So I'll post the TL;DR here first, below I will explain why I am asking this question and why I feel a bit cheated.
TL;DR
Assumptions:
1) GW2 has no vertical progression, rather horizontal, meaning you grind more for cosmetics, mounts, achievements, ,...
2) GW2 has 99% of these unlockables (excluding achievements) in the gem shop
3) The only way of progressing (horizontally) is by farming gold by any repetitive activity
4) There is no real value behind grinding difficult achievements for mount skin unlocks / pet unlocks / ...
Questions:
- Is all of the horizontal progression summarized as, farm gold -> buy gems -> unlock skins in lootboxes
- Is there a reason this is never talked about in any of the videos I could find on youtube talking about GW2's strengths and weaknesses, I feel like this was hidden as some sort of ugly truth...?
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Full story:
Okay, so, about 7 years ago, I started playing GW2, back then I loved the levelling I managed to get a couple characters to level 20 and I ended up stopping with gaming alltogether for private reasons (not gw2 related). Now, many years later, I come back to play this game with some friends, I did my research before selecting the first MMO I would jump back into after all these years. (I watched a lot of mmo new and I am aware of the current state of the mmo genre sadly.)
I watched many youtubers talk about gw2 how the endgame horizontal progression is great and how during leveling (as I remembered as well) activities are a lot more varied than other mmo's.
Sure you have plenty heart activity that feels similar, yet you get freedom in activity of choice and the number of wacky options are sometimes adorable / hilarious.... (wash the stinky cows).
After leveling to level 40 I felt I wanted to reward such an amazing game by purchasing expansions PoF & HoT, especially since I wanted to do everything this game has to offer.
Now I come to a sad conclusion, as I go over the list of mount skins, I notice ALL of them say "This is only available from the Black Lion Trading Company".
I feel cheated, many people talk about the following points:
- The immense world to discover
- It's a game where any activity is rewarded
- Horizontal progression
- Many skins many many many skins
- The creativity of the game
Put all of these together and I was hoping for a game where at level cap, difficult achievements, hard as f*** raids et cetera would reward me with beautiful skins of various gear, mounts & pets.
Nothing feels more awesome than to earn a beautiful purple dragon after you defeated it in a raid that takes you weeks to clear the first time. (think back to the good ol' days for those who were there for it, old school wow comes to mind).
Now a clear point to make:
I'm not calling the game kitten, I'm simply trying to figure out the following questions:
- Is all of the horizontal progression summarized as, farm gold -> buy gems -> unlock skins in lootboxes
- Is there a reason this is never talked about in any of the videos I could find on youtube talking about GW2's strengths and weaknesses, I feel like this was hidden as some sort of ugly truth...?
I am still excited for this game, I just feel slightly cheated, what am I completing the entire world map for if not a fun reward? :s
If anyone out there cares enough about this to have a nice conversation about this, I would love to find the passion back I had right before I discovered this, because I am struggling somewhat with what I am going to do once I reach endgame... break off or continue 😕
Best wishes to all, the GW2 community has been spectacularly friendly and nice to me I love you all,
Happy 2022 ❤️
So I'll post the TL;DR here first, below I will explain why I am asking this question and why I feel a bit cheated. TL;DR Assumptions: 1) GW2 has no vertical progression, rather horizontal, meaning you grind more for cosmetics, mounts, achievements, ,... 2) GW2 has 99% of these unlockables (excluding achievements) in the gem shop 3) The only way of progressing (horizontally) is by farming gold by any repetitive activity 4) There is no real value behind grinding difficult achievements for mount skin unlocks / pet unlocks / ... Questions: - Is all of the horizontal progression summarized as, farm gold -> buy gems -> unlock skins in lootboxes - Is there a reason this is never talked about in any of the videos I could find on youtube talking about GW2's strengths and weaknesses, I feel like this was hidden as some sort of ugly truth...? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full story: Okay, so, about 7 years ago, I started playing GW2, back then I loved the levelling I managed to get a couple characters to level 20 and I ended up stopping with gaming alltogether for private reasons (not gw2 related). Now, many years later, I come back to play this game with some friends, I did my research before selecting the first MMO I would jump back into after all these years. (I watched a lot of mmo new and I am aware of the current state of the mmo genre sadly.) I watched many youtubers talk about gw2 how the endgame horizontal progression is great and how during leveling (as I remembered as well) activities are a lot more varied than other mmo's. Sure you have plenty heart activity that feels similar, yet you get freedom in activity of choice and the number of wacky options are sometimes adorable / hilarious.... (wash the stinky cows). After leveling to level 40 I felt I wanted to reward such an amazing game by purchasing expansions PoF & HoT, especially since I wanted to do everything this game has to offer. Now I come to a sad conclusion, as I go over the list of mount skins, I notice ALL of them say "This is only available from the Black Lion Trading Company". I feel cheated, many people talk about the following points: - The immense world to discover - It's a game where any activity is rewarded - Horizontal progression - Many skins many many many skins - The creativity of the game Put all of these together and I was hoping for a game where at level cap, difficult achievements, hard as f*** raids et cetera would reward me with beautiful skins of various gear, mounts & pets. Nothing feels more awesome than to earn a beautiful purple dragon after you defeated it in a raid that takes you weeks to clear the first time. (think back to the good ol' days for those who were there for it, old school wow comes to mind). Now a clear point to make: I'm not calling the game kitten, I'm simply trying to figure out the following questions: - Is all of the horizontal progression summarized as, farm gold -> buy gems -> unlock skins in lootboxes - Is there a reason this is never talked about in any of the videos I could find on youtube talking about GW2's strengths and weaknesses, I feel like this was hidden as some sort of ugly truth...? I am still excited for this game, I just feel slightly cheated, what am I completing the entire world map for if not a fun reward? :s If anyone out there cares enough about this to have a nice conversation about this, I would love to find the passion back I had right before I discovered this, because I am struggling somewhat with what I am going to do once I reach endgame... break off or continue 😕 Best wishes to all, the GW2 community has been spectacularly friendly and nice to me I love you all, Happy 2022 ❤️
