Alin.2468

I don't think there is one. Gaming companies just want to milk more money nowadays, possibly because of coming recession.

Congratulations for your excitement. I hope you are really happy for PvE only, since PvP and WvW got no content with EOD, and will likely get no content with SoTO. On a positive note: some players seem to be really happy. This positive attitude is great for the partial content we get in the coming expansion at release.

It is more like a tiny part of a micro dlc, because we do not know exactly how big this micro dlc is, and what tiny part of it we get at the actual release.

That would be such a great and game-changing content. I never thought of that! I am so hyped now! This is more than I could have ever dreamt of. I am so hyped that I can't even focus properly to follow the steps in buying the expansion.

This is the modern type of gaming where people pay for promises, just like people vote for promises. Many game developers do it because it actually works and people actually pay. Back in the days people would only pay for a game once it was ready and on the shelf of a store. Nowadays people buy the content before release and possibly before it is even designed. I don't get it, likely because I am too old to understand such complex sequential releases of promises. The more I think about it, the more I realise I am too old for this game and should quit.

I am looking forward to PvP content, which is nothing. I am looking forward to WvW content, which is nothing. The management truly outdid itself with this expansion and I am so excited.

PvP of Guild Wars 2 died with the official vote for SoloQ from players, which was requested and organised in 2016. That moment marked the end of eSports scene for Guild Wars 2, as even ESL and Battlefy removed it from their lists a few months later. Since that vote in 2016, barely any content was added to PvP. This is why in my opinion PvP was killed at that vote which eliminated teams, and buried the whole concept afterwards using one expansion after another through no meaningful content designed for PvP. The new expansion Secrets of Obscure already showcased nothing for PvP. I believe it to be crystal clear to anyone by now: this game is almost entirely about PvE, because players have chosen and voted. Decision of players must be respected, because it is their choice. Vox populi, vox dei.

I am totally with you on this one. You are absolutely right. We needed a focus on WvW (which is still beta development, even though it was promised at release of EoD expansion). We need a lot of focus on PvP which is stalling in the same state and same mechanics for way too long. Instead we get a bit of casual PvE with a repurposed previous content and same stuff reforged. I miss the old days when a game or an expansion was released with all content available in first day. I miss the days where people got a demo of the game for free, so they can be drawn in buying the full version. But content nowadays is released in steps, bit by bit, and players must trust the company to release that promised content at some point in the future when company decides to deem like it, while driving sales through promises. I am sick and tired of this. I shall not buy the next expansion until much later. - I want my PvP, my battlegrounds, my promised mechanics, my fighting in pre-established teams, my teamwork without enforced soloQ, my promised balance without some overpowered meta. - I want my WvW without focus on some random allocation of guilds. I want a sense of belonging to a specific server, a sense of unity between players. - I want my GvG which was promised at release, on the old forums which got deleted. - I want my PvE which brings new content, adding things to the game without recycling anything from the old stuff (not even a graphical design).

PvP. I would love to play in teams, not randoms.

This is true, but maybe, just maybe they listen to our hopes. PvP is dead, however good-old memories will never die. The best times I had in this game were when I played PvP with friends in team, way before the SoloQ vote from 2016.

I need assistance. I need way more content for PvP. I need to play it with friends as a team in ranked, together. Maybe this is too much to ask in a MMO? 😕

PvP and WvW need love too. Indeed, we need an expansion just for PvP teams and PvP guilds. This game mode and it's teamplay (not farming randoms) got ignored for far too long (since 2017).

I don't think servers matter that much when it comes to PvP. Anyway I do agree the PvP population is quite small.

You are absolutely right, this is a casual game and I get it. But when it comes to PvP things should be a bit different, as people should be promoted to play with friends instead of lonely. The very title of this game has the word "guild" (which implies communities) and wars (which implies conflicts and competitions). I do not want some eSports scene, or some strong competitive focused game, because I actually love the casual aspect of it. But playing alone in PvP is bad, especially when relying on some computer to balance people (not professions, not numbers, but people), who want to abuse the game for rewards by losing (farming), and who also get bored and come to try new builds for PvE just because it's PvP it's all random anyway. I don't want an eSports game, but I don't want some total chaos with bored and lonely players either. Options should be provided for everyone, so that we may all enjoy the game together, instead of abusing it.

This game is an MMO. It should be about teams, not about soloQ or duoQ. It should be about people gathering together in guilds dedicated to PvP to form teams and fight together, not everybody in their own little world without communication in a fast-paced game, because by the time you type something in text-chat about mid-point, you're dead. We need fun together. We need PvP communities. We need a complete PvP overhaul for fun with teams and guilds together; not for some competitive eSports scene, or for bot farming in soloQ by keeping computer running PvP while sleeping using some script which auto-attacks enemy players.