Guild Wars 2

I just read Chris Whiteside response to all the complaints. It didn’t answer the main question. It doesn’t matter how many months is in between. What matters how you will
We are also working on other reward and progression systems for the game that tie into current and new content and features
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incorporate that quote into the game. If you continue to add tiers of gear between ascended and legendaries you introduce gear grind treadmill. If Ascended is now the top level gear, and you don’t add anymore sets, people will believe you are keeping to your principals and will continue to support you. So we need an answer: Is Ascended Gear the end of introducing new tiers of gear into the game? Without answering this question, one way or the other, you aren’t pleasing anyone: those that love gear grind treadmill or those who want you to stick to your philosophy. If you answer it now, regardless of how the answer is, you will be saving yourself from a headache latter by avoiding a Funcom fiasco.
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PS: I’m sure most would agree that adding in further progression into the game isn’t a bad thing. Many would welcome more skills to unlock, and new story content that ensures access to future content. You wouldn’t be losing anyone if you did character progression a different way.
I also believe that if you used the ascended/agony system by just adding in new “runes” that allows you an easier time in future dungeons, people complaining about vertical progression and gear grind treadmill will be appeased as well, while those who like gear treadmills will be appeased by feeling more powerful in new dungeons that offer better rewards. The reason why I believe this is acceptable is because you aren’t gating content this way. You simply add progression to the dungeons, people won’t have to do FOTM to get have a chance in a new dungeon, they will have to do that dungeon more to have an easier time at it.

How about you stop starting new threads to complain and play the game instead?

Of course. Why this even has to be asked is beyond me.

I’m not reposting my whole response because it’s in the original thread.

Gabi.5264:

How about you stop starting new threads to complain and play the game instead?

No point in playing it when you know that everything you do (except for legendary goal) will be pointless and obsolete. I was actually working of my goal of getting tier 3 cultural armor and doing CoF for tokens……….but guess wut, now all my motivation are gone because I know that the reward I’m getting will not be the “end gear” in term of power.

rikuharada.3152:

Gabi.5264:

How about you stop starting new threads to complain and play the game instead?

No point in playing it when you know that everything you do (except for legendary goal) will be pointless and obsolete. I was actually working of my goal of getting tier 3 cultural armor and doing CoF for tokens……….but guess wut, now all my motivation are gone because I know that the reward I’m getting will not be the “end gear” in term of power.

Unless Ascended is the final tier (stat wise) and the dungeon armor is adjusted accordingly. But the answer they gave us doesn’t really answer anything. So we can only assume that they’ll add future tiers, which could be wrong!

Please answer the question anet

What would be considered a “real” reply? I’m genuinely curious not a flame. This doesn’t really bother me. But I can understand why it does others.

I would love a real response because it seemed to me that the quote in your OP is a media spin to try and contain the situation.
It is also contradictory and I feel kind of insulted by it to be honest.
I feel that given the amount of opposition to this new mechanic- we really should have a post/answer/some response by someone who is prepared to be honest about it at least.
If they really plan on bringing in gear progression from now on they should at least bite the bullet and say it outright.
This beating about the bush is making players trust them even less.

I to desire an answer to this as well.

That answer will allow me to determine if I stay or cut my losses and leave.

What is happening is not what I signed on for and to my eye is contrary to the manifesto this game touted. I feel I’ve been given the bait-and-switch treatment.

I have 3 80s with almost complete exotics. Will I be reimbursed for my expenditures for level 80 transmute gems I used to get my armors up to snuff?

Why the secrecy behind this change? It reeks of deception!

Any Anet folks want to see what kind of asset they may be losing – run my accounts spending history from the gem shop. This fiasco has really upset me.

Please live up to your word as expressed in your manifesto and numerous interviews used to market this game!

signed, one seriously disappointed customer