Guild Wars 2

That is odd then. I am doing the Vigil quests and both the Destiny’s Edge quest and the introductory quest were in the old LA.

I’m in the process of leveling up an alt, so I’m replaying the personal story. I noticed that they are still using the old LA for the quests, which of course makes sense from a lore standpoint. However, I am worried that this is going to confuse new players who have never seen the old LA and are not familiar with the story.

I almost feel like they should re-work the old quests, even though it would be lore-breaking. Either that or use WoW-style phasing to deal with LA. This sort of seems like a lose-lose situation though.

On the bright side, revisiting the old LA reminded me how much better the new one is.

I do think it’s likely that the Charr will give all the land east of the dragonbrand to the humans. I mean, the Charr have so much land already, that’s the least they can do. I also see the Krytan Humans attempting to expand their nation through the woodland cascades at a later point.

As for the Ascalonian settlers in Kryta, it is clear that the refugees were here to stay considering how half of the Krytan NPCs seem to be of Ascalonian descent. The number of NPCs that look Native Krytan are very few. It seems that there was possibly a lot of genetic mixing between the two peoples.

Vasham.2408:

gold.3025:

Because it’s fun

This is an objectively false statement. Nothing is fun about standing still and autoattacking a stationary boss. Period.

I find it fun. I’m clearly not the only one. Opinions that go against the narrative of your little world are not “objectively false”.

It amazes me how many people have this ridiculous assumption that the world population should stay the same as it was 2 weeks after release. You might as well stop playing MMOs entirely because you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

The current zone population is pretty good for a game 5 months in release. When SWTOR was at this point there were 10 people in the capital city and 2 people in each zone.

Take a look at WoW, the so-called “number 1 MMO”, and try to see how many people are running around in the zones. Yeah, there aren’t any. GW2 has it good right now, though I would still support giving people incentives to play in mid level areas

Because it’s fun

I think the real reason why we see so many ridiculous posts is because this has been the most successful MMO in years, and people who don’t like the game are extra determined to see it fail because of the idea that there can only be one successful game on the market

I’m hoping for the Crystal Desert since that is a very important area just randomly left out of the game. I know they probably felt it was unnecessary since Orr is desert-like but I miss it

It’s hard to pin-point a real life culture for them. I think Kryta’s original concept was a tropical kingdom kinda like that disney movie The Road to El Dorado. The NPC’s kinda looked Incan or Mayan but then the White Mantle wore shining armor and lived in castles so it is a bit confusing. Of course Kryta in GW2 is basically a copy of presearing Ascalon so all those influences are gone except in the rural areas.

BroScientist.9875:

MistaMike.7356:

Its funny that people are complaining so much that they are casual and have too much of a life to play towards earning a new tier. If you’ve got such a busy life then why are you here complaining so much about a game? And its not just simple complaints, some of you are taking it real personal like the whole world is ending. It’s just a game you don’t even pay a sub for.

Are you kittening kidding me? We payed $60 plus all the money spent in the cash shop. Game hasn’t even been out long enough to offset the price spent in a traditional MMO with a sub. Your argument is not sound for a large percentage of players on here, not to mention that we are complaining because we WANT this game to succeed, just are angry/afraid of direction ANET is suddenly taking.

You paid 60$ for a liscence to play the game…which you got. You bought items in the cash shop willingly and most likely used them………….

You’re not investing in stocks & bonds here, idk why adding a new tier means they stole your money

vox.5019:

gold.3025:

vox.5019:

Game is marketed as being for people tired of a genre filled with exploitative gear grind mechanics. Game introduces the same mechanics shortly after launch. Shame on the people who are angry about it!

Deriding an entire group of people on an internet forum who are justifiably angry over being lied to about a product they were purchasing to make yourself feel superior will never be a replacement for a worthwhile personality. Sorry if that’s harsh but it needs to be said.

And I believe that it will continue to be a success despite all the doomsayers who have been insisting for 3 months that the mass exodus is just around the corner. The servers are still highly populated, people are STILL talking about the game, and there are no decent alternatives.

The same was true when your implied large enough portion of the community to manifest a change in core principles was crying about not having stats to chase (must be separated from people wanting things to do and goals to obtain because they are not mutually exclusive whatsoever.)

It’s also been made plainly obvious that this sort of change has been in the works since before release so the argument that this is in any way the community’s doing is irrelevant.

okay dude thanks for proving my point…….people take this whole thing waaay too seriously.

the devs made a change in game mechanics, as a business decision. in the long run it will probably help player retention. but if something as small as one tier of UPGRADABLE gear is going to make you ragequit, then you must not have been much of a fan in the first place

Thank you for proving that you have nothing relevant to add to this community discussion, only antagonistic rambling and both a keen sense of the obvious and remarkable ability to make up baseless falsehoods to further your own agenda.

You did not state how I proved your point because I didn’t do anything but disagree with you and point out your antagonistic tone. Yes it was a business decision to lie to us and that’s why we’re upset. I have not ever said that I was quitting.

The point that you proved is that half of you need to get a life and relax…..hence the title of the post. I don’t raid so obviously I’m not excited about vertical progression but I also recognize that it’s a very small portion of a very large game. I certainly don’t understand why people who now hate the game are going to sit around on the forum whining like little brats….talking about being “lied to” as if Anet is a human being whom you had a personal relationship with.

Stop being such drama queens. If this is a big enough deal for you to leave the game for then leave…….though I’d like to see what your better option is. This is still the best MMO on the market unless you want to go back to WoW. Which I’m guessing is why the servers are all still on high even though the community is in an “outrage”. Or maybe the real community, the people who are actually playing the game, don’t care that much.

vox.5019:

Game is marketed as being for people tired of a genre filled with exploitative gear grind mechanics. Game introduces the same mechanics shortly after launch. Shame on the people who are angry about it!

Deriding an entire group of people on an internet forum who are justifiably angry over being lied to about a product they were purchasing to make yourself feel superior will never be a replacement for a worthwhile personality. Sorry if that’s harsh but it needs to be said.

And I believe that it will continue to be a success despite all the doomsayers who have been insisting for 3 months that the mass exodus is just around the corner. The servers are still highly populated, people are STILL talking about the game, and there are no decent alternatives.

The same was true when your implied large enough portion of the community to manifest a change in core principles was crying about not having stats to chase (must be separated from people wanting things to do and goals to obtain because they are not mutually exclusive whatsoever.)

It’s also been made plainly obvious that this sort of change has been in the works since before release so the argument that this is in any way the community’s doing is irrelevant.

okay dude thanks for proving my point…….people take this whole thing waaay too seriously.

the devs made a change in game mechanics, as a business decision. in the long run it will probably help player retention. but if something as small as one tier of UPGRADABLE gear is going to make you ragequit, then you must not have been much of a fan in the first place

chasingfuries.9635:

gold.3025:

Fortuna.7259:

gold.3025:

Now, for those people who are upset about ascended gear (though I do believe half of them are doomsayers who just looking for the next big thing to whine about), you have the group of players above to blame for Anet’s recent change in mechanics. All these people whining about being bored because they don’t have any “goals” finally got their wish.

You display a strong condescending nature to everyone that expresses a opinion different from your own. Aside from this, these whining people you mention didn’t change one line of code, so the “blame” does not lie with them.

You’re right, Anet implemented a feature that half the forum wanted for no reason at all! it’s just a coincidence that the entire hardcore elitist community had been demanding it for months. Thank you for opening my eyes!

i agree with your other points but not this. devs dont need players to tell them that the community is going down in size, they can see it and then come up with horrible ideas to fix it all by themselves

and for the record, i personally am very happy about ascended gear. but the way anet went about this was pretty bad, i’ll give the whiners that much

This whole “Anet is freaking out because the community is going down in size” ish is just a load of fantasy IMO. Sure they’re not at launch levels, but the population is pretty kitten strong 3 months in, most MMOs are talking about server merges by this time. Every server is full or high. Now some doomsayers are acting like servers are dead because we don’t have 50% of the population crammed into Queensdale anymore. But do a /who in any of WoW’s mid-level zones, there are usually only 5 or 6 people there. And that is supposedly the biggest MMO around! GW2s population is not the problem. The problem is the new team they created to make content updates and dungeons, who listened to the hardcore dungeon players

Fortuna.7259:

gold.3025:

Now, for those people who are upset about ascended gear (though I do believe half of them are doomsayers who just looking for the next big thing to whine about), you have the group of players above to blame for Anet’s recent change in mechanics. All these people whining about being bored because they don’t have any “goals” finally got their wish.

You display a strong condescending nature to everyone that expresses a opinion different from your own. Aside from this, these whining people you mention didn’t change one line of code, so the “blame” does not lie with them.

You’re right, Anet implemented a feature that half the forum wanted for no reason at all! it’s just a coincidence that the entire hardcore elitist community had been demanding it for months. Thank you for opening my eyes!

Asglarek.8976:

This game isn’t anything special really. Age of Conan in a new wrapper instead of guild sieges we have wv3, no defined class roles, combo combat systems and Anet and Funcom both lied.

As far as potential goes I had a lot of hopes for GW2 same as I did for AoC but looks like Ill just go back to WoW seeing as Blizzard knows how handle gear they have gear grind down to a science the only thing I see in GW2 is AN trying to learn how to balance gear gluttony and keeping people happy.

An No GW2 cant hold a candle to WOW not with this new paradigm they are just another WOW clone.

I fail to see how you can call GW2 a WoW clone when this strays further from WoW than most other MMOs……perhaps because it has 3D characters and a fantasy setting? Also, Age of Conan was a disaster that can hardly be compared to GW2

The level of ridiculousness that certain members of the community are showing is really starting to get tiresome.

First things first, Guild Wars 2 is downright the best MMO to be released since World of Warcraft, with a level of potential unmatched by any other game out there. I would love to hear some of these whiners name an MMO that lives up to their ideals. (hint: they can’t, that’s why they’re here in the first place)

Now, having witnessed the launch of many games over the years, I can’t help but notice a little sub-section of the MMO community, who hop from game to game, and proceed to cry and moan about the most petty and insignificant things. They are never happy, and are a plague to almost every game released.

I have news for this group of gamers, and it’s that an MMO will never be a replacement for your real life. Sorry if that’s harsh, but it needs to be said. If you spend every waking moment of your free time playing the exact same video game, you’re gonna be bored. That’s just a fact.

Now, for those people who are upset about ascended gear (though I do believe half of them are doomsayers who just looking for the next big thing to whine about), you have the group of players above to blame for Anet’s recent change in mechanics. All these people whining about being bored because they don’t have any “goals” finally got their wish. Now at the same time I do believe that many people here are having a major, major overreaction to this change. At the end of the day, the subject of gear progression was something that the community was very split about.

Now personally, I am not happy with every aspect of Guild Wars 2 but I am able to recognize that it is a tier above most other MMO attempts and that it has been a huge success so far. And I believe that it will continue to be a success despite all the doomsayers who have been insisting for 3 months that the mass exodus is just around the corner. The servers are still highly populated, people are STILL talking about the game, and there are no decent alternatives.

Just relax, appreciate the fact that this is one of the only MMOs out there that can hold a candle to WoW, and try to enjoy yourself. The amount of time that people spend whining is borderline pathetic.