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prowler · Aug 23, 2005, 01:02 AM // 01:02

I have just finished reading the current news at guildwars.com.
and wouldn't you know arena net has made a pvp extreme.

So of course the first you think wow thats great.

But some1 like me who thinks business knows otherwise.

It appears Arena Net is realizing that their servers are having a lack of players. Players that are extremely valuble in a MMORPG. Mabye it's just me but doesn't this sound like a way of recovering from lack of players on guild wars. you see Personally I could care less about PVPX When all I care about is this Summer Update.

So really mabye instead of bribing us to play guild wars they should correct some of their mistakes as well as the glitchs in the game.

You see when I bought Guild Wars back when it came out a minor rune were like 300g a piece. Now with their "new and improved rune traders" we can thank arena net for making them worth 30g. No wonder people want to farm and use bots to get gold 'cause its Extremelly hard to get gold now! All because arenanet thinks there fixing things.

Give me a break.

No wonder why I see people say this game as become crap lately. I wouldn't pay 20-30 dollars CDN for any new expansions for guild wars.

But mabye one day Arena net will look at some of these forum posts and see what the people want. Mabye then they'll improve tis game. Mabye...

The whole goal of this pvp x is just to get more people active again plain and simple.

Aniewiel · Aug 23, 2005, 01:09 AM // 01:09

Perhaps before everyone flames the devs and dismisses the upcoming weekend as useless, it should be given a chance to see what it will bring. I'm always astounded by people who trashmouth something without knowing exactly what it will be.

I know, I know...fanboy, right? NOT. I know the game has problems that need -serious- attention but I think that this may be a step in that direction. I can't know for sure but I would guess that ANet is going to watch the way that things pan out this weekend to see if it's viable to leave the changes/skill balances/faction 'bonuses' in place permanently. What better way to do that than to let masses of people try it out? Sure, it's probably a 'cheap' ploy to bring back players who've wandered off to other games but, if it works, if it brings players back, what's the harm? Much more good will come from it than ill, I'd say.

Truly, patience -is- a virtue and so is letting something happen BEFORE writing it off.

SoTzuMe · Aug 23, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20

I don't see how you can see this in any way as a bad thing. It's an obvious and reasonable way to try some changes out and see how the community reacts.

Be nice, maybe they will give it to us forever with the summer update if things go well.

Savio · Aug 23, 2005, 01:22 AM // 01:22

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Originally Posted by prowler

But some1 like me who thinks business knows otherwise.

It appears Arena Net is realizing that their servers are having a lack of players. Players that are extremely valuble in a MMORPG. Mabye it's just me but doesn't this sound like a way of recovering from lack of players on guild wars. you see Personally I could care less about PVPX When all I care about is this Summer Update.

So none of us think as well as you, Guild Wars is a MMORPG, and a lack of players is a good thing.

I'm looking forward to it just for the balancing alone; now if I could just delete that last character that's holding 20-some stuff, I'd be set!

Loviatar · Aug 23, 2005, 01:30 AM // 01:30

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Originally Posted by prowler

I Players that are extremely valuble in a MMORPG. .

you might also note that the official site for Anet makes a flat simple statement that this is NOT an MMORPG but something different

of course they only made the game so what do they know?

Hiawatha · Aug 23, 2005, 01:40 AM // 01:40

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

of course they only made the game so what do they know?

That's a pretty good question

Prowler, GW doesn't have the subscription model common to most MMORPGs today. I think they'd profit more from people not playing actually

prowler · Aug 23, 2005, 01:40 AM // 01:40

hey i'd liek to try this pvpx but still a lack of players is a bad thing. Image beening the only person in HoH one day lol. seem kinda lonely. (but that won't happen for a year or 2)

PaulOtt · Aug 23, 2005, 01:44 AM // 01:44

I'm glad they have finally commited to balance changes. Instead of "it's coming, it's coming" hoopla, it is nice to finally know the changes will be in by this weekend. They are long, long, long overdue in my opinion. I do hope the next time something like this that makes the game boring and one-dimensional is fixed more expediently. Of course, this is based on the assumption these changes address that. They'd better.
Guild Wars Extreme? Yeah, dude, it's like so crazy and wild and extreme to the max!!!!!! I got a good chuckle out of the name.
As for the event itself, I think it is a great idea and has the potential to bring a much missed competitiveness to GW. I hope the promise of increased faction and balance changes perks the interest of those that have fallen away or are currently waning. See you all in the faction farms. May the best farmer win (and let's have fun doing it!).

Takkun · Aug 23, 2005, 01:48 AM // 01:48

Takkun is pleased....very pleased.

I am eternally grateful! But I guess they may not release Sorrow's Furnace this week though... but if they do Id be even happier...

Weezer_Blue · Aug 23, 2005, 02:03 AM // 02:03

It's still a lot lower than it should be to be on par with PvE, let alone fun. But that doesn't mean I'm not going to exploit it like hell.

Gaile Gray · Aug 23, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

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Originally Posted by Aniewiel

If that's sarcasm, I'm amazed (though I shouldn't be, LOL!). Everyone has been -begging- for "world events". Here's one and it's high time. Let's enjoy it before we tear it apart.

Consider it a beginning. Maybe if it works out, the bonuses and changes will become permanent. I wonder if they're doing this to "test" out new balance issues perhaps? It'd be a grand opportunity to see how any changes they implement might balance/unbalance the game.

Thanks, Aniewiel, it's nice to see your enthusiasm and your open mind about the event.

In a way I guess it is a form of test for the skill balances, perhaps. We're rolling out skill rebalances and we will definitely be looking for feedback during the weekend. We think it's a pretty nifty idea: Fun PvP, extra rewards, and a sneak peek at what is to come!

Oh, and I wanted to share this, too, for those who may have changed guild recently: We are working on new features that will encourage and support cooperation between guilds. You can expect to see an announcement about all this in the near future. In the meantime, for this special weekend event, you will gain full Faction for GvG play, regardless of the period of time you've been a member of your guild.

Hope to see you there!

(Oh and yeah, we're having fun with the name. *rough voice* This WEEKEND, PvP Extreeeeeeeeeeeeme!!!)

Tuna · Aug 23, 2005, 03:00 AM // 03:00

I like how we're going to be testing skill balance but oddly don't have all the skills...

PieXags · Aug 23, 2005, 03:08 AM // 03:08

Can I use faction to finally buy that *cough*updated*cough* 15k tormentors armor set, you know, the only one that hasn't been updated yet. Yeah I know, I'm a smartass. Just not a PvP fan, hell I don't even have anything I want to use faction on. Unlocked everything I want.

sturmdogg · Aug 23, 2005, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

I have just finished reading the current news at guildwars.com.
and wouldn't you know arena net has made a pvp extreme.

So of course the first you think wow thats great.

But some1 like me who thinks business knows otherwise.

It appears Arena Net is realizing that their servers are having a lack of players. Players that are extremely valuble in a MMORPG. Mabye it's just me but doesn't this sound like a way of recovering from lack of players on guild wars. you see Personally I could care less about PVPX When all I care about is this Summer Update.

So really mabye instead of bribing us to play guild wars they should correct some of their mistakes as well as the glitchs in the game.

You see when I bought Guild Wars back when it came out a minor rune were like 300g a piece. Now with their "new and improved rune traders" we can thank arena net for making them worth 30g. No wonder people want to farm and use bots to get gold 'cause its Extremelly hard to get gold now! All because arenanet thinks there fixing things.

Give me a break.

No wonder why I see people say this game as become crap lately. I wouldn't pay 20-30 dollars CDN for any new expansions for guild wars.

But mabye one day Arena net will look at some of these forum posts and see what the people want. Mabye then they'll improve tis game. Mabye...

The whole goal of this pvp x is just to get more people active again plain and simple.

Will the whining ever stop?!

I'm not into PVP myself, but they're rolling this out (skill rebalance and Game Event in one) as well as new content for PVE. This is good news. Why? Because this just shows they are in touch with their players, they listen to us in the forums, and they fix what needs to be fixing (maybe not as fast as we would like, but at least we know they're on it).

So where's this negativity coming from?

PieXags · Aug 23, 2005, 03:27 AM // 03:27

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Originally Posted by sturmdogg

So where's this negativity coming from?

Human nature, I believe.

Red Locust · Aug 23, 2005, 03:31 AM // 03:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

The whole goal of this pvp x is just to get more people active again plain and simple.

Uhhh yeah, isn't that the general idea behind such special events? You make it sound like promoting the game is a bad thing. Will this event get a lot of people to PvP? Hell yeah. Is that a good thing? Hell yeah.

PaulOtt · Aug 23, 2005, 03:42 AM // 03:42

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

(Oh and yeah, we're having fun with the name. *rough voice* This WEEKEND, PvP Extreeeeeeeeeeeeme!!!)

hahahahaha!

Thanks Gaile, you made my night.

Divinitys Creature · Aug 23, 2005, 04:05 AM // 04:05

Gaile, good effort. Thanks. I hope this is just the testing part because you know we were hoping for a higher rate of faction increase than 5x. Anyway I wanna say thanks because I imagine it might be hard to persuede people to make these things happen. Please get it right for the actual permanent fix

ManadartheHealer · Aug 23, 2005, 04:29 AM // 04:29

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Originally Posted by Weezer_Blue

It's still a lot lower than it should be...that doesn't mean I'm not going to exploit it like hell.

There's a positive attitude

DrSLUGFly · Aug 23, 2005, 04:33 AM // 04:33

What about Tombs? Is Tombs a high level arena or is this what is meant by Tournament?

Also I know the lion arch arena... where's the other level 20 arena?

Forgive the noobish questions, I'm new to PvP (only got into it a week or two ago)