bound by NDA? Why even post this? Just to let everyone know they were passed over for something they never had a fair shot at being considered for?
Why? For transparency and as a means of communication, which I think we all agree is a good thing.
Too, I see some concerns about claims of world firsts. ArenaNet doesn’t track, verify, record, or reward world firsts. But making public that certain guilds were involved in testing seems appropriate and relevant in that context, does it not?
I have to say I don’t agree with the last statement. This post essentially sounds like “Neener neener, look what these guys are playing and you aren’t”. As Mireles put it, it’s not like the rest of the community had a shot at it to begin with.
On a personal note, I don’t think these kind of guilds should be the standard to base raid difficulty on. I absolutely DON’T want any content that is only beat by stacking as many damage multipliers as possible, which is what these guilds seem to only be capable of doing. It’s boring, and it only incentivizes more “berserker meta” playstyles.
That’s exactly how I feel. And that’s why I’m so disappointed with ArenaNet’s decision.
its not that “these guilds” are only capable of doing it, its because defensive stats are so pointless with active defences. Keep in mind that the berserker meta only works because of the usage of active defences,such as reflects and blinds. Would u rather prefer a play style where everyone goes full tank and just faceroll through everything without taking any damage? Berserker armour requires ppl to actually play in a style in raids where u have to be wary of everything around u or u will get one shot. Good players will never get hit and thus that’s why its so effective and why “these guilds” use it. I mean why bring excess defensive stats when u compromise a huge chunk of dmg…I’m pretty sure “these guilds” can pull off anything and be better than you. The berserker “meta” became “meta” because it is the Most Effecient Tactic Available.
