[Resolved] Change the Mystery Portal Rotation, Please!
There are multiple achievements that are unobtainable at the moment (Check this post for more information about them)
There are 5 achievements tied to game modes you cannot play anymore. How you used to play these game modes is when they would go live in the Town Hall Mystery Portal for a limited time. In January back in 2020, the Mystery Portal was changed. PopCap stopped supporting Garden Warfare 2 to continue development on Battle for Neighborville. To avoid shutting down the Mystery Portal, they made the Mystery Portal automated by making it rotate game modes based off of a list of what to play dependent on what month.
The problem with this rotation is that they didn't include any live event game modes that have achievements tied to them. So at the moment, getting all GW2 achievements is actually impossible. (Check the post I linked above for what they are.)
Current Rotation:
- January: Lawn-A-Thon 1
- Febuary: Lawn-A-Thon 2
- March: Legends of the Brawl
- April: Capture the Taco
- May: Tactical Team Up
- June: To Heal or Not
- July: Rando's Rapid Revenge
- August: Lawn-A-Thon 1
- September: Lawn-A-Thon 2
- October: Legends of the Brawl
- November: To Heal or Not
- December: Rando's Rapid revenge
In my opinion, the most favorable option would be getting someone from the community to make a schedule everyone is happy with.
A different solution that's automated, and easier to do would be exchanging some of the game mode repeats in the list for game modes like Cats vs. Dinos and Boss Hunt. For example, you can replace the repeated August Lawn-A-Thon 1 with Cats vs. Dinos, and September's Lawn-A-Thon 2 with Boss Hunt.
All of the content with these game modes are in the game when you download it, so releasing an update that players need to download wouldn't be necessary.
The only problem I see with this is that Boss Hunt has 4 different playable hunts, Brothers Gnomus, Yeti King, Spooky Squash, and Sasquatch. You would have to pick one of these to put into the rotation, but I think implementing a system that makes the game randomly pick one of them when you enter the portal to play is the best choice instead of picking 1 and neglecting the other 3.
Hey, everyone
With the implementation of the anti-cheat system, we anticipate a reduction in the incidents of players being "banned" or disconnected from the game, and unable to reconnect to matches. If you're still experiencing issues, please post your details on the [Info Request] thread that I have created for players.
There is also a thread on Player levels being reset, that myself and the team are working on. When there is an update on this one, we will post that on the thread.
As for the community requests we've received, such as Boss Hunts, Mystery Portal Updates, and other similar updates that everyone has been commenting on, here's the latest update we've received on these requests.
Q: Will we see the Mystery Portal rotation update?
A: The recent anti-cheat update was necessary to address a critical issue affecting a subset of our players that were impacted by exploits/cheats impacting their ability to play the game. Live service updates, including Mystery Portal rotations, are no longer in development for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.
Continue engaging in discussions, creating artwork, and sharing guides as these are still critical in helping others enjoy the series. Our community remains vibrant and active, and your contributions to this series are invaluable.
As always, your feedback is welcomed and appreciated. For now, let's concentrate on enjoying the series.
Cheers!
