Guild Wars 2

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

The only difference I see is that the level cap remains unchanged, and ascended remains best equip

cpchow.7416:

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

So…you are talking about the Raid like it’s the only thing in the game…that’s a small part of it…You can still do everything else like before…

Nury.3062:

cpchow.7416:

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

So…you are talking about the Raid like it’s the only thing in the game…that’s a small part of it…You can still do everything else like before…

No, you can’t.

saturn.4810:

Nury.3062:

cpchow.7416:

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

So…you are talking about the Raid like it’s the only thing in the game…that’s a small part of it…You can still do everything else like before…

No, you can’t.

Yes, you can.

EdgarMTanaka.7291:

saturn.4810:

Nury.3062:

cpchow.7416:

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

So…you are talking about the Raid like it’s the only thing in the game…that’s a small part of it…You can still do everything else like before…

No, you can’t.

Yes, you can.

Dungeons were nerfed, fractals were nerfed, WvW was nerfed, EoTM was nerfed, small guilds were nerfed. PvP is imbalanced, as Anet balanced elite specs around raids.

And VB is harder because of the afk raiders. And the rest of HoT has less population.

Clearly you can’t do everything else like before.

saturn.4810:

EdgarMTanaka.7291:

saturn.4810:

Nury.3062:

cpchow.7416:

Enraged 200%dmg, HOT event farming, raid equipment checking , condi dmg new meta . Equipment races for raid as the second raid boss you may have to wear full tank, the third boss need full healing build , etc.

What’s the different between gw2 and WOW now?
Anet should remember whats make gw2 better than WOW. If they fix the mistake , more and more players will leave the game. They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

So…you are talking about the Raid like it’s the only thing in the game…that’s a small part of it…You can still do everything else like before…

No, you can’t.

Yes, you can.

Dungeons were nerfed, fractals were nerfed, WvW was nerfed, EoTM was nerfed, small guilds were nerfed. PvP is imbalanced, as Anet balanced elite specs around raids.

And VB is harder because of the afk raiders. And the rest of HoT has less population.

Clearly you can’t do everything else like before.

Ah thats better, now I can know what you think is the reason why you say ‘No, you can’t’.

So what you are saying is that becouse everything is nerfed the game is suddenly like WoW and you can’t play GW2 like you did before?

Well first I am going to say that not every but most content in this game is reachable without farming or Grinding thus nerfing loot and gold drops does not have any impact on how atleast I would play GW2. Now I know there are a lot of people out there who want’s gold so they can buy their Precursor or Legendary even or other crafting mats from the TP. Some players gather the materials themselves and do this over and over again just so they can have what they want as soon as possible.

Well atleast for me a game is a game and is meant to entertain you so I do what I find entertaining in the game and by doing this I enjoy the game to the fullest and in the end I have what I need to get myself a Legendary or other darn stuff. Sure there are stuff that are meant to be farmed but those stuff are not meant as content for me but for players who enjoy that sort of content.

I agree that PvP is imbalanced and Elite Specs are too stronk :P And I was realy sad that latest Balance patch was nothing but a few small fixes but I am still playing PvP as before and I am enjoying it, I have a guardian (Not DH) and I am doing very fine in PvP. I am pretty sure that classes like DH and Reaper where not supposed to be as strong as they are but I guess it takes time to find a nice balance to them so it doesn’t make them worthless instead. For example Turret engies was a thing a while ago and every engie had turrets in PvP and then they made condition affect Turrets and now no one uses Turrets anymore. What would be the best balance would be to find the line where it is nerfed but it doesn’t get slaugthered instead.

Enough of that, let’s continue: VB being filled with AFK raiders is realy a problem and I hope it get fixed soon but I am pretty sure this is somehting that Anet didn’t think of and iether they handle it or VB will be dead. But hey we actually got AB, TD and DS to play in and I have noticed alot more action to these maps now that AB has been less interesting.

Sooo… After answering to all this I am thinking. What in the world does this have to do with anything OP even said? It was about the Raid being to complex for casuals who want’s to play their Build in a PUG and being succsessfull. Well Raids is the only content in GW2 that is made to make the Elitists happy. We casuals can do everything else in the game.

cpchow.7416:

They should just let the casual players zerk down the boss with exotic equipment only.

What’s the point of having encounters in the game then?

EdgarMTanaka.7291:

Sooo… After answering to all this I am thinking. What in the world does this have to do with anything OP even said? It was about the Raid being to complex for casuals who want’s to play their Build in a PUG and being succsessfull. Well Raids is the only content in GW2 that is made to make the Elitists happy. We casuals can do everything else in the game.

I would be happy if everything but the raids were casual friendly.

But as I see it, the raids are just the pinnacle of gating most things of HoT behind organized groups, or at least requiring a long time commitment.

GW2 having no raids was one reason I liked it so much, and I woldn’t even care so much about them anyway. But together with all other changes, and the direction GW2 seems to take now, it really starts to feel like other MMOs (e.g. WoW).

I suppose the point of OP and this thread is to discuss what GW2 still distinguishes from other MMOs.

saturn.4810:

I suppose the point of OP and this thread is to discuss what GW2 still distinguishes from other MMOs.

Did they remove the active combat system of the game and I didn’t notice? Did they remove dodging? Did they remove weapon skills and added a million skillbars? Did they add mob tagging? Did they add quests to replace events?

How is one part of the game (raids) requiring some more defined roles suddenly making the game look the same as others MMOs?

That’s exactly the answer I wanted to hear

Please keep posting reasons that make GW2 special, as I and OP have apparently forgotten about them.

saturn.4810:

EdgarMTanaka.7291:

Sooo… After answering to all this I am thinking. What in the world does this have to do with anything OP even said? It was about the Raid being to complex for casuals who want’s to play their Build in a PUG and being succsessfull. Well Raids is the only content in GW2 that is made to make the Elitists happy. We casuals can do everything else in the game.

I would be happy if everything but the raids were casual friendly.

But as I see it, the raids are just the pinnacle of gating most things of HoT behind organized groups, or at least requiring a long time commitment.

GW2 having no raids was one reason I liked it so much, and I woldn’t even care so much about them anyway. But together with all other changes, and the direction GW2 seems to take now, it really starts to feel like other MMOs (e.g. WoW).

I suppose the point of OP and this thread is to discuss what GW2 still distinguishes from other MMOs.

I don’t mind raids, it is not my cup of tea as long as raid content wont be the center of Future GW2 content I am okay with that. I mean I am so looking forward for comming LS and I hope that next time won’t only be the next raid wing but also with a LS part that has nothing to do with the raid.

But everything else but raid is casual friendly, HoT maps are hard but they are not impossible and there are almost always people around you to help you with group events and HP’s. Since HoT released I have mostly played solo and I have done most of the HP’s, not solo but there have always been someone there to help me.
But okay, I wouldn’t mind if HP’s where made soloable or as some idéas I have read about with difficulty choices. It wouldn’t have any bigger impact on how I play but the ovarall difficulty in the maps is perfect in my opinion, not to east and not to hard.