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Stories of the death of Guild Wars 2
Volkon
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... have been greatly exaggerated.
I think we may have our explanation as to why zones are still showing up as Very High to Full.
Oderint, dum metuant.
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No, my server is still FULL but in-game is a ghost town, so no, we dont have an explanation yet. Lot of people brought the game to try it since is B2P, then quit a few weeks or days later. Also i was in a guild of more than 500 players, now we have less than 5 active players. GW2 wont die at all, is b2p, but the population drop of active players was huge and even more faster than D3 at the point that by the end of the year we have probably more active players playing swtor than gw2.
It is true that most people hang around specific areas. You won't see tons and tons of people in certain areas because the initial level wave that every mmo rides is gone. Still the servers are very much full, just go to LA.
I'm curious what data they are using for this article. When I click the link attached to "Guild Wars 2" in the article, it brings me to Green Man Gaming with the following Top Sellers listed on their main page.
Some initial (and interesting) WvW changes are coming with this release. Disconnects will now count as insta-kills (buh bye Alt-F4 people), change to gate repair mechanics, and this:
Finally, events will be added. According to their designer, Matt Witter, “Break Out Events are special WvW events that will happen when a team has lost control of all defensive structures, not counting supply camps. An NPC commander will appear in the team’s start area and an event will start that prompts players to gather around.”
“Once enough players are in the commander’s presence he will summon his trusty dolyak to give all allies in the area full supply. He will then lead the charge to the nearby objective and give players protection and assist with building siege to assault the objective with.”
“Those benefits, along with a defensive boon that he applies to all nearby allies, makes the attacking players a force to be reckoned with. Defenders will have their work cut out for them, as once the gate or wall piece is destroyed the commander will move to the tower lord inside and attack anyone in his path.”
Oderint, dum metuant.
Most nights in my guild there are 100 of us on. The players alternate because some don't play everyday like me. I don't see a lot of them running around in every zone, maybe 5 doing dragons ect, or a bunch in orr, couple groups in WvWvW, few standing in LA overflow......because most are doing FotM non stop.
That I honestly can't say. I have to admit... it's pretty cool seeing Eve Online on that list still. I enjoyed my time in Eve for the most part, but it eventually just got old. Too much time in wormholes maybe... that does things to a person...
Oderint, dum metuant.
Yeah that is funny. That is the top sellers list too from the source of the very article in question, lol .. it's not even close to what was pasted / edited in the OP's article.
GW2 didn't even make their own articles sources 10 highest rated games, also from the article source (http://www.greenmangaming.com/pc-download/):
Something is fishy ...
In all honesty though, these "anonymous" top X games / mystery review & analysis articles all seem like a shameless attempt to generate sales. Not just any particular game either, although it seems to be happening a lot with GW2... hmm .. How convenient, links in review articles to buy the game naow!!11 ... from some 3rd party site ...
Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NNHmV3QPw&feature=plcp
Recognize the voice? Yep sounds like Penny Arcade's Extra Credits.
Because its a MMO with NO SUB. But the game is not #1 at anything. Not the best pve, not the best pvp, not the best spvp, not the best anything. Just another Free Themepark mmo.
As for # check World of Tanks accounts, League of Legends or other games that worth name it.
Free Gamez R 2ez and 2cheap
Yeah, I have heard of these changes. Walls taking 10% repairs before erecting again is a great change. The break out events is something that I will need to learn more about (or actually see implemented).
To make this short, I think the break out event will be to easlily predicted and prepared for (based off of what I know so far). Once your server has been ran off a map, the event starts:
I can see two points initially... it'll give players a foothold once again on the maps and it will rally players to that map. If players make it know that there's a breakout waiting to start on a borderland people will come from the server even if it's only for taking one tower (easy karma and XP).
Maybe, just maybe, some will like it and stay longer?
Oderint, dum metuant.
GW2 is also still in the TOP 5 of amazon.com PC game sales, despite the numerous other popular games released lately.
But that's also only a lie, a conspiration - the little group of doom sayers who, on this site and others, post that games are dead because they happened to not enjoy them, can only be right. I mean, if John Doe on the MMORPG.COM forums says a game is failing, it can only be true.
Respect, walk
Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
I don't think too many people go to Amazon to get video games. I buy a lot of shit from Amazon, but never a video game. Nearly every comapny offers the game directly. Between Steam and other forms of digital distribution the only reason to even consider Amazon is if you want a CE or box.
I come to MMORPG.com forums every morning, coffee in hand, and lol at these people before logging back into gw2. Game is top 10 everywhere and one of the few in the past several years to maintain high scores across the board on nearly every gaming site out there, but it's failing and a ghost town, amirite?
Until GW2 I didn't realize how much mmorpg.com forum members epitomize burying one's head in the sand, though I suppose SWTOR and this resurgent interest in Darkfall should have taught me that a long time ago.
Oh humanity, how amusing you are.
"Forums aren't for intelligent discussion; they're for blow-hards with unwavering opinions."
http://lyrics.iztok.org/verse/Lynyrd_Skynyrd/Simple_Man/80615
Nobody is saying that the game is dead, but the Hype was just insanely huge and a few month later,it was just that, hype.
There's a difference between pretending a game is failing without any proof, or actually, against all evidence, and saying it's not failing with a ton of evidence and proof, along with a healthy in game population with overflows in Lion's Arch even at off hours and queues for the World vs World areas. I was leveling my Elementalist a bit today (level 23) and was meeting other players of my level all the time. Crafting areas, banks and auctions houses are crowded any time of the day.
Gandara server (EU).
I believe people who present proofs, facts, and not those saying a game is failing just because they dislike it, without any proof or evidence. Actually, that's even against the forum rules here and it's called "trolling" I think.
That's not new - for a... let's say "special" category of posters here, if they dislike a game, it's failing, even if millions play it. I've been reading prediction of the doom of games like WoW for years now, notably by the "sandboxers"... and I agree with you, it's still quite amusing, specially when you see the games those people are crusading for really failing or barely surviving.
Respect, walk
Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
- PANTERA at HELLFEST 2023
That is why it is still in the top 5 of amazon... All hype. Do you hear yourself?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation
So you disagree with successful business practices? *looks at tsw*
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation
For all those people who cant get a good nights rest if GW2 does well......
I feel sorry for you when GW2 wins GOTY award from 75% of sites that even offer that award. I imagine sales will increase after everyone gives out thier rewards as well.
Ambien......I suggest Ambien (and a fifth of Glenlivet 12).
Oh look, one of them replied to me. giggle giggle, snort snort.
You're the first person to bring up blizzard so, lol...dunno what you're getting at there.
*gasp* people lying about a game they don't like just to tear it down? THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. /sarcasm.
While we're at it, what 'people' are you referring to? The handful of people posting in this forum are drops in the bucket compared to the people playing any game, let alone one as successful as GW2. I feel like I shouldn't have to point out things that are such common sense for, though trying to find that in forums these days if obviously a laughable matter. You try to measure up my reply to conspiracy theories then hold one yourself about how all these articles are lying and there's no way the game is doing as well as people represent. Let's add hypocrisy to you while we're at it, a list can never be too full!
And what claims exactly are you refering to? The top 10 remark? Do you really need me to post links to all the places showing GW2 being top 10 in player interest, top 10 sold, top 10 of one thing or another? So on top that even extremely reputeable magazine and news outlets that have nothing to do with gaming can't help but comment on the phenomenon it is? Google is a wonderful thing. Or Bing, whatever.
"Forums aren't for intelligent discussion; they're for blow-hards with unwavering opinions."
Not sure why anyone would need to prove that GW2 is still selling well. The game is probably one of the few bright spots in the genre right now.
I do believe there are some player retention issues as my guild has gone from 60-70 online each night to only having 10-15 on a good night. But I guess that's to be expected with all of the gaming options we have at our disposal these days.