GW2 actually legit feels dead. If its top end heavy, that means its like EQ2 and getting barely any new players and everyones at the top...but that means a top heavy game isn't growing which leads to death.
I can be in divinity's reach, the human starting area, any starting area and the game is so quiet. No one is chatting. Johhny depp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVzDXe1sN4 Sometimes people chat, but it isn't like a year ago when I played last where the game felt super busy
GW2 I'm pretty sure isn't top 5 MMOs anymore.
Compared to WoW/BDO or ESO or even FFXIV, people everywhere in all 4 and people chatting on almost every server. There is rarely a moment of quietness in any of them
GW2, it feels like the game population has tanked. And if everyone is at the max level zones, it still means it isn't getting new players. I am genuinelly sad, because I wanted to enjoy it, but I was in so many zones and chat was literally dead
last year? Complete opposite. Game chat was alive, people everywhere. Dunno what happened the past year...but it isn't looking good for GW2
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Next expansion isn't due for a while, so that "calm" is going to be there for a while if that is the case.
Game population has definitely died since it was newer. That's why they made the base game F2P. To get more people to play, and hopefully buy the expansions and continue playing.
But it feels rough leveling up a new character without the kind of player population it used to have.
Most veterans have items that allow them to skip the first 20-40+ levels instantly (Tomes of Knowledge, etc.), if not all of them (Character Level Boost straight to 80).
I don't think this is unusual for a 6 year old game though is it?
If you want chat and chatter, Lion's Arch is the place to be.
And given I think they gave away max level boosters to anyone who buys the expansions, that means anyone that bought the game can be max level in a single button press, so, using starter areas a metric don't really work, that would only apply to new-free accounts with IIRC have limited world chat abilities to keep down spam and gold sellers.
Lets see your Battle Stations /r/battlestations
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A very sad end to what was once a great game.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
FFXIV servers are cram packed these days and seems to be growing continuously. I see people everywhere I go, literally every zone I goto, I see people. Some more than others like cities and hubs. Every city and hub is jam packed with people. The latest expansions probably one of its better ones too, at least from a story aspect(Still too early in the expansions life to discuss overall content). Its reviews speak for itself also. A highly highly rated expansion.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.