Guild Wars 2

Yes the marketing department in Anet did the correct move giving the char slot extra with the expansion, but unfortunately that’s not enough for me.

After more than 2 years some professions are still broken and instead listening their players they just ignore them or simply do the opposite as asked breaking thing even more.

There are some classes that haven’t been fixed and balanced in more than 2 years and you only need to read the amount of threads complaining in some forums, that anet seems to ignore.

So this tells me the dev team or at least the team in charge of balancing the game has been neglecting those professions and that for me at least is a very bad sign on how they behave towards their costumers, that’s us the players.

There were no supposed to be matches were you knew the outcome before the match itself, well if your enemy is a ranger or necro you know you’ll win.
And also to win you know what classes to roll.

And that’s ugly and very disappointing. And as i said after more than 2 years playing that character i will not reroll another just for competitive play.

Indeed the players that got lucky and play with some of the professions that have it easy will think i’m wrong, but i’m pretty sure there are a lot of more gamers that can not play they profession of choice because is just a joke how is balanced and designed.

So i this point i don’t trust Anet to deliver a good game play. And my money goes where i feel it worth it and some game that get me angry because they actually refuse to address their costumers complains is not worth it. I don’t want to keep playing with a profession game play full of bugs and that is not designed to be played in any mode the game has to offer.

They did the biggest balance patch in history hours ago. And yet u still complain.

rhodoc.2381:

They did the biggest balance patch in history hours ago. And yet u still complain.

They didn’t balance anything. They changed things and that is not the same as balance, the bugs are still there, from 2 years ago.

They did power creep in some classes to the point they needed to double the hp pool in all the bosses while other classes are being neglected to look upon and to be actually fixed-

I don’t like that.

OP doesn’t know how balancing works. It’s not just about formulas, coefficients, munching numbers, etc. (Un)fortunately some balancing reaches other systems than combat.

What classes have been broken for 2 years?

This op is OP. 0/10. Sounds like a l2b issue ( learn to buy). GG and QQ… I’ll be honest I have no idea what I’m talking about….

honestly, i haven’t seen a big change in my build power ….but when i looked under the hood at the stats, it was a hot mess and I had no idea what anet wanted me to do there.

the art is nice, creates a nice mood, but the part of the build that allows me to build a unique strategy is just not there and i’m confused as kittens trying to figure out what anet wants me to do with this, it feels more prefab than ever and that’s what has me feeling ‘meh’ about it.

my fav aspect of the new expansion, is the gliding and new art, i love the gw art …so no matter what the mechanics, this is sometimes just fun as a hhhuuuge interactive virtual art museum to me – so it’s not a big deal and worth the price for the adventure / stylized art factor ……doesn’t mean it’s the strategy pvp game i’ve always wanted either :p

point being, i’ll get it, eventually. heh

A OK.8276:

This op is OP. 0/10. Sounds like a l2b issue ( learn to buy). GG and QQ… I’ll be honest I have no idea what I’m talking about….

In the end, do any of us really know what we’re talking about?

OP: Sorry I smashed you in the face repeatedly with my arrows. Come back and I’ll let you take on my pet 1v1 instead. Promise.

Anet is terrible at balancing. That’s why they’ve been removing more and more build choices from the game: the fewer builds there are, the easier to balance. It doesn’t look like we’re even near their balancing capabilities, so expect removal of more choice in the future.

nah, they are great at balancing – we are just better at making builds , they don’t like the overtime we cause them haha!

So for those that are upset that Anet isn’t balancing classes to your liking:

How would you balance them? Since you say they’re not balanced then you should know how to fix them.

anduriell.6280:

After more than 2 years some professions are still broken

Ok… which? I hope you have more than one since you said “some” professions are still broken.

Which professions are broken?

What exactly are the issues with them? Don’t simply say they’re broken or “no one would play it”. Tell us which skills, traits or combinations are ‘broken’ and exactly what is wrong with them.

What would you do to fix it?

Without knowing this it’s pretty much impossible to have a discussion. The cryptic statement that ‘some professions’ have been neglected or are unbalanced gives us nothing to go on except wild guesses at what you mean.

well for me, i found the zerker build to be the only real choice , add to it this new trait build ….most of the selections seems quite #derp to me since there aren’t many choices and only 1 out of the 3 in a line make any common sense. That’s for my level 80’s….

For new characters I’m still building, I can relate to what everyone else is saying, they wanted to build a certain way ….but the traits pretty much start and go wherever they want making it preset, but it does give you a visual illusion as you have control over your build …..-. just add more unicorns, rainbows and pink bunnies to the game and it would make more sense lol

sorry, it’s just getting a little weird to me, somehow how I’m feeling like i started with a hardcore pvp game and ended up in a super mario bros mmo.

seriously, i’m starting to get scared anet is going to take my armor and weapons from me, rewrap them up with a bow, give them back to me and say I’ve earned it. it’s all just feeling very “What just happened ?”

“Oh, I’m not buying the expansion. What can I do with my free time now? I’ll let everyone know.”

As if someone actually cared at this point.

I know I saw them try to put up advertizements on Facebook twice today and both times it got loaded down with feedback on the price and then the staff took the advertizements down.

Maybe they will eventually get the hint that we will not be duped so easily.

But hey, the Fanbois are doing great at helping them meet their quota so we will be able to get HoT for cheaper sooner.

Lord Kuru.3685:

Anet is terrible at balancing. That’s why they’ve been removing more and more build choices from the game: the fewer builds there are, the easier to balance. It doesn’t look like we’re even near their balancing capabilities, so expect removal of more choice in the future.

Agree, the balance in this game is still really bad. After 3 years there are still way too many crappy weapon skills, utilities and traits for anyone who really knows the game well to honestly say otherwise.

The build diversity in this game after 3 years is still terrible, for eg: Elementalist has basically been stuck in a single build with minimal variation for the whole of the 3 years.

In sPVP and WVW, the game basically lurches from one static meta to another static meta, there is no build/meta evolution except through patches. PVE has had the same static meta since day 1, and continues to do so.

I just discovered this review that made the expansion a little more interesting, and seems to give more insight than what I’ve seen elsewhere -

https://youtu.be/GFgCkK_ikJg

Inexplicable.4165:

“Oh, I’m not buying the expansion. What can I do with my free time now? I’ll let everyone know.”

You realise the new PVP, WVW map, and guild halls aren’t in the expac, right?

The uproar is due to Anet wilfully try to first deceive players through the FAQ edit (which they claim was a mistake – it wasn’t), and then proceed to try to rip players off by not providing a character slot in an expac that adds a class. They’re still trying to rip us off, just some people are happy to be ripped off because they’re naive and don’t know any better.

This has been a calculated move to attempt to extort an extra $10 out of people on top of the (already overpriced) $50 expac cost, unless they’re willing to pre-pay and do Anet’s QA for them (and then have all their progress wiped anyway).

Ricky.4706:

I just discovered this review that made the expansion a little more interesting, and seems to give more insight than what I’ve seen elsewhere -

https://youtu.be/GFgCkK_ikJg

That’s pretty good summary video of ’what’s known so far’. Thanks for the link.

I think OP’s oppinion is biased, but I agree with him when it comes to A-net doing a poor job at fixing bugs in the game. Just look at Guardian consecrations, they’ve made them all ground targeted abilities. That’s very cool, but they’ve also made them ground targeted when you use them UNDERWATER…

Guess what happens when you try to use ground targeted abilities in a 3D space…

scerevisiae.1972:

Inexplicable.4165:

“Oh, I’m not buying the expansion. What can I do with my free time now? I’ll let everyone know.”

You realise the new PVP, WVW map, and guild halls aren’t in the expac, right?

Guild Halls are actually part of the expansion. You need the expansion to unlock the guild hall. Although members of the guild without the expansion can still go there and use some of the features of guild halls.

Ambrecombe.4398:

Just look at Guardian consecrations, they’ve made them all ground targeted abilities. That’s very cool, but they’ve also made them ground targeted when you use them UNDERWATER…

Guess what happens when you try to use ground targeted abilities in a 3D space…

I haven’t really played my Guardians since the patch, I have got to see this ROFLMFAO!

I did not just read zerker is the only way to go! Lmfao dude are you seripusly a gamer?

-crit chance and crit dmg are meta in most all games for dps heroes.
-their are many ways to play warrior, i use 6 ascend armor pieces that have power, ferocity, and vitality instead of zerker armor. My weapons are zerker. I play signet warrior so my crit chance is high. While maintaining my tankyness and having high cdr and cd

Tanky regen warrior
shout warrior
group buff warrior
the funny thing in this game is you dont have to play the meta to be happy, nor to be good and go through content just fine.

You sire get 10/10 for being a noob of closed mindness

Also your OP goes from talking about broken characters, to a defensive response about bugs over 2 years old, make your mind up