So, why does ANet favor the noobs and punish the veterans?

Well, this is a question that has been bothering me for quite a while.

Is it the constant 'need' to draw more players into the game that gives ANet the right to ignore their veteran players?

With all these silly weekends with double points to titles and the addition of new titles that aren't retro-active at all, ANet seems the favor the new players.

People that have had their titles maxed long before consumables found their way into the game got punished for not waiting long enough.
It's the same thing for Ursan Blessing.
Another example is the Party Animal Title Track and the double party points weekends (and according to the datfile there's gonna be more for drunkard).

Also, loads of double Glad, hero, champ & HB weekends have been added in which you could a huge push towards the HoM statue.

And these are just a few examples.

Now there's the Zaishen Title Track.

It seems to me that the people that will start the game 1 month before the release of GW II will still have the chance to get 30 maxed titles and a huge push in whatever pvp title.

What's next? 50x more Fame weekend?

This has to end.

Play the damn game or quit. Games need to be updated or they'll die, yes this means that things get easier so what. Move on.

Give it a little though... I'll help you out, money! They want money and they want people to enjoy their game. I think the double weekends are actually fun and people get pissed when they see others earn something they worked so hard at easier than they did.

because Veterans dont pay again. New players on the other hand, have to buy the game.

Its how it worked for a long time...For nearly everything, thats life, kind of silly to complain about it.

Yes it is. And it is GuildWars business model (you'd know that if you read ArenaNet interviews).

Theyre in this to make money not appease you...

i consider myself to be a veteran, because i have played the game for over 2 years. guess what, I didn't take time out to max a title untill 2 months ago.
they arn't punsihing veterans, they are trying to help you fill your HoM.


quit qqing because someone gets it easyier than you did. thats just vindictive

THey need to draw new players to make money. Its that simple.

Veterans get bored of the game and leave.

New players won't get bored of the game for awhile, these weekend events and new titles help them catch up to the veterans faster, they like it, they buy other Anet things, Anet gets money, Anet is happy, new players are happy.

It's all about the money.

money money money, *drool*

I've been in game since just after launch and the friend I play with since beta, we both enjoy the weekend bonuses, some more than others but I think they help keep the game going.

Been playing the game for three years, but didn't start working on titles until the HoM. Weekends like this one coming up helped me get Legendary Skill Hunter on two accounts.

So, it's not just favoring new players.

Because when they first program something, how are they supposed to know that later they will be adding a system that will require a counter for how many times that action has been performed.

The updates don't favor n00bs any moreso than veterans. Veterans are free to take advantage of all the changes just as much as n00bs are, and probably even moreso because they understand the game mechanics better.

Ursan Blessing actually helped veterans who were not a monk, ele, or warrior be able to participate in high end PVE areas where they were never welcome to participate before.

Also, there are already a ton of threads complaining about the things listed in the OP, do we really need another complaint thread on top of them.

Anet has the Vets right where they want them, it's up to us to deal or Quit, they have to find a way to appeal to the new Nubs and i don't blame them, it's all about the Money.......

I suppose its each to there own. I like to see new content added to a game that i like so much. Yes its another title, and there is a very good chace i never will max it out. BUt would people rather Anet didnt add anything new or done any special weekends at all?

As for the whole "more stuff for pvpers"...there is alot more content/titles for pve then there is for pvp.

I see it as if you think its fun: take part. If you think the weekend events and titles are rubbish then dont bother.

I believe this is the only 'new' content we will be seeing....no more sorrows furnace updates or realms of the gods....so anet must find a way to keep some people interested until gw2 comes out....and they ASSume this will do it.

Titles didn't even exist until factions, so "veterans" bought this game not expecting title grind anyway.

QFT

When we started this game, we were so wide-eyed and amazed at all the shiny new wonders that there were to see, and now 1500+ hours later, most of us are looking for things to keep us interested. A-Net doesn't actually have to care about us anymore. Once we paid, we just became another bunch of numbers in the databases. For me, the game has become boring. I am trying to sell a bunch of crap to fill out my HoM, but other than that or the occasional HA run, I dont play. Anet wont even bat an eye when I quit.

They have demonstrated again and again that the lowest common denominator is their priority; the ideal "casual gamer". I feel that they no longer care at all about what I want, dont want or care about from this game. It is time to move on and look for greener pastures.

I was hoping to leave GW with a good attitude, looking forwards to GW2, but now doubt has been cast on it. The addition of these new desparate attempts to appease the PvE'rs crys has missed the mark horribly. An emote for KoaBD would have pissed off a bunch of PvP'rs but it would still be rewarding skill (and yes, time to an extent), but this new only-way-to-get-it-is-a-shitload-of-money title is just retarded.

Age of Conan, here I come!

How exactly are they punishing anyone? Is it how they added a tiny little perk that no one had before? Boo hoo.