Potential instances which may not complete future highlight week achievements

[Ayrilana.1396]

This post is in response to the recent patch indicating the intention to award achievement completion credit from completing the instance itself rather than the story step.  Below are some instances where there's a good chance this will not occur.

 

LS2E7 - No Refuge (Awarded when loading back onto the map)

LS2E8 - The Mystery Cave (Appears to trigger after the cinematic when you're loaded back onto the map)

LS3E1 - Research in Rata Novus (Appears to trigger after the cinematic when you've loaded onto the new map)

LS3E2 - Taimi's Game (Appears to trigger after you've loaded onto the new map)

LS4E6 - Descent (Credit given in an epilogue instance which appears to be separate)

LS5E2 - Voice in the Deep (Appears to be awarded in a separate instance)

LS5E4 - One Charr, One Dragon, One Champion (Appears to be awarded in a separate instance)

 

Below are the instances which I checked as I believe they would have future achievements tied to them through the highlight weeks.  I didn't check if there were purple instances associated with them but assumed there was.  If you include achievements for instances without this then be prepared for players to be upset.  The bolded are the ones I had flagged above.

 

Spoiler

 

Living Story Highlight Week 4

1. LS2E7 - Meeting the Asura
2. LS2E7 - No Refuge (Awarded when loading back onto the map)
3. LS2E8 - Arcana Obscura
4. LS2E8 - Pact Assaulted
5. LS2E8 - The Mystery Cave (Appears to trigger after the cinematic when you're loaded back onto the map)

 

Living Story Highlight Week 5

1. LS3E1 - Research in Rata Novus (Appears to trigger after the cinematic when you've loaded onto the new map)
2. LS3E1 - A Shadow's Deeds
3. LS3E1 - Confessor's Stronghold

 

Living Story Highlight Week 6

1. LS3E2 - Taimi's Game (Appears to trigger after you've loaded onto the new map)
2. LS3E2 - Dragon Vigil

 

Living Story Highlight Week 7

1. LS3E3 - Precocious Aurene
2. LS3E3 - The Bitter Cold
3. LS3E3 - Frozen Out

 

Living Story Highlight Week 8

1. LS3E4 - A Meeting of Ministers
2. LS3E4 - Confessor's End

 

Living Story Highlight Week 9

1. LS3E5 - Taimi's Pet Project
2. LS3E5 - Heart of the Volcano

 

Living Story Highlight Week 10

1. LS3E6 - Where's Balthazar
2. LS3E6 - Shining Blade Secrets
3. LS3E6 - The Last Chance

 

Living Story Highlight Week 11

1. LS4E1 - Eye of the Brandstorm
2. LS4E1 - The Hero of Istan
3. LS4E1 - The First City

 

Living Story Highlight Week 12

1. LS4E2 - Tracking the Scientist
2. LS4E2 - The Test Subject
3. LS4E2 - A Kindness Repaid
4. LS4E2 - The Charge

 

Living Story Highlight Week 13

1. LS4E3 - Seized
2. LS4E3 - Forearmed is Forewarned
3. LS4E3 - Be My Guest

 

Living Story Highlight Week 14

1. LS4E4 - A Shattered Nation
2. LS4E4 - Legacy
3. LS4E4 - Storm Tracking

 

Living Story Highlight Week 15

1. LS4E5 - Scion and Champion
2. LS4E5 - The Crystal Blooms
3. LS4E5 - The Crystal Dragon

 

Living Story Highlight Week 16

1. LS5E6 - The End
2. LS5E6 - Descent (Credit given in epilogue instance which appears to be separate)

 

Living Story Highlight Weeks 17 thru 24

1. Prologue - Coming Home
2. Prologue - A Race to Arms
3. Episode 1 - What's Left Behind
4. Episode 1 - The Invitation
5. Episode 2 - Chasing Ghosts
6. Episode 2 - Voice in the Deep (Appears to be awarded in a separate instance)
7. Episode 3 - Snapping Steel
8. Episode 3 - Turnabout
9. Episode 4 - Behind Enemy Lines
10. Episode 4 - One Charr, One Dragon, One Champion (Appears to be awarded in a separate instance)

 

 

 

[Ayrilana.1396]

I made this thread last week to highlight possible story instances which players may find themselves not getting credit for if they enter through the purple marker.

 

With the next highlight week starting tomorrow, I figured that I would point out the possibility of them running into this issue with two instances:

 

LS2E7 - No Refuge (Awarded when loading back onto the map)

LS2E8 - The Mystery Cave (Appears to trigger after the cinematic when you're loaded back onto the map)

 

EDIT:  Looks like these ones were updated as the story step is progressing sooner than in the play-through videos from years ago.

Edited June 15, 2021 by Ayrilana.1396

[Ayrilana.1396]

Looks like players are having issues getting credit for the Research in Rata Novus mission that I mentioned could potentially have issues several weeks ago. 
 

I wonder if players will have the same issue next week or will these instances be tested first prior to going live. 
 

EDIT: Probably not this week as it’s the first instance and is pretty much immediately accessible upon starting the episode. 

Edited July 6, 2021 by Ayrilana.1396