Guild Wars 2

lordkrall.7241:

So people that are not part of those “elite groups” that are doing said instanced fights should never be able to do it or even see the fight?
They should never mechanically lock people out of content, which they would if you were required to be part of a pre-made large group.

This is literally one of the most stupid posts I have ever seen. “Elite groups”? What forming an organized raid group as opposed to the current system of a 1000 noobs clustered around the giant loot pinata? The fundamental problem with GW2 is its lack of progression. Having proper instanced raid bosses would bring a lot more players back to the game with the opportunity to actually raid.

It’s not “locking” people out. It’s setting up obstacles and goals for people to overcome. The formula for achievements in GW2 is grind > skill. Legendary weapons, PvP titles etc don’t require any skill to obtain just grind, grind, grind and you’ll get them eventually. Even fractals was just grinding the same instance over and over and over as “progress”.

By having exclusive content, you set a challenge for players that makes them want to actively improve at the game and progress their characters, as opposed to joining the zerg train in overflow.