The dynamic events system has the potential to add unlimited horizontal content expansion seemlessly.
Since the DE's branch out and are different based on fail/win conditions and status of Meta events in the area etc, Anet could in theory simply add more possible branches to already established DE chains.
This is super win.
In a "traditional" quest system, each quest is allocated specific areas of the map that are rigidly controlled for quest flow and respawn time and mob density etc etc.
The only way to add to an existing area is to either increase density or do what they did in WoW for Cataclysm, just re-do the zone.
Because the DE's are more "fluid" you can simply add more branches to a DE chain that happen to occupy the same area of the map because they don't exist at the same time as other steps in the chain.
Know what I mean?
That is what I am looking forward to post release - I hope they even do these additions without telling us, the players, so we could be doing some DE's and suddenly find ourselves in a brand new scenario/situation we haven't seen before.
Very cool prospects.
This is the kind of free content I had in mind. I would love to see the branching they envisioned but didn't make release. I heard they want to put in more explorable content without telling us.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
How did this thread go from talking about companies you respect and good things they have done, to talking negatively about some companies (blizzard) to someone trolling completely off subject serving up disinformation about gw2, then everyone biting on it?
OP I believe means gaming companies otherwise i would list netgear, logitech and asus. great experiences with them
But gaming companies Bioware until DA2, I have some great memories from some fantastic games by them. Steam I am pretty pleased with overall...
Arenanet, infinite interactive, (they were bought out recently tho) Naughty Dog. All of those I still respect and will take a look at a game they release. It won't always be my flavor but I can respect the things they have done thus far.
Really the list is short anymore for me. Devs seem to go from place to place often enogh that I just have to look at every game objectively as if it didn't have the publisher or studio's name attached.
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This is the kind of free content I had in mind. I would love to see the branching they envisioned but didn't make release. I heard they want to put in more explorable content without telling us.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
How did this thread go from talking about companies you respect and good things they have done, to talking negatively about some companies (blizzard) to someone trolling completely off subject serving up disinformation about gw2, then everyone biting on it?
OP I believe means gaming companies otherwise i would list netgear, logitech and asus. great experiences with them
But gaming companies Bioware until DA2, I have some great memories from some fantastic games by them. Steam I am pretty pleased with overall...
Arenanet, infinite interactive, (they were bought out recently tho) Naughty Dog. All of those I still respect and will take a look at a game they release. It won't always be my flavor but I can respect the things they have done thus far.
Really the list is short anymore for me. Devs seem to go from place to place often enogh that I just have to look at every game objectively as if it didn't have the publisher or studio's name attached.
I can't believe I left out Bethseda. Skyrim anyone? I feel ashamed.
Also well spotted. Let's try to make comments about the things we DO like!
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?