Guild Wars 2

Fozzik.1742:

If it’s a game I enjoy playing, and the issues don’t keep me from enjoying it…I’ll give them as long as it takes.

Considering the fact that developers in this genre haven’t managed to produce a game I really enjoyed in many years, and every single one of them is full of bugs at launch…I’m totally willing to give ArenaNet all the time they need. My only hope is that they don’t second-guess their design, and stick to their guns as they fix things and flesh out all the details.

The DR system (whatever it actually is) was not a quick-fix knee-jerk reaction. GW1 has had a DR system for years, maybe since its launch. I’m guessing it was always their intention to do something similar in GW2. There are some bugs with it right now (as is typical), and they are ironing them out.

You fail to see the point my friend. If Anet wants to have a DR system against bots so be it and I support it. But a DR system should NEVER effect the player base. But the fact is the current DR system is a butched job effecting everyone but the bots. The number of bots are increasing in the game by the day!

You’re now not only an authority on what DR systems should and shouldn’t do…but you’re also privy to numbers on how many bots are in the game each day? When did you start working at ArenaNet?

Oh wait, you’re just giving an opinion like everyone else. You have no idea what ArenaNet’s DR system does…let alone what it should do. And you have no clue how many bots are in the game and whether the number is increasing or decreasing.

I answered the question in the original post. How many threads do we need of hand-wringing and hyperbole about the big bad DR system?

Due to the extremely dynamic nature of MMOs, I tend to have a lot of patience when it comes to the bugs in this genre. With so many players in a persistant world, something is bound to break that hasn’t been spotted during the beta testing phase. For example, the Dungeons. I definitely knew for certain that dungeons weren’t touched as much, especially the post-50 content. If there was some kind of Dungeon Finder during the beta, even if it was a temporary one exclusive to just the beta, I’m sure the dungeons would be tested much more before the release.

I mean, if you have experienced the last boss in Arah, you might know what I’m talking about. I won’t spoil that here.

On the other hand, the nice thing about GW2 compared to most MMOs in the market right now is that it has no monthly fee. Meaning that if I choose to take a break, at least I won’t have that feeling of not getting my “subscription’s worth”. If anything, I could always return when the content feels a bit more polished. And considering each new patch coming out every week, it seems to have a few improvements and other things here and there. It sure is a lot better than just simply your typical “weekly maintanence” that some MMOs do.

Fozzik.1742:

You’re now not only an authority on what DR systems should and shouldn’t do…but you’re also privy to numbers on how many bots are in the game each day? When did you start working at ArenaNet?

Oh wait, you’re just giving an opinion like everyone else. You have no idea what ArenaNet’s DR system does…let alone what it should do. And you have no clue how many bots are in the game and whether the number is increasing or decreasing.

I answered the question in the original post. How many threads do we need of hand-wringing and hyperbole about the big bad DR system?

Punishing all players with a DR system is the fastest way to be on the outside looking in. Just ask all the lead FFXIV developers that got fired.

It wasn’t that FFXIV was a bad game, sure it had problems. But it had a HUGE fan base that would have looked past them. But it was the fact after a few days the DR system kicked in and you were screwed.

The DR system in GW2 100x worse it kicks in 30 minutes tops! The DR system worked well for FFXIV, so it should do wonders for this game!

P.S lets not forget the bots over running the 70~80 zones that I reported 5 days ago and there still there!

it’ll be alright. if you haven’t played gw1 then i can understand your uncertainty about the future. anet is a solid group of people though and they want their game to be as fun as possible.

lorazcyk.8927:

Right, so you go to a restaurant you know is generally good, and order something, the food smells rotten, the table you sat down at wasn’t even cleaned from the previous visitors, and when you ask for a cup of coffee it’s cold and tastes like tar.

You complain but the other customers say “oh, it’s just a sad critic who doesn’t know what he’s saying”.

And the restaurant owners think “well, people still come by and I make money, I don’t see what’s the problem”

Yay!

If those things were true (bad food, dirty table…) then how do I KNOW the rest is “generally good?” You’re creating an impossible situation as an example.

If it was an honest mistake, I would tell the waitstaff “someone didn’t clean this table, is there another available?” and they would provide a clean table. If the food went bad I expect the manager would apologize and comp the meal.

I’m not a critic, but if a rest features dirty tables and bad food, it’s not “generally good” nor is it going to make money.

As it applies to this game, I have not had a bad experience here. The table (gaming environment) is fresh and interesting, the “food” (content) is to my tastes, and if Arenanet accepted my Visa debit card (for some reason it occasionally gets refused by online retail checkouts even though there is plenty of $ in the account) I would give them a big tip.

So, if someone comes along and says the table is filthy and the food is rotten, I remember my positive experience and, yes, dismiss them as just a sad critic trying to drive away customers.

A small word of advice: anyone who says he knows what the majority of players wants or thinks is a liar.

Edit: and yes if I ever say something about the majority of players, that also means I am bluffing because I can’t know either. Fair is fair.