Thursday November 13, 2008 - update notes

Shasgaliel

Shasgaliel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2008

[bomb]

26 Nov 2008 at 15:57 - 761
Quote:
Originally Posted by persuadu View Post
Non retroactive books reward new players.

For those veterans who already did the work, they just made it easier for someone to come along and do the same WITHOUT rewarding the folks who already did it.
Actually the same argument can be used against the whole update. They should not add any books and should not increase any rewards since it is unfair for those who already have faction titles no?


Quote:
Originally Posted by persuadu View Post
I think if Anet cared about their playerbase, they would have rewarded the veterans with something special. I understand about their economy, so why not give a weapon or aura or special customized whatever to those of us who did all this work before the update? Maybe a little parrot or monkey or some crap like that.
You did get minipets do you? If that is not a reward for playing long, then what it is?


Anet chose a business model which relies on new players buying the game and not the old ones being dedicated. It is not a subscription game so why are you all so surprised that Anet prefers to caters newbies? They are not a charity as some of the people here tend to think so....

JASON626

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

02 Dec 2008 at 17:58 - 762
I think the update was great. I was hoping for alittle more honestly. I think its a step in the right direction. More account wide titles plz. Account wide is safer can't be lost if a character gets deleted. I think AB could use a tiny bump in faction gain due to time it takes per match compared to J/Q and F/A. Also like many ideas suggested to improve.

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

15 Dec 2008 at 17:39 - 763
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasgaliel View Post
Actually the same argument can be used against the whole update. They should not add any books and should not increase any rewards since it is unfair for those who already have faction titles no?




You did get minipets do you? If that is not a reward for playing long, then what it is?


Anet chose a business model which relies on new players buying the game and not the old ones being dedicated. It is not a subscription game so why are you all so surprised that Anet prefers to caters newbies? They are not a charity as some of the people here tend to think so....
You're so wrong or I hope you are fro A.Net sake. You think they should only care about new players because that's how their buiness model works? Well the problem with that is a little thing called Guild Wars 2 coming out. If A.Nets stance is "we're no chairty we only care about new players" then they are going to turn a lot of people off of Guild Wars 2. Not so smart when you actually think about it.

That said I disagree with you and think A.Net was just making the game easier for new players because AND older players if that create a new characters. This happens in almost every MMO.. as time goes on older content gets updated to become easier.. just look at the elites that were taken out of WoW when TBC came out and the exp change....... it just happens.

This isn't to get new players. There is not going to be hundreds of new players flocking to the game saying "Oh now that they have books this game is going to be sweet I'm going to go buy it." That's silly.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

15 Dec 2008 at 20:13 - 764
You know what you get for being a veteran? 3-4 years of fun from playing a great game. That's all the "reward" anyone should be looking for. The fact that people are whining that a title is easier for everyone to max now, as opposed to just easier for veterans, is absurd. Vets have the benefits of experience and time over new players. There is not a single title that is now easier to accomplish for a new player than a veteran that was not affected by the November update, and even before that the only title that has ever disfavored veterans was the survivor title, because you had to restart your main when it was introduced if you wanted it.

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

15 Dec 2008 at 20:25 - 765
Beating a dead horse, etc. Closed.