Guild Wars 2: All New Trading Post Revealed

SBFord · September 2014

The latest Arena.Net blog lays out some pretty cool information about the overhauled Trading Post to give players better functionality, more filtering options, an updated interface and much more.

Tabs are gone in favor of a left-side series of links that make its look and feel more like the Gem Store
Search functionality has been improved with smarter categories and better filtering options. In addition, search functions will be part of the interface rather than something that has to be opened up to access advanced options
Prices for items can now be researched without having to leave the buy/sell interface and losing custom search parameters
My Transactions can be pulled up through the same side navigation panel
Performance improvements
More to come later

Read more of the details on the Guild Wars 2 site.

kinkyJalepeno · September 2014

First !!!

Dragnelus · September 2014

Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

Salute · September 2014

I think September Feature Pack brings some very nice changes. I ll be there next Tuesday, after a long time, to check whats all about.

IPolygon · September 2014

Could someone ask them how they want to fight inflation in the game?

Salute · September 2014

Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

BillMurphy · September 2014

Originally posted by kikosforever
Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

Yeah, I'm there with Kikos. Even if you don't want to play it now, playing any game for a year likely means you got your money's worth.

I have to admit I'm not too excited for this feature pack, as it really focuses more on quality of life fixes. But overall the game's polish will go up a notch I think on the 9th. I'll be really busy with Destiny, but you can bet I'll be checking out the new starter experience to see if it makes leveling alts more interesting (since level 80 is still a bore to me).

rodingo · September 2014

Originally posted by kikosforever
Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

+1

There are very few games that I have played past 6 months. Even with those I consider most (not all, but most) as money well spent.

Tekaelon · September 2014

Originally posted by kikosforever
Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

My experience was exactly like Dragnelus, played for a year and got bored, mostly because the living story failed to be interesting. The problem is not the business model, it is the game itsself. Aftera few months there is nothing that inspires you to play. I played GW1 for over 2 years because it never failed to inspire. After awhile GW2 is just a flat, generic experience. Just my opinion though.

Leon1e · September 2014

Originally posted by Tekaelon
Originally posted by kikosforever
Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

My experience was exactly like Dragnelus, played for a year and got bored, mostly because the living story failed to be interesting. The problem is not the business model, it is the game itsself. Aftera few months there is nothing that inspires you to play. I played GW1 for over 2 years because it never failed to inspire. After awhile GW2 is just a flat, generic experience. Just my opinion though.

Oh would you stop just throwing random memorized crap about things you don't understand and/or you have too much of a rose tinted glasses.

Playing Gw1 in this day and age is a torture. Narrow linear paths, boring combat once you get your cookie cutter build, annoying mob aggro. Eventually you run out of story to do (fair enough, storywise Gw1 is huge but it does run out eventually). All you have to do is do dungeons and/or hard mode missions and that's about it.

Also there is living world season 2 now (well currently in a break, but will kickoff again soon). It is completely different compared to living world 1. It is better. A lot better. But of course you wouldn't know anything about it would you. And you still give your flawed opinion. Deal with facts. Period.

I think this is the problem of this website's community. Everybody feels like they have 3 PhD's in MMO business practice. You throw shit left and right without considering at that maybe just maybe things might change over time.

No game is left unattended after release (sure there are some exceptions, like there are exceptions to every rule). Shit changes. And if you haven't played for well over an year, you better keep your mouth shut and do some research first.

...but that wouldn't be as much fun would it now?

delta9 · September 2014

Originally posted by kikosforever
When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

Why pay for a sub if bored at first month?

KARMARIUS · September 2014

Originally posted by Leon1e
Originally posted by Tekaelon
Originally posted by kikosforever
Originally posted by Dragnelus
Played the game for a year. Now it feels soo boring (

When you manage to play a b2p game for a year it means that is a good game and your money was well spend. The problem imho is when you pay for box + sub and you get bored of it after the first month.

My experience was exactly like Dragnelus, played for a year and got bored, mostly because the living story failed to be interesting. The problem is not the business model, it is the game itsself. Aftera few months there is nothing that inspires you to play. I played GW1 for over 2 years because it never failed to inspire. After awhile GW2 is just a flat, generic experience. Just my opinion though.

Oh would you stop just throwing random memorized crap about things you don't understand and/or you have too much of a rose tinted glasses.

Playing Gw1 in this day and age is a torture. Narrow linear paths, boring combat once you get your cookie cutter build, annoying mob aggro. Eventually you run out of story to do (fair enough, storywise Gw1 is huge but it does run out eventually). All you have to do is do dungeons and/or hard mode missions and that's about it.

Also there is living world season 2 now (well currently in a break, but will kickoff again soon). It is completely different compared to living world 1. It is better. A lot better. But of course you wouldn't know anything about it would you. And you still give your flawed opinion. Deal with facts. Period.

I think this is the problem of this website's community. Everybody feels like they have 3 PhD's in MMO business practice. You throw shit left and right without considering at that maybe just maybe things might change over time.

No game is left unattended after release (sure there are some exceptions, like there are exceptions to every rule). Shit changes. And if you haven't played for well over an year, you better keep your mouth shut and do some research first.

...but that wouldn't be as much fun would it now?

So... you act like a fanboy and try to make reason by getting angry at somebody's opinion. GW1 was way better on content + story than GW2, period. I like GW2 but i played way more time to GW1 til i got bored, than i am with GW2.

And yes, still today, with all that linear paths and "boring combat ?" is a better game than GW2.

Everyone has opinions, being a jerk doesn't help your arguments.

Spankster77 · September 2014

Originally posted by Leon1e
Oh would you stop just throwing random memorized crap about things you don't understand and/or you have too much of a rose tinted glasses.

Playing Gw1 in this day and age is a torture. Narrow linear paths, boring combat once you get your cookie cutter build, annoying mob aggro. Eventually you run out of story to do (fair enough, storywise Gw1 is huge but it does run out eventually). All you have to do is do dungeons and/or hard mode missions and that's about it.

Also there is living world season 2 now (well currently in a break, but will kickoff again soon). It is completely different compared to living world 1. It is better. A lot better. But of course you wouldn't know anything about it would you. And you still give your flawed opinion. Deal with facts. Period.

I think this is the problem of this website's community. Everybody feels like they have 3 PhD's in MMO business practice. You throw shit left and right without considering at that maybe just maybe things might change over time.

No game is left unattended after release (sure there are some exceptions, like there are exceptions to every rule). Shit changes. And if you haven't played for well over an year, you better keep your mouth shut and do some research first.

...but that wouldn't be as much fun would it now?

Out of curiosity, what makes your point of view anymore valid the poster that you commented on?

He is allow to feel whatever he wants to feel about GW1 and GW2, whether or not it differs from your views.

Also, why so angry? It's a game, lighten up!

flizzer · September 2014

Now sure players were crying out for this change but it is something. Now how about working on an expansion?

BailoPan15 · September 2014

Originally posted by Spankster77
Originally posted by Leon1e
Oh would you stop just throwing random memorized crap about things you don't understand and/or you have too much of a rose tinted glasses.

Playing Gw1 in this day and age is a torture. Narrow linear paths, boring combat once you get your cookie cutter build, annoying mob aggro. Eventually you run out of story to do (fair enough, storywise Gw1 is huge but it does run out eventually). All you have to do is do dungeons and/or hard mode missions and that's about it.

Also there is living world season 2 now (well currently in a break, but will kickoff again soon). It is completely different compared to living world 1. It is better. A lot better. But of course you wouldn't know anything about it would you. And you still give your flawed opinion. Deal with facts. Period.

I think this is the problem of this website's community. Everybody feels like they have 3 PhD's in MMO business practice. You throw shit left and right without considering at that maybe just maybe things might change over time.

No game is left unattended after release (sure there are some exceptions, like there are exceptions to every rule). Shit changes. And if you haven't played for well over an year, you better keep your mouth shut and do some research first.

...but that wouldn't be as much fun would it now?

Out of curiosity, what makes your point of view anymore valid the poster that you commented on?

He is allow to feel whatever he wants to feel about GW1 and GW2, whether or not it differs from your views.

Also, why so angry? It's a game, lighten up!

@Leon1e is kinda right. In most parts Gw2 *IS* the better game regardless of how you feel about it. Better, more streamlined combat. Yes Gw1's combat is boring, and its very boring. Pressing space all day in static position because you ran out of whatever consumable you use is very depressing. Better cinematics, sense of exploration, jumping puzzles, "no hill that you can't climb". The tech in Gw2 is simply amazing, and its okay to be this way. Why? Well..its a newer game, that's why.

Also have you ever considered that you played Gw1 for longer because at its peak there weren't many games like Gw1 to take its place on your hard drive? Ever stopped to consider that? Nah, too complex, Gw2 suck because I didn't play it as much as I did Gw1..... (the logic of most mmorpg.com players)

Not to mention that back then probably most of you had no money on their own (too young) and you really didn't have a choice back then. The amount of free games back then was minimal, if any. And for the payed games you had ... WoW, UO, EQ, but they all required sub. I personally was playing Diablo 1&2 back then. I wouldn't say 2 was better than 3. But I'm sure there will be at least a thousand people on this board that will boo me for my last sentence. That is the very definition of rose tinted glasses.

The fact that your expectations changed because of the hyperflooding of the market is none of Gw2's faults. Be subjective. You are entitled to your opinion yes and I respect that. That's why im not telling you that you must play Gw2 and nothing else. Don't get me wrong.

I kinda pity most of you MMO hoppers though. You jump left and right in search of the perfect MMO unable to realize that such thing doesn't exist. And never have. You just didn't know better back then when you thought WoW is all you crave. Currently I'm playing Gw2 and SWTOR and I'm having a great time. Couldn't ask for more.

APThug · September 2014

All MMOs get boring after a while, if you mainly focus on pve. The PvP is where you"ll find a more exciting challenge. But that's just me anyways. Gw2 PvP has a pretty big learning curve to it that may put some people off or just frustrate them.

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rastapastor · September 2014

Originally posted by Radoo
If you dare to compare GW1 to GW2 and even claim the latter is better, then clearly you haven't played much of the first and you have no idea what you're talking about.

GW1 is all about playing through even after the level cap, it even gives you a secondary task to fulfill( elite skills hunting), aside from following the main story line, which gets better and better as you progress, not to mention the wide array of mechanics through which you play (whether it's through your avatar, some weird worm-like creatures, or totally changing the rules and making it a time challenge, etc)

____________________________

Going back to the topic:

With so many issues GW2 has, i can't see why they would even focus time and energy on making the Black Lion Trading Company window any different? This is as pointless as the commander tags, in terms of improving the game and it's gameplay, balance, economy and troubleshooting bugs.

It just shows, their intention to not do anything to better the game, but milking pennies here and there with what they have.

Archage is soon to be released and Everquest Next follows, along with other exciting titles, does Arena Net really think they can hold their players with this Feature Pack?

It is just Your opinion

APThug · September 2014

The feature pack was never intended to add more content, thats the content developers job. The feature pack is in place to improve existing features the game already has.
I wouldn't be surprised if Arena net used the feature pack updates as a way to give content developers more time to work on living story.

AmbrosiaAmor · September 2014

Finally after 500 trillion years!

Malevil · September 2014

Originally posted by Radoo
If you dare to compare GW1 to GW2 and even claim the latter is better, then clearly you haven't played much of the first and you have no idea what you're talking about.

GW1 is all about playing through even after the level cap, it even gives you a secondary task to fulfill( elite skills hunting), aside from following the main story line, which gets better and better as you progress, not to mention the wide array of mechanics through which you play (whether it's through your avatar, some weird worm-like creatures, or totally changing the rules and making it a time challenge, etc)

____________________________

Going back to the topic:

With so many issues GW2 has, i can't see why they would even focus time and energy on making the Black Lion Trading Company window any different? This is as pointless as the commander tags, in terms of improving the game and it's gameplay, balance, economy and troubleshooting bugs.

It just shows, their intention to not do anything to better the game, but milking pennies here and there with what they have.

Archage is soon to be released and Everquest Next follows, along with other exciting titles, does Arena Net really think they can hold their players with this Feature Pack?

Omg this so big bullshit. Yes I did play gw1 , I have GWAMM and I still think that gw2 >>>> gw1. Put your rose-tintend glases off. Among issues with gw2 you list gameplay and balance - things in which gw1 totally sucked compared to gw2. Balance with dual profesion system was really crap. And how can you even say that gw1 was better game and then list gameplay as issue with gw2 ? Gw1 gameplay suck balls, I really cant play gw1 anymore, it is old game with old engine and it is bad compared to todays standards.

And skill hunting in gw1 ? Give me a break. At first it was interesting and challenging,, then they made it glorified boss grind for title... Content for like few days max ...

And GL with your P2W Archage ... lol

Vixgame · September 2014

Originally posted by Radoo
If you dare to compare GW1 to GW2 and even claim the latter is better, then clearly you haven't played much of the first and you have no idea what you're talking about.

GW1 is all about playing through even after the level cap, it even gives you a secondary task to fulfill( elite skills hunting), aside from following the main story line, which gets better and better as you progress, not to mention the wide array of mechanics through which you play (whether it's through your avatar, some weird worm-like creatures, or totally changing the rules and making it a time challenge, etc)

____________________________

Going back to the topic:

With so many issues GW2 has, i can't see why they would even focus time and energy on making the Black Lion Trading Company window any different? This is as pointless as the commander tags, in terms of improving the game and it's gameplay, balance, economy and troubleshooting bugs.

It just shows, their intention to not do anything to better the game, but milking pennies here and there with what they have.

Archage is soon to be released and Everquest Next follows, along with other exciting titles, does Arena Net really think they can hold their players with this Feature Pack?

You forgot to mention Shroud of the Avatar which is quickly gaining steam. It will compete directly with GW2 with features ArenaNet scoffed at.

I've invested 9 years into the Guild Wars chapters (GW1 & GW2). The original Guild Wars (and its accompanying expansions) is a far better product than its successor. Maybe in a few years when ArenaNet finally gets their heads out of their collective asses and releases an expansion with new classes/races/skills and a new continent maybe it compare more favorably but not in its limited form.

Shodanas · September 2014

Do we know when the overhauled story progression will arrive ? I'm waiting for this in order to re-install the game.

Also, people moaning about playing a B2P game "only" for a year or six months should ask themselves how many such games lasted them longer. I know that i've payed 50 or 60 euros for titles which gave me tops 20 hours of entertainment. For 50 € GW2 offered me about 5 months of quality time which is excellent value for money.

PaRoXiTiC · September 2014

Every poll I have seen, including the one here on MMORPG.com shows Guild Wars 2 to be much better than Guild Wars 1.

In fact, from my research it looks like Guild Wars 2 has taken over as the best MMORPG of all time when it comes to ratings. I think the people have spoken.

BailoPan15 · September 2014

Originally posted by Malevil
Originally posted by Radoo
If you dare to compare GW1 to GW2 and even claim the latter is better, then clearly you haven't played much of the first and you have no idea what you're talking about.

GW1 is all about playing through even after the level cap, it even gives you a secondary task to fulfill( elite skills hunting), aside from following the main story line, which gets better and better as you progress, not to mention the wide array of mechanics through which you play (whether it's through your avatar, some weird worm-like creatures, or totally changing the rules and making it a time challenge, etc)

____________________________

Going back to the topic:

With so many issues GW2 has, i can't see why they would even focus time and energy on making the Black Lion Trading Company window any different? This is as pointless as the commander tags, in terms of improving the game and it's gameplay, balance, economy and troubleshooting bugs.

It just shows, their intention to not do anything to better the game, but milking pennies here and there with what they have.

Archage is soon to be released and Everquest Next follows, along with other exciting titles, does Arena Net really think they can hold their players with this Feature Pack?

Omg this so big bullshit. Yes I did play gw1 , I have GWAMM and I still think that gw2 >>>> gw1. Put your rose-tintend glases off. Among issues with gw2 you list gameplay and balance - things in which gw1 totally sucked compared to gw2. Balance with dual profesion system was really crap. And how can you even say that gw1 was better game and then list gameplay as issue with gw2 ? Gw1 gameplay suck balls, I really cant play gw1 anymore, it is old game with old engine and it is bad compared to todays standards.

And skill hunting in gw1 ? Give me a break. At first it was interesting and challenging,, then they made it glorified boss grind for title... Content for like few days max ...

And GL with your P2W Archage ... lol

You offended his opinion so badly, the guy deleted his account *chuckles*

BailoPan15 · September 2014

Originally posted by Vixgame
Originally posted by Radoo
If you dare to compare GW1 to GW2 and even claim the latter is better, then clearly you haven't played much of the first and you have no idea what you're talking about.

GW1 is all about playing through even after the level cap, it even gives you a secondary task to fulfill( elite skills hunting), aside from following the main story line, which gets better and better as you progress, not to mention the wide array of mechanics through which you play (whether it's through your avatar, some weird worm-like creatures, or totally changing the rules and making it a time challenge, etc)

____________________________

Going back to the topic:

With so many issues GW2 has, i can't see why they would even focus time and energy on making the Black Lion Trading Company window any different? This is as pointless as the commander tags, in terms of improving the game and it's gameplay, balance, economy and troubleshooting bugs.

It just shows, their intention to not do anything to better the game, but milking pennies here and there with what they have.

Archage is soon to be released and Everquest Next follows, along with other exciting titles, does Arena Net really think they can hold their players with this Feature Pack?

You forgot to mention Shroud of the Avatar which is quickly gaining steam. It will compete directly with GW2 with features ArenaNet scoffed at.

I've invested 9 years into the Guild Wars chapters (GW1 & GW2). The original Guild Wars (and its accompanying expansions) is a far better product than its successor. Maybe in a few years when ArenaNet finally gets their heads out of their collective asses and releases an expansion with new classes/races/skills and a new continent maybe it compare more favorably but not in its limited form.

Ah you guys all sound like a broken radio. ANet gave you Dry Top and they will keep expanding and it is all packaged in a nice storyline. But yeah, unless its labeled an Expansion™ I guess it's below you. Alright keep bitching. Also keep bitching when they finally release a new continent through the living story and you know nothing about it because you were too busy giving your expert (false) opinion.

Have a nice day.

P.S: You do realize that the continents in Gw1 basically meant nothing right? I mean i went on explorable missions but its so linear and the mobs are so annoying that it really kills any sense of exploration. While Gw2 may have half of Tyria, its a lot better designed than the whole Gw1 including its expansions. Gw1 is full of copy/pasta landscapes. Gw2 has the best desert territory in any MMO i have seen yet. Have you ever found the secret room over at the groove or the children swing with the cats in the WvW jumping puzzles? No? Yeah...i thought so.

I guess you only followed your storyline and did no exploration, just like you did in Gw1, and this is not how you play Gw2.

In Gw1 you had NO benefit of going exploring other than elite skills, and you need only a few. It's quest hub heavy game with godawful interfaces that are fighting you instead of helping you.

just my 2 cents on all you pink tinted ladies and gentleman

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