Guild Wars 2

I’ve been playing MMOs since EQ 1, and I’m certainly used to a grind. I thought this game would be a nice change from the the boring MMOs of the past, but I’ve been really disappointed with the direction GW2 has been taking.

I’ve spent many hours grinding in an attempt to get a weapon skin tickets for the molten weapons, wayyyy too many hours trying to get a sclerite ticket for the shield, and now I’ve wasted time trying to get a ticket for the newest skins.

With drop rates as absurdly low as they are, and all of these boxes that dont give anything other than candy, and shells I think you’re doing a big disservice to your fans that expected something more fun.

I’ve logged about 2 hours last week playing and 1 hour this week playing, with the way things are going I’ll probably quit altogether, I wasn’t expecting such a repetitive grind, I thought this game was supposed to take MMOs in a new direction.

p.s. I was also working on my legendary for months, and have a lot of the materials, but haven’t seen a single precursor and I’ve been playing since launch. The chances must be as low as me winning the lotto & getting struck by lightning in the same day. Why can’t players earn these things, why perpetuate a boring grinding model?

These are supposed to be extremely rare skins, not for everyone to get one. No one forces you to grind for them, that’s your own free choice.
You could blame this, if actually these skins were not just cosmetic stuff (Which is exactly what they are). You don’t need these skins to progress in the game, you can get yourself exotic gear and weapons with little to no effort, by even just completing areas and playing dungeons.
You have no right to cry here that you’ll leave the game because you didn’t find the super rare cosmetic skin after grinding. I’m sorry but your argument doesn’t stand.
Plus, they stated that a scavenger hunt will be added, in order to allow everyone to find a Precursor, outside the RNG modes.

Well there is AN argument here Pip, a heavy portion of every end game skin in this game is pure RNG. You could play this game for 10 years and never see a precursor drop or play for a month and get 3. RNG also seems to favor some people so much that it wouldn’t surprise me to find out ANet uses your 4 digits on your account number as the RNG seed which would make your luck account bound.

Yes, but he’s saying he’s being forced to grind, which is not true. He’s choosing to grind out of his own free will. I too would love one of these skins ya know? But I don’t go out there and grind for hours, I pick up coffers and open them. If one drops, highest joy, if not, I didn’t lose neither time, nor effort nor money of any kind.
These skins do not add any benefit outside the mere cosmetic, that can not be denied.
And, as said, they are working to change this Precursor problem and to allow everybody with good will to get one at some point.
Not to mention that this thread doesn’t seem to fit much in Suggestion forum, since it’s mainly a rant.

They started talking about the scavenger hunt in like… october…

Legendaries were supposed to take up to one year to people to get one. Fact that instead, overfarming and exploting allowed most of people to get Legendaries like nothing certainly messed up with programms, considering the esteemed timing.
I don’t see the hurry personally. It won’t change your damage or defence in game to have one, it’s yet another COSMETIC tool, just to show off.
You can be a great player without, trust me. Besides, the fact that too many people have Legendaries as well show that it’s not impossible to get Precursors. Either you waste all your money to try with MF OR you actually save your money, farm there you have no other choice, but it’s becausr this is only a cosmetic skin again, nothing necessary, and eventually buy a Precursor.
Coming here and being like “ANet, you didn’t give me what I wanted so now I am leaving the game” is childish and won’t change a thing.
I always agreed that the way precursors are given is not the right way, I hate that it’s about luck and not skills (for now) to have the chance to make a Legendary, but again coming on forum to cry and “getting revenge” on ANet saying you leave the game is just not the way to act.

Actually with the introduction of ascended weapons, legendaries will be an improvement in stats.