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Vorch
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Completed My First Dungeon
09 September 2012 - 03:59 AM
So today, I broke my dungeon cherry with Ascalonian Catacombs Story Mode.
So far, when playing GW2, I've been over-leveled for the content as I enjoy exploring. However, this time I wanted to try a dungeon while i was AT level 30 with level 20-26 equipment (Human Warrior: Hammer/Rifle).
What I liked
From the get go, the dungeon was a wake up call. If you've been surviving by rolling with a large group through events, prepare to find out what you're REALLY made of. I play on Anvil Rock (medium population) and usually am by myself or with a few people, so I think I have a good understanding of my skills.
What stood out from the get go was the amount of influence each individual has on the outcome of the dungeon. When I was chaining KD, knockback, and stun, there was no doubt that MY CHARACTER was the one causing the interrupts.
I also really liked the dungeon mechanics. Traps and such were punishing, but not one-shotting (might change in explorable).
What I did NOT like
This is a recurring theme throughout the game: I feel that to fully appreciate the story, one must have at LEAST read Edge of Destiny and should probably also read Ghosts of Ascalon. I feel that without that background (or at least a GW1 background), one will miss alot of the references.
Happy to see the repair dude in the dungeon, but no merchant to my knowledge. Now that I'm writing this, I'm not sure if he doubled as a merchant or not, but i don't think he did.
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Overall, great experience Can't wait to try explorable once I have a full set of level 40 armor.
So far, when playing GW2, I've been over-leveled for the content as I enjoy exploring. However, this time I wanted to try a dungeon while i was AT level 30 with level 20-26 equipment (Human Warrior: Hammer/Rifle).
What I liked
From the get go, the dungeon was a wake up call. If you've been surviving by rolling with a large group through events, prepare to find out what you're REALLY made of. I play on Anvil Rock (medium population) and usually am by myself or with a few people, so I think I have a good understanding of my skills.
What stood out from the get go was the amount of influence each individual has on the outcome of the dungeon. When I was chaining KD, knockback, and stun, there was no doubt that MY CHARACTER was the one causing the interrupts.
I also really liked the dungeon mechanics. Traps and such were punishing, but not one-shotting (might change in explorable).
What I did NOT like
This is a recurring theme throughout the game: I feel that to fully appreciate the story, one must have at LEAST read Edge of Destiny and should probably also read Ghosts of Ascalon. I feel that without that background (or at least a GW1 background), one will miss alot of the references.
Happy to see the repair dude in the dungeon, but no merchant to my knowledge. Now that I'm writing this, I'm not sure if he doubled as a merchant or not, but i don't think he did.
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Overall, great experience
Can't wait to try explorable once I have a full set of level 40 armor.
