Guild Wars 2

Yeah. I notice this too. It is especially annoying when trying to fight a champ or vet when there are few people around. One or two unintended adds in those situations can make things a lot more “interesting” than they would be otherwise.

I feel I have finally found an MMO that fits my play style.
I am also very excited to see where they take this game in the future.
Hooray for Guild Wars 2!

Ok, people. Relax. They obviously know what’s going on, or they would not have created a stickied thread about it, right? We all see it. It looks totally ridiculous when seen in a zone, so it isn’t like it can be overlooked. for too long. The thread has only been opened for about 11 days.
Let’s just take a deep breath and see what happens.
To the devs and ANet; it is unfortunate that people get more upset at you than at the jerks hacking and botting like this. I will be happy to help in any way that I can as a player to combat this kind of stuff. If you need anything from us, I am sure there are others like me who would be happy to volunteer our time to remedy the situation and “clean up the streets” so to speak. There ARE players who are patient and know these things can take time and can be pretty complex problems. I’d rather you take the time and make the best decision for the game instead of rushing a solution out that makes things worse or is ineffective.
Hang in there, everyone!

You type /age. That should tell you current character time played and total time played.

Ghoest; I have noticed the same thing just this past week. In fact, this morning, I thought I had locked up before I finally got in.

I haven’t really crafted much at all. I just play what feels fun when I want to. I also do some RP when the mood or chance dictates, but overall, I am just enjoying the hell out the game. I am also surprised at how much cash I am getting casually selling mats on the TP.
Oh, and I like Smackjack’s comment about the leveling curve. Ha! I AM hardcore! I have a character who is over 110 levels! Woo!

I have absolutely NO urge to get to 80. I just love the variety of zones, figuring out how each character works and getting better at playing them. seeing the different personal stories….
I usually play a different character every night, or if I do play the same character, I do so only until the current zone they are exploring is 100% complete.
Is anyone else playing like this?

I agree. I love the idea of MMO’s, but this is the first one that has really “felt” like “home” for me. I especially like that there is no pressure to level past the content the dves worked so hard and lovingly to create. Yes, I am a fan of the game. I apologize for offending anyone for enjoying myself. Please forgive me for admitting this.
Have fun!

Mickey.4207:

Sigh….when will people stop trying to define FUN for others? fun is something very SUBJECTIVE. What is fun for you might not be the same for others.

Most of the posts here smell like ‘If you are not playing my way, you are not having fun’. And yes it stinks.

I am certainly not doing that. I just think this game was made for a different audience than most Warcraft-like MMO’s, and to me, it is very refreshing. I consider Rift to be a fantastic MMO, but the style just didn’t fit with me. In fact, I am very excited to find an MMO that actually does cater to someone like me. EUREKA!
I just want ANet to know there are those who really appreciate their philosophy and their game.. (HINT- don’t change it!)

Gauradan.8361:

JesterJeff.7236:

“Out of curiosity, are you even level 80? Because if you’re not, you can’t possibly know how fun it is playing at that level. "
Nope. Not even close to 80. 5 characters in the late teens and early 20’s with over 160 hours played.

That’s what I wanted to know. The fact that you’re not even close to being level 80 gives you no right to dispute my concerns about that part of the game. When you’ve hit level 80 and spent some dozen hours playing at that level you can come back and bring arguments as to why it should stay that way. Until then, have fun!

Hey. You replied to MY post. I did not “refute” anything you specifically said , so relax. In fact, the need to ask what level I am when the vast majority of content types are available from level 2(Ok, dungeons are level 40ish) is telling in itself.
You have fun too!

“Out of curiosity, are you even level 80? Because if you’re not, you can’t possibly know how fun it is playing at that level. "
Nope. Not even close to 80. 5 characters in the late teens and early 20’s with over 160 hours played. And, I can switch that around too. You can’t possibly know how much fun it will be for me at 80 either. You can’t tell me how and what I will be bored with. Honestly, I already know how it will be at 80- exactly how it is now. I won’t magically get to that point and then have the game turn into something completely different that I know I won’t like. In other MMO’s, I dreaded getting to “end game”, because I knew it would be something I did not enjoy(Raiding). You see, for me(And I would assume a lot of others) getting to 80 doesn’t matter! No one is telling me to hurry up because they can all come hang out with me if they want to- and actually benefit from it! I do not expect, or WANT, the experience to change because I magically hit some wall. At the rate I am going, I will have fresh content available for me for MONTHS. I think I am the type of player they made this game for. If you are not, then that sucks, but it does not mean the game will fail or die out. Guild Wars 2 is already an undeniable financial success.- unless over 120 million in sales so far is not a success- , and they have said they will add content, so people can come back and play lower level stuff for new DE’s and such.

Gauradan.8361:

JesterJeff.7236:

I have to say I agree with the OP completely. In fact, I was trying to find an articulate way of saying this myself, so thank you for saying it for me.:)
This game is about playing the content. I LOVED Rift- until I realized that I would have to “hurry up” and get past the game to have any fun with those who either have the time or wish to blow through content to get to “the fun”.
I honestly think that the lack of a sub really frees the devs to make the game “fun centirc”, or the way they envisioned it. They don’t need to keep you playing! I know it is hard to grasp, but they don’t. They have already made a boatload of money and will continue to because, for a lot of us, the experience of playing IS the reward.. Basically, if you don’t like it, you are free to go. Try it out in six months or so. Might be more fun for ya. Might not. It does not matter. NO PRESSURE on us….NO PRESSURE on them.
If you like to “smell the roses”- like me- then this is the game for you. If you scoff at that, go play something else. Then, come back when an expansion come sout, and play it for two weeks before you get bored again.
I LOVE THIS GAME. Thanks for finally thinking of people like me when designing your MMO, ANet. There are many happy people out there who feel exactly as i do too.

So others shouldn’t be rewarded because you don’t have the time to play as much as them? If I invest more time and effort in the game than you, why should you and I be on equal footing? That’s like saying: I only work 2 hours a day but I want to be paid as much as the guy who works 8. If I have the time and resolve to farm, why shouldn’t I be able to make gold proportional to the effort?

The reward is IN PLAYING THE GAME! I can “smell the roses” all I want. My brother can “power level” all he wants. Guess what? We can ALWAYS still play together on ANY character regardless of how much “work” either of us “put in”. He still has far more gold than I do, he still has far more skill options, etc for his “effort”. If I were getting paid instead of having paid for this game, you might have a point,
Besides, the point of this thread is that you have the option of playing MANY other games that will reward your time and effort in the way which makes the game fun for you. Why does this game have to follow that philosophy? It doesn’t, and the lack of a sub reinforces that. I love it.

I have to say I agree with the OP completely. In fact, I was trying to find an articulate way of saying this myself, so thank you for saying it for me.:)
This game is about playing the content. I LOVED Rift- until I realized that I would have to “hurry up” and get past the game to have any fun with those who either have the time or wish to blow through content to get to “the fun”.
I honestly think that the lack of a sub really frees the devs to make the game “fun centirc”, or the way they envisioned it. They don’t need to keep you playing! I know it is hard to grasp, but they don’t. They have already made a boatload of money and will continue to because, for a lot of us, the experience of playing IS the reward.. Basically, if you don’t like it, you are free to go. Try it out in six months or so. Might be more fun for ya. Might not. It does not matter. NO PRESSURE on us….NO PRESSURE on them.
If you like to “smell the roses”- like me- then this is the game for you. If you scoff at that, go play something else. Then, come back when an expansion come sout, and play it for two weeks before you get bored again.
I LOVE THIS GAME. Thanks for finally thinking of people like me when designing your MMO, ANet. There are many happy people out there who feel exactly as i do too.