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GW2 - The curious absence of /dance

With only 20 days to go we have yet to see any confirmation on the /dance emotes final form - though there have been rumors of it being more then what we’ve seen so far in MMO’s.

Now I may speculating wildly here but, what if ArenaNet were actually developing it to have more of the depth of game play from actual dance games?

With games like Audition and various console titles dance games have proven a great hit with players and incorporating dance as more of a mini game allowing for more complex routines may be a good idea considering this. I know I’ll certainly welcome it.

On a side note, we’ve certainly come a long way from this video from 2006.

That was awesome. I had never seen this video before. They should redo it and because they used the cheesy Star Wars intro put SWTOR in the battle. 

GW2 - Dye Unlocking no longer Account based

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Recently forum posts by Crystin Cox of ArenaNet, have caused quite the stir with the announcement that Dye unlocking would be changed from being Account based as they were announced to be in 2010 to being Character based.

The explanation for this was basically that they didn’t want dyes to be thought of as a collectors item and that they wanted the dye palette of each character to be unique to it.

The issue with this I feel is that while they may not have wanted it to become a collectors item with this new system it is more so, as the availability of dyes to dye your character with will now drop.

Not all players have understandably not taken well to this change, as with duplicate dyes being possible from gem store dye boxes it does monetize the customization of your character more - though how much further is yet to be seen since the gem store has yet to be finalised, so it could very well end up being not much of a big deal also.

For the full quote and further coverage head over to GWI.

I’m having a bit of an issue with this change. I understand their intent but like you said just because Anet doesn’t want dyes to be collectible people are going to try and collect them anyway. Also she mentioned that dye should be a way to show your characters progression. I don’t see how that’s even logical. Your gear does that not the color you’ve applied to it. What if someone likes the starter dye set and never even bothers unlocking dye. 

Another thing I realized is what if you’ve found some dye in world and unlocked it for your character but later on you realize this character really isn’t for you and you are out of character slots and you just want to delete it. You’ve lost any dye that you’ve unlocked on that character. So unless the mystical forge makes it pretty easy to make the exact dye color you want and relatively cheap I think this change is a tad bit unfair. 

PAX East 2012: Girl vs DVR?

Another PAX has come and gone and I’m left with the same feeling I had before I headed up for Boston, a serious lack of MMO gaming desire. While there are 3 MMOs on the gaming horizon; Guild Wars 2, Tera, and The Secret World, only one has held my interest and it didn’t even have a showing on the Expo Floor this year. I’m not quite sure what this says about me or better yet the future of MMOs in general. 

I had the opportunity to play both Tera and The Secret World this weekend. Tera to me has amazing an action combat style. They had several different classes out on display at level 30 so you could roam around the country side fighting mobs. There was a VIP area that I believe was showing off a high level instance but access to that was limited to the media.  However I get the feeling with Tera that outside of just the combat there really is nothing new here. I’m sorry but combat alone is not enough to make me plunk down money for the box and monthly subscription fees. The Secret World did intrigue me a bit because of its modern day setting however it comes off almost like Left 4 Dead in a MMO. I really can’t say if my negatives on either game are based on the lack of time I had to play them or just because they are the same old MMO wrapped in shiny new packaging. I have a strong feeling its the latter. 

As I’ve mentioned before Guild Wars 2 is really calling to me on many levels. I’ve followed the game for awhile and got to play it a bit at PAX last year. The week leading up to PAX I watched an ungodly amount of beta video on YouTube. I do plan on doing the pre-purchase deal and hopefully will get some time in the beta because of it. The game from what I’ve seen last year first hand and from videos seems promising. The folks at Arena Net really want to do something different and they seem committed to releasing the best game possible. You can tell a lot of love has gone into Guild Wars 2. My only issue is will it be different enough to hold my attention. I have a feeling that it will but until I can sit down and get some real quality time with the game I can’t give it my stamp of approval despite how fan girl I might come off when talking about it. 

Until I get my hands on a game that speaks to me and makes me log in every day to experience the world the development team has created I may be forced to become Girl vs DVR. A little joke name given to me by Pete Smith of Dragonchasers at our tweetup when I mentioned instead of gaming I spend my nights going through my DVR. Gaming and more importantly MMO gaming has become such a huge part of my life over the last 10 or so years. It’s sad to think that it might be coming to an end. I really don’t want to become Girl vs DVR but as the saying goes only time will tell.