Guild Wars 2

The title probably sounds pretentious, but I’m being honest here. Every monthly “content” update we’ve had had no sense of wonder or discovery. (imo, mind you) It felt like nothing but a poorly made area/story just created to sell some RNG chests. But this.. this is beautiful. I haven’t even done any of the event, but I’m absorbed in the area which feels like a true “living story”, a real village/merch port. It might just be my adoration for cantha, but the landscape, NPCs, villages, stalls, everything feels crafted. It feels like they actually put effort with this one. And for that, I’m glad to be satisfied for the first time with one of their content updates. Thank you, Anet, and please stick with the team who designed this (if it’s any different), and if they’re the same, give them a big pat on the back for making some real progress in this whole “living story” thing.

tbh… I dont like it to much… I dont feel like its alot to do here. Sure the mini game and i tried it. It put me in a race that was 3 minutes in. how am i supposed to win? Also… Finding 40 of the crystals would take forever and no point in doing it…

After 15 minutes i feel like im already done with the content. I would love some dungeon rewamps or something juicy. This seems to get boring after 10 minutes, i have like explored the are already

but anyways, i really like how it looks! They did a great job with the visuals

I notice a trend of old content being slapped with a new skin. “Farm X out in the world” (kite boxes, holograms, candy nodes, etc etc) and “do these jumping puzzles for X” nothing terribly exciting here. And yes, it gives them a chance to add stuff into the BLTP because their main goal is money.

Geneticide.6987:

It might just be my adoration for cantha,

This isn’t actually a snark, despite how it looks, but I think this might be a large part of it for many, and your appreciation may be because it feels like they’re giving you what you want (which has a much more powerful effect than people realize). One of the most desirable parts of Dragon Bash were the weapon skins, which had a very asian/canthan influence. Perhaps anything Canthan related, or even seemingly related even if it’s not, will likely have a relatively favorable initial reaction among a more vocal fanbase purely because it invokes that nostalgia/theme.

Homonavn.6348:

tbh… I dont like it to much… I dont feel like its alot to do here. Sure the mini game and i tried it. It put me in a race that was 3 minutes in. how am i supposed to win? Also… Finding 40 of the crystals would take forever and no point in doing it…

After 15 minutes i feel like im already done with the content. I would love some dungeon rewamps or something juicy. This seems to get boring after 10 minutes, i have like explored the are already

but anyways, i really like how it looks! They did a great job with the visuals

Outside of the achievement UI rework the patch seems to favor the twitch gamer. Mini-game on a timer, movement powers, one third of the achievement tied up with the race, another third with JPs. What is this, speed chess on a sugar rush?

Homonavn.6348:

tbh… I dont like it to much… I dont feel like its alot to do here. Sure the mini game and i tried it. It put me in a race that was 3 minutes in. how am i supposed to win? Also… Finding 40 of the crystals would take forever and no point in doing it…

After 15 minutes i feel like im already done with the content. I would love some dungeon rewamps or something juicy. This seems to get boring after 10 minutes, i have like explored the are already

but anyways, i really like how it looks! They did a great job with the visuals

Rather than a lack of content, your post indicates that your problem is a lack of interest in the content. That’s fair enough, but the two arguments aren’t the same thing. For example, you said you’re done exploring the area after 15 minutes, but yet you can’t be bothered doing the crystal scavenger hunt…? That seems contradictory to me.

Please don’t interpret this as an attack. I see posts similar to yours quite often on these forums, and I’m simply pointing out that it might be worth reevaluating what you’re complaining about to make it more constructive. Then, you can look for things you DO enjoy, with or without ANet offering a dangling carrot for it.

150 fortune scraps for a backpiece

Assuming you get 2~ scraps per fortune every single time, that’s 20-30 bucks at the luckiest.
Apparently you can get them from mobs and kite buckets but I’ve emptied the kite buckets in 2 zones and spent 30m farming mobs and gotten nothing..

Vick.6805:

Homonavn.6348:

tbh… I dont like it to much… I dont feel like its alot to do here. Sure the mini game and i tried it. It put me in a race that was 3 minutes in. how am i supposed to win? Also… Finding 40 of the crystals would take forever and no point in doing it…

After 15 minutes i feel like im already done with the content. I would love some dungeon rewamps or something juicy. This seems to get boring after 10 minutes, i have like explored the are already

but anyways, i really like how it looks! They did a great job with the visuals

Rather than a lack of content, your post indicates that your problem is a lack of interest in the content. That’s fair enough, but the two arguments aren’t the same thing. For example, you said you’re done exploring the area after 15 minutes, but yet you can’t be bothered doing the crystal scavenger hunt…? That seems contradictory to me.

Please don’t interpret this as an attack. I see posts similar to yours quite often on these forums, and I’m simply pointing out that it might be worth reevaluating what you’re complaining about to make it more constructive. Then, you can look for things you DO enjoy, with or without ANet offering a dangling carrot for it.

Well, i dont quite see the point of the scavanger hunt… Maybe im missing something, but i doubt this will keep players interessted in playing the game for more than one day. Its not really content you can do over and over like a dungeon.. IMO

This really is fantastic. I’m really enjoying the combination of movement skills and places to explore. It doesn’t bother me that it will end eventually because we are getting something new in 2 weeks!

Just be happy anet gives us a good solid content update every 2 weeks or so whether its story or huge game content JUST be happy not very many games on the market that does this. Also gw2 caters to a diffrent crowd of players not your everyday MMO player though they are welcome also and the game tends to convert the players over.

The backpieces can also drop from the sanctum sprint chest. I dunno about the other skins though.

Teege.4623:

I notice a trend of old content being slapped with a new skin. “Farm X out in the world” (kite boxes, holograms, candy nodes, etc etc) and “do these jumping puzzles for X” nothing terribly exciting here. And yes, it gives them a chance to add stuff into the BLTP because their main goal is money.

Agree 100%—just the same old recylced grinding. Just a different location, different faces and a few items to make some them money.

I was also bored with it within a half hour. The art and scenery were great, but please, slow down and think about better permanent content. Please give us a break from grinding out the same type of objectives for achievement points. Please work on an expansion with some substance.

Goldrock.9076:

Just be happy anet gives us a good solid content update every 2 weeks or so whether its story or huge game content JUST be happy not very many games on the market that does this. Also gw2 caters to a diffrent crowd of players not your everyday MMO player though they are welcome also and the game tends to convert the players over.

You’re not a bright one are you? What do you think would happen if you left your customers/gamers/cattle with a game that has literally no end game content and shallow gameplay for almost a year now? It would most probably die slowly.

They had to invent a way to keep players interested in the game and milk them until the expansion comes out.

The only good update I deem worth it was Fractals. The Molten dungeon was actually good shame it was removed, the Aetherblade dungeon wasn’t bad and was removed too. I’ll gladly take an expansion over any temporary content.