The Mordrem invasion in Guild Wars 2 has failed – from more than one perspective. What went wrong with the event, you will find out here.
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In theory, everything looked so good: Guild Wars 2 wanted to host an in-game event as a small teaser for the upcoming expansion Heart of Thorns that thematically highlights the threats of the new game content. The whole last weekend, the Mordrem attacked and besieged various areas of Tyria – but unfortunately only rarely provided the fun that fans had hoped for. This was not only due to the bugs on the first day, where players received no rewards for their efforts, but also to questionable communication that did not meet expectations.
According to the event announcement, it was supposed to be exciting and interesting for lower-level players as well, primarily to attract new players to the game. However, new players had absolutely no chance to deal enough damage to the enemies to participate in the rewards. At the same time, participating in the events did not grant any experience points, gold, or karma – so it was a pure waste of time for many.
But the frustration didn’t stop there: Because the various events are spread across the whole map, players had to either teleport back and forth between the waypoints (which is quite expensive) or walk each time – here too, newcomers were left out, who either didn’t have the waypoints yet or couldn’t manage long walks in time.
In summary, the Mordrem invasion will probably go down in history as one of the worst events in Guild Wars 2. If the dragon Mordremoth’s plan was to discourage and demotivate players – congratulations, that worked.
The event has been discontinued. There are no plans to expand or repair it. And it is unlikely to be offered again.
