Guild Wars 2

Could Arenanet explain why some huge nerfs like the necro’s staff putrid mark are not mentioned in the patch notes and officialized only several months after it was applied ?

This is a very weird way to do things,and to be honest,something that i don’t like at all.

Thank you.

Galtrix.7369:

Short Answer: To avoid causing an uproar.

Long Answer: One of two answers are correct. You decide which.

1- Think about how much whining and crying is going on right now about the balance changes and how they aren’t well done at all. Each skill change is taken apart and analyzed by the players, and that’s where the crying is coming from. If Anet told the players about every single skill that was changed, there would probably be riots and chaos. I don’t like it either, but if I were Anet, I wouldn’t tell the players about minor changes either.

2- Nobody has any idea what they’re doing with balancing classes, so they have to fix the many mistakes they make by going back and stealth-fixing it instead of making an “official” change.

So you are fine if a car you bought 1 day stops turning left and instead starts turning up out of sudden right ? People got right to know what devs mess up, they will know it eventually and hidden nerfs cause even more crying, because people weren’t even informed about that changes(that were not beneficial). Your logic is twisted and so do you.

Wow dude calm down, he’s just explaining the thought process not saying he likes it.

Also your car engine analogy is not very good, mostly because when you buy a car you own the engine, whereas when you buy GW2 you don’t own anything except the right to install the software on a computer and play the game.

Unibot.5916:

Galtrix.7369:

Short Answer: To avoid causing an uproar.

Long Answer: One of two answers are correct. You decide which.

1- Think about how much whining and crying is going on right now about the balance changes and how they aren’t well done at all. Each skill change is taken apart and analyzed by the players, and that’s where the crying is coming from. If Anet told the players about every single skill that was changed, there would probably be riots and chaos. I don’t like it either, but if I were Anet, I wouldn’t tell the players about minor changes either.

2- Nobody has any idea what they’re doing with balancing classes, so they have to fix the many mistakes they make by going back and stealth-fixing it instead of making an “official” change.

So you are fine if a car you bought 1 day stops turning left and instead starts turning up out of sudden right ? People got right to know what devs mess up, they will know it eventually and hidden nerfs cause even more crying, because people weren’t even informed about that changes(that were not beneficial). Your logic is twisted and so do you.

I just explained what I think is going on in the minds of the devs. I consider myself one of the whiners and criers because I do not like the direction the game has gone. Please calm yourself. I want to know what the hidden changes are too.

Galtrix.7369:

Short Answer: To avoid causing an uproar.

Long Answer: One of two answers are correct. You decide which.

1- Think about how much whining and crying is going on right now about the balance changes and how they aren’t well done at all. Each skill change is taken apart and analyzed by the players, and that’s where the crying is coming from. If Anet told the players about every single skill that was changed, there would probably be riots and chaos. I don’t like it either, but if I were Anet, I wouldn’t tell the players about minor changes either.

2- Nobody has any idea what they’re doing with balancing classes, so they have to fix the many mistakes they make by going back and stealth-fixing it instead of making an “official” change.

In a game that’s intended to be competitive (sPvP esports) doing (1.) is a horrendously bad idea. Plus, players always discover stealth changes anyway — so the only thing you get out of them is player mistrust and conspiracy theories.

(2.) is more likely what’s going on most of the time.