Guild Wars 2

I remember the first few months on the forums many rumors about this game being added to consoles in the future(broad word so no idea). Is this true? or were they acual rumors? I’m sure a lot of gamers would feel more comfortable joining this game with a tv and controller as opposed to k/m.

I feel like the main thing holding this back is controller support being suitable across all 8 professions and the game not feeling like you “suck” without a k/m. I enjoy the game’s availibility as is but was curious as I have many friends/family whose main reason for not playing is the game feels to hardcore requiring a fancy pc and k/m just to be anywhere near acceptable in the various parts of the game(spvp and wvw mainly, pve is sorta hard on a bad pc but I’ve seen people work around that.)

I’ve already invested over $700 into updating my pc/mouse/headset but not all people want to toss that kinda money in (many people have spent much more than that) just to play a game.

No no no. The last thing the game needs is console kiddies.

Please no. DCUO tried that and failed miserably; their game suffered because of it.

Not sure what your tryin to say Iehova but ok… And i played dcuo on console(was free, so figured why not) and I didn’t see any shortage of people anywhere. There was tons of people in pve and pvp servers. Unless you mean the community being full of weird stalkers well you find that no matter what game/console your on.

How would all the skills be accessible using a console controller? I’ve seen people play console MMO’s using controllers on YouTube, so I’m not saying it can’t be done. I just don’t know how.

NinjaEd.3946:

Not sure what your tryin to say Iehova but ok…

Play an online round in Halo 4 or Black Ops II. You’ll understand quickly.

vince.5937:

NinjaEd.3946:

Not sure what your tryin to say Iehova but ok…

Play an online round in Halo 4 or Black Ops II. You’ll understand quickly.

Those are fps. This is an mmo, lol so your point is invalid. I know what those people were like, exactly why i stopped playing fps (and fps in general were the same kitten over and over, ever year was duller than the last).

NinjaEd.3946:

Those are fps. This is an mmo, lol so your point is invalid. I know what those people were like, exactly why i stopped playing fps (and fps in general were the same kitten over and over, ever year was duller than the last).

Doesn’t matter what kind of game it is. If this game had a console-using portion of the playerbase I guarantee you the community would be far different.

Furthermore, MMOs do not work well on consoles.

(P.S. – Just because you think I’m wrong doesn’t mean my point is invalid, chief.)

New ads on gw2lfg: “LF2M no console players”, lol.

I played GW2 with a controller and it played pretty much the same once you get into it (beside clunkier camera turning) so I think it’s pretty possible.

It was true. They were looking into the idea of having GW2 on consoles, but that’s all it was.

NCSoft originally said during a conference call that it would be out on consoles sometime after the PC release. ArenaNet later clarified it was just an idea. The project has since been cancelled.

Healix.5819:

It was true. They were looking into the idea of having GW2 on consoles, but that’s all it was.

NCSoft originally said during a conference call that it would be out on consoles sometime after the PC release. ArenaNet later clarified it was just an idea. The project has since been cancelled.

On the other hand both the PS4 and xbox are going to be PC hardware anyway so porting should be easier so they might reconsider. Their specs should be high enough to run GW2 without any problem.

Edit: actually biggest issue is $$$ and not for developement. Sony and Microsoft would probably ask for a cut of the money from selling gems.

vince.5937:

Please no. DCUO tried that and failed miserably; their game suffered because of it.

Yeah… I’m someone who actually enjoys DCUO, but SoE has outright said that the console hardware holds them back. Same thing happened with FFXI…. heck, I think I may have read that FFXI eventually dropped PS2 support. I think the only MMO I know of that was developed for both PC and consoles that didn’t eventually suffer for it was Free Realms, for kinda obvious reasons.

Iehova.9518:

No no no. The last thing the game needs is console kiddies.

Agreed. Now /thread lol

I play this game on my 55" tv with a controller. It’s not like a console is required to do that.

• Hdmi to tv. If you don’t have a port for it, use dvi→hdmi adapter.
• headphone jack to audio component (red / white connectors), then connect to a stereo. OR you can use an HD audio connector if you have one on both your pc and stereo.
• Xbox 360 controller for windows + xpadder.

Tada! One game with tv and controller but all the graphics power of a pc

My roomate tried to set this game up for use with an xbox 360 controller. He was playing an elementalist, and ran out of buttons very quickly. If you’re suggesting console players also use a mouse and keyboard, you’ll run into new problems with rendering and optimization. Keep in mind that even very high end machines have tons of issues in WvW. Consoles are less powerful than even low tier machines.
Now, you could suggest “put it on the new PS4/Xbox361”. It would be cheaper for a consumer (who would have to use a mouse and keyboard to play anyway) to upgrade whatever computer they own to the point where it could play the game than to buy a new system.

Make Guild Wars 3 for console only, so you can save the PC players from a 2nd disappointment

vince.5937:

NinjaEd.3946:

Those are fps. This is an mmo, lol so your point is invalid. I know what those people were like, exactly why i stopped playing fps (and fps in general were the same kitten over and over, ever year was duller than the last).

Doesn’t matter what kind of game it is. If this game had a console-using portion of the playerbase I guarantee you the community would be far different.

Furthermore, MMOs do not work well on consoles.

(P.S. – Just because you think I’m wrong doesn’t mean my point is invalid, chief.)

Different isn’t guarunteed bad. And me calling a point invalid doesn’t make it any less of my own opinion, chieftess.

Yes, its pretty obvious (not just speculation), a large portion of console players, as in strictly console, are not of mature behavior being the population of games like halo and cod series. Thats not to say 100% of them are spoiled brats, and thats not to say we are forced to deal with them. I find kids in these games anyways, they arn’t secluded to one platform, they can spread anywhere a parents cc can reach. But we can block them with 2 clicks and I already have atleast 10+ on that list. Rude players, childish players, ignorant players, they arn’t avoidable.

Like I said, I dont mind the way it is now I’m used to k/m but there is a playerbase out there who are more casual mmo players and a console version could satisfy them greatly. FFXI had console support and I saw no drawback from it, graphics don’t make the game content does(although graphics are nice to have). This game is, play it your way. Not that we need smart phone apps to play gw2, but more options can’t hurt especially if they bring in money for the team to work with on newer content.

Controller support and the consoles holding back content would be an issue but who knows, maybe ps4 xbox 361 can handle it (doubt xbox, but maybe ps4). I think some professions can’t work on a controller but I have seen people work with some of them on a controller and it looked fine atleast from how effortlessly it seemed.