Guild Wars 2

I have been a huge Guild Wars fan and was excited for Guild Wars 2 as much as anyone. When the game launched I dove right into sPvP and was a leader of tPvP team for quite a while. Time passed and little by little people started leaving due to losing hope in PvP development. But not me. I trusted anet and believed that they will not let down the community.

There are a million problems with GW2 PvP, much that we are all aware of and some of we’re not. I was willing to let those problems go as long as anet gives us something substantial in the very near future.

Unfortunately, yesterday’s SotG was the end for me. Why? Because now I am sure that this game will need a year to get anywhere further than this. Anet is very aware that people are leaving, there are no PvP guilds, barely any teams left, however, they decide to pull the same trick again with ’we’re working on it’. Personally, all I needed was one simply clear date when they implement something of significance. For example, next week friday we introduce a four-walled map with basic textures where people can come and casually play deathmatches or whatever the community wants. Another example, would be: ‘we introduce spectator mode for… tournaments!’. (the moment they said spectator will be for hotjoin left me in a shock)

In all honesty, SotG just showed how clueless developers are. Buffing thief mobility instead of warrior’s, buffing mesmers instead of nerfing them. Moreover, I find it funny that they think some increased recharge rate or 10% more damage will make a weapon viable. They are so afraid of reworking skills as if it would be the end of the world. Oh no, a PvEr will come and there will be a redesigned skill, how will he ever manage?! Look at warrior’s Hamstring. Why not remove this skill and just put cripple on Savage Leap? Then create a completely new ability for 3rd slot? Then repeat this for other lackluster weapons(sword is used but for flurry to hundred blades). We can clearly see what they’re aiming at. They’re aiming for this game to be played by casuals. After all, it’s all in the design. GW2 is probably the easiest MMO I’ve ever played, I can play any class considerably well and a few I can play really well, but what is important that it didn’t take me much time or effort. Powerr is the best example here who plays literally anything. This shouldn’t be the case in my humble opinion. Mastering a class is as important as having great teamwork, communication and whatnot.

There are tons of other issues but who cares really. I have never been as excited for the game as for GW2 and I was sad today to delete it. All I wish for anet is they finally pull themselves together, hire more staff, change their attitude towards PvP and maybe I will come back. However, we can’t forget there are a lot of other big titles coming out this year like Elder Scrolls, Neverwinter or Blade and Soul, therefore I encourage anet to take action ASAP.

Sincerely, Vglol.

I admire your passion for the game, and you do have some good points about why people should feel frustrated.

The good thing is that this game is free to play after buying. So, people can “quit” or leave the game to have fun and play something else like League of Legends, come back in a year, and this game will still be around – hopefully in a much more improved state by then. PvPers especially do not have to worry or feel guilty about quitting, because ArenaNet makes no money off of PvPers; their profits will be unchanged if you quit, so they’re not concerned at all if you quit, and there’s no reason for them to try and give you incentive to keep playing.

This is why so many PvPers have silently quit. We’re all trickling out because there is no incentive for PvPers to PvP.

yeah take a break or play a lot less take a breather. game should not be frustrating that it makes ur life more stressful. it’s always there if u wanna check it out again anyway.

i actually don’t plan to pre-order or buy new games for a year atleast because i don’t like getting my hopes destroyed anymore. i haven’t spent money on a game for the past 3 months. not even on steam sales. just play counter-strike occasionally and tactical intervention is open beta f2p now (by same guy who invented counter-strike).

and cripple from savage leap would be amazing. if they are trying to make thief more ‘slippery’ it’s gonna be a nightmare to try to catch them as a warrior. warrior should have better cripples and be known as “the crippler”

i am hoping the “spectator mode only for hotjoin” wasnt as dumb as it first sounds. maybe he meant to say tournies. or it’s for hotjoins because they dont want ppl using a voice comm spy on other teams with a 6th person on spectator.

gwawer.9805:

i am hoping the “spectator mode only for hotjoin” wasnt as dumb as it first sounds. maybe he meant to say tournies. or it’s for hotjoins because they dont want ppl using a voice comm spy on other teams with a 6th person on spectator.

gw1 solved this problem in last century: obs for match available only after match is done.

Yes i almost fell from my chair when i heard that spectator will be just for custom arenas first i have no idea why they would do that. Or the fact their balance guy seems to be completly clueless about pvp. This ppl should either play some tournaments or watch streams from top teams (of which there are none left).

Why didn’t you just stop playing instead of deleting it from your comp. Now you have to reinstall and update when you come back………..and you will comeback.

vangedas.7358:

Buffing thief mobility instead of warrior’s, buffing mesmers instead of nerfing them.

They’re aiming for this game to be played by casuals.

I dont know if you’re aware, but the people who run thieves and mesmers usually consider themselves elite.

Southerncarl.2740:

Why didn’t you just stop playing instead of deleting it from your comp. Now you have to reinstall and update when you come back………..and you will comeback.

Because then I feel less tempted to log in and feel down all over again hue.

“Why didn’t you just stop playing instead of deleting it from your comp. Now you have to reinstall and update when you come back………..and you will comeback.”

prolly to vent his frustration through the ritualistic act of destroying the game from his hard drive. it’s a physical thing like burning your ex-wife’s photos.

and yeah hopefully he’s got fast internet download…

Sometimes I lie awake at night and think of uninstalling my game. But I never have the guts to go through with it so I just delete a couple files because it makes me feel alive.

Nilgoow.1037:

Sometimes I lie awake at night and think of uninstalling my game. But I never have the guts to go through with it so I just delete a couple files because it makes me feel alive.

well played

i still play pve every few days, believe it or not. fractals are actually pretty challenging and well-made. you guys should give it a try.

Yea man i would never uninstall cuz i remember the first time i installed it, it was like being chilled for hours, everything felt so slow…..