The Guild Wars 2 Thread

[Darth Roxor]

That's the whole point, it's like fantasy Trantor or Coruscant.

More like Nar Shaddaa

 

[80Maxwell08]

Actually I had long conversation #43267123461234812 with two friends about "should we search for a new MMO to play" one of these days and eventually one of them decided "oh screw this I'm downloading GW1 again". Told us later the game's not actually dead, supposedly it has much more people than a couple years ago even. Kamadan had 4 districts this last weekend.

I'll probably download it again eventually. The only reason I quitted GW1 was to jump to 2 yet after I noticed it's an irredeemable piece of shit I never went back to the first thinking it was likely dead.

Well in terms of player count, there was a good amount of people when I played. The problem was they updated heroes so you could have your entire party made of them so barely anyone ever played with other people. Plus like Excidium said, a lot of people were just grinding titles for GW2 before it's launch. I haven't played it since GW2 but they fucked it up for me gameplay wise so I didn't care anymore. What a shame.

 

[Drakortha]

didn't you girls know they've been working on an expansion pack since at least march last year?

 

[Night Goat]

So, another four zones?

 

[Drakortha]

So, another four zones?

i've told you all i know.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

So, another four zones?

I'm fairly sure that "we've" (the player base) expressed our disdain at the 'content' that they released for the HoT expansion. They haven't been stingy with adding new zones now a days though, with each of the latest living season episodes (4 so far) they've released a new zone to accompany it. I'm somewhat positive that they will be adding a number of new zones (more than 4) and/or a possible new continent.

 

[Drakortha]

Some of these machined weapons are f*cking huge!

 

[Rahdulan]

So, another four zones?

I don't know, HoT actually had some of the densest zones in any MMORPG. Problem is they're all jungle themed so you get the feeling it's the same shit all the time.

 

[Drakortha]

I've been playing a lot of HoT lately and I just got to say, the soundtrack is spectacular. It was recorded by live orchestra, and results are gorgeous, and overall, exceptionally powerful. You really notice with a good pair of headphones.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

I've been playing a lot of HoT lately and I just got to say, the soundtrack is spectacular. It was recorded by live orchestra, and results are gorgeous, and overall, exceptionally powerful. You really notice with a good pair of headphones.

Too bad they didn't outsource the gameplay to a better company too.

 

[Rahdulan]

This guy called WoodenPotatoes put together a rather extensive review of Heart of Thorns and general state of the game in 2017. Them 13 parts, though.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Yeah I'm gonna need a tl;dr on that

 

[not an artichoke]

I have zero hope but a great deal of curiosity for your foray back into the fever swamps of GW2

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

I quite hated the left/right hand slot thing, the lack of skills, the heal slot, the dodge

... None of those have ever been touched or even remotely been acknowledged as controversial/ineffective or whatever. They are literally CORE mechanics of GW2, so it's kinda stupid to go in expecting them to change.

 

[Mangoose]

I quite hated the left/right hand slot thing, the lack of skills, the heal slot, the dodge

... None of those have ever been touched or even remotely been acknowledged as controversial/ineffective or whatever. They are literally CORE mechanics of GW2, so it's kinda stupid to go in expecting them to change.

Well, they could get rid of the personal story and spend the rest of their time making actually fleshed out public quests.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

Well, that would require them to ditch Trahearne, their Mary Sue.

Trahearne died.

 

[Mangoose]

Seriously, was there any article or preview about Personal Story before the game was launched? I seriously don't remember. Unfortunately not only took away time and money that could've spent on PVP/RVR/PQs... The personal stories were crap.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

They said that instead of giving the player choice of what kind of person they wanted to be, they just streamlined the dialogue into a cutscene to save time and money.

 

[Zetor]

Seriously, was there any article or preview about Personal Story before the game was launched? I seriously don't remember. Unfortunately not only took away time and money that could've spent on PVP/RVR/PQs... The personal stories were crap.

I remember a fair bit of hype, especially about the choices you can make in the personal story (both on a story level and the type of answers you use in conversation, ie charming/honorable/brute) and how your homebase will be tailored to you based on those choices... and yea, we all know how the system turned out in the end.

Here's an example article

 

[Mangoose]

Seriously, was there any article or preview about Personal Story before the game was launched? I seriously don't remember. Unfortunately not only took away time and money that could've spent on PVP/RVR/PQs... The personal stories were crap.

I remember a fair bit of hype, especially about the choices you can make in the personal story (both on a story level and the type of answers you use in conversation, ie charming/honorable/brute) and how your homebase will be tailored to you based on those choices... and yea, we all know how the system turned out in the end.

Here's an example article

Fuck.

I'm not reading that because I don't want to get triggered.

Edit: I really Camelot Unchained works out because I need mah 3 faction RvR.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/path-...&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=august-1-2017

New expansion announcement, costs 30 shekels and comes out 22.09.2017

Thinking maybe checking out HoT since you can get it for 15 shekels now. Surely the state of the game has improved a bit?

 

[Average Manatee]

Seriously, was there any article or preview about Personal Story before the game was launched? I seriously don't remember. Unfortunately not only took away time and money that could've spent on PVP/RVR/PQs... The personal stories were crap.

I remember a fair bit of hype, especially about the choices you can make in the personal story (both on a story level and the type of answers you use in conversation, ie charming/honorable/brute) and how your homebase will be tailored to you based on those choices... and yea, we all know how the system turned out in the end.

Here's an example article

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/guild-wars-2-design-manifesto/

The hype was real. Everyone thought that GW2 would shake up the MMO market somehow, since GW1 was so successful.

 

[Rahdulan]

30€ for the most basic package? Not bad. I expected them to go full Jew like not!Turbine is with LotRO's Mordor expansion. Then again Path of Fire is bringing no new professions or weapons.

 

[Zetor]

They're claiming it's going to be a content-focused expansion -- and it's also going to take place in Elona, so GW1 Nightfall comparisons are inevitable.

... i.e. Koss better come back, or ELSE. /angryface

 

[Naraya]

GW2 is shit, end of (living) story.