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Relentless Raven, on 12 June 2013 - 06:08 PM, said:

Nah... just crazy.

Dasryn, on 01 June 2013 - 12:39 AM, said:

Yeah, pretty much.

The only people who actively pursue a LFG tool that automatically finds a party for them are the kind of people that nobody wants to play with anyway. Whether they are obnoxious, ignorant, or just awful at the game.

MazingerZ, on 29 April 2013 - 04:30 PM, said:

If it makes you feel any better they don't actually need everybody to spend just some people to spend.

All I see in this thread are people that hate the game but wont admit it to themselves. There is nothing wrong with simply saying "hey this game isn't for me and just move on". But i suppose players like you would rather just keep complaining than accepting the reality. I doubt very few fans of the game, thinks it is perfect or w/o any significant flaws. After months of pounding your head trying to change the game to suit your needs, most rational people probably would have given up. If it make you feel any better, keep up the pointless battle against the "fanbois of guild wars 2".  Also it is hard to take anyone POV seriously, when they start a discussion by insulting everyone that doesn't agree with their views. That might work with people that agree with you, but I doubt it will work with the people you are trying to convince.

Draino, on 01 May 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

I hope your WE does not include me. Anyways, this mentality exist because A LOT of MMORPG  players only play one game or stick to one game and or they treat MMO like a time sponge, instead of playing simply to have fun. Maybe you should consider sticking to games like WOW that does give dangle the carrot like or treat you like a hamster, like you implied.

Just another reason for trolls to be trolls and fanboys to be fanboys, while most casual gamers just enjoy themselves and the more hardcore gamers move on.

Entombed, on 01 March 2013 - 05:39 PM, said:

Yet you saw it fit to start your post with

Entombed, on 01 March 2013 - 05:39 PM, said:

:|

This website has a nice alternative, the trick is to make the website famous so more people will use it.
http://www.gw2lfg.com/

Oh no, a crash! Those never happen! Except in Guild Wars 2, it must suck, they don't have their shit together obviously! No other server crashes ever! Never!

Lethality, on 17 August 2012 - 09:33 PM, said:

Yes Lethality, everyone is aware by now that you prefer focusing on the tiniest negatives under the banner of pointing out areas of opportunity.

Not sure if the question can be answered.  Keep in mind, Anet in the design asked themselves why do sub MMO's do the things they do and tried in a lot of ways to do the opposite.  Sort of hard to wonder if you would pay a sub fee for a game that was designed to be the anti-sub game so doesn't have the elements in it to sort of entice keeping paying a sub fee.

The Comfy Chair, on 12 August 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:

I am still trying to look up the information, but I remember a few months ago when Steam changed some rules about DLC's and cash shops being done by games that use the Steam service.  This is what caused the conflict between EA and Steam a few months ago.  That things on a cash shop are considered DLC so Steam takes a cut.  Existing games were grandfathered in already, hence why GW1 is still on it.

But if I remember correctly, and I will still continue to look, then that would be a very good reason.  For example using some hypothetical numbers, let's assume that Anet expects to sell 5 million copies, and believes they will make X amount of dollars.  Well, let's assume that if they use Steam they may sell an additional 1 million copies for a total of 6 million, but Steam's cut makes it so Anet makes less money.  Business wise that makes no sense to do.

Now I don't know if that's the issue or not, but I would think that the cash shop would be the case.

EDIT: In what way is GW2 to demanding for casuals?  While the Ascalon Catacombs weren't a a steamroll (no pun intended) as say Wrath heroics in WoW, it still in no way needed a group of people to be highly coordinated to finish, say like using vent.

It should be cosmetic only. The weapon should look awesome and could add some special effects to certain combo moves, such as Blast.

Lethality, on 06 August 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Then I guess you don't like WoW as there is no meat on that bone and there certainly is no strategy.

I honestly think that most people who complain about being able to convert gems to gold simply don't know how the system works. I know I disliked it back when it was first announced, until I read up more about it and then went "oooohhhh that's actually pretty neat".

Yes, they'll likely have a pool of gold available for right away, but for the most part? If you're converting gems to gold, you're not buying gold from ANet. You're buying from another player who's put up money because they want some gems. This isn't just creating gold out of nowhere, it's just circulating around gold already in the system, while taking out a small amount in the form of a listing/transaction fee, so ultimately it winds up being a bit of a gold sink. Just as every time you sell something on the trading post and have to pay a small listing fee.

Some of the gold people get using gems will be used on the trading post, which just circulates it around more, while taking a small amount out of the game. Some will be used at NPCs, which takes it out of the game entirely. This isn't just some open faucet pouring gold into the system.

I didn't like it at first, but then I educated myself on how it actually worked, and I quite like it. I work full-time, which means I don't have endless amounts of time to game, but it also means I have a bit more disposable income to play with. I've already got a nice amount of gems sitting on my account from BWE3, and yes, some of that will be traded for gold for things like buying a specific armor skin early on (as my main will be a sylvari mesmer and I hate how the light starter armor looks on them). Doing that doesn't give any sort of advantage, unless you think having a specific cosmetic appearance is an advantage in the game.

Trei, on 01 August 2012 - 03:57 AM, said:

No, I understood it, but here is the part I disagree with....

All the more reason to split banking from the mats tab.
As it is, the functionality is already different: I still needed to go to a bank physically to bank my non-mats items compared to just deposit mats from anywhere.


Leave the mats tab in the crafting station, that's fine with me.

Bank in Tyria = Bank in real world for me in this case simply because they are both the place to do banking.
If Anet wants more accessibility to banks for players, I'm all for it if it is introduced appropriately.

Just don't tell me its accessible from a crafting station, or a water well, or something else similarly silly and unrelated.

One of the things a lot of people complained about in "another game" was the busywork associated with crafting that was not really directed at crafting.  People also wanted more bank locations.

As Colin said, they ask themselves one question, "is it fun" as game players.  Keep in mind, they have said in their manifesto they want to attract a more casual crowd.  They want to attract that potential customer base that tried MMO's and hated them.

Bank access in every outpost was something very popular in GW1.  Didn't matter the size, there was always a Xunlai agent.  I can understand your point of view as a personal opinion, but in mine, this actually fits in rather nicely.  Other people have said they wouldn't have wanted even a banker unless it charged for access to it, in other words, restricting access.  That's not what Anet's philosophy is with GW2.

Now ok, would I prefer a banker myself?  Sure, from an aesthetic viewpoint, but the result is the same so it's no big deal.

Also, keep in mind a lot of crafting mats do not have tabs in the mats tab.  Insignias as well as rare crafting materials had to go in regular bank space.

BondageBill, on 01 August 2012 - 05:28 AM, said:

That is a very interesting contrast.

I guess it's a waste of time only if there is no economic threat to him.

Oconnell, on 31 July 2012 - 05:45 AM, said:

Yeah, you want them to change what you consider to be skimpy armor to suit your needs.

The point is, if you hate the armor, how do you like it and how do you know if you liked it if it were changed?  As others have pointed out, this isn't a game like WoW.  Armor is not just tattooed on to the player character's model like it is in that game.  It would require a major.

You have been given a lot of choice in this game as we all have.  Stop trying to take it away from other people.