Curse

enter_the_zone · Feb 02, 2012, 10:51 AM // 10:51

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Originally Posted by Rezz Anna Nicole

50 is the max number of people you can add to flist.

On a single account, yeah. Who only has 1 account, anyway?

tummlykins · Feb 02, 2012, 11:47 AM // 11:47

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Originally Posted by Iuris

This isn't a game that wants to keep you wasting your time on empty pursuits just to get a monthly out of you.

People have taken that criticism of the subscription business model way too far and just foolishly apply it to everything and anything. Subscriptions are not exclusively pandering to empty pursuits and there are many subscription games which don't pad content to soak up time and encourage more subscription fees. That's becoming a foolish argument to make.

Guild Wars has no subscription fee and has some of the most ridiculous and pointless grind in any game I've played. The grind for dryad bow drops or even just faction titles is mind numbingly boring, repetitive and at least 50 times longer than they should have been - not to mention the titles are character specific. They created a tonne of grind because their business model didn't have a satisfactory level of challenging, fun and engaging game content. It more has to do with the quality of the developer and their product rather than the business model they employ. This is how games have been long before MMOs.

Is GW done? Probably. The game is nothing like it was back in 2006, even when WoC content is released the population doesn't surge that much (honestly I think a large part of that is the rewards are kinda suck, particularly for part 2 - if they were going to space them out over a whole year it would have been a much better idea to give three tiers of rewards instead of two, with the second being for part 2 and 3 even though it's not available during part 2). People basically play to grind stuff now, if content doesn't provide a reward worth grinding, it's going to be unpopular.

ruk1a · Feb 02, 2012, 01:32 PM // 13:32

Yes it's dead, there's your non fanboi answer. Either play it or don't.

Zebideedee · Feb 02, 2012, 02:42 PM // 14:42

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Originally Posted by vader

I haven't played since SWTOR came out. I logged on to get the Wintersday hats and that was it. I'll probably log on to get this weekend's mask and mini but then it will be right back to SWTOR for me.

I didn't even get the hats this year. I think I've done all there is that I want to with GW's and put in a lot of hours over the past 5 years. Time to move on for me until GW2 comes out. Nowadays I just log in, give stuff away to guildies and log out

There are new players starting all the time but so many big games came out towards the end of last year. Skyrim, BF3, SWTOR etc. they'll probably have an impact on how many playing.

Mintha Syl · Feb 02, 2012, 04:38 PM // 16:38

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Originally Posted by enter_the_zone

Who only has 1 account, anyway?

*raises hand*

Btw, is it just me tired of seeing similar topics to this? They come out like once a week now...yeah, gw is dead, were all phantoms and anyway the mayan end of the world is near so hey who cares

Missing HB · Feb 02, 2012, 04:45 PM // 16:45

The PvP part of the game is dead yes, considering there isn't any form of activity anywhere except on week end euro evenings..

However, i have doubts for PvE, i still find it relatively easy to find a party for a quest or an elite area.. Sure, many places are empty, but it's still for sure more populated than PvP.

Swingline · Feb 02, 2012, 04:48 PM // 16:48

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Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

*raises hand*

Btw, is it just me tired of seeing similar topics to this? They come out like once a week now...yeah, gw is dead, were all phantoms and anyway the mayan end of the world is near so hey who cares

Only idiots think the world will end on December 21st 2012.

Alathin · Feb 02, 2012, 05:02 PM // 17:02

I only have one account and I play it alot :P

Mintha Syl · Feb 02, 2012, 05:13 PM // 17:13

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Originally Posted by Swingline

Only idiots think the world will end on December 21st 2012.

And only idiots think gw is dead, as well. I was just going on on the train of unnecessary tragedy shows.

enter_the_zone · Feb 02, 2012, 05:20 PM // 17:20

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Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

*raises hand*

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Originally Posted by Alathin

I only have one account and I play it alot :P

Well, to be fair, I also only had one account when I was new

That was a long time ago now, and a lot of my friends are from those days. Most of us were playing before the IG store, never mind character slots or storage panes, so multiple accounts was normal.

Alathin · Feb 02, 2012, 05:22 PM // 17:22

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Originally Posted by enter_the_zone

Well, to be fair, I also only had one account when I was new

That was a long time ago now, and a lot of my friends are from those days. Most of us were playing before the IG store, never mind character slots or storage panes, so multiple accounts was normal.

But... But...

Im not new im a 6 year veteran :P

enter_the_zone · Feb 02, 2012, 05:36 PM // 17:36

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Originally Posted by Alathin

But... But...

Im not new im a 6 year veteran :P

Sorry, that was an assumption based on your join date. How have you lived with just one account? Seriously, that'd drive me nuts..

a-kyle · Feb 02, 2012, 05:42 PM // 17:42

I only have one account and three characters

enter_the_zone · Feb 02, 2012, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Ok, seriously now, how many hours have you guys played?

Essence Snow · Feb 02, 2012, 05:53 PM // 17:53

I only have one account...13,455 hours across 11 toons

I have a guildy that has 35 accounts with nowhere near the hours

a-kyle · Feb 02, 2012, 06:01 PM // 18:01

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Originally Posted by enter_the_zone

Ok, seriously now, how many hours have you guys played?

Ive played for four years with 1 account and three characters. I have taken approx of 4 months off from the game. you dont need all these accounts or characters - although I do wanna reroll

**cosyfiep** · Feb 02, 2012, 06:17 PM // 18:17

my husband only has one account, he started playing in June of 2005....he has only the slots that came with the expansions...so 8? and only 6 character (I MADE him make a rit since he kept bothering me about having mine come along or he would only have 5)...he also works 2 jobs=little time for playing.

Some people are fine focusing in on one (or two) main characters and then playing them only----other people (like me), want to play all the classes, (or like me--like to make characters

).....

the way the game is it doesnt matter what your style--play 100 characters or just one, play for 100,000 hours or play 1 hour every month (or so)....that is one of the great things about this game.

Mintha Syl · Feb 02, 2012, 08:02 PM // 20:02

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Originally Posted by enter_the_zone

Ok, seriously now, how many hours have you guys played?

2851 hours and 3 years...I'm not a veteran as most people here are but I wouldn't either call myself a newbie :P
And, I have an account only but with 16 slots...I'd rather have 50 chars in a single account than many accounts, I know it's way more expensive but I'd never like having everything on diff places.

enter_the_zone · Feb 02, 2012, 08:25 PM // 20:25

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Originally Posted by Essence Snow

I only have one account...13,455 hours across 11 toons

I have a guildy that has 35 accounts with nowhere near the hours

Yeah, the only reason I ask is because the more hours I played, the more sense having a second account made, especially in the early days when there weren't any char slots. The third account came via a cousin who bought me Collectors edition of NF..... when I had already bought NF at the IG store

Plus, I am a compulsive hoarder in every game I play.... and nicks collectibles alone take more than 2 char slots... then there are all the mini pets and runes and materials and booze and party and sweets and.. and.. and..

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Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

2851 hours and 3 years...I'm not a veteran as most people here are but I wouldn't either call myself a newbie :P
And, I have an account only but with 16 slots...I'd rather have 50 chars in a single account than many accounts, I know it's way more expensive but I'd never like having everything on diff places.

See, now I prefer to spread my shit out across accounts. My brother had all his stuff on his main account which got hacked and he lost everything.