tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post3919099305135934203..comments2024-03-29T14:47:49.328+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: End Of Dragons, End Of An EraBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-7323995180230354372022-03-08T22:58:36.051+00:002022-03-08T22:58:36.051+00:00With the engine upgrade to DX11 it is both unlikel...With the engine upgrade to DX11 it is both unlikely that GW2 will be shelved and new graphic updates can be rolled to older content.Luis Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285335572297296899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-19631225577158703662022-03-08T21:38:33.457+00:002022-03-08T21:38:33.457+00:00I'd be delighted if ANet put GW2 into maintena...I'd be delighted if ANet put GW2 into maintenance in favor of working on GW3, with two provisos: firstly that GW3 was no more than a firm 12-18 months from launch and secondly that GW3 was actually something I'd want to play instead of GW2. Those are two pretty big "ifs". <br /><br />It also occurs to me that a really smart move for ANet would be to leverage the whole "take your gear from one game to another" things that the NFT clowns keep yammering on about and implement it, minus the entirely pointless NFT part, in GW2/GW3. Instead of making a complete replacement they could build a synergistic partner, allowing players to move between the two games, thereby having their cake and eating it.<br /><br />They already nodded at something like that with the whole Hall of Monuments thing between GW/GW2 but this time they could really go for full integration. It seems to me that if the future of this genre is going to be games that last decades, any developer who ends up with a reasonably successful mmo risks also ending up as a one-game company unless they can come up with a smarter plan than just constantly adding new rooms onto the old house.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-62460843649789676222022-03-08T19:54:38.442+00:002022-03-08T19:54:38.442+00:00Glad to hear that GW2 turned the story around in a...Glad to hear that GW2 turned the story around in a more positive way at the end. I haven't played since the base game PoF mostly due to story wonkiness. <br /><br />However, be careful of: "I don't really think ANet are going to come out and announce they're putting GW2 into maintenance mode while they work on Guild Wars 3..."<br /><br />Because that's EXACTLY what they did with GW1 and GW2. I remember Eye of the North being a fairly fresh expansion back in 2007 when they dumped the news on us that GW2 was being made and GW1 would see no more content. You can find on the official wiki: "Guild Wars 2 began development in the middle of 2006; it was first announced to the public in 2007." <br /><br />Needless to say, it took the wind out my sails for Eye of the North to know this - even though the game is still running today. I remember thinking that they'd JUST released an expansion, why didn't they give us a little more time to enjoy it before knowing they were focusing on something new? <br /><br />Maybe they did learn their lesson from that. They need to make $$$ off of the GW2 cash shop stuff, after all, (which wasn't something that played a part in GW1 at that time) so they're likely to keep GW3 more under wraps now days. <br />Aywrenhttp://www.aywren.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-16601269138638501752022-03-08T19:07:16.743+00:002022-03-08T19:07:16.743+00:00Although as a player I want the mmorpgs I play to ...Although as a player I want the mmorpgs I play to go on forever, as the genre matures I'm beginning to see the problems with both success and longevity. I agree that ANet would almost certainly be better served creatively to move on to another game, either GW3 or a new project, but it's very hard to see how that can happen while GW2 is still bringing in the money and holding onto players. <br /><br />They didn't mothball GW1 until GW2 was already out and a success and I'd guess they wouldn't want to risk GW2 by doing anything differently there but the cost of running a live service game and building a whole new mmorpg behind closed doors must be prohibitive for all but the biggest players. Even Blizzard ended up scrapping Titan and Square Enix pretty much only kept faith with FFXIV out of stubborn pride.<br /><br />There's a post in this that I might get to one day.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-818517689158241382022-03-08T13:03:01.676+00:002022-03-08T13:03:01.676+00:00Excellent write-up.
I too enjoyed the story of Eo...Excellent write-up. <br />I too enjoyed the story of EoD (while simultaneously dreading each mindless, time-sink, boss-encounter).<br /><br />I definitely feel like ANet could now walk away from GW2 development. Honestly, I feel like they should; the graphics are very dated, and I feel like they've learned enough from GW2 to be able to potentially create something fresh in GW3.ATatum300https://www.blogger.com/profile/03102572620467407696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-47699628868454909802022-03-07T21:56:52.188+00:002022-03-07T21:56:52.188+00:00Yeah, she was off her rocker alright. It did turn ...Yeah, she was off her rocker alright. It did turn out to be something of a valid plot point in the end but a lot of people at the time took it as a not much more than a blatant rip of several other, well-known psychotic villains. Still one of the best big bads I've seen in mmorpgs although I wouldn't claim the bar there is all that high...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-60687984435249752712022-03-07T18:56:50.107+00:002022-03-07T18:56:50.107+00:00Ah, Scarlet Briar. Scarlet "I'm SO not ri...Ah, Scarlet Briar. Scarlet "I'm SO not right in the head" Briar.<br /><br />I actually bought GW2 when, unknown to me, the first cutscenes involving her popped into the game. So practically one of the first cutscenes I was presented with upon reaching Divinity's Reach for the first time. I just kind of went with the flow there, because everybody seemed to be heading in that direction, and....<br /><br />Holy Batballs, Batman! I saw that first cutscene with her in it and I thought "She's absolutely nuts. Maniacally nuts. I'm so glad I don't have to fight her yet."<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com