Tagged: mmos
ArenaNet: We’ve Learned Nothing
I have rarely felt so validated and disappointed at the same time. When ArenaNet announced its first expansion to their sole active franchise, I was already skeptical about how their plan would measure out in practice. Since the launch of the unfinished Guild Wars 2 several years ago, the game’s overall direction and priorities for its developers […]
Guild Wars 2: Cash Shop “Refunds”
Fair warning: game-speak ahead. After the recent Guild Wars 2 update (2014-04-15) I logged into my account to grab the free “transmutation charges” they were giving away and to see how badly they had broken the trait system (hint: badly was the correct expectation). I quickly noticed that the arguably worthless town clothes costumes I had purchased had disappeared, […]
EverQuest Next: The Big Comedown
Over the past year and a half I’ve watched ArenaNet fall from grace. Their complete mismanagement of the Guild Wars franchise has caused me to lose trust in them as both a consumer and a player of their games. When I watched the EverQuest Next announcement, I felt confident that this was the light in the darkness I […]