Elite Specializations & Hero Point Feedback [Merged]
in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Posted by: gavyne.6847
I agree the clock’s ticking. Each day I see less activities in HoT maps, and more complaints in map chat and guild chat. This should not be the case 1 week into a brand new expansion. Time for meetings are over, it’s time to act. I’ll settle with an apology as long as you promise changes are coming. I’m in a few WvW guilds, 1 PvX guild, and 1 PvE guild. Funny thing is the mood is pretty much the same across the board in these guilds.
What people like:
-Gliding, it’s a huge hit. Highlight of the expansion, ppl want it in WvW.
-Guild halls, it’s a huge hit and awesome addition.
-Story, everybody’s loving the story.
-Graphics, there are some really pretty zones.
-Harder mobs, it’s nice to be challenged so you don’t just spam auto while watching tv.
-Elite specializations, people are happy they’re finally able to play something new…but…
What people dislike/disappointed with:
-Elite specializations gated by hero points, haven’t found 1 person I know that likes it. WvW players forced to either PvE or karma train to unlock elite specs, neither of which are fun activities for WvW players.
-Hero points gated by Mastery, Verdant Brinks (starter zone) requiring Nuhoch Proving is a bit much, blocks map completion.
-Mastery as a design is fine, but the exp you get from doing events and boss encounters are not scaling properly with the exp you need to level up Masteries. It’s too much of a grind with the little exp available.
-Events and boss encounters often take a long time to complete, and rewards are lackluster. You actually hurt exp gains by sticking around to do these larger events and meta encounters. I spent 1 hour 20 minutes at an event in Dragon’s Stand where I literally just stood there while pug commanders tried to organize pod kills and such. It was the most boring time I’ve spent and likely I will never do it again.
-New WvW borderlands, while pretty, will require 3 map blobs to feel alive. Currently not even T1 servers have what it takes to make new desert borderlands work. Also too much gimmicks, nobody likes being crippled while running, or getting knocked back/down while trying to fight enemies.
Changes need to happen soon. At the very least players need a post from Anet stating changes are coming, so people stop leaving and jumping ship. I rode the wave over the weekend to get things done. I’m glad I spent extra time because I’m finding it harder and harder to get events, hero challenges, and mastery completed now that maps are often empty. Maps should not be so empty with a new expansion less than 1 week old.
A lot of players really enjoy parts of HoT expansion, it’s just there are tweaks and changes need to be made so it’s fun for more people. Players are vocal about a lot of things because they are passionate about this game. People like me want to see the expansion succeed and the game to continue, we don’t want this game to fail. We like this game. I’d much rather see developers come out and say they’ve made mistakes and changes are coming. Rather than this hardline stance and silence, all the while the maps empty out and more players get discouraged because they can’t get anything done in the new expansion.