So there is going to be a new and improved November feature pack where they put the game back the way it was right? I understand they were trying to make the game easier for new players, or people who may never have played a game before. but where are those forum posts, tweets, and complaints? I mean I could see if there were tons of people complaining that “5 whole weapon skills were to complicated and could you please explain them to me” or “I have to complete a heart, find a PoI and a skill point? That’s just to much to ask of me.”
There is a wise old saying in my country “If it isn’t broke don’t fix it” One of the things my friends, my guild and I loved about this game was instead of 30 weapon skills that had to be on a hot bar that there was just 10 total. That they unlocked as you used the weapon. That you could level by crafting and farming mats. And the downed state. it was amazing that you could win a fight that you thought lost at the last moment. So why are they taking all the great things about their game and locking them away from new players?
I have tried them out by making a new character and tried to look at it with fresh eyes, as someone not comfortable with the game. The lack of anything for the first 6 levels made me walk away from the screen for a bit. How boring is it just to have an auto attack and one or two skills. I felt like there was little for me to do. I understand this is how some other games do it, unlocking skills with points which you gain by leveling up. So I guess Guild Wars 2 just wants to fit in with all the other games, being different is a bad thing isn’kitten Where as before not only did I unlock weapon skills but then I would try other weapon combinations to unlock their abilities and in doing so I would get to try them out and see which ones I liked.
I could go on about how I disliked these changes and how it made the first 15 levels or so, feel slow and more like a grind to get threw, and maybe that was because I knew what was coming. I do want to add though I am not just posting this because I don’t like the changes, I understand things will change both for the better and worst in games. As time goes by you get use to them and as I have so many 80’s it is not like I have to level any more characters. So really why did I feel the need to post this? For some reason these changes feel like they are breaking the game to me. I mean if I just wanted to complain about things there are many I could have picked.
I personally find the “nerf” of the WvW tournament achievement terrible, I find it way to easy and feel that it is a joke. But I understand it, the last few tournaments there have been a lot of posts, tweets, facebook comments from people that couldn’t complete the needed goals to get the achievement. That some servers didn’t have the people or power to get the needed items be it keeps, towers, or what have you. I have even seen youtube videos proving this point as their servers are steam rolled by much bigger and more populated servers. So even though I dislike the change there was a valid reason for it, and a large number of people calling for it.
So I ask for it here knowing my voice will most likely go unheard, just get piled with those that complain about change, or that its just unlikely that they will admit that their idea failed. Please bring back the enjoyable game that I have been playing for the last 2 years. I am not saying everything was bad just the locking out of the things that made this game different, and special. Weapons skills based on use, PoI’s, Vista’s, skill points, gathering, the downed state, dying your armor, and the enjoyment that they brought to the game.
~LaLonna Miller,
Guild Wars 2 player for 2+ years, MMO player for 13 years
6 level 80’s and counting… maybe