Well, we are 'dragon hunters', and we do Tequatl twice a week, and Claw of Jormag during guild missions, so...
Anyway, I read another article on the Shatterer redesign here (
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/10478/Guild-Wars-2-The-Shatterer-Reborn.html) and it provides some extra details, like:
1.
Four custom-made Branded are now summoned. Stun breaks and condi cleanses are going to be needed a lot more than before, so I would assume that two of these four at least will knockdown and have a condi burst (probably 10+ stacks) respectively. They will also have break bars, and given the toughness of the Mordrem champions in Magus Falls, I would assume something similar (albeit scaled-down) happens here. So to prevent them from being a nuisance, we may need specialized kill squads like the husk teams for TT.
2.
Healing crystals heal a lot more now, and have break bars too.According to Anet's Andrew Gray, we won't be able to just out-DPS the crystals' healing, so shattering (pun not quite intended) them is a must. Might need a special squad for this too, especially for CC-rich classes. Reaper, staff Revenant and Berserker, perhaps?
3.
The Shatterer itself will have a CC phase akin to the Mouth of Mordremoth's bomb phase.
It will do one devastating attack apparently, and CC-ing it successfully prevents this (also reminds me of the defense phase from Tequatl). Again, need tons of CC.
4.
Some achievements were mentioned.Gray mentioned stuff like:
- Break the Shatterer's bar every time it phases and beat it.
- Kill its summoned minions.
- Destroy the crystals.
- Have 'questionable positioning' during the start of the fight. I assume this means getting killed or damaged when stacking in the usual spot.
And I wouldn't be too surprised if failing something in the event, or even the event itself was another achievement. Maybe even not getting hit by lightning while gliding, which means everyone will need stealth gliding mastery at least to get it.
I am
very interested in seeing how this turns out, also hoping the backpiece is good or I will eat a quaggan raw.