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Foreshadowing. How close on the money was this?
AzurePrower
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Although it has been a little over 6 months now. Looking back at it now any how. I predicted what people's opinion of the game would be 6 months after the game had launched.
Calling it now.
6 months after launch.
Guilds Wars 2 is fail because it has no open world pvp, has cash shop, has no full loot FFA pvp, uses real life cash for gems, it's a theme park mmo, Arch Age is going to be better, it's not a sandbox game, copying WoW, it sucks, no end game, I got bored of it, Devs don't know how to balance pvp, I don't think it was fun and my opinion is law, omg they nerfed my class, it's over rated, I just want to be cool by disliking a game people like, Char are a rip off of LOTRO, it's fail because I said so, the dynamic events are not dyanamic enough, it's a zerg fest, there are no healers, etc. etc.
Disclaimer: These aren't my feelings. Rather of those who think the game has failed.
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
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You're noticing a pattern. Well done sir!
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
Tomorrow will be today when it comes.
I'm going to start a thread tomorrow to see if I was right.
While reading this post I predicted that the replies to it would be of the narcissistic nature of the OP.
I also predict/speculate that this OP posts his twitter status more than 60 times per day.
Without this OP, these short-comings of Guild Wars would have never been noticed or discovered and the publisher would be making billions off the mind-numbed uninformed drone zombies.
Thank you OP for your bold predictions and please tell me who I should bet on for the Super Bowl.
You. How ever. I think you are missing the pattern.
Also I don't have or use twitter.
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
now: GW2 (11 80s).
Dark Souls 2.
future: Mount&Blade 2 BannerLord.
"Bro, do your even fractal?"
Recommends: Guild Wars 2, Dark Souls, Mount&Blade: Warband, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Now subsidize it with, "Repopulation is going to be better."
Indeed. On a business stand point. It is a success.
Though you can argue that the general opinion on the game has soured lately.
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
Wildstar/TESO will be "better"
"Though you can argue that the general opinion on the game has soured lately. on mmorpg forums, where the hate is never ending"
now: GW2 (11 80s).
Dark Souls 2.
future: Mount&Blade 2 BannerLord.
"Bro, do your even fractal?"
Recommends: Guild Wars 2, Dark Souls, Mount&Blade: Warband, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Then soon some else will come along to be better.
The never ending cycle of MMORPG hype and disappointment amuses me. This is like a little social experiment if you will.
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
It was sour ever since the anet video manifesto (the written manifesto that said the same but some time before that didn't catch as much attention).
"How does anet, especially after releasing GW1 with no sub fee, dare to something bad about the MMORPG genre?!
Only us the MMORPG players can endlessly fill forums with criticism for all and every MMORPG ever released!
GW2 worst game forever!".
Currently playing: GW2
Going cardboard starter kit: Ticket to ride, Pandemic, Carcassonne, Dominion, 7 Wonders
Although OP seems a little more bitter than the rest of us but he is right to a large degree...
-They want it to be an E-Sport yet its hard to keep the people playing entertained let alone spectators.
-They just added a buncha stuff in the game waaaaay too late that should have been there from the get go for example gold coin reward for PvP arena's and a glory merchant to buy PvE levels paid for by PvP'n.
-I wrote a bunch of other points but erased them, no need to bash on the game it is fun for 20 mins or so a day
P.S
It really should be called Build Wars because i assure you run around 1 shotting most light armor types of players, it was fun for a while but there is definate balance issues although every class can spec to be a tank/healer/dps, some classes just have no chance compared to other. It's a total Rock Paper Amulet battle system of people running around spamming 1111111
Nope. Not bitter at all really. I went into the game with out any expectations. Had my fun as well.
Though have been reading up on the negatively lately over the past few months on the official Guild Wars 2 forums and here. And only just remembering about what I had posted.
I thought it would be amusing to resurface it for discussion. Though it seems people think I'm attacking the game. Quite the contrary.
-Azure Prower
http://www.youtube.com/AzurePrower
Congratulations! You wrote a generic doomsaying post that you could pretty much write ahead of time for any MMO and it would be accurate for those that don't enjoy it. Sans maybe the no healers part. Not to mention the other 1,000's of people that said the same thing pre-launch. Hats off to you Captain Obvious!
Regardless, game's still doing well (I don't play) so what was the point of this thread?
Steam: Neph
Op needs to go where he has fun and relax a bit IMO, life is too short.
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
While I feel it would probably be considered "Fail" (at least in your definition, I think the game isn't very good but I'd never call it a fail) your prediction itself was quite terrible on many levels. Its more bashing and insulting throwing in random comments about archage and "Wow like" and just... a bit of a huge mess.
So yes, I feel GW2 disappointed many people and likely hasn't been touched by a large majority of them people who bought it expecting to randomly jump back into it, your foreshadow was... not very well defined and more ranting then actual foreshadowing.
How sad if this is what you consider an accomplishment.
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
This wasn't an actual serious post was it? I read it as satirical comedy poking fun at the ridiculous claims people were making claiming it was going to fail.
I don't think anyone actually thinks the game has failed, regardless of whether or not they're playing it.
Oderint, dum metuant.
I been playing GW2 more and more lately. The living world stuff I have found surprisingly good and for whatever reason their tweaks to WvW have made it more fun then ever.
They really do alot of stuff better then any MMO. I think really the key for GW2 is to have someone to play it with. My g/f really likes it - so that makes it fun for me. With just one other person you can do events and just have more fun in general. Good luck with the I told you so hate fest - you are going to need it I think.
Ha.