Guild Wars 2

ArchonWing.9480:

I do not think doing the same dozen tasks repeatedly should account for the grand majority of such a score. In fact, I think it makes it a joke.

As I pointed out 1500 days equals 15000 AP… while it is a lot of points, that is 4 years of life. I disinclined to look at it as a joke as much as just a small amount of credit for loyalty that goes toward shinnies.

ArchonWing.9480:

OP’s problem is easily solved by adding more WvW achievements, because as is they are a terrible effort:reward ratio. And that’s with adjustments.

You are right and the best example probably of any achievement points in the game: 250K kills for 51 AP… effort v reward.

I like your thoughts on the WVW but I wonder how that could be done… repeatable achievements in WVW? There are really only so many dolyaks I can escort.

I appreciate your comments, ArchonWing.

Astralporing.1957:

It were veterans that asked for the AP cap, because those at the top of the list no longer wanted to put much effort into staying at that top.

That too is an interesting perspective… stymied by the 1% again. =)

Yeah, I’m not about AP leadership boards so I didn’t have that perspective. It is kind of funny to me that the hares are worried about the tortoises, but I get it; I heard that story a time or two.

Boysenberry.1869:

I like the cap. I look forward to the day when I hit the cap and no longer have to feel the need to log in each day in order to complete 3 menial tasks.

Interesting. If they remove the cap, does that mean you would log in every day to get your 10 AP?

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

In short, I’m against the cap and yet I can accept that ANet thinks it’s necessary.

If you want it removed, help ANet figure out how to achieve the goals they consider important to the game’s health, not just any individual’s personal goals.

So I guess that is why I’ve gone to the forums, right? I don’t know what the goals are…

I know, and demonstrated my personal goal of getting that forever in the future back piece (and the shinies in between). Player enjoyment should be a consideration of that healthy future of the game.

I appreciate your perspective.

Tanek.5983:

You might raise stubbornness to an art form, but still.

Also, I might agree with your position on removing the cap, but I don’t agree with the “I have spent money on the game, give me what I want if you hope to see any more” statement. That comes off a bit too dramatic for me. I know it is a version of voting with your wallet, but the phrasing seems off and just a few steps below the “I am a/know a lawyer” threat.

Told you, legendary achievement of Stubborn.

I can agree with you on the latter point; I could have/should have left that off. Fair enough—I’ve removed it.

Did you know that there is a 15,000 point cap on daily achievement points?

This received from a Support team member:

“You hit the cap for Daily Achievement which should be a combination of your daily and now retired monthly achievements together. The cap is at 15,000 and you will still get rewards but no longer get point until the cap is raised.”

I’m a WVW player. I enjoy that style of game play. I play PVE for the story lines and that is about where I draw the line as to the enjoyment of that venue. I don’t go too far out of my way to pick up Achievement Points. (Masteries, another subject for another day… yeah, I don’t do much to achieve them because, WVW has their own and I achieved maximum on that long ago.)

The issue I have is the skins and achievement chests are tied to Achievement Points which are tied to other play styles of the game. The only achievement I have left in Competitive -> WVW is that Ultimate Dominator which will give 20 AP when achieved.

Anet appears to be saying, expand your borders, get a fuller enjoyment from the game. I get that. I can almost appreciate that train of thought as an educator in real life. One thing they didn’t take into account though was that I am an old cuss. I do what I want and what I like… perhaps they are simply saying there is no hope for me. If Anet were to remove that cap though, I could, at 10 points a day, continue to increase my achievement points and slowly work toward that Radiant Backguard.

Just some quick math: 39,000 (earliest possible limit to receive the Radiant Backguard) minus 23,965 (my current achievements) equates to 15,035 achievement points needed. Which means if Anet removed the daily achievement limit today, I would reach that back piece in 1,504 days (or a little over 4 years).

Apparently that is too quick for them? I really don’t understand their position or their choice of the arbitrary number of 15,000 daily AP.

Is it too much to ask to remove the arbitrary number to the daily achievement cap? I do request a removal and not a raise of the cap—I would have to write another post that no one would read in another 1,644 days. I guess I don’t see the harm in removing the cap.

I appreciate your time and consideration.