Comments on: Thoughts On Returning To WoW

By: Squidbeard

Squidbeard — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:24:56 +0000

“As fun as it is, returning to WoW this time has filled me an impending sense of closure, a feeling that this venture into Azeroth is going to be my last.”

Get out of my head!

By: Twan

Twan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:57:52 +0000

I thought about it and even got a scroll cast on me to come back to wow.
I was quickly overwhelmed with all the new changes and wanted a simplier experience.
I closed WoWLive and logged onto an EMU server that is V1.12, much more satisfying and it captures the nostalgic effect I was seeking.

By: João Carlos

João Carlos — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:52:26 +0000

Well, I think you can go happy now, Anet reopened GW2 digital sales.

But you certainlly will not get the discount you thought you were to get after one or two weeks after game launch. Problaby you will not see a discount until next year…

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:43:07 +0000

I can understand their rationale – I’m just being difficult because I can’t play it Still, I thought their whole overflow server technology was meant to deal with the issue of queues and capacity etc?

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:41:46 +0000

“I wonder if they’re going to add more hardware or wait for activity to subside then release more to refill the slots that frees up?”

This is what I’m wondering. I would’ve thought they would have just added some more servers as it’s been sold out for quite some time now. Or perhaps they’re just waiting for the rush to subside and people to stop playing.

By: bhagpuss

bhagpuss — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:21:49 +0000

Wow! (Highly inappropriate exclamation of surprise there). I suppose that’s obvious when you stop and think about it, that the boxes would run out, since making space for a specific number of boxes was why they turned off the digital tap. I just didn’t connect those dots.

I wonder if they’re going to add more hardware or wait for activity to subside then release more to refill the slots that frees up?

By: João Carlos

João Carlos — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:59:26 +0000

@Umrtvovacz

I agree with you. But that point arise another question: how many copies GW2 sold until now? How many pleople are playing it?

Take note that last xfire data that Nosygamer posted (http://nosygamer.blogspot.com.br/2012/09/the-digital-dozen-4-september-2012.html) show GW2 with more players than WoW.

@Gordon

sorry you don’t bought a GW2 pre-order. But it was your mistake….

And the GW2 prices will need a lot of time for go down. It is the market rule: higher demand, higher prices. Be warned that the demand is being extremelly high.

By: Umrtvovacz

Umrtvovacz — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:12:08 +0000

This “ridiculous self-inflicted digital sales embargo on Guild Wars 2″ is to protect us, paying customers who have already bought the game, most of us even before it was launched, from lags and queues. Anet just doesn’t have enough capacity to handle all those people wanting to play the game, and choose to stop selling more copies instead of ruining the game for everyone. The game is just doing much better then they expected. Can you blame them after what happened to all non-WoW MMOs in last few years?

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:56:20 +0000

I tried this weekend but it’s currently unavailable. The only copies they have are through a third party seller at £59.99 each and I really don’t want to pay that much. I should’ve pre-ordered it but oh well… I can wait…

By: bhagpuss

bhagpuss — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:26:37 +0000

Um… why didn’t you buy a box copy of GW2 from Amazon? We bought anther two to give us two accounts each. Not only were the box copies available but they were £15 cheaper than the Digital Download, if I recall the prices correctly. Certainly significantly cheaper, anyway.

I’m not a WoW fan but I did enjoy it for the relatively short time I played it. With the best possible will in the world, though, WoW in 2012 compared to GW2 is like comparing a black and white episode of Dickson of Dock Green with The Wire.