Jan 09, 2010, 10:00 PM // 22:00
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#41
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Niflheim
Profession: R/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend Dr
People really don't know what they want in a video game. They may think they know, but they don't. They will go as far as to tell and scream about what they think they want, when it isn't what they really want.
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I do. I want the game I bought in 2005. Not saying they should revert the updates, that would be stupid. I want the "skill>time" and not "one skillbar + consumables > time > skill" as it is now.
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Jan 10, 2010, 02:28 AM // 02:28
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#43
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: I'm on the left...
Guild: Guilds? Where we're going we don't need guilds...
Profession: R/Rt
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Quote:
Originally Posted by animal fighter
first off,
no grind is necessary in gw. at all. period.
you grind for flashy armor/expensive weapons to make your character look better
but they are by no means necessary
so all grind is by choice
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My tyrian made ranger in elona begs to differ...
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Jan 10, 2010, 06:15 AM // 06:15
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#44
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: みやき町
Profession: Mo/A
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We grind because it's really is one of the core ideas MMOs are build around. you create a character, then what do you do? stuff, like quests and missions. however, quests and missions are usually a bad place to get that flashy sword you always wanted, so what do you do? any idiot then knows to kill ONLY the monster(s) that drop that flashy sword, since that or kill monsters with a good cash dropping rate gives the player the fastest possible time to get that sword. Why were UW sc so popular? since it provided a too fast output of ectos, which the current gw society uses as an add for any item over the price of 100k. So many people can get the items they want in less the time. we grind because we want stuff fast, we want items hot, and we want them N-O-W.
We humans are a race that hates waiting, though we do praise patience as a virtue.(lol what a bunch of hypocrites we are)
Last edited by AKB48; Jan 10, 2010 at 06:17 AM // 06:17..
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Jan 10, 2010, 08:39 AM // 08:39
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#45
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Dallas, Texas
Guild: Zero Quality [zQ] /[LaG]/[USA]/[iQ]
Profession: A/E
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Why do we hate lung cancer but love smoking cigarettes?
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Jan 10, 2010, 08:53 AM // 08:53
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#46
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Major-General Awesome
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger
Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ̖̊̋̌̍̎̊̋&#
Profession: W/
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One might simply say that 'grind is required, farming is not', which would explain the hatred for grind.
That is slightly incorrect in Guild Wars, where there is little to no grind required. The MAIN reason people hate grind but not farming, is because;
Grinding gets you;
- titles
- fancy armor
Farming gets you;
- extra cash
People prefer farming because they get something out of it (money) but hate grind because they 'have' to do it in order to get their flashy stuff.
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I came when I heard you'd beaten the ELITE FOUR.
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Jan 10, 2010, 12:18 PM // 12:18
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#47
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Dec 2007
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladiator Motoko
Why do we hate lung cancer but love smoking cigarettes?
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cuz i rather die happily instead of living a boring life without having fun
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Jan 10, 2010, 08:18 PM // 20:18
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#48
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lynxkind Atrium, Echovald Forest, Cantha
Guild: Death Bringers Union [DBU]
Profession: R/
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I think the problem is the type of grind. Farming is choice, where as the other types of grinds, the ones people hate like having to make X level to enter Y area and spending Z days doing so, are forced on us.
It is surprisingly easy to make gold just by wandering around, killing stuff, so to go out and farm to make the same amount in a short time is a choice, which is why it is more accepted.
Well, that's just how I see it anyway
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Jan 11, 2010, 12:06 AM // 00:06
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#49
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: South America
Guild: Naked Stalkers of America[Nude]
Profession: W/
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Farming is always optional.
But having to kill the same mob gazillions of times for some time just to get to the next level, a.k.a grinding, its f*'in stupid.
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Jan 11, 2010, 01:15 AM // 01:15
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#50
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: 56min UW HM post-2/25 I win
Guild: FDR
Profession: A/
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The loot system is set up perfectly at the moment. There is no way to exploit it, no way to cheat it, only hope for a good drop. I personally know EXACTLY how it works, which I would not like to reveal as its some pretty controversial information (which would completely kill any current "theories" on the system). I can, however, PROVE to you I know how it works with a pretty mindblowing demonstration (just PM me in game Risus the Assassin, I have to use items which I have a low stock of and are quite hard to get, therefore I charge 20k if you want me to prove it, not a scam btw u can screen and send to ANet if it is). Back on topic, the drop system is fine and sturdy, you shouldn't be guranteed a rare item after a certain amount of time because then its not a rare item. Prices are based on rarity, rarity is based on the chances of it dropping, a guranteed drop means rarity goes down which means prices goes down which means more crying about how its too cheap now that you finally got one to drop for you.
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Jan 11, 2010, 03:43 AM // 03:43
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#51
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Krytan Explorer
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First, I think there's a group that would say they aren't a fan of either. I'm certianly in that group.
Second, I think part of the difference comes from how much Anet is doing to goad you in a certian direction. They sometimes nerf farming activity. Though, their behavior here isn't all that consistent, leaving some forms of farming untouched for long times. Either way, there's never been a sigificant thrust by Anet to make you fill your storage box with ecto. Most things purchased from NPCs are fairly reasonable, leaving a small market of super-rare pricey stuff, only different from the normal stuff in skins, not stats.
The stance on grind seem much clearer: Anet is all for it. Eye of the North gave you a big empty room to fill up with titles from your grinding glory, and makes sure you go through that room a number of times in completeing that story, giving you a sense that you can be behind the pack in Guild Wars 2 long before it even comes out.
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Jan 11, 2010, 04:15 AM // 04:15
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#52
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Canada
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I wasn't aware there were people who thought grind and farming were separate.
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Jan 11, 2010, 04:57 AM // 04:57
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#53
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Imma Firin Mah Rojway!
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything.
Profession: E/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk
I wasn't aware there were people who thought grind and farming were separate.
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They are separate.
Grinding = Required to continue
Farming = Cash and exotic items
You grind to get stronger, beat tougher foes in PvE and PvP.
You farm to get fame and respect, more time means more skill.
Why else would you buy the Chaos Gloves, Voltaic Spear, Obby Armor? It's not because they are stronger.
This is why I love Guild Wars, you don't have to murder 1,000 small animals to get to the next level in order to kill a powerful boss.
Last edited by Zodiac Meteor; Jan 11, 2010 at 05:00 AM // 05:00..
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Jan 11, 2010, 12:10 PM // 12:10
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#54
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Apr 2008
Guild: [bomb]
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I still not see where are these places where people are forced to grind in gw. Even these 10k kurzick/luxon can be obtained by doing quests on the way without any need to repeat anything same with ss points. People want a title it is THEIR choice to do some work and get it. They repeat stuff for money and they repeat stuff for title. If they want to do a title and ways to do it are not fun sorry just do something else there is really no obligation to get the titles... Remove titles then "grind" is over.....
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Jan 11, 2010, 12:19 PM // 12:19
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#55
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: the beaster
Guild: the Gold Fish [GOLD]
Profession: W/
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tbh i enjoy grinding titles, its more fun to grind titles than it is to fail UW with some noob Pugs.
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Jan 11, 2010, 12:58 PM // 12:58
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#56
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Wilds Pathfinder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladiator Motoko
Why do we hate lung cancer but love smoking cigarettes?
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Exactly this.
Grind is something that is forced upon you. Farming is something you (in this case) choose to do.
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Jan 11, 2010, 01:08 PM // 13:08
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#57
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: www.mybearfriend.net
Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: E/
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I would tend to define grind as 'a tedious task that you must do repeatedly in order to be able to do what you actually would want to do'. Pretty much anything can be grind if you are goal oriented and only do things with the end reward in mind. Conversely, nothing is grind as long as you genuinely enjoy what you are currently doing.
When I farm, it's like fishing - an enjoyable activity in itself (and if you wonder, the value is in having an excuse to not do much anything at all) and not a means to achieve anything in particular, so it's not grind. Another player farming the very same spot may only do it with the sole intention of getting the required amount of cash/ecto for a pair of chaos gloves to show off at Kamadan, and will find it a hideous grind.
Since 'we' are not a hive mind, there's more than enough room for all kinds of contradictory opinions.
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Jan 11, 2010, 01:17 PM // 13:17
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#58
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor
They are separate.
Grinding = Required to continue
Farming = Cash and exotic items
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Grind is the process of repeating a boring action continually for some form of personal gain.
Farming is the process of repeating a boring action continually for some form of personal gain.
You don't NEED to complete rep titles, for example, to continue. They aren't required. But they sure as hell are grind. They're also farming!
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Jan 11, 2010, 01:53 PM // 13:53
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#59
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Wilds Pathfinder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk
Grind is the process of repeating a boring action continually for some form of personal gain.
Farming is the process of repeating a boring action continually for some form of personal gain.
You don't NEED to complete rep titles, for example, to continue. They aren't required. But they sure as hell are grind. They're also farming!
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lol
Is farming grind? Sure it is, but it's not forced upon you. You can choose to farm, or you can choose to not farm and still be successful in the game, at least insofar that completion of a piece of content depends on your personal skill just as much as it does for a guy who farms 5 hours per day (at least almost, admittedly, rep titles matter a little bit).
If on the other hand you define success as being able to prance around Kamadan dressed in your FoW armor whilst being followed around by the newest most expensive minipet, then yes, you are forced to farm.
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Jan 11, 2010, 01:56 PM // 13:56
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#60
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Academy Page
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Athens, Greece
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My versions of what is Grinding / Farming
Grinding.
It is the process to level up a character when the (bad designed) game doesn't give the player alternative ways to enjoy the game's storyline while leveling up.
So, NO CHOICE for the player here.
Farming.
It is the process to achive objectives other than leveling up.
Those objectives are usually not related with the game's storyline, they are optional, so the player has the CHOICE to either farm or not.
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