've finished story so doesn't bother me, but others haven't so could be quite a big spoiler to them) Why is the DCing part of the features of the fight?the "killed him" is a spoilerAnyone going through this broken, disconnecting mess of personal stories without looking at a guide is nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayumi Spender.1082 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I've heard of this many times, but I find it strange.I've done the complete story once as myself, once again with 2 more friends, and half way through doing it again with a 3rd friend.I've never seen any form of disconnection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasculio.2914 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 What annoys me at the last Balthazar fight is the massive amount of particle effects. Playing as a firebrand (those new animations are very fancy, but they do add to the visual pollution), it felt like there was waaaaaay too much to see in that battle. No disconnection for me there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenda.9723 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I actually liked dying a lot. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyninja.2954 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 @Manasa Devi.7958 said:I hated this fight. It was boring and I couldn't figure out what all the dialogue was about. They kept talking about Kralkatorrik and I didn't have a clue what that had to do with anything. Turns out, there was a huge dragon head up in the sky doing stuff for most of the fight. What the kitten kind of nonsense is that?Why put something in the sky if you can't afford taking your eyes off the floor for even a split-second? I actually played through the whole fight without realizing some of the ridiculous amount of effects were caused by an elder dragon instead of a god, only realizing what had been going on when Balthazar finally croaked and I finally had the opportunity to raise my camera angle. Ridiculous design.While I agree that some better build up might have been beneficial, I'm sorry to say, if you haven't been paying attention to the story so far, don't expect a summary right before the final battle.Balthazars plans for Kralkatorik were made very clear throught the story and your reason for stopping him exactly when you do is also well explained earlier. It's the main reason and only reason even why we bither with stopping Balthazar in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hevoskuuri.3891 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I honestly wonder what triggers those disconnects. I've been reading alot about them, but personally didn't DC a single time during the story. I also know people who didn't, and a few who did.Maybe it has something to do with different PC settings or setups? Or internet connection differences? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzypetal.7936 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Didn't experience dc's, however my friend and I encountered another very frustrating issue with PoF story chain. If you accidentally ventured outside the zone (we are talking just stepping over the boundary lines) you were immediately kicked from the instance as soon as the warning message popped. Very unforgiving that way and not just a little bit frustrating. I can't remember it being like that with any other story. In previous stories you'd get the warning and you'd be given a few seconds to move your character back into the zone. With PoF, no such grace period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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