Guild Wars 2

First let me say that I have played in groups and have enjoyed it, but I mostly play solo or in a team of two. I will help out any player who is down or appears to be in trouble, I respond to any questions in the chat window that I know the answer to, and I really enjoy the helpful nature of this community and I try to give back. I don’t think I have ever refused an invite to join a group but I do prefer to play in a team of 2 or to play solo. This does not make me anti-community or anti-social.

Having said this, I don’t like being forced to switch from solo play to a group of five in order to complete the personal story line. It almost feels a bit like I’ve been lied to. “You can do this solo, … you can do this solo ….you can do this solo ……. Not!! … We were just kidding, you need a group!” … It feels like a hook to get me playing in groups.

Having to group to complete dungeons was one thing, I can accept that. But having to group to complete your “personal” story line sends a clear message, solo play or team play is not valued nearly as much as group play. That message from the developers has been received loud and clear. I do not like it, but I got the message. I’m just not sure what I’ll do next.

Two reset times one for North America and one for Europe … there solved !

My point is that this is a game, I should be able to play when I want too. I should not have to worry about schedules and deadlines, if I wanted to worry about schedules and deadlines I could go to work. I like to play sometime between 4pm and midnight depending upon my personal and work schedule. I know I could play ignoring the dailies but than I can not help but feel I have missed something. I also don’t like playing in low levels just to get my dailies. A reset time that was during normal sleeping hours or in the am would be much better.

The daily achievement reset time does not work for me. I understand that it is the internationally agreed upon time zero, but it is often in the middle of my game play (6 pm central time). It is very frustrating to miss getting my daily achievements by a minute because that last event will not spawn in time. This has happened on a few occasions. It makes me feel like I have wasted my time, there is no sense of achievement and it actually makes me want to stop playing the game.

I have to limit my gameplay because of work and personal commitments so when I do get time to play I want to enjoy it and not be frustrated by it. I don’t have an issue with having to work and take time to achieve things, but to miss the achievement because of a time zone issue is frustrating.

I wonder is it possible to have the North American and European servers reset at different times. This would certainly help my frustration level and increase my enjoyment of the game. Midnight PST would work for me.

What do others think?