100+ old quests to access expansion content...?

[KeluBehemoth]

If anything with how slow updates come out I WISH I could go back and experience ALL of the quests in order, non stop without 3 months inbetween all the story. And these people complain about it

[LeeraSorlan]

These people refuse to play games like league of legends when that's exactly what they want them to become. Mindless instant gratification Epeen flexing garbage

You want some more salt?

[KeluBehemoth]

You want some more salt?

Only if you got pepper

[LeeraSorlan]

Only if you got pepper

Pepper cost extra

[KeluBehemoth]

In all seriousness though. With the 00s kids getting into gaming, the quality of video games as an art medium has been in serious decline in the past 5 years.

Trends in Asia are moving towards mobile markets and casual games.

Game systems are being constantly dumbed down. Not streamlined
but literally dumbed down.

Story is being traded for flashy graphics. Complexity for simplicity.

Look at dragon age 2. You cant even equip party members because people found it too complex to manage.

WoW did away with the skill tree to "simplify" things.

Metal Gear Solid V, Destiny both look great and play great but lack any actual depth.

Most gamers would rather play minecraft than experience any real story telling art.

I thought in 20 years we would have hyper realistic games. Virtual reality. Meaningful stories and expressions of art but all I see is buy to win cheat codes and gimmicks.

[KeluBehemoth]

But catering to the lowest common denominator as shown with garbage like candy crush, angry birds and flappy bird have shown to make as much money, if not more than triple A titles.

It's like the movie industry. Every once in a while something beautiful comes out and because it doesn't have explosions, sex, teenage romance... It has depth that people can't understand, the masses hate it.

[KeluBehemoth]

More people legitimately love Justin bieber than any other musical artist in history. Again more garbage that caters to a dumbed down society that accepts and actually wants to be stupid and spoon fed.

Art is dead.

[LeeraSorlan]

More people legitimately love Justin bieber than any other musical artist in history. Again more garbage that caters to a dumbed down society that accepts and actually wants to be stupid and spoon fed.

Art is dead.

Guess its more of a generation changing rather than art being "dead". I can agree with you somewhat because i enjoyed games way back on nes ps1 etc more than i do now.

But its changing, in 30 years, the people who grew up in this era will look back and say this was art and whats happening in their time in 30 years is crap.

[Maero]

You should have looked into it before purchasing? SE has announced for months before release that the MSQ of 2.X would need to be completed to gain access to HW, which if you would follow the end of 2.X leads up to the beginning of Heavansward, it's all part of the storyline really. All of us have had to do it, granted some players do not like to read, that's why they added skip option...
@ Kelu, you could actually edit your post instead of making 3 or 4 in a row, lol
Casual.... Just kidding :P

[KeluBehemoth]

Guess its more of a generation changing rather than art being "dead". I can agree with you somewhat because i enjoyed games way back on nes ps1 etc more than i do now.

But its changing, in 30 years, the people who grew up in this era will look back and say this was art and whats happening in their time in 30 years is crap.

It's only somewhat arguable.

What is inside red "art" now days is mass produced and monopolized by giant money sucking corporations. Art has soul, that doesnt.

XIV very much has soul but it's teetering between a fine line f what they want the game to be and what most of the paying players want.

Unfortunately development costs are astronomical for these games.