Fsnboys and MMOs go hand and hand. If this is how you feel I am sorry to say you will never play a MMO again. My guess is it best to lose your username and password for mmorpg.com and what ever you do if you find your self wanting to play a new MMO dont goto any forums or general chat.
I loved GW1, but back in the day i also didnt knew anything about the game. When i played and discovered things i got that wonderful feeling like when a little boy gets his most desired toy on birthday.
But GW2 is different, i know alot about the game, followed every news and and red every article. Nothing compared to GW1, where i discovered everything on my own.
I made once a bad experience with Final Fantasy 8. I loved FF7 and thought FF8 is going to be even better, but it wasnt. Ive red there many reviews and articles too and somehow when i played it, i had that bad feeling i cant describe anymore. I jsut hated FF8 in the end.
Im feeling like its going to be the same with GW2. To much information has been leaked out, to many vids were showing. To much hype was genereted.
Im not quite sure if im going to buy GW2. It doesnt really matter what a great game it is, once you got that bad feeling, its hard to loosen.
ive seen so many vids and it feels like ive played it already trough, without touching it myself. Its like ive played it to the endgame, without playing it to the endgame. Its like ive seen the ending movie, without seeing the ending movie.
Anyone got similiar feelings?
You gobble up every bit of info on GW2, then blame Arenanet for putting out too much information? Ever heard of personal responsibility? No one made you immerse yourself in "hype". As to the hype itself, would you rather play a game that generates bad word of mouth and has a feature set that is bland and fails to excite?
Yes, we get psyched for some games that we end up not liking. We also get hyped for games we do end up liking, or are suprised by a game we didn't hear anything about until launch. None of these experiences are a predictor of how any other game will turn out. What has happened to rational thought today?
We don't really know when this year GW2 will release. If anyone is worried about having expectations that become too high to be met, due to all the information they are accessing and all the hype they are experiencing, stop engaging in the information and the hype. If a headline doesn't say "Guild Wars 2 release date announced", leave it. Or, just pre-order the game on Amazon and forget about it. If you've really avoided all news on the game, maybe you'll just be surprised one day when GW2 arrives at your doorstep.
No one is forcing anyone to engage in the hype and flow of information surrounding the game. If it's too much for you, just stay away until launch. Personal responsibility.
We have brought the hype IMHO on ourselves. At one point at the end of last year I felt quite annoyed with myself and everyone for hyping the game, and reading every possible thing into all the statements arenanet made. Arenanet would sneeze, and someone would find a way to read into it that the game was coming out on such and such a date, or a new profession would be revealed. I got sick of it, though once I got over it I realised the game is STILL a kick ass game, and you would be a fool to ignore it.
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The fact is, there are a few people who will refuse to see any flaws, faults or shortcomings what so ever in GW2. They'll say that no game is perfect and that every game has bugs and flaws, but they haven't actually acknowleged any because they don't want to see them.
Anyway, those people have a false expectation on the game. The irony is, those who have a realistic view on GW2 will end up enjoying it more than those who are expeting the MMO revolution.
I've been looking forward to a Dual Pistol wielding character since my Advie in AO. I am going to have a blast in GW2.
You know what, I am so sick of this untruth! I honestly don't know ANYONE, that has this unrealistic view of the game. When someone disputes falsehoods made on this board about the game, it's inferred that that automatically constitutes fanboism and an unrealistic perfectionist messianic view of the game! WTH? I guess no ones "facts" are to be challenged? Everyone should just sit by and let any misinformation stand? I honestly try to stay out of it, it's not fun. I have issues with this game. I'm an old man, set in my ways, I honestly don't know if I can adapt to the new chaotic playstyle. Why should I voice that when there are plenty of people denouncing the game on a constant basis? The fact is, I don't have to voice my misgivings, because we are INUNDATED with the stuff. And again I say, if there wasn't so much trolling and manure spreading on this board, those of us who are excited about the game, would indeed be discussing A. The actual game as we know it, and B. OUR misgivings, concerns, disiikes etc. Instead of popping into the latest "boohoo, fanboyism is ruining it for me" thread.
Hype, ok, hype, whatever you wanna say about it. The fact is, if it didn't look SO DAMN GOOD, there wouldn't be this "hype"! And I don't mean just graphically! For those of us who are excited about it, it may be one thing, it may be many things that are getting us excited. Like ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE, you weigh the negatives with the positives, and you make a decision! Those of us who are hyped, those of us who are "fanboys", have decided that YES, THERE ARE NEGATIVES, WE KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT! But for US, the positives outweigh the negatives, and for many of us, it's by a large margin! Therefore we are all in! So what! It's the same way in any aspect of life. You're getting married, you're getting a new house, you're getting a new Vette, whatever it is. How many of you have had your betrothed say, um, I'm backing out, you're WAY too excited about our wedding? It is freaking natural to be excited about something you have evidence of being good. "er, yeah, well, "Uber Meatshield Skankbots of the Realm was suppose to be all that too, and look what happened". I don't care! Go cry on the UMSR boards!
And here's a thread you can start, ready? "Dude! Some old fanboy in the GW2 forums just compared that game to getting married!" (First follow up) What a hype tool, lol Who's he married to, Roseanne Bahr lolz
I can go back though so many people's post histories and see they have never even once questioned or posted somthing that even remotely concerns them. It's like the game is perfect. Anything someone else says whatsoever that criticizes GW2 gets challenged. And yet here we are arguing over the fact that no one says it's perfect. But it's true.
So, while you may be tired of the arguement, There are those who still represent the claim here.
Indeed it does have a few companies worried. Expect more of this in the comin months.
Legitimate criticism of features or gameplay is one thing, but this is just nonsense.
Looks like you're replying to a thread title rather than the content of his post. If you read it he's essentially saying his own hype and fanboism has lead to him worrying he will not enjoy the game. As in he has read about and watched too many things on the game. In short he feels he's already played the game.
How is that saying anything bad about A-net or GW2? Why would that make you feel the need to troll another game?
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
There is nothing wrong with hype and excitement over a game, as long as you remain realistic in your expectations. As to fanboyism, so long as a fanboy is willing to acknowledge the weaknesses/failures in the object of their love/adoration, I have no issue with fanboys.
If hype and fanboism puts you off the game, why are you watching those vidoes and read those interviews ?
Thats the aftereffect. Maybe something like a burn out.
Let me phrase it this way: You cant eat fish every day.
I know that GW2 looks good, im not denying anything of that. Maybe im just overfed with information, that i dont feel the need to play it anymore. Because, it doesnt matter what new things it may bring, the game mechanic of Gw2 was introduced a dozen times and now it doesnt matter anymore in wich way the present the upper lvl content since it seems to work with the same formula over and over.
Well at least now you know you shouldn't research too much about a new incoming game of yours. On other hand GW2 is not going to be as revolutionary as some of use are willing to believe. It is going to be a good game tho, so I suggest a break from GW2 news, carry on with your life and check it out when it launches.
I loved GW1, but back in the day i also didnt knew anything about the game. When i played and discovered things i got that wonderful feeling like when a little boy gets his most desired toy on birthday.
But GW2 is different, i know alot about the game, followed every news and and red every article. Nothing compared to GW1, where i discovered everything on my own.
I made once a bad experience with Final Fantasy 8. I loved FF7 and thought FF8 is going to be even better, but it wasnt. Ive red there many reviews and articles too and somehow when i played it, i had that bad feeling i cant describe anymore. I jsut hated FF8 in the end.
Im feeling like its going to be the same with GW2. To much information has been leaked out, to many vids were showing. To much hype was genereted.
Im not quite sure if im going to buy GW2. It doesnt really matter what a great game it is, once you got that bad feeling, its hard to loosen.
ive seen so many vids and it feels like ive played it already trough, without touching it myself. Its like ive played it to the endgame, without playing it to the endgame. Its like ive seen the ending movie, without seeing the ending movie.
Anyone got similiar feelings?
I really don't get it. Is anyone forcing you to watch these videos or to hop on the hype train? I agree there is a lot of hype and a lot of videos and information about the game. It can get overwhelming at times but you don't have to participate. Simply stop watching the videos and reading the articles.
Personally, I stopped watching gameplay videos and reading personal opinion and preview articles. I don't want to spoil the game for myself and most of them don't really offer anything new.
Wait, so some people are complaining there's not enogh info out about GW2..
... and now the complaint is there's too MUCH info out?
The latter seems like a lot easier problem to fix. Just stop going on the parts of the internet that talk about GW2. If I knew learning about games made me hate them, I'd stop paying attention to games and just buy crap randomly. Maybe base it off of the aggregate score of people I trust, or something. Like metacritic but with a selected subset.
Also, I thought the OP's complaint was that GWw graphics looks like stick figures and should be able to be ran on a computer running Windows 98. Too much looking at stick figures got him hyped? Oh well!
I loved GW1, but back in the day i also didnt knew anything about the game. When i played and discovered things i got that wonderful feeling like when a little boy gets his most desired toy on birthday.
But GW2 is different, i know alot about the game, followed every news and and red every article. Nothing compared to GW1, where i discovered everything on my own.
I made once a bad experience with Final Fantasy 8. I loved FF7 and thought FF8 is going to be even better, but it wasnt. Ive red there many reviews and articles too and somehow when i played it, i had that bad feeling i cant describe anymore. I jsut hated FF8 in the end.
Im feeling like its going to be the same with GW2. To much information has been leaked out, to many vids were showing. To much hype was genereted.
Im not quite sure if im going to buy GW2. It doesnt really matter what a great game it is, once you got that bad feeling, its hard to loosen.
ive seen so many vids and it feels like ive played it already trough, without touching it myself. Its like ive played it to the endgame, without playing it to the endgame. Its like ive seen the ending movie, without seeing the ending movie.
Anyone got similiar feelings?
In all the videos out there, you've seen less than 5% of the explorable world.
By the way, what does "Fanboyism" as you allude to in your post have to do with your potential enjoyment of the game?
"Loading screens" are not "instances". Your personal efforts to troll any game will not, in fact, impact the success or failure of said game.
Guild wars 2 is still just a 60 dollar game to me. If its great awesome, if its bad that's cool as well, all it did was cost me time I would have spent doing nothing anyways. The point being I m still gonna be playin guild wars 2 even if it doesn't necessarily meet the hype.
I loved GW1, but back in the day i also didnt knew anything about the game. When i played and discovered things i got that wonderful feeling like when a little boy gets his most desired toy on birthday.
But GW2 is different, i know alot about the game, followed every news and and red every article. Nothing compared to GW1, where i discovered everything on my own.
I made once a bad experience with Final Fantasy 8. I loved FF7 and thought FF8 is going to be even better, but it wasnt. Ive red there many reviews and articles too and somehow when i played it, i had that bad feeling i cant describe anymore. I jsut hated FF8 in the end.
Im feeling like its going to be the same with GW2. To much information has been leaked out, to many vids were showing. To much hype was genereted.
Im not quite sure if im going to buy GW2. It doesnt really matter what a great game it is, once you got that bad feeling, its hard to loosen.
ive seen so many vids and it feels like ive played it already trough, without touching it myself. Its like ive played it to the endgame, without playing it to the endgame. Its like ive seen the ending movie, without seeing the ending movie.
Anyone got similiar feelings?
In all the videos out there, you've seen less than 5% of the explorable world.
By the way, what does "Fanboyism" as you allude to in your post have to do with your potential enjoyment of the game?
Honestly, it sounds like the OP just needs to stop following the game, and wait for a release date.
I get what he's saying, and I think it has more to do with him seeing too many spoilers than the game itself. When you feel like you know everything about a game before you've even played it, it is hard to not get that feeling of 'well, i already feel like i know the game, why should i even bother playing it now'.
One of the big things with this game is going to be the experience, the ride, the journey. The OP would probably get a lot more out of this game if he tried to go into the game w/ more of a fresh mind (similar to how it was in the first game).
In all the videos out there, you've seen less than 5% of the explorable world.
By the way, what does "Fanboyism" as you allude to in your post have to do with your potential enjoyment of the game?
Honestly, it sounds like the OP just needs to stop following the game, and wait for a release date.
I get what he's saying, and I think it has more to do with him seeing too many spoilers than the game itself. When you feel like you know everything about a game before you've even played it, it is hard to not get that feeling of 'well, i already feel like i know the game, why should i even bother playing it now'.
One of the big things with this game is going to be the experience, the ride, the journey. The OP would probably get a lot more out of this game if he tried to go into the game w/ more of a fresh mind (similar to how it was in the first game).
I understand what you're saying. I've stopped watching videos and am just sitting tight until the open beta weekend. I do think the title of this thread is a bit misleading though, in the sense that a) you might be burning yourself out on GW2 coverage and should maybe take a break VS b) fanbois and hype have ruined the game for me.
"Loading screens" are not "instances". Your personal efforts to troll any game will not, in fact, impact the success or failure of said game.
Do you guys meet in some secret chamber to discuss what you are going to jointly complain about with gw2? It seems like the same complaint comes in waves. Then stops for the next topic of emo.
Do you guys meet in some secret chamber to discuss what you are going to jointly complain about with gw2? It seems like the same complaint comes in waves. Then stops for the next topic of emo.
I have the same thought as well.
I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
I dunno haven't watched every video out there but I really really doubt you have seen even half the skills out there. I doubt you have seen even half the areas.
I really have no idea how any of the classes will play. I only recently saw a video with a dev playing and I think that is first time I actually saw one where the player was actually peforming well. Even then barely have an idea of how exactly a mesmer will player, just some idea of potential.
I understand what you're saying. I've stopped watching videos and am just sitting tight until the open beta weekend. I do think the title of this thread is a bit misleading though, in the sense that a) you might be burning yourself out on GW2 coverage and should maybe take a break VS b) fanbois and hype have ruined the game for me.
I agree. That was kind of my point actually.
Sounds like it has less to do w/ the hype / fanboy / hate train and more to do w/ the OP just being burnt out on too much info. Definitely a misleading thread title.
Ask yourself if you'd still have played the game without having read forums where "hype" is present. That's what I ask myself when I'm playing games. I don't let anyone's opinions or chatter affect my decisions. For instance, I never would have bought TOR regardless of what was said here because I'm not a Star Wars fan, and I didn't like TERA after I played it because to me, it doesn't have what I want in a game. If you base your opinions off of forums, you will always be bitter and waiting for the next MMO to flame.
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Fsnboys and MMOs go hand and hand. If this is how you feel I am sorry to say you will never play a MMO again. My guess is it best to lose your username and password for mmorpg.com and what ever you do if you find your self wanting to play a new MMO dont goto any forums or general chat.
Repetition is the key to driving their agenda home I guess.
Anything to try and deflate enthusiasm and virally spread a negative PoV on the game at this point I guess.
If I had a game or something in the same space as a game that looks this good to sell or protect I would probably be doing the same tbh.
GW2 has a lot of of folks out there very worried.
You gobble up every bit of info on GW2, then blame Arenanet for putting out too much information? Ever heard of personal responsibility? No one made you immerse yourself in "hype". As to the hype itself, would you rather play a game that generates bad word of mouth and has a feature set that is bland and fails to excite?
Yes, we get psyched for some games that we end up not liking. We also get hyped for games we do end up liking, or are suprised by a game we didn't hear anything about until launch. None of these experiences are a predictor of how any other game will turn out. What has happened to rational thought today?
We don't really know when this year GW2 will release. If anyone is worried about having expectations that become too high to be met, due to all the information they are accessing and all the hype they are experiencing, stop engaging in the information and the hype. If a headline doesn't say "Guild Wars 2 release date announced", leave it. Or, just pre-order the game on Amazon and forget about it. If you've really avoided all news on the game, maybe you'll just be surprised one day when GW2 arrives at your doorstep.
No one is forcing anyone to engage in the hype and flow of information surrounding the game. If it's too much for you, just stay away until launch. Personal responsibility.
Want to know more about GW2 and why there is so much buzz? Start here: Guild Wars 2 Mass Info for the Uninitiated
I can go back though so many people's post histories and see they have never even once questioned or posted somthing that even remotely concerns them. It's like the game is perfect. Anything someone else says whatsoever that criticizes GW2 gets challenged. And yet here we are arguing over the fact that no one says it's perfect. But it's true.
So, while you may be tired of the arguement, There are those who still represent the claim here.
Legitimate criticism of features or gameplay is one thing, but this is just nonsense.
Now it's time for me to go post an ad hoc ::burble, burble:: 1.7 million! ::burble, burble:: in a TOR thread.
Re: SWTOR
"Remember, remember - Kakk says 'December.'"
Why would you do that if you don't play or plan to play the game? That's just willfully trolling.
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For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Looks like you're replying to a thread title rather than the content of his post. If you read it he's essentially saying his own hype and fanboism has lead to him worrying he will not enjoy the game. As in he has read about and watched too many things on the game. In short he feels he's already played the game.
How is that saying anything bad about A-net or GW2? Why would that make you feel the need to troll another game?
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
I was (attempting to) inject self-deprecating humor solely in my direction. This was not an attack of the OPs position.
Re: SWTOR
"Remember, remember - Kakk says 'December.'"
There is nothing wrong with hype and excitement over a game, as long as you remain realistic in your expectations. As to fanboyism, so long as a fanboy is willing to acknowledge the weaknesses/failures in the object of their love/adoration, I have no issue with fanboys.
Well at least now you know you shouldn't research too much about a new incoming game of yours. On other hand GW2 is not going to be as revolutionary as some of use are willing to believe. It is going to be a good game tho, so I suggest a break from GW2 news, carry on with your life and check it out when it launches.
How is what is in yellow humor pointed in your direction?
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
I really don't get it. Is anyone forcing you to watch these videos or to hop on the hype train? I agree there is a lot of hype and a lot of videos and information about the game. It can get overwhelming at times but you don't have to participate. Simply stop watching the videos and reading the articles.
Personally, I stopped watching gameplay videos and reading personal opinion and preview articles. I don't want to spoil the game for myself and most of them don't really offer anything new.
Wait, so some people are complaining there's not enogh info out about GW2..
... and now the complaint is there's too MUCH info out?
The latter seems like a lot easier problem to fix. Just stop going on the parts of the internet that talk about GW2. If I knew learning about games made me hate them, I'd stop paying attention to games and just buy crap randomly. Maybe base it off of the aggregate score of people I trust, or something. Like metacritic but with a selected subset.
Also, I thought the OP's complaint was that GWw graphics looks like stick figures and should be able to be ran on a computer running Windows 98. Too much looking at stick figures got him hyped? Oh well!
I've seen tons and tons of vids,believe me,I sort feel like you do.
Playing a game and watching a video are two very different things though.
I get what you said,but what the videos show are just but a fraction of what the game has to offer.
There must be a glitch in the matrix.
In all the videos out there, you've seen less than 5% of the explorable world.
By the way, what does "Fanboyism" as you allude to in your post have to do with your potential enjoyment of the game?
"Loading screens" are not "instances".
Your personal efforts to troll any game will not, in fact, impact the success or failure of said game.
Guild wars 2 is still just a 60 dollar game to me. If its great awesome, if its bad that's cool as well, all it did was cost me time I would have spent doing nothing anyways. The point being I m still gonna be playin guild wars 2 even if it doesn't necessarily meet the hype.
Honestly, it sounds like the OP just needs to stop following the game, and wait for a release date.
I get what he's saying, and I think it has more to do with him seeing too many spoilers than the game itself. When you feel like you know everything about a game before you've even played it, it is hard to not get that feeling of 'well, i already feel like i know the game, why should i even bother playing it now'.
One of the big things with this game is going to be the experience, the ride, the journey. The OP would probably get a lot more out of this game if he tried to go into the game w/ more of a fresh mind (similar to how it was in the first game).
I understand what you're saying. I've stopped watching videos and am just sitting tight until the open beta weekend. I do think the title of this thread is a bit misleading though, in the sense that a) you might be burning yourself out on GW2 coverage and should maybe take a break VS b) fanbois and hype have ruined the game for me.
"Loading screens" are not "instances".
Your personal efforts to troll any game will not, in fact, impact the success or failure of said game.
Do you guys meet in some secret chamber to discuss what you are going to jointly complain about with gw2? It seems like the same complaint comes in waves. Then stops for the next topic of emo.
I have the same thought as well.I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
I dunno haven't watched every video out there but I really really doubt you have seen even half the skills out there. I doubt you have seen even half the areas.
I really have no idea how any of the classes will play. I only recently saw a video with a dev playing and I think that is first time I actually saw one where the player was actually peforming well. Even then barely have an idea of how exactly a mesmer will player, just some idea of potential.
I agree. That was kind of my point actually.
Sounds like it has less to do w/ the hype / fanboy / hate train and more to do w/ the OP just being burnt out on too much info. Definitely a misleading thread title.
Probably why so many seem bitter these days...