Guild Wars 2

Firms establish a unifying mission statement that provides the foundation of their core competency with their business model. There comes a time when internal forces of a firm brings it to a crossroads of divergent missions and competencies. Many firms go under in their attempts to stretch their limited resources to tackle these widely separated goal posts. At the very least they struggle to stay afloat.

Firms are wildly successful when they focus their resources, time, and energy in the full devotion to their core competency. Those who succeed in traveling both paths of a crossroad simultaneously conjure creative solutions to apply this focus and dedication to both paths.

I see (haha “see”) many players here bringing up critical points about the state of competitive PvP in Guild Wars 2. All I would like to point out is that eSports games are pretty much an entirely separate genre within the industry. I am not attributing the word eSports to anyone’s points who did not explicitly use the term. However, many are bringing up problems that are solved by the characteristics of games whose developers are solely dedicated to this particular core competency.

If Arenanet is intent on creating an environment similar to the games that are often compared by the player base in these forums, the players have to understand that Arenanet is tackling the age old problem of divergent paths in a firm. This takes time to successfully master as all points of the business must maintain a synchronized equilibrium. They must also develop the resources to fully dedicate to these divergent competencies.

Guild Wars 2 is not a purely competitive game bred for the eSports scene. To gain the competitive advantage in this arena they must develop a creatively unique solution. This takes experimentation and time. I do not presume to know or understand the strategies that Arenanet executes, but the player community must be patient and provide useful, constructive feedback to lay the groundwork for the market research needed to accomplish such a goal.

Guild Wars 2 is not at the brink of disaster or total failure. Being a doomsayer on the forums doesn’t help anyone, not even the doomsayers themselves. Saying “this sucks” or “WTF” without much qualitative information for people to act on also isn’t helping.

Arenanet isn’t a giant corporation with an army of people to throw at every little problem liek the kitten copier isn’t working again. If you want this endeavour to succeed then be the expert to dedicate to the competitive path on the crossroad. Look at things objectively and with the bigger picture in mind.

No one knows anything better than the boots on the ground. You, the players, are the boots on the ground. Set aside the frustration and become the expert that provides the reliable, actionable information. Or continue making hilariously funny troll posts, everyone needs a good laugh.

TL;DR – You can read all of this. I use a screen reader and you read faster than I can listen to these forum posts.

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