Today I logged into GW2 first time after a week. Those that
know me know that it’s not very typical of me. What did I do? I got the login
chest and logged off. A week after a living story episode.
Strange.
I enjoyed the story of the Daybreak although it was far from
perfect. The Domain of Istan is my favorite map in GW2. And yet… I don’t feel
compelled to do anything else. I’m not motivated to do new achievements (and I’m
about 300 points from 30k AP), collections don’t interest me anymore (and I’m a
completionist) and after finishing map and story it feels like I don’t have
anything to do ingame without getting bored.
I got to the point of realization that I’m not the target
demographic of Anet. Yes, sure, the gemstore mount fiasco had probably some
influence on my whole attitude now. I’m sure that the recent statements of MO
affected my love for the game as well. Quite probably the general mood of the
community had also something to do with it. And I’m sick of arguing with
dumbasses.
I’d never guess that I’ll be sometime at the point where I’ll
just do the story and map and will be done. Don’t get me wrong, this game is
the best MMORPG I’ve ever played. I love this game, I love its developers, each
one I’ve ever interacted with. This game has given me thousands of hours of
enjoyment. And yet… I feel like I’m pretty much done with regular play
sessions.
Not because of my disgust of some individuals, business
practices or attitude of the high management of Anet. Rather because of I guess
I’m really someone that’s not in Anet’s target demographic.
And I’m bored ingame.
A lot.
Because of all this stuff I stopped creating GW2 videos some
time ago. And now I’m not even motivated to draw anything related to GW2
because it reminds me of the state the game is in and stuff that pisses me off
because it even exists here.
I’ll log in for every story patch and expansion. And I'm sure I'll enjoy them. But for how long? Who knows.
Maybe new
expansions will spark again my passion for this game.
Hopefully.
Honestly, I doubt it. Things that would bring back my
excitement are highly unlikely to happen or already impossible to happen. But I’m naive and I’ll never learn.
So here’s to hoping.
