Guild Wars 2

Who has no issues with the loot system?

I’ve been taking my alt out for map completion, and to be honest, I got plenty loot to keep myself going. Only a few days ago I dropped nearly all of my personal stock to get two crafting disciplines up to 450. Today, I should have enough mats again soon to get another craft to 450.

What did I do? Mine every node I came across, kill any hostile creature I passed by, participate in every event I saw, and salvaged every single drop. I never bothered with the trains or zergs. When I need gold, I’ll play the market.

Arikyali.5804:

When I need gold, I’ll play the market.

Well there you go. ;-)

Most of us don’t have the time/interest/skill to do so. Myself included. It’s a bit harder of a climb then.

People make playing the TP seem like such a tremendous feat.
I play 2-3 hours a day, sometimes. Usually less.
I can play that TP like no other. It’s really simple. People just talk it up and make it seem harder than it is.
I have no problem with the loot system, either.
I do participate in the EotM train, though. Easy karma, gold, and leveling. Plus the salvage loot nets a good income from the TP.

viralthefrog.6130:

People make playing the TP seem like such a tremendous feat.
I play 2-3 hours a day, sometimes. Usually less.
I can play that TP like no other. It’s really simple. People just talk it up and make it seem harder than it is.
I have no problem with the loot system, either.
I do participate in the EotM train, though. Easy karma, gold, and leveling. Plus the salvage loot nets a good income from the TP.

2-3 hours a day is about all I have for GW2. If I spent that much time playing the TP, I’d never do anything else.

Playing TP is not difficult. I would never lose 15 minutes of my life on doing it.

viralthefrog.6130:

People make playing the TP seem like such a tremendous feat.
I play 2-3 hours a day, sometimes. Usually less.
I can play that TP like no other. It’s really simple. People just talk it up and make it seem harder than it is.
I have no problem with the loot system, either.
I do participate in the EotM train, though. Easy karma, gold, and leveling. Plus the salvage loot nets a good income from the TP.

There is some element of risk in “playing” any market. There is certainly more risk to one’s pixel stash than playing the game.

As to the loot system, meh. There is a constant war going on between those players who want to get game rewards as quickly as possible and the developer, who wants to keep them playing longer. Those are the driving motivations behind the unrest over rewards and the down-adjustments to rewarding content.

What I would say, rather, is that the GW2 reward system is only going to seem OK or rewarding to players who like the idea of getting what they want in tiny increments, rather than as infrequent moments of serendipity.

viralthefrog.6130:

People make playing the TP seem like such a tremendous feat.
I play 2-3 hours a day, sometimes. Usually less.
I can play that TP like no other. It’s really simple. People just talk it up and make it seem harder than it is.
I have no problem with the loot system, either.
I do participate in the EotM train, though. Easy karma, gold, and leveling. Plus the salvage loot nets a good income from the TP.

Your heard the man, folk.

Time to get skilled at Broker Simulator – Guild Wars Edition. That’s the precise reason we all purchased this product. To game the auction house. Oh sure there are activies like leveling alts, crafting, events, map completions, jumping puzzles or dungeons but that’s DOING IT WRONG!

Either become a TP flipper or be prepared to drain your credit card dry through gem → gold conversion. You also have the choice of remaining dirt poor of course. Alternatively, realise that the game is shallow and content patches are thinly veiled gem shop advertisements then proceed to uninstall.

I am still on the fence. I don’t know where I stand. I know there is a problem with feeling like I am getting rewarded at time. But if that is my problem or the games I am not sure.

Ya, sorry, but this game is just becoming un-fun when the only ways to make money are stock brokering and pulling out my credit card. I’m an accountant in real life. I wanted to play this game for escape… but guess not.