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12 Nov 2010 at 02:19 - 81

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Originally Posted by Ninja Ninja

I was only referring to how they did the original content which included VO cutsences, this game keeps going downhill in quality and I know people are so desperate for new content that whatever anet makes they will still be thankful but its not wrong to promote/encourage a better game

Did you play through Factions? Wouldn't exactly call that "quality" work.

Maybe Anet should have some kind of VO contest; it would be nice for those of us who can barely hold a pencil.

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12 Nov 2010 at 02:23 - 82

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Originally Posted by Verene

Where do you get the idea that they aren't? Considering what they have to work with, they're doing a pretty damn good job. New content that contains different spawns, new areas (Lion's Arch Keep is a small area, but it's still a new explorable, and the Canthan content is supposedly going to have a new explorable as well), new weapon skins...while working on skill updates, new festival quests (even if they weren't hugely in-depth), and bug fixes and the like...

That is not a small amount of work for a team three times the size of the one that is working on GW1. For the size of the current live team, that is a massive workload, and while it's a bit disappointing that things like skill updates keep getting delayed/not released and there's no real news on them, on the other hand, with the amount that's on their plate? There are only so many hours in the day and so much that can be worked on at one time.

Not to mention that the live team members can't all necessarily work on the same things at once. The designers aren't going to be programming, the programmer isn't going to be designing. They're two completely different processes and while one may know the basics of the other, they won't necessarily have the knowledge and skill required to go "Okay, today I'll program AI instead of designing that quest or rigging this model", or vice versa.

In short, most people have very, very little idea how much work goes into this sort of thing, and how insane it is that the team is so small. Waiting sucks, but to say that they aren't taking it seriously and don't care because new stuff takes a while is downright insulting.

Thank you for your posts, Verene. Sounds like your boyfriend has provided you with a lot of insight into the realities of game development.

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12 Nov 2010 at 02:41 - 83

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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

Thank you for your posts, Verene. Sounds like your boyfriend has provided you with a lot of insight into the realities of game development.

So... the solution is to increase the size of the GW1 team. Seriously... 4 people is rediculous. I know this is in no part your fault but it really would be nice if your superiors would devote a few more people to GW1s team.

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12 Nov 2010 at 02:45 - 84

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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

Thank you for your posts, Verene. Sounds like your boyfriend has provided you with a lot of insight into the realities of game development.

#5. Well played.

NerfHerder

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12 Nov 2010 at 02:48 - 85

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Originally Posted by Inde

NCSoft is who is funding ArenaNet. They have from the start.

I'm not sure of the exact involvement, financially or otherwise, but I blame NCSoft for GW1 lack of resources more so than ANet. I truely believe ANet is doing the best they can with what they have. Its NCSoft that has the resources and deep pockets. It would behoove NCSoft to give Anet more resources to continue GW1 player satisfaction. Because, its the players like us that will ensure a positive gaming experience and continuous revenue for GW2. Will they do it? hard to say. Maybe ANet asked for more resources, and NCSoft said, "sell more costumes." Or they simply wont give ANet any more funding, so they are forced to sell costumes in order to start providing more content. Either way, I doubt selling costumes is a get rich quick scheme by Anet.

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12 Nov 2010 at 02:52 - 86

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Originally Posted by Verene

Where do you get the idea that they aren't? Considering what they have to work with, they're doing a pretty damn good job. New content that contains different spawns, new areas (Lion's Arch Keep is a small area, but it's still a new explorable, and the Canthan content is supposedly going to have a new explorable as well), new weapon skins...while working on skill updates, new festival quests (even if they weren't hugely in-depth), and bug fixes and the like...

That is not a small amount of work for a team three times the size of the one that is working on GW1. For the size of the current live team, that is a massive workload, and while it's a bit disappointing that things like skill updates keep getting delayed/not released and there's no real news on them, on the other hand, with the amount that's on their plate? There are only so many hours in the day and so much that can be worked on at one time.

Not to mention that the live team members can't all necessarily work on the same things at once. The designers aren't going to be programming, the programmer isn't going to be designing. They're two completely different processes and while one may know the basics of the other, they won't necessarily have the knowledge and skill required to go "Okay, today I'll program AI instead of designing that quest or rigging this model", or vice versa.

In short, most people have very, very little idea how much work goes into this sort of thing, and how insane it is that the team is so small. Waiting sucks, but to say that they aren't taking it seriously and don't care because new stuff takes a while is downright insulting.

What exactly is so complicated about adding more people on gw1 to rap it up before gw2, if its still the same old live team working then where is all this costume money going?

The point I was making is quality and experience of this content, I would even be satisfied with a quick cutscene with no voice acting just showing how your party got from point A to point B.

I'm not saying the live team isn't taking the game seriously but anet as a whole, I think the workload for the live team is a lame excuse because the obvious solution is too increase the live team to reflect the workload, I'm not one of the people who are able to forget how long overdue this dervish update is or how it took over a year for a SF nerf.

I don't see this content as much of a favor from anet as you do because there's so many company's willing to do better, when its so close to the gw2 transition keeping the population attention is critical and leaving a halloween cliffhanger thinking that will keep people around for a year isn't going to work.

In conclusion I don't want to go into gw2 on blind faith on anets competency when the history of gw1 tells me not to, I may actually want to see there capable of running a game in gw1.

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12 Nov 2010 at 03:08 - 87

I'm pretty sure that just hiring new people isn't something that can be done with the snap of a finger. Anet is likely heavily limited by NCSoft, who owns them, as to how many people they can hire; I doubt they have so few people on the GW1 live team by choice. I've also a feeling that sales from costumes and the in-game store probably go more towards server upkeep and that sort of thing than anything else.

I don't necessarily agree that cutscenes automatically make things of a better quality. And trust me, I know how overdue the Dervish update is. Dervish is my main

The SF nerf also took forever, yeah, and it's still way too OP. I'm not saying they're perfect and they've gotten everything right. I'm just saying that things will take a while. Personally, I want the Dervish update, but if they have a choice between that and new content for everyone, I've a feeling they'll prioritize the latter a bit more.

Not many companies do free content updates anymore, btw. Paid DLC has become extremely prevalent now, and most companies would probably charge a few bucks for something comparable to the WiK update. Five or ten years ago, that wouldn't have been the case, but now, that's simply the way the winds in the industry have gone.

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12 Nov 2010 at 03:15 - 88

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Originally Posted by Ninja Ninja

What exactly is so complicated about adding more people on gw1 to rap it up before gw2, if its still the same old live team working then where is all this costume money going?

The point I was making is quality and experience of this content, I would even be satisfied with a quick cutscene with no voice acting just showing how your party got from point A to point B.

I'm not saying the live team isn't taking the game seriously but anet as a whole, I think the workload for the live team is a lame excuse because the obvious solution is too increase the live team to reflect the workload, I'm not one of the people who are able to forget how long overdue this dervish update is or how it took over a year for a SF nerf.

I don't see this content as much of a favor from anet as you do because there's so many company's willing to do better, when its so close to the gw2 transition keeping the population attention is critical and leaving a halloween cliffhanger thinking that will keep people around for a year isn't going to work.

In conclusion I don't want to go into gw2 on blind faith on anets competency when the history of gw1 tells me not to, I may actually want to see there capable of running a game in gw1.

Goodness, do you even realize how much work goes into a process like this? Simply hiring new people is time-intensive, as staff have to be called away from their work to meet with prospective teammates and orient them with the studio and the existing team, and to show them the ropes, teach them what's expected of them... you don't just grab someone off the street and tell them to help make a game!

There's also the fact that hiring more people costs more money, no less in an industry where all work takes many dozens of man-hours to create. Bug and balance solutions, and new content, have to start as concepts, have to be discussed, designed, built and/or programmed, tested, rebuilt/recoded, tested again, repeat nearly ad infinitum until the final product is as good as possible. And if the team cares enough to delay it a bit to give you a better product, you really not ought to be complaining.

All those people have to be paid, by the way. And the servers suck down money for upkeep as well. That is where the money from the costume packs is going, especially since the new content updates are free.

The video game industry is not easy, simple, or cheap. Please understand that everything you're getting at no charge takes tremendous amounts of time, effort, and dedication from the people you're disrespecting with your complaints.

Ninja Ninja

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12 Nov 2010 at 03:18 - 89

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Originally Posted by Verene

I don't necessarily agree that cutscenes automatically make things of a better quality.

I'm using it as a key example because to me this is what makes the new content feel the most distant to me after experiencing cut scene content.

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Originally Posted by Verene

Not many companies do free content updates anymore, btw. Paid DLC has become extremely prevalent now, and most companies would probably charge a few bucks for something comparable to the WiK update. Five or ten years ago, that wouldn't have been the case, but now, that's simply the way the winds in the industry have gone.

I really wouldn't mind it if it was as good as the bonus mission pack.

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12 Nov 2010 at 04:36 - 90

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Originally Posted by Verene

I'm pretty sure that just hiring new people isn't something that can be done with the snap of a finger. Anet is likely heavily limited by NCSoft, who owns them, as to how many people they can hire; I doubt they have so few people on the GW1 live team by choice.

The issue here isnt that they arnt hiring more people. The issue is the rediculous distribution of people between GW1 and GW2. There are ~100 working on GW2 and only 4 on GW1. Just think how great it would be if they moved 4, just 4, people over to the GW1 team. GW2's development would still be going strong at 96% of its original team while GW1's team would suddenly be doubled and would (should) be able to give us double the updates. The current ratio is just... rediculous.

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12 Nov 2010 at 05:38 - 91

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Originally Posted by Lihinel

Don't get confused, it doesn't mean the Cantha Chapter will happen soon, only the return of Thackeray/the Wedding.
Its already mid November, so itll likely be in order of:

1. Thackerays return + Wedding Costume Set

2. Winterday + New Winterday Costume Set

3. GW:Beyond Cantha Chapter + Costume Set

...

I hope you are right. I felt crushed when I read that the next costumes are going to be wedding costumes. I was really hoping for them to bring out some really awesome asian themed costumes for Cantha: Wind of Change. I have always loved canthan aesthetic designs more than the rest of GW and I was really hoping for some awesome costumes from this. How cool would it be to look like Yuri the Hand (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Yuri_the_Hand)? What about Headmastr Quin (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Headmaster_Quin)? I would rather they release Cantha: Winds of Change in February than get it in November/December with some crappy wedding dress or tuxedo.

It seems baffling to me they would talk about wanting to make festival hats more usable beyond the single trivial event they are given out only to disappear hours later but then design a costume set which is going to emphasise this point more than most. A wedding dress and tuxedo is hardly going to fit in anywhere in Tyria, it's a stretch for the wedding, never mind general play.

I'd rather they create more costumes along the lines of the shining blade uniform. That's something I love and still use. I have every costume pack and I only use the grenth one and the shining blade one because all the others look completely out of place and ridiculous after the event is over.

I understand the desire to create costumes which push artistic boundaries and have a more novel appearance (Dwayna's Regalia, Raiment of the Lich, Lunatic Court's Finery for female) but I want to be able to wear my costumes beyond the simple novel experience of getting them because they are new. I want them to design more costumes which fit into the world a bit better, which look a bit more practical or usable. It's great that people are getting these artsy novel costumes but I wouldn't mind betting that a herritage armour costume pack for the 6th year anniversary would be the most popular pack they could create. Usable and fitting for all professions, fits in with the world and gives options to classes with weird armour rules (paragons in mini skirts, dervishes in dresses, assassins with tooth pick arms and legs and no armour options beyond lots of stupid looking knives).

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12 Nov 2010 at 06:12 - 92

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They have been acting independent of the Mad King in an attempt to free him, but their plans may be attracting the attention of someone else who would like to return to Tyria...

Despite what Dark Savior said a couple pages back, Menzies is the one god we haven't seen or heard of very much. Yes he is mentioned in the FoW, and he assisted Abbadon, but thats about all we have heard. My guess is that Menzies is the one who is looking to return. Since Balthazar lived in Orr as a physical being, its plausable that Menzies did too.

I somehow doubt the Lich is going to make a return, and I really hope Shiro stays dead. Rurik, Togo, I have my doubts on.

I would put money on Menzies at this point.

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12 Nov 2010 at 11:21 - 93

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Originally Posted by Stolen Souls

D'oh. More costumes to buy. And my habit of buying stuff just because it's new will surely make me do it. D:

Can't wait for the Cantha stuff. I've always loved Cantha, and am so glad they're revisiting it.

LMAO! Me too 7_7 I like to buy things that looks pretty and the costumes usually do, so I bought the set for halloween and I don't even use it. Oh well, pretty anyways 8D

AND! I'm excited for the new Cantha stuff aswell, it's gonna be fun. It's nice that the game is doing all of this to kinda, prepare us for GW2/see what happens before GW2 : D

And MENZIES? I have never heard about him lol O.O Do you even hear about him in the game?

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12 Nov 2010 at 13:58 - 94

Not meaning to hijack this for very long, but two things..

What have I missed out on with this wedding talk and Winds of Change? Where can I get more info on either of this?

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12 Nov 2010 at 14:02 - 95

^In all fairness this is all the info we've actually had.
they first mentioned "the Crisis in Cantha" here http://www.arena.net/blog/oppressors...l-of-monuments.
Then the following article with the survery had a little bit on it too.
http://www.arena.net/blog/what-does-...survey-results.

Then we all basically knew that Gwen and Thackerey were getting married, its just a matter of when. In the article linked in the OP they blatently made it seem if we there was a wedding and who was involved.

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12 Nov 2010 at 14:23 - 96

I see.. I see. Those are two really good articles on the expected content for the Cantha extension coming. I'll have to look up who/what a Thackerey is. Been many moons since I've had the pleasure of flames and blades

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12 Nov 2010 at 15:10 - 97

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Originally Posted by Nekodesu

And MENZIES? I have never heard about him lol O.O Do you even hear about him in the game?

Yes. In the Realm of Torment (Nightfall) you face some of his forces, you fight his armies in the Fissure of Woe, and you must defeat his Darknesses at the end of Tomb of the Primeval Kings.

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12 Nov 2010 at 15:25 - 98

New Wintersday costumes?

We already have one set. I like the idea of costumes but if they are just going to continuously release new costumes for events that already have costumes...I'm not sure that I like where this is going. One thing I've always loved about this game: there is no huge cash shop.

Aljasha

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12 Nov 2010 at 15:29 - 99

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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth

I'd guess that the single greatest need for the GW community was an Auction House (or any other automated trading system, Xunlai Marketplace or something), since even before day 1. Yes, Anet really listens to the community... although given how many players actually buy all the costumes crap for their glorified 3d chat I've lost my hopes in this community completely.

It's said about 2 years ago that an auction house is technically not possible. They listened and answered how they could.

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12 Nov 2010 at 15:35 - 100

I'd like to say Thank you to Anet and that includes all the years of enjoyment I've gotten from GW

I am as impatient as the next person but I also value quality over quantity any day of the week

The article was exciting as I love costumes

and I'm very much looking forward to the Cantha series coming up and Wintersday all of it lol!

Weddings! Can't wiat to see what they come up with. ahem Aion has some really really awesome costumes

Anyway I guess I can't find anything to complain about lol.

Keep up the good work like that dress with the bustle yup I even knew what it was when I saw it

Mad Queen Malafide

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12 Nov 2010 at 16:48 - 101

By the way, on the topic of cut scenes. I can tell you from personal experience that they require a lot of extra time and work. Cutscenes are so much work that they are often budgetted seperately from the rest of the workload. They demand a lot of pollishing, and if they don't look atleast as good as the other cutscenes, they might as well be left out. Often it's better to just add extra content instead. During our last project, we had a whole different team work on the cutscenes for DLC, while everyone else focussed on the levels, coding, boss encounters and scripting. Cut scenes are not something that you add at the snap of a finger. It takes a lot of people.

Fillyra

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12 Nov 2010 at 18:15 - 102

Oooh Regina threw a stick. I think a lot of us know that the live team is very busy and the work is appreciated.

I'm frustrated at whomever in Anet thought that having a live team of 4 people would be sufficient for skill updates and new content. There's so much out there that still needs to be fixed and tweaked that would make the game much more enjoyable than new content. I even recall reading something implying that they wouldn't prioritize new content. Grumble grumble... really there's only so much you can do about GW2 in GW1...

EDIT: But then again!

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Will the 3-hero restriction be lifted so we can have 7 heroes in a party?
A: It is high unlikely that this would happen as long as the playerbase remains strong (which it is). I expect that it will be years before we even consider it further.

What a mess.

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12 Nov 2010 at 18:23 - 103

they should make Togo try to come back, but get corrupted by some evil force piggybacking on him and then we'd have to fight him. And he'd have some sort of minion/spirit control so there wouldnt be any spiritway going up against him.

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12 Nov 2010 at 19:07 - 104

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Originally Posted by Spookii

New Wintersday costumes?

We already have one set. I like the idea of costumes but if they are just going to continuously release new costumes for events that already have costumes...I'm not sure that I like where this is going. One thing I've always loved about this game: there is no huge cash shop.

i can think of one way this game is heading. want new content? shell out rl money. its the vibe im getting from all the costume,costume,costume talk i see. i can only hope we get some new stuff soon.

Lihinel

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12 Nov 2010 at 19:29 - 105

@AngelWJedi: Couldn't you have at least tried to make an argument that at least pretends to have any validity to it?

They give us new content for free and finance it by selling (overpriced, optional, cosmetic) costumes (for the price of a bonus mission pack), therefore (and because they announced additional free content coupled with additional costumes) they are going to sell us content!? What?

siadina

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12 Nov 2010 at 19:31 - 106

I'm in the boat where costumes are a get em if you want them. They are not saying buy them if you want to play. I've been playing gw for 5 plus years and I don't have the slightest problem paying for the nifty duds! While balanced play and the dervish updates are important too, the new cash shop items are a viable way of keeping our live team paid and happy. Gw is an old game and kudos are in order for finding a creatie way to bring in extra needed cash. So buy em if you want em ignore them if you don't and keep our collective pantyhose on while we wait for them to do their best! I trust our guys, and am waiting with baited breath for the wedding dresses! Frills and lace and ohhmy a veil...common wedding bells!

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12 Nov 2010 at 22:30 - 107

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There's going to be a set of costumes coming for the wedding,

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my fiancé decided

Anyone think there may be a possibility that they may be talking something more along the lines of this Then a gwen/thackery wedding?

Or do people see a conection I don't see btween that statement and Gwen and a person who has completely disappeared. I mean really a gwen/thakery wedding would probably take place near the end of the next part of GW:B and think about how long WiK took. You really think that we will be seeing at least a fair bit of the next story arc in the next month?

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13 Nov 2010 at 01:59 - 108

I believe the Thackerys dissappearance is still part of WiK ending and will be here before Wintersday by the way they state about the costumes. The way its worded makes us think we'll get the costumes BEFORE the wintersday ones that are mentioned in the final paragraph. Also yeah , it reminded me of that link...crikey remember the days of guild capes like that...me niether

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13 Nov 2010 at 02:03 - 109

I'm pretty sure that it was said before that they planned on wrapping up the Gwen/Thackery storyline before the next big GW:B thing; does anyone else recall that? Because if that's so, then the wedding mentioned would definitely be theirs, and would probably be pretty soon. And also means that Canthan GW:B would probably be after the start of the new year.

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13 Nov 2010 at 03:29 - 110

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Originally Posted by AngelWJedi

i can think of one way this game is heading. want new content? shell out rl money. its the vibe im getting from all the costume,costume,costume talk i see. i can only hope we get some new stuff soon.

Don't worry darling. That's not the way we're heading in the slightest.

AngelWJedi

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13 Nov 2010 at 03:50 - 111

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Originally Posted by Lihinel

@AngelWJedi: Couldn't you have at least tried to make an argument that at least pretends to have any validity to it?

They give us new content for free and finance it by selling (overpriced, optional, cosmetic) costumes (for the price of a bonus mission pack), therefore (and because they announced additional free content coupled with additional costumes) they are going to sell us content!? What?

its called a guess something you never heard of i bet. and i only said that because someone mention they heard someone say their will be 40 costumes. lols

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13 Nov 2010 at 06:19 - 112

Now, what this game desperately needs are Lady GaGa costumes. The entire line. How can anyone possibly play this game unless they can look fabulous? It would bring a whole new meaning to 'meat shield'. Lady GaGa has nothing to do with Guild Wars, but what does that matter?

*sarcasm (mostly) off*

Top hats. Really (or even not)? Where has this game gone? I know its dead, but must its shred of remaining dignity be obliterated too? ANet, stop making costumes and release GW2!

Lihinel

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13 Nov 2010 at 06:48 - 113

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Originally Posted by AngelWJedi

its called a guess something you never heard of i bet. and i only said that because someone mention they heard someone say their will be 40 costumes. lols

Hm.

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guess (plural guesses)

1. A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.

Says without factual evidence, not with factual evidence to the contrary.

And yeah, those 40 were in relation to the halloween costumes:
2 costumes * 2 genders * 10 professions = 40 costumes.
They have to recreate the costume for every profession to fit the model/animations.

jazilla

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13 Nov 2010 at 06:55 - 114

While i love the new content, it doesn't change the fact that no skill updates make for stale play. They are wholly separate from each other. I can be stoked that we have new enemies to fight and new stuff coming out in Cantha, but still be bummed that the Test Krewe was "hired" a year ago and we have gotten, basically 2 updates from them in that time, and the one that happened today is quite honestly inconsequential except for GvG.

Shouldn't the new income generated by the sheer volume of players that have purchased just the halloween costumes warrant a hire or two to get us some skill updates with more frequency? I remember quotes this time last year that we were going to get them every 2 months. That didn't happen. It feels like a 3 steps forward(costumes, new content) 2 steps back(inconsistent information in the way of what we are told by the CM's and what actually happens in the game). It makes for joy and frustration all at the same time.

I guess I just wish you guys would do what you say for all aspects of the game. No one ever even posted here saying anything like, "Sorry guys, that skill update every two months; we can't stick to that. Our sincerest apologies." For all you do, we appreciate it, but that doesn't change us wanting the game play to change in the form of skill updates every two months like you said it was going to.

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14 Nov 2010 at 00:30 - 115

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As for the guys, I think all you need to know is "top hats."

I know it's probably useless to say, but top hats for females too, please...

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14 Nov 2010 at 00:55 - 116

I'm really just worried that sometime next year we're going to log into the game and see the in-game store with dozens of costumes for purchase. s_O I've always been driven away from games that have a cash shop like that (they really make a game feel cheap, and not in the good way). A few items here and there is one thing, but after a while it just feels like the people behind the scenes are pumping out easy ideas for quick cash. I suppose it's understandable, since I'd imagine designing a costume is much faster and easier than completely new content and you guys do have to pay the bills, but it'd be nice to see something other than just cosmetic clones-tumes all the time. Give us something other than costumes, if you really have to make it purchased content. Please?

Like I said, they're nice, but I think too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. D:

skullmount4

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2010

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14 Nov 2010 at 02:32 - 117

Hopefully they let us finally buy an Ebon Vanguard outfit, one just like Ebon Vanguard Soldier. I've wanted that since GWEN came out.

End

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

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14 Nov 2010 at 03:22 - 118

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spookii

I'm really just worried that sometime next year we're going to log into the game and see the in-game store with dozens of costumes for purchase. s_O I've always been driven away from games that have a cash shop like that (they really make a game feel cheap, and not in the good way). A few items here and there is one thing, but after a while it just feels like the people behind the scenes are pumping out easy ideas for quick cash. I suppose it's understandable, since I'd imagine designing a costume is much faster and easier than completely new content and you guys do have to pay the bills, but it'd be nice to see something other than just cosmetic clones-tumes all the time. Give us something other than costumes, if you really have to make it purchased content. Please?

Like I said, they're nice, but I think too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. D:

While I get what your saying...
I would rather have these solely cosmetic rewards rather then having to buy the next part of GW:B for 10$ like another BMP.
Sadly, theres not a ton you can do that is solely 100% cosmetic.

Spookii

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

Southeast, USA

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14 Nov 2010 at 03:58 - 119

Quote:

Originally Posted by End

While I get what your saying...
I would rather have these solely cosmetic rewards rather then having to buy the next part of GW:B for 10$ like another BMP.
Sadly, theres not a ton you can do that is solely 100% cosmetic.

Well maybe not even new content. New weapons, new side-items (like the additional storage panes, name changes, and makeovers), or unlock packs. Things that would enhance the game in a new way.

They could pull tons of ideas from the suggestions forum. A keyring, someone suggested a xunlai pouch that would act as a portable xunlai storage chest, a "decustomize" scroll so that people could decustomize weapons to sell them if they changed their mind, etc. Small things that aren't completely new content, but add something to the game other than prettiness.

MadKingAndy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

The Return of Legends That Is [Apex]

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14 Nov 2010 at 11:39 - 120

When I hear wind I think abaddon, though I'd say it's not likely he will return. Kind of tired of the abaddon thing anywayz, its becoming like "aliens did it". It's more than likely Dhumm since mad king was mentioned. On a side note.....TOP HATS????!!!!!!!!!!zomg!!!!!!!!!