[Aionfiction]

Do you really think NCSoft is going to come in and nyerk the game up? I doubt that.

[Neb]

Aionfiction, on 02 May 2010 - 07:44 PM, said:

Do you really think NCSoft is going to come in and nyerk the game up? I doubt that.

Anet is much more a part of NCSoft now then when they first started, they are no longer an independent developer with a publisher, they are a dev team owned by NCSoft that works under the name "ArenaNet".

So... yeah. NCSoft will most definitely have a hand in GW2s development, just like they had a hand in the latter parts of GW1's development.

[AnotherGurl]

The gameplay looks pretty super, the only thing that annoyed me were the combat sounds like "here cometh teh flamez!!"

Ugh, hop you can turn that off.

It's a good thing to know that it will keep GW original style:)

[Ponestar]

dirtyklingon, on 02 May 2010 - 12:26 PM, said:

hmmm seems like anet does alot of things right.

it's hard to believe their parent company is ncsoft.

blizzard didnt want them because some influencial devs in the warcraft series left them....then NCosft came along like satan from the shadows and made a deal they couldnt refuse....right around the time factions happend is when NCsoft started making anet be more oriental friendly in their presentation and appeal.

Im concerned about the volatility of the project because Anets founders have gotten really buddy buddy with NCsoft including running NCsoft west and abandoning GW.

Also this for some of you know-nots




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Im wondering if a necro class or a mesmer class will be picked? Since obviously the 3rd scholar slot is monks / healers

[Aionfiction]

Well, I nyerking hope NCSoft doesn't screw this nyerk up. I want to play this game and have fun, not wait around and grind in order to have fun.

[Ponestar]

definitely not the main concerns of this MMO, you might want to reaquaint yourself with Anet

[Neb]

I'm just worried about them dumbing the game down overall.

I really enjoyed how the skills worked in GW1, with the MTG style of play, over a D&D set up. They keep talking about simplifying things, expanding player bases, etc. I'm worried GW2 will shift closer to D&D. :l

[Ponestar]

As far as dumbing down the game goes I dunno....seems like PVP is going to be seriously hurting in comparison to GW1.

PVE seems like the main selling point but then again they marketed GW1 as a PVE kind of game and look what we got.

With them taking out Dual classing you've got to ask yourself what use there is for an attribute system. The only reason I can picture them keeping attribute points is to avoid having some warrior go around with a hammer set a sword and board set and some greatsword set and just nyerkting all over everything because his weapon dependant skills will be so wide ranged and dynamic. For the record, YES weapon sets have been mentioned and YES the first 5 skills are entirely dependent on your weapon set.

Plus you know some intense furry will want to play his Charr but throw a nyerkfit over how his race isn't very compatible with X class...it'll really force min maxers to pick and choose race.

[Neb]

Yeah.. no dual classing really made me sadpanda...

That the kind of nyerk that made GW so fun. ><

[Ponestar]

it won't RUIN it for me...but they need to work double time at keeping the customization and unique possibilities a strong factor.

I dont want to have to be force to play a warrior ranger or elementalist so I can shoot arrows or use cyclone axe around a wall of fire.

[Ryuzaki]

Neb, on 04 May 2010 - 01:31 PM, said:

Yeah.. no dual classing really made me sadpanda...

That the kind of nyerk that made GW so fun. ><

I don't really care for a second profession. Working together with another person to see how some skills effect each other will be much more fun, and in PvP it requires much more tactic.

[XionValkyrie]

Dual classing in GW didn't actually turn out that great. The number of actual hybrid classes using synergistic skills from both professions was very small. Most of the dual professions builds abused the primary trait of the main class with the skills of the secondary class. This actually made some of those professions worse. I mean, when warrior/dervishes do more damage with the scythe skills than dervish primaries, then something is wrong. Same with Necro/anything.

Some classes were just pretty useless as a secondary too. Is there any use for a paragon or assassin secondary (especially now that shadow form is nerfed)?

[Sour]

XionValkyrie, on 06 May 2010 - 06:00 PM, said:

Is there any use for a paragon or assassin secondary?

Only for metagaming... which is why I also think they want to abolish dual classing.

[Neb]

Dual classing was fine before the new classes ruined the game in general.

Gale warriors, gale/blackout mesmers, blackout rangers, shock warriors, KD/AS Warriors, plague touch warriors, stance monks, etc.

I really don't care how bad dual classing was with the new added professions, because as far as I'm concerned, the game started dying at that point.

[Mr Mage]

Anet have released some new information Dynamic Events Overview.

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In GW2, the outcome of every event will directly affect the game world around you. If an enemy dredge army is marching out of their main base, players will be asked to mobilize with their allies and help destroy the army. If the dredge army is defeated, other events will cascade out from there. Players will be able battle their way inside the dredge base, face off against their commander, rescue captured friendly troops being held in the dredge prisons, and even hold the captured base while fighting waves of dredge, who arrive from deep underground to try and take back their home.
Dynamic Events

If, on the other hand, players fail to destroy the army, it will establish a fort in friendly player territory. From there, the dredge will send shipments of troops and supplies to the fort from the main base while building up walls, turrets, and siege engines to help defend it. Enemy dredge forces will then begin to move out from their newly established fort to attack friendly player locations in the area, sending snipers out into the hills, sending assault team forces to capture friendly player villages, and trying to smash down friendly fortifications with massive dredge walkers. All of these events continue to cascade out into further chains of events where cause and effect is directly related to the player's actions.

Over on Guild Wars 2 Guru they have an interview with Lead Game Designer Eric Flannum, and Game Designers Isaiah Cartwright and Ryan Scott.

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GW2Guru: Can you tell us about any of the ’structured PvP’ formats?

Ryan Scott – Game Designer: While we’re not ready to release all the details on structured PVP yet, there is some information we can share.

First of all, it’s important to clarify that Structured PvP and World versus World are very different beasts. WvW will take your current character – as is – and have them join an ongoing, large-scale battle to win rewards for their world. Structured PvP will equalize everyone’s character level and unlock all options from the start to have two teams fight in a fair, instanced game.

We’ve mentioned before that we’re taking some cues from first-person shooters with how we’ll handle PvP in GW2. This, specifically, means a few things:

‣ GW2’s PvP will use the same formats for both pick-up/random and tournament play. Gone are the days of different game modes for differing skill levels, so players can learn skills that are relevant in all levels of competition.

‣ Pick-up play is 100% hot-joinable. You can leave or join a game already in progress, and the game modes and types will be built to support this. This removes the catch-22 of groups disallowing newer players to join, when those same players can’t get better because they can’t find a group. Tournaments will also be supported, so arranged teams will be able to face off in a competitive setting.

‣ Since games are hot-join, we want to add support for micro-communities to have some control over the type of play environment they want, while in turn letting all players seek out the experience they enjoy. We’ll be releasing more details on how we’re doing this later this year.

GW1 has a legacy of having strong PvP and competition, and we’re going to great lengths to make GW2 the best PvP MMO on the market by leaps and bounds.

[delacroix]

Tera will Pwn this.

[AxisRevin]

delacroix, on 13 May 2010 - 02:30 PM, said:

Tera will Pwn this.

LOL Tera not a chance.

[Ryuzaki]

delacroix, on 13 May 2010 - 02:30 PM, said:

Tera will Pwn this.

Haha, ye sure.
Nice joke though.

[delacroix]

Ryuzaki, on 13 May 2010 - 04:26 PM, said:

Haha, ye sure.
Nice joke though.

Seriously tho, you all say that because you've all had GW1 as a basis to pre-determine the quality of GW2. So no, I'm not being funny, unless ofcourse your a deluded fanboy refusing to admit that TERA has better graphics and a solid non-target system that will overtake your generic, over 10 year old system. I forgot to mention that TERA has already finished their 1st FGT (Pre-CBT) a year before release. What does GW2 have currently? A few elementalist gameplay videos and nothing more except for cheap 2d cut/paste flash animation trailers.

Assuming GW2 will be released the same time as TERA, where are their FGT's and CBT's? Do they plan to finish their content production before beta tests? What will the testers be testing then? translations? bugs? reward gains from quest/mobs/instances? all of which is as easy to re-code in the server files (cough ncwest's only job). TERA is still in its production stages and yet they are asking for 'player feedback' on everything core to the game model: gameplay, ingame content (politics, channels, Boss's scripted events, PvP mechanics, class specific skills etc); everything NCsoft has failed to deliver so far.

Adding to this opinion, the merge of en masse and bluehole studios is what attracts me to this game more. The bluecollars are based in the west whilst the dev team in s/korea (opposite to that of ncsoft/arena.net). What does this show? Content compatibility to the western market and a stronger business model for international relations.

So yea, TERA will pwn GW2.

[AxisRevin]

Your just a hater dawg. All those questions you just posted about gws in your little rant, was answered already.
Just leave this thread and go to a tera one. :/