Guild Wars 2

Had no idea people complained about it! To be honest as I was abroad at the time I had missed on that one but truly found it entertaining. It’s just one day so there really isn’t any harm in that. I feel that because not everyone bothers to read the notes, it is missed on a big portion of the community. I guess I don’t find these overly entertaining because I read The Sims patch notes regularly and they always have this kind of humour added to them, that I don’t find Anet’s to be a special thing even if it’s just once a year

I personally appreciate the effort of putting something in game, only because it includes everyone who logged in that day, rather than only those who read the forums/patch notes.

penelopehannibal.8947:

It’s the same prank as last year – everyone expected one but there actually wasn’t one. And the OP fell for it! :P

I mentioned that they did it last year and that it was disappointing that they re-hashed the same idea this year. A+ on reading comprehension

Also it appears the patch notes is all we’re getting this year… again. I just would have liked a more in-game experience like we had previously

I just want to express that I’m disappointed in April Fools this year. I personally love what they’ve done over the first few times. For 3 years Anet made an effort to release an actual April Fools joke (1st year SAB, 2nd year bubble head, 3rd year aviator) and last year it was the patch notes, which did seem rushed at the time but it was different and I gave Anet the benefit of a doubt last year because they were working on the expansion (at the time I just assumed they were working on something big, which later I found was HoT).

I doubt a lot of players actually read the patch notes (or at least I think it’s safe to assume most don’t) and to just do the same thing as last year is just a bit… lazy. At least re-do one of the gags that have effected players in-game, you know, to throw new players off a little and let us veterans have a laugh at their expense (all in good fun of course). ;-)

I guess it’s a little petty, but I enjoy it and it’s disappointing considering we’ve had really great gags for the first 3 years and you expect it to continue for a bit longer before the devs run out of energy or imagination. You can’t create a tradition and then cut it short so soon.

Please bring a proper April Fools next year, Anet. <3