Sequanna Colosus Lens Quest

I suspect I am not the only person who thinks that having to sit waiting around for shadows to align to get the lens at Sequanna Colossus is probably the worst quest in the game.

It is so bad it delays many players from getting the shroud due to the sheer annoying nature of the quest.

Not only that, the quest breaks for a lot of people frequently. Could we please have this quest replaced soon.

 

Delays by what ... 30 minutes at most? I kinda enjoyed the pause. I use the time to beat up on some air elementals if i remember right.

 

Just imagine how bad it would be if you were on a lower-end system and had shadows turned off for performance. You'd wait and wait and wait...

 

Edited was thinking of a different quest. Deleted response

 

The key is timing it so there is no wait. I did that.

 

Arbitrary, pointless delay mechanics are one of the most annoying/frustrating features of this game.
If we absolutely must sit there and wait for a shadow, at least put 10-12 nodes up there to harvest or something else to kill. Put it just out of aggro range of the shrine so that the people who want to just go afk and wait can do so.

 

?? I thought it was one of the neatest parts of the quest. I sat there, with it raining for 23 minutes wondering if it was true or just bs, then, lo and behold, the skies cleared, and here came the shadow and I sat there enthralled watching as it slowly crept closer and closer until I could open the crypt. I thought it was cool, even though I had to wait.

Just my 2 cents

 

If you want to keep the quest, It would be nice if in addition to a bigger window of time, probably a good 5 minutes.

There should be a cool animation when it's time, such as something raising out of the ground. It should make the scraping stone sound so you can't miss it. Ideally you should have a small subterranean temple you walk down into.

There needs to be some real visual reward if we are to wait around a half hour for it. Something that makes it really look cool.

 

I had a difficult time in completing the quest. I read forum responses saying that at night the quest could be completed. I think this was bad advice. I fought through the entire night and it was raining. No moon could be seen in the sky. I had to wait until day, then afternoon when the shadows could clearly be seen cast on the ground.

To future players who read this thread: I highly suggest attempting to complete this quest during the daytime when shadows of the player, the large statue and the ankh itself could be seen.

 

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