Guild Wars 2

Arena net should stop releasing free content so people can realise that complaining about free stuff is not nice.

I don’t hate on Anet for their content. However, I do wish we would get something more about scarlet than we have been getting if they intend to keep her around. We know shes this ultra elite genius, yet every plan she makes gets foiled. We know little about her motives, what she knows about Caithe, etc etc etc. To add to my frustration, she now apparently has the ability to make ingame characters break from lore and partner with other races. I just wish we could get some hint as to where this is heading…and possibly get there instead of patch after patch with new alliances. However and with that said, great job anet. I also (mostly) love this event.

Yeah :/ … unfortunately haters gonna hate o.O

Yeah Alpha, I think the Scarlett thing is being drawn out a bit too long… but this patch is a WELCOME distraction

This is the first time I’ve liked the weapons and armor

I like ’em too! Really a great look with a Sylvari Toon

It’s definitely better than the 3 previous LS releases but still there’s…..Scarlet. Scarlet ruins the entire story for me. I can’t take her character seriously enough to get enveloped by the storyline. It’s very off-putting.

Hopefully with the great weapon skins and armor, they will see a lot of people buying gems, which will lead to “better”/more developed content in the future. I know the weapon skins got me to buy some gems this month, first time spending IRL money in a couple months.

Ken DeBoer.9268:

Hopefully with the great weapon skins and armor, they will see a lot of people buying gems, which will lead to “better”/more developed content in the future. I know the weapon skins got me to buy some gems this month, first time spending IRL money in a couple months.

I will never spend IRL cash on gems. I don’t support cash shops. If they want my money, they should release an expansion pack.

Zen.9137:

I know people are ALWAYS going to find SOMETHING to complain about, no matter how hard the devs work, no matter what content they release. I just wanted to take the time and tell you that I’m VERY impressed with the “Tower of Nightmares” patch. I LOVE IT!

I haven’t had this much fun with the living story since “Flame and Frost”. LOVE the story/lore arc here. LOVE the idea of “finishing” enemies, kind of brings that WvW flair over to PvE. LOVE the new heal skill, and the accompanying tool belt skill for my Engineer

I would very much like to see more open world content like this, driven by a great story/lore arc, content that a solo player like myself can just jump right in and enjoy, join a Zerg, farm some spores, etc etc…. and I haven’t even been IN the tower yet hahaha

Been playing from day one and you all are keeping me interested. Keep it up A-Net! Now the haters can get back to hating

You’re right, people will always find something to complain about. What I like is the improved AI, I hope it’s permanent, it’s very interesting to see an enemy NPC revive another! I also like the changing of the landscape, I’m a little disappointed it’s Kessex Hills since it was such a beautiful place just to run around! Now, it’s a warzone.

Keep in mind, though, there are valid criticisms in the update & that is the living story. You can’t just keep rehashing Scarlet over & over & over, the chick’s more annoying than threatening. Something’s got to give. I think everyone’s tired of Scarlet.

Elbegast.6970:

Ken DeBoer.9268:

Hopefully with the great weapon skins and armor, they will see a lot of people buying gems, which will lead to “better”/more developed content in the future. I know the weapon skins got me to buy some gems this month, first time spending IRL money in a couple months.

I will never spend IRL cash on gems. I don’t support cash shops. If they want my money, they should release an expansion pack.

The cash shop is kind of how Anet supports itself.

It’s harder than you think to crank out an expansion, but it’s clear that anything I say won’t change your conviction of Anet’s… Not releasing an expansion ridiculously early…

How exactly are you impressed though, I see nothing but another gimmick zerg event, that doesn’t even reward that much because of the low level zone they are in. Most of the achievement is just a tedious find x at y and most of the story seems lost and confusing. I get it, there’s a giant tower, let me go inside but instead its alot of ‘minor’ events on the outside. I finished it within 3 hours and I don’t plan to go back because of how dull it turned out.

JTGuevara.9018:

Zen.9137:

I know people are ALWAYS going to find SOMETHING to complain about, no matter how hard the devs work, no matter what content they release. I just wanted to take the time and tell you that I’m VERY impressed with the “Tower of Nightmares” patch. I LOVE IT!

I haven’t had this much fun with the living story since “Flame and Frost”. LOVE the story/lore arc here. LOVE the idea of “finishing” enemies, kind of brings that WvW flair over to PvE. LOVE the new heal skill, and the accompanying tool belt skill for my Engineer

I would very much like to see more open world content like this, driven by a great story/lore arc, content that a solo player like myself can just jump right in and enjoy, join a Zerg, farm some spores, etc etc…. and I haven’t even been IN the tower yet hahaha

Been playing from day one and you all are keeping me interested. Keep it up A-Net! Now the haters can get back to hating

You’re right, people will always find something to complain about. What I like is the improved AI, I hope it’s permanent, it’s very interesting to see an enemy NPC revive another! I also like the changing of the landscape, I’m a little disappointed it’s Kessex Hills since it was such a beautiful place just to run around! Now, it’s a warzone.

Keep in mind, though, there are valid criticisms in the update & that is the living story. You can’t just keep rehashing Scarlet over & over & over, the chick’s more annoying than threatening. Something’s got to give. I think everyone’s tired of Scarlet.

If you played WvW, this AI mechanic has been there forever. Hell the lord will revive you if you die near him and he’s not engaging anyone.

Just kill off Scarlet, pretend she never happened, and bring back the interesting lore and I will stop complaining. Pinky promise.

Jeff.4680:

Just kill off Scarlet, pretend she never happened, and bring back the interesting lore and I will stop complaining. Pinky promise.

This thread isn’t about that.

Get out.

This Tower “LS” is the Scarlet Invasion, Queens Gauntlet, with a Krait theme.

Look at map, find Commander tag, WP, kill event mobs, collect loot, rinse, repeat.

New AI? Someone mentioned mobs now res other mobs! LOL you don’t ever see it, because the “zerg” kills everything before that can happen. You are not facing a challenge, you are trying to tag mobs to get credit. That is all…..again.

Oh, don’t follow the zerg? Don’t go to Kessex Hills to do the events, right? Sure go to Brisbane. Might be less people, which in turn makes the events very easy. See, the new AI ressing its allies wont be seen again, because there are fewer, and not as many Vets and Elites.

When are some of these cheerleaders going to get some standards? When are people going to realize you throw a different skin on the same setup does not make it different?

When the LS involves running around and zerging the events, I don’t find it interesting, unique, or involving. I guess people who like it are the same ones that do champ trains for hours, and call it playing the game, instead of what it actually is….tedious tasking.

Glad some people are enjoying it, I just don’t see it.

Yeah, well done ANet, not learning from past experiences and not listening to a large part of the player base.

There is almost no content added in this update. I am disappointed (not a hater, just realistic).

Well done. I love the downed state for the mobs.

I love that I’m seeing corruption spread to these monsters and they are giving off an green hue, almost like the black hue of a certain undead dragon I have high hopes where this story is going.

I’ve been enjoying it. You’re never going to stop players zerging if they can, but the actual content itself feels a lot more substantial than it has in some previous releases. There’s a genuine growing sense of mystery, the new mob dynamics are fun, and it’s great to see a zone truly affected by the Living Story. Also, lots more new voice acting and dialogue is a plus – I had previously complained because every release felt like we were being drip fed plot (in some releases, the plot was advanced in a single line of dialogue…), but it’s nice to see progress.

For every 20 complaints theres this 1 post that says they love Anet. What does anet do? Deletes the 20 complaints and listens to the 1 post. Nek minut they loose 19/20 of their playerbase. You know its going to happen.

Arrow.3856:

For every 20 complaints theres this 1 post that says they love Anet. What does anet do? Deletes the 20 complaints and listens to the 1 post. Nek minut they loose 19/20 of their playerbase. You know its going to happen.

Some of us are just happy with a game that continuously changes the game world and adds new things and all for the low low price of……. free.

As a person who’s played some very bad MMO’s, this one is doing quiet well in keeping me entertained and wanting me to log in daily. Those bad MMO’s couldn’t do this for even a month after getting the game.

Delvoire.8930:

Arrow.3856:

For every 20 complaints theres this 1 post that says they love Anet. What does anet do? Deletes the 20 complaints and listens to the 1 post. Nek minut they loose 19/20 of their playerbase. You know its going to happen.

Some of us are just happy with a game that continuously changes the game world and adds new things and all for the low low price of……. free.

As a person who’s played some very bad MMO’s, this one is doing quiet well in keeping me entertained and wanting me to log in daily. Those bad MMO’s couldn’t do this for even a month after getting the game.

Continuously changing? Seriously?

I think you mean, adding temporary content. Nothing is “changing”. After a year, Scarlet invasions, and 1 new path in a dungeon are the only things that have “changed” the world with the LS….and really have not changed it much. Please let me know if I missed something.

The reason you want to log on everyday? Its called dailies. A shopping list of tasks they feed you in order to log in….so they can take the log-in numbers to the marketing department and spin it to suit there needs.

Once you hit 80, its all about zerging in open world, and WvW (something a monkey can do), and trying to skip as much content in dungeon and fractals in order to increase your time spent/reward. Sounds like work doesn’kitten It is.

All in order to get what? More items? More gold? More things for your character so you can sit in Lions Arch and look cool? Oh joy!

I really miss good PvE content, that took a bit of skill, and good group synergy to do. I really miss good open world PvP where its not just about who has the bigger zerg, but actual communication and group makeup. As of now, GW2 does not offer me any of that.

Anet needs to really think about where they are going. Adding yet another 2week of zerg this, zerg that, congratulations here is your back piece, is not going to cut it when other competitors release their games.

Side note: I remember when zerging something was laughed at in games. When it was a sign of bad players that throw numbers at a problem and let attrition win, because they could not think for themselves, or think outside the box. I noticed now in GW2 zerging is not only accepted, but embraced and encouraged, not just by the players but by Anet as well. Its like GW2 is becoming the first MMO with training wheels.

Trixie.7614:

Arena net should stop releasing free content so people can realise that complaining about free stuff is not nice.

That’s a misconception. We bought the game, and some of us continue to support the game through the gemstore. Your statement is the idea that the game we bought is it, that’s wrong. Anet is not giving us free content, Anet is trying to retain players through content just like any MMO, if they didn’t players would stop playing w/o updates and bug fixes.

So lets stop pretending this million dollar well oiled machine is producing updates for our benefit, and not for self preservation in this highly competitive market.

With that said, constructive criticism is a must for longevity. Thick skin is a must in this business, if not they can go make app games for mobile devices.

Vaxx.3178:

Delvoire.8930:

Arrow.3856:

For every 20 complaints theres this 1 post that says they love Anet. What does anet do? Deletes the 20 complaints and listens to the 1 post. Nek minut they loose 19/20 of their playerbase. You know its going to happen.

Some of us are just happy with a game that continuously changes the game world and adds new things and all for the low low price of……. free.

As a person who’s played some very bad MMO’s, this one is doing quiet well in keeping me entertained and wanting me to log in daily. Those bad MMO’s couldn’t do this for even a month after getting the game.

Continuously changing? Seriously?

I think you mean, adding temporary content. Nothing is “changing”. After a year, Scarlet invasions, and 1 new path in a dungeon are the only things that have “changed” the world with the LS….and really have not changed it much. Please let me know if I missed something.

The reason you want to log on everyday? Its called dailies. A shopping list of tasks they feed you in order to log in….so they can take the log-in numbers to the marketing department and spin it to suit there needs.

Once you hit 80, its all about zerging in open world, and WvW (something a monkey can do), and trying to skip as much content in dungeon and fractals in order to increase your time spent/reward. Sounds like work doesn’kitten It is.

All in order to get what? More items? More gold? More things for your character so you can sit in Lions Arch and look cool? Oh joy!

I really miss good PvE content, that took a bit of skill, and good group synergy to do. I really miss good open world PvP where its not just about who has the bigger zerg, but actual communication and group makeup. As of now, GW2 does not offer me any of that.

Anet needs to really think about where they are going. Adding yet another 2week of zerg this, zerg that, congratulations here is your back piece, is not going to cut it when other competitors release their games.

Side note: I remember when zerging something was laughed at in games. When it was a sign of bad players that throw numbers at a problem and let attrition win, because they could not think for themselves, or think outside the box. I noticed now in GW2 zerging is not only accepted, but embraced and encouraged, not just by the players but by Anet as well. Its like GW2 is becoming the first MMO with training wheels.

Sorry you feel that way pal. It seems that you’re playing a game that you don’t enjoy.

I, on the other hand, do not have this issue.

I log in daily to play a video game and enjoy myself, and I do. I don’t log in to achieve dailies, i just tick those off as I play the game. I craft, I explore, I play WvW, I play sPvP, I run dungeons, I do Fractals, I play the LS content, I finish some map completion. All in all, I do tons of stuff daily and I change what I do daily. I also have 5 lvl 80 toons so I disagree with what your take is on what to do once you hit lvl 80.

As for skill in PvE… I’ve been a few parties for Dungeon runs where people aren’t skilled and have an idea what to do. They make those runs tougher, but then you have the opportunity to teach them.

You complain about the rewards you get, but what else would you like to receive? Gold doesn’t cut it, Items don’t cut it, Cosmetic skins don’t cut it. What do you need then? These are all things that you should be playing the game for when your not just playing for fun.

I also like the newest release very much. In fact the release started with the last one surprising us with the veil and cut-down forests. I like the unexpected announcement of something bigger. I like the tone of Kessex Hills now. I also appreciate that NPCs now offer more lore. We learn more about the Krait and their religion. We see how easily the society could be corrupted by corrupting the Oratuss (the big manipulators of the Krait). WE learn things about the past: eg. Krait cities build on pillars.

I enjoy the downed state of the mobs. Can they actually rally?

The world continuously changes. Some changes are more obvious some changes were small and more hidden. People denying the changes should stop to run with closed eyes through the world. Look and you will see and understand.

+1 to the good job. It’s not a whole whack of new content but it didn’t need to be. its setting the stage for something much bigger which we can all assume will be getting into that tower. It’s a good start to a good part of the live story. Plus its worth mentioning the meta achievement was super easy so players can have ample time to work on that WvW meta or the halloween stuff if they haven’t completed it

Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg ………. (takes a breath)……… Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg Zerg

WTB REAL CONTENT. (Seriously, ill buy it.)