I think Devon missed the mark here a bit on the whole purpose of increasing WvW rewards. I mean it’s great that you now have a better chance to make money and be reward for playing WvW but the way it’s set up now with the RNG boxes randomly giving you profit is kind of missing the point.
It’s not entertaining to have a legendary or to have fully decked out character, it’s entertaining to work towards and create a legendary or a fully decked out character. The process of making those things is the fun part.
I currently have been making my way towards making ascended weapons (very slowly but that’s because i don’t find it a priority) but last night I opened a rank up chest and low and behold it was an ascended weapon chest with the stats that I wanted. (very lucky). However, that totally ruined the fun for me. It’s like getting a cheat code where it just gives you the best thing in the game it’s not that much fun.
Instead of these random boxes giving you random loot it should give you a constant(ish) amount of some set of material specific to WvW that you use to progress i.e. WvW specific crafting mats (used in current crafting or Mystic Forge or something else)that you use to make weapons. This would introduce the whole character progression fun that Devon has been trying to turn ranks into and get rid of that whole complete RNG reward system we currently have. However, some RNG is always fun to have to spruce things up.
I think Devon missed the mark here a bit on the whole purpose of increasing WvW rewards. I mean it’s great that you now have a better chance to make money and be reward for playing WvW but the way it’s set up now with the RNG boxes randomly giving you profit is kind of missing the point.
It’s not entertaining to have a legendary or to have fully decked out character, it’s entertaining to work towards and create a legendary or a fully decked out character. The process of making those things is the fun part.
To be fair the precursor issue isn’t an issue for Devon but for the game as a whole.
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Your idea is stupid. No more crafting, please. I’d rather have RNG bullkitten instead.
True enough. While I more or less dislike fractals, it doesn’t beat around the bush and allows me to get my rings and go about my day while this mat madness that is ascended weapon crafting will have me with one weapon by december if I’m lucky.
I rather them not add more crafting, though I know it’s going to happen. It’s a huge thing for the game economy (yeah not many WvWers care but it’s important for a healthy MMO). I too would like them to add more ways with CURRENT items to get ascended for WvWers. I love the currency backpack but would like to see it shrink not grow, same with crafting mats (but this is more for economy).
Your idea is stupid. No more crafting, please. I’d rather have RNG bullkitten instead.
It would be nice if when you say you don’t like crafting you say what you don’t like about it. Crafting of some sort (mystic forge or regular crafting) would be much better because it’s something you can actually work towards.
…it’s entertaining to work towards and create a legendary or a fully decked out character. The process of making those things is the fun part…
Assuming you actively played three characters like myself, would your sentiments be the same if you needed 9-12+ weapons to outfit them?
No, I felt like it wasn’t worth it because I was slowly working towards something making a goal and then suddenly boom i’m done. Your progression is done good job pat yourself on the back you now have a small stat bonus because you got lucky. It adds no depth to the game with the current RNG system and gives no feeling of working hard to achieve a goal.
It would be the same. I’m not saying “let’s add a new tier of specific WvW only weapons and stuff” i’m saying give us an option to acquire ascended and exotic gear through a WvW specific method. It would simply give players a way to be show off their WvW progression and personalize themselves with specific skins as well as provide a means of progression rather than roll the dice each level to see if you will either get something special or nothing.
Your idea is stupid. No more crafting, please. I’d rather have RNG bullkitten instead.
It would be nice if when you say you don’t like crafting you say what you don’t like about it. Crafting of some sort (mystic forge or regular crafting) would be much better because it’s something you can actually work towards.
“Work.” That’s what crafting is. Work. GW2 crafting, like crafting in most MMOs, is not fun in the slightest. It’s a horribly boring time and money sink. I would rather the ascended gear come from content I find enjoyable, even if it is random. Of course, I would prefer a much larger chance for it to drop, but such is the nature of Grind Wars 2.
Your idea is stupid. No more crafting, please. I’d rather have RNG bullkitten instead.
It would be nice if when you say you don’t like crafting you say what you don’t like about it. Crafting of some sort (mystic forge or regular crafting) would be much better because it’s something you can actually work towards.
“Work.” That’s what crafting is. Work. GW2 crafting, like crafting in most MMOs, is not fun in the slightest. It’s a horribly boring time and money sink. I would rather the ascended gear come from content I find enjoyable, even if it is random. Of course, I would prefer a much larger chance for it to drop, but such is the nature of Grind Wars 2.
This wouldn’t be any extra work. It would just be natural progression by playing WvW. Capture a camp? Here have something that will help make some weapon or something.
It’s not entertaining to have a legendary or to have fully decked out character, it’s entertaining to work towards and create a legendary or a fully decked out character. The process of making those things is the fun part.
To you, I personally greatly disagree. The process is tedious, especially so in GW2.
