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6 hours ago, Hsanrb.1570 said:

Did you even finish the last SotO chapter (19?), they even had this super long credits that you are given 2 achievement points to watch (or was it 3?) That was a heck of a lot more people than 15, but I think 20-33% were outsourced.

It is common practice to list people who have worked on the series, not necessarily a particular release. This is especially true for SotO since it reused so many assets. Every game that my studio has released includes every person who has worked on the assets, even if they were currently on a different project.

5 hours ago, Dean Calaway.9718 said:

I was really hoping Anet would go back to the 6 map release schedule, that would actually give the company time and room to flesh out what ever story they wanna tell

There is no chance they will do this; their entire release schedule is designed around using as few Anet resources as possible while still delivering a minimum viable product.

5 hours ago, Dean Calaway.9718 said:

I highly doubt the current team could bring is something like HoT today.

No, they couldn't. Heart of Thorns was done by the entire studio; these season packs are probably done by fewer than 15 people.

The key for me to become okay with this new content cadence was to adjust my expectations, not to have Anet revert back to their previous state, which wasn't going to happen.

The guild system was easy to extend to individual players. In fact, it's a wonder it took so long for them to get around to this given the gem shop opportunities. Perhaps we can hope for a little NPC interaction at some point in the future to make them seem more alive.

In this next season pack, don't expect anything beyond what you currently do with guild halls (i.e. port/gather/decorate), but in theory the system could be expanded on and benefit both guilds and players alike which is a good thing.

Edit :I was just think of something, is there going to be any upgrade to the home instance portal device? Have they thought of this?

2 hours ago, HearldofTime.8294 said:

Note: Feel free to type here but the only people I will respond to are devs.

There is zero chance they respond to you.

2 hours ago, HearldofTime.8294 said:

Where is Flameseeker? Where is Rodgert? The latter is the one weapon I need to complete everything...

So you have everything you want but that last thing and you act like this? Dude, get a grip. Just finish it and put yourself in a happier place.

Just now, Chaba.5410 said:

Are you telling me you didn't bother testing if it was fixed before declaring that it wasn't? Fixes not listed in patch notes are as old as software development itself!

Yeah, mediocre companies do tend to not communicate very well, but dang dude, you will go to any length to defend their low effort.

2 minutes ago, Chaba.5410 said:

Uh, I don't know what you're talking about. I just completed the Skyscale Egg infusion. Did you patch?

Are you telling me they fixed it, what many people are waiting for, and couldn't even list the fix in the patch notes? Nice. Top notch.

lol....patch has come...and nothing. Go ahead and defend them now. It takes time bro. Come on, they are trying. These things are complicated. Yeah. Go ahead and fool yourself if you like.

This is pathetic.

1 hour ago, kharmin.7683 said:

How appropriate of a response given your screen name. 🤣

Seriously though, this is blocking people. How can we trust them to be timely in the future with fixes and progression blockers when something so trivial is shrugged off for over a week as unimportant. I get there are bugs, and then there is apathy.

Long time player here, but I never understood why sometimes when in squad (tagging or not) there will be a small popup that shows when someone tries to join allowing me to cancel it. Why does it show, and why only sometimes?

Thanks!

6 hours ago, Ashantara.8731 said:

They are limited to three armor pieces and one weapon per cycle (i.e., every three months). You are nowhere near done.

Well, they are half way done. 🙂

You are right though, I forgot it was every quarter instead of every week. Still, I stand by my statement that it has never been easier to get ascended gear.

On 4/10/2024 at 10:48 AM, Levi.8369 said:

This affects many players.

It's sad and embarrassing that devs do not address this.

Idk how something as fundamental as the player-camera turning can be kept in this state for so long.
Even the fix provided by the Unofficial Extras Arc plugin no longer works. At this point, I might aswell quit the game and spend my money elsewhere.

Just had this happen to me. Very annoying.

"I remain confident in ANET. But magumma is likely their peak of excellence"

I'm curious about what specifically instills confidence in ArenaNet for you. For many, myself included, there's a distressing lack of faith in the current team. Take, for instance, the bug in the "Broken Hero Challenge - Searing Cauldron," which has become a progression blocker for some players and remains unfixed for nearly a week. While we often joke about ArenaNet leaving bugs unresolved for years, there are moments when it feels like more than just a lack of QA testing—almost like a sense of apathy.

These incidents contribute to the growing skepticism about the team's ability to deliver timely fixes and maintain the quality of the game.

18 hours ago, Gop.8713 said:

Soo essences. That's it. Put those in the wallet and I'm good . . .

I'm with you, I'd prefer wallet but material storage is okay too. It makes no sense that they weren't in there from the beginning. We'll chalk this one up to the 'oh yeah, forgot about those', right alongside forgetting about the Legendary Runes.

Do you ever get the sense that SoTo was made by people that are new to Anet or haven't played GW2 very much?

Core Tyria felt much bigger and expansive to me compared to HoT, and I ended up quitting after about a month of playing it, despite having invested around $1k into the game since its release. Even the thought of wasting the money couldn't compel me to continue with that expansion at the time.

Today, I find enjoyment in the metas, probably because they keep the game feeling alive and active. I'll engage in map completion when necessary for legendaries. However, I believe HoT suffered from poor balancing, which led to the departure of certain player groups. To illustrate this point, last year my wife started playing the game for the first time. She finished the core story and then moved on to HoT, only to quit shortly thereafter.