Hype will kill this game

[Doozerjun]

You had low expectations and were let down?

Good god, I'd hate to see what your high expectations are.

Probably thought it was a totally different game than what it was.

[terrahero]

I agree...i havn't watched any videos/looked at any screenshots and have tried to avoid conversations about it...i really had no idea what to expect when going in...so i really didn't have high expectations....yet i was let down when comparing it to other mmo's/ games...

So you willfully avoided as much information about the game as possible, and are then disapointed the game doesnt mix with your personal preference?
Thats like playing Russion Roulette, but all you blow through is 60$. But who's fault is that?

[madrox]

Saying hype will kill a game that doesn't have a release date is hyperbole defined. Just saying. Will there be disappointed customers? Yes, there always is. Not enough to kill it though.

[Bathory]

This is why you don't ever listen to the hype, especially when the majority of it is theory or speculation. Have hopes, but don't go in with a such high expectations that it's unobtainable.

This is why I haven't been reading too much up on GW2. When I play it, then I'll make up my own mind, I won't have had it already decided according to others (who usually have no idea what they are talking about)

[Frozenbeef]

So you willfully avoided as much information about the game as possible, and are then disapointed the game doesnt mix with your personal preference?
Thats like playing Russion Roulette, but all you blow through is 60$. But who's fault is that?

Or because i didn't want others to make my mind up if i like it or not? based on my experience and neutral opinon it was sub-par compared to current games/mmo's...

[Daffkeeks]

Or because i didn't want others to make my mind up if i like it or not? based on my experience and neutral opinon it was sub-par compared to current games/mmo's...

you could've just researched the game itself and avoid the hype.

[Agile Emily]

Or because i didn't want others to make my mind up if i like it or not? based on my experience and neutral opinon it was sub-par compared to current games/mmo's...

Other people making your mind up for you?

Out of curiosity, did you know about the dynamic events? Scaling? Weapon swapping and dodging? Or did you play it like a typical MMO?

[vep]

Okay so I did get to play GW2 on the beta weekend, and let me say I am flat out disappointed. I know I am going to get a ton of mega GW2 fan boi's screaming at me "THAT IT'S ONLY BETA AND BLAAAAAAH" And whatever other reasons they throw at me. Or it's better than WoW was at launch or w/e. Let me address that the game isn't going to change too drastically from now to beta.

I was following all of the hype for GW2, and as I got to play the beta I wasn't feeling it, I was expecting the wow killing game (not really going to kill wow but, obviously a game that is better than WoW) that was going to be something totally different and new, and re-define MMO's.

And it didn't. And I think the hype isn't doing anything to help, yeah people will buy it and NC will get their $60, but then people will get disappointed in the long run and stop playing, and they won't buy anything. And that will hurt the game.

Idk my opinion, but the hype made it seem like it was going to be the end all be all of games.

There's just so much wrong in this post.

First of all, you have too high expectations (notice the "I was expecting the wow killing game"). And when you have such expectations, you often tend to wind up disappointed. I did the same with Rift. I had high expectations. Then I played it and felt disappointed and quit it. I didn't have high expectations for GW2, I played it and it felt awesome.

Second, what have you played, exactly? Did you finish an explorable mode dungeon? No? Well, at least the story mode? Still no? Well, then there's no place for you to judge.
Seriously, this was only just a beta weekend. You most likely have not seen a quarter of the things the game has to offer.
I'm not sure but I think only the crafting system takes a lot of time to manage.

So come on, give it a fair try. Get to max level, do the content the game has to offer and then tell me whether or not the game is good.

PS: I do have to agree on the hype argument, though. High expectations usually end up with disappointment, as I said. After all, it's only a game.

Oh and edit'd: GW2 did or will redefine MMOs, in a way. They are the first to come with the dynamic events in such a scale. So future MMOs will have a good starting point and will have a chance to polish it even further.

[Phoef]

oh, you didnt like it? and you felt the world needed to know? ah gosh... poor fellah, come here man, cry on my shoulders, but please use forums for discussions and not a personal facebook/myspace rant.

/thread.

[Pancha]

I find it better to have a game with lowered expectations and be amazed, rather than having huge expectations and being "meh". This is one of the main reasons that "killed" SW:ToR. A lot of people had major expectations of it being a new and re-defining the MMO-genre. This didn't happen and they stopped playing. Don't get me wrong here, it sold a ton of copies and many are still playing it, but it's not what people wanted it to be. I do think GW2 will have a better experience in regards to subscribers in comparison to what SW:ToR had though, but I doubt it will be ... the thing everyone is looking for.

Meh. I couldn't really care any more. I am a tad fed up with the MMO-genre for now, and I would rather see something new and exciting within the FPS or RTS genre. I'm not talking about CoD, MoH, BF and such, but something new. For instance I would want a new Red Alert type of game or maybe a new settlers or Anno. Just something. The market has been dry for quite a while in regards to new strong titles of these genres.

[Malthurius]

Or because i didn't want others to make my mind up if i like it or not?

I actually feel bad that you're not independent enough to draw your own opinion of a game's mechanics by looking at it before a purchase. If you're opinion is so easily swayed by others.

I'm also wondering about the specifics of your disappointment. What was sub-par exactly?

[Leonard McCoy]

We're already having the lowered expectations conversation and the game isn't out to release. Awesome.

[Pancha]

I actually feel bad that you're not independent enough to draw your own opinion of a game's mechanics by looking at it before a purchase. If you're opinion is so easily swayed by others.

I'm also wondering about the specifics of your disappointment. What was sub-par exactly?

I suppose it was the feeling. But that's the main problem. We've been spoiled and trained through World of Warcraft. There won't be something new and exciting without being ground breaking in every single way and most new MMO's seems to follow the same path. It is in space and new environments and such, but it is basically the same.

[Doozerjun]

trained by WoW? sure I can buy that. Not sure if spoiled is the right word.

[Malthurius]

I suppose it was the feeling. But that's the main problem. We've been spoiled and trained through World of Warcraft. There won't be something new and exciting without being ground breaking in every single way.

I actually find this untrue. I simply want a different experience, and that's what GW2 provided to me, and it's relatively polished and of a high quality. In my opinion of course.

[terrahero]

Or because i didn't want others to make my mind up if i like it or not? based on my experience and neutral opinon it was sub-par compared to current games/mmo's...

What is this? i dont even...

There is plenty of fairly objective information about the game all over the place. There is a whole thread here dedicated to simply giving you facts.
You say you didnt bother with anything.

You arent disapointed, you simply picked a game that you do not like. Your personal taste and GW2 simply do not mix, thats something completely different.

Now if you will excuse me, im going to a mediastore and blindly pick out a DVD at random. I'll probably be back later to complain about how i dont like it, and how disapointed i am in my random purchase. I was hoping my magic dart would hit something good.

[Frozenbeef]

I actually feel bad that you're not independent enough to draw your own opinion of a game's mechanics by looking at it before a purchase. If you're opinion is so easily swayed by others.

I'm also wondering about the specifics of your disappointment. What was sub-par exactly?

I feel bad for most others in the thread for defending against my opinon so boldy...it's just not for me... it may be great for others but to me it's nothing compared to other mmo's..

[edgecrusher]

Closing this down. I can't see any way that this will end well.