Guild Wars 2

I would like an answer to this as well.

I wish they would clear up ‘misconceptions’ about the Personal Story. The devs haven’t even commented on those changes.

I feel bad for all the new players who won’t be able to experience the Personal Story the same way I did, fully and in order.

I agree Slayer. And yeah, the worst thing seems to be that they won’t even comment on it. I am furious that they would even think about messing up the story, but it saddens me to see no dev comment on the outcry from fans.

At least roll it back long enough for us to finish are Personal Stories as they were intended.

Kamui.4038:

Thia.4891:

I only play this game for the story.

My condolences. The gameplay (like combat) is one of this game’s best features.

Oh I do love the gameplay, but my main interest is the story that I’ve followed since Prophecy. Gameplay is great, but the story is what keeps me coming back for more again and again.

Can I do the ‘Greatest Fear’ storyline? No? Then I’m still mad.

I have loved GW since Prophecy, and as much as it pains me to say I might be leaving too. I just can’t stand what they’ve done to the Personal Story. But I can’t even bring myself to log in until the story is repaired.

I have to say I only play this game for the story. So, with the Personal Story in the shape it’s in right now, I pretty much have no reason at all to log on. So yeah, I hope I am back in game soon, as in they have fixed the PS and I have something to do again.

If people want the ‘traditional MMO experience’ then they can go play a traditional MMO. GW2 was meant to be different. It was meant to give you freedom and let explore and learn on your own, not hold your hand.

I’d much rather the Personal Story be put back in it’s complete and proper order. Loot isn’t a high priority for me.

I refuse to even log back in until they fix the Personal Story. Once the story-line is put back in it’s correct order, I will shower them with gems.

I really wish Colin would say something about the Personal Story. I just can’t believe they would butcher their own story like that.

I really hope the changes to the PS were a bug as well.

Exactly! Even if it’s in chapters, why remove a whole line? Why rearrange the events? It makes no sense. This is YOUR story GW! If you don’t even care about your own content then why should I?

I’d actually like to see some proof as well. I have never heard of anyone thinking the game was too difficult to learn.

I’ll stop complaining when they fix the Personal Story. But until the ‘Greatest Fear’ line is put back in, and the Orr chapters are back in order I will continue to express my raging displeasure.

Yeah, the ‘Greatest Fear’ was cut and the order of events in Orr were rearranged. I am not ok with any of this. I mean, the parts in Orr don’t even make sense anymore, and one of the best chapters was removed for no reason. I’m on the fence about the whole “Personal Story on chapters thing”, but I am furious about them ruining the story – and removing the bits from the Journal.

My biggest issue is the Personal Story changes. Cutting out an entire chapter? Rearranging the ending? No ANet, no.

How much do I have to pay to get them to fix the Personal Story?

I just wish they didn’t ‘edit’ the Personal Story. They cut out an entire chapter, and rearranged the parts in Orr so the story doesn’t make sense anymore. Honestly, after this “patch” I don’t understand why anyone would want to play the Personal Story.

I just wish the Personal Story was all in one piece again. They got rid of a whole chapter, and rearranged the end parts.

Me too, that’s how I got all my guildmates to play.

The lore was always the best part about GW, and it’s why I’ve been playing since Prophecy. It’s a shame that ANet would butcher it like this.

Panamania.1450:

Gather around, my children, and I will tell you a story. Another story about Forum Posters.

There is another kind of Forum Poster that I forgot to mention. This kind of Forum Poster is the worst kind. This kind posts on the forum without checking his facts, and goes and calls other innocent Forum Posters dumb.

Again, my children, don’t be one of them.

No, I’ve double checked and the Personal Story is still chopped up. The section has even been erased from the Journal.

No, not completely gone. But parts of it are, and the end bits are out of order now.

And what of the Personal Story? Is there a way to put that back the way it was?

I cried when I heard they had cut this. I refuse to log in until the PS is fixed, and I will continue to talk about it on the forums until I get an answer from the devs. I mean, what even possessed them to get rid of it?

Depends. Did you play for the Personal Story? If so, then I wouldn’t play. The changes to the PS are unneeded and, quit frankly, ruin it.

I agree. I can’t believe they would change the story itself, ya know? To remove the whole ‘Greatest Fear’ line, and to rearrange the events of Orr like that…

I always said I would be in Tyria til they turned off the servers, but I have to admit: If ANet could ever do anything that would make me quit, messing up the story is it. As is, I refuse to log in until it’s fixed.

I actually cried a bit when I heard about the changes to the PS. Cutting content? Rearranging the story of Orr? Why Anet, why would you do that?

You forgot to mention that parts of the PS have been cut entirely and that the order of events in Orr have been rearranged.

Andred.1087:

Thia.4891:

I want to offer criticism because I want it to get better, I say these things cause I care.

I will exclude you from this generalization because I think that’s polite, but I think most people are offering criticism because they like to hear themselves talk. Maybe it’s just because I don’t give a kitten about the leveling process anymore, but like, wow, this is a pretty absurd outbreak of rage over something that only affects what was already the most uninteresting part of the game.

But here’s the thing: Those people could just leave if they were unhappy, right? But here’s the thing: They’re not. They are staying and making their voices heard. And yes, there is a lot of rage, but they are staying. They want change, and they are loud because it matters to them. They may not be polite, but they care – in their own, loud, way.

I don’t want to quit. I love Guild Wars, always have, and I want to see it be better. GW has always been important to me since I first installed Prophecy. I want to offer criticism because I want it to get better, I say these things cause I care.

Silkla.8374:

Part of the reason why I enjoyed Gw2, was the early personal story .It was a fun experience for me while leveling. It would give me a goal to work towards if I was too under-leveled to complete. It’s a little discouraging having to see I need to get to a certain level to start it.
With that said though, it wont effect the new players coming in because they will not have had the chance to experience and make the decision if they would’ve like the new leveling system or the old one.

Myself, and possibly some other players have enjoyed the option to roam around the map at our leisure. Exploring, leveling, finding way-points, and vistas/points of interest.

-The skill locking until a certain level, I can possibly live with, just in earlier levels it made it feel like the combat is a little slow-paced, or even doing story quests a bit early.

- In my opinion there are some great changes, and some not so great. But these changes actively effect other peoples playing experience. For some good and some bad; I really do love this game.The different playable races included in the game was refreshing though. (Too many Human-like Races, IMO)

Re: the Personal Story. Are you aware that’s parts of it have been cut entirely?

But what will the CDI be about? I’m afraid that the changes to the Personal Story won’t be addressed, since talk about it seems to get drowned out by other things. It breaks my heart to think that content from the PS will forever be cut from the game, and that my voice won’t reach ANet’s ears.

Elsdragon.5109:

Thia.4891:

Not only did they restrict it, they flat out removed parts of it, and rearranged content so it doesn’t make sense anymore.

What parts did they remove/rearrange that it doesn’t make sense anymore?

They removed the ‘Greatest Fear’ parts, and rearranged the order of events in Orr. So now, for instance, we discover that there are things like Eye of Zaitan AFTER we kill the Sovereign Eye. There is a great post about it on Reddit. I say ‘great’, but I really mean ‘very depressing’. I’m afraid that even the Journals of people who completed the PS might be rearranged, but I’m not sure.

Leorion.2367:

I really, really, and I mean… REALLY hate the changes that were oh so conveniently forgotten in the summary of the feature pack. Ok, you made PS easier, yay, cool, claps for all! BUT WHY RESTRICT IT?! I liked entering stories that were a higher level than me, it made them more fun but even if I didn’t like it, at least I had a choice! The PS I was on required me to be level 45 (seriously why is forty five filtered) , so I grinded, leveled up to 48 and went today to finish it only to know I was locked out until I reach level 50… SERIOUSLY?! WTF.

Terrible change, terrible communication, ruined the whole feature pack for me.

Not only did they restrict it, they flat out removed parts of it, and rearranged content so it doesn’t make sense anymore.

I will never create another character until the Personal Story is repaired. I don’t even want to log in again until the missing content is put back in and the PS is put back into it’s proper order.

I’m so sad. The PS was the best part of the game and they went and screwed with it. I don’t even wanna patch. I may just join you back in GW1, cause at least that story is still intact.

Fix the Personal Story. Put the cut content back in and put the story in it’s original order.

I’m upset cause they ruined the Personal Story, and I refuse to log back in until it’s fixed. I used to recommend the game to all my friends, who became most of the members in my guild actually, BECAUSE of the PS. How can I recommend this now that ANet has shown that they will be more than happy to cut out story content on a whim?

PookieDaWombat.6209:

Wait, they removed parts of the personal story? Which ones and how did i miss this?

They removed the ‘Greatest Fear’ part completely and rearranged other parts of the story.

I beg you ANet, please fix the Personal Story. It was always the best feature of this game. I just can’t believe that you would take a hatchet to it, and outright remove parts of it. Please, I beg you, revert this change. Put the Personal Story back, in the right order, with all of it’s part. Please.

I’ve been playing since beta and, in my opinion, this is the worst move you’ve ever made. Please, put it back the way it’s supposed to be, I beg you. Keep the whole ‘Chapters’ thing if you want but please, PLEASE, put it in the right order with all of it’s content.

Game Mode: PvE

Proposal Overview: Pets should dodge telegraphed abilities.

Goal of Proposal: No one wants Rangers in a dungeon run. Their pets die way to easily to AoE and Big Boss Attacks. However, if pets automatically dodged every telegraphed attack from a boss, that would benefit the pet, the Ranger, and the group as a whole. People would want Rangers to be with them, cause they would help newbies learn dungeon runs and boss encounters.

I feel like this would still fir in with the feel of Rangers – people who travel side by side with their animal companions, and who learn from them. I mean, Rangers should TOTALLY be seen as knowledgeable of PvE encounters – they are the “Wilderness Survival” class for Snow Leopard’s sake! Who better than Rangers to hunt down giant foes, amirite?

Risk: Rangers could be seen as a noob class, but quite honestly, they are already seen that way.

I think in this case, “Krytan” really just means “Human”. I mean, yes, it is in Ascalon, and most likely still filled with Acalonians, but these days…Well, I think Charr are the new Ascalonians, if you know what I mean.

Those horns creep me out WAAAAY more than her eyes….

Ah, a double vowel, very nice!

My Asuran Engineer is named Luqq. Though, I guess that is a very “masculine” sounding name, she is actually female, though a bit of a tomboy.

Romance? Of course. Offspring? Not so much. I’m guessing there are no offspring because A) Science say that’s pretty unlikely and The artists don’t want to have to make models for half-this and half-thats.

That being said, my (female) norn Ranger and my (female) human Mesmer are madly in love. They are both Lightbringers, so I would say their legend is pretty equal.

Offense Golem on land, Supply Crate in the water. I personally, refer to m y golem as Mrs. Sparkles.