I just want to add my voice to all those who think that powercreep is a bad design choice – regardless how slight it might seem. I play GW2 (as I played GW1 for years) because of one reason: Powercreep is…was…nonexistent. Skillbased gameplay + grind for skins it was, no “bigger numbers”…and good riddance, I thought.
Most people who play GW2 do so because they think it’s different, some of those don’t even like MMO’s yet made exceptions for GW1 and GW2. But now it’s the crowd of geargrinders who are the “most dedicated players”? You guys really want to appeal to the WoW-Crowd? In that WoW has you outclassed and outgunned. Don’t ruin your game because you want it to appeal to everyone . Your truly most dedicaded players – those who have carried you through the days of GW1 – deserve better than that.