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Maybe Anet should stop spending on Esports

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Ipso facto, and the figures are readily available.

As someone else said, how would you spend a marketing budget for a mmorpg?

Show me, vaguely saying it is out there means very little. How would I spend the marketing budget? I would move the money to development and relocate the people in marketing to other departments.

E-sports is like Formula 1, you can not grab your family car do a few laps and expect to get on the podium. Arena Net may have a sports car but it is not going to come anywhere near first. They are seeking something elusive that they can not obtain and in doing so they are wasting time, energy and money.

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Maybe Anet should stop spending on Esports

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Your not listening, if esports was not working they would not do it. estimated 6 million revenue per month.

Look if you throw figures around at least throw around the figures Arena Net actually make.

You need to try something to realize that it does not work, we are at the point where they should be realizing it is not working.

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Maybe Anet should stop spending on Esports

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If it brings in new players like a few people here said, then what figures do you have to back that up? I never met or heard about anyone that plays Guild Wars 2 because the competitive PvP aspect drew them to it.

I agree with the op, I do not see this actively helping Arena Net and perhaps if anything is wasting more money than it is making. WvW and PvP is part of the game and should be supported, but the push for e-sports specifically is a fruitless endeavour, just look at the viewing figures.

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Ritualist? just trying to be hopeful.

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Feels like they added all the professions we will ever be getting, but I would not be shocked if one day the make a specialization similar to a Ritualist.

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Permanent "Repair Canister"

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Not sure why armour damage is even in the game at the moment, it is essentially meaningless at this point. It is free to repair so it is no longer a (very minor) gold sink, the only thing that remains is it being a slight nuisance to repair. I have thirty or so repair canisters on my character that I never use, I do not die often and when damage appears an anvil is usually near.

It is an old concept that really has no place any more.

Edit – Though all of this talk is kinda pointless, Arena Net will not even look at the topic till a streamer they like starts raging over something related to it.

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Super Adventure Box [merged]

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Want to see SAB back in operation?
Find a way for them to make money off it in the gem shop.

Simple;

World 1 Super Boom Box
World 2 Super Boom Box
Miniature Super Trio
Miniature Super Trio – World 2
Plush Moto Backpack
Super Explosive Finnisher
Superadventure Box of Fun.
Infinite Continue Coin.

On top of that they can create and add;

World 3 Minis.
World 3 Boom box.
Plush Miya Backpack.
Permenant Superadventure Box of Fun.
Superadventure Glider.
Super Mail Carrier.
New Super Finnisher.

I could go on but you get the point, making money from the gem store would not be hard for them as Arena Net have a ton of things they can make. I know the Boom Box alone will make a lot on money, every time I use mine someone whispers me asking where and how I got it.

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How's my Humans head size?

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The average person is seven and a half heads tall, if you are concerned about the size then check up on how artists measure proportions and how that compares to your character.

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There was a time GW2 was Casual Friendly

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I’m just not buying this.

You do not have to, it is just an opinion and it is not my job to convince you of anything. I do not buy into half of the insane opinions on this forum.

One thing is sure, it the last year Arena Net had a change in direction for Guild Wars 2 for whatever reason people come up with. I personally wish they would reassess what they are doing and why they are doing it.

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Is the artwork in this game amazing or what?

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The artwork for Guild Wars has always been great, it has never failed to impress.

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There was a time GW2 was Casual Friendly

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Actually I think what you’re seeing is compensation for how it’s been. It really has been too easy. Being casual doesn’t mean you want no challenge at all, at least for a lot of us.

Thing is I never once mentioned about the difficulty of content, but rather it not being casual friendly and how things have moved away from what Guild Wars 2 was sold as. I do believe that being casual does not always go hand in hand with wanting easy content and for some perspective I myself am not entirely a casual player.

Event timers, boss timers, a daily that require you to complete specific objectives, unrealistic achievement requirements (10k drinks) that require you to give up a social life to obtain. These are only a handful of issues but there are more, the problem is more on the accessibility side of being casual friendly not really how difficult the content is. Not even the new guild hall system is friendly to casual guilds.

I do not believe it is a form of overcompensation by Arena Net but rather them trying to attract a different crowd than the game originally appealed to, as in the current focus with hardcore content, massive guilds and e-sports.

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No more expansions pls!

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I welcome more expansions, so long as they are better than HoT.

HoT was light on content and maps but most importantly the main story felt very rushed. If the next expansion is similar in that respect to HoT then no, I do not want another. If Arena Net can do better next time then I say bring it on.

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There was a time GW2 was Casual Friendly

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Arena Net have not been playing to their strengths with Guild Wars 2, focusing on the elite crowd and e-sports has been a mistake. They should be nurturing the casual player and PvE side of the game as much as they can as that is where their bread and butter is.

Lets see what this year holds, hopefully they start making smart decisions when it comes to the direction of content development.

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Shatterer Achievement #13

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No thanks, I would rather not spend all my time resurrecting idiots that fight a boss naked.

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Compact bags an issue?

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Interesting, this is the issue has been around for ages and Arena Net did not care, not till a streamer they like pointed it out.

If Arena Net listened to half the feedback they get by regular players then such issues would have been addressed a long time ago.

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Hawk Wings feedback

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Quite the coincidence we have hawk wings the same week as Legends of Tomorrow being released (Hawkgirl/Hawkman).

Personally I am not keen on them but I know plenty will be satisfied by it.

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The Tengu have been reclusive long enough!

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We have gliders now so it is more likely that we can traverse the terrain when Arena Net decide to go to it.

I doubt it will be till an expansion, fingers crossed it will be the next one.

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Inventory Compact button

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They just need to reorder the list so compact is last and deposit materials is first. The show rarity and show new items are not used very often and could be placed as a buffer between compact and more popular selections.

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Super Adventure Box [merged]

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That was old news, rumour has it they have been working on it lately. Anyway that player had issues playing, I think I remember reading he eventually got kicked out because of it not being stable and he could not access all the areas..

I would much rather wait till the areas are fixed and updated, perhaps including gliding mechanics for specific areas and a new improved reward system.

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Super Adventure Box [merged]

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I do not think they can turn it on till they finish working on it, it is not quite so simple as flicking a switch. We just have to be patient DreamyAbaddon.

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Super Adventure Box [merged]

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Half way through your post I was going to ask if he saved up for a coin for when it comes back, but then I got to the end. World 2 requires an ICC, I see it as part of it’s design flaw in no longer be very casual friendly, it would be crazy to try tribulation mode without one. I am not a tribulation fan, but it was optional content so I did not mind much.

Read some posts by that_shaman, seems like some SAB related things are being worked on behind the scenes. I have got my fingers crossed for an April release, I have a bunch of gems on reserve for SAB items when it is out. I am hoping for a SAB glider skin as well as a few other returning gem store items.

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An event like Tower of Nightmares?

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I would much rather see content similar to Hidden Arcana, by far the best Living World instalment to date.

Tower of Nightmares was okay, but it ruined the map they placed it on and the tower itself felt more like a chore than fun, so many knockdowns and poisons.

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Personal Opinion of HoT

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It is not a complete fail, but it certainly did not live up to its potential.

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Ever thought about going back to GW1?

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If Arena Net released content for Guild Wars one regularly like they used too I would be still be playing it to this day.

Unfortunately they abandoned content creation for the game and put it in maintenance mode, no new content mean I will unlikely ever be going back. Only so many times you can play the same content before it looses its appeal.

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Ridiculous pricing, I would love to hear a representative of Arena Net justify it. If they can tell me why it costs so much then I would be much more likely to accept it, till then I am not going to sit and ignore this blatant attempt to overcharge loyal customers.

I doubt we will get a reply though, feels like the usual `ignore it till it goes away´ tactic from Arena Net.

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SAB is definitely the most fun i’ve had playing guild wars

Agreed!

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Shared Inventory Slot Feedback [merged]

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I wouldn’t surprise if Anet had a huge revenue from this item.

Price is not cheap (but the patck for 2800 is not really bad) but the QoL is amazing .

I doubt it was as high as expected, greed might have cut into the profit.

Some times it is better to charge slightly less to get more people purchasing creating an overall larger profit.

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Unacceptable gemstore scam

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Be prepared for this topic to be merged, it is easier for Arena Net to ignore it when it is in a single topic.

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Shared Inventory Slot Feedback [merged]

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Substantially lower the price greatly or increase the slots. 700 gems for a single slot is absolutely insane and the person that made that decision needs reprimanded.

One thing is fact, their is a very large disconnect between Arena Net and the player base. You guys really need to get on this because these PR nightmares are becoming commonplace.

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700 gems for one slot, are they mad?

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State of the Game Update —Q1 2016

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I am really not interested in WvW updates, balance, raids, fractals, guild halls or anything PvP related.

The rest of the content listed seems interesting, but their is not much of it. I hope to be impressed this year, but I have grown accustomed to disappointment these days, especially with festivals.

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You DO NOT want gliding in main tyria [Merged]

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Do not tell me what I want, I do want gliding in central Tyria.

Arena Net are not idiots, they are modifying each map to take gliding into account.

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What would you like to see in next expansion?

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1: Playable Tengu.
Most requested race, make it so!

2: Home Instance Decoration.
Why this was not already implemented with Guild Halls boggles the mind.

3: Less Elite Content.
We have raids and the Magumma, lets think of the casual players this time.

4: More Central Tyria/Expansion Crossover Content.
Only being allowed to use glider in Magumma, ruins owning the expansion.

5: Mini Games.
To pass the time.

6: Hobbies.
Fishing, etc.

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Dulfy note: ...working on the next expansion

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The Super Adventure Box expansion, ten new levels and countless retro mini games.

I can but dream, get on it Arena Net!

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For next year;

Whatever you do please do not copy paste Wintersday yet again, more content, not just fake content like achievements.

Show Lions Arch some love and our woefully under used personal instances!

And most importantly make achievements attainable by humans not robots.

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Why I think HoT failed

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I do agree that HoT has a ton is issue, but that video the OP posted was painful to watch.

He ranted for over an hour and his thoughts were not exactly coherent. Which is shocking because he wrote a script, perhaps he should proofread in the future.

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I Recant! We CAN Glide in Pact Tyria!

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Ok. I guess the part in that thread where he asked her how if felt to troll 2k people and she said it felt good, was just trolling the people who think she was trolling the people.

I never read Reddit but it is in the stream, skip to the last two minutes.

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I Recant! We CAN Glide in Pact Tyria!

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I thought from this thread that it was all just a big joke.

It was in the Twitch stream, it is 100% real.

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Was HOT Made Before GW2 Came Out??

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Did you mean to say planned? Because made makes no sense.

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I Recant! We CAN Glide in Pact Tyria!

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This is a good move, I hope they eventually roll out more regions and not just Orr.

The place I desperately want to try my glider at is Labyrinthine Cliffs, my fingers are crossed we somehow make our way back to it some time.

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Home instance hired labour

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I don’t know, Zoltar. Doesn’t that sound like one of those auto-play games? Like you don’t even need to log in to gain wealth?

Have you played Guild Wars recently? The grind required for certain aspects of the game is ridiculous. I am beginning to understand why some MMO’s decided to take this automated approach, the alternative Guild Wars has chosen is painful to suffer through.

Seems obvious to me that most of the team do not actually play the game they make. 10k drinks is a fine example of the issue and disconnect between players and designers.

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What Happened?

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Arena Net backtracked on almost everything said.

It can not be justified, some might try but it is plain to see that over they years they broke their word.

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What would you like to see in Season 3?

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1: Better Story.

2: Less Grind.

3: More Fun Content.

Edit:
4: No mention of Sylvari or anything related to them, I am sick to death of it.

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Suck at Love (Banned)

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Never heard of them.

I am glad they are banned, let it be a lesson to people.

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What is your new daily routine?

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Check Guild Wars 2 for new content.

Get disappointed.

Go decorate my Fallout 4 settlement.

Forget about Guild Wars 2 till tomorrow.

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Suggestion: Super Harvesting Tools!

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I would buy them.

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Wintersday Qs and feedback

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This feels like a “leadership” doesn’t care issue… Players spend 1-3 years in support of the company and this is what we are given?

Especially worse that players plunkered down a ton of cash for HoT and this is the nice year end thanks we all get…

-No, remember the free xp boost and the forge stone that was unclaimable?-

Truthfully you are right, they could not care less about loyal customers or good will.

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Why Wintersday in DR ?!

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I’d like to see more festivals in the racial cities rather than in LA.

Stop dreaming, you are getting a copy paste next time, face it.

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MMORPG.com's 2015 Best DLC/Expansion (MMO)

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Considering the minimal and poor competition it is not surprising HoT won.

That does not make the expansion great though, I can list off countless MMO expansions over the years that have been far superior.

But, congrats I guess?

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10k drinks [Merged]

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Yeah I had to read that again as I thought I was seeing things.
Holiday events are supposed to be silly/fun little stuffs, not massive endeavors.
All other mmos get it. Oh well doesn’t surprise me though considering history.

100% right, every MMO I play seem to get it right, they make the content fun and add things to do each year.

Arena Net do not add content but add achievements that require massive grind to disguise the fact that nothing is new. But as you said, this kind of disappointment is to be expected considering history.

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Wintersday Qs and feedback

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After Halloween and last years festivals, what did you expect?

Copy paste festival content and one or two items that require such grind that the developers would not even do, this is the new Guild Wars II norm.

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