Guild Wars 2

Where exactly do all the bads get this line from? I remember the “no trinity” line but I just googled “guild wars play how you want” and all I got was a line from a CJ interview in a totally unrelated context. Has Anet ever actually said the PHIW line in a builds context?

Theorycraft the way you want

I think I remember it was more of a ‘Play whatever activity you want and advance your character’ message. Like, being able to get EXP from exploring a map, crafting, hearts, dungeon, personal story, etc.

But, does that matter?

When word of god treats single vector building as a problem in need of solving, it’s not like you need a handy dandy catchphrase to validate a stance contrary to the dismal state of things. So does it really matter where people found one?

“I logic how I want.”

Love arrows the way you want

mesmer deals dps the way you want

NoTrigger.8396:

mesmer deals dps the way you want

if only

Colin Johanson

To make playing in our open world worthwhile, we’ll make it rewarding enough for players to spend their time there across all levels. It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play the game in order to reach the most powerful rewards.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-on-guild-wars-2-in-the-months-ahead/

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

Case in point, here’s team rT with the play how I want mentality. I dunno where it comes from.

Yeah we even accept necros! So casual.

Team rT < Team Bible. Just sayin’

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

Enaretos.8079:

Team rT < Team Bible. Just sayin’

I wish i was apart of [Holy] but my name don’t fit.

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Enaretos.8079:

Team rT < Team Bible. Just sayin’

I wish i was apart of [Holy] but my name don’t fit.

You can be a disciple. We dont discriminate loyal followers.

spoj.9672:

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Enaretos.8079:

Team rT < Team Bible. Just sayin’

I wish i was apart of [Holy] but my name don’t fit.

You can be a disciple. We dont discriminate loyal followers.

Sign me up!

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

I agree, but I don’t believe they ever worded it out that way before.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

IIRC he’s talking about getting laurel rewards via WvW tracks or something. I don’t remember exactly but it’s definitely not “you should be able to run any build you want.”

Leave it to pugs to interpret it that way I guess. Next time a “why can’t I play how I want” whiner pops on here someone remind me to ask him where he heard the phrase from.

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

IIRC he’s talking about getting laurel rewards via WvW tracks or something. I don’t remember exactly but it’s definitely not “you should be able to run any build you want.”

Leave it to pugs to interpret it that way I guess. Next time a “why can’t I play how I want” whiner pops on here someone remind me to ask him where he heard the phrase from.

It’s funny that when people ask for evidence and actually get it, they still hold on to their argument. Just put fingers in your ears and keep believing what you want to believe.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

IIRC he’s talking about getting laurel rewards via WvW tracks or something. I don’t remember exactly but it’s definitely not “you should be able to run any build you want.”

Leave it to pugs to interpret it that way I guess. Next time a “why can’t I play how I want” whiner pops on here someone remind me to ask him where he heard the phrase from.

It’s funny that even when it’s actually proven anet intented for a “play how you want” mentality the naysayers still try to twist the argument to their advantage.

Nice try. But when anet is talking about a philosophy, they are not just talking about how you can get laurels and wvw rewards.

Honestly I think you’re a bit far off there. Anet intended folks to be able to access the top level gear (at the time, exotics) by playing how they wanted. This means that casual players did not have to participate in hardcore content in order to do so, which is likely also why they introduced the laurel, because it gave casuals the ability to get the new tier, ascended, on their characters without playing fractals. I do not think it had anything to do with playing x content however you wanted, but playing the content you wanted, which are different things entirely

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Darox.8069:

Yeah but that was after the launch of the game.

It’s extremely important that we stay true to our philosophy that you should be able to play Guild Wars 2 the way you want to play

They clearly say stay true to our philosophy So it was already their philosophy even before Colin mentioned it again in that article.

IIRC he’s talking about getting laurel rewards via WvW tracks or something. I don’t remember exactly but it’s definitely not “you should be able to run any build you want.”

Leave it to pugs to interpret it that way I guess. Next time a “why can’t I play how I want” whiner pops on here someone remind me to ask him where he heard the phrase from.

It’s funny that even when it’s actually proven anet intented for a “play how you want” mentality the naysayers still try to twist the argument to their advantage.

Nice try. But when anet is talking about a philosophy, they are not just talking about how you can get laurels and wvw rewards.

Honestly I think you’re a bit far off there. Anet intended folks to be able to access the top level gear (at the time, exotics) by playing how they wanted. This means that casual players did not have to participate in hardcore content in order to do so, which is likely also why they introduced the laurel, because it gave casuals the ability to get the new tier, ascended, on their characters without playing fractals. I do not think it had anything to do with playing x content however you wanted, but playing the content you wanted, which are different things entirely

That actually falls more under the ‘no required grind’ promise they made.

Why does it matter? Whether the devs said it or not I can do whatever I want (which personally happens to be trying to be as effective as I can hehe)

It’s my hot body I’ll do what I want – Eric Cartman, South Park.

I’ll use that before I even care about what the devs have to say on the topic.

If someone is trying to use a dev saying they can “play how they want” to justify a terrible build, why are you wasting your time arguing with them?

That particular quote is really just expounding on the notion that you can progress towards end-game gear (such as it is) by various means. So, PvP, WvW, PvE, Open World, LS, etc,. and tying in with ANet’s pro-casual design direction.

dace.8019:

That particular quote is really just expounding on the notion that you can progress towards end-game gear (such as it is) by various means. So, PvP, WvW, PvE, Open World, LS, etc,. and tying in with ANet’s pro-casual design direction.

Exactly.

dace.8019:

That particular quote is really just expounding on the notion that you can progress towards end-game gear (such as it is) by various means. So, PvP, WvW, PvE, Open World, LS, etc,. and tying in with ANet’s pro-casual design direction.

Hmm, very well then.

dace.8019:

That particular quote is really just expounding on the notion that you can progress towards end-game gear (such as it is) by various means. So, PvP, WvW, PvE, Open World, LS, etc,. and tying in with ANet’s pro-casual design direction.

Yeah I guess that since end-game does not exist in gw2, you can do what ever you want

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Hmm, very well then.

That doesn’t detract, at all, from the concept that anyone can play however they choose.

I click how I want.

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

Leave it to pugs to interpret it that way I guess. Next time a “why can’t I play how I want” whiner pops on here someone remind me to ask him where he heard the phrase from.

That would work if it were possible to reason with PuGs.

FenrirSlakt.3692:

That would work if it were possible to reason with

If it just were…