Guild Wars 2

First I would like to start out by saying that I dont have any sort of agenda with this post. I also understand that some games just are not for everyone. I just want to know the devs plans before I decide if I should move on or stick it out.

My questions are simple and I understand that the answers may be complex but I hope that the devs will be forthcoming.

1. Are dungeons always planned to just be token grinds for armor skins or do you plan to itemize them for progression? I.E. armor with better stats than you can just purchase with some form of currency.

2. Do you plan on putting any group content into the overworld? I dont mean DEs but something where you would actually have to group with other people to complete. I.E some form of quest, be it story or otherwise.

Currently really these things are really the only thing that is holding me back from going all in on this game, however they are two very huge issues to me. I feel that grouping in this game is actually counter productive in the over world. The other night I was grouped with my brother doing a heart quest for example, it did not provide any benifit other than being able to see him as a blue dot on my map. He was killing things as an archer before i could even get my guardian there. I didnt get any completion from his kills, thus making me a hiderance to his leveling. Other than not grouping I actually have fun leveling but doing it alone is bound to get boring in short order.

The DE’s dont really make me feel like I am part of the group. On my 80 ele I just sit there and cast aoes and run around so I dont die. It doesnt feel like I am participating in anything as there is a zerg there to back me up.

Dungeon trash seems like it is a huge issue as well, its something I could live with if I wasnt just in the instance for tokens.

I understand there are going to be people in this thread calling me a troll, and that “if you dont like it go back to wow”. I just feel like this game could be alot better with a few changes.

So in the end, I really dont mine leaving and “going back to wow” which really isnt where I would go anyway, but I would love to have a game that I can actually play when I feel like it instead of something I log into to pointlessly wander. So let me know, is this your vision of the game(which I totally understand if it is), or can I expect bigger things down the road?

I like how you guys locked all the complaint threads and limited posting to just this one thread but you left up all the “kitten!! I LOVE THESE DUNJONS!!!” threads up and unlocked since they deal with the same thing they should be consolidated to. I bet you guys think it makes you look better for anyone looking at the forums. If your worried that your player base may make you look bad because they are complaining about your design perhaps you should be a little more proactive with your approach in the future.

I have played this game before but it was better when it was age of conan, and that’s saying something because as we all know AOC sucked balls.

Yeah, they suck. I have already told at least 8 people who asked me not to buy the game unless they redo the dungeons in its entirety from encounters to rewards. If they want to test their mettle against other people they should play battlefield.

DKP.4196:

When someone wins the lottery, you think everyone else has more luck than you.

Same concept. Think it over, I’m sure it’ll eventually hit you.

The amount I am targeted is disproportionate than to other people I have run with. Additionally if I dont hit the mob why is it attacking me at all? I mean really? I run in after a battle is in progress and it still targets me?

Reevax.2510:

They have already said they do not plan to make the dungeons easier to do.

They are catering to a very small and hardcore crowd of people. Maybe there is some metric that says they spend more money?

I don’t mind a challenge but when you die numerous times and get 1 silver at the final boss…

yeah

I doubt it, I am one of those hardcore people and I think it sucks.

Meeooww.3742:

I’m staying away from dungeons for the time being, until all this gets straightened out. I don’t feel like losing money.
I’m also hoping ANet will take care of this, otherwise it will be yet another generic mmo.

Me too. I am also staying away from the gem store. If they dont fix dungeons I wont be staying when the ffxiv reboot happens. No point of putting money into a game I plan on leaving. If that sucks Ill just be done with mmos.

I walk into a fight say after the gate boss as soon as it starts I am targeted. I havent hit the mobs, im not the closest to the mob and I am not the farthest away but as soon as they turn red they are targeting me.

Its not just those mobs either, it seems that every sniper is targeting me no matter what I do.

Once I die, I run back in and they start targeting me again. It just doesnt make sense.

Kanki the Techno Fox.2609:

Kogasa Tatara.1409:

The game designers do not want you to do the dungeon over and over again in rapid period of time. Perhaps they want you to get the full armor set in, say, over 3 months of play, playing for a few hours a week. The rapid repeating penalty is probably to discourage players from rapidly doing a dungeon over and over. However, punishment is never a good answer, and thus the backlash from the player base, who doesn’t want to be punished.

tl;dr they want you to do the dungeon casually once in a while, not 9 times per day over a few days.

And that completely defeats the ideal of their play how you want aspect that was intended in the game. That’s most certainly not true anymore, and that’s why people are upset.

Play how you want…… As long as we allow it.

Ill just post it in here then go and post it on gamestop. After these changes the game isnt worth the money you pay for it.