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Guild Wars 2: Blackgate Server Manages First Tequatl Kill

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
in News & Features Discussion

Scant hours after the release of the latest Guild Wars 2 update, Tequatl Rising, the first server to beat the reborn dragon has been named: Blackgate. Check the image for proof.

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  • RaapnaapRaapnaap Member UncommonPosts: 455

    I logged in to try this on my own server for a bit (Desolation EU). It's not easy to manage, and is best compared to raiding a classic WoW 40 man instance, but with 75% people you never played with before, or undergeared, or not understanding the mechanics, and 200 people instead of 40.

     

    Even with most people participating in the organized effort (including the use of community-hosted TS3 voice coms server), using the best food and specs, ect. The best attempt I was able to be present in was ~76% (an inch short from the phase change).

     

    But the reality is though, unless 90% of the players know the mechanics and execute them to perfection, you will always fail this boss and be greeted with a ~2 hour delay before your next attempt (which swaps out most participants which means the whole thing needs to be re-organized by the players). The 15 minute timer is simply too harsh for the majority of players and even entire servers, but this is nonetheless an interesting replacement to raiding for GW2, arguably it is more challenging than instanced content for reasons mentioned.

     
  • nastyjmannastyjman Member Posts: 161
    What's amazing is that 120-130 people were on Teamspeak. Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1mmcb9/blackgate_did_it/ccake0g
  • OmaliOmali MMO Business CorrespondentMember UncommonPosts: 1,177

    Of course Blackgate got it first. O'Doyle rules!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsNgRmsx-14

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  • nolic1nolic1 Member UncommonPosts: 716
    Goodjob Blackgate server.

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  • ZzadZzad Member UncommonPosts: 1,401
    Finally some challenge!!! This is what GW2 needed!! I like that those badass Dragons start yo behave like they should! I like the idea that Dragons are going to become open world raids!

    Finally Arenanet!!! Finally!!!
  • RoxtarrRoxtarr Member CommonPosts: 1,122
    My server has already given up. I don't think they're really motivated since the rewards aren't all that great for doing it.

    If in 1982 we played with the current mentality, we would have burned down all the pac man games since the red ghost was clearly OP. Instead we just got better at the game.
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  • BigmamajamaBigmamajama Member Posts: 198
    Originally posted by raapnaap

    I logged in to try this on my own server for a bit (Desolation EU). It's not easy to manage, and is best compared to raiding a classic WoW 40 man instance, but with 75% people you never played with before, or undergeared, or not understanding the mechanics, and 200 people instead of 40.

     

    Even with most people participating in the organized effort (including the use of community-hosted TS3 voice coms server), using the best food and specs, ect. The best attempt I was able to be present in was ~76% (an inch short from the phase change).

     

    But the reality is though, unless 90% of the players know the mechanics and execute them to perfection, you will always fail this boss and be greeted with a ~2 hour delay before your next attempt (which swaps out most participants which means the whole thing needs to be re-organized by the players). The 15 minute timer is simply too harsh for the majority of players and even entire servers, but this is nonetheless an interesting replacement to raiding for GW2, arguably it is more challenging than instanced content for reasons mentioned.

     

    Pugs are hard.  Which makes up 99 percent.of the content in GW2.

  • RazeeksterRazeekster Member UncommonPosts: 2,591
    The rewards should scale up too since this is so challenging. As it stands now, it's just not worth even doing with the rewards it gives now.

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  • MrBootsMrBoots Member UncommonPosts: 289
    I guess it's a slow news day when something like this makes the front page.
  • VolkonVolkon Member UncommonPosts: 3,748
    I don't know... the chance at the Tequatl mini or Tequatl-unique ascended weapon skins will lure many into keeping at it... myself included.

    Oderint, dum metuant.

  • SiphaedSiphaed Member RarePosts: 1,114

    I don't like the "Scant Hours" remark.  At the very minimum, it was an investment of 6 and 1/2 hours based on 5 previous attempts and the timer between respawn  being an hour at the last.   

     

     

    But damned good job BG.  Now if only JQ can get as organized as they were.


  • sodade21sodade21 Member UncommonPosts: 349

    what about the loot? what was it?

     

  • TalulaRoseTalulaRose Member RarePosts: 1,247
    BG map-zerg takes down 1 opponent, nothing to see here folks.
  • stevebombsquadstevebombsquad Member UncommonPosts: 884
    Originally posted by Siphaed

    I don't like the "Scant Hours" remark.  At the very minimum, it was an investment of 6 and 1/2 hours based on 5 previous attempts and the timer between respawn  being an hour at the last.   

     

     

    But damned good job BG.  Now if only JQ can get as organized as they were.

    Six hours is scant..... The heralded endgame and it is done in less than a quarter of a day. I would say the word applies.....

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  • gessekai332gessekai332 Member UncommonPosts: 861
    was this a dynamic event or was it instanced?

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  • RizelStarRizelStar Member UncommonPosts: 2,773
    Originally posted by gessekai332
    was this a dynamic event or was it instanced?

    Dynamic Event.

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  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722

    Nice work Blackgate.

    I wont be able to take this bad boy down until i upgrade my rig (i can, but wont do it with massive fps drops). I wonder how smooth is the fight without culling.





  • zastenzasten Member Posts: 283
    Originally posted by Volkon
    I don't know... the chance at the Tequatl mini or Tequatl-unique ascended weapon skins will lure many into keeping at it... myself included.

    Why would we want yet another mini,when if you click on the deposit collectables button it gets put away until you can get to a bank to get it out again! A waste of time if they are only ever in game for a minute or two!

  • SarielleSarielle Member Posts: 91
    Originally posted by zasten
    Originally posted by Volkon
    I don't know... the chance at the Tequatl mini or Tequatl-unique ascended weapon skins will lure many into keeping at it... myself included.

    Why would we want yet another mini,when if you click on the deposit collectables button it gets put away until you can get to a bank to get it out again! A waste of time if they are only ever in game for a minute or two!

    Certain bag types will "hide" items and anything that is in that bag will not be deposited with the "deposit collectibles" function. Just FYI.

  • zastenzasten Member Posts: 283
    Originally posted by Sarielle
    Originally posted by zasten
    Originally posted by Volkon
    I don't know... the chance at the Tequatl mini or Tequatl-unique ascended weapon skins will lure many into keeping at it... myself included.

    Why would we want yet another mini,when if you click on the deposit collectables button it gets put away until you can get to a bank to get it out again! A waste of time if they are only ever in game for a minute or two!

    Certain bag types will "hide" items and anything that is in that bag will not be deposited with the "deposit collectibles" function. Just FYI.

    Yeah, I know about them, but space is at a premium, so these smaller bags are not worth considering!

     

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