Inspect
I am all for this, this is a great tool for kicking people.
Don’t have ascended rings with enough infusion? Kick.
Don’t have full exotics? kick.
Using magic find? kick.
Yep, I really want to kick the parasites and leechers.
5x Warrior, 5x Ranger, 4x Elementalist, 4x Engineer,
4x Necromancer, 3x Mesmer, 4x Guardian, 4x Thief, 4 Revenant
4x Necromancer, 3x Mesmer, 4x Guardian, 4x Thief, 4 Revenant
I am all for this, this is a great tool for kicking people.
Don’t have ascended rings with enough infusion? Kick.
Don’t have full exotics? kick.
Using magic find? kick.
Yep, I really want to kick the parasites and leechers.
I’m pretty sure that people like you are exactly the reason this hasn’t been implemented. ANet has stated that they don’t want GW2 to be a gear-grind for players; so disallowing inspection prevents people like you from imposing your requirements on other players.
This isn’t a necessary feature. Players can link their equipment to others if they feel like sharing it. The current state provides casual players some protection against gear-elitists.
(edited by Blueshield.6291)
I’m against this for all the reasons runeblade mentioned above, though it seems that he himself is one of those “parasites and leechers” because he expects a full party composed of exotics and ascended wearers to carry him through.
I stole a special snowflake’s future by exercising my democratic right to vote.
I’m against this for all the reasons runeblade mentioned above, though it seems that he himself is one of those “parasites and leechers” because he expects a full party composed of exotics and ascended wearers to carry him through.
That seems counter-intuitive, because he would be subject to equal scrutiny with an inspections system.
In any event, expecting maximized stats is absurd and too easy to take to extremes. “That guy’s statted as a glass cannon? Kick.” Pretty soon you see the trinity returning.
Fractals are bad enough with ostensibly progression-limiting gear tied to a RNG and the show-stopping disconnection issue. Throw in the ability to screen players for the exact gear tied to RNG and you’ve got an awfully ugly picture.
(edited by Blueshield.6291)
That seems counter-intuitive, because he would be subject to equal scrutiny with an inspections system.
True, though I’d imagine that as a leader of the group, he would simply kick anyone who disagreed with him or his own gear selection.
In any event, expecting maximized stats is absurd and too easy to take to extremes. “That guy’s statted as a glass cannon? Kick.” Pretty soon you see the trinity returning.
Sadly, this already seems to be the case on the server I’m on. In LA last night there were a couple of people wanting to run a dungeon who were specifically asking for Guardians and healer builds. Unsurprisingly, other players mocked them.
Fractals are bad enough with ostensibly progression-limiting gear tied to a RNG and the show-stopping disconnection issue. Throw in the ability to screen players for the exact gear tied to RNG and you’ve got an awfully ugly picture.
It’s probably one of the reasons why I’m all for scalable/soloable dungeons to be honest. I stopped doing dungeon runs long before the arrival of Fractals because of the number of prima donnas who joined my group and insisted on doing things their way (speedrun, exploration mode only, no MF) and ended up dropping out of the group anyway because the rest of us actually wanted to enjoy the exploration.
I stole a special snowflake’s future by exercising my democratic right to vote.
True, though I’d imagine that as a leader of the group, he would simply kick anyone who disagreed with him or his own gear selection.
That might be the case if GW2 utilized a “group leader” system, but as it stands there’s effectively no “leader.” All it takes to kick someone is a vote-caller and a second, therefore he remains equally susceptible to gear scrutiny, except in the very specific scenario where he’s only seeking one unknown player – the remaining ones being members of a static group, guild, etc. If he regularly ran with a static group, he wouldn’t be concerned about gear inspection in the first place.
Sadly, this already seems to be the case on the server I’m on. In LA last night there were a couple of people wanting to run a dungeon who were specifically asking for Guardians and healer builds. Unsurprisingly, other players mocked them.
That’s unfortunate to hear, and quite silly. Regardless, the problem either emerges or becomes worse with gear inspection.
It’s probably one of the reasons why I’m all for scalable/soloable dungeons to be honest. I stopped doing dungeon runs long before the arrival of Fractals because of the number of prima donnas who joined my group and insisted on doing things their way (speedrun, exploration mode only, no MF) and ended up dropping out of the group anyway because the rest of us actually wanted to enjoy the exploration.
Unfortunately there will always be people who expect the rest of the population to do things their way. Guild Wars 2 has done a good job of preventing those people from dominating the dungeoneering scene so far, so I’m confident that an inspection system is unlikely.
I am all for this, this is a great tool for kicking people.
Don’t have ascended rings with enough infusion? Kick.
Don’t have full exotics? kick.
Using magic find? kick.
Yep, I really want to kick the parasites and leechers.
ANet has stated that they don’t want GW2 to be a gear-grind for players; so disallowing inspection prevents people like you from imposing your requirements on other players.
Yeah, but that on the downside also is more “single player” if you get me…
I am all for this, this is a great tool for kicking people.
Don’t have ascended rings with enough infusion? Kick.
Don’t have full exotics? kick.
Using magic find? kick.
Yep, I really want to kick the parasites and leechers.
ANet has stated that they don’t want GW2 to be a gear-grind for players; so disallowing inspection prevents people like you from imposing your requirements on other players.
Yeah, but that on the downside also is more “single player” if you get me…
There is a jump in your logic that I just don’t get. I don’t understand how encouraging interaction and conflict resolution skills between players makes it less of a MMO. I don’t understand how elitism and features to facilitate exclusionary play make it more of a MMO. If anything, you have it backwards; not supporting inspection makes it more of a MMO.
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Hutchmistress of the Fluffy Bunny Brigade [FBB]
Hutchmistress of the Fluffy Bunny Brigade [FBB]
I am all for this, this is a great tool for kicking people.
Don’t have ascended rings with enough infusion? Kick.
Don’t have full exotics? kick.
Using magic find? kick.
Yep, I really want to kick the parasites and leechers.
I am sure this person is just trolling and if not well this is the exact reason why it will or should never be implemented. With that said this doesn’t players like him from asking please link your gear? If they refuse then they boot him.
One thing I will say is that when the game launched this elitist attitude flooded the dungeon runs. Have to be 80 in all exo’s and now since players have been realizing that this game is not so much about gear as it is about skill it has all but decreased to very very lil. The only acception to this is fractals. I have a 34 fractals toon that when I join because f some bad players I have asked ok don’t really care about your gear but can you link your ascended items that show you have some agony resist please. Every player I have asked so far has no problems in doing that, as they all understand some people are going in with no agony resist and getting the tokens and mats and hindering the group. I don’t ask for specific professions or builds nor do I care what other type of gear they have, but at that level of fractals it is a requirement to have that agony resist.
Also I never do this in regular dungeons
I read runeblade’s post and was sure he was being ironic. Silly him for forgetting to use the Sarcastica font so everyone else would understand.
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