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17 minutes ago, twizzy.2837 said:
Agreed, this is a dreadful expansion. The developers just went mad and completely over-the-top with just about every aspect of this Xpac. I've slogged my way to the last zone in this Xpac, just so I can complete the story. Once done, I am never coming back to EoD (End of Dross).
Yeah. It's been absolutely puzzling watching people vehemently defend it. I can't tell you how many times I've been bullied, reported, etc for speaking my mind. As someone who has been playing since the beta of GW1, no less. Far longer than most of them, or the devs for that matter. One slight mention of the expansion being a letdown in mapchat and everyone gangs up on you and insults / belittles you. So much for preaching against intolerance. I was just silenced on here for 3 days and had my posts deleted for criticizing the story and the team for writing it. The writing is about as bad as it gets. Aside from the actual narrative being bonkers, any more forced modern politics and you might as well give us a political questionnaire when we create a character and boot us to desktop if we aren't woke enough.
I sincerely hope Anet's okay with having a small niche group of fanboys playing their game because that's what it's going to become. Already seeing it. I have half a mind to delete my characters, uninstall, and never look back. That's what they're forcing us to do with their attitude and absolute carelessness towards the game's original vision. It makes me feel kind of sick inside, knowing I'll lose so much I've worked for and having it all amount to nothing. But I guess that's life. The alternative is taking whatever they feed us, lowering our standards, and have them make us feel like we don't belong in their bubble. Everyone should belong in a MMORPG. Especially one that preaches tolerance.
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I would write what I thought of the story but last time I did I got silenced by a mod, and had my posts deleted. So...the story is great. Wonderful. Best story ever.
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21 minutes ago, Nightgunner.2896 said:
That isn't what you said the your issue was before. The word "bigot" has existed since the late 1500s. It's not a "new word" or some kind of "modern political concept". They're simply using a word for its well-known definition. That's how language works.
You have got to be kidding me. I'm actually laughing right now at how much you're trying to defend this by pretending to be ignorant about the power and meaning behind that word in today's political climate.
Also, I'm still waiting for that example I requested. When was GW ever political in the modern sense? Maybe my memory is foggy but I don't seem to remember "She / Her" Gwen running up to me in pre-searing and calling me a bigot. Who knows, maybe they've added that. I should go check!
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14 minutes ago, Nightgunner.2896 said:
Is this your first time interacting with the Guild Wars franchise? The bigotry of the Ministry of Purity isn't exactly a new concept.
Been playing since the beta of GW1. Show me in any previous content where the writers used the word "bigot" or other loaded words used in modern discourse to instantly express political leanings. I'll wait.
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6 minutes ago, Kikokuma.9405 said:
It's fine if you wanna throw bigotry in yer game... just have a REASON for it in the game world. And don't have some thinly veiled excuse mimicing real lifes issues to piggy back off of. And in the case of redemption arcs and whatnot... again have a REASON with STORY and PLOT to back up the redemption arc or else... why? Look at Caithe... She got a redemption arc. Why?.... soooo she can.... umm... err... babysit Aurene? And umm... errr... well... yeah that's about it.
Look at Braham... he's gotten like 2 redemption arcs... why?... soooo he can... ummm... be more umm... stupid? Like seriously... i think Braham would ride the short dolyak if ya know what i am saying. If anyone was truly this dumb in tyria while still being in the front lines of battle he wouldn't last 2 minutes. Let alone being in world fate deciding battles...
Story team needs to have some balls, tell some meaning full stories... remember when Aurene died? And everyone was left with that cliffhanger... dude tragic... Very next release, "just kidding! She is fine! Totally nothing to worry about!" Like why not let it sit for awhile? Let us panic... let us worry... let us feel like everything is lost and we are doomed while we get our butts handed to us for once and maybe even have other people killed off while Aurene is gone? Then when she comes back finally some people actually hate her for not coming back sooner... for not saving everyone.... why is this so hard for the story team to think of?No people have a problem with poorly written characters and stories... and they are everywhere now a days. Why everyone seems to hire these fanfiction writers is beyond me. And why you seem to be ok with subpar quality if beyond everyone who is actually asking for better.
Exactly. The bigotry was absolutely jarring. They did not even need to use that word to describe the guy, they just threw that in there to express their political views. It worked in The Last of Us Part II because that was a modern world, with modern language and politics, and the bigot was a guy who actually acted like a bigot. The lesbian relationship was central to the story. It was believable. In End of Dragons the devs just tossed in the word for no reason other than to say "This dev team is SO woke!"
And yeah, bringing back Aurene was awful. That was the only moment in the whole story that moved me, when I thought we'd lost her. How brave, I thought, for the writers to let that happen. Imagine how much better that would have made the game. People would still be talking about it to this day. They'd replay old missions just to see her again. But nope, instead they drained that moment of all its impact.
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1 hour ago, Gregg.3970 said:
@Jaunty.6018 you're wrong mate since you said your post will be crapped on by most on forum. Those Hearts don't lie!
It was initially, but now I think more and more people have gotten past their honeymoon phase and are now being hit with the unfortunate realization: this is it?
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The more I play End of Dragons, the more I see that it's just a real mixed bag of ideas and talent. I can see that a lot of work was put into it from certain team members, while other members did not do their job well. Lots of talent went into creating the visual assets, but whoever placed them didn't know what they were doing or just didn't care. Some of the missions are designed well aesthetically, but the activities inside them are dull. The music is nice, but the voiceover audio quality is mixed. The cinematics have some of the best animation yet, while the writing can be utterly cringeworthy. The skiffs are well designed, but using them is cumbersome. Etc, etc.
Current Arenanet seem to be a team of some people operating on all cylinders, and some lagging behind. I'm not used to it. I don't like it. But at least there's some hope that, with enough player feedback, maybe they can get everyone working together at the same level--for future content.
Although I'm not so sure they can ever really go back from what they did in the story. Which, again, is something I can't talk about here because I've seen mods delete such posts. Suffice it to say, it was shocking and completely soured my opinion of the writers. Whoever thought that was a good idea has got to go.
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On 3/8/2022 at 2:45 AM, Doctor Hide.6345 said:
Ah, ok. That was my bad then with what I thought. I do apologize for that. It's just there is a lot of pure negative ones here which I have spotted(not this thread as a focus, but in general), so that was my bad then.
No worries!
Edit: And then this guy reported me in another thread and had me banned from posting. Hilarious! Last time I give you the time of day, buddy.
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1 hour ago, Doctor Hide.6345 said:
And I am fine with people voicing it. But it doesn't mean I can't fight back though and state my own opinions on it. The way you made it sound is you just wanted all negative comments with no positive because your are tired of apologist which is in fact silencing the people that like it. I refuse to make this place an echo chamber of just negative comments. Nor do I want all positive. I want both even if that means their is constant debates. That is my stance on it.
I don't know where you got that idea that all I want are negative comments. Despite how disappointed I am with the expansion, I still had a few nice things to say about it, and I stated at the end that I want people to have fun. Plenty of people have been posting balanced comments here. I love that! What I don't love are apologist fanboys who don't want to hear a single negative thing about the game, have every excuse for why it is the way it is and try to defend blatantly lazy design, and call you "toxic" for pointing it out. Those are the players who ruin games.
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18 minutes ago, Doctor Hide.6345 said:
You think you are worn out? Try dealing with all the negative people who haven't stopped since they announced the expansion. I am glad more positive people are speaking out fighting back this wave of pure negativity. Not every person who complains is very constructive either. There are some who just want it their way not caring about those who do like it as is.
I am sorry, but that is how games work. Not everyone views things to your standards, so if people liking the expansion bugs you that much. Then all I have to say is tough crap and get over it because that is how the world works. It will always be a flow like this. And not all of us are saying the game is perfect since we know the bugs need to be fixed and such with some balance changes. But we can at least acknowledge the work the team put it even if some don't want to recognize it.
Sorry, but the people who like it as is and try to silence the "wave of negativity" are going to run this company into the ground. When so many people are unhappy and complaining, the company has to make changes in order to survive. FFXIV, No Man's Sky, Cyberpunk 2077 are great examples of why constructive criticism is essential. Those games were improved dramatically from listening to player feedback. If you don't like that people are voicing their opinions about a largely disappointing product, all I have to say is "tough crap and get over it because that is how the world works."
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2 hours ago, Lucy.9743 said:
Agreed. This expansion feels like what it is--a cash grab. It's grasping at straws when it comes to elite specs. It's recycled characters and other npc's, rehashed boring story content and wow. . .fishing. Zzzzz. I could not be disappointed more and for the first time in over nine years I'm considering quitting. Still no WvW or PvP content. Ridiculously unbalanced new elites yet they tweak necro minions like that's a huge problem. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy for people that are enjoying it and I understand why they are, I just wish I was one of them. One example is when I had to go "stealth" for a heart quest. I mean, come on. Are you really that hard pressed for new ideas when it comes to simple quests ANET? Sheesh.
Yeah, if this is the new standard that Anet wants to set then I'm not interested. It really does seem like a different studio, and unfortunately they don't know how to, or don't care to make a quality product. And all the apologists are wearing me out. Like...is this really what they want the game to be? This is acceptable? Because when they shoot down all the wealth of constructive criticism that keeps popping up, that's exactly what they're saying.
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9 hours ago, Rendalmj.3152 said:
I think some of you guys here are just burned out and need some time off the game. Calling the devs LAZY is so uncalled for since they been working tirelessly for the past 3 years for the expansion. Just go and relax maybr play other games and comeback and stay positives vibes the game will be great. I promise you the devs will make the game better just give them time.
Edit : I also want to say one of the reason why you dont see alot people in Expansion maps is because people are doing story at the moment thats why you dont see alot people in map. And secondly you will see more people on the weekends on free time rather on weekdays people are busy with work. And please just look at Lfg if you want to join groups and do meta its simple as that
Uh, no. I've barely been playing it, for all the reasons I mentioned. It's not uncalled for to point out blatantly careless and amateurish design from a team that has always created quality content. You're acting like this company made this expansion out of the kindness of their hearts or something. I seem to remember paying $30 for it. Others paid way more, for very little. A couple skins and some gems. If their work was compromised because of covid, they should have told us that and delayed the game further. Instead they went the Cyberpunk 2077 route and marketed the hell out of an unfinished product. There's no way they didn't expect critical threads like this, and I'm baffled by those who are complacent and apologetic. You're just hurting the game. I (and many others who have spoken up) want it to be better. We all love Guild Wars. That's why we're here.
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18 minutes ago, yoni.7015 said:
It is about how criticism and opinions are articulated. Sure there are people that don’t like the expansion, but there are also people that like it. Unfortunately latter get bullied here and their opinions are declared “wrong”.
But I guess we live in the era of the internet mob. Just look what this forums has become, it’s very sad.
How would you feel if you worked on something for months just to hear it being called a “disappointing mess”? There are more civil and mature ways to express criticism.Civil and mature ways, like calling people toxic for having a different opinion? Yes...you're clearly a master of diplomacy.
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18 minutes ago, yoni.7015 said:
I really enjoy End of Dragons. It is by no means a “disappointing mess”. The devs have worked for months on this expansion so that some random dude in the forums can call it “disappointing mess” - this is very bad behavior in my opinion.
I guess you are just toxic because you couldn’t finish the ED meta and didn’t get your turtle? The maps are really beautiful, the metas are fun. I liked the story and the new especs I played so far.
Yikes. No one's being "toxic" here except for you. And I haven't even begun trying to get a turtle mount. Not sure how you came to that assumption from reading my original post, if you even did read it.
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43 minutes ago, Nightgunner.2896 said:
Would you mind posting a screenshot of the haphazardly copy-pasted assets? I haven't seen anything in the *entire* game that even begins to resemble Lost Izalith.
Sure, here ya go.
https://ibb.co/0YPcrFy
https://ibb.co/zNgxNVq
https://ibb.co/0Y0yRLC
https://ibb.co/PG2wBZ0
https://ibb.co/j5JMByp
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https://ibb.co/42JbTQR
https://ibb.co/p1wNGxB
https://ibb.co/YZxnf5N
https://ibb.co/JnM7D2C
https://ibb.co/9ZBQbFXThose took me only about 15 minutes to find. Let me know if you want more.
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19 hours ago, SweetPotato.7456 said:
I didn't say you cannot point them out, I said they are minor, and providing you with why I think they are minor, while you are still on about this topic, I've found 3 more new sellers in New Kaineng, carpet, wooden barrels, porcelain vase sellers, and if you look at the forum, I've also already submitted a few bugs and changes to make the game better (IMHO) and found there are at least 5 different types of windows skin, which you said they are copied pasted and 4 different types of roof tiles. Positive reinforcement is better then being critical and not giving any solutions.
I didn't say there was only one type of window or roof. I said the assets were copy / pasted haphazardly, which they absolutely were. It doesn't take a keen eye to see that. I also gave plenty of solutions, many of which were self-explanatory. I'm not going to explain all of them to you. And please don't pretend you're so positive. You have been dropping negative reactions on every single post here that you don't agree with. I know because as soon as I reply to you I get one, which is funny because you claim to enjoy the game so much yet you're basically glued to these forums, and my post in particular. Don't you have some 232323232323 to do?
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3 hours ago, Kikokuma.9405 said:
I totally agree... after playing EOD for just a couple of days it's clear to see that the devs do not care for this game anymore. Maybe they are worried more about getting a paycheck or just having a job. But when that kind of fear takes over in the whole company no one can focus on their actual love of the game and we get stuck with garbage like EOD. I used to log in every day just to get daily log in rewards even if i wasn't really playing... now i don't even care about that. EOD made me not care about where GW2 is going as a game.
Atleast i can still log into GW1.I know. GW1 is like the last bastion of quality MMOs untouched by corporate greed. Part of why I bought EoD despite it looking subpar in the previews was to keep GW1 going. I'd be heartbroken if it ever went down.
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New drinking game: take a shot every time yet another powerful, intelligent, likeable female character is introduced in the story.
RIP liver.
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7 hours ago, SweetPotato.7456 said:
That's a good sign for me, thank you.
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I'd rather help make the game better.In response to your edit: you're not. Accepting all the many flaws of the game and trying to dissuade others from pointing them out just tells the developers that their game is fine, and no changes are needed.
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6 minutes ago, SweetPotato.7456 said:
I rather spend my time enjoying the game vs going about checking out people's flaws - minor details, minor details. Never in a million years would I expect to find another person more critical than me, and there you are hahaha.
You don't strike me as very critical at all.
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48 minutes ago, AoAkinari.9248 said:
Grothmar valley, drizzlewood ,there are many "newer" maps that looks waay more better.
100% agree. Loved Grothmar in particular with its pre-searing vibes and the fun metal show. Most maps in the game are better designed than EoD's.
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55 minutes ago, Exxcalibur.6203 said:
Lets just all agree that ICEBROOD SAGE was the best new content 🙂
It was so much better than this expansion.
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4 minutes ago, Gorem.8104 said:
Tbh at this point i've seen a lot more disappointment from Eod Then praise. if anything its the majority consensus, you see it in game too, unless you go to reddit which appears to be a giant who can kiss anet the hardest contest, have they banned anyone there without a positive opinion to everything?
Seriously they the sheer hate and toxic chat coming from the final meta is intense.I've seen the opposite in-game. Any time I've mentioned EoD not being perfect I get harassed by the whole map. They come running with pitchforks. You're right about Reddit though. It's bizarre over there.
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On 3/3/2022 at 6:07 PM, Kikokuma.9405 said:
Why does EOD feel like it was made by a completely different company? Why does Jade bots require charges to use? (is this fun?) Why do I now need to stop by a workbench to change out modules on the Jade bot when literally nothing in GW2 ever has required you to do this before? (is this fun?) Why is New Kaineng city Soooo freaking big just for the sake of being so freaking big? It's so empty feeling with nothing to do in it... it's a pain to get around. (is this fun?) Why Are all the new characters being introduced in the story being A-holes just for the sake of being A-holes? (who is writing this?) Like seriously.... WHO MADE THIS EXPANSION?!?! Why is it SO FREAKING BUGGY?!?! This is not Anet quality and I seriously regret preordering this... Last time I preorder anything from Anet on good faith.
I'm with you 100%. I regret buying it. The worst part is I KNEW it would be garbo from all the gameplay videos I saw prior, and yet I still trusted Anet to deliver a quality experience, because that's what I'm used to. I guess I hadn't realized just how much the studio had changed over the years. Unrecognizable.
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Dragon's End Meta = I'm Done
in End of Dragons Discussion (Archived)
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I'm not even bothering with the turtle. I simply don't care about the game enough anymore to waste that much time on it.