Not Getting That Epic Feel This Time
Don’t knock a new zone, especially if it’s a jungle zone. I want non-risen gorillas, man. But I think that’s the format of Living Story from now on. Personally, I think it’s better, or at least it would be far superior if we got stuff just a bit more often.
Overall, I’m excited about what’s coming up, though. Glad they posted the preview, even if it’s a week late.
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I was never one of those people that had a problem with the temporary nature of season 1 of living world, and I spoke numerous times both on the internet and in-game about the good aspects of having such content. At the same time, however, I always had taken a liking to the personal story, especially the format for storytelling that it had used, so this new format works out just as well for me.
Tbh, I sort of agree with both sides. On one hand I think temporary content is bad in the sense that it keeps newer players from experiencing all the stuff from before, but on the other hand I think it’s good because it removes a lot of limitations in regards to what they can do to the world and with the story.
At the same time, I think the new format is bad in the sense that it puts those limitations back into the game, but I think it’s good in the sense that it allows people to experience the content for ages to come, even if that content isn’t quite as epic in nature as season 1’s content was.
Either way, i’m more worried about the fact that the article confirms the community’s fears that Halloween will be the same content as last year, and in-fact it even goes a step further and says the same will be true for Wintersday. At least the rewards will be different, I suppose, but i’m not sure how likely that is to quell the inevitable complaints.
adventure box is not a “front-burner” project.. i really wish people would get that through their heads.. and also, festivals hold their appeal in simply being festivals.. some people celebrate holidays just the same as they did last year.. gw2 season 1 holds no special place to me, i found it completely disinteresting.. the only thing arena net can really say they brought to the table was “yes, we filled our agenda of ‘having things to do’ every few weeks”.. 2014 is the only year i’ve seen arena net buckle down and actually Try to ‘cut the fluff..’ have to be brutally honest at this point, i’m cautiously optimistic about the rest of this season and arena net has some fall competition heading their way as well, so we’ll just see how it all goes
I will simply be glad if they manage to not destroy environs they worked hard to make awesome only to take away from us…
Tycho Malinkhi
Order of the Icosahedron [TWNT]
Order of the Icosahedron [TWNT]
I just saw the Season Two Second Half announcement, and it worries me a little (and Im a huge fan/proponent of this game).
It is starting to look more and more like Season Two will just be the new maps and the single player instances.
Comparing the 20 episodes of Season 1 (per Anet’s Web site) against the, most likely, eight or so episodes of season two (assuming we are mid way through), there are a lot of things missing, most notably -
- Small Scale Dungeons (Canach, Molten Facilities, Aetherblade Retreat, Toxic Hybrid, Scarlett’s Playhouse)
- New Dungeon Path (Twilight Assault)
- Large scale world events (Tower of Nightmares/Scarlett’s Invasions Across Maps/Marionette/Escape from LA/Recapturing LA)
- New Massive World Bosses (upgraded Tequatl and Triple Threat)
- Minigames
- Fractals
- Guild MissionsI really like the new single player instances, but they dont achieve what we have come to expect from the game.
If the second half of season two plays out similar to the first, I will play (and probably enjoy) the content for a short time, but I will be extremely disappointed.
Season One saw some truly epic and world changing events. Season two feels really bland so far in comparison. I may be surprised by the second half, but I do worry the game is taking a direction that downplays epic changes just because a few people on the forums worried about the permanence of season 1.
Why are you already complaining when the season is not even over yet? There is much more to come, and some of the things you listed may be portions of what is released. You logically cannot say you are disappointed with the entire season, when it is not even over yet. It does seem like there has been a huge pause on living story but thats because there was..for wvw season. So of course with the pause there will be less chapters of story, that build up to the finale. No way you can be disappointed with something that has not even been released yet.
I will simply be glad if they manage to not destroy environs they worked hard to make awesome only to take away from us…
You seem too invested in the environment. What’s so bad about Crown Pavilion.
I want SAB.
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