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I really don't understand the bashing against GW2
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lol you have a seriously deluded view of what I feel about the game and how much I care what others feel about it.. but whatever floats your boat..
I angered the clerk in a clothing shop today. She asked me what size I was and I said actual, because I am not to scale. I like vending machines 'cause snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at a store, oftentimes, I will drop it... so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential. --Mitch Hedberg
Sometimes, I think its more like just saying everyone's got opinions. Not to get all worked up over people not liking what you do.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
oh thats it huh? thats your simple formulae for a perfect uncriticisable game huh? a short list of vagueries? AAA, check. "plenty of content", "not forced to play in your homeland" rofl... sorry but i bet a laser pointer on the ground would also capture your attention for hours. seriously, this fails as fanboism. and i hate both, shallow fanboism and obvious trollism, equally.
i think GW2 is definitely worth the box price. will it keep me (and many others) around and buying gems? no. it feels mostly like a solo player casual game and the multiplayer aspect is mostly a messy zerg. and i find almost no reason for a PVE guild to be together other than trivial things like trading dyes and just chatting. I've joined three PVE guilds that advertised themselves as "mature and dedicated and active" all whom started with 25ish players online a night. and in each case they have complained there is not much to do "as a guild". and for the past month, i see maybe an average of 3 online on each guild (altho to be honest i cant verify that 24/7 because i only play about 3 days a week). personally i think the grinding for cosmetics is pretty shallow after youve done a few dungeon sets. i found exploring the beautiful world the best aspect of the game and im proud to say i won a screenshot contest held by my main guild!! but world events like the dragons are disappointingly easy and the Exp Mode dungeons are more a matter of enduring frustration and mashing buttons than honestly challenging and fun content.. and the delivery of the Lore (and the Lore itself) lacking. its a fluff game. and fluff is fine for a while. but lacks sustained interest for some... some will love it and thats cool. but if youre so shocked and appalled by the wild idea that there are actually players out there that play for different reasons that you, then i guess any further discussion is pointless.
so if you honestly think there are NO areas where GW2 is lacking as either a PVP or a PVE game, then i must conclude that you just havent played many MMOs or not a variety of them. or youre just very easily satisfied and/or your post was blatant fanboism.
The same reason why people hate on things like: Walmart, Nickelback, Wall St, and Starbucks. A large segment of the population just hate anything successful and popular.
Everything you need to know about Elder Scrolls Online
Playing: GW2
Waiting on: TESO
Next Flop: Planetside 2
Best MMO of all time: Asheron's Call - The first company to recreate AC will be the next greatest MMO.
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I can't be too far off base.......
Simply put theres an old adage my Mom used to tell me: "If you dont have anything nice to say about someone or something, then dont open your mouth".
Pretty simple rules that most grew up with but with the advent of anonimity o nthe Net, there is a large segment who thin kits their god given right to complain, bitch and hate on anything they dont like. Ohh what would the net be like if each of our posts also included our home phone number, street address, work place, and real name. I guaren-damn-tee you there would be a whole lot less of this hate going around.
Everything you need to know about Elder Scrolls Online
Playing: GW2
Waiting on: TESO
Next Flop: Planetside 2
Best MMO of all time: Asheron's Call - The first company to recreate AC will be the next greatest MMO.
believe what you want
I angered the clerk in a clothing shop today. She asked me what size I was and I said actual, because I am not to scale. I like vending machines 'cause snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at a store, oftentimes, I will drop it... so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential. --Mitch Hedberg
What's to get?All I see is SOP on this site.
Every new game ahs thwe worst community/fanbois.
Every new game get's ripped a new one by a segment of people.
Every new game has rabid fans who can't take criticism of any kind
All I see is the same old same old that has been happenign here since near the beginning and as much as I am still enjoying GW2 I don't see why it should be exempt.
2 million sales, high retention rate. top 10 in sales on Amazon, every server being high and 8-9 of them being full, a plethora of high praise from everyone from PCgaming to Forbes Magazine.
Yea, I think I'll trust my eyes and ears more then a haters poor attempt at trying to describe a false narrative.
Everything you need to know about Elder Scrolls Online
Playing: GW2
Waiting on: TESO
Next Flop: Planetside 2
Best MMO of all time: Asheron's Call - The first company to recreate AC will be the next greatest MMO.
Depends if you consider disagreement as hating or not. GW2 does have a bunch of content but it is all similiar. I got bored with vistas. DEs and exploration. I wanted to have the ability to do more. But that's not what the game is about. I have no house to place my items. Though could still come. No progression of my experience which takes away from core RPG elements. But then again people who enjoy GW2 didn't want that to begin with.
GW2 is a great game - but its not for everyone. If you look at things a different way and view what you consider 'hate' as a disagreement it might help you see the another persons perspective which may be wildly different from yours.
At age 50+ still going strong as a 20 year old much love brah!
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.
Carl Sagan-
You`ve talked down plenty of games before, you just can`t handle people talking down your game. Just makes you come off as a hypocrit(like most of GW2s rabid defenders).
Kids these days. No idea what they are even writing.
Honestly, everything you said is exactly what you were saying Alber_Gamer was doing but in a much more dramatic, moronic, completely useless fashion. You even brought up SWG and started hating on it for some `bullsh1t` reason when it doesn`t even relate to the topic.
Enjoy your temp-ban for that post.
*DING*
It was very hyped and very anticipated. It certainly isn't a failure and doesn't have as many things wrong with it as SWTOR did. However, as someone else astutely pointed out, for everything it gets right, it also gets a lot wrong. Aside from game 'problems', ANet has periodically made some PR mis-steps and has come off very antagonistic at times with the community, which is VERY at odds with their history. Very much like how GW1 was different than a lot of games, GW2 is different. Some people thought they were getting one thing and they got something else entirely.
There are valid criticisms to be made about GW2 and ANet.
The "problem" is not specific to GW2 forums. WoW is the favorite target of those people for 8 years now.
What I will say here is only for the "serial haters", those who post daily on the forums of games they hate, over and over again, repeating the same often agressive arguments. It doesn't concern the guy who posted his negative review, stopped playing, and also stopped posting until he eventually plays again, those persons are mature and just fine.
- Some people are just insecure about their own decisions, and they need back patting and approval from others to validate it, so they go on a crusade of negativity, posting more on the hated game's forum than on forums of games they like and in which they could participate positively. Typical post would be "Bored with the game", and then a few days later "Is it just me, or is the game failing?", and another few days later "I've quit, who else?" - and it doesn't stop there of course, it will continue until the eventual ban, if it ever happens.
- Some are pissed that their favorite game had less success than the hated game, they think it's unfair, that their game is the best ever, and therefore they must go on a crusade against the unfairly popular game. You see that in other domains like movies too. A good example would be the supposed TSW fans who post more here than on the TSW forums, you know who they are. A couple of Tera fans do the same too. And then, the eternal sandbox fans, of course, but those bash anything not a sandbox anyway.
- Some other people just like to troll, being annoying, and are generally delighted when they make other people angry or miserable. They do that on the net hidden behind a computer screen of course, because face to face, there are way to many possible negative consequences for being a nuisance. Examples abound, no need for specific ones here, it's basically posts made just to "stir the pot".
For many, it's a percentage of all three points combined.
Respect, walk
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The real question is why anyone bashes any game on these forums.? or OP is trying to tell us that some how GW2 is above crtici...errr i mean bashing?
You reap what you sow bro. GW2 fans have been riling up fans of every other MMO on this site for almost a year now. This backlash is their way of returning the favor and getting under your skin.
The guy above me is perfect example of what i am saying.
there are 3 kinds of people..
gw1 people who were calm, knew what to expect from gw2 and were nicely excited
people who think logical, didnt get to excited but certainly would try the game to see how much they would like it
people who "OMG GW2 IS GOING TO KILL ALL OTHER MMORPGS, ITS GOING TO BE AMAZING AND REVOLUTIONAIR AND EVERYONE WILL PLAY IT AND NO FLAWS WILL EVER BE FOUND" .... that
now.. guess which of the 3 kinds of people is bashing at gw2?
:P
https://ashesofcreation.com/r/Y4U3PQCASUPJ5SED
I see bashing as someone posting things like "LOLZ GW2 sucks" "It' clearly dying" "WOW clone" "worst game ever" "It's in a tail spin", etc.
Basically, threads that don't discuss anything at all, just make a vague comments attacking the game.
Now, pointing out flaws and problems the gam might be facing, from questing, dungeons, story, bugs, bots, pvp, zerging, progression, etc, is perfectly valid discussion IMO. I do agree the somtimes teh same topic like the above appear multyple times and can be annoying, but that doesn't invalidate their point.
Also, your points mean nothing really. The game may be AAA and have enough content for you, and the B2P may be perfect aswel, but to many, it's not so.
Is there a cheat that I am unaware of, how the hell do you solo any boss when the system drops you from what ever level you are to that of the area you are in with the boss being over powered because this is a group play game. If you not sure what I'm talking about, try a squishy necro character against any boss solo!
Is fighting boss necessary to solo from lvl 1 to 80? i leveld my first character pretty much solo doing hearts and only half of the DE chains because the bosses pop up on the end chain of DE's. There are plenty of events that can be soloed. I was working graveyard shifts so played off time and had no trouble hitting 80.
i dont think popular meens good though. look at the keeping up with the Kardashians numbers. or the real housewives of ( add city here) Very popular shows but are consider by many to be the sespool of entertainment. Spinger and Maury show have huge mumbers but is some of the worst tv in history. Just like GW2, they are a quick "fix" to fill your day with entertainment.
EDIT: My comparison on GW2 to these shows was to point out that GW2 is ment for that quick log in and play for 10 mins then log out. Was in no way intended to compared to those shows as if GW2 was a POS lol.
i just wanted to clear that up before i got bashed.
SFS