Mortifera.6138

> @"Redfeather.6401" said: > Someone here said that eso has a system like gw2's wardrobe but for stats. The system is different than that. > I won't spend time describing it. There is articles and videos talking about it. It is referred to as ESO's Stickerbook. That system was created to give people tons to do and make dungeon running relevant again. That system did not require a new currency, vendor, mini game or collection for a particle effect. I just think GW2 could use systems like that to feel less grindy and keep people engaged. I love Guild Wars 2, will I love ESO?

> @"Redfeather.6401" said: > Is the greatest thing I done in an online game. Everyone working together to do something so overdramatic and silly. And the music all the while. It was making me giddy it was so funny. Some of us were jumping up and down in the mosh pit while others were trying to fix the amp, and it was chaos but good. Rock on, freaky bro! \m/

> @"Obtena.7952" said: > > @"voltaicbore.8012" said: > > I like that GW2 for the most part doesn't really have intense grinds. > > Right ... so 13 months ago, @"Mortifera.6138" was so enamored by this truth that he made a post about it. Since then, he's made a number of threads complaining about how grindy the game is, even though whatever 'not grindy' things he was praising before didn't change. And it's not just about IBS for him ... he's claiming since HOT, it's a ridiculous grind, so something isn't honest there. This thread feels that it's simply about pushing a sore point to incite people to complain about the game. We are going to make sure there is a BALANCED discussion around these kinds of threads. > > Sure, IBS has some MP's behind these weapon collections and other content people aren't necessarily interested it, but that's not a problem about grind. It's a problem about distribution of mastery points. The implication that GW2 is STILL just a 'side' MMO is just someone trying to take the kitten from Anet, which is absurd to begin with, like it wasn't a legit MMO to begin with. Obviously that's nonsensical. My gf told me I’m the “side man”, so maybe I’m projecting. ? On a serious note, I said HoT introduced hardcore content, such as raids. And **now** there is grind. The grind happened with The Icebrood Saga.

> @"Danikat.8537" said: > > @"Fuchslein.8639" said: > > Where does the statement GW2 would be a side MMO come from? Have honestly never heard of it. Has Anet really advertised GW2 as a side project and thus play it less oo? > > As far as I know Anet have never described GW2 as a 'side MMO' or marketed it that way. (It's a term I've only heard in the last few years so it might not have been around with the game was first released, although I could have just missed it.) It may not be an exact quote, but I was referring to people who said GW2 was not in direct competition with WoW but, rather, could be played alongside it. Then raids and flying mounts happened... I’d say it’s definitely competing with other MMOs for players’ playtime now.

> @"ananda.5946" said: > None of the above. I’m not sure why people are clamouring to play tengu. They’re just a bird variation on the charr model. Most clothes and all that will look just as bad on tengu as they do on charr. And, isn’t charr the least played race? > > Now, choya on the other hand... Bring on The Pale Cactus. This. Even if charr didn’t exist in this game, Tengu look stupid.

I like the norn idle posture.. so no.

Interesting complaint.

There’s stuff to do, it’s just gotten extremely grindy... starting with the Skyscale. I played gw2 to get _away_ from that grind.

Everyone’s on Discord anyway. I’m sure they have that to share visual information with.

Don’t Remind Me.

None, they have covered most of them and more.

Every MMO is just “press dps button”. Some require you to heal on top of it, but they’re still easy.

I like easy mode — I get to feel powerful one-shorting everything.

> @"Redfeather.6401" said: > I get headaches from the gaudiness of it all. Might wanna get that checked out.

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > > @"Raizel.1839" said: > > I'm still questioning why we stick with it instead of leaving for good, GW2 have really something special to be able to keep people despite the current management, what a shame its current state... > Rather than being a matter of GW2 having something special to keep players in, it's a matter of what it lacks: > It's simply the best MMO without a subscription fee. ESO, WoW (with tokens), Neverwinter, BDO, Tera...