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That's the problem, they never clarified what exactly they meant by that. And since we have no actual roadmap most of the vets are left to wonder about if these features will ever come. Expac like features means something different to everyone. For some that will be enough. For others it will be a snore fest. The fact that things like this were focused on over things like elite specs is what has people upset. I think most of us see promise with strikes, but i personally don't have faith that anet will pull it off well and it will probably end up being a glorified world boss for 10 people.
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A game that receives updates more than 3 times a year would be a good start. But as primarily a pve player: Raids and fractals need to be released far more often than 1 a year.They need to be harder as well. people should not be clearing new raids 2 hours after release. combined both of these issues are causing the pve scene to stagnate. We also need new elite specs to shake things up again.
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It's not that people were expecting an expac, it's that anet in april said that since they were not doing an expac, we could expect expansion like features within the living story episodes. ( Elite specs are the only thing common to both expacs that we have not gotten in living story) so people were expecting things such as elite specs to at least be confirmed that they are being worked on. For them to fix the bugs and balance issues in pvp that have existed for more than a year. For them to confirm that they are still in fact working on raids and fractals, for them to actually say " Here's the alliances feature we talked about but never delivered on" Instead we got the infamous " It'll come soon" line that's been repeated for 3 years now. People are upset because this revealed that anet is in as dire straights as they appeared after the layoffs. We want to know wether to continue to invest in a dying game. All coupled with the fact that arena net hyped this up like never before. It was more hyped than both POF and HOT and the only other time they made an announcement like this was to announce HOT and all the content that came with it. Understandably people were expecting more and I think you knew that. Being intellectually dishonest as if you don't know why people are upset does nothing to help the situation either.
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That aspect of failure and learning as you go is what training raids essentially are though, just with a couple of players who know what they're doing to help people figure out mechanics. The term "training" is just what has fallen into common usage, for lack of a better term. Really what they are are just raid squads where the kill is not expected within a few pulls. An experienced group would expect to only take a few pulls max to get a kill, which means you don't get many chances to see different mechanics before the boss dies and the group moves on. Joining a group with 9 highly experienced players just means that you'll most likely get the kill lying on your back for most of the run, which is not what you say you're looking for. ok so "training" is basically just winging it and Learning on the go with a guide? I don't mind lying on my back, its apart of learning. right... Thanks ☺the problem is, raiding requires a different mentality. I get that you don't want to have to set aside time to find 9 others to go with. I get that people want to skip the failures and go straight to successful runs. The fact is as raiders we all had to put in our time and we all had to sit through hours and hours of wipes to get to the point where we were competent enough. For us that is the enjoyment we get out of the game. Improving ourselves and being better each and every time. I understand that there are those who don't care about such things or are motivated by rewards, but that's not the right mentality for raiding. the rewards are just the icing on the cake for us. The true reward is seeing ourselves and our friends grow as players. If that isn't something you enjoy, raids just weren't meant for you.
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This holds true for all of wings 1-4. Naturally they will be the ones people complete more as well since it has legendary armor as a reward. A lot of the reason you don't see high participation for pof is there's simply no reason to run pof. Ring isn't nearly as good as an entire set of armor. So why bother with the harder wings? Either way lets say you lose 10% of the playerbase. Is that acceptable for you when the playerbase is already at an all time low? If so, then no amount of discussion is going to change anyones mind as we are going to fundamentally disagree about what is healthy for the game.
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Potential Future Balance Changes
The one to Rule.2593 replied to Irenio CalmonHuang.2048's topic in Professions
These changes may be good for necro in wvw but not spvp. Necro is already a free kill in spvp and nerfing barrier is unnecessary, -
Gw2 is a casual pve game
The one to Rule.2593 replied to Paradoxoglanis.1904's topic in Player vs. Player
I don't think Eso's content is worse. Quite the contrary. The gameplay is only slightly worse than gw2 which is saying something as it has a lot to live up to with how good gw2's combat system is. Overall though, questing/leveling/balance/ gear is all handled better in eso imo. It has some of the best quests in any mmo out there. Eso has great content, better than gw2 potentially... However the server performance along with how animation cancelling works absolutely DESTROYS the game. Great questing, good looks, good writing, good skills but an end game that is ruined by the technical issues. Yeah i just downloaded the game the day of the announcement so i'm not at endgame yet, I guess i'll see soonish. -
Kittymarks Returns (...again)
The one to Rule.2593 replied to LadyKitty.6120's topic in Instanced Group Content
I cant even take your posts seriously due to the constant talking in third person. it's probably the most cringeworthy thing. -
Gw2 is a casual pve game
The one to Rule.2593 replied to Paradoxoglanis.1904's topic in Player vs. Player
I don't think Eso's content is worse. Quite the contrary. The gameplay is only slightly worse than gw2 which is saying something as it has a lot to live up to with how good gw2's combat system is. Overall though, questing/leveling/balance/ gear is all handled better in eso imo. It has some of the best quests in any mmo out there. -
Future of PvE in Guild Wars 2. How do I see it
The one to Rule.2593 replied to Xar.6279's topic in Instanced Group Content
Wait, are you complaining about other people being toxic, while being unbelievably toxic yourself? The irony. wow, omg, like totally tubular. Found the target audience anet was seeking with their 3 months of nothing 2 hours of gameplay style updates. -
Future of PvE in Guild Wars 2. How do I see it
The one to Rule.2593 replied to Xar.6279's topic in Instanced Group Content
that's also not realistic in a community that's comprised mostly of adults who work and have lives. We set aside a few days to raid and clear them all within those 2 days. there's also over 30 open world maps where people can press 1 on and experience more story. I don't get your point. Without hardcore guilds like snow crows, who's gonna make your builds? who's gonna test benchmarks? Who's gonna make your guides? Who's going to help new players get into the harder content? I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation either. It's not just the raid scene. Wvw hasn't received a meaningful update besides the warclaw in 3 years. Pvp scene is next to dead as they don't balance it enough and that bugs have been in the game for more than a year are still there. More maps and swiss tournies won't fix the low pvp population.