Guild Wars 2

cerberus.1386:

It would be nice to hear from Anet about any settings tips that might be helpful to reduce visual “noise”.

I can get behind that.

I’m also severely epileptic. Many of the restrictions listed by Pax I must follow, too. Unlike Pax, I do have medication that’s effective to suppress my seizures (otherwise I’d probably be dead by now). But, that doesn’t mean there still aren’t problems… and even decently suppressed I still have a few Grand Mals a year.

Even on working meds giant zerg battles like at Teq give me headaches. Too many players creating so many flashing lights. I enjoy Teq, so I try not to be too much a part of the zerg, otherwise I can mostly only AA and look away from the screen. Turrets, hills, and ranged combat are my solutions.

But, that’s my choice to play Teq. To those that say, “don’t play,” ummm… no. Many times there are means to reduce the risks/effects, and when that’s possible to figure out I see no reason why I should abstain from the game. I also really respect the OP for reaching out and finding suggestions from the community.

OP, I wish I had more advice for you than what’s already been given. You do have my sympathy and I hope you can find a way to enjoy the content you want to play.

Good luck and good hunting to you,

~EW

Finding the story boring is Inquest talk. Are you Inquest!? o.O

~EW

P.S. Buy the expansion if it adds the kind of stuff you do think is fun…. btw, gliding rocks.

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Ferever.7014:

So I been reading this for awhile and I asked support and this is the response I got.

Thanks for contacting the Guild Wars 2 Support Team!

We appreciate your report. Map hopping is something we’re aware of but since players are still required to put forth effort even when changing a map, it isn’t technically considered an exploit. Should you come across any players abusing any of the rules on the Terms and Conditions please let us know!

So with that being said as long they purposely exploit a map then it would be ,but its not in this case.

While I don’t do hardcore farm I rather people play the way they want within fair play and not have misinformation being spread around.

Thanks for the post, Ferever.

(I am still going to refer to as an “exploit” since it does exploit the game’s mechanics and I’ll interpret Support’s response as “it’s not considered a harmful exploit”, which is entirely up to ANet to decide.)

I think I’ll remain skeptical for now. As I recall during the AFK farming debate there were discrepancies between the support team comments and others in ANet… though I admit I could be misremembering (I don’t want to take the time right now to pour over all those posts/threads).

Also, I still don’t wish to support an action that can give equal rewards for failure…. I still feel that breaks the spirit of the game. But, that is just my decision for me… for anyone else, ymmv.

~EW

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

You can still dodge.

~EW

Not if your immobilised

You can’t do that on land either, so what’s your point?

~EW

You can still attack , block, blind, Condi clear, heal all of which you can’t do on the surface of the water.

It’s like getting immo mid air. There’s nothing you can do.

Which has nothing to do with my point… which is only that while you’re on the surface of the water, you can still dodge. Dodging is still an available action.

~EW

And you cannot dodge if you are immobilised, which risen like to use as the first skill often. Therefore you cannot dodge.

Removing an immobilize is different than dodging. Two separate actions. That doesn’t change the fact that dodging is available while you are swimming on the surface.

My comment was not directed towards the usefulness of the dodge, nor suggesting it’s available no matter the condition you’re inflicted with. All things being equal, dodging is as available on the surface of the water as it is in the water as it is on land. It exists. That is all.

You’re picking an argument that does not exist.

~EW

OriOri.8724:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

You can still dodge.

~EW

You can but that doesn’t change the absurdity of having a few places in the game where you literally have access to no skills yet enemies can still attack?

You call it an absurdity, I see it as just another (minor) challenge. If you can’t wait out an immobilize, you have a very faulty build. And, an inch into the water and you have your skills back. This is a non-issue.

~EW

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

You can still dodge.

~EW

Not if your immobilised

You can’t do that on land either, so what’s your point?

~EW

You can still attack , block, blind, Condi clear, heal all of which you can’t do on the surface of the water.

It’s like getting immo mid air. There’s nothing you can do.

Which has nothing to do with my point… which is only that while you’re on the surface of the water, you can still dodge. Dodging is still an available action.

~EW

Morte de Angelis.7986:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

You can still dodge.

~EW

Not if your immobilised

You can’t do that on land either, so what’s your point?

~EW

Ryouzanpaku.1273:

It depends on how you spend your time in the game – what I do rewards bloodstone dust most.

Same for me, which is why until recently I had the opposite problem of the OP. In the last couple weeks I’ve started doing the things that give more empyreal fragments (most notably SW chest farm)…. in a couple weeks I’ve gone from barely scraping by to having 30 stars banked.

~EW

You can still dodge.

~EW

Chenren.2810:

What specific elements does the game have? I can think of PvE, PvP, crafting, and that’s about it off the top of my head.

There’s also exploration, narrative (like personal story, LW, or lore), meta and world boss events, role play, build experimentation (my personal favorite), AP chasing, wardrobe chasing, collections, resource farming, tutoring new players (and new guild members), running a guild, guild events, WvW zerg, WvW solo and small party shenanigans, raids, fractals, dungeons, jumping puzzles…

…that’s what I’ve got in addition to your list off the top of my head.

~EW

They’re for making Vision Crystals and Lesser Vision Crystals for ascended equipment crafting (after turning them into Empyreal Stars).

Honestly, I’m jealous of you. They’ve been one of the more annoying things for me to get for my current ascended equipment project.

Turn ‘em into stars and save ’em up… you never know when you’ll want to make some ascended equipment… especially the next time new stat sets get added.

~EW

RoseofGilead.8907:

No, it’s not against the TOS to trade with other players. However, trading directly (ie. not using the Trading Post) isn’t supported, and so if either party ends up getting screwed over, Anet will not replace the items or gold. They can discipline the person who did the scamming if they’re reported, but that’s it.

Edit: Sending/receiving a large sum of gold MIGHT trigger some of the RMT flag, but you can contest it with proof of your transaction with another player. Another important thing to keep in mind is that you can only take 500g from your mail and guild bank per week. So, if you try to trade your item for more than 500g, you’ll have to wait for the reset to get the rest of your gold.

It also wouldn’t hurt to put a blurb in the mail describing why so much money is getting sent…. just in case the item/money does trigger on ANet’s radar, at least there’s some additional context for them to have when they’re initially looking into it.

~EW

Nope.

~EW

/15CharrsOnADeadNorn’sChest

What things do you find fun to do in games in general? The answer to that might help you find direction.

As far as repetitive tasks are concerned, don’t do them unless you actually find them fun. Seriously. I know it can be difficult to do. Don’t make the reward your motivation to do anything, only the journey… the game has many elements to try and appeal to as many people as possible, but that likewise means that there are many things in the game that don’t appeal to a wide variety of people.

I’m sorry you’re feeling discouraged. I hope you’re able to find your entertainment. But, if you become sure you can’t find it in GW2, then you ought to move on to another game… don’t waste time being miserable, and don’t feel bad about moving on.

Good luck.

~EW

Every weekend for the last 3 weekends I’ve gotten into a chest farm.

I’ve no guild; LFG was what I used. Sporadically the squad leader would lock the squad, until enough members left and new peeps needed to be added,.

So, yeah, it still exists. You may have just had some bad luck.

~EW

TheMagicFace.9854:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

Having it in the preview just to drum up some hype for a long time doesn’t make much sense… a little while, maybe.

~EW

P.S. I’m looking forward to it, too.

Think of it as a very subtle advertisement, they did the same with the bubble glider.

Yup, that’s why I qualified my statement with ‘a little while.’ Letting us know this way is definitely smart, but hype is ephemeral and too much time will cause the excitement to fade.

~EW

wQnxy.7529:

Taxidriver.2043:

free if u play WvW and Eotm.

At max tick it gives from ~150 (eotm) to ~200 (wvw) each 5 sec. Each track has 20k points. 20000/ 200 (taking max possible tick) = 100 ticks. 100 ticks * 5 min = 500 min / 60 min (hour) = ~8.5 hour. So, 8.5 hour = 2 clovers. 77/2 = 38.5 * 8.5 hours = 163.6 hours. Lets say you playing 2.5 hours of wvw/eotm a day, so, 163.6/2.5 = 65.5 days = more than 2 monthes.

please, quit with this pvp/wvw kitten from here.

Yeah, gods forbid that putting the components together for a Legendary require a significant time and resource investment.

Learn patience.

~EW

Galtrix.7369:

BrotherBelial.3094:

ANet have said no capes, too many clipping issues with Charr, so blame them.

They could just get rid of the Charr altogether. A lot of my characters are Charr, and I would much rather have a cape than the Charr race

One human’s cape is another Charr’s Meatoberfest bib.

~EW

RoseofGilead.8907:

No capes. And there’s already a cape thread on the front page. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Capes-incoming/first#post6242806

Add to that a simple google search: [hmmm, my link doesn’t seem to be working… just google search ‘capes gw2 forums.’ You’ll get a lot of results]

Redundant threads are redundant.

~EW

edited because of link issues.

When opening Embroidered Coin Purses (obtained from Lost Bandit Chests in the Silverwastes) on my lvl 30 and lvl 50 toons, I’ve gotten fine/masterwork gear appropriate to the lvl on the toon opening them… but I’ve also gotten T5 and T6 crafting mats.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Embroidered_Coin_Purse

Bags of Masterwork/Rare Gear likewise gives masterwork/rare weapons and armor appropriate to the level of the character opening them.

~EW

That ol noob.7083:

AB chests do not drop any raw gold. The only way it introduces gold is if someone vendors stuff, which as you said does not happen often.

They are guilty by association. The myriad of bags you get out of the chests do often drop a couple silver each.

And, I vendor a ton of stuff when I loot after Octovine… most notably trophies (that come out of bags) and the many minor sigils/runes I get from salvage. Vendor trash contributes a lot more to new gold than many people seem to think.

~EW

Wargameur.6950:

Ok so if I understand what you are telling me, people are basically using a squad the same way as a team speak server with multiples rooms, one subsquad for a different instance of the map. Am I right ?

Yes.

Here’s a link to a post I made describing the squad and multi-map process as I learned and understood it:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/hot/Auric-Basin-Loot-Exploit-merged/page/5#post6215210

I hope that helps,

~EW

It’s very poorly thought of, but I had a lot of fun with a pure Settler’s build. Using Superior Undead runes gives it effective Condi, and with a near 4k AC, enemy burst builds are just shrugged off. For trait lines I used Def, Disc, Bers. For weapons I used sw/sw + sw/torch; though next time I go out I’ll be trying sw/axe + sw/torch (for the torch 5 + axe 5 combo that does a ton of burning damage + super-fast adrenaline building. It might be worth giving up the 3rd condi, torment, and the sw 5 block).

Again, Settler’s gear seems to be largely poorly thought of, but kitten if I didn’t find it a lot of fun.

~EW

When it’s completely finished is my guess.

W/o a very good reason ANet probably wouldn’t withhold a brand new gemstore item… the best reason I can think is that they might do a [X]-r-tron themed gemstore period like they’re doing with the Quaggan stuff atm. The second-best reason I can think of is they found a big bug that needs squashing just before they were going to go live.

Having it in the preview just to drum up some hype for a long time doesn’t make much sense… a little while, maybe.

~EW

P.S. I’m looking forward to it, too.

Rhyse.8179:

Well, WTF else do you expect an invading army to be met with?

Violets.

~EW

Danikat.8537:

I’d really like them to change the noise back to what it used to be. It used to sound like a horse neighing. Then it got changed to a more high-pitched and faster version which I can’t help thinking of as a horse hiccupping.

It’s not commonly known that the most efficient way to cure a horse of hiccups is to launch it 329 feet per second towards your enemies.

The horse quickly stops hiccuping. The horse stops doing a lot of other things, too, but one problem at a time.

>the more you know<

~EW

RoseofGilead.8907:

Danikat.8537:

But it would have to be a stand-alone game. I can’t see any developer encouraging people to not play their game.

Yeah, this.

Not necessarily. The company would have to make sure that whatever activity is done outside the game would not be preferential to playing the game.

And the benefit to this would be that people who aren’t logged in (because of work, commute, whatever else) are being encouraged to keep thinking about the game. It’s similar to why dailies exist: to keep the game in the front of people’s minds.

If people are thinking about the game, they’re more apt to spend money on the game… at least more money than if they’re not thinking about the game.

~EW

P.S. A bit off topic: I’m so unplugged from pop culture that I didn’t know Pokemon Go even existed until this thread… and it still doesn’t interest me, lol.

Ardenwolfe.8590:

Wow. Some of these comments are really ugly. Seeing a reason why they rarely say anything now.

Agreed, all the sour grapes is sad. And you can’t get lemonade from it either, only wine.

But there are still plenty of us who strive to look towards the positive, too.

~EW

Doggie.3184:

I been looking forward to this release for the last 40 years, and I’m only in my 20s.

Careful. High expectations are just premeditated disappointments.

No matter how good S3 is (and I do think it will be good), it might not live up to your expectations if you raise them too high. Reality often doesn’t live up to what our imaginations can conjure.

~EW

Seera.5916:

Sometimes an exploit involves no extra work. Back I think in late 2012 early 2013 they updated the game and a typo was made on some karma gear that made it really profitable to take it and salvage it or mystic forge it to something else. Those who had purchased a huge number of them were banned. So don’t think that just because the game allows it, that it’s not an exploit.

Exactly this.

An exploit involves using game elements and mechanics in ways that are not intended by ANet.

This is why AFK farming was an exploit (that was punished), even though up until recently the mechanics of the game made it possible to do.

Whether the multi-mapping AB chest farming is an exploit ANet has yet to comment on. If they think it is, then a fix will eventually be implemented… regardless if they decide to punish players or not.

Even though ANet has yet to punish anyone (that we’re aware of), that doesn’t mean they think it’s an okay thing to do. We just don’t know right now what they think of it.

~EW

I see no reason to worry about something that has not happened yet, nor something I have no power/influence over.

~EW

DGraves.3720:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

I take the build to Southsun Cove and solo veteran karka.

I’ve found it to be a really good litmus test if I’m playing something viable. If I die: faulty build. If I have less than half health: still needs work. If I have more than half health: solid build. If I’m at near full or full health: I’m a Charr demi-god.

~EW

I will try this.

Please give it a go and let me know what you think.

For me I find they demonstrate most traits in one beasty that you’ll find spread amongst most creatures in the game. They’ve got high armor, high health, do burst damage and high condi damage, as well as require moving around to effectively face them…. yet they’re not impossible to solo like some champs in the game. They’re uncommonly tough for veterans, I find.

~EW

Vanchatron.2306:

lol @ the things people come up with to compensate for a true endgame. GW2’s endgame is non existent.

Agreed, but not in the way you mean.

GW2 has no endgame: it just has game. Lots and lots of game I enjoy playing.

As always I like to build-experiment; that is what I most often do for fun. I’m in the middle of a long-term project to make ascended celestial everything… so that I can more easily switch builds as whim or need require.

~EW

I take the build to Southsun Cove and solo veteran karka.

I’ve found it to be a really good litmus test if I’m playing something viable. If I die: faulty build. If I have less than half health: still needs work. If I have more than half health: solid build. If I’m at near full or full health: I’m a Charr demi-god.

~EW

Then stop ‘waiting.’

Play the game that’s in front of you. When it no longer entertains you, go play another game. When you think there might be something entertaining to come back to, then come back.

Playing now for what you think might be coming in the future is a futile and frustrating waste of time; a rather silly thing to do overall. Your time in the present is too valuable to waste on hype for the future.

~EW

Will.9785:

I would really love a class where I could use greatsword with dual weild swords and have it be optimal but it seems like no such class exists.

Out of everything you typed, I feel this got as close to your problem as I can understand w/ the info you typed.

…namely the word ‘optimal’ caught my eye.

From my experience ‘optimal’ is chasing the jackalope. There are many viable builds, and that’s intentional so a person can better meld their play style with the options available.

If GS + Sw/Sw is something you want to do, then I say do it and find the build that makes it work. Kitten optimal. For the Warrior, you’re looking at a hybrid build and there a few solid options that will make you feel like you’re wrecking your opponent…. even if you’re not considered ‘optimal’ by others.

I apologize if I glommed on to the wrong part of your text, or misunderstood something. But it does seem to me like you might be chasing the wrong thing to make you happy.

~EW

There is no hype for S3, just hope. You say we’re given no information, and yet claim that creates a ton of hype… that’s somewhat conflicting. With no info or quotable promises available the only person who can hype you up is you.

ANet doesn’t “need” to do anything you think they need to do. They only need to do what they think they need to do. Players claiming they know how to run a MMO better than the company is getting tiresome. You confuse what ANet needs to do with what you want ANet to do for you.

Proof will be in the pudding, and not in the promises of pudding. Yummy yummy pudding.

~EW

penelopehannibal.8947:

CMM.6712:

Wow… from the wall of complain, to the wtf signature, just wow.

Not sure why they think anyone should take their opinion seriously after that signature.

Agreed.

@CMM: Please consider changing your quote to a: […snip…] or something similar. Only ‘cause if that post warrants an infraction, those that quote infracted posts can also get warnings/infractions just for having the post repeated in their text. I’d hate to see you get singed by that guy’s burning bridge.

~EW

All problems with GW2 anyone has can always eventually be traced back to the Quaggans.

They are are supremely trixy race trying to subvert us all by the command of the water dragon.

~EW

Kythan Myr.4719:

EphemeralWallaby.7643:

The solution is for the community to remind each other to be patient, enjoy what is there, try be positive (or at least constructive), and remember that no MMO is supposed to be the sole provider of electronic entertainment.

~EW

Like me, you obviously been around awhile. I understand your point, but you over-estimate society. Times have changed a lot over the past 10 years. and the average gamer is not willing to sit around and be patient and won’t endure being reminded of that. You are correct, no MMO is supposed to be the sole provider of electronic entertainment, but that is not what the majority of MMO gamers expect these days. Those days are behind us. Distractions are aplenty and loyalty is scarce. Positive was and is still a good thing, and hopefully remains that way. That was the hope of my “band-aid” to bring something positive to the community. Perhaps my suggestions are unreasonable, but I believe that the current state of MMO gamers has evolved to needing band-aids more so than patience. Personally, I hate the idea too, I just think that’s the reality of the times.

If your suggestion would in fact help bring a bit more peace to the aggravated/bored/etc players, then you can certainly count me in. I don’t think we’d know for sure unless it is tried; though I do have my skepticism as noted above.

I don’t think your suggestions are unreasonable… my criticism stems more from an efficiency stand point. Whenever I see any suggestions for any kind of improvements, the first thing I always do is try to imagine if I were in ANet’s shoes looking in from the outside. I firmly believe they’re trying to make a solid product to please as many people as possible… but they have limited resources and will always have to make tough cuts in what they could/want to do that’ll largely revolve around their bottom line. I think the general cost-to-entertainment ratio gives a better return with new content over nostalgic or previously released content. (I also recognize that what I imagine for ANet’s perspective isn’t necessarily correct… but it’s a start, I think)

I certainly agree that loyalty to games still exists very strongly, especially in the older gamers… That’s why I do try to help people understand that it’s okay to be polygamerous. GW2 has made it easier than a lot of MMOs to come to accept it.

Maybe I do overestimate people’s patience… but we can’t learn it if we don’t take the opportunities we’re given to do so.

~EW

Kythan Myr.4719:

You misunderstand the purpose of this thread.

…snip…

Nope, you just misunderstood the purpose of my comment: there are those in the community will remain saying the same kinds of things no matter what ANet does; and a band-aid is not a good solution.

The solution is not on ANet’s head to spend time and effort rehashing or porting old content. They’re working on new content as best as they can, and that’s where their time is better spent.

The solution is for the community to remind each other to be patient, enjoy what is there, try be positive (or at least constructive), and remember that no MMO is supposed to be the sole provider of electronic entertainment.

~EW

Tekoneiric.6817:

Is making suggestions on the forums a wasted effort? I’ve seen other people make suggestions and I’ve made a few but I rarely if ever see any response from someone at ANet to them.

Given that this is the official GW2 forum I’m surprised ANet folks don’t post here more. Oh wait, I forgot… they are posting on Reddit instead. Does that make Reddit the true GW2 forum?

These forums are more about the community bickering conversing amongst itself with occasional interjections and announcements from ANet. It’s the playground where the teachers keep an eye on the kids who’re playing together, and then step in when appropriate/prudent… not a playground where the teachers play with the kids.

That doesn’t mean they aren’t watching what’s going on, and considering what they see. These forums are a wealth of information about their player base zeitgeist. But, they are under no obligation to reply to suggestion threads… nor do I think they should be… it’s a waste of resources paying for that labor that can better be directed to improving the game by paying for dev labor.

~EW

Loincloth

/15CharrsOnADeadNorn’sChest

~EW

I use toughness in a lot of my builds, and I drop way less often then those who don’t bother with it at all. HoT has demonstrated that ANet is trying to break player reliance on glass-cannon builds. Also, I don’t think that more variety of glass-cannons is as useful as other possible combos. So, I’ll stick with my toughness gear as well as my hard-earned Celestial. Thanks, though.

~EW

P.S. If you do think those combos would fit your play style better, then I do hope you get them (or some non power-creep version)… they just don’t fit mine.

Threads complaining there’s not (fast) enough new content vs threads complaining that there’s not (fast) enough new content AND ANet is covering it up with laziness.

Kittened if they do and kittened if they don’t.

~EW

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

From my perspective, it makes no sense that this game still limits itself to a small set of stat prefixes, which are arbitrarily divided into some that can be crafted and sold, some that can be crafted but not sold, and some that can’t be crafted.

I’d like to see a modular system where each of us can choose, in the crafting process, the stats we want. 3 stat prefixes would use three kinds of activators, e.g. to make zerk, it might take 3 parts blood, one part claw, and one part totems. To make Marauder’s might be 2 parts blood, 2 parts claw, one part totems, and one part azurite.

The current system seems difficult to balance and expand, especially without annoying disruptions to the economy, gating, and binding.

While I agree that it’d be nice to be able to more easily pick and choose my stats (oh gods yes it’d be nice), it honestly doesn’t make much sense to do from a business perspective.

Since GW2 is ‘trying’ to limit power creep and have a more horizontal character growth at lvl 80 (by focusing more on skins, etc)…. well, it makes sense we’ll see new stat combos solely with expansions. We all want new options to explore, so by adding them trickle by trickle with new content it becomes encouragement to purchase new buyable content. And, any new content needs some type of treadmill to keep us logging in, because MMO… hence the discrepancy in ways to acquire certain pieces.

I think it’s likely we’ll see a condi-focused stat set with boon duration in the future… It’s only a matter of time…. and treadmills.

~EW

Konviction.6819:

after I fully unlock berserker elite spec whats usually the next step? I see alot of people like a special weapon type with berserker build like mace/bow, I myself would really like to keep it around gs + a/a and use shield and mace for cc from time to time, is this possible? or will I need to redo alot of everything lol

So whats usually the next step lol. thanks agin

BTW I like this so far but im clueless about the gear that would work best for this, or what stats would work best with this?
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Berserker_-_Greataxe

Your link at metabattle is for a PvP build. The stats for that build come from the “amulet,” stating a primary of Power + Precision, and a secondary of Toughness + Ferocity. The closest translation to normal equipment you’re going to get to this is to mix berserker’s with knights/captains as stated previously. Another more squishy option would be to invest into Maurader’s (Pow, Prec, Vit, Fer), but perhaps that’s better when you’re more comfortable avoiding hits. If you go to the Warrior’s section of metabattle, and scroll down, you’ll find the WvW suggested builds: http://metabattle.com/wiki/Warrior

Imo the next step is to learn all your weapons if you haven’t already. This is so you can know what you’re likely up against when you fight another Warrior.

Likewise if you want to put in the time, learn about the more popular WvW builds on Metabattle for all the professions. Many players use them, so they’re the more likely builds you’ll come across while roaming. At the bottom of each build you’ll get a blurb on how those builds are best countered.

I’m personally not a big fan of metabattle nor using metabattle builds in most GW2 modes, but knowing about the ones you’ll likely come across can be worthwhile since you plan on spending so much time doing WvW.

~EW

jheryn.8390:

It is going strong. Their financial numbers are still up although not as strong as when it first came out but still up there but that is to be expected. It is going strong despite 4 years of people saying “this is make or break for the game”.

Where I am arguing that I did not say it was fine is in content and what they are doing to keep players. While the game is going strong itself in terms of $$$, I do question some of the way they handle information and content.

You will never hear me make a “chicken little” statement saying “This is make or break” or “If they don’t do this or that players will be leaving in droves.” Four years of those inane statements and the game is still making a lot of money. So the game is going strong.

This has largely been my perspective, too.

~EW

slashlizardy.9167:

Yea i tried it and the maps are still dead

I feel that I’ve read many posts over many threads made to the effect of ‘the HoT maps are dead, so that’s evidence that it’s a failure.’ Enough times that I’ve been pondering this a little (I’m open to the possibility I’m mistaken about the frequency I’ve read such posts). But, is it possible that something else is going on?

The HoT maps have more meta events requiring a larger player count to participate. So, it’d make sense then that the player base needs to be more proactive about getting on populated maps… Players now use squads and taxis a lot more in HoT maps than in core Tyria maps to help make sure the meta events succeed.

So, if someone just solo ports in to a HoT map, then it’s also more likely they’ll jump into an empty map because that’s how the megaservers were set up to do in reaction to full(er) maps. This then might create a false perception that HoT maps are empty, when they’re actually just more consolidated due to player proactivity.

Thoughts? (again, I’m open to the idea that such claims aren’t as frequent as I currently think they are).

~EW