I’m on the final story quest in Heart of Thorns expansion, and I’ve actually managed to complete one of the maps – I’m also pretty close to completing the final two maps thanks to some HoT HP trains that have been running over the past few weekends. I’ll need help with the story (which irks me a bit, seeing as the entire rest of the story I was able to do solo) but I’m REALLY looking forward to finally completing this so that I can move on with the living world stories, and then move on to PoF. Unlocking the mounts that are available is something I want to complete, and maybe I’ll even get caught up with the current living world story.
As much as I love GW2 and my adventures in it – there is one very big major issue I have, and that is how smaller guilds are blocked from ever achieving any of the really neat guild hall upgrades, and sometimes even the guild hall itself.
I wish you could unlock it with gems, or gold, or harvested items, or anything that didn’t necessarily require you to have a group come together all at the same time. I feel like guild halls should be something that everyone gets to enjoy, whether you are in an enormous raiding guild that does fractals on a daily basis, or you’re in an ultra casual family friendly guild with friends who meet up once a month.
The way that guilds are handled bugs me. It always has, and unless something changes, it always will.
Still, it doesn’t stop me from donating as much as I can to ours, in the hopes that we earn enough guild status from one of the few events we can complete to actually get something done. The members of KR have worked really hard to reach the level and outpost that we have so far, and I want to continue to help and level it further, but with one person it’s not that easy.
I admit, I love achievements. I love the satisfaction of completing them and I love how they make me feel when I can’t always see what I’m working towards. I love that they give me a goal in game when I’m floundering on what to do.
There are a LOT of achievements in GW2. Some are easier to obtain than others. Some I know I will never get. Some I didn’t even know exist and come as a surprise after they show up (usually after a world boss or a meta event that I haven’t checked out before). I like that we’re rewarded for the number of achievement points we go after, and it motivates me to keep doing things.
I know it hasn’t always been this way, and I know a lot of people do not like achievements, but I think I like the combination of being able to work on them when I want to, and ignoring them when I just don’t care. Some days I just want to look for cats, for my housing instance, and that’s OK too.
I have a few goals I’m working on in GW2 now that I have my ascended weapon completed. I want to finally finish the Heart of Thorns story line – I’m very close, and I’m also close to map completion which really pleases me. I’ve been fitting in some time between doing everything else life requires to get hero points, experience, and all that good stuff. I was lucky enough to tag along a few trains over the weekend to get things I was missing, and while I couldn’t stay for an entire train on any occasion I was able to re-join during the portions that I needed next time around.
I have a necromancer sitting at level 67, so another goal is to reach 80 on that character. I also need to level a few crafts up to max level – in my case that means leatherworking, artificer, and huntsman. None of them are cheap, which is why I’ve been holding off. It will cost me a bit over 200 gold. Thankfully I do already have the others maxed out.
Once I’ve completed HoT I want to move on to the living world stories that I’ve neglected, starting with season three. Then progress through Path of Fire, and Living World Season 4. I’m sure all of it will take some time, but it’s nice to have goals to work towards.
I’m also working towards ascended gear on the guardian (my main) and map completion because she’s still not quite there yet. I’m inching towards 3500 achievement points which means another nice reward from ANet. I love going after achievements, and while it’s slow going, it is rewarding.
What is everyone else up to? Let me know in comments! As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself.
