Getting closer to the 2nd year anniversary of Guild Wars 2. And I recalled something about Guild Wars 1 that makes my already depressing feelings for GW2, even worse.
Guild Wars Prophecies was released on April 28, 2005.
Guild Wars Factions on April 28, 2006, released exactly a year after Prophecies.
The third campaign, Guild Wars Nightfall, was released on October 27, 2006
So from April 2005 to October 2006…Guild Wars 1 had two new campaigns, basically expansions, that took GW1 to incredible new heights in terms of new areas, classes, story, gameplay, everything.
Now look at GW2. What have we gotten in the time since it’s been launched?
It’s not even remotely comparable to what was delivered in GW1. It’s staggeringly low.
Your gamble to try and revolutionize the way MMOs develop post launch, has utterly failed to deliver a product that can hold a candle to the prequal! And instead of doing a 180 and developing an expansion, you continue to push a 2nd season of Living story as the core experience to develop on post launch!
At the very least, I would think to maybe not completely give up on Living Story, but at least turn it down, let them develop more over time, and with greater quality. The worst decision ever made for GW2 imo was the ridiculous frequency of which to push them out. They should have stayed monthly at the most. And really, could be much better as a quarterly mini campaign, while you work on a much bigger campaign (aka expansion)
You know why I’m here saying this. Why so many of us are saying this. We love the Guild Wars universe and it is so~ very sad to see so much talent and potential, squandered and chocked out on what seems like just stubbornness to admit mistakes were made. Admit to yourselves that the traditional method of developing on an MMO post launch is with expansions and much more beneficial as a whole compared to the sluggish addons that the Living Story produces for this game!
Guild Wars 2 was supposed to be the last MMO I ever wanted to play. I was ready to lay it all down for a long time for this game. Now having been away for months, I wonder to myself if I’ll ever play GW2 again. Or even bother checking anymore here on the site what you’re doing new.
Time is running out. Every year, a new truckload of MMORPGs get released that is slowly siphoning away your playerbase. Please do something big while you can. Create a game that dwarfs that of what Guild Wars 1 delivered!
Sincerely,
Your heartbroken fan