Heart of Thorns - what did you think?

Battlerock · January 2015

So what did you think of the announcement? I have to say I was impressed, I am typically very skeptical, I'm not a GW2 fan boi, but some of the changes coming, I definitely welcome, I think they took some different routes that I found to be interesting, especially with crafting and gear grind and leveling and character specilizations (risky with that specialization). I think the addition of guild halls is definitely a must have, and all in all I feel like they put together a very respectful package. I feel like they are setting a new bar. I have to admit leading up to this I wasn't the least bit interested and did not think I would even consider buying an expac, but I just found this presentation to be overall very respectful of the playerbase, I think GW2 may be the bar setter in quality and value. I think it's going to be something worth investing in.

What did you think?

XAleX360 · January 2015

I am kind of in the same boat. I basically lost hope in Guild Wars 2 a long time ago, but this presentation raised my interest again.

Hopefully those group challenges they talked are REALLY better designed than the basic GW2 dungeons.

Tokken · January 2015

I'm just disappointed there is no new race to play. The rest sounds good, esp. the gliders.

Unknown · January 2015

looks really good but they skipped the most critical part - the release date.

Magnetia · January 2015

While i wanted more zones the potential of the class specializations and guild halls far outweigh that disappointment.

They only revealed one of the ranger paths so I believe that classes will have at least two paths to choose from. Assuming the minimum is one split that means 18 classes or so.

XAleX360 · January 2015

Originally posted by jonesing22
looks really good but they skipped the most critical part - the release date.

It would be great if it released three years after GW2, meaning in late August. But I'm not sure they're going to make it.

Arthasm · January 2015

6.1 patch for Wow brings like 20x more than this expansion for GW2. Not trusting them long time ago, but I'd wait and I'd like to see new expansion.

Hyanmen · January 2015

What has taken them so damn long to get this thing shipped?

iGumballStar · January 2015

Originally posted by Arthasm
6.1 patch for Wow brings like 20x more than this expansion for GW2. Not trusting them long time ago, but I'd wait and I'd like to see new expansion.

I didn't know that patch 6.1 was supposed to introduce more content than WoD.

caetftl · January 2015

Seems like they've added some more themepark rides... haven't really done much to make your actions matter in the persistent world though...

Destai · January 2015

I'm excited for sure. I'm happy that it's actually an expansion. Most exciting thing for me is the specializations. Been wanting to play my ranger as a druid since the first game. So happy they set that up. Like many others, I had lost hope in the game but this event certainly rekindled my interest.

Zarkin86 · January 2015

im halfway through and all im thinking is: show me gameplay. i dont trust arenanets PR one bit. so far no gameplay was shown. these ghuys could learn so much from blizzards presentations. powerpoint+ gameplay clips. why not showing the druid if you are speaking about it?

Lord.Bachus · January 2015

My best bet is if you didnt like the orriginal game that much, you will not going to like this one either...

personall i love the character progression at max level part, i think thats what currently is missing in the game.

thats why i am happy with no new levels and no gear progression...

i dont think the way the game plays actually will change a lot...

thats why i am looking forward to this game, played 9 straight months at release, thats the longest for any game since the release of WoW. And still playing on and off...

bcbully · January 2015

Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

Scorchien · January 2015

Its a pretty light in the pants expansion , considering it launched 2 1/2 years ago and probably contains maybe 45% of the content for me to even consider returning to GW2 ........... so basically to little to late for me

rodingo · January 2015

Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

Oddly enough though it's enough to keep certain people that don't play the game in the forums here for those 2+ years.

Lobotomist · January 2015

Bit meh

But the new area being vertical sounds good...at least

Magnetia · January 2015

Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

Its only a game you're not supposed to live in it lol

gervaise1 · January 2015

It will be interesting to see if this:

heralds a return to the GW1 approach - basically a string of "content packs" every c. 6-12 months
or is a one-off for the next however long.

A "return" to the GW1 approach should see the game getting constant "boosts" - and potentially new people with each release.

observer · January 2015

The most disappointing news is that there wasn't any mention of dungeons at all. Most expansions release new dungeons. It makes me wonder if GW2 is just going to abandon any future dungeon development.

Not only that, but the new "region" seems like it's going to be really small. Will it be one zone with 3 biome layers? Or will it be several zones with 3 biome layers? If you look on the map, each region contains 4 or 5 zones within each region.

iGumballStar · January 2015

Originally posted by observer
The most disappointing news is that there wasn't any mention of dungeons at all. Most expansions release new dungeons. It makes me wonder if GW2 is just going to abandon any future dungeon development.

Not only that, but the new "region" seems like it's going to be really small. Will it be one zone with 3 biome layers? Or will it be several zones with 3 biome layers? If you look on the map, each region contains 4 or 5 zones within each region.

They said that the entire region is going to be divided into 3 biomes and Colin also mentioned that it is the biggest and most complex region they have created so far.

When it comes to dungeons, there is usually 1-2 dungeons with each region therefore I wouldn't be surprised to see more.

bcbully · January 2015

Originally posted by rodingo
Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

Oddly enough though it's enough to keep certain people that don't play the game in the forums here for those 2+ years.

I enjoyed GW2 until I realized I was stuck with same few skills forever, about 3 weeks. My first suggestion was to add more slotable weapon abilities. Come on man you gotta be a bit disappointed too. I mean all they're doing is giving each class another weapon, which you will most likely unlock like you did before but slower, then called it a specialization..

Lord.Bachus · January 2015

Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

The expansion is probably a year or longer away....

they are adding several specialisations for every class, i would say atleast 3, and there is a new mastery system that also influences your combat... All those specialisations offer a whole new set of skills and abillities.... And the mastery system will be very deep and will probably work like an AA system...

sadly it will never become the skillcollecting game, we all know from GW1

bcbully · January 2015

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

The expansion is probably a year or longer away....

they are adding several specialisations for every class, i would say atleast 3, and there is a new mastery system that also influences your combat... All those specialisations offer a whole new set of skills and abillities.... And the mastery system will be very deep and will probably work like an AA system...

sadly it will never become the skillcollecting game, we all know from GW1

The never said "several specializations". They never said utilities came with the specialization either. Only 1 weapon. I watched it too... Maybe they could say what you said in the future, Colin certainly didn't say it on stage though.

iGumballStar · January 2015

Originally posted by bcbully
Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

The expansion is probably a year or longer away....

they are adding several specialisations for every class, i would say atleast 3, and there is a new mastery system that also influences your combat... All those specialisations offer a whole new set of skills and abillities.... And the mastery system will be very deep and will probably work like an AA system...

sadly it will never become the skillcollecting game, we all know from GW1

The never said "several specializations". They never said utilities came with the specialization either. Only 1 weapon. I watched it too... Maybe they could say what you said in the future, Colin certainly didn't say it on stage though.

They said that each specialization will allow a profession to use a new weapon. There is nothing mentioned regarding how many specializations there would be for every profession, if it is only 1 or multiple, it is not confirmed.

Lord.Bachus · January 2015

Originally posted by iGumballStar
Originally posted by bcbully
Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Originally posted by bcbully
Very disappointed they did not add more weapons and skills only adding 1 new heal 1 new elite and a couple utilities wont be enough to last me a month let alone 2+ years.

The expansion is probably a year or longer away....

they are adding several specialisations for every class, i would say atleast 3, and there is a new mastery system that also influences your combat... All those specialisations offer a whole new set of skills and abillities.... And the mastery system will be very deep and will probably work like an AA system...

sadly it will never become the skillcollecting game, we all know from GW1

The never said "several specializations". They never said utilities came with the specialization either. Only 1 weapon. I watched it too... Maybe they could say what you said in the future, Colin certainly didn't say it on stage though.

They said that each specialization will allow a profession to use a new weapon. There is nothing mentioned regarding how many specializations there would be for every profession, if it is only 1 or multiple, it is not confirmed.

One specialisation would be just illogical... Specialising means that there are several choices to specialise in...

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