Guild Wars 2

I never post on these forums. I’m usually having too much fun playing! Given the nature of these changes I have felt the need.

I’ve been playing MMO games as at a high level for the better part of a decade as a hardcore raider. The major thing that inspired my interest in this game, was that the skill of a player not the colour of their item text would be the deciding factor in their success.

I understand the concept of gates being introduced for longevity. When you sell a product to people on the premise that it’s their ability that will see them succeed not their gear, backtracking less than three months down the line feels like a betrayal. I run a small guild full of players who have strived to get to exotic gear knowing that from there, the world was their oyster. Time and money invested now seem less well spent.

I love the idea of new challenges and mechanics. The whole list of new content being added all sounds great… Right up to the point where the gear on my back rather than my skill and play style define my success. Make us use our deep toolboxes of slot and weapons skills. Make us use our combos or our dodges. Don’t make us rely on wearing an “Ascended Ring of Progression” to replace what you already implied we would never have to upgrade.