livefreeordie wrote on Dec 20^th, 2012 at 11:29am:


This JP sucks my fucking ass compared to the Clocktower.
The Clocktower was fucking epic.  For those of you that may not know (if any of you are even reading this) the Mad King's Clocktower for Halloween was a jumping puzzle (basically a platform style Mario-ish area) that was timed.  You had to navigate the jumps without stopping.  The background spun as you climbed the gears and cogs toward the top, so you couldn't see what was coming more than a jump or two ahead.  The Tower was effectively sinking into a pool of acid as well, so if you stopped for more than a second or two, you died.  There were many upon many gears and cogs which were red herrings, so choosing the wrong jump (which was quite common until you learned where you were going) meant you died.
It was approximately a two minute puzzle from beginning to end.  I'm a decent (but not great) Mario platformer.  It took me three and a half fucking HOURS to get this two minute puzzle right the first time.  The reward was a couple of random gen items, some cash, some karma (another form of currency), and some specific exotic boots/slippers which were not available anywhere else.
Once I got the hang of it I got Slippers on all eight toons in a matter of an hour and a half approximately.
It took quick thinking and quick reflexes.  Each time you ran it you got a little better at it and moved a little further.  The skill window for it appeared deceptively higher than it really was.  It was difficult, but it had a steep learning curve which, once learned, took away almost all of the difficulty.
It was one of the best, most challenging, most frustratingly addictively fun experiences I've ever had while playing an MMO.  The first completion was also one of the most rewarding feelings I've ever experienced in an MMO.
People cried and whined and complained that it was too hard.

This Wintersday JP.... I got it on my second try, and the rewards were basically nonexistent.
The JP was the thing I was looking forward to most for the festival, and it was total fucking rubbish compared to the Clocktower.  The crybabies ruined it and turned it into a fucking joke.

Meh, I found the mad king one boring, just the same puzzle going up.  The winter one had changing parts that was pretty neat.

Not happy about this

"Changed the “Toypocalypse Cancelled” achievement so that only one gift dolyak needs to survive the activity instead of all five."

It was easy enough to get all five, not sure why it needs to be so a rock can get it too...

Complex differential equations are "challenging". Pornography is not. Which is the more enjoyable of the two?

Cale wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2012 at 11:39am:


What if you were playing chess with a large breasted bimbo cheerleader?

Cale wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2012 at 7:14am:

Agreed, the Wintersday one was still fun though. Nice way to farm gifts, and always fun to see people saying that it is impossible lol.

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Exactly, which is to say that the Clocktower HAD a reward....

Gave in and just bought it on an Amazon special for $30.

I liked the atmosphere in this one.  Inside the mystic forge snow globe and at the end with the ginger bread people.

Snowball fight was entertaining.  Wish mad king had somthing like stab the other players or something along the lines while we waited.

Puzzle this time was a bit too easy though.

AtomicMew wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2012 at 6:46am:

There was a board there?  Next thing you will say is that there are words in the picture.

Terebinthia wrote on Dec 26^th, 2012 at 4:16pm:

Right now they are having free server transfers.  I have a few friends on different servers and I'm able to run dungeons with them (private party instances for a group of 5) and can send tells, but can't run with them out in the open world.  There will eventually be "guesting" where you can roll up a character on another server as someone's guest to run with them, but I haven't seen any announcement as to when that's expected.

So, for the most part, no, you won't be able to go back and forth.  Most of the leveling is in the open world instances, so you won't be able to group with other-server people there.  The first dungeon is available to you at level 30, then levels 40, 50, 60, 70, 76, 78, 80 as story mode and these are the ones that you can run with people from other servers.

Terebinthia wrote on Dec 26^th, 2012 at 6:38pm:

Nope, you pick a server and that's where any and all characters created go. 

You can play a greatsword-wielding mesmer!

Cale wrote on Dec 26^th, 2012 at 7:28pm:


Mesmer's aren't mobile.

The correct answer is DD elementalist.

EDIT: I'm retarded I saw mobile. But DD elementalist fit the bill, and imo are a lot more fun to play. Very flashy, very fast, very good at soloing.

Cale wrote on Dec 26^th, 2012 at 7:28pm:

The Phantasmal Duelist from pistol is indeed powerful, but it's stationary.  [/quote]

I'm not sure about this Cale - I watch the duelist move into position when you summon him out of range. Do you mean once he stops moving he doesn't move anymore - cos that I'm not sure of, new to mesmer and all.