When do you Think Anet/Ncsoft will stop making gw

dunno if this is right place for this thread but title says it all,

tbh i dnt have a clue, but im thinking when the sales start to drop.

I think there may well be a Guild Wars 2 at some point. Think they may do one or more chapters then maybe release a totally new GW. Think it will be around in some form for quite a few years. Who knows tho.

Well, obviously they aren't going to continue trying to market something that people no longer have an interest in. Better question would be, when are people going to get tired of Guild Wars?

As Anet is a business they will stop manufacturing/producing the game when the sales start taking a rapid nosedive. Then one buy one they will start shutting down the servers and force the remaining players all to play on a single server.

Shadow, many people are tired of GW already.

I dunno. GW's ultimate failing is that all the games are standalones. If they just focused on expansions with no new professions but more skills and higher level content I think people would be happier. We need new titles and new goals to work towards. Being able to gain the favor of gods beside Balthazar would be good. Eventually though I'd like a GW2. The current storyline seems like its on the way to its climax.

I mean tired in a more broad sense; as in they, the majority, stop playing/buying new chapters. There will always be people who are tired of something, even if that something is relatively new. They still have enough buyers to continue, and probably will do so for another two or more chapters.

Personally id keep buying chapters till i drop, just cuz im still interested after 12 months. ppl around me just discovered gw and are very keen to play it.

But I also would love to see gw next chapter to have higher requirements. I think prophesies came out at the right time: not everyone had a killer pc (or ok computer), but even I (and im poor) have a way better pc now, and would like to have even more killer graphics in gw.

And after seeing the graphics of Aion...im thinkin that gw 2 (or chapter 4?) will have these improvements.

Id hate to see gw go but if theres no market (or limited), thats the way it works.

Still playing proph, factions and nf with pride and pleasure

Easilly 10+ Years..

20,000 Players $50.00 for Campaign will net 1 Million..

This is one of the Best MMO's out there.

Sure people will get bored as they would with any MMO's. Since GW has no monthly Charge I can't see it going away any time soon.

Take a look at others MMO's like Everquest / Ultima Online even Asheron's Call are games with low low population but they are still Online.

So I give GW at least Minimum 10 Years.. The only way they would be threatened is if WoW/UO/EQ or Future MMO's decide to go without Monthly Fees and live up to the Quality/Graphics that GW has set..

Take Care.. Lastilly there will always be Doomsayers for any MMO's. Just look at the History of Online Games that have surpassed 5 years of Operations.

I'm actually hoping for some type of Alien Invasion that would Open up a whole new avenue for GW..

I remember while playing Meridian 59 they had some GREAT spells. Example: You could cast a spell on an opponet and it would turn their keyboard control backwards for XX seconds. They also had a Total Black Out spell that would turn the opponet screen completely Black for like 3 seconds but man it was awesome. They also had a spell that made you Invisible and you would only show as a shimmer on the Opponet screen. They also had Gods that you swore loyalty to - Only thru those Gods could you learn spells. However if you turned against the gods you swore loyalty to you would lose the spells you learned from them. They could bring all of this to GW via the Alien Invasion .


That's Just Me though

Take Care..

Lol.

Believe that if you want. 10 years from now when I have my 128 Core CPU (Intel projects we will get 64 cores in 5 years by the way) you think Guild Wars will still be competitive?

Oh, and with no auction house even then.

Sorry, I find that hard to believe. This game will probably have 2 more chapters and then it will start to go downhills. I just don't believe they can even make that many variants of the same skills and weapon mods to keep this game fresh.

I agree with generik. There is only a certain amount you can do with a hack&slash/spell caster type MMO before it becomes like all the others out there.

Note: I'm aware GW is not your standard MMO but lets just call it one for sake of arguement.

Well, GW's has already broke the 3million mark and WoW is standing still at 7million. That shows how popular the game has become, and Anet wont stop making games -why? Because players don't want them to! If the majority of players were complaining, and sales were plummeting then Anet would, more than likely, stop making chapters for GW's.

But I personally think that GW's will be going for a good 5 years or so, as long as the community stays intrested...which I can see happening.

I think the next chapter will be crucial. If it's still just "more of the same", lots of people will start to get bored. But how can you radically re-invent GW without alienating old school players?

We as GW veterans, i think tend to be more pessimistic since we burn through content a lot faster.

We know how the game works, we kill stuff faster, we beat missions super fast. We've seen all this before.

I'd like to hear what some "first timers" of Guild Wars think.
Those who have bought their first standalone.
Those who will continue to keep this franchise alive.

I think veterans will burn out after 1-2 chapters and be replaced by new players. Thats the business model's function imo.

It's in Anet's best interest to get NEW players.

People still play Diablo 2...

Only thing that got me off of that was GW. So logically next thing better than GW will get me off of GW.

There alot of hack and slash games out there, only a very small amount do it right.

I think they should stop making new chapters and just keep expanding the old ones.

Raising the level cap is one of many things Anet can do to boost sales before finally giving up on GW. So, until you see some drastic changes in GW's gameplay and design philosophy, Anet and GW are probably doing just fine. So I'm not worrying.

Unless something very bad happens, I expect GW to prosper for at least 4 years from now. It's just too big just to drop it, ArenaNet is going to make everything they can to keep the game alive. I think that Campagin 4 may be delayed just because it has to be top standard, with major engine improvements and lots of new stuff. We all know that if it's just more of the same, it may not sell that well.
For now everything is going very well, much cool stuff is being added to the game in free updates and over 3 million copies have been sold.
Long Live GW!

I guess we shall see - Ultima Online - Ugly Game compared to todays games. Still though they celebrated 9 years. With people for years and years ushering in their demise as soon as a New MMO comes out.

I'm not concerned at all - 5 years easilly 10 years really no problem.. Just gotta wait and see who's right . Chat with you in 10...

Take Care...

Simple Business Question Answer: When It Stops making a profit