Financially, it has been anything but stellar. Economically it has been a loss.
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It is pretty easy to find out if GW2 has been doing well or not financially. Just do some research and you will find out that not one person has lost his or her job at ANET.
During these hard times when other gaming companies have been closing their offices and laying off people, Anet has actually been hiring people.
You don't like the game? fine..but atleast don't spread nonsense like 'it has been a loss economically'.
I'm not aware of GW2 being a financial failure. And we do know NCSoft's track record for killing games if they aren't making money. If it wasn't making money, it'd be gone by now.
I thought, and still think it's a pretty good game, but it's hardly the "destroyer of all MMO's" that folks on this very board said it would be. According to folks here, playing GW2 would make me never want to play a traditional quest/story based MMO ever again. Couldn't be further from the truth.
Just to clarify, I like the game and still play it from time to time. I'll definitely be back for the big update next month. But for me, the different take on questing and event chains really didn't live up to the hype. Honestly, I was more impressed with the crafting inventory and "experimentation for recipes" aspect of the game.
Edit: Yeah, the last sentence... pretty lame. True or not, I don't see how liking one game means you have to diss on another.
I would think GW2 was a pretty good financial success ,and even with it's faults must be considered as one of the 5 best mmo's ever made ....Daoc ,Wow,Eve ,Eq and GW2
There are lots of other mmo's that were certainly good enough that they held my interest and were worth the time and money they cost Lotro ,Rift ,Shadowbane ,CoH and Gw1
I would think GW2 was a pretty good financial success ,and even with it's faults must be considered as one of the 5 best mmo's ever made ....Daoc ,Wow,Eve ,Eq and GW2
There are lots of other mmo's that were certainly good enough that they held my interest and were worth the time and money they cost Lotro ,Rift ,Shadowbane ,CoH and Gw1
I agree with the OP. I hope to god there never is another GW2 because the game is awful. While I believe it's definitely a successful game I found it to be extremely boring and shallow.
But at least the game was playable on a fundamental level, the controls and animation were tight and polished. ESO looks like Superman 64 compared to it.
I think gw2 is the second best mmorpg on the market next to wow. But that's just me. I think this next update will help solidify that since they are bringing back one of the best features from gw one. The skill progression.
I don't care about there being another GW2, but I am looking forward to the time where they want to build GW3 so they can make some global improvements and take the next steps in dynamic events. GW2 was very much fashioned to my preferences in gaming, they just didn't quite take it far enough.
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Financially, it has been anything but stellar. Economically it has been a loss.
The amazing amount of detail in this game is unsurpassed by anything, even some of the older games that have set precedents.
As somebody who had been burnt out on WoW and every other derivative product under the sun I wasn't expecting anything and got more than a thousand hours out of this game.
What exactly do I mean? Graphical detail. Platforming elements. Size of game world, content, class diversity. The events that were delivered free of charge I took for granted. The awesome soundtrack (seriously? nobody appreciates the quality of the music?). The easter eggs strewn about the world...
If this game had released 10 years before it had, it would have received "one of the best games ever made" award, but.. it didn't.
Even though it did everything perfectly and on top of everything added something the MMO genre really needed like Platforming (and to a FAR lesser degree), Puzzle elements, it hasn't received its just deserts and has in recent time sort of gone the tried route of adding more incentives for people to spend money (yay ascended).
To summarize the above: There will not be another game of the same quality as GW2 that delivered the same amount of content updates without an initial sub.
PS: ESO sucks and isn't half the game GW2 is, even sans sub.
I really truly hope there isn't another GW2....... oh wait EQ next.... MMO's need the trinity that is all. Oh adn GW2 is great if you like playing alone.
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On topic. I hope we never see the likes of a GW2 like game again. Still upset my friends who never play MMOs, talked me into buying it during launch. I knew it was a bad game for me, but they convinced me, it would be worth it.
At least that proves my point, it's a mmo for people who don't usually like or play MMOs. There are plenty of exceptions to this of course, but that is my experience.
Financially, it has been anything but stellar. Economically it has been a loss.
The amazing amount of detail in this game is unsurpassed by anything, even some of the older games that have set precedents.
As somebody who had been burnt out on WoW and every other derivative product under the sun I wasn't expecting anything and got more than a thousand hours out of this game.
What exactly do I mean? Graphical detail. Platforming elements. Size of game world, content, class diversity. The events that were delivered free of charge I took for granted. The awesome soundtrack (seriously? nobody appreciates the quality of the music?). The easter eggs strewn about the world...
If this game had released 10 years before it had, it would have received "one of the best games ever made" award, but.. it didn't.
Even though it did everything perfectly and on top of everything added something the MMO genre really needed like Platforming (and to a FAR lesser degree), Puzzle elements, it hasn't received its just deserts and has in recent time sort of gone the tried route of adding more incentives for people to spend money (yay ascended).
To summarize the above: There will not be another game of the same quality as GW2 that delivered the same amount of content updates without an initial sub.
PS: ESO sucks and isn't half the game GW2 is, even sans sub.
I really truly hope there isn't another GW2....... oh wait EQ next.... MMO's need the trinity that is all. Oh adn GW2 is great if you like playing alone.
Must be my imagination that kicked in when i played with 100+ people for 6+ hours on sat/sun.
Trinity is dumbest form of combat ever done. If you want dumb combat, theres certainly not lack of games for you (yes, PvE is dumb in every MMO without exception)
Financially, it has been anything but stellar. Economically it has been a loss.
The amazing amount of detail in this game is unsurpassed by anything, even some of the older games that have set precedents.
As somebody who had been burnt out on WoW and every other derivative product under the sun I wasn't expecting anything and got more than a thousand hours out of this game.
What exactly do I mean? Graphical detail. Platforming elements. Size of game world, content, class diversity. The events that were delivered free of charge I took for granted. The awesome soundtrack (seriously? nobody appreciates the quality of the music?). The easter eggs strewn about the world...
If this game had released 10 years before it had, it would have received "one of the best games ever made" award, but.. it didn't.
Even though it did everything perfectly and on top of everything added something the MMO genre really needed like Platforming (and to a FAR lesser degree), Puzzle elements, it hasn't received its just deserts and has in recent time sort of gone the tried route of adding more incentives for people to spend money (yay ascended).
To summarize the above: There will not be another game of the same quality as GW2 that delivered the same amount of content updates without an initial sub.
PS: ESO sucks and isn't half the game GW2 is, even sans sub.
I really truly hope there isn't another GW2....... oh wait EQ next.... MMO's need the trinity that is all. Oh adn GW2 is great if you like playing alone.
Must be my imagination that kicked in when i played with 100+ people for 6+ hours on sat/sun.
Trinity is dumbest form of combat ever done. If you want dumb combat, theres certainly not lack of games for you (yes, PvE is dumb in every MMO without exception)
If it is a successful model would NCSOFT not have adopted it for Wildstar ?
Lineage has historically been there most popular and successful game, and it's subscription. Since it's their most successful model wouldn't they use that for all their games? It also has yet to be seen how WS will work as a subscription locked game.
My theory is that GW1 was a subscription free game and so they decided to keep the model for GW2 to appeal to GW fans. Too bad the gameplay wasn't so appealing to GW fans.
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If it is a successful model would NCSOFT not have adopted it for Wildstar ?
Lineage has historically been there most popular and successful game, and it's subscription. Since it's their most successful model wouldn't they use that for all their games? It also has yet to be seen how WS will work as a subscription locked game.
My theory is that GW1 was a subscription free game and so they decided to keep the model for GW2 to appeal to GW fans. Too bad the gameplay wasn't so appealing to GW fans.
You mean to some and some as in a minority.
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"There will never be another GW2"
Good.
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ESO has lockpicking? omgaddd!!!!
*jumps around with excitement*
Someone help me before i burst open like a pinata with joy!
Yeah, I really don't care either. But it's a minigame. It's telling that this is what you picked out to criticize.
*Puts band aid on belly button to stop explosion.
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Seems like every game on these forums is a big disappointment for some people...
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It is pretty easy to find out if GW2 has been doing well or not financially. Just do some research and you will find out that not one person has lost his or her job at ANET.
During these hard times when other gaming companies have been closing their offices and laying off people, Anet has actually been hiring people.
You don't like the game? fine..but atleast don't spread nonsense like 'it has been a loss economically'.
I'm not aware of GW2 being a financial failure. And we do know NCSoft's track record for killing games if they aren't making money. If it wasn't making money, it'd be gone by now.
I thought, and still think it's a pretty good game, but it's hardly the "destroyer of all MMO's" that folks on this very board said it would be. According to folks here, playing GW2 would make me never want to play a traditional quest/story based MMO ever again. Couldn't be further from the truth.
Just to clarify, I like the game and still play it from time to time. I'll definitely be back for the big update next month. But for me, the different take on questing and event chains really didn't live up to the hype. Honestly, I was more impressed with the crafting inventory and "experimentation for recipes" aspect of the game.
Edit: Yeah, the last sentence... pretty lame. True or not, I don't see how liking one game means you have to diss on another.
I would think GW2 was a pretty good financial success ,and even with it's faults must be considered as one of the 5 best mmo's ever made ....Daoc ,Wow,Eve ,Eq and GW2
There are lots of other mmo's that were certainly good enough that they held my interest and were worth the time and money they cost Lotro ,Rift ,Shadowbane ,CoH and Gw1
CoH... never forget.
Don't you mean like finding a Treasure Map while exploring and having to find hidden treasure?
or like finding a book, and reading the story which gives you a minigame of hide and go seek out the meanings and rewards?
are there any MMO's that have scavenger hunts?
I agree with the OP. I hope to god there never is another GW2 because the game is awful. While I believe it's definitely a successful game I found it to be extremely boring and shallow.
But at least the game was playable on a fundamental level, the controls and animation were tight and polished. ESO looks like Superman 64 compared to it.
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I get banned in the forums for games I love, so lets see if I do better in the forums for games I hate.
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I really truly hope there isn't another GW2....... oh wait EQ next.... MMO's need the trinity that is all. Oh adn GW2 is great if you like playing alone.
Sorry you are wrong. He is not only an amazingly talented troll, but extremely funny. www.twitter.com/the_ironsheik
The funniest tweet he did, is when he tweeted out to hulk Hogan, and told him he had a mouse dick.
On topic. I hope we never see the likes of a GW2 like game again. Still upset my friends who never play MMOs, talked me into buying it during launch. I knew it was a bad game for me, but they convinced me, it would be worth it.
At least that proves my point, it's a mmo for people who don't usually like or play MMOs. There are plenty of exceptions to this of course, but that is my experience.
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Must be my imagination that kicked in when i played with 100+ people for 6+ hours on sat/sun.
Trinity is dumbest form of combat ever done. If you want dumb combat, theres certainly not lack of games for you (yes, PvE is dumb in every MMO without exception)
Saying you dont like it i understand but dumb?
My theory is that GW1 was a subscription free game and so they decided to keep the model for GW2 to appeal to GW fans. Too bad the gameplay wasn't so appealing to GW fans.
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You mean to some and some as in a minority.
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