I look at MMO’s — heck, video games in general — from a stimulus/response point of view. On a macro level, the stimulus is what the game provides one to do, and the response is enjoyment (whether we think of that as overcoming challenge, getting rewards, doing things with friends, etc.). The problem is that humans become jaded. Once the stimulus has been experienced enough times, the enjoyment falls below a “Boredom Threshold.” This point is going to be different for different people. Once it has been reached, though, the demand for new stimulus starts. Demand for new can in fact start in short order after the last new stimulus was made available.
As GW2 consumers, we’ve been conditioned to expect “something new every two weeks.” That was where this thread started. Since, the, “LS is not good” and the, “Need Expansion” posts started showing up. Ultimately, though, much of the dissatisfaction boils down to personal thresholds for boredom being exceeded or the new stimulus not being enjoyed. Every bit of new content, no matter what it is, hits obsolescence sooner or later.
The LS approach was designed to address this problem. One issue with it was that too many posters did not enjoy it. This may have been because they wanted something different, because their schedules didn’t allow them to experience it, etc. Another is that now that we have been conditioned, a break in the schedule prompts upset.
So, what’s the point? I find that taking this perspective allows me to step outside of what I want, to the point that I stop caring so much. Or, maybe it’s because, for me, analyzing GW2 issues is a stimulus that provokes an enjoyment response.
I totally agree with this post. It’s not really enjoyment, it’s about stimulus.
Now I have never played TERA or any other game with discs, but it seems like a good idea and we could use more weapons. I do like to point out that gaurdians also use spellcaster weapons like staves, but you did not add them to your list of professions that should get this new weapon. Is there a reason for this?
It seems to me that discs are not suited for guardians line of magic, i.e. it doesn’t seem to fit them, but we could work out that in some way if there’s a reasonable explanation lore-wise.
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We’ve seen this before, yep TERA (and a few more MMORPGs). Just face it: they’re awesome, magical discs that flows magic and deal serious injury to the enemy in a variety of debuffs while also acting as a bard weapon empowering allies.
I want mesmers, necromancers and mainly elementalists opinions, what do you think about adding this new weapon class to the game? For some time the game seemed so much focused on cannons and artillery, we could use more magic here and there.
Originally, I thought about these weapons as dual wield (looks much better).
PS.: I ask for respectful debate, if you dislike OR like it simply voice your opinion in a constructive way, let’s keep the discussion healthy.
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Why is it always fishing?
Why not add knitting, or rock collecting, or calligraphy, or bobsledding, or taxidermy, or…
wait. Bobsledding would be awesome!
You sir, are a genius.
I know everything has become account-wide, but the gold… it’s hard to manage because it’s everything so spread out, I used to save different amounts of gold among my characters and I was fine with that, now it’s all stacked in your inventory.
Just… please, consider undoing this change for gold, keep everything else but the gold…
No whining please… you should understand their position, it’s an important step for them, just hold on while they launch the game there.
While I understand the “important step” that is china release for then, its totally unfari forget all the rest of community. Veterans players that are here supporting the game since first BWE.
If Gemstore itens, and china release is more important than sustain the game, then the developers are going to the same sort of way that ESO devs, where the most important part is the insta profit, from sell things.
You must agree, that feature patch was ,for a large part of community, a big nothing, and then keep the game without content for 3 months (After a promise of bi-week content) without even post a state of game, is really awful.
It’s not that simple, and it’s not like they aren’t reading the forums (although it seems so), but when they launched in US/EU they were only focused on that, now they have the already released regions plus China to carry on. I mean, just chill out… we won’t die, it’s a game, go enjoy some other stuff meanwhile, I’m sure they’re building something really worth it behind the scenes.
