Why did Anet waste so much time on Kralkatorrik?

[Konig Des Todes.2086]

@"Slowpokeking.8720" said:I don't hate Kralkatorrik more than other dragons, I just think his story has been too long and boring so we need to get it done soon.

3 Episodes. That's how long "Kralkatorrik's story" has been going on. And that's including the Season 4 finale. Merely the side-focus of an expansion (3 acts) and 3 episodes.

Mordremoth was the focus of 8 episodes (Season 2) and an entire expansion, 4 acts. And the growing side-focus of 5 S1 releases.

Zhaitan was the focus of effectively 10 chapters' worth of the PS.

Primordus got the focus of 2 episodes and side-focus of an expansion in GW1 (4 chapters worth).

Kralkatorrik has gotten more direct screentime than the other Elder Dragons, since Mordremoth and Zhaitan only showed up in the instance they die, but Kralkatorrik gotten less plot focus than either Mordremoth or Zhaitan really, and at the moment, just barely more than Primordus.

So again, you're rather over-exaggerating the focus on Kralkatorrik, while still exagurating the lack of the quality of that plot.

[Slowpokeking.8720]

@"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:3 Episodes. That's how long "Kralkatorrik's story" has been going on. And that's including the Season 4 finale. Merely the side-focus of an expansion (3 acts) and 3 episodes.

Mordremoth was the focus of 8 episodes (Season 2) and an entire expansion, 4 acts. And the growing side-focus of 5 S1 releases.

Zhaitan was the focus of effectively 10 chapters' worth of the PS.

Primordus got the focus of 2 episodes and side-focus of an expansion in GW1 (4 chapters worth).

Kralkatorrik has gotten more direct screentime than the other Elder Dragons, since Mordremoth and Zhaitan only showed up in the instance they die, but Kralkatorrik gotten less plot focus than either Mordremoth or Zhaitan really, and at the moment, just barely more than Primordus.

So again, you're rather over-exaggerating the focus on Kralkatorrik, while still exagurating the lack of the quality of that plot.

Not really, his story has started since the 2nd novel, the branded are all cross Ascalon and Elona. And even in this 3 episodes we got little fun. he didn't have memorable minions compare to the other 2. The All or Nothing fight pretty much covered the fight we need to have against him, nothing else is needed.

[Diak Atoli.2085]

@Slowpokeking.8720 said:

@"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:3 Episodes. That's how long "Kralkatorrik's story" has been going on. And that's including the Season 4 finale. Merely the side-focus of an expansion (3 acts) and 3 episodes.

Mordremoth was the focus of 8 episodes (Season 2) and an entire expansion, 4 acts. And the growing side-focus of 5 S1 releases.

Zhaitan was the focus of effectively 10 chapters' worth of the PS.

Primordus got the focus of 2 episodes and side-focus of an expansion in GW1 (4 chapters worth).

Kralkatorrik has gotten more direct screentime than the other Elder Dragons, since Mordremoth and Zhaitan only showed up in the instance they die, but Kralkatorrik gotten less plot focus than either Mordremoth or Zhaitan really, and at the moment, just barely more than Primordus.

So again, you're rather over-exaggerating the focus on Kralkatorrik, while still exagurating the lack of the quality of that plot.

Not really, his story has started since the 2nd novel, the branded are all cross Ascalon and Elona. And even in this 3 episodes we got little fun. he didn't have memorable minions compare to the other 2. The All or Nothing fight pretty much covered the fight we need to have against him, nothing else is needed.

If the date of first appearance and presence of minions is the standard by which we measure the focus on any particular dragon, we've been focusing on Primordious since for the past twelve years. We were introduced to the Destroyers, including the dragon champion, at the beginning of Guild Wars: Eye of the North, and introduced to Primordious itself in the cinematic after the mission A Time for Heroes.

Compared to how Kralkatorrik and his minions have evolved through the story, I would argue the Destroyers are even more bland and uninteresting.