Curse

Andy_M · Jan 15, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58

I think it's simple. 2 new archetypes = 2 new slots needed. Why should I buy extra slots when I'm already forking out 30-40 quid for a new game already ?

BellyFlop · Jan 15, 2006, 11:16 AM // 11:16

All I see is “Thanks for all the support in playing Guild Wars and we are very exited about the new project and we hope you can helps us to be as successfully as the first one was, for that I will give you one more slot for you to enjoy while two new professions are added, have fun.

For me either A.net doest know how to run a business or they takes us all for fools

All of people that say that adding more slots cost money to them, but no one talks about 4+4=8 that’s chapter 1 and chapter 2 slots. Why would we get 5 slots only?

Why we would loose money then? Coz chapter 1 and chapter 2 = 8 slots. I don’t mind having chapter 1 and chapter 2 running solo I will use them for PvE mainly but its just stupid u can’t merge the accounts and have the 8 slots.

Doest anyone knows if u just buy chapter 2 can you join a Guild that was created in chapter 1?

Right now I have 2 accounts, one for PvE only and another with 2 slots for PvP and 2 more PvE, so that’s 6 PvE and 2 PvP more than enough, but an extra slot for 2 characters, not really enough with the extra slot.

I see this way if they don’t want to give 8slots for 2 accounts together then make a different price for people that have chapter 1, or why can’t u buy extra slots? They may be worried about the farmers, they can buy extra slots to store more and farm even more, if that’s the case make that u can only buy 2 extra slots per account (Cd Key) or something similar, again we all talking about slots and this 1 extra could have been just rumours, but if its not they can expect loads of complains.

Most posters are from the US so you pay $50 for a game and what u get is one slot to play with? coz your other 4 all have Fow and u dont want to delete them and want to look back at the work u have put into it. so the only option to make a Assassin, Ritualist as primary is to delete one of you beloved

characters, this is what they are saying right?

All I see is they don’t care about gamers, if they did they would not force people to delete characters that they have works for hours.

And it’s funny when people say why u need more slots you can’t expect to Finnish this game with 4 PvE characters, you can see that person it’s more a PvP than PvE, and u can easy to delete a PvP and remake but not as simple if its a PvE.

Slots you have monk, ranger, warrior, ele, mesmer, necro now that’s 6 characters, 4 slots.

Ok u may say make a Monk/Ranger, Warrior/Ele, Mesmer/Necro and u have an extra one for PvP right?

And yes u can change your profession later on, but how would u do it if u want to make a Necro Primary? No matter how u swap around u can’t have all characters as primary since u can only change the secondary.

The people that want more slots are the people that play all the time and don’t want to play WoW for a reason or other the ones that don’t complain are the casual gamers or like I said the PvP gamers.

And we all know how much they love the PvP players.

Poised · Jan 15, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03

My current character situation is this, (Im a casual gamer btw, very casual)
1st slot : my main man, mesmer/monk, level 20, finished fire island, almost all elites unlocked.
2nd slot : Necro/elementalist, level 20, he is at thunderhead, and have just begun to unlock his elites
3rd slot : Ranger/monk, level 20, still in the desert, 1 elite unlocked.
4th slot : monk/warrior, level 20, on fire island missions, have a few elites unlocked.

So wich of my characters should I delete ??
Im not deleting my main, he is my main source of fun, I like helping out with this guy, I do many back missions for the fun, and I use him to farm with a 55 build, but ONLY when Im strapped for cash, I would never buy FoW armor, or buy expensive weapons, I use collectors, I play like this because I hate the grind, cant stand it, I also play in CA very very rarely with this toon.

Then there are the rest of the characters, neither of whom have unlocked their elites yet, so if I delete one of them, I will HAVE to roll another eventually in order to unlock elites for their classes, why on earth would I delete a character that I FINALLY have begun unlocking elites with ??

I play casually, and I dont agree with being run, except for the droknar run, thats a great way to spice up a new char in old missions, so if I was to start all over again, say by deleting my necro, it would take me ages to get him back to level 20, and back to the elite skill areas.

Adding 1 more character slot just wont do it for me, it would only press me even harder up against the wall Im already up against now, forcing me to make an ass/ri, and I would still be faced with my current problem, no free slot for an easily adaptable PvP character.

Wessels · Jan 15, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

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Getting 2 accounts to have extra slots is stupid imho, you get to unlock all the stuff again, buy all the expansions twice, and not even able to log in the two accounts without buying a second computer or in some way violating the EULA.

I would agree with this statement , were it not for the fact we really didn't have any choice when we wanted to play all classes as primary ( I call deleting a character in which you invested countless hours to level it up and finally completed the game with not a viable option ). I said time and time again : you can't compare playing a class as primary class with playing it as your secondary profession ( a monk without divine favor is in fact not a true monk , because all those spells get enhanced in an incredible manner by the DF-attribute. Necro without soul reaping : same thing ,etc. ) . If we wanted to fully understand what it was like to play a class , we had to play it as primary profession .

This was impossible due to the fact we had 4 slots and 6 classes - hence the purchase of a second account .

So I wouldn't call it stupid on the part of the players deciding to do that .

John Bloodstone · Jan 15, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41

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Originally Posted by Poised

My current character situation is this, (Im a casual gamer btw, very casual)
1st slot : my main man, mesmer/monk, level 20, finished fire island, almost all elites unlocked.
2nd slot : Necro/elementalist, level 20, he is at thunderhead, and have just begun to unlock his elites
3rd slot : Ranger/monk, level 20, still in the desert, 1 elite unlocked.
4th slot : monk/warrior, level 20, on fire island missions, have a few elites unlocked.

So wich of my characters should I delete ??
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Well, I play this game nearly every day and I only have 3 characters, 2 finished and one at ember light camp. So you can't be that casual

I would complete the game with your remaining characters, then decide which one of them you least enjoy playing, unlock all his/her elites and then wipe it. Do you really intend to play through the next chapter with all 4 of your players plus another 2 new ones? no casual player would be able to manage that.

No doubt having to kill an existing player is a brutal choice that people will have to make, but ANet have obviously limited our slots for a reason. That reason I assume is balance.

Poised · Jan 15, 2006, 02:58 PM // 14:58

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Originally Posted by John Bloodstone

Well, I play this game nearly every day and I only have 3 characters, 2 finished and one at ember light camp. So you can't be that casual

I would complete the game with your remaining characters, then decide which one of them you least enjoy playing, unlock all his/her elites and then wipe it..........

Hmm I "thought" I was casual at least hehe, maybe Im not all that casual then

Your suggestion is actually precisely what my original intentions were, the problem being, unlocking all the skills, while having fun at the same time, takes quite some time for me, I fully intend to delete the ranger when he is done with the most important elites, I did intend to delete the necro too, but I changed my mind on that, necros are excellent fun, and I wouldnt have the heart to delete him, and the monk was a deleteable character too, I never enjoyed the healer role in any MMORPG before, wich is also why I made it a mo/w, just so I could unlock the last skillset of the warrior, but Im finding monking to be quite a laugh, especially in PUGs, where a good monk really can turn the tide of battle, not deleting monk either.

But there is no way I will be able to unlock even half the ranger elites I would like, before the PVP event this weekend, and I seriously doubt I will have him done in time for chapter 2, I play slowly, so unless I grind him, wich I absolutely refuse, I will not delete him in time for chapter2.
Even if I do delete the ranger, I would still only have 1 slot left for a PVE character to experiment with assassin and ritualist classes, both of wich I intend to play as primarys to get to know the classes, but thats only doable if I delete my ranger AND use the extra slot from chapter 2 for PVE, and not for PVP, if I use both slots for PVE, then Im right back where I started, unable to participate in PVP events such as the upcomming one, and also unable to effortlessly field PVP characters.

I would happily pay 50 smackers for 2 extra add on character slots, 2 more slots would revive this game in so many ways for me, right now, Im with my back against a solid wall

Fantus · Jan 15, 2006, 03:53 PM // 15:53

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Originally Posted by Konrow

wow all u people that are quitting if they only give one slot, you guys are simply stupid. just delete one of your maxed otu characters if u run outta space.

WOW... what a GREAT suggestion! Wonderful!! Breathtaking!!!

Why don't you take that idea one step further:

Who needs more than one character anyway? Solve the game with one character and then delete the game since then you'll know all it has to offer! I mean, only stupid people ever would make more than one character, right?

BellyFlop · Jan 15, 2006, 04:15 PM // 16:15

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WOW... what a GREAT suggestion! Wonderful!! Breathtaking!!!

Yes I noticed that as well and he must be a genius, and a dedicated PvP or he is lost, coz that’s what you do when you call people names that you don’t know.

Or maybe he just started and hasn’t been playing since day one.

4 slots over more or less 1 year, that’s like 3 months PvE with one character.

But who Cares.

Jaythen Tyradel · Jan 15, 2006, 04:23 PM // 16:23

heat rising...flames tickling at my feet....this thread is on dangerous grounds..

but I will add my two cents:
More than one would be nice. One is pretty much certain, but we still have a few months before the game will be release. You never know if they will take our suggestions to heart and give us what we are asking for. Until then, keep speculating, for that is all we can do.
I agree with the idea of offering the choice for players to purchase extra slots to have more charachters. With one little question though, how many can they buy? One may say 8, another may say 10.

DreamCatcher · Jan 15, 2006, 07:23 PM // 19:23

I'd say when you buy the full game for the full price you should get full char slots. So Ch2 + Ch2 is 8 slots. Why be happy with even 2 more slots?

I mean you paid for it, right?

Konrow · Jan 15, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

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Originally Posted by BellyFlop

Yes I noticed that as well and he must be a genius, and a dedicated PvP or he is lost, coz that’s what you do when you call people names that you don’t know.

Or maybe he just started and hasn’t been playing since day one.

4 slots over more or less 1 year, that’s like 3 months PvE with one character.

But who Cares.

actually i have been playing sicne day one, and i prolly shouldn't have said ppl are stupid(i apologize) but the point was that i doubt people enjoy all four of their characters so much that delteing them would be tragic. also i just wanted tyo tell everyone something: one slot isn't wat we're getting. its AT LEAST one slot that we're getting. i'm sure its gonan turn out that we get 2 or 3 slots extra., hey maybe even four if we're lucky

Teufel Eldritch · Jan 15, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

IMO they should give us a slot for each profession. Anytime they add a new profession they should add a new slot.

disarm76 · Jan 15, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

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Originally Posted by DreamCatcher

I'd say when you buy the full game for the full price you should get full char slots. So Ch2 + Ch2 is 8 slots. Why be happy with even 2 more slots?

I mean you paid for it, right?

you're completely right. If the chapter 2 standalone costs the same as the Chapter 2 for chapter 1 players, we should have full char slots.
One thing I don't understand.. Who is gonna buy a standalone?
And miss the first chapter stuff???

MadOnion · Jan 15, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by Konrow

actually i have been playing sicne day one, and i prolly shouldn't have said ppl are stupid(i apologize) but the point was that i doubt people enjoy all four of their characters so much that delteing them would be tragic. also i just wanted tyo tell everyone something: one slot isn't wat we're getting. its AT LEAST one slot that we're getting. i'm sure its gonan turn out that we get 2 or 3 slots extra., hey maybe even four if we're lucky

For me at least, it's not that I love my characters and their armor too much to delete them, it's more that each of my characters has a very specific purpose.

Loviatar · Jan 15, 2006, 07:46 PM // 19:46

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Originally Posted by DreamCatcher

I'd say when you buy the full game for the full price you should get full char slots. So Ch2 + Ch2 is 8 slots. Why be happy with even 2 more slots?

I mean you paid for it, right?

then install it as a full stand alone game and have your 4 slots.

BellyFlop · Jan 15, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

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I'd say when you buy the full game for the full price you should get full char slots. So Ch2 + Ch2 is 8 slots. Why be happy with even 2 more slots?

I mean you paid for it, right?

I think that would be in the perfect World but not in A.net World.

All i ask is to you give me what i pay for, if chapter 1 come with 4 slots and chapter 2 come with another 4, that makes a total of 8!!!

Or make it that u can merge both chapters but pay for less.
Something like this Full Chapter 2 $50 Chapter 2 Merge Option $30, that way they can give us 2 extra slots only. if u want 8 u need to get the Full chapter 2.

WE should now be penalize to merge both accounts but encourage to do it.

What makes me think they will not give us 8 slots is coz after chapter 2 come chapter 3 and that will have to be 12 slots and so on.

The Great Al · Jan 15, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

and to people who say that it's no big deal to just delete a level 20 character that's already finished the game....what about those characters who's creaters spent well over 100k on armor, and black dye, and that is customized ONLY TO THAT CHARACTER? A little harder to delete those characters then, no?

aeroclown · Jan 15, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

*shrugs*

I don't honestly see a need for more then 2 new slots. If you are like me, which obviously most aren't, I have 2 characters I play all the time and the other 2 slots I couldn't give rats arse about, I delete them all the time. 2 would be a nice addition imo for the next chapter.

I see no real reason for me personally, to need more then that. I like what I have I play what I have, I don't care to unlock everything there is to unlock, until I feel the want or urge to do something different.

Mistcane · Jan 15, 2006, 09:10 PM // 21:10

Someone needs to start a petition for more storage, or a storage acct for special holiday items. I am going to have to play on my PvE char during the preview due to a slot that is taken up by a storage character. I have nothing that is below 5k on it so erasing it is outta the question. 10 more slots for storage would be a dream come true ANet.

Loviatar · Jan 15, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16

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Originally Posted by The Great Al

and to people who say that it's no big deal to just delete a level 20 character that's already finished the game....what about those characters who's creaters spent well over 100k on armor, and black dye, and that is customized ONLY TO THAT CHARACTER? A little harder to delete those characters then, no?

stupid as it may seem i think of a long term character as an investment in time and effort.

i think that there should be 2 slots but if only 1 slot i will look carefully at the new professions and add whichever one (if either) to my character list.

i may fall in love with how one plays for me and decide to get rid of an old friend for the new but i will take my time deciding on it.

note i want 2 slots but i will take what i get.