[Concerns about the future of the game for veteran players]

2 hours ago, Ashantara.8731 said:

I am beginning to see a pattern here

Me too, it's called burn out. Everyone experiences it with any game when they play a game so long it numbs them to the fun lel

[They are selling hero points in the gem store now]

10 minutes ago, Shiyo.3578 said:

gold > gems conversion is based on how many people are doing gems > gold

in game source

That... has nothing to do with revenue ANet makes.

[This game has a serious accessibility problem.]

OP wouldn't survive in any other MMO if they can't - as a Willbender would say - Take the initiative to actually play the game

All I got out of this is they want something for bare minimum effort

[They are selling hero points in the gem store now]

As much as I personally think its whack they added HP to Gem Store, I honestly don't see how it's pay2win.

Unless somehow buying HP in gem store can make me solo every content in this game compared to someone who got it via usual game method, I see no real link between HP in gem store and pay2win

 

[Anet, firearms for ranger when?]

The Rifle Ranger crowd continues to be... as a Willbender says... RELENTLESS lel

[Sword-Wielding Necromancers Are Gluttons for Punishment]

Dang, feels like everything went to Necro Sword effort wise. Between visuals and actual combat mechanics this feels the most fleshed out. Next closest thing we've seen with this much flair and detail on combat mechanics were Revenant Scepter and Ranger Dual Mace and they're not as strongly presented as Necro S/S.

[ArenaNet lying to the playerbase]

1 hour ago, Balsa.3951 said:

i still remember people like u calling people who ask for mounts entitled and they should go to other mmos if they don't like it.

Funny, I don't recall being active in the forums when mounts became a thing.

1 hour ago, Balsa.3951 said:

u don't realize the reason things improve is because of critical response from the player base.

There's critical thinking, then there's shoehorning opinion as fact. It's easy to separate the two based on what I've seen on this entire thread

1 hour ago, Balsa.3951 said:

ps u don't know how much every person spends on the game, if it would be so less game would be not here for 11 years

Of course I don't. If I knew how much every person spent on this game specifically, I'd be able to easily predict ANet's approach to content.

Doesn't make my statement any less true. It's a broad statement, there's always going to be someone in the vast playerbase who spend bare minimum but expecting AAA Quality and quantity content to be delivered. It's not gonna happen but there are those who definitely expect it to

[Are we really comfortable paying for unfinished expansions?]

2 hours ago, Gravitron.7982 said:

I agree, people paid full price for only a quarter of the value. 

If by full price you mean 25 bucks, still a better deal than 70 for COD:MW3 lel

[ArenaNet lying to the playerbase]

44 minutes ago, Ashen.2907 said:

So, again, as is true in any field, a customer who is sufficiently dissatisfied with a company or product has primarily one power to express that dissatisfaction in a meaningful manner.....with their wallet.

And yet there are those who think they are entitled to everything so they still expect more from ANet DESPITE not using their wallet to support the game.

[ArenaNet lying to the playerbase]

9 minutes ago, kharmin.7683 said:

There are a lot of people around here who have no idea how businesses run.

I'm well aware of that, however some should never even try if they can't apprehend how things are never constant lel

[ArenaNet lying to the playerbase]

All I can say is some people shouldn't run a business if they can't understand how shifts in the industry as a whole affects multiple businesses and how individual businesses have to change and adapt due to these changes. 

[Armed with Dual Pistols, Guardians Rain Down Bullets of Justice!]

Well this gives me incentive to go for a Condi build on my Guardian, been needing something outside Powerbender for a while now

[Set Off Chain Reactions with the Engineer Short Bow Proficiency]

Yeah I think I'll stick to Rifle

At least that one isn't a kit that's just converted into a weapon

[Are we really comfortable paying for unfinished expansions?]

Considering how most game expansions these days cost nearly as much as full game releases, SoTO seems alright for 25 bucks.

On 11/15/2023 at 1:32 AM, Westenev.5289 said:

Who would be willing to pay/wait a little longer for a bigger/better/more complete expansion? Because I think people have a right to be upset. Let's be real, there's probably less content than a living world episode, and this isn't a cyberpunk 2077 situation where a mediocre/okay-ish product will get developed into something awesome. Let's be real, what you see now is what you're going to continue to get.

And you know what? That's still more than what some AAA games offer. Case in point, recent COD game which was an absolute nothing burger sold at full price

Seriously for 25 bucks there's more to SoTO than what most "modern" games offer for 70

[Pistols Grant Elementalists the Choice between Greater Damage and Defense]

Could have at least given dual pistols, not just main hand.

Guess I'll wait a bit longer before I make an Ele character lel

[Daily/lengedary mats are a bad decision]

On 11/13/2023 at 12:18 AM, Jumpin Lumpix.6108 said:

If were gonna keep on the bandwagon

What bandwagon? You're merely getting outraged over the fact that Legendaries are now more accessible and it makes you feel less special.

I've seen more people genuinely promote players into getting the Legendary Starter kit because it's an incentive to actually do certain activities, heck WvW alone got an increase in players and it made WvW vets genuinely happy because it made the game mode more active.

Dunno why you're so uppity about this entire thing when it's an overall net positive for the game

[Create Otherworldly Bonds when Revenants Brandish Scepters]

Genuinely curious how this will synergise with Vindicator just cuz Boon Renegade and Heal Herald seem covered with this weapon's current traits, Heal Herald moreso than Boon Ren

[Expanded Weapon Proficiencies: Dual-Wielding Mace Ranger]

23 minutes ago, CETheLucid.3964 said:

I also hope the main hand and off hand by themselves are generous enough to give sufficient stacks of Nature’s Strength to get Force of Nature without necessitating mace/mace. 

I'd like to think that they would be fine generating the stacks without Mace/Mace simply because most Support Druids use Warhorn offhand for boons with Call of the Wild and it would be whack if they didn't provide Nature stacks on their own (pun intended). If it all works the way it sounds like it would, then Mace/Mace can potentially replace Staff and Warhorn will finally have a main hand that better compliments it instead of going for either Sword or Axe  

[Expanded Weapon Proficiencies: Dual-Wielding Mace Ranger]

Just now, Elricht Kaltwind.8796 said:

Aight, the fact that you literally have to straight-up pretend that hunter isn't a major theme present in the game's core ranger class says a lot about how disingenuous your position is.

I just know exactly what ANet is making in terms of their core theme for Ranger. I'm not being disingenuous, I'm going by what the creators of the game are going with, I'm not shoehorning my personal take on a profession they built up lel

[Daily/lengedary mats are a bad decision]

52 minutes ago, Qys.5937 said:

Sounds like OP is mad that they did it the old way and now G1 legendries are easier to get but everyone else doesn't care. Reminds me of people in other games when some old mount they farmed non stop to get winds up as a reward on a twitch stream a decade later. At the end of the day it's all virtual pixels and doesn't matter so long as you got some entertainment out of it. I don't see how the G1 kits are any different than the ascendant gear boxes. I mean I guess I could be mad because I had to grind mats to craft mine and OMG now they're just giving it away for logging in and mining coppers and stuff. But I really don't care and it makes it easier to get more goodies myself. 

Never gonna understand old school mentality of "I suffered for it therefore you should too", especially since in this regard if they already have the Legendary, they can get another one and profit even better than those who never got it to begin with. 

If anything it adds more value to them because it puts gold in their account if they don't really need it lel

[Expanded Weapon Proficiencies: Dual-Wielding Mace Ranger]

3 minutes ago, Elricht Kaltwind.8796 said:

Except they don't lmao

Traps, using animals as a weapon, Hunter's Gaze, Hunter's Shot, wilderness survival, the name itself, etc. The only other class with explicit hunting references is Dragonhunter and they can't even use rifles either.

Having a few skills with the word "Hunter" on it doesn't make it a hunter, that's not how a theme works. If we followed that logic then every profession would still be a hunter, a hunter is merely someone who seeks and kills creatures as part of their activity, the means can be whatever they want. An engineer's toolkit is just as viable for hunting, same with mesmers and their illusions and Revenants with their Legendary Stances.

That said, since one key element of Weapon Proficiency is to do away with E-Spec limitations, they can make Rifle Ranger fit with any of the existing E-Specs so long as the skills can fit the theme. In the case of Dual Mace, they're maintaining the whole "Power of Nature Heals" thing. Dunno how they'd do Rifle but it can be done 

[Expanded Weapon Proficiencies: Dual-Wielding Mace Ranger]

Just now, Elricht Kaltwind.8796 said:

Since it has a good number of skills, traits, mechanics etc that refer to hunting explicitly or thematically.

So basically every profession is a hunter because they all have traits that even remotely references hunting... 

[Expanded Weapon Proficiencies: Dual-Wielding Mace Ranger]

56 minutes ago, Elricht Kaltwind.8796 said:

The (core) ranger thematically is a hunter.

Since when?

Quote

Rangers rely on a keen eye, a steady hand, and the power of nature itself. Unparalleled survivalists with traps, nature spirits, and a stable of loyal pets at their command, rangers can adapt to any situation,

Literally from GW2's website what part does it say "Hunter"?

[Daily/lengedary mats are a bad decision]

3 hours ago, Jumpin Lumpix.6108 said:

I explained my reasons, its not that hard to read them.

Again no real reason. You personally feeling they're devalued doesn't make them devalued to anyone else. 

[Daily/lengedary mats are a bad decision]

8 minutes ago, Jumpin Lumpix.6108 said:

Yah you can make gold (although its relative because now everyone is making the same gold off the free legendary mats), but it devalues the item itself.  If you enjoy wearing/showing off gen 1 legendaries, they're about as prestigious as a green at this point, because they are so easy to obtain now.  Thus the item is de-valued at the expense of people who are most likey to have them ie - veterans.

 

A new set of legendaries would have made the entire issue not an issue.

You're the only one who considers them devalued as far as we can all see

You're genuinely outraged about getting free stuff for no real reason