“We aren’t quite ready to go into all the details here, but what I can say is you will see a specific way to build precursor items on your way to a legendary. On top of this, you’ll also see new legendary weapons and new types of legendary gear in 2013. Building your precursor will require a large amount of the new crafting material rewards listed above, 500 in crafting, and likely a combination of other items earned for completing more specific content in the game.”
Something that was promised back on July 18, 2013. Something that was said that was going to be added before the end of the year. We are now 4 months into 2014 and not even a SINGLE word on it.
What is going Anet? Going to reply with ANYTHING or should we expect more silence?
I guess Ill remake this topic on the anniversary of that blog post. #neverforget
“bla bla, spending all our resources on china release, bla bla, deal with it.” to sum it up i guess. game is getting rather boring with literally no content coming in for ages now, the mega server messing up everything that did work before and doesnt now, and bug fixes are nowhere in sight.
There was a word, you just missed it. I can’t find you the quote right now but a dev said in Septempter-October -ish that out of all the planned features precursor crafting is the least likely to make it by the end of 2013. I’ll post the quote if I manage to find it.
As mentioned at the end of the blog, as always things are subject to change as test and prepare various systems. Most of the stuff covered in the blog you’ve already seen implemented, or steps towards being implemented, however the precursor building (and corresponding additional legendary items) is the one highest at risk to not make it this year.
There was a word, you just missed it. I can’t find you the quote right now but a dev said in Septempter-October -ish that out of all the planned features precursor crafting is the least likely to make it by the end of 2013. I’ll post the quote if I manage to find it.
that is, sadly, another example of their boasting and naturally hyping everything beyond infinity, and when the time comes to keep their promises and actually deliver, alot of stuff just falls through and is never heard of again. Doesnt make it better they have done that time and time again now and each time the release linked tot he boasting and hyping was a catastrophical disaster and bug fest, some of which still reside in the game to this day and are simply being left that way, it would seem.
Of cuorse a company presents their products in a positive light. Name a company that doesn’t do that please. I personally haven’t been disappointed with any other patch than Fractured so far because that was actually a patch where half of the announced content wasn’t delivered (announced ~1 week beforehand).
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That is true though. Also the latest word we have about precursor crafting and new legendaries is that they are working on them and want to make them happen so I don’t see any reason to not trust that. Everyone who has ever done any work in real life should know that timetables, schedules and deadlines are always subject to change and are dependant on so many things that any long-term estimations are far-fetched at best.
Everyone who has ever done any work in real life should know that timetables, schedules and deadlines are always subject to change and are dependant on so many things that any long-term estimations are far-fetched at best.
I would be fired if I continually failed to meet deadlines.
Everyone who has ever done any work in real life should know that timetables, schedules and deadlines are always subject to change and are dependant on so many things that any long-term estimations are far-fetched at best.
I would be fired if I continually failed to meet deadlines.
I don’t understand this word continually. Also nowhere Anet promised a hand on the bible that any of the features they have announced are set in stone. They always say that things are subject to change and unforeseeable events and circumstances might postpone the launch of some features. I really don’t undertand why so many people on the forums are so naive that they take everything Anet even hints being working on as promises.
This is why we can’t have nice things. Right here, this.
We have to be left in the dark about the future of the game, because whenever they say ANYTHING about what they want to do, people **** negativity all over the forums about “promises”.
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Anet says one thing, does another and they have people defend them on forums for it. Luckily most people are smarter and don’t appreciate the deception.
Sry, all the money made via your gem transactions go directly into the chinese client and aion expansions. What ever scraps of coins are left go into so called groundbreaking featurepacks that in reality include systems that in majority where already made and implemented since the start of the game (in pvp), a few layout designs for skillpoints…changed the a number from “5” to “1” for skills and make it sound like it was a biblical change.
Thank u for your gem transactions..and each time u think that the game is lacking just think about how your contribution helped chinese play the game and how happy they are ^.^
We are basically funding the beta for china. Now that the chinese release is nearly here Anet could care less about the NA/EU game. All of their resources are going to make the chinese release better. I wouldn’t expect to hear anything until that happens.
New legendaries are bound to come out when precursor crafting is released, it’s only logical, and precursor crafting won’t be released in the near future.
Everyone who has ever done any work in real life should know that timetables, schedules and deadlines are always subject to change and are dependant on so many things that any long-term estimations are far-fetched at best.
I would be fired if I continually failed to meet deadlines.
The problem is not scheduling and timetables. The problem is their focus. Rather than working on what should be a priority because of how much it was asked for, they put all that valuable time working on Megaservers (which are a complete fail imo) that nobody ever asked for (what was asked for was “underflows” which have completely different approach). It’s like your boss giving you a job that he’d like to see on his desk by the end of the week. But you work on a project you think might be cool instead. At the end you have a failed project and your boss is mad because you didn’t do what he asked of you.
Sry, all the money made via your gem transactions go directly into the chinese client and aion expansions. What ever scraps of coins are left go into so called groundbreaking featurepacks that in reality include systems that in majority where already made and implemented since the start of the game (in pvp), a few layout designs for skillpoints…changed the a number from “5” to “1” for skills and make it sound like it was a biblical change.
Thank u for your gem transactions..and each time u think that the game is lacking just think about how your contribution helped chinese play the game and how happy they are ^.^
I am not sure ArenaNet has anything to do with Aion. And if you are intimating that NCSoft is funneling the money to the China release, I am pretty sure they are neither the producer or the distributor for the China version of the game.
It is kind of funny that when it suits an argument, all the money goes to NCSoft, and when it doesn’t, it is ArenaNet that takes the money and uses it elsewhere. Lol.
There was a word, you just missed it. I can’t find you the quote right now but a dev said in Septempter-October -ish that out of all the planned features precursor crafting is the least likely to make it by the end of 2013. I’ll post the quote if I manage to find it.
As mentioned at the end of the blog, as always things are subject to change as test and prepare various systems. Most of the stuff covered in the blog you’ve already seen implemented, or steps towards being implemented, however the precursor building (and corresponding additional legendary items) is the one highest at risk to not make it this year.
It is still something we absolutely plan to do!
That’s fine and all, delays happen, but when we’re almost halfway through the following year from the timeline they gave us…that’s pretty poor form on their part.
New legendaries are bound to come out when precursor crafting is released, it’s only logical, and precursor crafting won’t be released in the near future.
Honestly I don’t think it’s ever coming, they’ve been talking about it for a year and a half now and keep pushing it back and saying alleged work done on it needs to be completely redone, it’s like the third time they’ve had to scrap it and start at the beginning.
Let us buy vendor mats (eg spools of thread) in 250 stacks, end the excessive clicking.
New legendaries are bound to come out when precursor crafting is released, it’s only logical, and precursor crafting won’t be released in the near future.
Honestly I don’t think it’s ever coming, they’ve been talking about it for a year and a half now and keep pushing it back and saying alleged work done on it needs to be completely redone, it’s like the third time they’ve had to scrap it and start at the beginning.
The best part is that they’re back to drawing board, since they said that their initial plan for crafting doesn’t fit the game system the way it is now. So, probably another year or two.
I’m not actually looking forward to new legendary stuff. I’d rather have them sort out the current issues with the game than introduce carrots on a stick. And after that give us something more substantial like better horizontal progression, improved guild functions, more customization for our characters etc. THEN more things to grind for.
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Keep in mind that the blog you reference does also state that things could be pushed back or even scrapped due to a variety of variables.
Colin did state in either November or December that the legendary armor and precursor would miss their deadlines. As quoted, he has stated that we will still see them.
Just before the feature pack, another dev stated that precursor crafting was on hold because it no longer worked with the updated systems and needed reworking.
kitten happens in development. Sometimes it pushes things back. Add on top of that the China launch (which feels like an even more massive overhaul to how the game works, no little bit of effort there), yeah I can see things getting pushed back a bit. We’ve been told it’s still coming, be content that they haven’t simply told us ‘sorry, we scrapped it’ instead.
Don’t look at me like that. Whatever you’ve heard, it’s probably not true.
I’m not actually looking forward to new legendary stuff. I’d rather have them sort out the current issues with the game than introduce carrots on a stick. And after that give us something more substantial like better horizontal progression, improved guild functions, more customization for our characters etc. THEN more things to grind for.
The guild functions is nowhere near their priority list. They added “last online” which should’ve been there since day 1 with feature patch. But the megaservers completely destroyed any guild missions and organization we’ve had. Guild Missions are now complete chaos every time they’re started. Nothing has been done to fix this. Guild recruitment is completely destroyed as well, since we’re mixed up with all those people from different servers. And if we recruit a person outside of our server they receive no bonuses provided by the guild nor they put influence towards the guild either (at least not the version that’s on main server). Guilds are a complete mess at this point.
I don’t even have the funds to make one of the current legendaries, so new ones are kinda low on my ‘want’ list. I do think that guild features need some polish, especially in a game called GUILD Wars 2.
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Obviously what happened is they’re behind, and there’s no word about it because they are embarrassed about not making it on time and don’t want to release another date they may not make.
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Anet says one thing, does another and they have people defend them on forums for it. Luckily most people are smarter and don’t appreciate the deception.
Look at politics, some people were all exited thinking something was going to change for the better and even when it doesn’t they blindly follow and justify it all by blaming the people calling out why no change for the better happened.
Lol to precursor crafting. You think crafting ascended armor is grindy/timely? Wait till precursor crafting, its gonna be in an all new league of crafting.
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Edit: On topic, I’m more looking towards the “scavenger hunt” or whatever it will be dubbed, but a new set of legendaries (even if I don’t have one) will also be nice.
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I’m laughing at the idea people think anet’s going to be putting out dates like it’s written in stone. Like someone else said, kitten happens, and priorities shift. Those priorities are not, and never will be, determined by the vocal minority spewing the aforementioned kitten all over the place.
This is a good example of how bad ANET is at managing their customer’s expectations. They do a lot of things great, but generally if you tell your customers you’re going to do something and don’t do it, you HAVE to apologize and tell them why, and what you’re going to do in the future to get it done. Not just to cater to your customers, mind you, but to give the impression that you’re working on it and you care, even if you’re buried up to your eyeballs in work and couldn’t give two kittens….. because then your customers will be more understanding and will be nicer to you. We’re all interconnected between players and devs, and we all want to be happy… more or less. You’ll get the infrequent wacko causing problems, but you just try not to take them personally and keep fighting the good fight. Or something. I swear, ANET should hire me for customer service, because they’re clueless.
…and that’s why developpers should never put a date on anything. People will treat it like the return of Jesus.
Well except for the fact that Jesus said that no one, not even him knew when he was coming back…
Anet on the other hand very specifically said that these things were planned to be implemented in 2013. Yet here we are, 5 months later and not a peep…
…and that’s why developpers should never put a date on anything. People will treat it like the return of Jesus.
Well except for the fact that Jesus said that no one, not even him knew when he was coming back…
Anet on the other hand very specifically said that these things were planned to be implemented in 2013. Yet here we are, 5 months later and not a peep…
Jesus: 1, Anet: 0.
The keyword is ‘planned’ and then they further stated that (like all plans) things could change.
You know what they say about ‘even the best laid plans’…..
There is a distinct difference between ‘planning’ on something happening, and ‘promising’ that something will happen.
Don’t look at me like that. Whatever you’ve heard, it’s probably not true.
The keyword is ‘planned’ and then they further stated that (like all plans) things could change.
You know what they say about ‘even the best laid plans’…..
There is a distinct difference between ‘planning’ on something happening, and ‘promising’ that something will happen.
That’s what all the politicians say. I promised, I planned, things changed. And it is so working for their popularity. In other words, you should not promise something you cannot deliver.
Anet says one thing, does another and they have people defend them on forums for it. Luckily most people are smarter and don’t appreciate the deception.
The keyword is ‘planned’ and then they further stated that (like all plans) things could change.
You know what they say about ‘even the best laid plans’…..
There is a distinct difference between ‘planning’ on something happening, and ‘promising’ that something will happen.
That’s what all the politicians say. I promised, I planned, things changed. And it is so working for their popularity. In other words, you should not promise something you cannot deliver.
They didn’t promise though. They said we are working on ‘x’. We plan on having it done by the end of ‘y.’ However, as with all things related to development, this could change based on ‘a’ ‘b’ and ‘c’. That’s how it works. kitten happens.
It’s like you telling your kid you plan on doing ‘x’ with them, but instead something comes up and now you no longer have time to do ‘x’ with them. You planned on ‘x’, something else made it not possible to do in the time you had allotted for it. You neither lied, nor did you promise anything.
Nothing political about it. That’s just how life happens.
Don’t look at me like that. Whatever you’ve heard, it’s probably not true.
It’s like you telling your kid you plan on doing ‘x’ with them, but instead something comes up and now you no longer have time to do ‘x’ with them.
It’s not “like” the example you gave, it IS the same thing. People are complaining that mommy and daddy didnt do what they “promised to do” because something came up, and cant understand nothing was promised in the first place.
It’s like you telling your kid you plan on doing ‘x’ with them, but instead something comes up and now you no longer have time to do ‘x’ with them.
It’s not “like” the example you gave, it IS the same thing. People are complaining that mommy and daddy didnt do what they “promised to do” because something came up, and cant understand nothing was promised in the first place.
I guess I should have said “For example” instead. But yeah, I know it’s the same thing. I go through this with my son all the time.
Don’t look at me like that. Whatever you’ve heard, it’s probably not true.
