nman.3714

To be blunt I don't care what these people think. Of course your fans love your game. Instead of a quote of someone saying "there is so much to do" give an overview of what to do. I.E. 5 New open world maps larger then any before (sweepover of some of them, showcasing the bueaty of different areas, making sure to show some of the more diverse ones such as the ice area in desert highlands) New consistent and free maps releases every 2-3 months (overview of LS4E1 map) New story content (show commander or baltzasar or rytlock or something) With consistent new story releases (once again go back to LS4E1 something) New Fractals & Raids (show the new ones) New Elite Specs (show something new, like mirage or deadeye idk) Something WVW/PVP (idk those gamemodes enough to say what to put here). Something like that would be better as with that I would actually know what I'd be getting from the game. From this trailer here the only content shown is open world and story. Which to be blunt I don't care about, would much rather play a single player game with those. By only focusing on those you are ignoring people who would like to play other gamemodes from even considering gw2. I quit GW2 in 2014, and didnt know HoT came out until mid 2016, and didn't know raids were a thing for over a month of playing gw2. Had the current me seen that HoT advertisement, I would have ignored it and played FFXIV or WoW instead not knowing there are raids in GW2. People who enjoy PvP are probably joining and buying games which actually advertise those gamemode. Likewise with the PoF trailer and announcement video, to be blunt I didnt care. Niether made me want to buy PoF. I had no clue what content it was bringing that I would care about. I enjoy instanced PvE content in this game, and the announcement and trailer mentioned nothing. I actually debated for over a month as to whether or not to buy it, and ended up buying it hoping their would be new raids (despite no statement anywhere saying there would be, and even if it was the raid quality was decrease with each release and the time inbetween releases growing longer). TBH I felt like I made a mistake buying PoF during october and early november as there was no announcement of new content, and no raid content at all since feb, and no good raid content since march 2016 (W4 to easy, amateurish design mistakes in W3). Its no secret that alot of the top raiders never bought PoF (SC/qT members), and until the raid was announced I wished I hadn't. I have nothing against other content in the game, its just that raids are what bring me back day after day. All it would have taken to prevent this is a line in the trailer saying NEW RAIDS/FRACTALS. A single line showing that development of the gamemode I enjoy is still going on. Instead 100% of advertising was openworld/story and new elite specs. This uncertainty is what has caused my to not purchase gems in nearly a yeah (note: the new raid was really, really good. Not perfect but really good. Given that and the dev saying in the ama that they'll try to release raids more regularly I think I'll start purchasing gems again). Likewise WvW and PvP players are feeling the same way I did. An xpac launched but they got zero content/features excluding new elite specs. What I would have done is a LWS4 trailer, that features an overview (idk the terms, pan shots of the maps or something) of multiple new maps. A quick shot of one of the raid bosses (text saying new raids). Quick overview of the new fractal (idk what, haven't seen the fractal yet to busy with raid prog). Quick pan shots of whatever is in the works for pvp and wvw (new pvp maps or whatever you have in the works). A trailer like that would show people who don't play GW2 and overview off all the content GW2 has to offer, not just its story. At the same time, it would reinforce the commitment to players who are currently playing, making them more comfortable to spend gems (I play gw2 for raids [i play through the story releases once, or until I get bored, but wouldn't stay for them] and haven't been spending money on GW2 cause no content, if I knew that content was coming I would have considered spending gems on say something [probably bank tabs]). Lastly it would give active players who haven't yet purchased PoF intensive to do so. That being said I greatly appreciate the communication by the devs on this post, its something gw2 really lacks. TBH FFXIV devs do a better job at communication despite not speaking English so thanks for trying to fix that. For example in those games elite raiding guilds take time off to race worlds first when a new raid comes out, but in GW2 we aren't given enough time to request time off work. Also it always feels like GW2 devs aren't allowed to speak openly with fans, and that really disappoints me. It might feel minor, but it goes a long way. Posted this on reddit and youtube video, but made some edits before posting here. Quick edit now that I think of it, should probably add in mounts to the trailer. Also sorry for rambling on and on.