Because the games principal method of progression is in character aesthetics and a varied mix of top tier gear, all of which are only available in instances instead of the open world.
even tho there’s lot of ppl in LA their character rendering SUCKS. A person walks 5 meters from you and boom he disappears… what are we in 2000 when ps2 was launched? This is one the things that pisses me off. When you’re exploring a zone you never see any1 because 5 meters from your character other people are invisible. So bad design. yes, i know, anet defense force will always bring the “its so the game runs better” NO its called not using a sucky engine that runs bad on 1.8k gaming rigs, zero optimization and crap, complete BS character rendering.
Fact: every Thief tells you to “l2p” when the subject is to nerf stealth.
even tho there’s lot of ppl in LA their character rendering SUCKS. A person walks 5 meters from you and boom he disappears… what are we in 2000 when ps2 was launched? This is one the things that pisses me off. When you’re exploring a zone you never see any1 because 5 meters from your character other people are invisible. So bad design. yes, i know, anet defense force will always bring the “its so the game runs better” NO its called not using a sucky engine that runs bad on 1.8k gaming rigs, zero optimization and crap, complete BS character rendering.
i agree.. i don’t know if this was a bug.. that never got worked out but they had to launch.. and are working on it now… crosses fingers…
but i initially thought it was my crappy pc… lol but now i think it is just to keep down lag… a dirty low down underhanded way
but hey.. i can only cry so much.. i got my 60 bucks out of this game easy…
for me to invest more money into this game though they need to work on stuff like this fast…
i can deal with the lag… but the empty feeling when running around the world… drives off alot of players i bet
No man is an island, but a bunch of dead bodies make a pretty good raft.
and if the games sole purpose is pvp…. why is there even pve?
im confused..
guess you cant please everyone but… still this is an mmo but the pve is broken?
great now im more confused…
I ask the same question, I don’t like it at all either; but it is unfortunately the way it is, fastest way to make gold and easiest way to gain exotics is in dungeons. And the only way to gain ascended is in a single dungeon.
However, I do think it’s getting better. Ascended gear should be available in more places within the next few months, and Colin Johansen stated that the big patches coming in Feb/March will principally be improvements on the existing zones to give players reasons to play in the open world again. That better include improvements to open world rewards. I actually don’t care much about rewards, but I know some players do and they shouldn’t be excluded or siphoned off in to instances/the-zombie-farm because of that preference.
and if the games sole purpose is pvp…. why is there even pve?
im confused..
guess you cant please everyone but… still this is an mmo but the pve is broken?
great now im more confused…
I ask the same question, I don’t like it at all either; but it is unfortunately the way it is, fastest way to make gold and easiest way to gain exotics is in dungeons. And the only way to gain ascended is in a single dungeon.
However, I do think it’s getting better. Ascended gear should be available in more places within the next few months, and Colin Johansen stated that the big patches coming in Feb/March will principally be improvements on the existing zones to give players reasons to play in the open world again.
i get what you are saying… im the kinda mmo player who could care less really about end game grind
i liked the ascpect of meeting new people and just having a blast doing whatever.. or helping other players …
i think they should let legendarys precursors drop from pve off any mob.. super high chance though…
would draw alot of people to it …. AGAIN JUST MUSING….NOT SUGGESTIONS MOD!
i could see people saying botters blah blah blah.. would ruin it blah blah blah…
thats the devs problem.. well not really since the stupid economy in this game
but other mmos did just great with out price fluctuations that would make the real world stock market eat a bullet…
blah.. im just ranting now..
No man is an island, but a bunch of dead bodies make a pretty good raft.
I only really see a lot of players on my server in two places, wvw and Lions arch, so assuming its 200 per server x3 in wvw (i believe 200 is wvw cap) and another 50-100 or so in LA etc rough guesses probably fluctuates..
Outside of that i see very few people other cities and queensdale are the next highest and then the zones i can count the amount of players on my hands in open world areas..even orr has dropped considerably of late..
And this is on Sea of Sorrows which has Oceanic and US players online 24/7. i hate to think what its like on some of the other servers, i actually consider myself lucky to be on SoS..
I only really see a lot of players on my server in two places, wvw and Lions arch, so assuming its 200 per server x3 in wvw (i believe 200 is wvw cap) and another 50-100 or so in LA etc rough guesses probably fluctuates..
Outside of that i see very few people other cities and queensdale are the next highest and then the zones i can count the amount of players on my hands in open world areas..even orr has dropped considerably of late..
And this is on Sea of Sorrows which has Oceanic and US players online 24/7. i hate to think what its like on some of the other servers, i actually consider myself lucky to be on SoS..
im on darkhaven from what i have heard around… its one of the most populated
but who knows.. i never believe the server status on populations in any game…
but you are correct.. the starting areas seem packed .. but i have noticed more players
in leveling up other chars.. which is what i do mostly…
and when i ask them to group.. no reply.. say hi.. i get hi…
then they run off… try to talk in chat.. get shot down for being a troll or by one…
maybe its not the game but the real world.. economy blah blah blah that is attributing to this anti social trend in mmos?
has the troll affected the mass mind in such a way?
i think im getting to deep…
it just a stupid game.. and i want to have fun not think about reality
No man is an island, but a bunch of dead bodies make a pretty good raft.
I personally think the game is runing great. In pve you get your mobs around events and then people go their own way. If you go to pvp or wvw there is tons of coop. It is a great balence and I think it works. If you want to get a party for pve just go to LA and spam a few times Im sure youll find someone there.
I personally think the game is runing great. In pve you get your mobs around events and then people go their own way. If you go to pvp or wvw there is tons of coop. It is a great balence and I think it works. If you want to get a party for pve just go to LA and spam a few times Im sure youll find someone there.
i guess my post went off topic?
but the main post was.. the empty feeling when playing the game.. other than pvp or the 5mans…
… back to my point again.. why are there no raids!!!!! in a game called guild wars…
but then it goes back to lag blah blah blah…
circle of life…
No man is an island, but a bunch of dead bodies make a pretty good raft.
I personally think the game is runing great. In pve you get your mobs around events and then people go their own way. If you go to pvp or wvw there is tons of coop. It is a great balence and I think it works. If you want to get a party for pve just go to LA and spam a few times Im sure youll find someone there.
i guess my post went off topic?
but the main post was.. the empty feeling when playing the game.. other than pvp or the 5mans…
… back to my point again.. why are there no raids!!!!! in a game called guild wars…
but then it goes back to lag blah blah blah…
circle of life…
Try the morning, not too many playing past bedtime…
I’m on Boralis Pass, and I saw quite a few people out and about when I was exploring the Hrathi Hinterlands and Snowden Pass. I’ve seen a few in my current zone (an area south of Snowden Pass, can’t recall the name). So there are people out there.
and if the games sole purpose is pvp…. why is there even pve?
im confused..
guess you cant please everyone but… still this is an mmo but the pve is broken?
great now im more confused…
I ask the same question, I don’t like it at all either; but it is unfortunately the way it is, fastest way to make gold and easiest way to gain exotics is in dungeons. And the only way to gain ascended is in a single dungeon.
However, I do think it’s getting better. Ascended gear should be available in more places within the next few months, and Colin Johansen stated that the big patches coming in Feb/March will principally be improvements on the existing zones to give players reasons to play in the open world again.
i get what you are saying… im the kinda mmo player who could care less really about end game grind
i liked the ascpect of meeting new people and just having a blast doing whatever.. or helping other players …
i think they should let legendarys precursors drop from pve off any mob.. super high chance though…
would draw alot of people to it …. AGAIN JUST MUSING….NOT SUGGESTIONS MOD!
i could see people saying botters blah blah blah.. would ruin it blah blah blah…
thats the devs problem.. well not really since the stupid economy in this game
but other mmos did just great with out price fluctuations that would make the real world stock market eat a bullet…
blah.. im just ranting now..
Get onto a good guild man If your ever on the TC sever look me up I got a hell of a guild and I’m always looking for more good people to play with (( you don’t exactly have to be the best player))
There. Now we’ve both used anecdotal “feeling” arguments. Where do we go from here in this discussion? Or were you just hoping for a circle-jerk of whinging?
There. Now we’ve both used anecdotal “feeling” arguments. Where do we go from here in this discussion? Or were you just hoping for a circle-jerk of whinging?
It doesn’t matter what you feel to be honest. The fact of the matter is that Arena Net created a beautiful and amazing world, but the only place to be if you want to feel like you are progressing is that 0,1% of the map called FotM. They say that they will add more ways to get it though. Crafting and WvWvW? The people who do WvWvW will keep on doing WvWvW regardless of ascended gear, and the people who craft it will just keep farming FotM for the money since material costs will probably be something ridiculous like 250 ectos + 250 T6 + skill points etc.
And the problem is easily fixed too, which is what causes so many people to be angry I think.
I think there are a lot of players but a lot play casually as there is no sub.
With no sub people don’t feel the pressure of having to get their moneys worth by playing a lot. People are much more likely to drift out and play another game and then return again for seasonal events or after patch updates giving new content.
I really don’t know how anyone could have this experience. I play during Oceanic peak times, which most know is the least populated timezone for the majority of games and yet I run into hundreds upon hundreds of players every night. Well over a thousand if I play WvW.
