Thread by @cathesaurus

Full disclosure. I am a somewhat lazy #GuildWars2 player, in that I will usually skip open-world or story content unless I have a compelling reason to do so. I usually watch a streamer play that kind of content, because I'm a firm believer in OBEs. 1/x

So even though I welcome the return, last year, of a version of Living World Season One to the game (which was essential, IMHO, prior to the Steam release) personally I was content to llet @WoodenPotatoes and @PreachGaming play the actual content. Until I had a reason. 2/x

@WoodenPotatoes @PreachGaming I now HAVE a reason. I'm completing the Coalescence II collection, in order to unlock the Coalescence III collection, prior to clearing raid Wing 7 and getting the precusor to the Legendary ring, Coalescence. Which I won't be crafting for a while, but I like to make progress. 3/x

@WoodenPotatoes @PreachGaming Part of the current collection requires me to fetch the Bottle of Anguish (Empty) found on a bookshelf inside Scarlet's Secret Lair (which I've never been inside - probably because it isn't required for map completion, so I had no reason to go looking for it.) 4/x

@WoodenPotatoes @PreachGaming To gain entry to the lab, you have to have completed the second step of episode 5 of Season One, which I haven't. However, in the years since Season One was available to play, plenty of people have crafted Coalescence, so I assume that Scarlet's Secret Lair WAS available... 5/x

... BEFORE the reintroduction of Season One, but that @ArenaNet decided to secure access again until the requisite story step is completed. Which I am totally fine with - I'm just picturing other people getting to the door of Scarlet's lair and tand WAIT... WHAT? CAN'T GET IN LOL

Oh, I forgot - I used the acronym OBEs - I'm not referring to the honorarium awarded for good works in the UK, but to Other Buggers' Efforts, which is part of Cat's Law of Conservation of Cat's Energy, as in, if someone else will do it for me, Imma let 'em. 7/7

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