Guild Wars 2

“ESL” means “English as a Second Language.” So every time that pops up on my screen, I’m like “Huh? GW2 has linguistic classes now?”

Please remove the spam. Thanks.

GW2 imitates almost every other game in existence by applying a movement (run-speed) slowdown when in combat. This is bad for three reasons:

1. As anyone who has ever been in any life-or-death situation can attest, people actually SPEED UP when their lives are threatened. “Fear lent me wings” is a famous old adage illustrating this basic concept. “Ride it like you stole it” is another.
2. Applying a SLOW when in combat is just plain goofy, silly, mindless etc. To say that it breaks immersion is an understatement- it defies logic.
3. GW2 should not be satisfied with merely following the MMO herd but should innovate in this area as it has in so many others.

Please, either apply a movement SPEEDUP in combat or at the very least eliminate the absurd slowdown.

Thanks.