Guild Wars 2

Repeat after me…

Thou shalt do no other content than FotM
All other content is obsolete
If you aren’t “XX” level by now in FotM, GG NOOB

Its so ridiculous that GW2 went from the most inclusive mmo to the most exclusive overnight, but if the situation isn’t addressed quickly when the grinders pop back out of the “flavor of the month” there won’t be anyone left to be impressed with their grinding skills or ascended gear.

Angrec.6970:

Oh my, did you guys see that post “All progression is important to us, we want to make sure our rewards and progression systems hit a spectrum of players and makes everyone feel excited to play the game.” when asked if they cared about vertical progression.
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Yeap another non answer its all double talk and PR speak now

The fact remains Arenanet has lost credibility (for me) and they dropped this bombshell on us via third party preview no statement explaining things and very little even now just the Chris’s statement that was crafted in a way to mean different things to different people, clarity isn’t there.

Those who say they won’t log in for the event are only hurting themselves, you paid for this content, enjoy it, it may be the last you see without the new treadmill in place

You can call it “progression” all you want it’s still a gear treadmill obviously the player retention isn’t where it needs to be from a financial perspective. It’s their game they can change course and philosophy as they see fit, and as a profit based company they have a duty to do their best to be profitable.

Gear progression isn’t what motivates me in fact, its a turn off. I will continue to play as long as it’s fun for me, but I no longer trust Arenanet to adhere to their manifesto, anything they say now or have said is dubious at best. I’ve certainly gotten my money’s worth of enjoyment up to this point so I can’t complain too much. Going forward I won’t be using the gem store, as I don’t feel comfortable with the new direction of the game.

In the blog post they said they don’t believe in gear treadmill in the same paragraph a new gear tier was introduced with higher stats. I’m just not sure why infusion wasn’t done without the base stat increase, seems unnecessary.

My larger concern is after only a few months if they are willing to make such a harsh change regarding gear stats what else will they compromise in the future.

Lastly, if we are indeed missing information still that makes this not a gear treadmill, then let us know already. As it stands now if you do the new dungeon more often, than another player you are then able to outperform them in open world pve and wvw