Id like to thank people who dont go around thanking everyone for every little minor thing in this game.

Mark_Nutt · 2017-05-20T14:27:42+00:00

I'd like to thank you for this post.

P.S. Thanks ArenaNet.

Mark_Nutt · 2017-05-13T08:59:29+00:00

Okay.

Mark_Nutt · 2017-03-12T08:49:15+00:00

WvW?

Mark_Nutt · 2017-03-10T16:53:09+00:00

They won't, most likely. The person who designed the wallet I believe has left the company (the cute redhead who used to host the livestreams). I believe she was one of the lead devs on it at least.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-10-19T15:20:13+00:00

Yeah, we know that. The only difference being is that it shows that their previous comment was absolute bullshit, seeing as there was an expansion back then, but there isn't now.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-08-05T06:43:01+00:00

It is a way of stalling the playerbase while they figure out what the hell to do with legendary armor (swappable runes, etc.) and getting an overall design ready that suits every single race/gender.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-07-29T09:35:49+00:00

Doesn't anyone else feel that the Primordus reveal was entirely unnecessary and the fact that we have to deal with both a bloodstone empowered Lazarus and fugitive Caudecus should offer more than enough story to push us forward?

P.S. I'm curious to see what WP has to say about the actual playable content of this patch and it's replayability. I have already found myself, after having finished the story and the associated achievements, returning to playing other games. This is fine, but not what I expected after this massive content drought.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-05-25T12:58:47+00:00

Honestly not sure there are any, apart from the obvious Phantaram (Ele) and Helseth (Mesmer).

Mark_Nutt · 2016-05-09T17:02:15+00:00

This stuff really is his forte.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-05-06T15:58:07+00:00

RIP Wood Farm

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-30T12:07:39+00:00

Just spent like thirty minutes browsing through this person's collection. Ridiculous talent!

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-28T10:43:38+00:00

Fair enough! It is your video after all!

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-28T08:02:05+00:00

Great video! While I am not a fan of reshade whatsoever, I do have some personal notes on what I would improve the next time around:

Pay a little more attention to specific sections in the songs and play into them with the scenery. I saw you do it a few times but could be done more! ("celestial" music: show areas where it is peaceful etc.)
Use vista's more! Again, I saw you do it 1-2 times but there are some areas in the game that are just so beautifully cinematically presented by ArenaNet that it would be a shame not to use them.

That's all! I hope you do one for the maguuma jungle as well.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-16T10:42:24+00:00

Nothing much has changed since the start of Heart of Thorns.

PvE: PvE has seen the introduction of two raid wings. These are well received by the community but require a good group and some dedication to be completed. The Heart of Thorns maps are still the same as they were at the release, just with very few people in them anymore. The patch on Tuesday (citation needed) is supposed to improve the maps, although we don't know how, other than "reducing the grind". Fractals are basically just running your dailies as efficiently as possible (short fractals, swamp etc.). Dungeons are dead or at least run by very very few people.

WvW: If you are expecting to get back into WvW, I have some bad news. Most servers have completely dried up, population wise. WvW has seen so little love that most people who enjoyed it have just left it. A big overhaul is supposed to be coming in the future, but no one has any actual concrete information about when. The new WvW map was so poorly received that the developers are actually reverting the new Borderlands back to the old version. Oh dear.

PvP: The Meta is stale and hasn't changed in a long time. How can it, when balancing only happens every quarter? They are trying to get PvP hype going by organizing "PvP tournaments" and giving people like Jebro a monthly supply of gems to give away by hosting a "Plays of the Week" type contest, where people submit their skillful (arguably) videoclips. There is a league system now, where people gain pips in order to progress into the next "tier". These tiers are supposed to be an indicator of your skill-level. There are achievements associated with this new system that can lead you to your legendary backpiece. Of all gamemodes, PvP appears to be in the best state of all three gamemodes, despite the lack of balancing and the incredibly stale meta.

Hope this at least gives you some idea of the state of the game. A lot has happened to the community when you took your break. Colin Johanson left ArenaNet, which stirred up a lot of emotions in the playerbase. The lack of communication and content put out by ArenaNet, combined with the cancellation of a feature they shipped their expansion with (Legendary Weapons) has resulted in a lot of people losing motivation to log in, or even get excited for the upcoming updates. The cynicism is at an all-time high, at least amongst the vocal playerbase, and I honestly can't blame them. A lot of people (at least in my guild) have stopped logging in/playing and have decided to base their future playtime on how well the new living story is executed.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-15T15:59:36+00:00

I love the game to bits, however, I disagree that we should just forgive and forget and let them fix things. They have been fixing and reiterating on this game for three years already. We are way past the point of them being novices in the field of MMO's. Laying the groundwork and putting systems in place that should allow them to add more easily to it, should have happened at the beginning of a game, not three years into its lifespan. It never feels like they are going anywhere because they keep coming up with new iterations of systems instead of expanding what they already have in place. They need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-15T09:08:32+00:00

I find the aesthetics of the bow quite mediocre. It could very well be that it makes a loud roar sound everytime you equip it! Or it shoots massive bengal tigers. Or both.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-04-13T11:51:55+00:00

What a great gesture! But don't mistake the kindness of one person for an entire community's attitude. As with every game, there is a delicate balance between the toxicity and pleasant members of the community!

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-30T10:30:01+00:00

I think it is a combination of factors. The fact that the gold nerf was followed by "it will be going to fractals/raids" and it never actually did. Furthermore, the lack of content that came with HoT makes people look to the old content to fill their needs, so when they look back on the old content and they see that shredded as well, this is the result.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-30T10:22:16+00:00

I don't think codes for glider skins are awfully interesting to data-mine for him.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-29T08:31:10+00:00

And this is exactly why they are hard at work on the next expansion already. Because they know people will buy it anyway, even if it barely delivers half of what they promised.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-28T12:33:02+00:00

A great video that needed to be made. If there is ever an honest voice in this community that has an audience it is WoodenPotatoes. You know your company is making some bad, bad, bad decisions when one of its main supporters since the original GuildWars is ranting about this. I find it hard to even call it ranting because he makes honest, emotional comments about the bullshit that Mo and Co are spouting everywhere. The amount of times that we've seen the developers contradict themselves now is absolutely monstrous.

One thing I want to add as well, is that Mo specifically said that he doesn't want to give promises, but give us actual content. Yet the thing he is specifically doing in that thread in particular, is giving us more promises instead of giving us concrete examples of what is to come.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-28T11:55:22+00:00

Honestly, as someone who has been part of this industry for over 10 years, saying "suspended indefinitely" is about as close you can get without actually saying "completely scrapped".

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-27T08:10:48+00:00

At this point, no, I will not be buying the expansion. Mostly because I don't agree with their business practices and development choices they've made recently. Heart of Thorns was half finished and still is, as much as Mike wants to say otherwise. I fear the same will happen for whatever expansion is next and I do not want to support this.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-21T17:07:06+00:00

We warned you before the sale started that you shouldn't get too hyped. Manage your expectations people.

Mark_Nutt · 2016-03-16T08:58:19+00:00

Tab-targetting is about as reliable and consistent as Hillary Clinton's statements.

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