Guild Wars 2

I think most of the problems and frustrations we can see arising here today come from the fact that the playerbase and ArenaNet have a hugely differing view regarding dungeons.

From what I gather, many people see farming a single dungeon as an (annoying) obstacle in the way of getting cool looking armor and weapons, so that they can continue doing what they really want to do in GW2: play other dungeons, explore the rest of the map, PvP, WvWvW, roll another character, you name it. In one word: the endgame.

ArenaNet sees dungeons as the endgame in itself. Getting cool looking armor after months of playing the endgame is just the icing on the cake.

To me the recent changes in dungeons are a panic reaction from ArenaNet (the players are going to blow through the entire endgame content in a few weeks time) followed by mass hysteria from the playerbase (ArenaNet is going to delay my endgame with many more months of grinding dungeons for armor).

I think both points of view have merit. In the end, the player is right, though.

I see way too many places in overland PvE that are completely deserted. Look at the 70-75 level areas in Orr. Everyone is just running through that content as fast as possible to get to level 80 areas and dungeons, to start farming for armor.

ArenaNet, this is all content you spend months, if not years making, that people are entirely skipping since all they think about is maxing stats and looking cool first, THEN bothering with exploring the actual overland content.

By making dungeons more difficult and rewards scarcer, you’re not lengthening the endgame, you’re delaying people from reaching it.

Pre-nerf, I “viewed” my XP and money going up from Caudecus Manor Story in amounts that felt sufficient given the time and armor durability invested. No, I no longer “view” this happening. It seems Arenanet is the one that changed the view, not me.

This is a good read that should be given thought.

After thinking about it a sec, I’m wanting to spend more time in PvE/Dungeons to get loot, skins etc, but my goal is get everything I want in PvE before really focusing on WvW.