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submitted 1 year ago by meldrik@lemmy.wtf to c/guildwars2@lemmy.wtf

cross-posted from: https://peertube.wtf/videos/watch/1612eb34-0c8c-44b1-bebc-0537b2ab2b50

Experience the epic moments from the launch of Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure and get ready for what lies ahead. On November 7, the adventure gets bigger, with new stories, content, maps, and rewards coming in the expansion’s first major update. Available for free if you already own the expansion.

If you haven't embarked on this journey yet, seize the opportunity and buy Secrets of the Obscure now. For more information, visit the official site at https://guildwars2.com/secrets-of-the-obscure, or purchase today at https://buy.guildwars2.com

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[-] lulztard@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 year ago
[-] necropola@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We probably should have known ... that Gyla Delve wasn't an exception but the new normal. I now wish GW2 could have gone gracefully into Maintenance Mode during Icebrood Saga instead of becoming a Walking Dead Parody.

Path of Fire (€29.99) which included Living World Season 4 and Icebrood Saga (if you logged in once in a while) was the last full expansion we got. Now compare this to Secrets of the Obscure (€24.99).

Though I don't think that greed is the main reason why we are getting a lot less bang (content) for the buck today compared to back then. My impression is that the code base has become so fragile that every little change has a high chance of breaking a thousand other things, which makes development (and the cleanup afterwards) very, very expensive.

[-] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I cameinto expectation that with all the changes to internal functions, paying more often for a new expansion is the new norm. I mean its kinda obvious, given the extremely short turnaround time between EoD and SoO.

We are in the era of 25$ for 3-5 maps + its story content, and I think itll stay that way till GW2 is unprofitable.

Its going to follow roughly the same expansion cadence that FF14 has (ehich is about every 2 years)

[-] lulztard@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. And just want to point out that paying for a game that has a cash shop doesn't even get mentioned anymore, including you. It's just normal now.

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