The problem is that Anet is trying to force people to use the gem shop. It works in a F2P game because there will always be some idiot that downloads the game and buys something.
Anet should consider making the gem store more attractive. Instead, they’re nerfing drop rates and trying to force people to convert gems to gold. Not gonna happen when gold sellers have better rates and the prices for precursors/mats are going up.
What are they do? Increase supply and no one will need to buy gold. Decrease supply and people will buy from gold sellers. Anet can’t win. Gems to gold will never work. Time to make the gem store more attractive another way. No, RNG is not the way either.
If you change servers, it takes 7 days to gain WvW bonuses.
Oh, did Anet change this? Here is a quote from the wiki,
“In addition, after changing to a new home world, players will lose their power of the Mists bonuses until the beginning of the next World versus World match.”
DR wasn’t enabled to combat bots. It was to make sure you use the gem shop. They keep lowering the drop rate to find out what our limit is. You want DR to go away? Stop using the gem store.
Been there done that. No difference as far as i can tell.
Don’t know what you are doing wrong then. We farmed CS a bit last night. My MF was only 26%. And there is a noticeable difference in loot if I forget to use my food (18%). Maybe you aren’t taggiing enough of the mob.
RNG is RNG. I ran with MF gear for a month and didn’t get a single rare. Replaced my gear away from MF and got 3 rares the same day. Since then I’ve been getting rares almost every day. All I know is that, for me, MF gear is worthless.
Yes, but it wasn’t until being level 80 for a month and finding my perfect build that I did. My skill as a player continued to grow even though my stats didn’t.
Not sure, but don’t think for a second that the FotM wasn’t designed with the gem store in mind. No repairs and no respawning. Don’t worry though! Anet sells Repair canisters and Revive Orbs.
they never said they would never add it either so that argument can go both ways. wow theres vertical progression omg worlds going to end because someone has better gear then i do. i really dont care about having the best gear if im HAVING FUN.
“Here’s what we believe: If someone wants to play for a thousand hours to get an item that is so rare that other players can’t realistically acquire it, that rare item should be differentiated by its visual appearance and rarity alone, not by being more powerful than everything else in the game. Otherwise, your MMO becomes all about grinding to get the best gear. We don’t make grindy games — we leave the grind to other MMOs.”
-Mike Obrien, President of Arenanet
Is Ascended gear more powerful than exotics ?
Yes.
Is Ascended gear rarer than exotic gear ?
Yes.
Is Ascended gear rare enough that some players can’t " realistically acquire it," ?
Everything I’ve seen says yes.
So it is exactly the kind of gear the manifesto promised wouldn’t be included.
using that arguement, you can also argue legendaries are “unrealistic to get” yet i dont see anyone being mad over that
no they didnt lie they introduced a new mechanic to satisfy more people. majority of people like it. sorry you dont.
It does not matter if majority or even if all would like it, basic premise is that they did go back on their statements. Got sales promising something else what the product then turned out to be. That is the core of this thread, not if you like this change.
hey it isnt arenanet’s fault you people speculate the game is turning into a gear grind. if you actually tried the new dungeons, they incorporate fun gameplay with great design. the game is about having fun. might wanna try that
Why do you need new gear to have fun?
i never said i needed gear to have fun. i said that doing the dungeons itself is fun. getting gear is just an added bonus. it isnt a big deal. it really isnt. if you arent having fun doing the dungeons themselves and are worried about gear then thats your problem. for people who are getting mad about a new tier of gear when they said gear doesnt matter to them, they sure get mad easily
Then we might as well just not have a new tier of gear. Since it’s just an added bonus. Everyone is happy.
that makes no sense at all. why not get new gear as a bonus? lol
So you wouldn’t run the dungeon without the added bonus?
no they didnt lie they introduced a new mechanic to satisfy more people. majority of people like it. sorry you dont.
It does not matter if majority or even if all would like it, basic premise is that they did go back on their statements. Got sales promising something else what the product then turned out to be. That is the core of this thread, not if you like this change.
hey it isnt arenanet’s fault you people speculate the game is turning into a gear grind. if you actually tried the new dungeons, they incorporate fun gameplay with great design. the game is about having fun. might wanna try that
Why do you need new gear to have fun?
i never said i needed gear to have fun. i said that doing the dungeons itself is fun. getting gear is just an added bonus. it isnt a big deal. it really isnt. if you arent having fun doing the dungeons themselves and are worried about gear then thats your problem. for people who are getting mad about a new tier of gear when they said gear doesnt matter to them, they sure get mad easily
Then we might as well just not have a new tier of gear. Since it’s just an added bonus. Everyone is happy.
no they didnt lie they introduced a new mechanic to satisfy more people. majority of people like it. sorry you dont.
It does not matter if majority or even if all would like it, basic premise is that they did go back on their statements. Got sales promising something else what the product then turned out to be. That is the core of this thread, not if you like this change.
hey it isnt arenanet’s fault you people speculate the game is turning into a gear grind. if you actually tried the new dungeons, they incorporate fun gameplay with great design. the game is about having fun. might wanna try that
MF in dungeons is complete rubbish. I gear, trait and play for the entire group. I use food/potions that keep me alive. Every stat you put in MF is a waste. I don’t care how good you are, with the correct gear, you’d be even better.
After figuring out my build for dungeons I’ve never had another bad group. Why? Because I play well and support the whole team.
