Senteliks.2360

So the point of this thread is that everyone hates someone (or couple) in the main plot of the game and that we should make developers and writers job easier by requesting to remove them all from plot line and create new crew to pick the hate from where it left off

Necro has mobility as a cripple compared to many other professions, I am trying to understand exact problem here? @"ollbirtan.2915" I can't tell whatever you are sarcastic or try to be, in your replies

> @"Faline.8795" said: > I know this question comes up a lot. So I'll add to the noise. > > Haven't played GW2 in a long time. Toying with the idea of coming back, but there is always that old bugaboo of wondering if the game is going to be around. > > With layoffs and people leaving the studio, I wonder if it is worth the time to invest in it. > > Of course, rumours of GW2's death have been around for a loooong time. But it is certainly something that keeps someone like me from coming back or investing in it. They announced expansion ...... few more episodes of final chapters to be released by May or so. Servers are literally ranging from medium to full with population (in fact I am in one where there no place left for new players) Does that sound to you like game won't be around? Just a thought. Edit: Also, it puzzles me. Give how you are returning player and I assume you own expansions. most of LS, why exactly don't you jump in and check for yourself will the game sink or not? As an example , for me big stopper of going back to WoW (last expansion) is that I didn't want to throw away money, which is moderate amount for entertainment and face disappointment ( I already done that once with Legion and regretted every single moment, it was cool and good expansion but I just didn't feel like playing it for some reason) - but you don't have this risk with GW2 (no sub, no additional costs unless you want to unlock LS you missed or buy cosmetic/convenient items from market)

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > > > @"Senteliks.2360" said: > > > @"Zaraki.5784" said: > > > > @"sniperman.1738" said: > > > > > @"Konrad Curze.5130" said: > > > > > > @"Mortifera.6138" said: > > > > > > So DRMs are continuing in the new Champions episode > > > > > > > > > > of course they are. we'r in the age of absolutly minimum effort on ANet's part > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wouldn't say Minimum effort, remember they are trying to finish up a living story while working on an expansion. > > > > > > So are you implying "minimum effort" could have been getting nothing from here to new expansion? > > > Because nothing is the only worse thing than these pseudo-episodes. > > > > Why are you still playing? I think it's rather ignorant to give statements like this, without directly having had a bitter taste of being sucked in position like this. > > > > You literally nothing have to do to keep this game in library (expect optional purchase you may make from time to time, likely not) and login in from time to time to get the latest LS chapter, I mean I would understand this attitude if this game has model like ESO and I personally would find in unacceptable but you are literally awarded with whatever content (at least it's some content) by just playing. The most complaints come from people who invested not time, but their life in this game, over couple thousand hours, so perhaps a little stop to catch a breath won't hurt > > It's a good thing they did invest that time! The more time you spend, the more value you see in putting money into the endeavor. That's what the game ultimately needs to survive. Free content is a double-edged sword. It is free, so what do you have to complain about? But that won't pay the bills when players shift from putting in thousands of hours to maybe showing up 3 or 4 times a year to play some patch content. If you're a 2k+ hours kind of player, what are the chances you don't just seek the next big thing at that point? > > Edit: Also wanted to note I have pre-ordered Amazon's MMO. I don't like the look of it, but you know what? GW2 is getting boring and the direction of this game is going down the tubes. I await EoD with every hope that it will revive this game for me and there is no question I will purchase it, but this current method of content delivery will kill the game for me if it continues and I am definitely keeping an eye out for that next big thing. Yeah, it's free content. It's also not holding my interest at all. Don't get me wrong (though I admit it did sound that way), I am not preaching about " f2p you must like" on the contrary. I am saying that content might not be as bad as you believe you might believe because you played game for years without break, or close to that. I got burnt out of GW2 and had to take a break, but now when I am back I am liking even more than first time. It's just the fact that you need sometime to take time off to refresh and experience something different. It's okay to take a break from something you invested time and effort in. However, I am not jumping on the wagon of let me pre-order/ buy another hyped supposed to be game of the decade title (Cyberpunk, unrelated genre but same thing, massive failure - despite what die hards believe (dropping from 700-800k at average to barely 25-40k players is failure). Actually I don't like Amazon new MMO because it's a lot of promises and rigged trailer content, until I see the gameplay and the real deal itself. On other hand I am hoping that this new expansion breath in more life and innovate the game further, the thing is, at this point it will just be much more appealing to new players and returning ones who haven't turn every stone.

> @"kharmin.7683" said: > I think that with the impending expansion, and Steam release sometime soon-ish, Anet is anticipating a large influx of new (or newer?) players and they are manipulating the economy to be more favorable for the new players. And frankly I welcome this, because it was needed. But I also understand the frustration, of those that relied heavily on it.

> @"Zaraki.5784" said: > > @"sniperman.1738" said: > > > @"Konrad Curze.5130" said: > > > > @"Mortifera.6138" said: > > > > So DRMs are continuing in the new Champions episode > > > > > > of course they are. we'r in the age of absolutly minimum effort on ANet's part > > > > > > > > > > I wouldn't say Minimum effort, remember they are trying to finish up a living story while working on an expansion. > > So are you implying "minimum effort" could have been getting nothing from here to new expansion? > Because nothing is the only worse thing than these pseudo-episodes. Why are you still playing? I think it's rather ignorant to give statements like this, without directly having had a bitter taste of being sucked in position like this. You literally nothing have to do to keep this game in library (expect optional purchase you may make from time to time, likely not) and login in from time to time to get the latest LS chapter, I mean I would understand this attitude if this game has model like ESO and I personally would find in unacceptable but you are literally awarded with whatever content (at least it's some content) by just playing. The most complaints come from people who invested not time, but their life in this game, over couple thousand hours, so perhaps a little stop to catch a breath won't hurt

> @"Ragnar.4257" said: > I wonder if there might be a reason why a permanently invulnerable build might be something they'd want to prevent in PvP. Hmmmm...... k The reality was a bit different but whatever, I wonder why do you think sarcastic response is good... hmmm Seriously though, Mesmer always had to do 3 things to achieve something whereas about almost any profession could do it with one or one and half (exception is Elementalist/Revenant?- well the last time I bothered to play PVP that is, a lot of changes since then), but again, mad crowd is always in the right wing. p.s And yes I know that it could be frustrating - but it was counter-able even though it required actually some skill to do it, (people forget that Mesmers fight... well other Mesmers as well and it is duel of reflexes- I have had my share of rant moments)But that's it, just that one and now when taken away, good luck pulling anything with Mesmer now, unless you are really good (and in constant disadvantage against pretty much anything) If nothing else comes to mind, one thing was always painfully out there, Mesmers (expect those really skilled ones with custom builds, tailored to their unique approach) had very predicable pattern.

> @"Armen.1483" said: > Hello, yes mirage got a very heavy nerf recently which let them have only one dodge in PVP and WVW only. You weren't able to "permaevade" before anyway, but the mirage mechanics of ambush attacks while dodging was quite annoying to deal with. And developpers came with the terrible idea of removing a dodge from mirage instead of nerfing the Infinite Horizon trait. So mirage in PVP now is arguable the weakest class out there due to them having only 1 dodge. Apart from that sigil of energy has always been and is the meta sigil choice for mirage (and nearly everyone else), and while missing your 1st dodge for the rest of the fight you still have the same amount of dodges to "permaevade", because if you do constant dodges you wouldn't need 2nd dodgebar anyway, because even with 2 dodges you'd run out of dodges pretty fast if you did them recklessly. And also bear in mind that sigil of energy in PVP is different from the superior sigil of energy in PVE, it doesn't make you instantly have the whole endurance bar, but the half of it, so thanks God permaevade has never been an option, or nobody would ever play PVP, it is already broken enough. I have Mesmer 80 lvl ( actually the 1st character and what sold me to invest hours in this game) and don't see myself playing with it anytime soon. The mirage profression was so collectively hated by pvp community that at some point nerf was bound to happen. And whenever I read "broken PvP" I roll my eyes over. PvP everywhere, which includes multitude of classes, itemization and etc is broken for every individual according to their own list of views (there isn't a single game out there with PVP that isn't broken or has broken things, you either accept or not- it comes down to single fact ... human element) I can give a list of things that are annoying to deal with, for each and every profession... but hey, life is healthier if you just stick to PVE and don't have nerves to wreck in PVP