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Could it be that hype is real this time?
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Truly sound advice. But I feel the need to point out that an "informed decision" should not be considered 100% certain just yet.
OK, yes, we are a little late in the game to be re-writing basic mechanics. But I'd like to play devil's advocate for a moment.
I have been reading these forums for a few years, and only recently did the thread about The Mittani drive me to create an account, So i have been paying attention to the cash shop arguments here.
Personally, I believe that Anet will try to do what they said. But that only goes so far. They need to find out what people wil actually buy from the cash shop and it's in their best interest to push that item to the edge of advantage without crossing over. Remember. Mike O. used the term "unfair advantage" but never said anyhting about an advantage that might be considered "fair" (Time vs money thing) Regardless, it's still a fine line they walk and it's cliche, but as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I am more concerend with human error and/or poor judgement slipping into that cash shop than I am with ArenaNet intentionally selling out it's customers.
Edit: and yes, if there is an issue, I'd like to think they will quickly correct it.
Yes.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
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BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
Hype only exist with the fanboys. So far Arenanet has done everything they have talked about. The problem Arenanet has is that a good percentage of the fanboys are not listening to what Arenanet is saying, they are falling prey to the soundbites. I see this a lot of the time, you will hear a fanboy talk about how dynamic events are revolutionary w/o knowing the why, I saw this a lot with the NDA breakers whining how DE are just glorified quest and how disappointed they are. Now of they were really listening to what Arenanet said they would have known that a long time ago.
Cash shops, esport, fake faction pvp, instanced personal storylines, generic crafting. These are all huge steps in the wrong direction (in my personal opinion) a lot of people think these are steps in the right direction for th genre, which is a little depressing.
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
I have never played a MMO that lived up to the hype......In fact, most of the ones I enjoyed the most had little or no hype at all.
Crafting is huge for me. It will make or break an otherwise excellent game that I'd be playing, or not as the case may be.
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That was a really good job only listing the things that just about everybody knows are not new and unique in GW2 and were never claimed to be new and unique
That pretty much hits the nail on the head.
It's got pretty much everything I've ever been looking for in a game and almost none of the crap I've loathed for years. To me, the hype is right on. For others who don't share my perpective on games, it won't be. Nor should it.
That was a really good job only listing the things that just about everybody knows are not new and unique in GW2 and were never claimed to be new and unique
If this was a thread about listing new and unique features, youd have a point. But its about hype, so thanks for the lesson in taking things out of context
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
I think that's a great way to look at it. But for me, I wish it was that simple. There are a lot of things in GW2 that I am foaming at the mouth to sink my teeth into. But at the same time, there are things that continue to drive me to play my current game that won't be in GW2.
In the end though, it changes nothing. The solutions is clear. I will buy it and play it to my heart's content. And from there, who knows.
Totally in context and here is why.
Glass half empty or glass half full?
You look at the game and see the above, a list of things you don't like and so for you, the hype is not real.
Others (myself included) look at the game see things much different, and/or are OK with some of the things you listed, so for us/me, the hype is real.
Ok, without debating every point you make, why dislike the personal story? My understanding is that it's like a single player RPG within the mmo, that you can have someone else participate in. Which gives the player more choice. You can play single player pve with or without friends, mmo pve, or pvp. How is giving the player more choices, a bad thing? Seems like to me Anet are providing an opportunity for a wider range of people to find something they will like. I can understand, though not agree with, why some don't like certain aspects of the game. Not liking players having options to find a way to enjoy the game.........I don't get. That's ok though, no need to explain it to me. I'll just choose to be dumbfounded on this one.
I guess I would like you to answer 1 question. How do you have a personal story, within an mmo, that's not instanced? My guess is that "instanced" has become such a bad word in the mmo community, that you're judging based on that fact alone, regardless of how it actually plays. But, that could just be me
Nice.
But man do I hate when my awesome replies are stuck at the end of the previous page. How many people will go back a page and look for a rebuttal?
Fortunately for me, not a lot of peole share the opinion as you.
Cash shop as long as its not p2win as in giving a power advantage I couldn't achieve through normal gameplay is just fine with me. I hate the thought of paying sub AND having to pay for account services AND paying for expansion, the question is what am I paying for then?
Faction PvP, unless its a 3 faction system, 2 faction systems are bad and ineffective. Also, factions don't generally add much to gameplay that gw2 "fake" faction doesn't offer, well except 100% open world which I hate (griefing and what not) so win-win for me.
instance personal story: how is that different from a game where a lot of the story happen in raids like WoW. Also I like the instance story because it allows them to do things that couldn't be done in an open world setting. It probably will give my choices more value than it would be in an open world.
Crafting: guild wars 2 crafting while not an upgrade from any games current system in terms of interface, I could argue it is an upgrade in terms of the items you can make. Guild wars 2 is probably one of the few themepark MMOs were crafted gear is not weaker than gear of the similar level. That is an improvement to people that like crafting.
I swear I'm the only one that simply sees half a glass of water, both half empty and half full at the same time. sigh...
Oderint, dum metuant.
I think its more likely you are delusional enough to believe that.
Just a commonly used expression
I'm one of those folks who when asked that question, "half full or half empty?" will usually say "both" or "neither".
I have to admit that sounds a bit odd to me.
Are we talking about multiple personalities here?
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Yeah. Even though I'm at one end of the spectrum, there will be plenty of shades in between.
Not to sound like an a-hole but this is inaccurate. Your post history tells a completely different story and although you didn't use to come across as hostile as you do now, I didn't remember you ever really saying anything positive about the game so I decided to look in case I was wrong.
Since I have actually played the game I can honestly say that the hype is real for me. I have never followed a game the way I have GW2 and I don't make it out to be more than it actually is. I still see more people who dislike the game claiming that the GW2 followers think it is the messiah of the MMO community while actual posts liek that are few and far between and almost always bait. While the hype level is personal to each person, I feel they are delivering on what they said so unless you based hype off of unsupported ideas, there is no reason to be let down. The CS info was a little disheartening for some since there was really no info on what was in there so I can see the uproar over it but the rest has been an open book.
RIP Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan and Paul Gray.
If this was a thread about listing new and unique features, youd have a point. But its about hype, so thanks for the lesson in taking things out of context
Totally in context and here is why.
Glass half empty or glass half full?
You look at the game and see the above, a list of things you don't like and so for you, the hype is not real.
Others (myself included) look at the game see things much different, and/or are OK with some of the things you listed, so for us/me, the hype is real.
I never said the hype wasn't real. In fact I said it was all too real hehe. I agree that we see what we want to see. I see things that are taking the genre in the wrong direction. Others see the stuff that takes the genre forward. I guess its just whats important to you. Not really half empty or full here, but rather where you draw lines for expectations in entertainment. Avatar had amazing special effects and in one way pushed the genre forward, but the actual story and acting in that movie was a step back. Neither viewpoint is wrong. After all, its all just wasting time with expendable income and our opinions on such.
I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.