Abelisk.4527 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @Ayakaru.6583 said:Its my strong opinion that SAB has been a waste of resources, and continuing to put in more resources is only more wasteful.They completely ruined gliders, and I have a strong fear this april we’ll get SAB mounts which will be the end of my patience with that farceIt's a gift to players that love platforming. Although you might not like it (and a big minority as well seems to be indifferent towards SAB) there's a big group of players that still adores it.IMO it's good they halted development on SAB worlds since it doesn't cater to a chunk of the audience. But consider it an experiment to see how the fanbase reacts and what the fanbase puts priority in terms of entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildon.7618 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @Ayakaru.6583 said:Its my strong opinion that SAB has been a waste of resources, and continuing to put in more resources is only more wasteful.They completely ruined gliders, and I have a strong fear this april we’ll get SAB mounts which will be the end of my patience with that farceYa know, its fine that you dislike SAB. But its not right to call it wasteful. There are those of us who greatly enjoy the content. Heck, that gw2 efficiency site that was linked earlier shows that more players have played SAB than the raids if you go by achievement percentage. If it was just for my personal opinion, I would rather have 100 SAB worlds than 1 more raid. To me raids completely ruined open world bosses by drawing the focus away from amazing content like Tequatl and instead locking it up in instances. I was always in the raids don't belong in GW2 crowd, to me bosses like Tequatl were better than any raid, but I won't begrudge another player for their enjoyment of raids (or any future skins/mounts they may get).At the end of the day, the goal of a game is to have fun. The goal of a MMO is to have fun in the same world as others. Playing with others means compromise as everybody has different tastes. Very few MMO players will play all aspects of the game, but it is never wasteful to develop more content for your players. Next month we will get SAB, maybe the patch will be something in the game that you enjoy which we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daroon.1736 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I want Super Adventure Box to stay seasonal, however I would also like to see it expanded every year, even if it is only by 1 world zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Spiro.9745 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 As long as it comes back each year I'm happy, but I want them to release the other worlds. If they were willing to monetize if permanently I would pay. Or I may have already paid since I have the ICC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliamRationem.5172 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I could have gone a few different ways with this poll, but I do love SAB and if it were updated frequently enough and expanded sufficiently (more worlds, more rewards, maybe some dailies) I would like to see it around full-time. Would I pay for that? You bet I would! But free is always better! On the other hand, with only the same 2 worlds and the likely prospect of no significant additions, it is probably fine where it is as a festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joneirikb.7506 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 What's your opinion on Super Adventure Box availability?My opinions on SAB would get me perma banned if I voiced them, so I wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayakaru.6583 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @Doctor Hide.6345 said:@Ayakaru.6583 said:Its my strong opinion that SAB has been a waste of resources, and continuing to put in more resources is only more wasteful.They completely ruined gliders, and I have a strong fear this april we’ll get SAB mounts which will be the end of my patience with that farceMay I ask why you don't like it so much? I know it's 8bit platforming with the guns and boombox, but that is all I know of it.I like 8bit games, but when i want to play an 8bit game, I'll play one.This is not 8bit. This is 3d-HD, and especially the music sounds like they gave a bunch of squirrels coffee and released it in the music chamber. It doesn't look 8bit, it doesn't sound 8bit.The platforming aspect is fun, but even if the idea is fun, if you make it ugly and noisy is nothing but a thorn in the game. And it's the same with gliders. Seeing the rainbow-cloud glider in the open world, especially during raids, is giving me nothing less of a reason to groan. SAB gliders don't belong in the 'real' world. And the reason I'm calling it wasteful is, any resources spend on SAB is a resource not spend on raids, fractals, LWS, current events or other festivals.I much rather they put SAB on a permanent 'maintenance mode' and put the actual resources in making the missing festivals like Meatober, or more current events of which i think we're getting too few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revodeel.2651 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I am indifferent towards SAB. I know a lot of players like it though so I do hope it keeps coming out so they can enjoy it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derd.6413 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 SAB is better of as a festival because it would suffer the same fate as any festival that becomes year round. it'd get dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithranArkanere.8957 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 SAB must remain a festival.The only way it could be kept permanently is by limiting what can be done while it's not the festival.For example, you could do all the achievements all year long, but only get the weapons and other rewards during the festival. There could also be an increased cost to enter when it's not the festival. For example, you'd need the infinite coin or a tradeable token that drops only from jumping puzzle chests to enter SAB outside the festival time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrizzFreston.5290 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I would be done with SAB if it were out all year long. It would probably suffer the same fate as dungeons and people wouldnt play it much. The amount of grind for stuff is substantial enough that we're probably better of that its available in smaller dosis only.The immersion etc etc.. SAB to me feels a bit like Star Treks Holodeck. I wouldnt mind some.. well different games even. Theres more out there than just retro platformers. Which is exactly why to me its mostly just a retrofestival really. Like a yearly ingame Arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos.4263 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 SAB is one of those seasonal things where everyone goes off to do it for a few weeks, and guild activities kind of take a backstep (just anything else seasonal/new). It's fun for a few weeks but it just doesn't have the shelf life to be a permanent feature. I like campy stuff as much as the next person, but I don't really want to pay money for it. Not even if they had SAB mount skins...because they probably will and we'll see those year-round like the boom box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alga.6498 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Overrated and instead of having ANet working on this, we could have something nicer or better. SAB is just not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossaber.8934 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 i don't enjoy SAB myself, i am happy it is a seasonal content for whoever enjoy it.What i don't enjoy is the annoying SAB music, SAB guild decorations, SAB weapons... let alone if there will be SAB mounts in the future. I like them to be existing in SAB world only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindcircus.1506 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @Lonami.2987 said:@vesica tempestas.1563 said:I love a going to a cafe and getting a high quality coffee. I could buy a machine at home to give me the same thing, but then going out to get a coffee wouldnt be as fun anymore :)That's a dumb argument, you don't stop going out just because you can drink at home anyway.@mindcircus.1506 said:@Lonami.2987 said:And this game is really lacking regarding side-activities for that matter. 55 Non-seasonal Jumping Puzzles, 4 Activities, 15 HoT Adventures, 18 PoF Griffon Adventures, 7 Non-seasonal Mount RacesThis game may be lacking a few things. Side-activities is not one of them.How many of those are replayable, hm?All of them. Every last one is replayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlias.8104 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 The real problem is that mmo players are blocked content ( or limited content ) addicted.Giving a seasonal event avaible the whole year isn't going to be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echoherb.6528 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I probably wouldn't play it much if it were permanent, unless the rewards for doing it were really amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlias.8104 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @Echoherb.6528 said:I probably wouldn't play it much if it were permanent, unless the rewards for doing it were really amazing.The point would be to play it whenever you like.The fact that you won't farm it unless new rewards it's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappix.7928 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Should be available all year round for us to work on achievements, also I'd love a purple version of the backpack skin, it would go great on my Asura Mesmer, make it happen Anet, make it happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trise.2865 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I would like SAB to last longer, maybe give an ability to access it outside of the "main" festival, but making it permanent might be a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonami.2987 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 @FrizzFreston.5290 said:The amount of grind for stuff is substantial enough that we're probably better of that its available in smaller dosis only.That's kinda contradictory. You want smaller doses, but then people need to rush and farm it if they want to get the rewards in time.Were it permanent, people wouldn't feel forced to focus exclusively on SAB during the festival. You could do tribulation mode at your own pace, no hurries.@mindcircus.1506 said:@Lonami.2987 said:@vesica tempestas.1563 said:I love a going to a cafe and getting a high quality coffee. I could buy a machine at home to give me the same thing, but then going out to get a coffee wouldnt be as fun anymore :)That's a dumb argument, you don't stop going out just because you can drink at home anyway.@mindcircus.1506 said:@Lonami.2987 said:And this game is really lacking regarding side-activities for that matter. 55 Non-seasonal Jumping Puzzles, 4 Activities, 15 HoT Adventures, 18 PoF Griffon Adventures, 7 Non-seasonal Mount RacesThis game may be lacking a few things. Side-activities is not one of them.How many of those are replayable, hm?All of them. Every last one is replayable.We must have a different concept of what replayability is. For starters, I don't see any of those giving any meaningful rewards after the first completion. Some don't even have any meaningful rewards even in the first completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 As long as we get something to do every month, alternating seasonal events and Living World releases, I'm fine with it being seasonal. Though I would like all seasonal events to last at least a full 28 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemy.5360 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 only world 3 and i m happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esterie.7409 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Personally, SAB wouldn't be as special if it were available to play year-round. It would lose its charm after a while. I like the seasonal availability of it, even if we don't get any new worlds and instead only weapon re-colors (crossing my fingers for purple this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen.2907 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 @Lonami.2987 said:@FrizzFreston.5290 said:The amount of grind for stuff is substantial enough that we're probably better of that its available in smaller dosis only.That's kinda contradictory. You want smaller doses, but then people need to rush and farm it if they want to get the rewards in time.Were it permanent, people wouldn't feel forced to focus exclusively on SAB during the festival. You could do tribulation mode at your own pace, no hurries.@mindcircus.1506 said:@Lonami.2987 said:@vesica tempestas.1563 said:I love a going to a cafe and getting a high quality coffee. I could buy a machine at home to give me the same thing, but then going out to get a coffee wouldnt be as fun anymore :)That's a dumb argument, you don't stop going out just because you can drink at home anyway.@mindcircus.1506 said:@Lonami.2987 said:And this game is really lacking regarding side-activities for that matter. 55 Non-seasonal Jumping Puzzles, 4 Activities, 15 HoT Adventures, 18 PoF Griffon Adventures, 7 Non-seasonal Mount RacesThis game may be lacking a few things. Side-activities is not one of them.How many of those are replayable, hm?All of them. Every last one is replayable.We must have a different concept of what replayability is. For starters, I don't see any of those giving any meaningful rewards after the first completion. Some don't even have any meaningful rewards even in the first completion.Replayability means, by definition, the "ability" to be "played" repeatedly. Rewards for repetition are nice, I suppose, but are not necessary for something to be replayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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