*over grind for just about everything.
*low reward rates.
*too many forms of currency.
*mystic forge guessing and gambling game for recipes and items.
*crafting more headache than what it’s worth.
*gem store offerings are mostly over priced junk.
*monthly ??? achievements.
*combat starting to feel extremely lackluster.
*lack of profession balance and the performance extremes.
*extremely limited combat mechanics, attacks, skills, effects… 1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,1,1,skill,1,1,3,2,1,1,1,1 swap 1,1,1,3,1,skill,1,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,1,1,5 swap 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,…
*dungeons/instances are very blah and do not have difficulty scaling/settings.
*a bunch more of the same old boring stuff.
so…
*the gear treadmill is not the problem, it’s the over grinding associated with obtaining said gear. so cut the over grinding out and make it more reasonable for players to progress with gear.
*increase reward rates.
*condense the currencies to coin, gems, karma and influence or have a reasonable currency exchange.
*make all recipes purchasable with the various currencies.
*convert the mystic forge casino to a mystic upgrade machine (x karma + x skill points + x mystic coins + item = new and improved item).
*cut back on the required mats for many items.
*have better gem market offerings (armors, weapons, trinkets, recipes…) and sales.
*sell all in game currencies on the market purchasable with gems.
*stop being cheap with gem item purchases and gold exchange rates.
*spruce up classes, weapons, skills, combat, effects, animations, tone down the extremes, add weapon attack/ability customization (see skills and traits swapping)…
*instance/dungeon scaling for solo and group play.
disclaimer
i have enjoyed this game up until recently and invested a lot of $ so far supporting it. my excitement is fading fast so i’m just tossing out some food for thought here. not saying these ideas are the perfect fix but like many, i’m tired of the over grind, mystic casino and underwhelming combat dynamics and feel. there are many players who want something innovative and not disguised as innovative. with the way things are going though, this will be a short term game that never truely lived up to the hype or potential.
although extemely dated (and closing down in a couple weeks), city of heroes by ncsoft is light years beyond (while still flawed) in the class/profession, combat dynamics, abilities/powers, versatility, customization and instance/dungeon departments. althought city had struggled because it was not based on swords, boards and dragons, it was innovative and able to capture that “heroic” feeling for players. perhaps you should hire some of the old city crew to assist here or look at that game for more inspiration to give major parts of gw2 a makeover. also, have more than 2 people working on professions and combat. it’s not fair to them or us so stop being cheap on development support with the most important aspects of the game.
there is no doubt that y’all have worked hard and want this game to thrive for the long run, but it seems that things are going in the wrong direction.
thanks for reading!
