Guild Wars 2

Because they are not video games. The clock tower is a fail for me, because it is a video game. No place for this in an MMO. Sorry ANet but for a game that was designed for casual mmo players, this is out of place. I detest twitch gaming.

Wait……since when were MMOs not considered video games?

when they are an RPG.

Role playing game

…seems like it’s still a game.

errm… RPG’s aren’t video games?!? I’m going with “no” to that one!

“Video Game: A game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or display.” – Dictionary

I like MMOs because it was your character’s abilities that made you successful, not twitch control of the player. Maybe I am playing the wrong MMO after all…..such the pity.

No, the abilities of your character doesn’t make you successful. Its the timing, movement control, right positioning AND your abilities you need to be successful.

Not in past MMOs

Diva.4706:

when they are an RPG.

Do…..do you even know what a video game is?

Diva.4706:

Not in past MMOs

Sure. In each well known MMO you need these “skills”.
Maybe you thought you were successful but you weren’t?

Wujack.4692:

No, the abilities of your character doesn’t make you successful. Its the timing, movement control, right positioning AND your abilities you need to be successful.

I’m afraid this is true!

But I would also like to point out in regards to the OP’s original post saying this game is for casual players. This is untrue, casual players are simply not punished for being casual. Legendary’s are not for the casual but casuals can get exotics without too much extra effort. Even the JP recognizes that many casuals wont be able to do it and they haven’t included it in the content. This games has lots just for the hardcore that aren’t for the casual, but as I said the games philosophy seems to be not to punish casuals for it.

Not everything can be for everyone this comes form games in general to the things in those games. Maybe this isn’t the game for you, I don’t know I’m not you, but the game also has hardcore (I hate that word btw) fans that enjoy this stuff. So if the Dev’s giving them something upsets you then I think your expectations are out of alignment (nothing to do with the devs)

There’s absolutely nothing that requires you to do this jumping puzzle. It’s not like you have to do it to get better gear to go do something else, or get this powerful item or whatnot. It’s there to be hard and for people who enjoy platforming.

I like my character to be powerful, and with that power I can get what I want. This game does not provide that.

Rainshine.5493:

There’s absolutely nothing that requires you to do this jumping puzzle. It’s not like you have to do it to get better gear to go do something else, or get this powerful item or whatnot. It’s there to be hard and for people who enjoy platforming.

Worth repeating.

Diva.4706:

I like my character to be powerful, and with that power I can get what I want. This game does not provide that.

Play an offline sandbox game; you can have all the power there.

Diva.4706:

I like my character to be powerful, and with that power I can get what I want. This game does not provide that.

This game was advertised, from the start, as being skill rather than gearbased. I dunno how you missed that, but frankly, it’s one of the reasons I’m very pleased with GW2. As a friend of mine said, “I want my character to be great — I don’t want to be a coathanger for greatness.”

There are so, so many games out there that let you compensate for a lack of skill with grinding out enough gear. If you have to have that to be happy, then yes, this is the wrong MMO for you. Or you could accept that you can skip completely, totally optional content without it hurting your character’s power in the least.

you have all been trolled. Good night.

Ah I think what the OP is referring to are console games which are predominantly action-based (requiring twitch muscles) where MMORPGs are almost non-existent (with exemptions of a few).

There is absolutely no level on which this thread is a sign of a good future for humanity.

This is the next generation, ladies and gentlemen.

This has to be a troll thread.

Guess Anet will have to remove sPvP and WvW next.
Scrap costume brawl too.
Also remove all the abilities and just give everyone a basic attack that’s determined by dice rolls.

I…this…I mean…OP is…what’s going…I don’t even…

…wat?

Diva.4706:

Not in past MMOs

So you basically wanted to play an old MMO, but instead you bought a new one? I’m glad they add so much different content. This way we all have a choice. If you don’t like the tower, don’t enter it. Go out and have fun in your vintage MMO way, that tower certainly won’t stop you.

Diva.4706:

I like my character to be powerful, and with that power I can get what I want. This game does not provide that.

Are you sure you can blaim this on the game?

A perfect example of why the influx of casual gaming is detrimental to gaming as a whole.

So let me get this straight, game is too hard for YOU, YOU want it to be easier?