[Hide Pet Names]

Are you sure you don't have "show all NPC names" ticked in options? That's the only one I see that makes everyone's pet names show up besides my own. I have the box unchecked. Otherwise, pet names only show up when I press 'Alt'.

Edit: Or maybe you're talking about seeing your own pet names which are part of your party and I don't think you can turn off..

[Time to take a page from Nightfall?]

@"Randulf.7614" said:Heroes do not fit this style of game. It just wouldn't work here - it worked in GW1 because it was an evolution of the henchman system which the game was built around. GW2 is a lot more coop multiplayer based - it's a big part of what Anet have designed the game to be about. Heroes are not in line with that even if they did work. GW1 and GW2 are different styles of games with some overlap. Heroes is not one of those overlaps.

Imagine the AI trying to cope with a strike or a fractal, let alone pathing. And in open world would they take up a player spot?

I'm not a "diehard" fan and I've levied my fair share of criticism at this game, but 8 years on, it's doing pretty well.

Is it time to bring heroes in? No and that time will prob never come either for this game.

No it isn't. They had a bad 2019 and likely will be a worse 2020. It will only be around as along as they're making money, won't be much longer and it will be over.

[Time to take a page from Nightfall?]

So is it time? Time to bring in heroes to save the game and keep some interest for solo players who don't play on a daily basis? Just as you had to do in GW to breathe some more life back into it?

Let's face it, GW2 isn't doing so hot. Although I'm sure the diehard fans will disagree.

I've been around for the original, and I've played GW2 since beta (crashing servers with mass spam and a ton of champion black moas was comical). I was here for all the hype about how GW2 was going to be so different for the solo player while keeping the MMO feel. No more grinding (yeah right, there will ALWAYS be a grind). No more having to hunt for a group to do content, etc, it was all going to be so magical.

And while the game mechanics definitely changed (love being able to jump and swim and also the changes to equipment) and it did get more beautiful to look at, it still feels like much the same game. Not commenting on musical score because honestly the original sounded just as awesome so don't make me choose between the two. You just can't actually solo to do everything in the game. Sure you can try for a PUG, but that rarely if ever pans out and we don't all have hours to spend waiting for the random chance of planetary alignment and luck for that to work.

And a guild for someone who doesn't play daily? Rigghhhtt. You'd be lucky if you weren't kicked from that guild on your next login or on the flip side lucky to even see more than one or two members online on your next login.

I still login to do a living story line now and then, but honestly that's about it. I just don't feel like grinding things out on my own or staring at content I can't do solo. Joining a PUG and failing miserably over and over isn't really my idea of fun. And whipping out the CC to get shiny items from the gem store isn't my idea of gaming either. I'd rather be able to earn them myself.