too much content locked out because of dead playerbase

[dorkenstein]

way too much content is locked out because the game is dead

must spend more time hunting for people to even do basic ♥♥♥♥ like jumping puzzles because the "developers" decide to put insane enemies at the end that can't be soloed. not to mention the "level 16" bounties and "level 30" dungeons that can't be soloed at a high level because of trashy level down scaling (bad game design). but no one wants to do them. or the dungeons or any of the other group content. people only seem to group for world bosses and that's it. on the off hand chance you find someone to do a group only area, they are almost always a 5000 hour andy with ascended/legendary gear who will speed run everything and make it pointless for you to be there.

game desperately needs an update. it's been like this for years and the devs needs to adapt to the player base which clearly doesn't want to run any of this content. funnily enough it's easier to find portal skips and groups for content that requires no group at all. but the moment anything poses a challenge, no one shows up to play.

I've tried joining these "guilds" that pretend they do all content but they don't. it's always a lie. it's always just a bunch of weirdos that join guilds for no reason when all they do is sit around the big cities playing with transmogs and armor dyes.

[armyguy]

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

2. I don't think you understand what a scam is.

Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t4pTpINcMU

[Tuathaqin]

Now, who's derailing?

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

They have had a disappointing and disagreeable experience so they come here only to be berated.

Explaining someone that group-content is, well, group-content isnt "berating someone". Its not even as if the concept of group-events/quest or "elite mobs" is GW2 exclusive, it has been present pretty much since the inception of MMOs. So how is it apperantly such a scandal once it comes to GW2? Are you saying that every mob / quest / event needs to be solo-able (is that a word?) in order for the game to be good? Not the first time you try to push something thats pretty much standard in most games and by no means exclusive to GW2 as some "big sign for how bad the game and the devs are".

So go ahead with derailing this topic by attacking my posts and then make up some more excuses to exonerate ANet of their lack of leadership, foresight and total incompetence. It's what you do best.

How is it "derailing the topic" when someone literally answers to your statement? If that answer "derails the topic" it means that your own statement did so in the first place. And as above: Pointing out that your "hypothetical scenario" cant exist / makes no sense in the way you describe it isnt "attacking your post". Just because someone disagrees with you / questions the validity of your claims that person isnt "attacking you". And i am pretty sure you know that perfectly well, since you - as in past threads - resort to the classic "if uncomfortable questions arise that challenge / call into question your statements, ignore it and instead accuse people of defamation / malicious intend / similar things".

I mean, attacking his argument is a good thing. You know the saying, "Attack the point, Not the person". And that is what exactly happened.

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by armyguy:

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

2. I don't think you understand what a scam is.

Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

Yes. And recommending a game that the person likes doesn't quite match what a scam is. Especially when the game that is recommended is free to play.

[armyguy]

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

They have had a disappointing and disagreeable experience so they come here only to be berated.

Explaining someone that group-content is, well, group-content isnt "berating someone". Its not even as if the concept of group-events/quest or "elite mobs" is GW2 exclusive, it has been present pretty much since the inception of MMOs. So how is it apperantly such a scandal once it comes to GW2? Are you saying that every mob / quest / event needs to be solo-able (is that a word?) in order for the game to be good? Not the first time you try to push something thats pretty much standard in most games and by no means exclusive to GW2 as some "big sign for how bad the game and the devs are".

So go ahead with derailing this topic by attacking my posts and then make up some more excuses to exonerate ANet of their lack of leadership, foresight and total incompetence. It's what you do best.

How is it "derailing the topic" when someone literally answers to your statement? If that answer "derails the topic" it means that your own statement did so in the first place. And as above: Pointing out that your "hypothetical scenario" cant exist / makes no sense in the way you describe it isnt "attacking your post". Just because someone disagrees with you / questions the validity of your claims that person isnt "attacking you". And i am pretty sure you know that perfectly well, since you - as in past threads - resort to the classic "if uncomfortable questions arise that challenge / call into question your statements, ignore it and instead accuse people of defamation / malicious intend / similar things".

And this is all you see, isn't it? Not my suggestion of bounty boards and instances in low level areas to protect the newer player. Oh hell no. You only see what you want.

Well yes ANet IS responsible for this. It's their creation. It's their wish that the new player has fun so it's also ANet's fault the OP is here expressing his disappointment. That stems to the developers' lack of foresight which is fueled by ANet's leadership's incompetence to address this problem. So YES, lack of leadership, foresight and total incompetence is all ANet. No excuses. No exoneration.

[Gh0st.exe]

Originally posted by armyguy:

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

2. I don't think you understand what a scam is.

Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t4pTpINcMU

Interesting. Now, would you mind elaborating on how that applies here? How is it a scam to f.e. tell someone to "try the F2P part" and then tell him that "group content" is, as the name suggests, intended to be done with a group and not solo? Nothing of that is fraudulent or deceptive, that would - at the very least - require someone to lure him into the game under a pretense like "you will never need a group for any of the content".
So, what about that is a scam? And just to be clear: He doesnt need to like the game. If he dislikes the concept, so be it, thats totally up to him. But being dissapointed by something (either because of wrong expectations or because of reasons outside of ones own control) doesnt automatically turns it into a scam.

I mean, attacking his argument is a good thing. You know the saying, "Attack the point, Not the person". And that is what exactly happened.

Agreed. Its just that i have the strong suspicion that he uses "attacking (with malicious intend)" when he actually means "disagreeing with", which kinda bothers me. But well, guess thats just semantics.

Edit:

And this is all you see, isn't it? Not my suggestion of bounty boards and instances in low level areas to protect the newer player. Oh hell no. You only see what you want.

Did i say anywhere that your suggestion would be bad? No. Sure, thats one way they could do it, but they also can just as well do it the way they are doing it now. There is no right or wrong way. And as i said, "quests / mobs intended for groups being out in the open" is by no way new or exclusive to GW2.

Well yes ANet IS responsible for this. It's their creation. It's their wish that the new player has fun so it's also ANet's fault the OP is here expressing his disappointment. That stems to the developers' lack of foresight which is fueled by ANet's leadership's incompetence to address this problem. So YES, lack of leadership, foresight and total incompetence is all ANet. No excuses. No exoneration.

And who exactly makes your or OPs expectations the "be all end all" / authority on how things should be? Ask another player and they may prefer elite-mobs to roam the world instead of beign fenced in far away in some remote location. And yet another player may prefer world-bosses that regulary siege and destroy capital city and not just some outposts like they currently do. And so on.
You know, the whole concept of "different people like different things"? For someone else your suggestion might be the thing to "display the devs lack of foresight". And again, "quests / mobs intended for groups being out in the open" is by no way new or exclusive to GW2. So by your definition f.e. Blizzard also showed incompetence and a lack of foresight with Hogger, Mor Ladim and Stitches.

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by armyguy:

And this is all you see, isn't it? Not my suggestion of bounty boards and instances in low level areas to protect the newer player.

A major issue with that is it would make no sense for that. Path of Fire has several bounties boards per map with at least 10+ total per map. While the bandit bounties is down to 2 per map, except Kessex Hills which has 3 of them and Gendarran Fields only having 1. So it makes more sense with the current system that they have now.

just for an edit: The total bandit bounties that exist? 10.

[DarkSlayer197]

@Ghost.exe, your post duplicated. May wanna fix that. xD

[Gh0st.exe]

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

@Ghost.exe, your post duplicated. May wanna fix that. xD

Seems like it fixed itself, at least it shows up only once for me.

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

@Ghost.exe, your post duplicated. May wanna fix that. xD

Seems like it fixed itself, at least it shows up only once for me. :slimetabby:

Still is doubled on my end. Like you doubled replied on the same post. Unless it is Steam being weird? Can that happen?

[armyguy]

Originally posted by armyguy:

"Several issues with your claims". That's his experience on the subject. Why are you disclaiming it?

People go after those bandits for the achievement Long Arm of the Light. They do make call outs as they are legendary executioners in low level areas. Low levels usually happen upon them and get their asses handed to them in 2 or 3 shots. Why ANet hasn't changed it over to bounty boards like on the newer maps is beyond comprehension. Why Kessex Hills is still in disarray after LW1 and not an instance is yet another mystery. They did an instance for Lion's Arch. The technology is there. Too bad pride for their product and dedication isn't present.

[Gh0st.exe]

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

Seems like it fixed itself, at least it shows up only once for me.

Still is doubled on my end. Like you doubled replied on the same post. Unless it is Steam being weird? Can that happen?

My bad, now i see what you mean. I assumed you were talking about the classic "2 seperate posts with the same content" Steam hiccups, not double text within the same post. Guess i hit the copy&paste one to many times. Now it should be fixed.

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

Still is doubled on my end. Like you doubled replied on the same post. Unless it is Steam being weird? Can that happen?

My bad, now i see what you mean. I assumed you were talking about the classic "2 seperate posts with the same content" Steam hiccups, not double text within the same post. Guess i hit the copy&paste one to many times. Now it should be fixed.

I saw that. It happens. lol

[Gh0st.exe]

Originally posted by DarkSlayer197:

Originally posted by Gh0st.exe:

My bad, now i see what you mean. I assumed you were talking about the classic "2 seperate posts with the same content" Steam hiccups, not double text within the same post. Guess i hit the copy&paste one to many times. Now it should be fixed.

I saw that. It happens. lol

*Wavy Jedi hand gesture*
You didnt not see no nothing. Everything is fine and perfectly normal, always was, always will be.

[Tyrian Mollusk]

Originally posted by Lord Cheetoz:

I mean, it's not just two or three threads but there's like 6 or 7 with the same content

Well, sure. You can hardly post anything without the openly false narrative crew gearing up for their usual race to the bottom. People would like for players with actual interest in the game to see non-absurd information about it here, but no one should really bang their head against troll walls like we have here, because at such a level of commitment, only moderation can make the forum a usable place.

We only have the barest Valve-default moderation, which means they're free to be endlessly toxic as long as they maintain the cursory pretense of being in the rules, and supposedly negative threads are goldmines, regardless of whether they make any actual sense.