Originally posted by grimal

Originally posted by Bad.dog

See what I find funny is I never hear fans using or saying any of the hype words ....the second comming ,Jesus and the holy grail are all phrases used by the haters .I also don't see GW2 making WOW sweat ,,,,I'm sure all they want are a  share of the 9 million former WoW players ...the 2 million or so present players are a lost cause anyways

Not this again.

Do a little search on the forums.  It's really not that hard to miss.

And yes, the fans here did hype the bajeezus out of this one.

Contrary to popular belief it's not the fans that generate hype its  the haters. Hype is generally created from constantly conversing about the game. And no one talks about it more than haters. Every few minutes leading up to release a thread titled "Why GW2 will fail" or something to that affect was created. Fans come to defend it and haters come to bash it. A larger hater force generally shows up, though thats not always the case.

Haters are the ones that drive the hype train, usually so that in the end if the game fails they can say "I told you so". The hype for this game was pretty mellow compared to others before it and people were more cautious. On top of that as Bad.dog said I don't think I ever saw a single "fanboi" or crazed cultist say that this game[or any game for that matter] would be the second coming of jesus. That phrase was something created by haters and is nothing more than putting words in everyones mouths.

The heart quests are not that great no, but the main point of the PvE game is exploration and dungeons. The heart quests are just put in so old Wow fans will have something to start with.

Go around and explore, find jump puzzles, do DEs and run dungeons, that is the enjoyable part of PvE.

I like it, have been playing for hours each day since it comes out and gotten a bunch of players into it. It is nice with a MMO that dont let you box 2 characters or even 3 when you play.

But then again, taste differs and noone is forcing anyone to play, if you dont like it just move on.

Originally posted by kaiser3282

Originally posted by Nikkita

Originally posted by sookster54

 

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Originally posted by kadepsyson
Fail.  I got one out of a black lion chest.  Black Lion chests are unlocked with cash shop keys.

 

Try again please.

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Funny, I've been unlocking Black Lion chests without spending a single cent on the cash shop, you can loot keys too and get them as rewards in map achievements.

 

I really doubt you have been unlocking chests. You make it sound as if keys drop like candies. I have 4 alts ranging from lvl 20 to 40 and i have got 2 keys from drops and another 1 through personal story reward. In my bank i have 20 chests now waiting to be opened.

So either you are very lucky or just making stuff up to make him look like a liar.

You ALWAYS get a key from the end of your 1st main personal story chain / boss fight. If you claim to have only gotten 1 across 4 toons, then youre simply not doing the storyline. Dont try to make it look as if its a low chance to get one.

I currently have 14 chests in my bank from 3 toons and have only received 5 keys total. The drop ratio became apparent fairly quickly and I think its an early cash shop tactic. However, once the gold starts rolling in at higher levels, they're cheap enough that it shouldnt matter too much. I figure the monthly upkeep of this game cant be cheap, so being subscription free I'm willing to cut them some slack on encouraging a little shopping.

Originally posted by redman875

Originally posted by JimmyYO

Why would companies stop making themeparks when everyone keeps buying them purely from hype?

 

Winning comment here.

 

GW2 didnt even bother to attempt keeping subs.  Just sell boxes and move on.  Win.

 

So im going to assume that all these GW2 defenders and hardcore fans will be rerolling forum names for the next major hype game they fall for then end up being dissapointed by?

I mean this isnt our first rodeo.  There was AoC/WAR/AION/SWTOR/GW2...id include Rift, while it was over hyped, and despite claims that its soul system and rifts (DE) would revolutionize the mmo industry turned out to be LOL...i give trion respect for pumping out content like they have.  Really a great successor to WOW and king of the wow-parks if your into that type of game anymore.

 

I give GW2 a good week or two before dissapointed players outnumber the frothing at the mouth fans, no matter how many youtube videos from critics i never heard of and dont care about you post giving this game fantastic reviews, not going to change what this game is.  Its a shallow, easy access, casual themepark for people who just like to pvp queue and cant be botherd with progression gear grind or any long term goals.   Im not saying its terrible, or its a bad game.  Its just focused on one specific type of player. 

 

Anyway...which overhyped game is next thats going to revolutionize the mmo industry by reskinning and reinventing the wow-park?  Im betting that absolutely no one learns from this, as has happend with the last 5 or so hype-fails.

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Progression gear grind is a long term goal? To me nothing is more boring then everyone having to grind for the same gear because its the only one to have. Not saying its a bad idea, but its focused on one specific type of player. Sound familiar?