I’m the Studio Design Director on Guild Wars 2, AMA (27/11/12)

Vissarion · Nov 26, 2012

So i was looking at the answers and one question was regarding WvW and this is the answer:

Hi Deathfish,
We have a lot planned for WvW both in terms of current systems and new content and you can expect to hear a lot of new exciting details very soon. In short we have a lot of love for WvW and will continue to evolve it as we move forward.
Chris

check more answers here: http://www.reddit.com/user/ArenaNetTeam
and here: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/913-chris-whiteside-ama-highlights/

Menru · Nov 26, 2012

Oh man this is great news indeed. It feels like ''pvp'' in mmos gets less attention then pve, i wonder why.

Fizzee · Nov 27, 2012

He's having to go over the same points many times as he's unable to give a straight answer with regards to the whole Fractals/ascended gear bullshit, However:

Highlights..

Fractals spliting the player base by levels

Yep there is no doubt that the fractal level system is causing fragmentation. We are currently looking at solutions, one of which is to set the levels into tiers whereby all those within that tier say 1-5 can participate. This has implications on reward and difficulty which is why we are still looking into it.

Where's our e-sport?

I understand your frustration regarding questions on PvP but i simply cant answer all the questions. We have a separate PvP team working on that section of the game and we are building toward the functionality you describe currently. There should be more news regarding PvP shortly.

The Karka event screwed Oceanics

Moving forward we are going to do our best to design events that are accessible to the community as possible. We really should have thought about some of the ramifications of the design of the Karka event in more detail. In short its not something we wanted to happen and we will be rethinking how we do 1 time events moving forward.

Ascended is too grindy to get!

The requirements for some of these items are currently under review as are certain items/areas that were released on launch. Personally i feel that aspects of the game ARE too grindy and we are working through these areas to correct our overall direction moving forward as well as taking some of our current progression systems and rewiring them for want of a better term for example different methods of acquisition related to the way different players like to play their content.
To be frank the ascended gear was designed to be earn able outside of the FotM and unfortunately we were unable to deploy this prior to the update. This (i hope) will not happen again.

Ecto prices OMFG WTF bullshit!!

We did expect the change in price of Ectos and it was intended. Bots had artificially suppressed the prices of many high end items making late game farming for legitimate players less effective than we wanted. With the fractal dungeon we introduce available ways to earn Ectos and other high end items for use or profit to keep the price from going up too fast.

Gated content? manifesto blurghulrgh

In regard to gated content via gear then i think that this is something we are going to give more thought to. Specifically if the reward at the end of the activity applies to players that are not just looking to do a specific type of content. Note that this statement is somewhat contradictory to the philosophy laid out above if the required items do not drop elsewhere or the ultimate rewards don't either. This is something we are going to fix.

Ascended gear *insert complaint here*

We do not intend to deploy another tier/rarity of loot such as Rare>Exotic. However we also do not intend to make promises that can be misinterpreted moving forward.

Ascended Gear will be introduced throughout next year,and accessible through many game play activities rather than just on. -Through infusions and existing Tiers there will be the opportunity to increase stats or abilities on a low power curve through multiple types of gameplay in GW2.

The opportunity to enhance existing tiers of loot will not be through a regular cadence of monthly updates instead it is more likely to come from expansions or very big drops of content.

In retrospect Ascended should have been deployed pre launch and earn able throughout most activities in the game (which is how we are moving forward).

Home instance is craptacular

Thanks for taking the time to post your question. Both personal story and home instances are ares that i wish we had spent more time on already in terms of content since release. However we will be building on them as we move forward and would love to hear more of your thoughts in regard to the direction you would like to see them move in. In short you can expect to see big things.

Gear takes too much grinding for tokens/mats!

Progression through tokens and mats is something we are having a good look at currently.

MOAR SORTING ON TP PLOX

I would certainly like this. But seriously we are going to be doing some quality of life improvements to the TP in the non to distant future so watch this space.

Cities suxxors! why bother going to one?

We have been discussion this topic for a while. There are lots of things we have brainstormed but are not firmed up on a direction yet. However here are some ideas to wet your appetite or not:
Events and activities related to town clothes Cities as dungeons! Player created events and activities. Non confrontational material gathering for crafting.
These are just a few of the top of head.

YOU SOLD OUT TO NEXON

Anet we have no connection to Nexon in terms of development direction or at all as far as i know.

Bloody mystic forge... i want an adventure for gear not a magic box!

Yes definitely. That is most certainly our intention, one that has been misrepresented in the itemization of the FotM.

HardKoar · Nov 27, 2012

Soon™

Xelendar · Nov 27, 2012

When its ready™

Nariko · Nov 27, 2012

Cant wait for them to answer when we can finally change the look of our Toons! For me thats a huge part. If I dont like my Toon or get bored with it I tend to lose interest in the game as well.

I am sure I aint the only one waiting on this!

Tvar · Nov 27, 2012

Xelendar said: ↑

When its ready™

And then it's not. Ludus knows what I'm talking about...FINISHED GAME!

Xelendar · Nov 27, 2012

Nariko said: ↑

I am sure I aint the only one waiting on this!

Well, i'm looking for a new skirt and some boots for ages... -.-

Fizzee · Nov 27, 2012

Nariko said: ↑

Cant wait for them to answer when we can finally change the look of our Toons! For me thats a huge part. If I dont like my Toon or get bored with it I tend to lose interest in the game as well.

I am sure I aint the only one waiting on this!

I suggest you check the gem store

Nariko · Nov 27, 2012

Fizzee said: ↑

I suggest you check the gem store

omg!! FIZZEE you just made my day!!!!!!!! Thanks!

Fizzee · Nov 27, 2012

for those who don't know, there is now a face and hair restyle item and a total customization (minus race and class) item on the gem store for pretty cheap.

Jame · Nov 27, 2012

!!! Dammit, now I need to use more money for gems. XD (My ele needs a new hair style!)

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