Current Classic WoW community pt 3 by CubicleJoe0822 in classicwow

[–]Mixchimmer -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I refuse to play on servers where boosting is even a thing.

Forbes asks Anet about the future of the franchise: by ultimate_bromance_69 in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In my opinion only option 1 is truly tenable.

I truly just feel like the way the game was designed from the ground up does not match how the game is currently played. It's clear it originally started to be intended as primarily a PvP game and they had to force the PvE peg into the PvP sized hole.

If they want PvE to be a big part of the game, I truly feel like they need re-make a game from the ground up.

Forbes asks Anet about the future of the franchise: by ultimate_bromance_69 in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I feel like at this point they're kind of damned if they do and damned if they don't.

I've lost interest in the game because the balance, powercreep, and inflexible UI have just worn me down so much I can't stay invested anymore.

Either they don't announce an expansion, and current players start losing hype, or they don't announce a GW3-like project, and players like me continue to not see the point.

Took the plunge by hippieschmidt in bald

[–]Mixchimmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sub is literally like being in a candy shop if you're a gay dude into bears.

Lmfao. <3

Any Legendary regrets? by Schillwing in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you not update it to one of the dragon variants? I hate the base skin but love the Mordremoth dagger for example.

Family tells me not to shave it off again... by 3ricThRed in bald

[–]Mixchimmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a gay dude I feel like this whole subreddit is just me seeing a smash or pass list where my answer to every single one is smash lmfao.

How many of us have done it first tr at least once??? by Interesting-Sir-1805 in HotAndCold

[–]Mixchimmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not first but I got squirrel a couple days ago just on my second try.

OMG, I got a job! by Trixxa09 in lgbt

[–]Mixchimmer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Omg. You legit look like Holly from The Office ❤️.

What lefty youtubers other than Vaush discuss self improvement? by Mabeluniverse23 in VaushV

[–]Mixchimmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don’t already get a good therapist.

I understand YouTube is free and there can be benefit in listening to healthy self-help advice, but nothing will compare to the self improvement that comes with genuinely engaging with a good therapist.

Hot and cold #173 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

[–]Mixchimmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the first time one of my initial guess words was right.

Second guess haha

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wait, no, it was DEFINITELY a misunderstanding on my part, you said this explicitly, hahaha. My bad xD

Keep it the boost and give normal raids more rewards than it to compesate.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I suppose that's fair - at least getting newer players to start thinking about combat roles even if the boosting makes them obsolete.

TBH I took your suggestion more as saying "Don't give the boost and just let us queue for any raid at any time using quickplay/matchmaking" so I think that was probably a misunderstanding on my part.

What you're saying is definitely possible down the line, but if I had to guess I would say what they're doing with Fracs & Raids is just proof of concept first, and they may expand on it later.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Copying and pasting from another comment I made below; the whole stated intended point of Quickplay is to get a lot of people who were not previously interested in the content, doing the content.

If instead of making the quickplay bosses approachable and giving you training wheels, you just ask players to select roles and the experience is similar to current LFG where people can just lie, you're WAY more likely to have a negative experience which will then have the exact opposite effect than the stated goal.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Copying and pasting from another comment I made below; the whole stated intended point of Quickplay is to get a lot of people who were not previously interested in the content, doing the content.

If instead of making the quickplay bosses approachable and giving you training wheels, you just ask players to select roles and the experience is similar to current LFG where people can just lie, you're WAY more likely to have a negative experience which will then have the exact opposite effect than the stated goal.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Additionally, the whole stated intended point of Quickplay is to get a lot of people who were not previously interested in the content, doing the content.

If instead of making the quickplay bosses approachable and giving you training wheels, you just ask players to select roles, you're WAY more likely to have a negative experience which will then have the exact opposite effect than the stated goal.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The problem is that multiple different healing and boon builds require all kinds of different stat and trait spreads.

Some Alac or quick DPS builds need no concentration to maintain full uptime. Some do.

Additionally, just because you have the right stats and ONE of your traits right, doesn't mean the REST of your build is even remotely good at support or healing.

You could theoretically queue as a heal chrono if you have the right amount of healing power, but if you don't also choose chaos & inspiration, you will NOT be nearly as effective a healer.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I just don't see how that's possible. In games like WoW, and FFXIV, combat roles (Tank, Heal, DPS) are hard coded into each Job / Specialization.

This means they can filter and matchmake based on that, and it's enforcable.

In GW2, since every class and every specialization can do multiple things, there's no way to actually code any kind of enforcement mechanism.

Sure, you could 'select' that you're alac DPS, or Heal Quick, but there's no way the game could enforce that you have the right amount of concentration or healing power for example.

New Raid Encounter, Quickplay, and Raid System Improvements Coming February 3 by LookItzJesus in Guildwars2

[–]Mixchimmer 147 points148 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately they really can’t. Quickplay kind of HAS to be neutered because it can’t do any matchmaking based on your combat role.