Guild Wars 2

I’ve been in most of the instances so far, story and explorer. And what I’ve found is this…pretty much every instance is nothing but a zerg fest. There’s pretty much no strat to the instances as mobs target and retarget on a whim, most cases one shotting players. We have a game with a wide variety of classes and builds…how about making those viable in an instance? Running an instance where its a zerg until you die, repair, repeat until the mob(s) are dead is about lame. (not saying this is every instance ive been in, just this seems to be the forced primary strat for the most part). I dont want to end up instancing like in WoW or other MMOs, but we have warriors and guardians that can equip and build to tank…why isnt that a viable option in building your group? I’ll use the recent CM “patch”…its a joke. A level 40 rated instance with mobs hitting you with power level 55-60! One shotting, spamming knockdowns, fearing….this is the “fix” for folks spam running it???? Lack of a better way to say it…but how stupid can the devs be?

You want to balance an instance with level, difficulty, reasonable chance to succeed, and rewards. There’s absolutely no reason why if I’m “high end” geared at 40, I shouldnt be able to one shot CM with a group thats equally “geared” if i know the instance…not gonna happen i tell you.

Make classes viable in instances, put in threat so a class that can tank can hold reasonable agro. And if dps classes go all out, pull threat and die…their fault. Running an instance, dying countless times for crappy experience, crappy rewards (as 99% of the drops are 4-5 levels below me so pretty much never going to get an upgrade), and paying high repair costs isnt anywhere near fun.

Downgrading in instances — well to be honest…stupid. Me and my guildmates SHOULD be able to run lower level guildees in an instance for decent exp and gear drops!!!! Or if you are set on downgrading, balance the players and the mobs in the instance to 40, not 55-60 as they are currently set in CM, for example. If I’m of the right level for the instance, with decent gear, i should be able to survive more than 1-2 hits dont you think?

PvP and WvWvW — please put in level brackets to make it more fun for all levels. 80s : 50-70s : 1-50s…..the “upgrading” to 80, well to be honest, still pretty much useless if your not 80 fighting a true 80.

On the whole, I like the game. Storyline and solo ability is great…but I didnt join an MMO to play solo! Make grouping worthwhile and something players in an MMO want to do. Fix instances to allow for grouping and class viability. Also, be nice if when you joined PvP / WvWvW you’d be able to see everyone on your team on the map. Lame asking repeatedly where the team is located or having to do a 5 man group to see a few players. Yes, you can see them if you are close..but the WvWvW maps are huge and if you’re at the spawn point, you pretty much have no clue where you need to me short of spamming it in team chat.

Nuff rantin……lol Good game, more fun than WoW to me. Crappy instance designs, PvP different but fun….level cap a bit high for what the game offers, 40-50 be more realistic as endgame isnt great for right now. (hope you set it at 80 for future plans!)

thanx,
Voden One Eye