Guild Wars 2

Anybody remember when the GW2 community, back before the beta and before the class info was released, were crazy mad about the idea of guns and paladins in the game?

lol

its funny thinking back on it. Site like GuildWars2 guru had long arguments against it, and lots of other BS in the community.

People would say things like “Go Back to WoW if you want (Guns/Paladins/etc)”, “This isnt WoW”.

now a few months after release, and those same people that said it was stupid, have shut up over it. We have Guardians and Guns in the game.

There were more other features I didnt mention that also had the same treatment, which I didnt name.

But the reality is, once Anet does that said feature in their way, lots of those voices against the idea usually shut up about it.

anybody else notice this. It isnt just GW2 ether. I notice this with most new MMOs now days.

I never really read into GW 2 before it came out until a month before but I will say that it sounds like everyone just kinda accepted it but what really interested me is that you said “but the reality is, once anet does that said feature their way, lots of voices against the idea usually shut up about it” and there you are wrong because take WVW for example, they took out the orb because they realized the feature didn’t work out so well…..
There is plenty of other examples but that’s just one.
NOW if you are actually talking about before the game was launched then yeah they didn’t mention WVW to much and not many people complained but still, so far Anet has changed a few things due to players.

Guns existed before WoW. Paladins existed before WoW. Guardians are not paladins.

scoobymode.1942:

I never really read into GW 2 before it came out until a month before but I will say that it sounds like everyone just kinda accepted it but what really interested me is that you said “but the reality is, once anet does that said feature their way, lots of voices against the idea usually shut up about it” and there you are wrong because take WVW for example, they took out the orb because they realized the feature didn’t work out so well…..
There is plenty of other examples but that’s just one.
NOW if you are actually talking about before the game was launched then yeah they didn’t mention WVW to much and not many people complained but still, so far Anet has changed a few things due to players.

well I said features, not mechanics. the orbs in WvW was a mechanic of WvW.

Quarktastic.1027:

Guns existed before WoW. Paladins existed before WoW. Guardians are not paladins.

^ This

Knighthonor.4061:

scoobymode.1942:

I never really read into GW 2 before it came out until a month before but I will say that it sounds like everyone just kinda accepted it but what really interested me is that you said “but the reality is, once anet does that said feature their way, lots of voices against the idea usually shut up about it” and there you are wrong because take WVW for example, they took out the orb because they realized the feature didn’t work out so well…..
There is plenty of other examples but that’s just one.
NOW if you are actually talking about before the game was launched then yeah they didn’t mention WVW to much and not many people complained but still, so far Anet has changed a few things due to players.

well I said features, not mechanics. the orbs in WvW was a mechanic of WvW.

OK still there is features that have been changed due to players tho I probably can’t list what would in your eyes be a feature, I can say what about mini pets? Didn’t GW 2 say they wouldn’t put those in the game but yet they did? NOW I COULD BE WRONG ON THAT but I’m not sure, so maybe someone else can confirm that….

Ok Now this I heard from someone, I heard that GW devs said they wouldn’t feature mounts in the game, but what do you know? There is a broom you can ride….. Again I’m not sure if this is true, but I actually heard this…. The first paragraph is more based on something I thought they said, and this paragraph is based on something I heard from someone and if its true, then there is the examples. BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE PROBABLY HAS BEEN FEATURES THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED, right now I can’t think of them.

sazaw.1347:

Quarktastic.1027:

Guns existed before WoW. Paladins existed before WoW..

^ This

well that was my argument as well, but was tossed down by the same statements in the OP.

and Guardians arent Paladins, they are part of the Paladin Archetype. name doesnt matter.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paladin+archetype

And there were also people who liked the idea of Guardians (because we knew there wouldn’t be a dedicated healer) and liked that the technology in the game world had progressed.

People shut up about it because they realised Anet wouldn’t remove them from the game anyway.

To think of it, I actually want a paladin with guns. Would be kitten.

Too bad most companies are too fixated on “generic fantasy” and can’t be bothered with original concepts.

Waar Kijk Je Naar.8713:

And there were also people who liked the idea of Guardians (because we knew there wouldn’t be a dedicated healer) and liked that the technology in the game world had progressed.

People shut up about it because they realised Anet wouldn’t remove them from the game anyway.

well for the first part, no paladin class has ever been a dedicated healer.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paladin+archetype
so thats a moot point against paladins.

and the second part, of course tech has advanced, but that still didnt stop the uproar against it, until Anet put their foot down on the matter…
no complaints now… lol

There’s always people who moan to death about anything.
No matter if they are right or wrong, or if the subject at hand is pathetic or justified.
In the end of the day, you will always get brain dead morons.
And all they enjoy doing is spewing their vile excrement.

Xhalvia.5029:

There’s always people who moan to death about anything.
No matter if they are right or wrong, or if the subject at hand is pathetic or justified.
In the end of the day, you will always get brain dead morons.
And all they enjoy doing is spewing their vile excrement.

well thats sort of my point. And like I stated in the OP, most new MMO communities do this, not just here.

But what other features were looked down upon for the same reason as those listed above, that could actually make this game much more better and fun than it is currently?

will those feature continue to get shot down like the Paladin archetype and Guns were originally before being made final and shut up the naysayers or will the community actually let Anet do something with it?

Knighthonor.4061:

Xhalvia.5029:

There’s always people who moan to death about anything.
No matter if they are right or wrong, or if the subject at hand is pathetic or justified.
In the end of the day, you will always get brain dead morons.
And all they enjoy doing is spewing their vile excrement.

well thats sort of my point. And like I stated in the OP, most new MMO communities do this, not just here.

But what other features were looked down upon for the same reason as those listed above, that could actually make this game much more better and fun than it is currently?

will those feature continue to get shot down like the Paladin archetype and Guns were originally before being made final and shut up the naysayers or will the community actually let Anet do something with it?

I don’t care.

Knighthonor.4061:

sazaw.1347:

Quarktastic.1027:

Guns existed before WoW. Paladins existed before WoW..

^ This

well that was my argument as well, but was tossed down by the same statements in the OP.

and Guardians arent Paladins, they are part of the Paladin Archetype. name doesnt matter.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paladin+archetype

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Let+me+google+that+for+you

Sigh, Guildwars 1 had paladins… thats the name for a Warrior/Monk

Guns aren’t exactly lore breaking, stop making wow comparisons, they stole half of their ideas from other games to begin with

Waar Kijk Je Naar.8713:

People shut up about it because they realised Anet wouldn’t remove them from the game anyway.

This. I still dislike guns and engineers, and feel the technology level is too high (and too inconsistent) for my taste. I preferred the old charr as well (and GW1 world, in general). I can ignore most of it though, it doesn’t affect my playing style, and it’s not going away, so i keep quiet.
Never seen any problem with Guardians, though.