Guild Wars 2

fair points about multiplayer game needing people and groups for it to function.

However – it will always be a grind at end game, which i understand is how the MMORPG format works.

More importantly – i think the OP said something about gear not being dropped in normal maps – or world explore. For me, world bosses are a great example where people with specific level of crafting should be getting really good materials – or recipes to make gear.

Where i was coming from – is you can use Laurels to purchase ascended amulets and stuff, a vendor similar – where we farm a currencey for weapons or armour is what is needed. Fractals do it – thats where i can get rings – i know this much…

But weapons and armour – well even if its half ascended i wouldnt mind if a currency can be added to buy these. then modify them to our builds.

anyway i knew there would be positives and negatives from this – people need to learn if i have an opinion thats mine – i respect everyones voice here everyone has said nothing invalid.

so, if anyone has guides on crafting amour – it seems this is where im falling short – because materials like jute – where the heck do you get this> leather i get plenty but i think its more or less a grind – or i save up gold and buy which i think could get a buff.

Gold in the game is far too little – yet Arenanet wants us to trade, where as im seeing incinerator for 4000 gold- i would jump and buy this if i had the gold.

p.s. my friend says MOBA or MMORPG are pay to win – its very true.

I will look into the builds you posted for thief, im only 25 points away from maxing elite.

Well since playing this game i have leveled 2 characters to 80, and almost finished getting my elite for thief. Hero points in HoT are reaelly biased towards groups.
Theif is really bad, my character cannot solo the Champion hero challenges, i cannot even solo a tier 1 fractal…
ANother pain point is how much effort and money is needed to ascend gear – fractals get you rings, laurels get you amulets – crafting gets you your armour and weapons, im level 457 weaponsmith – materials cost too much – yet vendor price only costs copper?

Areanet – says they want this game casual friendly and it is totally the opposite. Too much grind and time is needed, just for 1 character – let alone 4 others….
No, ArenaNet – you need to fix this game, you need to make it for people who prefer to go solo – so in your game client – have it selectable – solo mode – or open world group mode = i.e. with group mode – you join groups – and if you dont join a group in 10 minutes your kicked off…

i just want this game to be fun, i want to have a bit of a challenge – and i want fractals to go solo – so i can play at my own pace – dungeons are more a group thing, raids well ive never evn done one because whats the poiint ? the bosses dont drop ascended gear like mathildes razor do they?

its too difficult and it needs to be more fun and less grind. Let me buy ascended gear – gems? yes 2000 gems for like 3 piece armour set – anyway this will prbably get a lot of hate idk, im just expressing how i feel. please respect that.