Guild Wars 2

As I’m sure everyone knows there is no end game raid style content, and while I’m sure for many this isnt an issue, it certainly is for some. this thread is to bring to your attention the problems guild wars 2 “endgame” has and how squad raids could potentially help fix them. For starters, by “endgame” I mean challenging high level content in which you work together as a group, or solo in order to complete a difficult task or set of tasks for a worthwile reward. The current lack of challenging endgame content is not only pushing many hardcore MMO players (like me) away from the game, but it is pushing casual gamers away too. without anything to do after you level to 80, whats the use of sticking around? dungeons? easy, and boring, with lackluster rewards. world bosses? easy, and boring, with lackluster rewards. WvW? hope you have a good server otherwise it’s less fun than dungeons and world bosses, with less rewards. Secondly, I’m sure many have noticed the large scale farming groups that have migrated to places like blixx. Without rewarding content players are stuck doing the same repetetive thing for weeks on end in order to get their legendaries or ascendeds. This type of thing not only causes players to lose interest, but more often than not it causes frustrating amounts of toxicity and division between players. A challenging end game could be handled much like the way guild puzzles are handled, with similair but higher intensity content in an area of the map where guilds can gather and start the event themselves, away from other players, people not interested in the content, or trolls. it could use the systems/events already in place in WvW. capturing camps to gather supply, then assaulting or sieging a fortress of some sort, followed or coincided by one or more boss battles. upon downing of each boss give the players regular loot rewards along with tokens toward purchasing exotic/ascended/legendary gear as well as bonus loot/tokens upon completion of the raid. it would also give us PvE commanders something to do with our tags other than have karka queen admire how colorful they are.