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Spiritfox mentions sword, which is great for Dungeons/fractals but I really prefer GS in the open world pve. Free evasion on the auto allows you to be lazy and also not snapping to targets which isn't as helpful out and about since enemies are less likely to be blobbed up, and Swoop is great for moving long distances. The block and stun are nice too. I'd pair that with shortbow, which gives you a free evade on 3 and doesn't punish you for fighting close. Of course, sword is also good, matter of preference at that point. In any case, I'd experiment with dropping the longbow.
I love double axes on my ranger too, and the feature pack changes gonna be sick, might on hit!
Oh boy, here's another article retro!!!!!!!
http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/the-tyrian-chronicle-does-guild-wars-2-need-an-expansion/
I love double axes on my ranger too, and the feature pack changes gonna be sick, might on hit!
Oh boy, here's another article retro!!!!!!!
http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/the-tyrian-chronicle-does-guild-wars-2-need-an-expansion/
An expansion is not likely, ever. They won't fragment the player base, it'll kill GW2. Not to mention make it harder for them to keep doing LS2.
I'd be more excited for the feature pack. All their resources went into mega servers, trait change, etc, that bigger exciting features should be on the docket, as well as TP redesign, PvP game type, WvW changes, etc.
Great now it brought all those "GW2 needs an expansion to survive" and the "LS needs to die" people out of the wood work on the GW2 reddit.
It didn't because the setup was different. The way GW2 works is a seamless, no money required once you buy experience. To add another big purchase that is required on top of that would be devastating to the players.Did expansions fragment GW1?(didn't play it)
Expansions would make them more money, content updates are free, expansions cost $$.
Did expansions fragment GW1?(didn't play it)
Expansions would make them more money, content updates are free, expansions cost $$.
It didn't because the setup was different. The way GW2 works is a seamless, no money required once you buy experience. To add another big purchase that is required on top of that would be devastating to the players.
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My freezerburn Guardian spec has a sick look to it as well!
Did expansions fragment GW1?(didn't play it)
I didn't mind SAB the second time. I thought it was pretty fun running through it normally, but felt way too long when trying to get every bauble.
Also, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKyKyJzfjXM still makes me chuckle.
I hate RMT and BLTC and keys, and it baffles me how some of you rather have that to feed Anet for LS than paid expansions.
I still think expansions are the better content delivery method for MMOs.
...but this is a battle I can't win on GAF since I've realized for a while that most of you guys playing are pretty casual, so the Living Story system is somewhat perfect for you all.
I have no problem with that, but just wish my dream GW2 of multiple "huge" content batch (like GW1) would've happen.
I hate RMT and BLTC and keys, and it baffles me how some of you rather have that to feed Anet for LS than paid expansions.
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I hate RMT and BLTC and keys, and it baffles me how some of you rather have that to feed Anet for LS than paid expansions.
I still think expansions are the better content delivery method for MMOs.
...but this is a battle I can't win on GAF since I've realized for a while that most of you guys playing are pretty casual, so the Living Story system is somewhat perfect for you all.
I have no problem with that, but just wish my dream GW2 of multiple "huge" content batch (like GW1) would've happen.
Just so you know, the original concept of GW2 was supposed to be expansion based before they "tested" the LS thing early in 2013 (Frost and Flames signposts!).Plus, it goes against Anets ethos of pay once, play forever.
Just so you know, the original concept of GW2 was supposed to be expansion based* before they "tested" the LS thing early in 2013 (Frost and Flames signposts!).
Our average probably is higher. Last Saturday was not an atypically high number for Mission night, though we had a great number on mumble.Was it just me or were there more people at Guild Missions this Saturday night than there were, on average, last year?Or were they all being culled before jajajaja
Irritating false choice; I have never traded gems for gold and I dislike Black Lion chests conceptually, but I have still purchased gems both to be able to get other things I actually did think had value offered on the gem store and to genuinely support the game when it delivered more total (and ongoing) value in terms of time/entertainment than I expected from the purchase price.I hate RMT and BLTC and keys, and it baffles me how some of you rather have that to feed Anet for LS than paid expansions.
casuals ruin everything right?I still think expansions are the better content delivery method for MMOs.
...but this is a battle I can't win on GAF since I've realized for a while that most of you guys playing are pretty casual, so the Living Story system is somewhat perfect for you all.
I have no problem with that, but just wish my dream GW2 of multiple "huge" content batch (like GW1) would've happen.
I see zero reason GW2 has to conform to what has come before in terms of content delivery, type, or paradigm.
'd love to see less emphasis on Elder Dragons
I believe these were the last words of Maximilien de Robespierre.casuals ruin everything right?
Achievement points divided by Age, duh.I don't even really know what it means for this game. Is it total hours played? Hours played per week, per day? Frequency with which you do the most difficult group, or competitive content? Desire to have best-in-slot gear?
I buy quality of life items to support ArenaNet, like the infinite tools, and stuff like that. But that Anet isn't forcing me to pay anything past the client fee, is the whole reason WHY I'm comfortable throwing them a few bucks now and then - because their business practices are still better than 99% of the alternatives. Sub fees for MMOs are a sham, propagated under the lie of "it lets us give you quality content more often!". And as we all know - that's utter bull.
So while the Black Lion keys are certainly open to debate in terms of how ethical slot machine stuff like that is, it's still not required to play 100% of the game, so I can't really fault it other than ethically.
This has zero to do with "casual" play or not. In fact, I'd argue that Living Story is better suited for the content locust hardcore players, because instead of blowing through a $60 expansion in a week and then whining for the next two years for the next expansion, the hardcore are given regular content updates every two weeks, and most of it has been rather substantial thus far - all we need next is a new dungeon, really.
Here's the reality: since launch, GW2 has had more than an expansion's worth of content to play through, all at zero cost to the player. Granted, most of it was temporary, so if you weren't there for it, you missed it. But if you're a "hardcore" player, you surely didn't miss any of it. I know I didn't.
I see zero reason GW2 has to conform to what has come before in terms of content delivery, type, or paradigm.
I'm just sad that nothing is ever fleshed out. I know most people want lots and lots of stuff, but man it just ends up being so shallow.
How to easily spot a GW2 casual:
- Has less than 15k AP.
- Does not have a Legendary.
- Does not have full Ascended armour.
- Fractal level still below 50.
- Does not have Dungeon Master achievement.
- Isn't rank Dragon in PvP.
- Has yet to finish their Personal Story.
- Does not constantly complain about a lack of raids.
- Isn't part of a hardcore WvW guild.
- Wasn't there for Early Start.
- Didn't do a Finisher on Scarlet.
- Didn't lag out during Lost Shores.
- Has less than 2500 hours played.
- Has less than 3000 deaths.
- Doesn't have a level 80 for every profession.
How to easily spot a GW2 casual:
- Has less than 15k AP.
- Does not have a Legendary.
- Does not have full Ascended armour.
- Fractal level still below 50.
- Does not have Dungeon Master achievement.
- Isn't rank Dragon in PvP.
- Has yet to finish their Personal Story.
- Does not constantly complain about a lack of raids.
- Isn't part of a hardcore WvW guild.
- Wasn't there for Early Start.
- Didn't do a Finisher on Scarlet.
- Didn't lag out during Lost Shores.
- Has less than 2500 hours played.
- Has less than 3000 deaths.
- Doesn't have a level 80 for every profession.
Truefact.
If you said that on reddit, you'd get run out of town. They're *gaga* for Elder Dragons over there. I never quite got the fascination.
If you said that on reddit, you'd get run out of town. They're *gaga* for Elder Dragons over there. I never quite got the fascination.
All you casuals, kindly mail me your gold and materials and unsubscribe.
But I very much expect a boxed expansion in the game's future anyway. I think it's unrealistic to think otherwise, and if in 5 years GW2 has no expansion you can point to this post to make me eat crow.
How to easily spot a GW2 casual:
- Has less than 15k AP. Only have 3.3K
- Does not have a Legendary. I'm still working on my first one
- Does not have full Ascended armour. I only have ascended trinkets
- Fractal level still below 50. Not even at 10 yet
- Does not have Dungeon Master achievement. I think I'm only half way
- Isn't rank Dragon in PvP. I'm a bunny, come at me bro
- Has yet to finish their Personal Story. It is a myth
- Does not constantly complain about a lack of raids. Never really felt the need for one
- Isn't part of a hardcore WvW guild. Only a member of GAFguild
- Wasn't there for Early Start. Not sure what this is
- Didn't do a Finisher on Scarlet. T'was before my time
- Didn't lag out during Lost Shores. I wasn't even there
- Has less than 2500 hours played. No where near yet
- Has less than 3000 deaths. You'd think I had, but only at 700
- Doesn't have a level 80 for every profession. Only at two so far
At what point in GW1's life did its first expansion hit?
Lore, especially in MMOs, always seems to be shallow at the start. Then after you've been playing for 5 years you look back and go "oh, there was actually a lot going on, and it was all pretty fleshed out". GW1 was the same - it was pretty dumb and shallow all the way through, but it all adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts. Same with WoW, Ultima Online, etc.
Hindsight, rose-tinted glasses, etc.
I just think it could be better.
All you casuals, kindly mail me your gold and materials and unsubscribe.
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Looking at Miktar's "dirty casual" list, it makes a fine bucket list for me. I'm working on the majority of those already.
I would if I had enough money for the postage.