Guild Wars 2

Megaserver!

None of the zones (forums) can seem dead if we lump all of them together!

Its no problem .. just start a new thread about the same topic every day, just like the “giff mounts” or “giff duelz” thread

Oh .. and the “stop the meta / berserker” threads .. that are the new FOTM now.

It’s no problem, really. You can use the forum search to look for topics!

(Oh, you say that’s been broken since day one? Well, ummm)

It’s no problem, really. You can use google to search for topics!

(Oh. You say you have to know the titles or the new subjects to find these threads? Well, ummmm)

It’s no problem, really. The Devs can still find subjects according to their specialty!

(Oh. You say their search isn’t better than ours and now the ones they want are buried in other stuff, like ‘Mounts, NOW’ instead of being in an easy to find format? Well, ummmm)

Can I say, working as intended?

We should just make a thread with ‘economy’ discussions and keep it there haha.

Astralporing.1957:

So yes, a year or so before the beta tests, it was pretty clear that the differences would be significant, but at the beginning of the road the situation was different.

Even at release, GW2 had many GW1-like elements, such as its small amount of grind, focus of horizontal progression and expansion-based monetization model. It also promised many things some GW1 veterans wanted, such as a smaller amount of skills with better balance and variety.

Two years later, the grind has grown enormously, horizontal progression has suffered from it, an expansion is nowhere to be seen, monetization is cash shop -based, and skills aren’t any more balanced or varied than they were in GW1. The remaining GW1-like features were axed in favor of LS and gear grind.

I’ve been fooling myself for two years now; clinging to hope and avoiding how I really felt. But those feelings have fully coalesced, like a great storm that finally let it pour, and the truth is cold and apparent now. This is not the series I loved. This is not the sequel I wanted.

At some point, that sequel was being made. Then, piece by piece, the game was changed to suit a different audience. All of the complex mechanics of GW1 were abandoned for simplistic, homogenized ones. Class specialization and deck-building style, synergy-focused skill bars replaced with classes that all fill all roles and skills built into your weapon. Intelligent mobs with patrol routes, organized groups, with player skills and aggro and priority mechanics replaced with solitary enemies with no skills and the AI of rocks. Prestige weapon and armor sets that required work replaced with heavy, heavy gem store focus. Somewhere along the line, the decision was made to cater to the lowest-common-denominator, with a business model to make any freemium game proud.

I can’t do it anymore, Anet. I’ve been with this series since GW1 launch. The Guild Wars I loved is gone. I’ve tried to care about GW2, tried for so long, but I just can’t. My interest and my dedication have evaporated. You lost me.

I’ll still be logging in to unlock episodes. But I don’t think I’ll be playing anymore. I don’t enjoy it anymore. Peace.

OP: Thank you for making the thread I didn’t have the courage to make myself.

A spiritual successor to GW1 would be nice. I’d buy that any day.