Maybe its me, but i dont like to press the mouse button 200 times to vote ( have 200 vote tickets ) isnt there a way to just put them all in the basket?
elections already rigged since you can’t even see the progression
I agree about the election being rigged. Anet has already predetermined which fractal they will build and I’m sure it’s Thaumanova. They don’t want to revisit GW1 lore anymore….that’s obvious. Will we ever see Elona, Cantha, Crystal Desert? I don’ t think it will be any time soon if ever.
In my opinion Cutthroat Politics is one of the poorest and leaast interesting updates we’ve had.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
I don´t care about waypoints and I don´t care about fractals either. I only care about who I think would be a better captain. I´ll go with Kiel
And you don’t care about very very important and epic lore either.
Yes, always doing good, being strict follower of laws and investing time and resources to return treasure to its former owners is totally what a pirate captain needs to do.. this holds so many intresting possibilites for future content.
Kiel fits as a minister in Divinity, but not as a councillor in LA.
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Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
Obviously, Anet already has in mind which fractal they want to build. Everything else about the election doesn’t matter. The only thing that will affect the devs is which fractal to build. They are going to build Thaumanova; that is obvious since it ties in better with GW2 lore. Many current players don’t care about Abaddon because they didn’t play GW1. So how to ensure that Ellen Kiel wins and therefore Thaumanova gets built….. make sure the votes show her as the winner. Simple.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
I don´t care about waypoints and I don´t care about fractals either. I only care about who I think would be a better captain. I´ll go with Kiel
And you don’t care about very very important and epic lore either.
Yes, always doing good, being strict follower of laws and investing time and resources to return treasure to its former owners is totally what a pirate captain needs to do.. this holds so many intresting possibilites for future content.
Kiel fits as a minister in Divinity, but not as a councillor in LA.
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Would be nice to be able to do something with all the badges you get after voting. Putting them in the mystic forge for a chance at something would be nice….
Kiel got the Win-Button (WP cost reduction! Hello casuals!) and nobody expects a “good” Abbadon fractal (just look at Arah Story mode lol). This Voting stuff was unnecessary from the very beginning.
Maybe its me, but i dont like to press the mouse button 200 times to vote ( have 200 vote tickets ) isnt there a way to just put them all in the basket?
For now i stop voting only because of this lol
Considering the number of characters in your complaint, it probably took you longer to write this than it would have taken to submit 200 votes.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
Obviously, Anet already has in mind which fractal they want to build. Everything else about the election doesn’t matter. The only thing that will affect the devs is which fractal to build. They are going to build Thaumanova; that is obvious since it ties in better with GW2 lore. Many current players don’t care about Abaddon because they didn’t play GW1. So how to ensure that Ellen Kiel wins and therefore Thaumanova gets built….. make sure the votes show her as the winner. Simple.
It’s not that I care about GW2 lore more. Unless Anet is bringing the gods back. GW1 lore should not hold back new GW2 lore form being developed.
elections already rigged since you can’t even see the progression.
… Most votes are held without being able to see who voted what or what the progression is until the end.
Have you never in your life been part of a vote where you write down your vote and put it in a box? Like maybe when you were in school or something?
I’ve done it a couple times, like every four years or so. And there’s always a lot of questioning whether it’s rigged. That’s all I’ll say on that topic.
On the topic of the Captain’s Council being rigged? Pfft, of course it is. I foresee Evon being too concerned about losing like he was in the past that he does something monumentally stupid and shoots himself (metaphorically) so that he can’t be permitted to win or bring shame on Lion’s Arch.
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i very much doubt the election is rigged. If they wanted to go with a certain route they couldve just done so and no one wouldve cared.
Why set up an illusion of an election then? Why go through the trouble? Remember, you spend ingame gold and even gems/money to boost your support for 1 candidate. If it turned out that ANet had intented for a certain candidate to win no matter what, the backlash would be huge.
Why risk all that?
What people are saying is that instead of just doing what they want like they have so far, they go through extra trouble to setup a contrived election, which they then rig to still do what they wanted to do. Which can only come back to bite them in the kitten .
i very much doubt the election is rigged. If they wanted to go with a certain route they couldve just done so and no one wouldve cared.
Why set up an illusion of an election then? Why go through the trouble? Remember, you spend ingame gold and even gems/money to boost your support for 1 candidate. If it turned out that ANet had intented for a certain candidate to win no matter what, the backlash would be huge.
Why risk all that?
What people are saying is that instead of just doing what they want like they have so far, they go through extra trouble to setup a contrived election, which they then rig to still do what they wanted to do. Which can only come back to bite them in the kitten .
It’s been done before in fiction works and in gaming circles (I’m at least positive it was done at LEAST once I’m aware of). Why do it?
Because they can.
Are they? Pfft, everyone knows it’s rigged so Evon will win. Then Kiel can return to being Magnus’ right-hand mini-Trahearne standing around while we run stamping out fires and taking the credit instead of sitting around doing nothing and being written out.
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If you were going to have any conspiracy theory about the election being rigged, surely it would be that it would be rigged for Gnashblade to win, so there could be a nice juicy sale on Black Lion Keys – the most impulsive of all the impulse buy items in the cash shop?
If you were going to have any conspiracy theory about the election being rigged, surely it would be that it would be rigged for Gnashblade to win, so there could be a nice juicy sale on Black Lion Keys – the most impulsive of all the impulse buy items in the cash shop?
But clearly we’re just going to waypoint all our money away then gem —> gold to get more waypointingessnessseesesssslyzxzzeetzyzz.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
The WP could be discounted to FREE and it still wouldn’t be important since we’re talking 4 WEEKS. That’s nothing in the time this game has been around already, and in the time I expect to be playing it its less than nothing.
The keys… I’m not excited over them, but at least if I stock up on over a month long sale they won’t vanish at the end of the month…
“You keep saying ‘its unfair.’
I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
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Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
Inquest happened. Same experiment like in CoE but they failed and that’s all.
Random spawning mobs and fighting inquest is so kitten unique and interesting, we have never did that before..
WP reducing is not content, it’s just being cheaper for 4 weeks. Where will be your discount 4 years later?
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1. Elections are made without knowing any numbers until the day it’s time to count the votes.
2. If Anet rigged the election why would they even do this event?
3. In other threads Kiel supporters says Anet are on Evons side and gives all the fluff to Evons side.
4. We all have our reasons to vote, for the instance, for the WP cost and more and what’s more fun is that all Evon supporters I see are guessing that WP’s is the reason why people vote for Kiel.
5. Some players don’t care, some players just puts in this token 50/50 to get a chanse to compleate all Achievements.
6. There is a score 52% vs 48%, that doesn’t sound like a loss at all yet, me and my fiancee has alot of tokens stored and will vote when we are done, I am a Kiel supporter and she is a Evon supporter for our own reasons.
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I think it was so close because of your point 5. After completing achievements, the extra votes will be to your real candidate, and that would be the real deal.
I still believe, and hope, that kiel is going to win. With a lot more margin than the actual one. If I was and evon supporter I will stop buying votes. It will be money wasted.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
Inquest happened. Same experiment like in CoE but they failed and that’s all.
It’s what the inquest was researching. Elder Dragons, that lead to the explosion that created the chaos rift and magic itself.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
Obviously, Anet already has in mind which fractal they want to build. Everything else about the election doesn’t matter. The only thing that will affect the devs is which fractal to build. They are going to build Thaumanova; that is obvious since it ties in better with GW2 lore. Many current players don’t care about Abaddon because they didn’t play GW1. So how to ensure that Ellen Kiel wins and therefore Thaumanova gets built….. make sure the votes show her as the winner. Simple.
Those who don’t care about the lore probably don’t care about the Thaumanova either. Abaddon is just as relevant to GW2 as he was to GW1, he’s still a major part of the history that I’m sure many new players want to learn about too.
But I’m also getting pretty tired of hearing the argument that only those who didn’t play GW1 want Kiel to win. Not everyone cares about the fractals or thinks they’re the best method of expanding the lore, if we go back and learn more about the human gods, I’d like to see it fleshed out in something that’s bigger than a 15-minute mini dungeon you run through several times a day.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
Inquest happened. Same experiment like in CoE but they failed and that’s all.
It’s what the inquest was researching. Elder Dragons, that lead to the explosion that created the chaos rift and magic itself.
They are siphoning dragon minions. Not necissarily the dragons themselve are involved in it.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
Inquest happened. Same experiment like in CoE but they failed and that’s all.
It’s what the inquest was researching. Elder Dragons, that lead to the explosion that created the chaos rift and magic itself.
So dragons are so exciting you want a CoE 2.0? Guess you never played Gw1 and don’t know what real lore is.
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1. Elections are made without knowing any numbers until the day it’s time to count the votes.
2. If Anet rigged the election why would they even do this event?
3. In other threads Kiel supporters says Anet are on Evons side and gives all the fluff to Evons side.
4. We all have our reasons to vote, for the instance, for the WP cost and more and what’s more fun is that all Evon supporters I see are guessing that WP’s is the reason why people vote for Kiel.
5. Some players don’t care, some players just puts in this token 50/50 to get a chanse to compleate all Achievements.
6. There is a score 52% vs 48%, that doesn’t sound like a loss at all yet, me and my fiancee has alot of tokens stored and will vote when we are done, I am a Kiel supporter and she is a Evon supporter for our own reasons.
You do know the election is, in fact, rigged right? There’s all kinds of evidence people keep finding and trumpeting all around Lion’s Arch.
I mean, just today I learned it was rigged so Rox would win. I was a little drunk at the time so it made perfect sense when they were talking. Not sure if it still makes sense in the morning.
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Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
The fractal is a permanent addition which should drive your vote, not the temporary 4 week reduced wp costs (probably 10%).
What drives my vote is the FREE temporary content that I get rather than the temporary content I HAVE TO PAY FOR to experience. Not only that, I have absolutely no clue wtf happened at the reactor. I would like to see what happened.
Inquest happened. Same experiment like in CoE but they failed and that’s all.
It’s what the inquest was researching. Elder Dragons, that lead to the explosion that created the chaos rift and magic itself.
So dragons are so exciting you want a CoE 2.0? Guess you never played Gw1 and don’t know what real lore is.
GW1 lore comes 2nd to new GW2 lore. We are not playing the same characters.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
Well, not having played GW1, so don’t give a butt nugget for it’s lore, and not caring about fractals, so of my 8 toons, my highest one is a Magnificent Five, and not into buying lottery tickets….. guess WP is the only factor that matters.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
Well, not having played GW1, so don’t give a butt nugget for it’s lore, and not caring about fractals, so of my 8 toons, my highest one is a Magnificent Five, and not into buying lottery tickets….. guess WP is the only factor that matters.
Hmm. if i mail you 10 silvers (which is I think more than what you can save from WP discount), will you vote for Evon?
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Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
Well, not having played GW1, so don’t give a butt nugget for it’s lore, and not caring about fractals, so of my 8 toons, my highest one is a Magnificent Five, and not into buying lottery tickets….. guess WP is the only factor that matters.
Hmm. if i mail you 10 silvers (which is I think more than what you can save from WP discount), will you vote for Evon?
Considering I spend multiple time that in a single session. A single jump from one side of Tyria to the other being near 5 silver? Nope
Strawman argument is made of straw. Will save far kitten more then 10 silver over a month. Ppl making that specious argument are being deliberately obtuse. Just as they are by saying if they care about WP thye must be poor, or as a prev post said, have only 20s.
Voting should be done directly through the UI. A simple click your candidate to use all your tokens and it shouldn’t give buttons in return. That’s the only way I’d continue to vote because why should I bother trekking all the way out there to click hundreds of times just to delete the buttons, when I could just delete the tokens from the start.
Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
It’s more about which fractal do we want to see in the future. Or are we so shallow that a WP discount can mesmerized us.
Like how Abbadon mesmerized that half of the population?
Well, not having played GW1, so don’t give a butt nugget for it’s lore, and not caring about fractals, so of my 8 toons, my highest one is a Magnificent Five, and not into buying lottery tickets….. guess WP is the only factor that matters.
Hmm. if i mail you 10 silvers (which is I think more than what you can save from WP discount), will you vote for Evon?
Considering I spend multiple time that in a single session. A single jump from one side of Tyria to the other being near 5 silver? Nope
Strawman argument is made of straw. Will save far kitten more then 10 silver over a month. Ppl making that specious argument are being deliberately obtuse. Just as they are by saying if they care about WP thye must be poor, or as a prev post said, have only 20s.
You think the discount is 100% and waypoints will be free? If the discount is 5-10%, that’s in most of the cases 10-20 copper for you in 1 travel. K, i give 15 silver! >_>
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Why would ANET rig the election? They are the ones trying to collect data which character we want to see in the future.
Obviously, Anet already has in mind which fractal they want to build. Everything else about the election doesn’t matter. The only thing that will affect the devs is which fractal to build. They are going to build Thaumanova; that is obvious since it ties in better with GW2 lore. Many current players don’t care about Abaddon because they didn’t play GW1. So how to ensure that Ellen Kiel wins and therefore Thaumanova gets built….. make sure the votes show her as the winner. Simple.
It’s not that I care about GW2 lore more. Unless Anet is bringing the gods back. GW1 lore should not hold back new GW2 lore form being developed.
Its a fractal just like the other fractals. Its not like we’re gonna get GW1 Lore only when Evon wins. You’re over thinking this by lightyears.
I foresee Evon being too concerned about losing like he was in the past that he does something monumentally stupid and shoots himself (metaphorically) so that he can’t be permitted to win or bring shame on Lion’s Arch.