how is guild wars for you NOW?

Ok since recent changes in the loot scaling/hard mode system have affected so many different people for different reasons i`m trying to find out what are peoples views on this current crisis guild wars is having.

Please be aware this is not a thread for ranting or raving about nerfing etccc theres plenty of other threads for that

Hopefully this thread will determine to some degree if the new changes are gladly appreciated or a big mistake

So really we all now fit into these groups

1- Love the changes (guild wars is my future)
2- Hate the changes (guild wars is the past)
3- Not fussed either way (i have a life lol)

If you could take the time to jot down a response it would be great and don`t forget this is not a thread to rant your views one way or the other its just to get overall picture on how the recent changes have affect everyones views.

Ok ill start the ball rolling my choice is number 2

the changes have greatly affected the way i play the game. i bought all 3 games because i liked the way they ran but since the changes its not the same and just doesnt do it for me anymore

With hard-mode they gave us a new challenge and some more cool titles to work for, so I think it's good.=P Don't care about loot-scaling, 'cause I always play in full parties anyway.
So yeah, option 1 for me, I guess.

1 - love the changes

I'm still having fun, still having lots to do and can't wait for the expansion

2

I dislike the changes. Chapter 1 was awesome. Chapter 2 was a comedy of errors. Chapter 3 was fun in a "check out the new area kinda way". However, the universal changes ruined all three chapters which means the Expansion is going to fall right into the same group as Chapter 2 unless the Devs go back to core concept from Chapter 1.

3

It just added more blandness and grind to a game that had already become quite bland. I stopped playing with any regularity a few weeks after Nightfall release, just hanging out to see if there were any changes towards GW gameplay style of 2 years ago, but that's not the case. So waiting it out for another round.

Option one for me

Scaling did not affect me and HM introduced some new challenges.
Somewhere between 'not fuzzed' and 'love'.

1) Although there's a notable increase in grind throughout the game and I hope that the next expansion doesn't give us more of just that...

Option 1!
I like GW.

I hated the changes. To be exact, I did not like a single update since the SF-update. Every patch made me angry and it took days to get back anough motivation to continue. Even patches with good things did upset me as ANet is unable to do one thing without breaking another.

I will quit GW, the only reason I'm still playing, is because I'm still waiting for a good online game to be released. But even if I don't find one, GW2 will never be installed on a computer I own. And GW:EN? Extremely unlikely. I don't like the game anymore, it's not the same game, that was released in spring 2005 and what I heard from gw2 I did even like less.

Hmm... It is true that GW has shifted its focus to cater almost exclusively experienced to hardcore players. And the sense that there's nothing else to look for after GWEN, besides minor things, doesn't help...

I love some of the changes. Hard mode is a very nice addition to the game. The only issue I have with it is the 1/2 casting time AI's get, but it's still quite fun.

I could care less about other changes. The loot scaling thing doesn't bother me, since I'm not a solo farmer and I haven't seen any difference in the drops I'm getting. (Other than the 3 black dyes in less than an hour I got farming cupcakes last weekend when I've only gotten 6 or 7 in the 3,000 + hours of playing before that!)

As far as I can tell, the only "crisis" going on is the greedy can't get a fix for their loot addiction.

option 3. I'll still play the game no matter what happens. But it's better than... watching TV in my spare time.

1
Loved it for two years, will love it for two more (at least lol)

I'll most likely be buying GW2, but the current GW is nothing compared to GW when it was released. I wish ANet could bring that back.

1

I find that the changes keep it interesting.

Loot scaling isnt affecting me financially. There are new ways whereby money can be made.
That said, I am not one to care for the new titles because I hate the grind. I am not/will not be vanquishing anything or doing any missions in HM simply because I am fed up with the storyline already.
GW is gradually becoming less attractive to me and I find I spend less time playing GW with every passing day.
I think it took A-Net too long to decide where to go with the game after NF because new content is overdue.

If anything, I would have to pick #1.

While not 100% satisfied with a few things concerning Hard Mode, I appreciate it for breathing more life into PvE, which had become incredibly stale for me.

3, life will go on, especially with exams approaching

Definitely #1 GW is a great game, been playing for 2 years and expect to play as long as it's around.