AoC was released too soon, it was unfinished and buggy. Im sure they patched it up by now, but first impressions are very important and basically killed that game.
I dont mind if GW2 needs a 5year dev cycle if it means a quality product at the end of the day.
I do however have a problem with ANets handling of information control reguarding the new title, and the way gw1 was basically abandoned.
Ok so they want to concentrate on the new game, but the time between titles is still many years, and GW1 did have a large fanbase of players and they were potential customers for further expansions. Even if it meant only 1 campaign a year or even more frequent smaller content packages like the BMP it would have been better than nothing.
They did eventually realise their mistake partially and now have the live team work on small things, but that comes in too little too late.
A Letter to Our Fans [from Mike O'Brien]
slowerpoke
Issac
At least we got something, I'm happy for that much.
Rocky Raccoon
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Ok so they want to concentrate on the new game, but the time between titles is still many years, and GW1 did have a large fanbase of players and they were potential customers for further expansions.
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If GW2 is a well built game you can bet it will get many players from GW1 that now say they won't purchase it.
Zaiden
i think that what really pisses off "fans, or ex'fans" is not the long delay between the two games (the delay is comprehensible, darkfall > a while), but rather the lack of information about it for a while. As for myself, i think that the declining support offered to GW1 for gw2 is what pisses me off the more. gg anet for losing gradually your fan base form gw1 by just breaking the game more and more
bel unbreakable
i dare say thats true but come on a video to watch please
i must have watched the game play video of diablo 3 about 500 times now so come on give us a video.
i must have watched the game play video of diablo 3 about 500 times now so come on give us a video.
aemroth
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I still like the irony in what Garriott called Guild Wars a “failed experiment,” in which his project has failed and theirs has flourished. Guild Wars still holds onto their successes and all awhile, they will continue to move forward. Garriott on the other hand (while he did apologies) will find it much more difficult to get his next project off the ground (pun intended).
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As for Anet, i guess they wouldn't have announced and hyped GW2 back then, if they knew it was going to be a larger project than they had anticipated. All of this fuss wouldn't exist today had it been so.
Still, i understand that people grow restless. And i do believe that they have to start putting some info out. It's a two-edged blade, if you think about it. Overhype is harmful for a number of reasons, obviously. But ironically, dishing out no info whatsoever can have the same effect: when something *is* actually released people might react saying "*This* is what all the secrecy was about? Is *this* what we've been waiting for?"
I have hope though, that it won't take much longer. The corporate gears are still shifting into place, and once that bureaucratic reorganization stuff is out of the way, the time may come for some solid info to come out.
Cacheelma
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what if Guild Wars had been release first?
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Don't fool yourself.
One of the ways to prove this is that WoW's subscription numbers didn't even slow down after GW got released. By your assumption (People just happened to play WoW first so they don't move to GW), people who were playing WoW when GW was released would've stayed with WoW (they mostly did, I'd imagine), but new players who hadn't played WoW yet (then) would've bought GW instead, and GW's sale figures would've been more than 11.5 million copies (a lot lot more, as the figure is from WoW's current active subscriptions and not even the sale figures of the 1 game, 2 expansion packs) minus whatever amount of players WoW had before GW was out.
Is that the case? No, not even a fraction close.
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some of them have try GW but eventually gone back and abandon GW. i am currenty trying to get them to give me their mini pets lol or better still give me their accounts
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And way to show them what kind of community this game has there, btw.
Takeko Nakano
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At least we got something, I'm happy for that much.
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"Trust us - everything is ok. But we never made any promises about release dates."
That's an excuse as to why there is no information on a beta/release.
Don't trick yourself into thinking that someone deigning to speak to us changes anything or that it means they'll interact with us more. It's like when you write a letter of complaint and you get a reply saying "thank you for your letter - we are looking into it". It doesn't mean your query will get addressed any faster or be concluded with the result you were hoping for.
immortius
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Wow, didn't know he had said such a thing. Oh, bitter irony! I feel kinda bad for him, though. It's a shame TR failed so much. It's not such a bad game. It's just... unremarkable and lukewarm.
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A note to Guild Wars players from Richard Garriott: Recently, I was surprised to see a quote attributed to me describing the Guild Wars episodic sales model as a "failed experiment." Obviously, that is not true. Guild Wars is NCsoft - North America's flagship product in terms of both number of customers and total profit and thus by any measure is a resounding success. I personally am a big fan of the game and an admirer of the ArenaNet team that has taken many risks in creating an innovative product and a successful new business model for MMOs. In fact, the Guild Wars business model has been so successful that we are pursuing more products with this same model. |
Signet Of Hell
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Good on them for saying "O hai". They didn't have to waste time quelling the chuntering of the vocal minority.
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This letter says nothing apart from "plz keep playing GW1, we can't finish GW2 fast enough". Anet have messed up the anticipation of GW2 bigtime, if you can't finish a game fast, don't announce you're making it and then 7 years later release it and expect people to be massively happy with you.
Sweet Mystery
And all you need to do is accept that something takes time to code. All the complaining and moaning won't make the game arrive quicker.
Use the time to get what need from GW1. If unhappy play something else in the time frame between now and then. Aeon is coming out... really expect NCSoft to release two games of the same genre close together? Nope.
I would have liked to have seen GW2 quicker... but will accept it when it comes. All the daggers at Anet wont achieve anything.
Plus I have faith Linsey will keep things ticking along with some nice surprises for us.
Use the time to get what need from GW1. If unhappy play something else in the time frame between now and then. Aeon is coming out... really expect NCSoft to release two games of the same genre close together? Nope.
I would have liked to have seen GW2 quicker... but will accept it when it comes. All the daggers at Anet wont achieve anything.
Plus I have faith Linsey will keep things ticking along with some nice surprises for us.
Starsky-sama
disclaimer: just shooting the wind here/theorizing. Haven't played GW for quite some time now, and like many others, awaiting the best gorramit game of w/e year this "2" comes out to.
Just my stance on the whole "top secret" "hush-hush" stance Anet's taken on providing it's playerbase on even a tiny peek into the game. From my standpoint when GW2 was announced, that it was going to be a "WoW-like" + guildwars style. So, I was very excited about that because GW did have its limitations, so you know GW2 will be better. But, now since there's still hasn't been anything revealed to us, it's really becoming strange. (as others have expressed...vaporware...marketing strat...etc)
I know they've said this is an ambitious game, I dont really mind even if the beta was 2012 or beyond, but (just whistling dixie) what if all that time/strength/effort they mustered up to "keep GW2 invisible" (til near release) and it either comes out:
[1] a WoW-clone (ofcourse, GW improved)
[2] a WoW-killer (ofcourse, GW improved)
Then what...
For [1] It would show that in the end it was just a huge "hype strat", that they can do what WoW did (and what other games have done). It certainly wouldn't be much of a disappointment since it's GW, but to have kept it "hidden" all that time for a "clone" would be a real "head-scratch-er", if it came to that.
For [2] This would be what everyone would be shooting for ofcourse, and the build-up would be worth it.
Either way, it's going to be a new game, like many new games (w/e and when/e something's released) there will be new/old playerbase, so generally I don't think they'd be too worried about losing players (as ppl expressed and be it small or big) since it is overall a business to them, while overall a game to us, so there will always be a new playerbase coming in. (In any new game with an existing playerbase, the gain of players usually outweigh the loss of players)
In closing, Anet (hint hint)
1) take your time, make it the best dang "it", it can be for the long run. (looks like that's what the aim is w/ all the secrecy)
2) Show us something? a tiny spec?
(pls) maybe April? haven't been keeping track of all the news, is there some kind of HoM update or big update around the 4th yr anni? or maybe one tiny thing every yr before the decision on beta yr...wishful thinking eh?...or not?...
[again, dont mind the rant, just thinking out loud]
/g'day.
Just my stance on the whole "top secret" "hush-hush" stance Anet's taken on providing it's playerbase on even a tiny peek into the game. From my standpoint when GW2 was announced, that it was going to be a "WoW-like" + guildwars style. So, I was very excited about that because GW did have its limitations, so you know GW2 will be better. But, now since there's still hasn't been anything revealed to us, it's really becoming strange. (as others have expressed...vaporware...marketing strat...etc)
I know they've said this is an ambitious game, I dont really mind even if the beta was 2012 or beyond, but (just whistling dixie) what if all that time/strength/effort they mustered up to "keep GW2 invisible" (til near release) and it either comes out:
[1] a WoW-clone (ofcourse, GW improved)
[2] a WoW-killer (ofcourse, GW improved)
Then what...
For [1] It would show that in the end it was just a huge "hype strat", that they can do what WoW did (and what other games have done). It certainly wouldn't be much of a disappointment since it's GW, but to have kept it "hidden" all that time for a "clone" would be a real "head-scratch-er", if it came to that.
For [2] This would be what everyone would be shooting for ofcourse, and the build-up would be worth it.
Either way, it's going to be a new game, like many new games (w/e and when/e something's released) there will be new/old playerbase, so generally I don't think they'd be too worried about losing players (as ppl expressed and be it small or big) since it is overall a business to them, while overall a game to us, so there will always be a new playerbase coming in. (In any new game with an existing playerbase, the gain of players usually outweigh the loss of players)
In closing, Anet (hint hint)
1) take your time, make it the best dang "it", it can be for the long run. (looks like that's what the aim is w/ all the secrecy)
2) Show us something? a tiny spec?
(pls) maybe April? haven't been keeping track of all the news, is there some kind of HoM update or big update around the 4th yr anni? or maybe one tiny thing every yr before the decision on beta yr...wishful thinking eh?...or not?...[again, dont mind the rant, just thinking out loud
]/g'day.
Obrien Xp
here's my "waiting for gw2 guide"
1) If you don't pve, then pve (All I do is pve
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2) Focus entirely on one character
3) Beat all the campaigns+eotn
4) Fill HoM
5) Get filthy rich and do titles, pvp, etc.
If you did all that then gratz, ur ready for gw2! (help me out with the money and hom though!
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1) If you don't pve, then pve (All I do is pve
)2) Focus entirely on one character
3) Beat all the campaigns+eotn
4) Fill HoM
5) Get filthy rich and do titles, pvp, etc.
If you did all that then gratz, ur ready for gw2! (help me out with the money and hom though!
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Karate Jesus
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I, for one, don't think they intended to tell us anything but as soon as the ugly truth popped up, they ran out of options. And, honestly, all they really did was confirm most of the speculation that was out there.....that GW2 got pushed back (and don't pretend like this has been the intention since 2007 or you're mentally handicapped).
imnotyourmother
Well all i can say is, "HERE HERE!!"
DO NOT release this game because of pressure from fans. DO NOT do it.
We will buy multiple accounts like GW1 and I DEMAND the BEST and nothing short of THE BEST. If I have to wait another 5 years for it then 5 years IT IS!!!
SO everyone Just shut up and take a pill.
In the mean time i will continue to get the LDoA title. By the time I get it on all of my Perma pre toons GW2 should be out on shelves!!!
Again let me express my willingness to HURRY UP AND WAIT!!! Gota love this game.
Take it slow and easy boys.
(If you need feedback I'm your man)
DO NOT release this game because of pressure from fans. DO NOT do it.
We will buy multiple accounts like GW1 and I DEMAND the BEST and nothing short of THE BEST. If I have to wait another 5 years for it then 5 years IT IS!!!
SO everyone Just shut up and take a pill.
In the mean time i will continue to get the LDoA title. By the time I get it on all of my Perma pre toons GW2 should be out on shelves!!!
Again let me express my willingness to HURRY UP AND WAIT!!! Gota love this game.
Take it slow and easy boys.
(If you need feedback I'm your man)
-Sonata-
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We pay them money and we're lucky if we get the kind "hi anet arent bad plz dont hate us" letter once every year, and you think thats some kind of decent public relations strategy?
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You bought a game, not company stock.
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It's those, who for some reason, are tired of Anet's lazy and poorly thought out approach on things, but at the same time want GW2 in less than 3 years, which would make it a lazy and poorly produced game.
If you're so bitter at Anet that you'll refuse to buy the game, that's a personal issue you've created on your own. If you're in the market for a cheaply made game that took less than 3 years to make you have a ton of options in the true F2P market already.
byteme!
Assumption is the mother of all f__k ups. We got a ton of that in this thread. What does that tell you?
Punjabi
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Assumption is the mother of all f__k ups. We got a ton of that in this thread. What does that tell you?
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I would rather wait 5 years and get a great game than wait 3 and get a just par game. I am as anxious as anyone else but the bottom line is if your so anxious that you demand release etc etc and they appease your demands in the end you had nothing to be anxious about because its gonna suck. Just think how much better that feeling of having gw2 is going to be when it comes 5 years down the road and you have this gem to play.
They hint at 2010/2011 so looking at game release trends we can say 2012 or so, that is 3-4 years down the road, if they gave us a screen shot now it would look horrid, many textures and effects missing, bugged models, all kinds of stuff that will turn you off to the game. We might get a cine next year.
mrvrod
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He never did. It was a misquote in a magazine.
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Martin Firestorm
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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
Just out of curiosity, do you guys actually believe they would have "set the record straight" if it weren't for the product release info getting leaked?
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Shadowmoon
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Originally Posted by Obrien Xp
here's my "waiting for gw2 guide"
1) If you don't pve, then pve (All I do is pve )2) Focus entirely on one character 3) Beat all the campaigns+eotn 4) Fill HoM 5) Get filthy rich and do titles, pvp, etc. If you did all that then gratz, ur ready for gw2! (help me out with the money and hom though! ) |
only need 634 fame til r8, hopefully this weekend will get it, then I'll have all 56 "honor" monuments
Guess i'm pretty much ready for gw2 b4 they ready to show it off.
persuadu
TLDR
Summary:
Anet: We dont know when we will be done and will provide you with no new news or reassurances. All of our news and updates about GW2 will just say we are working hard and when its ready we will let you know.
Players: QQ and reading some kind of message into the nothingness that was written.
Summary:
Anet: We dont know when we will be done and will provide you with no new news or reassurances. All of our news and updates about GW2 will just say we are working hard and when its ready we will let you know.
Players: QQ and reading some kind of message into the nothingness that was written.
Skyy High
Then move on to 6) Play a different game for a while.
Seriously.
Seriously.
AKB48
But you gotta admit, GW2, if it is gonna be the way Anet say it's going to be, is quite a leap from GW. It's not something that can be molded and finished within a year or two, and if Anet isn't trying to make another WoW clone, they got quite some work to do.
I think alot of the stuff are still on the edge, it's there, but there isn't a clear outline or perhaps even a concise summary of them. So Anet is literally guess-and-check, since they DON'T know which ideas are good, which ideas can be made good with a fix and which ideas need to be replaced. They are trying keep us the consumers, while trying to do a decent enough job on GW2 so when it actually releases, people don't go, "Omfg, another WoW clone, this is bull".
I think alot of the stuff are still on the edge, it's there, but there isn't a clear outline or perhaps even a concise summary of them. So Anet is literally guess-and-check, since they DON'T know which ideas are good, which ideas can be made good with a fix and which ideas need to be replaced. They are trying keep us the consumers, while trying to do a decent enough job on GW2 so when it actually releases, people don't go, "Omfg, another WoW clone, this is bull".
Sweet Mystery
I just hope the HoM work in April will announce to us what getting stuff into the HoM and on characters WILL achieve.. that gives people the reason to do things and look forwards and justifies GW:EN.
Then we know what we want to do and get a hint on what the things we are doing now will give us in GW2.... and thus some info...
Then we know what we want to do and get a hint on what the things we are doing now will give us in GW2.... and thus some info...
Fates
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But you gotta admit, GW2, if it is gonna be the way Anet say it's going to be, is quite a leap from GW....
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Rocky Raccoon
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See, here's the problem. They haven't said "the way it's going to be." They've said, basically, "It's going to be huge" and that's it. There's been a ton of rumor and speculation from the community, but nothing from Anet.
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Billiard
ArenaNet actually said quite a bit concerning GW2 when they first announced it - playable races, higher level cap, world PvP, PvP unlocks from the start, GvG style PvP, some notions of the lore, etc. They were very general as to how these would be implemented though, as should be expected.
In my estimation they probably just recently finished reworking the game engine for GW2, and have been concurrently working on developing the specifics of the storyline. Implementing what they want to do conceptually with what they can do mechanically though will probably take a lot of time while also not yielding much worth seeing. I have been in alpha testing for a couple of years and know what early mock-ups of things can look like - players would not be very impressed with how things look as they work out the mechanics.
I think people want to visually see the progress that ArenaNet is making if nothing else to feel confident the game is coming along. Hopefully ArenaNet will be able to do that before too long. Perhaps they might even have a fansite day like they did a couple years ago. In any event, I know several people working at ArenaNet and all have been much busier working on GW2 for the past year+ than it seemed when they were working on the various GW expansions. As much as the players want the game to come out soon, the company probably wants it even more - pay and bonuses are often tied to making major releases.
In my estimation they probably just recently finished reworking the game engine for GW2, and have been concurrently working on developing the specifics of the storyline. Implementing what they want to do conceptually with what they can do mechanically though will probably take a lot of time while also not yielding much worth seeing. I have been in alpha testing for a couple of years and know what early mock-ups of things can look like - players would not be very impressed with how things look as they work out the mechanics.
I think people want to visually see the progress that ArenaNet is making if nothing else to feel confident the game is coming along. Hopefully ArenaNet will be able to do that before too long. Perhaps they might even have a fansite day like they did a couple years ago. In any event, I know several people working at ArenaNet and all have been much busier working on GW2 for the past year+ than it seemed when they were working on the various GW expansions. As much as the players want the game to come out soon, the company probably wants it even more - pay and bonuses are often tied to making major releases.
Srak Scream
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Not to be negative, but I'm glad to hear you're proud of what your team has accomplished GW2 wise, because none of your players are.
"We'll have a lot more to say when we're closer to release." So, we'll finally hear about what GW2 is and if it even exists in 2010 or 2011? "closer to release" is a pretty broad statement this far out. Seriously, if you even had the slightest doubt that the game wouldn't have any information released until 2010 at the earliest (which is what this statement implies,) why in the bluest of all hells did you announce the game in 2007? That's absurd. This entire past week has justified my subscription to WoW more and more, while also confirming my suspicions that all you guys had completed at the time that you announced GW2 was a long egotistic press release and a fancy high def logo for the game. |
ok just for the record, ANET IS NOT BLIZZARD, those of u that play WoW, we dont care, they didnt "justify your wow subscription", imo nothing justifies that, but thats anothe argument altogether.
but seriously IM GLAD THEY ARE TAKING THEIR TIME, the only mistake they made was announcing the game too early, but at least we know they are working on it, they are taking a lesson from Valve (best dev ever), and not Blizzard, that is taking extra time to make sure the game is solid.
What would happen if they released the game in summer 2010 and it just sucked terribly, exactly you would all abandon it and it would "justify your wow subscription", so why dont you just go back to that game now and then play a great version of gw 2 when it comes out???
slowerpoke
delayed so they can finish up aion for the english marketplace
SpotJorge
..... so gw2 in about 2 years and no expansion or new stuff for gw1???... Nice move Anet ... just get a good rope and a big tree for all the team that is doing excelent job ... bla bla bla but you need 2/3 years for a beta of gw2? ..... or maybe you thinking in rename Aion to GW2 to show some work ....
Whisper Evenstar
I'm glad the letter was released. As to when it comes out - it doesn't really matter. I know I will be excited to try it as soon as it is available.
And btw, I haven't played GW in almost a year. I don't need it to "hold" my interest until GW2 is ready - there are plenty of other things to keep me busy
And btw, I haven't played GW in almost a year. I don't need it to "hold" my interest until GW2 is ready - there are plenty of other things to keep me busy
Cacheelma
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they are taking a lesson from Valve (best dev ever), and not Blizzard, that is taking extra time to make sure the game is solid.
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You are right, if by "Blizzard" you mean "Arenanet" that is.
Godplusone
I'm no graphics w*ore, so I'm not *that* concerned with how GW2 is going to look and feel. *But* considering new MMORPGs is popping up all around atm, darkfall online, mortal online incoming etc. I would appreciate a taste of what GW2 has to offer estheticly, because I've been waiting for a *long* time for anything that can hint in the direction GW2 is going with the graphics and/or sound.
I've been putting of playing any other MMORPGs just because I know some day GW2 will hit the store shelves, or rather the webshop :P but I'm starting to get slightly inpatient to say the least
Anyway.. gief screenies nao! (even pre-prealpha screenies will do
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I've been putting of playing any other MMORPGs just because I know some day GW2 will hit the store shelves, or rather the webshop :P but I'm starting to get slightly inpatient to say the least
Anyway.. gief screenies nao! (even pre-prealpha screenies will do
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Avarre
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Can anyone explain the obsessive need that some people have for screen shots? It seems to me that screen shots from a game 2 years away would have no useful purpose. I also would like to know why those same people have such a distrust of ANET. What has ANET done to warrant that distrust?
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Yichi
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...What has ANET done to warrant that distrust?
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DreamWind
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Originally Posted by Yichi
For someone who has been around the forums as long as you have, you really truly felt the necessity to actually ask this question??
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Obrien Xp
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..... so gw2 in about 2 years and no expansion or new stuff for gw1???... Nice move Anet ... just get a good rope and a big tree for all the team that is doing excelent job ... bla bla bla but you need 2/3 years for a beta of gw2? ..... or maybe you thinking in rename Aion to GW2 to show some work ....
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Qing Guang
Okay, thank you ANet for at least acknowledging that we're anxious to hear more about GW2, but honestly, that was a whole lot of nothing. The "we'll get back to you" bit at the end is very un-promising. I'm trying to be reasonable. I'm willing to wait 10 years for a game if the end product is good. I'm not asking anyone to rush anything. But I need more proof than word of mouth, and so far all we have that anyone is doing anything is that, a basic outline of what's happened in the interim, and about 5 publicized concept arts. All I want to see is ONE DANG MORE CONCEPT ART! One tiny, early-stage thing to prove that the game is even going somewhere. Is that too much to ask? Even The Old Republic, which was only announced a few months ago, already has screenshots. This was announced what, a year and a half ago (and I'm assuming it's been in production longer than that), and we have next to no idea what it will even look like. All we've got is a picture of a tattooed elf, a couple other sketches, a great background story (thanks at least for that) and a whole lot of "we're sorry this is taking so long," "be patient," "we're working on it," "it'll be done when it's done," and "we're trying to make this the best MMO ever." That's all very well and good, but a Sylvari, a handful of Charr, and a Norn or two don't give me a very clear idea of what the game will look and feel like. I know you're working on it - can I have just a peek?
Punjabi
@ Quing Guang listen it does not make sence for them to give us any screenshots. For you or me who will buy the game regardless might not care if the screenshots look like crap. But there are far to many people who judge games solely by what they look like. They dont want to release a screenshot and then have the majority of people going "that looks like shit, what gives!" Most games do not announce 3+ years in advance for this very reason so consider yourself lucky you even know about it. Thats why you see screenshots of games that are announced same day, they have been deving for years, release is 6 months out and they are ready to publicise the game.
You can look at games like Alan Wake, they released screenshots of that game years ago and new news/screenshots come in very very slow but there is NO release timeframe at all. If you looked at their screenshots 2 years ago you would see the gfx engine is great, the obviously had that finished to show people. So you can show screenshots of content to keep fans happy but its needs to be content that looks finished.
@ Sweet Mystery they have already said that since our characters can not be moved from Gw1 to Gw2 the HoM was a way for players to communicate and show their past achievements. It might provide some small in-game bonuses but if your grinding titles hoping to be "leet" in gw2 I would stop and think twice. Does it make sence for them to give past players such an advantage over new players? Are players going to be excluded from groups because they have never played Gw1 and thus can't get the needed buff the grp demands? I belive titles are and will continue to just be e-peen enhancers thought the life of GW, not to say im not trying for any titles im just not expecting anything out of them.
In my belife if Anet is going to give us any early teaser info/screenshots it will be late summer, after the release and hype of Aion has come and gone. As Regina said, they are hiring Web Developers for GW2 possitions so that could mean they are interested in getting a web site launched in the not so distant future.
You can look at games like Alan Wake, they released screenshots of that game years ago and new news/screenshots come in very very slow but there is NO release timeframe at all. If you looked at their screenshots 2 years ago you would see the gfx engine is great, the obviously had that finished to show people. So you can show screenshots of content to keep fans happy but its needs to be content that looks finished.
@ Sweet Mystery they have already said that since our characters can not be moved from Gw1 to Gw2 the HoM was a way for players to communicate and show their past achievements. It might provide some small in-game bonuses but if your grinding titles hoping to be "leet" in gw2 I would stop and think twice. Does it make sence for them to give past players such an advantage over new players? Are players going to be excluded from groups because they have never played Gw1 and thus can't get the needed buff the grp demands? I belive titles are and will continue to just be e-peen enhancers thought the life of GW, not to say im not trying for any titles im just not expecting anything out of them.
In my belife if Anet is going to give us any early teaser info/screenshots it will be late summer, after the release and hype of Aion has come and gone. As Regina said, they are hiring Web Developers for GW2 possitions so that could mean they are interested in getting a web site launched in the not so distant future.