Many people noticed it already, but I gonna repeat it a bit:
GW2 is really cool, but it lacks in some long-term goals and activities!
I understand and enjoy the “start-game endgame” idea, but I’m afraid it is not enough :<
From one side it is obvious that best strategy for Pay Once Play Foreva MMO is to offer cool things on the start (to make people buy the game) and than do not give much long-term goals (as keeping players playing gives no profit).
However if this is the reason for the lack of ‘typical endgame’ than we may feel at least a bit tricked :|
Now, what can be those cool long-term goals? Just suggestions:
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-Slayer Diary: Killing the Boss enemies in given locations.
You can get a book from NPC and fill it with killed bosses.
Like: Kill Centaur Overlord in this area and this camp.
For killing such guys and handing in filled Dairy you get title with some nice emotes (like gw1 zaishen ones for example)
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-For-Fun Utility skills collecting:
Make a set of “fun skills” and make people do quests to collect them all!
For example:
Conjure Light: Player lights a ball of gleam above his head. Nice in the caves
World Pen: Player can move mouse thrugh the ground leaving a visible ligh-mark. Nice for showing a way for example
Tango: Two players interact with each other in a dance. Players must be the same race.
<Profession Fun Skills>
Mesmer: Illusion of Landscape- Creates a grassy ground with flying butteflies in the target area
Warrior: Saber Dance- Warrior performs an effective slashes dance as if fighing invisible enemy
Elementalist: Flame dance- Elementalist dances with his flames making a specacular performance
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SECRETS:
People LOVE secrets. Leave somewhere a dusty old book mentioning some forgotten temple. Make players gather some resources and make some creepy ritual. Or (go harcore here):
Create a HUGE UNMARKED map area with no minimap allowed and with creepy and secretfull things inside. Like strange trees in the middle of ligh on a big deesert. big forests with no sign of life. Mountains that travel through the land and ghosts appearing from nowhere to give you some unclear instructions.
It can be a Realm of Lyssa for example.
People would love going there and never knowing what to expect, where will they land… Kneel before some abadonned gravestone and get teleported to a battle field with a boss fight, find a maze with creepy voices inside. Swim in a lake with Hylek-Fairys. Dunno- just a land where you never know what to expect xD
I know I gave hardcore solutions, bu there are so many little things that can be added to make the long-term gameplay FUN and REWARDING!! Please AN!