Guild Wars 2

I’ve been thinking about this, ever since HoT released, it all seemed too familiar to me, until i began researching, just how much Arena Net and Guild Wars have in common with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I present to you some links:

Aftermath:
http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/14/0451220/why-warhammer-online-failed-an-insider-story
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/reminiscing-about-warhammer-online-with-mark-jacobs/

More in-depth explanation:
http://mmo-play.com/mmo-blog/warhammer-online-failed

And the account an insider (and probably the future of GW2):
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/issues/issue_213/6341-Casualty-of-Warhammer

All of these are very interesting reads, when cross referenced with the various posts on these forums, and on the GW2 subreddit. It all comes together to paint a very dark picture of what may possibly happen to Guild Wars 2.

I post this with non-bias, as i am only seeing a trend at a researcher’s level, and leave you to decide if history will soon repeat itself.

Happy New Years All!

Any chance of a summary for those of us who know nothing about Warhammer online and don’t have time to read 4 articles (at least one of which assumes you’ll be familiar with the game already) to try and work out what you’re talking about?

Both WAR and GW2 were/are MMOs. Beyond that I don’t see the connection.

lol @ “non-bias”

sarasvatri.6871:

Both WAR and GW2 were/are MMOs. Beyond that I don’t see the connection.

lol @ “non-bias”

I agree, There’s almost no comparison between the fate of GW2 and Warhammer.

On a side note IF GW2 fails in the near future it will be because they continue to listen to the vocal minority and keep designing content that is a grind instead of a fun experience and continue to reward the elitist element with special tags next to their names and elusive gear.

slamfunction.7462:

I post this with non-bias, as i am only seeing a trend at a researcher’s level, and leave you to decide if history will soon repeat itself.

OP can’t be spouting nonsense, he’s a researcher.

smiling.9028:

sarasvatri.6871:

Both WAR and GW2 were/are MMOs. Beyond that I don’t see the connection.

lol @ “non-bias”

I agree, There’s almost no comparison between the fate of GW2 and Warhammer.

On a side note IF GW2 fails in the near future it will be because they continue to listen to the vocal minority and keep designing content that is a grind instead of a fun experience and continue to reward the elitist element with special tags next to their names and elusive gear.

I don’t think the vocal minority is who you think it is. But hey, you’re being extremely vocal about this. You must know what you’re talking about.