Guild Wars 2

Honestly, just want to give a shoutout to the team for a really really good job done with the expansion. I can’t -imagine- how huge of an undertaking this has been, but you guys really outdid yourselfs imo.

Technical issues aside, this has renewed my faith in the game and I’m -so- so glad I stuck through the long boring months of lack-luster LS content to see the gem you guys have been working so hard to complete. I don’t know if one voice or ten voices will be enough (especially on a forum) but this really has made me feel encouraged and excited for what the future of this game may still hold. If you can pull this off as good or better with each two-three years of waiting for a new dragon to come out, or five, I think you guys had a 25-year business model for the game, I pledge to be there as one especially appreciative player, to be there to be apart of this experience.

I’ve been playing this content for a solid week and only just starting to dig into the story content, which I hear from friends that you took all you learned from the PS and LS seasons 1 and 2, and did it better. I’m excited to complete my personal journey to defeat Mordremoth, and I feel like I have a personal stake in taking down a -dragon-.

Don’t get me started on the roleplaying aspect of my gameplay. There are -so- many places and nooks and crannies, peaceful places, ominous caves, fearsome game, and amazing backdrops, to play out some of the most engaging player-made content, and I’m ecstatic about this. There are times where I could imagine spending a whole day, or week, in character, just in a few meters of ground.

There’s the verticality… sweet geebuz, you have -no- idea how refreshing it is for a game to tell the player ‘Look up!’ and then amplify that by the power of roleplay (or by 10~ish) and you’ve got someone who’s going to find their own entertainment, on the days you guys are tirelessly toiling away, until the next content release or new item on the market pops, or whatever that will slowly trickle in.

You guys have so much you’re getting right more and more, and you still got four more dragons to play around with new ideas and new challenges/experiences to drag your community through. I’d be hard pressed to say the game has so much lore (which can still be worked on for fixing plot holes) but like there are supernatural things, chomping at the bit. What if after the dragons, you guys had one of those monsters from the mists come (like the Shadow Army, or the Titans get back out, or even Palawa Joko decides he wants to move into war-torn Tyria for new lands.) there is just so much potential, and a crazy large world… if Tyria ever is free from the dragons, between exploration and the other massive dangers waiting at the doorstep, there’s potential to go -anywhere-.

And if it’s as good or better than Heart of Thorns, I’ll do my part to be there and experience what you guys craft. You haven’t just set a benchmark, you’ve set a new standard. I personally don’t wish to leave this world and I have a renewed faith that sticking it out through the slower days, things -will- pay off. You guys are just that awesome.

Thank you, Anet developers… you really have done a good job! Keep up the good work!

—JB

I love your positive attitude. … it’s refreshing.

I’m having so much fun with the expansion. I haven’t hardly left Verdant Brink either. I’m going through getting hero points on several characters and having a blast with the zone. It was much more fun when I got gliding and then it was much more fun when I got mushroom jumping and updraft use.
I’ve only experienced a tiny bit of the second zone, but I’m enjoying it just as much. This expansion is great.

/Agree.

Story aside (which was a big let down for me) there are lots of positives to take from the new content. 3 outstanding metas (VB, Auric and Dragon Stand), some great elites, gliding is amazing, challenging content.

The verticality was a great idea and worked really well. I know some areas are very confusing and hard to navigate, but mostly it panned out really well and the dangerous environment you went for you captured just right.

It’s not the best expansion I’ve played, but it is one of the better for sure.

The expansion is just okay. It’s definitely not on par with their expansions from the GW1 days. And definitely not in the amount of time it’s taken them.

Yes, i think the expansion are awesome and very well executed. This really needs to be said so the fora don’t drown in whinery. I’m very impressed with the new maps, the Vb bosses are awesome, especially the wyverns. Be proud of your work.
Pssst pssst i like the difficulcty of the content but keep it quiet or another 1000 whiney posts will sprout

I was very pessimistic and overwhelmed by the amount of content when HoT first came out – seeing that I needed 400 hero points per toon I wanted to fully unlock was really overwhelming and was a huge barrier for me to get over, as I only really wvw and spvped before HoT. But I have been converted! I gave HoT a solid week, decided to focus on one thing at a time (maximizing mastries atm – not done but I’ve gotten a good pace for it!). Lowering the amount of hero points made a big difference for me. I’ve really been enjoying the meta events and the sense of achievement I get by finishing mastery levels. Helping out my guilds in the mean time upgrade their guild halls is a nice thing to have in the background to.

So in the end after giving it a good chance I am happy that I bought the expansion and just didn’t quit after my initial reaction!

I LOVE THIS EXPANSION! I am no longer bored. I find the content challenging. I am loving my druid elite spec. I am horrible at navigating but even trying to find stuff is fun. The graphics = wow! The gliding is so cool, updrafts!!!! Mastery system = awesome. It has totally changed the way I feel about GW2, and I look forward to logging in and doing things now. Thankyou ANET teams!!!