Originally Posted by arredondo

Arena.net still doesn't get it - they put a prophetic frog in PvE to hint at some updates, but the update is PvP related. That's like going in to Soup Plantation and surprising the patrons with steak and ribs. But us meat eaters, tired of surviving on weeks of forced salads and spinach for the occasional hot dog, are ready to dig into the blue plate special only to find out the surprise is barely two bites of steak and an extra rib. Who is supposed to get excited for that?

Now they scratch their heads wondering why people are underwhelmed. This is an awesome game, and I play it more than anything, but it should be as clear as day by now that you HAVE to let people play what they want to play. Forcing PvE play mechanics (faction, unlocking) in a PvP competitive environment will always be a poor fit unless you can earn enough to unlock everything in a day. Especially when since day one, PvE players can enjoy 100s of hours without more than one forced PvP play mechanic.

A lot of the PvP players who're complaining only want to play their radical solo/team build ideas sometime this decade. I've put in 700+ hours and I STILL only have my two PvE classes fully unlocked. You can't pay me to ever go through any adventure more than once, and I really liked PvE at the time and want the expansion for more. But I'm 100% focused on PvP, and playing without all the available strategic tools to plan with is counterproductive to that mode and is fundamentally anti-competition.

From now on, they should let the frog talk to PvE players only about PvE things. I didn't even know about it because like a lot of PvP players, I don't venture into the city unless it's to buy equipment. Give PvE players all that role playing stuff and they'll be thrilled. Give them special events and unique (NON-PVP!) items and equipment. And in return, a legion of PvP focused players will be happy for many moons to come if you simply remove these cuffs from around our creative and competitive ankles.

Simply put, let salad eaters have their vegatable buffets while the rest of us dig into 16-ounce Ribeyes with all the fixings. The cool thing is, this way almost all of us are pleased because at anytime we can choose to nibble on food from the other side of the table instead of having it forced upon us when are stomachs are aching for something else.