It is unfortunate your experience has made you feel this way about the game, but really this is Arenanet’s game and if they want it this way it is their choice. There really isn’t a single MMO I can think of that doesn’t have large amounts of cosmetics or satirical content that is silly. I mean what exactly do you play a game for? Complete utter immersion? Companies don’t make games that apply to just one type of person— hence why there are cosmetics for both people who like or dislike wings on their back. Hair color shouldn’t be something you complain about because people in real life with real jobs have pink hair or glitter. I don’t know what to tell you but in my honest opinion it seems you have become a bit jaded in your views— hypercritical.
PVE- Kill a dragon: Yes that has been the premise before the game was even released, but if you played the game there is more to the story than just dragons(unless you truly are that jaded and blindeyed)
PVP- 3 rotating maps: I’m assuming you mean WvW, and if you do there is a huge difference between pvp and WvW. PvP has 6 rotating maps, 1 team map, and 1 new gamemode stronghold map. WvW has yes 3 rotating maps, but also eternal battlegrounds, edge of the mists, and obsidian sanctum, 4 unique maps.
Lore- GW1 to GW2: Yes the lore is different from GW1, but you can’t just throw in that much content so quickly. The lore isn’t gone, but after hundreds of years 99.9% of the population with that lore is gone; all that remains is a few npcs and remnants of what was once alive before the dragon awakenings. GW1 lore had nothing interesting about the dragons really so it makes sense that the lore separates after the all the destruction. Plenty of lore is present, but maybe that just doesn’t appeal to you? Your right this isn’t the same game, wasn’t meant to be, but is in the same world with its own new conflicts.
Everyone has their own opinion but if you base your statements on ignorance of what is actually in the game, then I don’t see how you can make a point? Misplaced facts and jaded statements really are not a good way to make valid arguments(let alone make you sound relevant). My only gripe with the game is the speed of content releases. I try not to be jaded when I criticize, because when you think about it… If all the content in the game now was at the initial release of the game(core), no one would complain, but people have been around so long that they chew up and spit out content like gum.
This game has no monthly fees, so if you feel burnt out go play another game and come back later when more content is released. The game isn’t going anywhere and you are free to go wherever you want. How many old games do you take breaks from and return to months or years later? Plenty I’m sure.. So I don’t see anything wrong with suggesting it. Does that make those games you leave “bad games”? No it doesn’t. Is this a low content game? Well I paid 120$ for this game in total— Got 3 years out of it, thousands of hours, which leaves me with about 16-20 hours per dollar spent minimum— Sounds like value to me.
