Shiina.4192 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) I feel like ANet's business strategy is to set low standards, so that their minimum viable product appears better than it is... Edit: I'm looking forward to SOTO, and I have hopes for it, but the trailer shown so far has not added to my hype. Edited August 5, 2023 by Shiina.4192 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jianyu.7065 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Ashen.2907 said: But judging the intellect someone whom you have never met or interacted with to any significant extent based on an opinion based on extrapolating from visual evidence is competent? Don't try too hard, man. The act of making the assumption was the judge. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jianyu.7065 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Dante.1508 said: Players know exactly what they like or dislike in the first few seconds of watching stuff.. Its called past experiences. I only trust one players opinions. And I never trust anyone's assumptions. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Jianyu.7065 said: I only trust one players opinions. And I never trust anyone's assumptions. Who is this multi personality person you trust? Edited August 5, 2023 by Linken.6345 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1508 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 10:26 PM, Linken.6345 said: Who is this multi personality person you trust? Him/Herself i assume. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter.3901 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I can see more quality from indie games, they really lost the sight of the game. 4 2 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter.3901 said: I can see more quality from indie games, they really lost the sight of the game. As a creative professional myself, I’d question who you mean by “they”. It’s more likely ANet is still staffed by ambitious, skilled creatives who have vision, but are being denied resources by the people in charge of the money. 6 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomcryer.3650 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I am really hyped. I can't wait to spend 5 minutes traveling to kill one veteran mob. It is just like my favorite in-game mechanic - Treasure Hunting Kits from Crystal Desert. *Said no one ever.* 4 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1508 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) On 8/9/2023 at 9:18 PM, Peter.3901 said: I can see more quality from indie games, they really lost the sight of the game. Its because modern game companies wont go outside of their box.. one failure and a lot of money is lost.. the thing is the games still lose over time from stagnation anyway. 22 hours ago, Gibson.4036 said: As a creative professional myself, I’d question who you mean by “they”. It’s more likely ANet is still staffed by ambitious, skilled creatives who have vision, but are being denied resources by the people in charge of the money. Maybe.. i'm not seeing it myself but maybe. Edited August 10, 2023 by Dante.1508 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Dante.1508 said: Its because modern game companies wont go outside of their box.. one failure and a lot of money is lost.. the thing is the games still lose over time from stagnation anyway. Maybe.. i'm not seeing it myself but maybe. It’s a hugely competitive job market. ANet’s not hiring bottom tier creatives. But if they aren’t given enough staff and money, even passionate, talented people will cut corners to survive. Their creativity will also suffer. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyno.2704 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Anet seemingly had a few of the most creative people as proven in many great ingame mechanics, especially the mounts. But lately ... 4 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheThief.8475 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 1:04 PM, AliamRationem.5172 said: They better not re-use those stupid unstable magic mechanics from bounties again... I'd be very upset if they do 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therac.6431 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Ashen.2907 said: No he doesnt, because it didnt happen. Happens and you know it, starting with that fake Twitter issue 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltaicbore.8012 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 2 hours ago, TheThief.8475 said: I'd be very upset if they do Yeah I'm not happy about the idea myself, but I'm already assuming those stupid things will be in there. Maybe not in the solo tier, but it would be a very pleasant surprise for them not to pop up on higher tiers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 6 hours ago, TheThief.8475 said: I'd be very upset if they do We both know they will because it's easy content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastagir.2146 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 When I hear the word Rift I think of the game Rift. Now those things were a nightmare to try to solo in that game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuks.8241 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 On 8/10/2023 at 6:23 PM, Wolfyno.2704 said: Anet seemingly had a few of the most creative people as proven in many great ingame mechanics, especially the mounts. But lately ... Yp. It seems they are slowly moving from The creative mmorpg on the market to copying generic repetitive game loops everyone else does. I dont really think its resource constraint but more creative drought. I started this game because it was clearly made with love and for max fun and no wasting player time. As soon as it becomes generic time wasting grind it loses any interest for me. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 The rift events sound like an incredibly boring grind. They are the last thing I am looking forward to in SotO. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batalix.2873 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) On 8/9/2023 at 5:27 AM, Gibson.4036 said: As a creative professional myself, I’d question who you mean by “they”. It’s more likely ANet is still staffed by ambitious, skilled creatives who have vision, but are being denied resources by the people in charge of the money. I didn't see much vision in EoD, or even really large aspects of IBS like the mastery system. Reality is, that GW2 is an old, passe game, build on old, janky code written by people long gone from ANet. That poses minimal opportunities for resume-building with cutting-edge tech and ground-up design. Just because the market is competitive doesn't mean people still don't end up at middling jobs that they do just to earn a paycheck, and I could see ANet/GW2 not really inspiring devs to innovate more. Edited August 14, 2023 by Batalix.2873 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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