Guild Wars 2

I am not sure entirely what A-Net was thinking. World 1 was unique, fun, and just about anyone could make it through. Obtaining every achievement was of course a bit harder, and a little time consuming, but it was what I classify as excellent content that a wide range of players could enjoy.

It paid homage to old school NES games, which were designed for fun and entertainment.

World 2 is a lesson in trial by death. My wife and I play this game, she enjoyed parts of World 1, she saw me doing world 2, and I guarantee she won’t even bother. You have basically excluded the casual players, or people that don’t have the memory or motor skills.

I have a decent number of achievement points (nearly 8,500) and have completed almost all the living story events, fun or not, including liandri. I can tell you right now, that after going through 50 lives last night, I will not be going back into SAB. It was NOT FUN. World 1 was fun, world 2 is just annoying. Insta-kill mechanics don’t increase difficulty, they increase frustration.

I would think you would want as many people as possible to enjoy this content, but I feel like you will be alienating way to many people with the buggy rapids, annoying death traps, and trial by death.

I have perceived (from the latest remarks regarding this update) as updates being centered around various gaming styles, versus one overall group. If this is not your forte’, then pass it up as some of the others have (including myself). No need to frustrate yourself for nothing

Cheers

If you suck at normal mode, there is infantile mode for ya

Well, in my honest opinion Anet made world 2 that hard so it feels like the “infinite continue coin” is a must have for the highest amount of players…

Maybe I am wrong but you’ve got to agree that it’s quite suspicious that world 2 abuses that 1-hit-ko mechanic that devs seems to like so much, and that this change comes along with that kind of item into the gemstore.

Personally I can’t buy that coin with gold, and I am not willing to pay real money to suffer a content that I do not enjoy…not even for a bunch of achievement points.

I really hope i’m wrong, since it would be a cheap way to sell stuff in the gemstore.

Allan Amores.8230:

Well, in my honest opinion Anet made world 2 that hard so it feels like the “infinite continue coin” is a must have for the highest amount of players…

Maybe I am wrong but you’ve got to agree that it’s quite suspicious that world 2 abuses that 1-hit-ko mechanic that devs seems to like so much, and that this change comes along with that kind of item into the gemstore.

Personally I can’t buy that coin with gold, and I am not willing to pay real money to suffer a content that I do not enjoy…not even for a bunch of achievement points.

I really hope i’m wrong, since it would be a cheap way to sell stuff in the gemstore.

1 continue coin gives you 10 lives.

By the time you finish world 1 you should have enough continue coins to go through world 2 many times. I personally have over 40 continue coins collected from world 1 and jumping achievements back from April.

Is it cheap? I disagree. There is nothing gamebreaking or OP about the rewards in SAB. And you can easily get continue coins from world 1 and jumping puzzles. Infinite Coin is a convenience item. If you don’t want to buy it, there are alternatives.

Old games got progressively more difficult. You need to learn where the enemies are and the strategy to beat them. You can’t just rush through like world 1.

Ayrilana.1396:

Old games got progressively more difficult. You need to learn where the enemies are and the strategy to beat them. You can’t just rush through like world 1.

Old games were also in 2d where you had 100% control over precision and hitboxes, they had a good camera that never went kitten , all traps had different sprites and projectiles were on screen at least once before you even had a chance to get hit by them.

- very smart video on that topic.

I suggest you look through the thread that Josh Foreman has been having a discussing with players in, instead of making a new thread, just saying.

At the very least, it should have been better tested. Lag breaks more than a few mechanics.

TheLaughingMan.7951:

Insta-kill mechanics don’t increase difficulty, they increase frustration.

+1, it would have been SO much better if it would only take 1 heart, instead of 1 life.

Vol.5241:

If you suck at normal mode, there is infantile mode for ya

Vol, I beat World 2. It isn’t for me that I am writing this, though I didn’t find it fun at all.

There is very little in this game I “suck” at. WvW, SPvP, PVE I can hang with the best of them, on multiple characters.

I think you need to learn to read before you comment.

Just started World 2. It makes me miss Liadri. I suspect the entire point was to get people to speed toss the $7.50 at them for gems for the infi-coin. That’s a convenience, yes, to help balance out the frustration. But more achievements. YaY.

They made it hard to make people buy the infi-coin end off. Disgraceful P2W mechanics which just pushes people like myself, a long time player away from the game.

The Analogue Kid.3896:

They made it hard to make people buy the infi-coin end off. Disgraceful P2W mechanics which just pushes people like myself, a long time player away from the game.

Tin foil hats are in style once again!

You realize you don’t even need regular continue coins to beat SAB right? The infinite one is just more convenient. Sort of like how exp boosters and unlimited mining picks are convenient.

Glad I am not the only one. I too finished normal mode W2, but it was completely different to W1. Just not fun at all….
I am not going to play tribulation mode and not going to repeat normal mode just for grinding skins… not worth it.
Anet, I hope you will start doing meaningful content and get back to dragons. I did not buy this game to fight some creepy psycho sylvari child or bash pinatas, or pixelated bears.

Xenon.4537:

The Analogue Kid.3896:

They made it hard to make people buy the infi-coin end off. Disgraceful P2W mechanics which just pushes people like myself, a long time player away from the game.

Tin foil hats are in style once again!

If you came home one day and found your family stabbed to death and some crazy looking guy covered in blood and holding a bloody knife would you need a tinfoil hat to figure out what was going on?

Barabbas.8715:

Xenon.4537:

The Analogue Kid.3896:

They made it hard to make people buy the infi-coin end off. Disgraceful P2W mechanics which just pushes people like myself, a long time player away from the game.

Tin foil hats are in style once again!

If you came home one day and found your family stabbed to death and some crazy looking guy covered in blood and holding a bloody knife would you need a tinfoil hat to figure out what was going on?

Such an stupid example.I had saved some baubel bubbles from last world thus i was able to get some coins. Most difficult parts of world 2 just require focus and patience. It’s funny how your own lack of skill is driving yourself out of the game.

Barabbas.8715:

Xenon.4537:

The Analogue Kid.3896:

They made it hard to make people buy the infi-coin end off. Disgraceful P2W mechanics which just pushes people like myself, a long time player away from the game.

Tin foil hats are in style once again!

If you came home one day and found your family stabbed to death and some crazy looking guy covered in blood and holding a bloody knife would you need a tinfoil hat to figure out what was going on?

………….What in the hell are you trying to argue there?

I’m am honestly not sure if you are trying to be sarcastic, witty, against world 2, for world 2 or what o_O