Do you think that Anet should add more gw1 expansions after gw2?
Personally I'd like it but I know it'd be useless. However, I'd like to see a larger team devoted to gw1 after gw2 is stable, and have more of the larger updates once a larger team is available.
Should Anet make more Gw1 expansions after gw2?
Obrien Xp
FengShuiDove
Nah. I'd love for GW2 to be everything I love in GW and fix everything I don't love. Once it's out, I'm hoping for high-quality, low-downtime events and updates for GW2 to make it a dynamic and great game.
Here's hoping.
Here's hoping.
madriel222
Anet's policy after GW2 is released will be to migrate all the GW1 players over there...I don't see them doing anything that would keep people in the original after the sequel comes out. That's the realism talking.
Of course I would like to see it. That's the misguided optimism talking.
Of course I would like to see it. That's the misguided optimism talking.
BlackSephir
Well, dividing the players sounds like a good marketing decision.
Obrien Xp
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Anet's policy after GW2 is released will be to migrate all the GW1 players over there
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They are going to be 2 very different games. I do expect the focus to be on gw2, but I don't think they want gw1 to die or for everyone to leave it, just to enjoy both as amusement and playstyle allow.
zwei2stein
Why would it be useless?
EQ1, for example, still has new expansions long after sequel was published.
Some people simply do not cross over to sequel (sometimes it can be even fatal to sequel - Asherons call vs Asherons call 2) and making content for them is lucrative.
EQ1, for example, still has new expansions long after sequel was published.
Some people simply do not cross over to sequel (sometimes it can be even fatal to sequel - Asherons call vs Asherons call 2) and making content for them is lucrative.
FoxBat
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Some people simply do not cross over to sequel (sometimes it can be even fatal to sequel - Asherons call vs Asherons call 2) and making content for them is lucrative.
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2) The company has some vested interest in supporting the old games because people pay a fee to continue playing them.
3) Anet is aware of the problem of people becoming to attached to their grind and created the HoM to partly ease this process.
4) A lot of guild wars customers just played the campaigns once-few times and quit. Those people aren't really invested in either game and will just play whatever the shiny new thing is, which would probably be GW2 expansions.
Veripare
I'm all for new content in GW1 after the release of GW2. If some people don't want to move over to the new game, it's their choice not to. They shouldn't have to suffer a lack of content just because they enjoy GW1.
Arkantos
I'd rather ANet invest all their time and money into a new game than into their old one. GW1 will be almost 6 years old when GW2, possibly older. Every game comes to an end, and personally I think it would be a waste for them to work on an old game that isn't P2P (monthly fees, that is).
Neo Nugget
I voted no. While it would be nice to have new content, I just don't think they should be putting their valuable time creating new content when they could be fine tuning our current game.
lewis91
MMOs are nesting games, and although we've all nested into GW with our titles and our amassed wealth, when the next nesting game comes around (GW2) I will pay my entire attention to that, unless it sucks. So if everyone thought like me, there'd be no market except for people who couldn't run GW2, or wants to test the water before buying the newest version.
Kerwyn Nasilan
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I'd rather ANet invest all their time and money into a new game than into their old one. GW1 will be almost 6 years old when GW2, possibly older. Every game comes to an end, and personally I think it would be a waste for them to work on an old game that isn't P2P (monthly fees, that is).
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Eliz Genevieve
Naw.
I rather that they devote their time to GW2 and just keep supporting GW1 servers so I could go check out some zones and compare them, or something like that.
I don't want to play to games in the same world .. 'backtracking' every time we get new content.
I rather that they devote their time to GW2 and just keep supporting GW1 servers so I could go check out some zones and compare them, or something like that.
I don't want to play to games in the same world .. 'backtracking' every time we get new content.
FengShuiDove
Let me add this clarification: I say no for *after* GW2 is released. One more *major* content update with new areas, quests, bosses, etc., would be a great way to end development of GW. Show us what you've learned, entice those that are migrating, pay homage to those that aren't.
Karate Jesus
"Should they" is a hard question to answer.....mainly because there's no way in hell it'll ever happen.
We'll be lucky if the servers stay active for a full year after GW2's release.
We'll be lucky if the servers stay active for a full year after GW2's release.
Jecht Scye
No. All coders (minus the live team) should be GW2-centric after release for new content.
Qing Guang
No. Nice as it might be... haven't we found out already that splitting their efforts is a bad thing?
Operative 14
I love GW1 but I feel like we'll have to let go of it at some point. I think at this point the GW1 story has reached a nice closure, and anything else would just feel tacked on for the sake of tacking something on. I plan on devoting all of my energy into GW2. I don't think I'll want to step back into GW1 once I've said my goodbyes, as it were.
Arkantos
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Let me add this clarification: I say no for *after* GW2 is released. One more *major* content update with new areas, quests, bosses, etc., would be a great way to end development of GW. Show us what you've learned, entice those that are migrating, pay homage to those that aren't.
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Winterclaw
If GW2 doesn't sell well enough and Anet can make more money with GW expansions, yes.
Malice Black
No.
Pointless. GW2 will be the money maker.
Pointless. GW2 will be the money maker.
Skyy High
No. I want ANet's attention focused on one game. GW was great, but it's time to move on. Any content added to GW1 at this point is going to be somewhat lackluster no matter how great it is, just because the game is so old, the economy is so flat, the best builds have been so well-tested, etc. Any bit of content would have much more entertainment value in GW2, so that's what they should focus on.
Ghost Dog
Maybe if they had "blizzlike" resources but no.
moriz
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Originally Posted by Winterclaw
If GW2 doesn't sell well enough and Anet can make more money with GW expansions, yes.
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QueenofDeath
GW1 will die out there's no use putting money in the trash sotospeak. There will be a handful of diehards who won't leave until they shut it down and the poor who can't afford a new game or new game series.
Longasc
IMO: No.
They should focus on making sure that GW2 lives up to the VERY high expectations people have.
They should focus on making sure that GW2 lives up to the VERY high expectations people have.
Cuilan
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Originally Posted by Longasc
They should focus on making sure that GW2 lives up to the VERY high expectations people have.
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upier
Depends if I'll move onto GW2.
If I won't - I'd LOVE new GW1 content.
And I will - then ... what's a a GW1?
If I won't - I'd LOVE new GW1 content.
And I will - then ... what's a a GW1?
slowerpoke
gw1 is dead, sooner gw2 is out the better
Zahr Dalsk
Should they? Yes, I'd love it if that was economically viable and GW maintained a strong player base and got regular expansions.
Will it happen? No. A few reasons.
1. ArenaNet doesn't want to even try that. Even if they did think it might work, their own famous laziness would stop them from doing anything with the idea.
2. Because GW2 is the sequel, it'll make people always inclined to play it rather than GW1. If they were under different names/settings or basically not under the same series continuity, it would be possible to maintain two player bases. But not if it's a series. People don't like playing the older games, mostly. Especially not online.
3. Probably not economically viable, for reason #2., and because of staff workload.
1. They will not fulfill the expectations of the naive.
2. They will meet the expectations of the jaded (much of guru, myself included) but these expectations are so low that they could release a game like daikatana or starcraft and we'd just nod and say, "told you so."
Will it happen? No. A few reasons.
1. ArenaNet doesn't want to even try that. Even if they did think it might work, their own famous laziness would stop them from doing anything with the idea.
2. Because GW2 is the sequel, it'll make people always inclined to play it rather than GW1. If they were under different names/settings or basically not under the same series continuity, it would be possible to maintain two player bases. But not if it's a series. People don't like playing the older games, mostly. Especially not online.
3. Probably not economically viable, for reason #2., and because of staff workload.
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Originally Posted by Longasc
They should focus on making sure that GW2 lives up to the VERY high expectations people have.
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2. They will meet the expectations of the jaded (much of guru, myself included) but these expectations are so low that they could release a game like daikatana or starcraft and we'd just nod and say, "told you so."
Grunntar
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GW2... I will pay my entire attention to that, unless it sucks.
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QueenofDeath
Basically just look at GW1 now as new expansions came out how many players other than UW/FOW (which you can get to from any chapter) and the PVP arenas (which you can get to from any chapter as well) are still playing in Prophecies as opposed to the newer chapters of Nightfall and GWEN??
The majority of players migrate to what is NEW. That is what will happen when GW2 comes out. It will be NEW and that's where everybody who is anybody will be.
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The majority of players migrate to what is NEW. That is what will happen when GW2 comes out. It will be NEW and that's where everybody who is anybody will be.
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Garreth MacLeod
I'd like to see a new expansion but don't expect one. Not only that but a new expansion would further thin out the playerbase across additional outposts.
DarkRazzie
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Originally Posted by FengShuiDove
Nah. I'd love for GW2 to be everything I love in GW and fix everything I don't love. Once it's out, I'm hoping for high-quality, low-downtime events and updates for GW2 to make it a dynamic and great game.
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Shayne Hawke
They don't do a good enough job maintaining the current game, so I'd hate to think of them managing anything larger once GW2 goes up. I believe that they've also complained in the past with how hard it's become to keep the game in good condition with how many skills and everything they need to balance, so making that spectrum larger is also not desirable.
Shadowspawn X
No GW1 is over, let sleeping dogs lie. Regardless of GW2 being great or not, the time for GW1 is no more.
Daesu
If ANet needs to continue to support customers for GW1, then they should allocate resources to make more GW1 expansions even after GW2.
I dont think every single player in GW1 intends to move to GW2. ANet should also look out for the interest of such players.
GW1 and GW2 are two different games and they would never be the same. Why not continue to support both franchise?
I dont think every single player in GW1 intends to move to GW2. ANet should also look out for the interest of such players.
GW1 and GW2 are two different games and they would never be the same. Why not continue to support both franchise?
DreamWind
Short answer: No.
Hell...im not even convinced they should have made the previous expansions. The game has gotten progressively worse with each one.
Hell...im not even convinced they should have made the previous expansions. The game has gotten progressively worse with each one.
Atro
Sadly no
Once GW1 dies, Im not picking up GW2 IDK for what reason Im just not going to
Once GW1 dies, Im not picking up GW2 IDK for what reason Im just not going to
Darcy
No, GW is finished. The story is over. The engine is old. (Although the game is still fun.) While the GW Live Team wants to give a fresh look to some of the festivals and perhaps some other small additions, they do not have the ability to produce a real expansion without taking assets away from GW2.
ArenaNet needs to concentrate their manpower on GW2 and it's expansions. That will be the source of their major income in the future.
ArenaNet needs to concentrate their manpower on GW2 and it's expansions. That will be the source of their major income in the future.