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cerb · Feb 25, 2009, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Hi GWGuru,

I had an idea last day (for GW2) and I'd need some community feedback on it. Some of you know me for writing The Art of Underworld, and I had started working on a website project called The Mists, which was abandoned. I figured I could perhaps reuse that name (The Mists) for a guild wars farming magazine. The idea would be a monthly (or bi-monthly) magazine with all the latest updates in the farming community: new builds, areas, strategies, everything. It would be designed, and there would be plenty of images to make it very comprehensible, and of course every guide would be reviewed and tested many times. And, thinking about it, I don't think the guide should be restricted to farming, perhaps it should be as much PvP as PvE. But basically, the idea is to keep the community up to date with a synthesis of all current trends, ideas, and other stuff going on around the game.

Now, three questions (I would add a poll, but GWGuru forums won't allow it):

1. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you have any suggestions?
2. How would you prefer the magazine to be? (Printed, for a small amount, with a possibility of subscriptions so you would get it a few days before the online copy is released / released as PDF, for a smaller amount, or for free / other?)
3. Would you be interested?

Thanks!

(ps: if anyone is interested and would like to participate in this project, contact me!)

Daisuko · Feb 25, 2009, 08:10 PM // 20:10

Farming is baed. It's not fun, and it just makes prices go up.

snaek · Feb 25, 2009, 08:21 PM // 20:21

i dun like farming either

but if u want it, go for it

oh and to answer ur question....pdf (or even flash)

lilraceangel3 · Feb 25, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24

UMM...Isn't that what the campfire forums are for?

cerb · Feb 25, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilraceangel3

UMM...Isn't that what the campfire forums are for?

No? This is about a Guild Wars magazine.

And please, judge the idea for what it is and not just as a farming magazine. It could be as much PvE (including, but not limited to farming) as PvP.

distilledwill · Feb 25, 2009, 08:30 PM // 20:30

Sounds like a good idea, I wouldnt print it out and attempt to get subscriptions etc, its all bit of a hassle as people could just get the free one online.

PDF would be the best format to send it in, but yeah, you could try and get some stuff on the new PVP meta, farming guides, a review of the latest monthly GvG and HB tourny finals etc. Might be a nice idea.

byteme! · Feb 25, 2009, 08:45 PM // 20:45

Wiki and skill templates destroyed creativity and induced cookie cutting builds. Having a monthly "farming" magazine imo is a step in the wrong direction. Heck they should remove Wiki and the stupid in-game templates. The entire community are just a bunch of cookie cutting clones.

Clone Wars ftl.

xron · Feb 25, 2009, 08:52 PM // 20:52

even through the negativety from the other posts... centralling on the "farming" element of the idea what I initially saw through your post was a newsletter type idea for all the latest goings on and how the updates have effected gameplay.
The scope is huge for what can be included..as mentioned an area for the last month's pvp tourney results, builds used, match analysis etc.
Also could cover some popular teambuilds or runs/farms etc i.e. when rojway first became widespread or the vsf etc etc.
Can have some activites, perhaps game based competitions for your readers.
Perhaps even HM mission guides or something.
Ways to farm for something specific, as in a specific item or collector armour.
Guide to certain titles such as survivor or LDoA.
I know some of these might be covered elsewhere but the magasine could be a place all the latest news and updates could be collated and interesting bits people may not have seen, added.

Xhizors · Feb 25, 2009, 08:54 PM // 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by distilledwill

Sounds like a good idea, I wouldnt print it out and attempt to get subscriptions etc, its all bit of a hassle as people could just get the free one online.

PDF would be the best format to send it in, but yeah, you could try and get some stuff on the new PVP meta, farming guides, a review of the latest monthly GvG and HB tourny finals etc. Might be a nice idea.

/agreed, if u have time then do it.

Pariah Hellfire · Feb 25, 2009, 09:21 PM // 21:21

I'd check it out..I say go for it.

Jiao Yang · Feb 25, 2009, 09:40 PM // 21:40

I wouldn't invest so much effort into a dead game

cerb · Feb 25, 2009, 09:52 PM // 21:52

This is for GW2 I would like to remind you

Gigashadow · Feb 25, 2009, 09:55 PM // 21:55

You probably aren't going to get any meaningful number of subscriptions, but you call sell advertising on the website. Sort of like how Jame's Leveling Guide works for WoW.

king_trouble · Feb 25, 2009, 10:03 PM // 22:03

Sounds like a bad idea, if something too popular comes along we could see something like what happened to elemental swords happen again. Or drive the prices of high end items way down like vsf did to Voltaic Spears.

Jecht Scye · Feb 25, 2009, 10:49 PM // 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by king_trouble

Sounds like a bad idea, if something too popular comes along we could see something like what happened to elemental swords happen again. Or drive the prices of high end items way down like vsf did to Voltaic Spears.

That will happen anyway. If a rare item can be farmed, it will be farmed.

I say go for it. I'd check it out if it was in .pdf format. Especially if it was appealing enough to the eye(looked like a real magazine.).

pumpkin pie · Feb 26, 2009, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Hey didn't know theres something called The Art of Underworld before. I had a peek and like it. it is very weldone!

I like the idea. go ahead with the Mist.

Did you know something we didn't to make you want to start a farming guide when the new announced GW2 will only be out in year 2010/11?

to answer your question:
Free digital copies are most welcome.

{IceFire} · Feb 26, 2009, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Sounds like a very cool idea. However I wouldn't put much hope on a subscription-based mag on a subscription-less mmo :P

byteme! · Feb 26, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12

Make it specifically a "news letter" and not another "wiki" type clone and I'm all for it.

pamelf · Feb 26, 2009, 02:21 AM // 02:21

I would possibly subscribe to just a general newsletter in PDF form would be ideal, but as you didn't give it as a free option go whatever's free. To be honest I would never buy anything that has info that I can get myself for free with an easy google search.

I don't think farming is a good idea, but just a general all-rounder GW2 newsletter I would definitely be interested in.

Bluefeather · Feb 26, 2009, 03:23 AM // 03:23

an update (farming, builds, etc) that comes one every month (or every other month) is a bad idea especially for a new game where changes take place every hour.