Guild Wars 2

It seems the people who claim that this is not a problem are mostly people who do not play support. For those who say “if you are playing a full support build, you are doing it wrong,” or “ArenaNet doesn’t want you playing support,” I would love to see you on a team without dedicated support players fighting a similar number of enemies who DO have them. You won’t last 30 seconds.

What I don’t get is why people would argue against this fix. Even if you don’t see the problem, surely you can see the value in giving support players some benefit of the doubt, and let there be some incentive to play this vital role? Because if this isn’t addressed, the number of people willing to play support builds is going to dwindle rapidly.

I’m not saying no one will ever do it. I’m saying it will become a chore that no one wants to do. And that makes the game less fun overall. And that is exactly the kind of thing ArenaNet would like to avoid, if the press releases are to be believed.

This attitude that it’s up to the player to figure out the algorithm for rewards and design his character accordingly? ABSOLUTELY NOT. It is up to the player to play the game in the style of his choosing (barring exploits). If the developers are serious about their job, they will design a system that rewards people justly, as long as the players are having fun and contributing to the fight in a fair and meaningful way. It is a lazy designer indeed who says, “This is the system we came up with, inconsistent and unfair though it be. It’s all up to the players now to make the best of the situation.”