Guild Wars 2

I’m not quitting GW2, it’s just too much fun. I love this game.

I’m just not happy with these events that are only available for a few days…or less.

I had to attend a funeral and I had to work for the lost shores events so I have no experience of it and don’t know if it was good or bad, however I love the effort that was put forth by Anet, I just wish it was not available for a limited amount of time.

I loved the Halloween Mad King’s Labyrinth and the Dungeon. I would have liked to spend more time doing them before they went away.

The Clock Tower during Halloween and all the new Jumping Puzzles are really meh…but to each his own. I paid $60 for an MMORPG, not super mario brothers, so I really don’t have anything against jumping puzzles, I only do them because they are there- they are not MMORPG content really, but that’s just my opinion. I’d much rather see more RPG than jumping puzzles- but again that’s just my opinion- I’m sorry If anyone does not agree with me. There are tons of other games that are not MMORPG’s that have jumping puzzles… I’ve been happy with other MMORPGs that don’t put as much time and effort into jumping puzzles, and GW2 has repeatedly said that they want to be a triple A MMORPG…. I cannot say that the rest of GW2 is flawless, so I am unhappy with the amount of time Anet has devoted to jumping puzzles… I’ll still do the jumping puzzles, but it’s just not something I purchase an MMORPG for…again that’s just my opinion, really sorry to the readers of this forum who think jumping puzzles are MMORPG content…

I’ve read about people complaining about certain drops or gear being available only during this limited time.

I’d like to keep this thread on topic- letting Anet know that some players would like to see events that last longer than a few days.

Would it be possible for players that respond on these forums who wish to respond to other aspects of the events to make their opinions known in a different forum thread? Anyone can begin a new forum topic just like I did with this one.

I’d like to let Anet know what people think about having content availble for short periods of time {lets be clear- I’m not referring to the one-time events, like the Mad King himself appearing in place of the Lion’s Arch statue (that was fine- I wasn’t able to be there for it but I watched it later on youtube)}.

I agree with OP. In a slightly related topic, I would like to know if GW2 is going to continue with one-time events. My issue with one-time events is similar to short time-limited events. I really disagree with limiting them to one-time or one-day. These events are generally buggy and time restrictions just exacerbate the issue of exclusion. I support this game and look forward to experiencing content. Having the GW2 Team tell me when I can play is unreasonable on its face and just mean when you add-in bugs, lag and d/c’ing.

I like limited timed events. In most mmo, limited time events are like those special occasions that excites and makes players feel anticipated. The anticipation feeling is like looking forward to watch solar eclipses or olympics.

The only issue I have is they should expand the time between each phases. Imo, 24 hours between each phases was too short to counter inevitable bugs and other problems. Halloween time length between phases was fine.

Limited events are …. well, okay but usually a big no-no in a MMO. Players in MMOs – especially one which were going to be like GW2 – want to experience content when they choose.

Limited events which provide huge rewards is just an insult to those who can’t play at a predetermined time dictated by ANet. It shows they’re not as valued customers as those who can give up real life to log in at a dictated time.

Instancing and account-bound entry …. a possibility to make such events and let them run a bit longer so people actually get to experience content.

Maybe I’ve just not played as many MMOs as I thought, but I’ve seen a lot of Limited time events. Where all the content, and drops, and prizes was only available for a limited time. But usually all the drops and prizes end up being available for everyone during the time frame. And the time frame is usually long enough gives people from everywhere (different timezones, important stuff to do) a chance at them as well – anywhere from a few days to 2 weeks.

The One-Time event that just happened for the Lost Shores is something I haven’t really seen much. Where to get the prizes, you have to be online at some very specific time or else miss out on them completely.

I appreciate the time and effort ANet puts into these events. I understand that ANet has chosen what they believe are best times to run one-shot/limited timed events; trying to accommodate as many players as possible. But these events are horrible as they exclude and alienate a lot of players like myself, who have real life obligations.

I’ve come to loathe the game every time a limited event is announced; because I know that I will most likely miss it, and would have to hear about all the stuff I missed out on when I do manage to get online. Bit by bit, these moments just makes me less interested in logging in again because I feel like I just got slapped in the face.

I didn’t like the Lost Shores limited event. It bugged out on my server and I wasn’t able to get past phase 1. I was also unable to do the final event because of RL obligations (work). Limited time events are fine if they stick around for a week or so. They’re also pretty cool when they actually work. Limiting them to a specific time on a specific day is also very, very stupid. Yes, I said stupid, because it is what it is. Stupid.

One time events are fine if the event is over a weekend when everyone can participate, but holding it at a time thats terrible for a LOT of players (2-4am monday morning aussies etc) Is terrible.