I wasted my money getting new character slots with the desire to make new characters to play at my own pace, in a way that was fun and rewarding for me. You know, BEFORE the April “Feature” Pack (more like the April “Flop” Pack if you ask me).
Now making new characters is literally pointless for me because pre-80 characters are no longer fun to play. Why play something that is not fun? I have no reason to. I play GW2 to unwind and relax, to have fun and escape from my stressful life. Now you have made GW2 boring, miserable, stressful, and lame. I am dissatisfied that you have changed the purpose of my purchase without my consent.
Not only am I never going to use these slots, now, but I’m tempted to delete my non-80’s because you have made the new system absolutely insufferable. There is nothing FUN about being forced to grind up to a high level just to have access to basic necessities and functions I used to have at 20.
I once enjoyed a leisurely pace, meandering my way to 80 with no pressure to get there. I actually enjoyed the ride there. Now it’s just a slog of ‘UGH why can’t I just be 80 already so I can do the things I used to be able to on lowbies’.
So, yeah. No. This is not why I gave you my money, and I want it back unless you fix what you broke, please. I have given you an unfathomable amount of my money in good faith and hopes that it would be used to improve the game— not butcher it.
Judging by the mass-outcry of your players— not your randomly selected testers that are not even a part of our playerbase and therefore are not affected by long-term mechanics and the systems now in play— you should consider undoing these changes all-together and reconsider whose opinion you REALLY value.
At least remove it until you can work out how to NOT throw your valued and loyal playerbase under a BUS, perhaps.
I have personally been your loyal customer and a supporter of your company for EIGHT years. If nothing improves, we are NOT making it to nine.
‘10 easy steps to slowly choking your MMO to death’ by the Anet Devs