Guild Wars 2

I continue to run into 1 common thread derailer that just blows my mind. It’s the “you must have come from * so go back to that game!!” 2 problems with that statement:

I am sure some of you didn’t come from that game, but I am willing to bet that 80% of you saying “GO BACK THERE” also came from there.

2nd: I took part in HEAVY discussion from another game that released last year. During that games short lived life, me and some other forum goers had some very constructive feedback to provide on things such as: too much CC, zones feeling lifeless, and most importantly ability delay. Some of us took the time to actually post videos (me) and others wrote posts that had to take hours to compile. Those people and I had high hopes for the game and thus we weren’t taking the problems lightly because we wanted the game to succeed. Well, you know what ended up being dominant in ALL of those threads? You. The person saying “GO BACK TO THAT GAME IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT HERE!” Well, how did that turn out? You know what we did….we left. Now that game is a joke.

Having said that, this game is nowhere near the fail that that one was. I love this game, I am having a blast and putting many hours into it. But, you know what? It’s not perfect. Like anything I really want to succeed, I’m going to post my thoughts and feedback in hopes that they listen. Some of my issues are my opinions, some of actually known issues that many people face. Either way, I do it out of love. If I didn’t love this game, I would just log out, uninstall and then move on.

So, really, the entire purpose of THIS post is to let you know that I’ve seen your type in SOOO many other games. Just as many people exist that claims every game is the * Killer, there are an equal amount of you. The irrational person that thinks any criticism is a direct attack on their product and an attempt to make it like something else.

I have almost literally played every MMO launch since SW:G. Some of them I enjoyed thoroughly, some I was just passing through, some I took time to “grow to love” and some I really tried to enjoy but couldn’t.

Anyway, the forums are for feedback, like it or not. And since that other game had 14 million people play it and this game is a game designed to attract that same crowd, chances are SOME OF THE VERY PEOPLE YOU SHARE THESE FORUMS WITH will have played that game. GROSS!!! you say. Well, we love this game just as much as you and want it to succeed. So, stop your childishness or be prepared to face the same fate that many other games have faced when their community cries out for tweaks and they fall on deaf ears.

TL;DR – stop being lazy and read the post.

I also often mention this, but crazed zealots will never listen to logic or try to be rational. Because of that, posting in such manner should be sanctioned on the official forums. It’s the only way to keep things in order.

EVERYONE should be able to express their opinion without being flamed by fan-boys. And the final decision on which way to go is up to the company that developed the product.

Good post OP, I feel it was a necessary reminder to many.

I think both sides have their extremest that ruin a good forum experience. There are the afformentioned type and then there are the rage quitters. The “Fix this or I quit TODAY” crowd.

If you have a point, post it logically and list why you think it’s worthy of another look from the design team. Likewise for the other crowd, if you find something that someone doesn’t like and you in fact like it, post your opinions on why you think it is a good feature. If you get to a point where neither of you is changing the other person’s mind, just head to another topic and agree to disagree. The name calling and reducing someone’s post to a pile of rubble because of one 3 letter word is just asinine.

Anyway, glad you like the post.