Strages.2950 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 18+ months after the announcement of WvW restructuring and Alliances, this Aug. 30th announcement was the last hope I was holding on to where we could actually get news about this. The fact that the only thing mentioned about this was "We look forward to talk about it in the upcoming months" (MONTHS?!?!) is almost a literal slap in the face to this community. With over 5.5K hours played (over half in WvW) I can genuinely say I love this game, but it can no longer be my main. I will become what Arenanet has designed, through neglect, this game's competitive scene to be populated by: a casual. And (god forbid) if our game mode does not get any major overhauls in the very near future, or at least a serious announcement of one I just might be done for good. GG Anet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dS T nE.6823 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Press F for dead game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etterwyn.5263 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 This is the way the game ends This is the way the game ends This is the way the game ends Not with a bang but with a whimper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 It was billed as an announcement about Living World. It was an announcement about Living World. It was entirely unsurprising that they barely mentioned anything else. **** WvW Restructuring will come when it's ready. They aren't going to push an announcement for it to suit the Living World release schedule, or delay hyping LS5 until it's ready. I'm not happy that Restructuring is taking so darn long. I just am not hanging my hopes on any single moment of ANet's marketing campaigns, especially since they tend to go ga-ga over stuff that I think barely matters and barely mention stuff that I think will be incredibly engaging to fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDilla.3150 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Months™ Soon™ They could’ve at least talk about it or show us something but we get “oh don’t worry you’ll hear it in the upcoming months.” We’ve been hearing this for a long time. I’m disappointed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strages.2950 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > It was billed as an announcement about Living World. It was an announcement about Living World. > It was entirely unsurprising that they barely mentioned anything else. > > **** > WvW Restructuring will come when it's ready. They aren't going to push an announcement for it to suit the Living World release schedule, or delay hyping LS5 until it's ready. > > I'm not happy that Restructuring is taking so darn long. I just am not hanging my hopes on any single moment of ANet's marketing campaigns, especially since they tend to go ga-ga over stuff that I think barely matters and barely mention stuff that I think will be incredibly engaging to fans. Come when ready for sure. The radio silence is what I'm upset about, not the fact that its not ready tomorrow. 18 months should be enough time to make progress they can talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > It was billed as an announcement about Living World. It was an announcement about Living World. Yeah I dont really understand why people kept hyping it up to something it wasnt going to be. We **knew** it was about the next LW season and only about that. Whatever extra we got would be fluff. We expected zero WvW announcements and got... a tiny bit. Now people complain about that. This epitomizes the damned if you do damned if you dont approach people have on the WvW forums, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 This was simultaneously expected and disappointing. A real feat :p Now what about the dismount skill . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackarps.1974 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I knew it would be about living story but I didn't know it would be this much disappointment. There's literally nothing to look forward to for us. They aren't even ready to talk about the restructure update yet. Even the casual players and primarily PvE players are losing it. Nobody is happy right now...I guess except the lore people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash.9213 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > It was billed as an announcement about Living World. It was an announcement about Living World. > It was entirely unsurprising that they barely mentioned anything else. > > **** > WvW Restructuring will come when it's ready. They aren't going to push an announcement for it to suit the Living World release schedule, or delay hyping LS5 until it's ready. > > I'm not happy that Restructuring is taking so darn long. I just am not hanging my hopes on any single moment of ANet's marketing campaigns, especially since they tend to go ga-ga over stuff that I think barely matters and barely mention stuff that I think will be incredibly engaging to fans. It feels like after years of this game mode fizzling out it was more than a year ago that we hear about alliances or any intent to resuscitate WvW, so yes, even in a primarily LW announcement they need to let us know if we need to find a new game or not at this point. The action during prime time is so hit or miss now that I can't warrant coasting another year wondering if any money I put into the gemstore is worth it in the long run or if our chunk of the player base are just being pulled along to empty the rest of the change out of our pockets before we finally quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitmanHaydon.1053 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I was looking for a reason to come back, anything. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaruselka.5943 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 But but Funko Pop dolls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > It was billed as an announcement about Living World. It was an announcement about Living World. > It was entirely unsurprising that they barely mentioned anything else. > > **** > WvW Restructuring will come when it's ready. They aren't going to push an announcement for it to suit the Living World release schedule, or delay hyping LS5 until it's ready. > > I'm not happy that Restructuring is taking so darn long. I just am not hanging my hopes on any single moment of ANet's marketing campaigns, especially since they tend to go ga-ga over stuff that I think barely matters and barely mention stuff that I think will be incredibly engaging to fans. Duplicate post BTW. Nothing you say is wrong. 19 months and counting with the last update on progress being 10 months ago. Nary an Anet developer note on this front page about... anything. No updates about the one item added to WvW which, honestly, was an easy way to break into some structures with no updates on the remaining fixes. Not going to rehash everything else including the exploits into keeps without the mount that still exist but there are now new added invisible walls in DR within the last 1-2 months that MAY be able to be used to prevent those same exploits that exist. But you ARE correct. The announcement was about LW. That is what we’re were told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk.5460 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Didn't they make it extremely clear that WvW updates are not tied to any other game updates and will be released whenever they come to fruition rather than a release schedule? Oh yeah, they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuhrion.9738 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 ties between community and developer. when a song says it all. [https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_8KR-n2fBQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_8KR-n2fBQ "https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_8KR-n2fBQ") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinnel.4369 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Turk.5460" said: > Didn't they make it extremely clear that WvW updates are not tied to any other game updates and will be released whenever they come to fruition rather than a release schedule? Oh yeah, they did. Yes, but personally it's not just a lack of WvW updates that's disappointing. It's a lack of anything fresh for WvW period. If you exclusively play this mode it's drought indefinite. No new meta, no new content, no restructuring. Just the same ol' and I think there is a pretty predominant sentiment towards the current status quo. Unreasonable expectations or not, their one apparent opportunity to breath some hope and life into the mode was missed. We're an afterthought, even behind PvP and the one token PvP dude in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teratus.2859 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 It's almost like completely redesigning a game mode takes a very long time and a lot of work or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinnywee.8769 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Dunno why your get so worked up, you should of known by now that Anet doesn't care about a game mode that doesn't make them money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Teratus.2859" said: > It's almost like completely redesigning a game mode takes a very long time and a lot of work or something.. Ah.. I’m sorry then. I didn’t realize we were getting a full redesign. I thought it was just a population restructure. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinnel.4369 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Teratus.2859" said: > It's almost like completely redesigning a game mode takes a very long time and a lot of work or something.. Like, in relation to an entire story line including maps, quests, creatures, and a new 'raid' system? I wonder where the big time differences are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teratus.2859 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Strider Pj.2193" said: > > @"Teratus.2859" said: > > It's almost like completely redesigning a game mode takes a very long time and a lot of work or something.. > > Ah.. I’m sorry then. > > I didn’t realize we were getting a full redesign. I thought it was just a population restructure. > > My bad They're redesigning how WvW effectively works, taking away the current server structure, making a whole new one, adding new features like alliances, testing constantly, adding new ideas, taking others that don't work away.. etc all without destroying what people love about the game mode. I don't have much experience with game design or coding but even I know that this sort of thing is a huge job that is going to take a lot of time. I can sympathize with those who only play the game for WvW even though I don't understand why anyone would buy a MMO purely for the pvp.. but this kind of thing is one of those, it'll be done when it's done kinda things. We just have to wait, and when Anet has something to show or information to disclose they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaidy.1824 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 > @"Etterwyn.5263" said: > This is the way the game ends > This is the way the game ends > This is the way the game ends > > Not with a bang but with a whimper. Oh, "The Stand" <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strages.2950 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 I dont get the apologists a this point. You guys saying "just wait" is the same as the dev's "soon"; here we are 18+ months later still waiting for "soon" . At some point that response becomes an trope cop out. I dont think any one of us expected them to give us an announcement FOR WvW. We did dare hope for an update that would make things a more solid than "soon". In my case, I'm done hoping and I'm gonna start moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambeleg.7632 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 It couldn't be said more clear. An event like this, without an only word about WvW/PvP is just the way how you lose players playing and players wanting to come back. VERY wrong step, Anet. One disappointment more to the list, and it goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Yeah it's not even that I really want the alliances that much at this point, it's more that it has been promised for so long with so little return . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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