Even if they don’t introduce more progression this is a kick in the nuts. Most players have been spending their time & gold on gearing up characters with exotics. I have 3 lvl 80s with full exotics. If I had known they were going to pull this, I would have never spent my time & gold on it.
The promise was that max gear would stay max gear, just like in GW1. Feel a bit betrayed. Especially because of the timing. Three months after launch is a terrible time to introduce a new tier of gear. “surprise, butt secks” pretty much sums it up.
I have tired it. Every other MMO has crapy gear grind progression. Now so does GW2. I don’t like it.
If I wanted to buy a gear grind tread mill game I wouldn’t of bought GW2. Now, if ANET plans on keeping this POS system that is reason why MMOs are stale (GW2 was actually a breath of fresh air) I won’t bother playing the game, picking it back up when new expansion come out, or spending another dime in the gem store (and I’ve already spent $200+). You will lose us ANET, and we would have been the people to keep your profitable for years just like GW1. Now you have catered to the fickle MMO crowd who will eat up your content and quit when the next shiny kitten is released. Hop you are happy.
you have already tried the new GW2 content?
Its no different than Raid gear progression in every single MMO game in existence.
how do you know if you haven’t tried it?
This is the same argument ppl used for months about events being zergs & too much special FX flash. You don’t need to try it to know. They have provided the details. Wow, some people…
99% of the game is still free of gear progression. Only this one endgame dungeon requires increasing amounts of “Agony” resistance, this is the one area where they’re building in progression, so people that would otherwise stop playing have a place to run 20 times per day.
It’s kinda like a Diablo minigame in the game. If you don’t like it, just skip it.
Besides, I’m sure that the next endgame dungeon will have… “Corruption” or something, that makes your Ascended gear full of Infusion completely useless, so you can start over again slotting “Purity” upgrades. (and at the same time, not having Infusion will not set you back in this new dungeon).
Wrong. Ascended is a gear type you can use anywhere. Read the post on gw2.com. You can use it anywhere in the game. Meaning they will make all existing content easier & easier each time they release a new progression.
You don’t need to “try it before you knock it”. We’ve all seen gear treadmills in other MMOs & they showed the exact details in the Lindsey Murdock post. No thanks.
based solely on the blog post, please explain how this is exactly like other gear treadmills in other MMO’s
The problem being that they are stepping on the edge of a very slippery slope. Right now it’s just one tier. As soon as they add a second tier, it’ll be exactly like other gear threadmills. That’s why I want a clear statement that this is the ONLY time they’ll be increasing general stats. If A.net can make a solid promise that this is the one and only time another gear level is included (because we all knew “something” was coming for armor), I’m okay with it. The problem however is in the elitist no-life raiders who will be demanding a new tier in a few weeks. And that’s the moment this slippery slope can make or break the game.
It’s not the only time. Read the Lyndsey Murdock post. It is clearly stated that they are introducing item progression into the game.
“Adding item progression is a delicate process normally undertaken in an expansion, but we feel it’s important to strive to satisfy the basic needs of our players sooner rather than later.”
“… that leaves us a lot of room to build upon these levels of Item progression in future content.”
“The new additions in November are just the start of our item progression initiative.”
And for all those ppl saying the change in stats is minor… you forgot to add. There are 12 gear slots. They purposefully showed off a ring bc it has the most minor change in stats. What a joke.
There have always been two great things about Guild Wars.
1. Customizing & making a build your own
2. Not having to grind for gear, being able to leave the game for a bit and still be relevant when you come back
I’m stunned they are moving toward this being a gear treadmill. Two thumbs down.
Stupid. I was appalled after reading the article by dev Lindsey Murdock. I can’t believe they plan to keep on releasing higher & higher stat gear. Not only does this break their promise, but it ruins old content & makes gearing up a pain in the kitten. I’m not grinding for new gear every time they see a decrease in gem sales.
The new patch puts Ascended gear between exotics and legendaries. Ascended gear has higher stats than exotics, which means legendaries will likely be getting a boost.
I won’t boycott an event, seems dumb. But it may make me just quit the game and move on to something better. Having all my exotic dungeon armor turn into subpar gear is a slap in the face. What’s the point in even doing the dungeons now? I don’t care about playing barbie.
You don’t need to “try it before you knock it”. We’ve all seen gear treadmills in other MMOs & they showed the exact details in the Lindsey Murdock post. No thanks.
Finally, dungeon master at last. After 8 wasted hours of attempts with casters, we got 3 warriors and a thief and just brute forced her. It’s unfortunate this is the best way to do the fight.
The whole point of a challenge is to work at it to get good. It sounds like you are giving up at it before you even try. This happened with the Mad King clock tower & seems to be a trend in MMOs. THINK about why you are dying & adjust. Don’t just zerg rush from waypoints.
Anyone want to form a group for the Seer path (4) in Arah? It takes a long time to beat & you need good DPS to get past Simin. If you’d like to join up, reply here or PM me in-game.
I loved your essay. I have a similar background. If you are serious about getting into game design I would recommend learning a bit of HTML & CSS. They are very easy languages used to make webpages. If you can focus, it’ll take only a week to learn both. Most companies will take one look at a tumblr, wordpress, blogger, etc site & think it’s an amateur.
As an artist, having a professional web page to display your work on is one of the best ways to turn heads. The second way would be to win actual art awards; there are countless art award sites online.
Anyway, just my thoughts. Hope it helps. Good luck!
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@Winterworld They fixed that. That’s why I felt a new post on this subject was warranted. Even after getting 100% on the fixed explorer titles there is still not 100%. Must be dungeons… or glitches… or…
So lets try this.
I’m fine with the dungeons, they aren’t bugged, they shouldn’t give anything at all.
Problem is, ppl feel obligated to speed farm so they can keep up with their friends. It’s not fun for most ppl. They just like that they get money/xp/gear out of it. I fully support this change. Just hoping they’ll make dungeon tokens generic so you don’t need to do one dungeon for the gear.
I don’t understand why ppl find it so annoying. It takes less than a second to delete it. IMO it’s more annoying in map chat, but you can always turn that off too.
I am also having this issue. 100% of hearts, POI, waypoints, etc but the achievements are lagging behind. I’ve searched every nook and cranny for the undiscovered areas and no luck.
Is there a link to the dev statement saying this is being looked into?
