Curse

DarkNecrid · May 22, 2008, 07:00 PM // 19:00

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Terrible. Just what I thought would happen when they announced seperate skill balancing. Only buffs to PvE.

Bye bye balance. Bye bye challenging PvE experience. Bye bye fun.

Yes.

Well...

it was never challenging except when we all sucked (hello THK).

But yeah....

Abedeus · May 22, 2008, 07:58 PM // 19:58

So... It was supposed to be afternoon at a.net's, so 9 PM at GTM+1. So pardon my french, but where the hell is my damn update? Don't tell me you are going to wait another week with it...

Alex Morningstar · May 22, 2008, 08:01 PM // 20:01

I think I shit ponies when I read the first line:

"With this week’s update we will introduce a new system to split certain skills into separate PvE and PvP versions."

This is madness!

legacyofkain85 · May 22, 2008, 08:03 PM // 20:03

more duration for shadow form,nice easier to keep it up while farming,easier to hfff to imo lol

DarkNecrid · May 22, 2008, 08:04 PM // 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abedeus

So... It was supposed to be afternoon at a.net's, so 9 PM at GTM+1. So pardon my french, but where the hell is my damn update? Don't tell me you are going to wait another week with it...

Ya, it's 1:03 there.

Afternoon is still going for like, another 3 hours.

I Can Cure Cancer · May 22, 2008, 08:06 PM // 20:06

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Originally Posted by Turtle222

Madness?...

THIS

IS

...

*lets someone else finish line*

Anet not giving a sh!t.

Splitting the skill sets was bad enough, but now instead of making meaningful nerfs, they nerf last month's meta and do almost nothing on the PvE side of play.

Antheus · May 22, 2008, 08:10 PM // 20:10

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Originally Posted by Mewcatus

Here are some mmos which blow your credibility up in smoke: Habbo, Webkinz, Puzzle Pirates, Parking Wars, Kart Rider and Audition

- Habbo: It's hard-core low-fidelity game. The trading and collector's aspect attracts a lot of people.
- Webkinz: Cute virtual world with real world tie-ins. It gives people something more than virtual avatar. Keyword: cute
- Puzzle Pirates: Solitaire, Tetris and Bejeweled consumed more hours than all other games combined. Enough said.
- Audition: It's only the largest online game ever. It's Guitar hero online. Yes, plenty of hard-core players there as well.

Hard-core does not mean wtfpwnbbq farming or killing. That in itself is niche market.

FlamingMetroid · May 22, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12

I lol'd
the Shadow Form buff was especially funny

DreamWind · May 22, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Yea...I actually LoL'ed as well the more I think about this update.

MisterT69 · May 22, 2008, 09:12 PM // 21:12

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Originally Posted by DreamWind

Yea...I actually LoL'ed as well the more I think about this update.

speaking about the update...its May 22, where's my UBER BUFF WTF H4X SHADOW FORM!!!!!

Loviatar · May 22, 2008, 09:54 PM // 21:54

[QUOTE]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Dudenstein

This attitude may work great for you but its not good for the game as a whole.

Many gamers, particularly the hardcore gamers, get enjoyment from 'accomplishing' something difficult or time-consuming.

If everything in the game is easy and accessible to casual gamers, then you have no hardcore players. An MMO with no hardcore players is a dead MMO.[/QUOTE]

wrong to the nth degree.

this is a game FOR the casual player and the hardcore is a very tiny splinter group who could all vanish today and never be missed.

the hardcore are so far out of touch with the vast majority of players they actually think they are somehow important to joe casual who plays for fun not epeen/profit.

jeff strain had it nailed as keynote speaker at that MMO conference.

credit · May 22, 2008, 09:54 PM // 21:54

new build
new build
new build
new build

FengShuiDove · May 22, 2008, 09:55 PM // 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abedeus

So... It was supposed to be afternoon at a.net's, so 9 PM at GTM+1. So pardon my french, but where the hell is my damn update? Don't tell me you are going to wait another week with it...

Indeed. Less not updating, more updating please.

Zinger314 · May 22, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05

It's 3:00 PM in PST, to all you GMT hippies.

And ArenaNet is always late. ALWAYS.

ragnagard · May 22, 2008, 10:09 PM // 22:09

Late and.. "great" (ironic mode ON). Atts were put at 0..15 range, so the reality is that Shadow form is 5...25..30..32sec duration (S.A. att 0..12..15..16).

So there's not permaform with paradox.. just for about 2 seconds... great ^^ (ironic mode HOLD)

Feanixxx · May 22, 2008, 10:20 PM // 22:20

My Shadow Form has just changed from 20 to 30 seconds so I assume the skill changes are now in place.

Pandora's box · May 22, 2008, 10:29 PM // 22:29

This update is a good start. Not too many changes at once (setting back PvE skills) and good balances for PvP. As a veteran player I can support this. Keep the good work going Anet!

DutchSmurf · May 22, 2008, 10:58 PM // 22:58

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Originally Posted by Pandora's box

This update is a good start. Not too many changes at once (setting back PvE skills) and good balances for PvP. As a veteran player I can support this. Keep the good work going Anet!

Lol, you are obviously playing a different game then I am. Since the PvP changes are just horrible. Nerfs to defensive skills in an offensive meta, does that make sense to anyone?

Sleeper Service · May 22, 2008, 11:01 PM // 23:01

ahhahahah now pvpers QQ about changes.

hey! adapt.

Longasc · May 22, 2008, 11:30 PM // 23:30

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

the hardcore are so far out of touch with the vast majority of players they actually think they are somehow important to joe casual who plays for fun not epeen/profit.

jeff strain had it nailed as keynote speaker at that MMO conference.

You are here since early 2005. Do you really consider yourself to be among the crowd of the clueless casuals, casuals being considered nowadays to be dumb as a bump somehow, that like easy buttons?

Jeff Strain was talking about things like a grindless game, a game where people progressed into pvp, about doing their very own thing, doing it very well and the moment they introduced heroes he declared buddy gaming the new rave.

To put it bluntly, Jeff Strain was and is talking a lot, especially before they delivered this unfinished scrapped... erm quality product EOTN.

Sorry, people here try to stop this downtrend of making this game worse than ever and you consider it fun for the casual player.

You fail hard.