Guild Wars 2

Added to that:

• In-Game Representatives to attend to player’s needs.

• Possibly a fix on the servers as well. Maybe make 3 main servers for WvW. Being in the top 3 servers, we’re used to playing the same servers over and over. Might be better to combine more people together and make a more epic and dynamic environment.

ColinJohanson.2394:

I’d force the dev team to implement the sandwichmancer profession, and then spend the rest of the money making it really imbalanced so I can win the $$$ back in PvP tournaments.

LOL
Money well spent!

Rofl…..invest a billion dollars into this game?

If I had a billion…. Hmmm. I’d spend $1k on gem cards, that’s about it GW2 related. I honestly wouldn’t invest in something I had no say or financial benefit from. We can’t even directly make request as it is.

I’d create several businesses that I’ve always wanted to. Jobs are still needed right? Besides, Anet is already a stable business.

LordByron.8369:

nehezbegar.1065:

First of all i would buyout ArenaNet from NCsoft and give them full independence to what they create.

i have a bad news for you.

Anet claims continually to be really independent on GW2.
So they are the only responsible for any success or failure.

I have bad news for you. Anet and NCsoft are not partners like we are seeing with Wildstar, so that’s not entirely true. The key reason why Wildstar devs put out a statement about how they’ll handle their economy is because so many people like me were worried about it since NCsoft is partnering with the Wildstar team and it’s the key reason why people were initially worried about the ui elements at launch of Wildstar.

so the OP’s concerns are very very valid in this case.

I’d do the same thing OP I’d have them hire a massive balance team to get things rolling on improving overall the three weakest classes, their pets, and the system of combat that uses support and conditions FIRST before any other concern (bugs and design flaws).

I’d increase the rewards of hard dungeons and fractal, make a sure way to get anything you want and add more staff to the game

I’d tell them to start again and this time with a trinity and defined class roles implemented.

danbuter.2314:

Except for nuking the Canthan district, you mean.

They could have made the decision themselves to be able to sell in China.

My ranger friends Shag and Scoob beat sandwichmancer every time!

if anet got that much money…probably they could replace the water supply in the office with champagne and get facials and massages while programming(really wanna see what they come up with then…drops increased 700 percent….maybe)

I would put the Canthan district back in place.

And implement the Tengu and Largos as playable races, unlockable in the gem store for a small fee.

And rework the entire gear and gem store system so now there’s unlocks and lockers for PvE gear, town clothes and toys, instead getting one-use perishable items that are gone forever once you lose them.
If you can’t get it again anytime of the gear by playing, it should be an unlock. Like the HoM items, but on its own panel in the bank instead in a vendor.

And rework some of the inconsistencies with GW1 like all giants suddenly looking like cyclops instead being like GW1’s giants with tusks, and the other types of skale and skelk nowhere to be seen, or no other types of walking plants instead just the walking tree type, and all skelk now looking like most GW1’s reptilian nightmares instead, well, like skelk.

If I had 1billion dollars I’d just buy GW1 and hire a dev team.

Mirta.5029:

danbuter.2314:

Except for nuking the Canthan district, you mean.

They could have made the decision themselves to be able to sell in China.

Nope, it was NCSoft. Google it for the full story.

Mathias.9657:

If I had 1billion dollars I’d just buy GW1 and hire a dev team.

Honestly, I would be okay with that.

All in all, if I had a billion dollars to spend on Guild wars 2 (not the first game), I would see what I could do about making Anet financially independent.

I would then work on making true OpenGL linux and mac ports for the game (not a Cider port).

After that, I would start expanding into Cantha and Elona—probably with Elona first because it is closer geographically (And I liked it better).

Honestly, though, Anet has done a very good job with the game. It is incredibly fun and replayable. Though I’m still not a fan of the new skill system, it is definitely a step in the right direction from other MMO’s.

I’d pay to have myself raised to level 81.

It’s a shame that most good ideas do not seem to suit them … = /

Sandwichmancer only, Final D.

I would buy the person who claimed the character name “alissah” out…
I had it in the beta, but when i tried getting the name at release i spent too much time creating a character and couldnt get the name :’(.

I try to whisper said person every day but they are just never online… ever.

If i cant buy the person out, ill just bribe teh devs to delete the character, since he/she probably doesnt play anymore anyway :o.

Oh, i would also buy my own spot in the balancing team and “balance” the mesmer.

I will make a real successor to GW1.

Mathias.9657:

If I had 1billion dollars I’d just buy GW1 and hire a dev team.

+1billion

Nightarch.2943:

fire Christine Cox.

This, way too much.

Honestly…
I’d make all ascended gear have changeable stats out of combat like the mentioned new Legendary weapon feature so we can get back to enjoying the game instead of grinding for every imaginable piece of gear just so you can run a slightly different build.
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I’d hire enough teams to go around so PvE, PvP, WvW, and all other off-shoots have, equal focus and making sure they have enough money to keep up the good work.

That being said…
I’d have to say though I’d probably try to get these constant live updates more focused on the original Lore. We have so much left undone. (Elona, Cantha, Dessert, Northern Tyria, Dragons, etc.) We could easily make years and years of new content with just the old GW locations but instead I’m stuck with these content updates that bore me to death. I got into GW because of the lore and the lore feels completely dead. I don’t think I’ll ever get to see more of it.

I miss playing Guild Wars and the story that unfolded as you progressed through the missions. I just don’t get that feeling anymore. Maybe it’s because I’m older. Maybe it’s because there’s actually no story content or the fact that what story content there is feels so far apart. Either way I really need some meaningful, story driven, content not this filler arc stuff animes do when they got to wait for writers to catch up, or to just extend the show. (Bleach is perfect example of this)

I read this thread as, "You only have 1 billion $ to spend on GW2" @_@

nehezbegar.1065:

So my question is guys and girls, what would You do if You had 1 billion of $ only to invest on GW2.

For me

First of all i would buyout ArenaNet from NCsoft and give them full independence to what they create.

Second i’d try to convince Mike to hire more programmers, so it would be possible to assemble group of 10-15 programmers that works ONLY on fixing bugs, ofc i would rotate those ppl with guys from living story teams etc, so the work won’t be so boring.

Third i would like Mike to create 5th content team, that would consist same amount of ppl as ppl from all 4 living story teams. This team would be responsible for making BIG mini expansions every two months that would add additional stepps into presonal story, new 1-2 dungeons with story and explorable paths, new 1-2 fractals, new pvp map, new additions to the WvWvW, and i would expand dynamic events more, delete some old ones and exchange them with new ones.

Fourth I would ask Mike to assemble pvp balancing group that, but in addition except desingers, pvp content desingers etc., the team would consist each class top player from the ladder to discuss some balance adjustements. They would have dedicated forums. Each set of players would “be” in the team for one month.

Fifth i would add more money into content than marketing, so if ArenaNet worked on new expansion more money would go to content than marketing. More dungeons, more events, more pvp maps and modes, more WvWvW modes and featers…all more more more more

6th ArenaNet should have team dedicated for gem shop, they would work only on stuff that would be added to the is. No rng stuff, just real and actuall set skins, fluffy stuff etc.

Thats now for me, what’s Your ideas community??

i would add , have them bring back the seperation of pvp and pve versions of skills , save some grief from both sides for balancing that gets looked at being done purely for pvps sake , which has been hurting pve.

I’d use all $1 billion to buy gems, and then buy EVERYTHING on the trade post.

Buy Anet and make Guild Wars 2 just like World of Warcraft

Galtrix.7369:

Buy Anet and make Guild Wars 2 just like World of Warcraft

They see him trollin’, they hatin’…

TheDaiBish.9735:

Galtrix.7369:

Buy Anet and make Guild Wars 2 just like World of Warcraft

They see him trollin’, they hatin’…

In all seriousness, I wouldn’t waste my money like that. I’d take the good aspects from other mmorpg’s like items, materials, crafting, dungeons, armor, and weapons and put those into the game. Then I’d hire some programmers that know what they’re doing to balance the classes, and voila, a new game that people want to play.

Galtrix.7369:

I’d take the good aspects from other mmorpg’s like items, materials, crafting, dungeons, armor, and weapons and put those into the game.

I’m struggling to see how straight-up copying is a good idea, as opposed to improving what we have now.

Galtrix.7369:

Then I’d hire some programmers that know what they’re doing to balance the classes, and voila, a new game that people want to play.

Implying people don’t want to play now?

Also, I’m pretty sure programmers aren’t the ones who balance the classes.

TheDaiBish.9735:

Galtrix.7369:

I’d take the good aspects from other mmorpg’s like items, materials, crafting, dungeons, armor, and weapons and put those into the game.

I’m struggling to see how straight-up copying is a good idea, as opposed to improving what we have now.

Galtrix.7369:

Then I’d hire some programmers that know what they’re doing to balance the classes, and voila, a new game that people want to play.

Implying people don’t want to play now?

Also, I’m pretty sure programmers aren’t the ones who balance the classes.

No, I wasn’t implying anything. I was actually thinking about how anything I create would probably turn out crappy and unwanted, so I threw in that “a new game that people want to play”. And I missed a “hopefully” in there. It was supposed to be “a new game that people hopefully want to play”.

And as to your other point: Debatable. I’m sure programmers have to collaborate with other people that know how to balance the classes and then program it into the game themselves. (I think). I don’t really know how Anet does that anyway.

Galtrix.7369:

No, I wasn’t implying anything. I was actually thinking about how anything I create would probably turn out crappy and unwanted, so I threw in that “a new game that people want to play”. And I missed a “hopefully” in there. It was supposed to be “a new game that people hopefully want to play”.

And as to your other point: Debatable. I’m sure programmers have to collaborate with other people that know how to balance the classes and then program it into the game themselves. (I think). I don’t really know how Anet does that anyway.

Ahh, it did sound like you were implying that.

From recollection, before launch I’m pretty sure they said they had tools that allowed them to make quick changes to skills and such. That to me seems it’s more likely to be a program created by the programmers to create and edit skills, as opposed to skills being hard-coded.

TheDaiBish.9735:

Galtrix.7369:

No, I wasn’t implying anything. I was actually thinking about how anything I create would probably turn out crappy and unwanted, so I threw in that “a new game that people want to play”. And I missed a “hopefully” in there. It was supposed to be “a new game that people hopefully want to play”.

And as to your other point: Debatable. I’m sure programmers have to collaborate with other people that know how to balance the classes and then program it into the game themselves. (I think). I don’t really know how Anet does that anyway.

Ahh, it did sound like you were implying that.

From recollection, before launch I’m pretty sure they said they had tools that allowed them to make quick changes to skills and such. That to me seems it’s more likely to be a program created by the programmers to create and edit skills, as opposed to skills being hard-coded.

Oh, I see. That would make a little bit more sense than starting from scratch every time they wanted to change a skill or a trait.

Mathias.9657:

If I had 1billion dollars I’d just buy GW1 and hire a dev team.

This^^^

I doubt you’d even need one million to make Guildwars epic again.