I must say, as someone who got into GvG as late as 2007-on, this is spot on. Even though I missed some of the initial glory of the game, the development I saw over time was remarkable, and something that GW2 lacks. I have never gotten into GW2 PvP, in large part due to GW1 friends’ lack of willingness to do so (they hate it, of course), and because it lost a lot of the uniqueness it had from GW1.
Diage, fantastic post and I completely agree with you. It was a great read, and while nothing substantial has happened (seemingly, I’ve become more and more disengaged from GW2, to the point where I only log in once every other week or so to run around a map for 15 minutes before logging off), I admire your ambition and leadership on the issue.
Now please, Anet, please, do something to save what by far was the best franchise of my youth.