kcimaginary.2471

It's disheartening to see the feedback others have on WvW play; I haven't messed with that game mode but I would not want those changes if I was a WvW player. The issues with JPs and raid encounters impact me too, and they're frustrating, but I haven't seen mention yet of the impact these changes have on the simplest, yet one of the core experiences of this game for beginning players, and those who just love the exploration element of GW2 that make this game stand out from competitors. When I first started playing GW2 the most appealing part of the game to me was how much fun it was to roam the world on my own and just explore, finding secrets and hidden areas, looking for paths to difficult-to-reach POIs. I still love mapping, though I sometimes feel bad when speed completing with my mounts, but I did complete 100% on one toon with a f2p account, so I had that experience once and it was very rewarding. I had to work for it, try and fail and yes, die to fall damage for misjudging distances. Fall damage reduction traits enhanced my open world experience--it's a small thing, but it makes you feel powerful, and it was different from previous MMO experiences I had. It gave you the freedom to make a few mistakes (and laugh at yourself when you find out the limits). The love for exploration that GW2 encouraged made me stay, buy the expacs and past LS episodes, and get involved with high-level/endgame content. This change really feels bad and honestly, unnecessary and malicious. It's yet another blow in the ongoing series of "screw you"'s to f2p players, and detracts from one of the aspects that made this game unique. To the people saying "play the game right" by not taking an optional trait ...honestly, I don't know what made you just...hate having fun? But you're completely free to not use the traits/skills that apply fall damage decrease. Except when you no longer have that choice, because "niche traits", part of the uniqueness of GW2 classes--which are supposed to be highly customizable to the play style YOU prefer--keep getting removed for the sake of "simplicity." If I want simplicity, I can play another game. Please reconsider.