I'm going to get straight to the point.
I'm a filthy casual, there are times when I put down the game for a few months, only to come back to it, and then put it down once more. It's because my IRL can be chaotic, and I sometimes just don't have the mental bandwidth to figure out what it is I need to do, or I am too exhausted.
I've been a supporter of this game since it came out, giddy with excitement when it was announced and had put money down on a pre-order because I wanted it so badly, and have all the expansions. I've busted my hump getting the HP's for core Tyria. Do you know which one I DIDN'T bust my hump for? HoT, and that's a -me- thing. I find that expansion to be very difficult, and not enjoyable due to the verticality of it all. I used heroics in WvW for it. Not -every- single expansion is going to be a person's cup of tea, and WvW isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea either.
This game is meant to be inclusive, to be enjoyed in the manners in which the player sees fit. So if that means Billy Joe Jim Bob who's played Guild Wars since the first moment it dropped in Prophecies and on up doesn't -really- like an expansion OR WvW, should he just.. go kick rocks? How is that even remotely fair?
Is it P2W? As many others have said.. what exactly are they winning?
Unless you mean they're winning the game of enjoyment because they're getting to go and play a specialization they otherwise MIGHT not be able to, because they just can't get over a specific expansion/game mode. Then.. yea.. I guess it is?
And for those who might not have the time to go and hunt down HP's (yes, I know, they're 'easy'), they have a chance to be able to play a specialization they might enjoy. No harm, no foul.
This is a win win for casual players, players who might not enjoy a specific thing in the game, and for the company.
This isn't going to take away from the HP trains, and if anything else, it might encourage those players who DID buy the HP unlock, to go and try it on their next character.
Okay.. maybe not so straight to the point.
I'm going to get straight to the point. I'm a filthy casual, there are times when I put down the game for a few months, only to come back to it, and then put it down once more. It's because my IRL can be chaotic, and I sometimes just don't have the mental bandwidth to figure out what it is I need to do, or I am too exhausted. I've been a supporter of this game since it came out, giddy with excitement when it was announced and had put money down on a pre-order because I wanted it so badly, and have all the expansions. I've busted my hump getting the HP's for core Tyria. Do you know which one I DIDN'T bust my hump for? HoT, and that's a -me- thing. I find that expansion to be very difficult, and not enjoyable due to the verticality of it all. I used heroics in WvW for it. Not -every- single expansion is going to be a person's cup of tea, and WvW isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea either. This game is meant to be inclusive, to be enjoyed in the manners in which the player sees fit. So if that means Billy Joe Jim Bob who's played Guild Wars since the first moment it dropped in Prophecies and on up doesn't -really- like an expansion OR WvW, should he just.. go kick rocks? How is that even remotely fair? Is it P2W? As many others have said.. what exactly are they winning? Unless you mean they're winning the game of enjoyment because they're getting to go and play a specialization they otherwise MIGHT not be able to, because they just can't get over a specific expansion/game mode. Then.. yea.. I guess it is? And for those who might not have the time to go and hunt down HP's (yes, I know, they're 'easy'), they have a chance to be able to play a specialization they might enjoy. No harm, no foul. This is a win win for casual players, players who might not enjoy a specific thing in the game, and for the company. This isn't going to take away from the HP trains, and if anything else, it might encourage those players who DID buy the HP unlock, to go and try it on their next character. Okay.. maybe not so straight to the point.
