tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post2401128288710845468..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: A Shoulder Pet Is For Life, Not Just For Gnomekindle : IstariaBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-88244728869790955492016-01-03T10:36:36.827+00:002016-01-03T10:36:36.827+00:00I agree that you really can't use forums (or b...I agree that you really can't use forums (or blogs) as a reliable indicator of widespread player feeling but in the case of the hanges to the BLs that came with HoT all the evidence you need is there in game. In T1 player activity dropped massively and has never recovered. Where we had queues on most BLs at peak times now we only have queues on EBG and that infrequently. <br /><br />I play my third account on EBay and there player activity is almost invisible. I can (and usually do) complete my dailies in WvW there with no risk whatsoever of meeting a single enemy player. The BLs in the mid and lower tiers are solo PVE maps now.<br /><br />There's a rumor, which I believe, that the Desert Borderland is actually a discarded HoT PvE map. It is very clearly designed with gliding in mind. It would actually make a very good PvE map with gliding. For WvW it is awkward and irritating. Yes, it splits up zergs and makes getting to places to defend them a lot harder. That may have been intentional but the observable fact is that most players don't want to have their zergs broken up nor to have to take longer to get to the action. <br /><br />As usual, any change will please some and annoy others. In this case, though, the number of people who seem pleased is very small and the number annoyed a lot larger. That's poor commercial judgment for a business making changes to a product or service.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-59253691856163782002016-01-01T08:11:29.608+00:002016-01-01T08:11:29.608+00:00Where it reads "and you know that those peopl...Where it reads "and you know that those people don't really like the game and no matter what Arenanet does to the game they will be playing it"<br /><br />it should read "and you know that those people don't really like the game and no matter what Arenanet does to the game they will NOT be playing it"Luis Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285335572297296899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-31199799090482257262016-01-01T08:09:57.026+00:002016-01-01T08:09:57.026+00:00Are the new WvW borderlands really as bad as peopl...Are the new WvW borderlands really as bad as people paint it?<br />First time I logged in, it felt huge and I hated it.<br />Then I logged in again. It felt smaller and I hated it a bit less.<br />Then I warmed up on the new borderlands.<br /><br />I liked the old borderlands. I suspect most did even if only because WvW can be really fun and you associate those memories together and now suddenly that old partner is gone replaced by another one and you need to learn all the new efficient paths and siege locations.<br /><br />It also seems to me that Arenanet was successful in addressing 2 major complaints of WvW players.<br /><br />First that The Zerg could be everywhere and defend/attack everything. (we all know Zergs could jump maps and move at incredible speeds and go defend that tier3 tower or keep a group of 6 players have been battering in 30 seconds).<br /><br />Secondly that upgrading was very expensive by removing the upgrade costs.<br /><br />Often you read feedback of people all around forums, blogs and social media, and you know that those people don't really like the game and no matter what Arenanet does to the game they will be playing it and so Anet changes something for the sake of people that aren't their players hurting the ones happy with the game.<br /><br />But in this case, I know that the actual feedback was from people that love the game and WvW.<br /><br />And the players didn't like the changes they though they wanted. <br />Guess we can always blame Anet execution of those changes, although it is hard to blame something that does what it was designed to do.<br />Luis Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285335572297296899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-29325880476180471842015-12-28T14:24:37.924+00:002015-12-28T14:24:37.924+00:00I logged in yesterday as well, after seeing the em...I logged in yesterday as well, after seeing the email. I don't know if I'll get that shoulder pet... But that's my goal too, Lol! <br /><br />It's a neat game, I remember my brother buying a box copy YEARS ago! I always thought it was really interesting but only player very briefly. Maybe I'll get further this time. Hope you get your pet!kaozzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058067791146704803noreply@blogger.com