Guild Wars 2

Dusty Moon.4382:

Omar Aschi Popp.7496:

Azrael.4960:

er, is making a game more challenging a bad thing? Is encouraging people to play other content a bad thing?
If all you do is train farm in the hopes of getting that shiny, that’s addiction.

I laughed at the last part.

But no you’re not wrong, playing new content is good, but when you get the feeling it’s specifically gearing towards, sayyy Gemstore, it makes you kinda bitter.

But it is not – y’all think it is because they do tend to ‘Overwhelm’ us with ads for the TP – I ignore them like I ignore other commercials.

Just play ignore the rest…

This is true, but I still feel poopy.

rincewind.9528:

Honestly, If I wanted to have challenge, serious bussiness, mix maxing and drama, I would be better raiding in WOW.

I’m playing GW2 instead of Wow because Guild Wars 2 is more nice, relaxing, casual. People actually work together instead of competing. You can play the way you like. Nobody will kick of the dungeon for not having certain achievs or Gearscore.
Or so I was told.
Everyday the game looks more and more elitist and mean in general.

Add the thing that anet has for temporary content and PvC (Player vs Clock) and I starting to think that I made a big mistake.
It’s a shame, because the game itself is really nice. I love the visuals and art style. The cooperative style of play (no killsteal, only helping, yeay!).

In some places there’s a nice and welcoming athmosphere, like in the Cliffs. But in others…

PD: It’s funny, people still complains of the toxicity of the QD train… I witness toxicity everywhere. One group particulary toxic is the train haters. Irony?

Expect food in your mailbox soon.

Azrael.4960:

er, is making a game more challenging a bad thing? Is encouraging people to play other content a bad thing?
If all you do is train farm in the hopes of getting that shiny, that’s addiction.

I laughed at the last part.

But no you’re not wrong, playing new content is good, but when you get the feeling it’s specifically gearing towards, sayyy Gemstore, it makes you kinda bitter.

I should add, I’m not trying to offend nerds, I guess I am one, just thoooosssee kind.

First off to answer the question of this thread; yeahhhh

I work, about 60 hour weeks, and have two kids under 5, I travel about 3 hours a day. I have little time to play with after work, kids, and sleep, shopping et,… So I play Guildwars2 only about 10 hours a week now.

The Queendsale Train:
I have been playing for 2 years now, but I am not a responsibility-free elitist MMO nerd. I cannot fight Champions on my own, which according to everyone against the trains, seem to think I should be able to do. Is my gear wrong? Probably. Know why? Because I play this game, and every kittening RPG with exclusive drop-reliance. If it drops, ever, I don’t buy it. So sorry I can’t wield the kittening Twilight because I refuse to gemstore. The train for me, as a perpetual noob, was one of the best things I liked to do, I would mainly be foraging around Krytan Waypoint and would often be in the Hunters Lodge selling crap, plus I just like the aesthetics of the area. But one thing I liked to do, since I was kitten compared to others in combat, was announce the boar and start it. I didn’t even know about the “train” system until it was nerfed, and I have NEVER been raged at by players for kittening up the train. I would activate the boar. Often, as it turns out, out of order. But players would just thank me and be on their way to fight it. This made me feel useful. The train did NOT teach me to zerg, The train did NOT make me feel abused. The Train did NOT teach me to farm for gold.

Wardrobe:
Want to wear a certain style of armor? kittening wait for it to drop, or buy it. Help me understand this. “Unlocking” styles? What is this a console game for preteens?

My hardest rage comes from the townclothes. IIIIIIIIIIII kittening used that, moreover the tonic are kitten to me, because I bought Riding Boots, Riding Pants, and the Country Lace shirt. I DID NOT buy the kitten “Riding Outfit/Costume” I bought only TWO components from an otherwise lame set. Same with the shirt, I only wanted the shirt. So NO the infinite tonics does nothing for me. And it took me like 80 gold to save up for that in gems to buy. And unlike half the people here I can’t make that easy, see intro. The entire Hero Panel just makes me rage.

Gemstore:
I get it, I do. Is business.
Just don’t insult me, by being totally over about why you want me to play and how. Anet can’t even give me the illusion of control in my own game. I have to suffer in mediocrity because frankly I am not that good at the game, can’t invest more time, and won’t invest more money.

In closing, I now just wander around collecting materials from nodes, I am working on Armorsmith and THIS is why I play the game. When I finish, it’s likely I’m finishing the game. Absolutely everything about this game that I loved is gone.

I fight in the world-bosses and other big bosses now and feel useless, I get the only blue drops, save the bonus chests, and nobody talks to eachother save “Next?”

There is zero social aspect or teamwork to this game as it progresses. Fractals? Everyone who plays there is an kitten and I haven’t been able to get past 4 minutes on my own.

GW2 is designed, I feel, for elitist basement-dwellers, with massive disposable income.
Or Gold-sellers.

Feel free to tell me if I should be looking at things differently, give me tips, etc.