Guild Wars 2

Aaron.4807:

So, a post I made saying I have deleted the client in protest of the new gear treadmill direction the game is taking was deleted because it was not on topic.

Excuse me, it is entirely on topic.

You want to know my thoughts on Ascended gear? I deleted the kitten client and will not be re downloading the kitten thing until Anet realizes just how badly they have screwed up.

This is on topic, I have done this because I am totally disgusted with being lied to and fooled by Anet for 7 years. I would say that is pretty on topic.

This will also get deleted soon for “not providing any meaningful contribution to the topic at hand.”. I wonder if they really think deleting some posts from a massive 10000 post outcry thread will make any difference other than further alienating those who complain. It would probably be at 20000 already if they did not do it. I hope they at least pay their mods well. They most likely did not have any say in this and might soon need a financial buffer in between jobs.

noir.6392:

Crater.1625:

noir.6392:

Who in their right minds doesn’t want their character to get more powerful?

Your character doesn’t get more powerful. Your numbers go up, and the enemy’s numbers go up just as much. Without adding Ascended equipment, new content would be designed and balanced based on the maximum player power level – a level 80 character in full Exotic gear. With Ascended equipment, the exact same new content will be designed and balanced based on the maximum player power level – a level 80 character in gear comprised of Exotics and as many Ascended pieces as there are available, until it’s entirely Ascended gear.

Your character doesn’t get more powerful. Your character is made weaker, and you have to grind for new equipment to make yourself as powerful as you were to start with.

I know that. But the new content is just a minimal part of the game. While your level is still 80, and the mobs in the new area/dungeon might be adjusted to your boost, the ones in all the other areas of the game that are lvl 80 or not, will remain the same. That’s what I meant by more powerful.

You know that getting more powerful is just an illusion, and it really is just making old content easier and irrelevant, yet stil think it is a good idea? To semi-quote you: Who in their right minds does want existing content to become trivial and boring?

Erebus Delirium.4892:

It makes the game healthier. You might even like it.

How does it make the game healthier? Why would anyone that bought it explicitly because it does not have vertical gear progression suddenly like it?

Erebus Delirium.4892:

But if you HATE it so much with all your blind passion, then go play another game.

Sure, one of the many other MMOs without a vertical gear progression system. Spoiler: There are none.

“Microtransactions are for cosmetic stuff only and will never affect gameplay.”
http://mmofallout.com/2012/02/15/guild-wars-2-opens-door-for-non-cosmetic-cash-shop/

“Dyes will be account-bound, not character-bound.”
http://www.arena.net/blog/live-and-let-dye-kristen-perry-on-the-gw2-dye-system

“There will never be a gear grind.”
No specific link, more than enough of it already in this thread.

What’s next?