My bigger concern is that they'll fuck up gameplay and QC. There's basically nobody in the studio left from the senior cast that designed GW2 mechanics and general feel. I think their last work were mounts in PoF, the last change that didn't suck ass or wasn't just a minor change, and then there were mass layoffs and people leaving on their own. Since then there have been no major mechanics being implemented. Even the latest player "housing" is just guild halls system but shit.
I kind of wish it would be, I want both the studio and the fandom to perish.
Literally xiv for 200 hours lol. "Bro it's okay, youll catch up and unlock these fun optional things in 129 hours! Keep playing!"
Having so many mounts that aren't instantly identifiable for their purpose is weird to me. A pvp mount separate from another mount? Sure. A teleport-healing ground mount? Uhh. Two flyers? Almost seems like a skin-selling scheme.
I'd agree whole heartedly coming from ESO where you have horse as base mount that does everything and skins for horse into other animals or mechs if you will. It's so weird seeing them evolving the mounts from POF and to HOT and onwards with Obscura. I only buy one skin each for the mounts i use mostly plushie and the derpy dugong for the skimmer. But then you have the boat for fishing and the two person turtle mount.
I'd 100% be up for spending $20 every other month for a new base mount skin that I'll use exclusively and never again, but even the store is such a mess. I too would get the plushies but then you see shit like this:
If you've played WoW, then GW2 pets are NOTHING like WoW pets. In GW2 they're like situational traits you pick, and nothing more. They can barely tank (you share the same healing skill cooldown, and there's basically no threat management to speak of), they can't guard a place (unless you sacrifice an ability slot, and even that just temporarily), you can't stow them away permanently, you can't customize them in any way (so no hunting for rare pets), they have no skill trees on their own, and there's basically no pet class fantasy to speak of, because there are no class "quests" that put emphasis on you using your pet for anything. The one and only truly impactful skill they provide is that they can revive you, and after EoD it's less impactful since everyone has bots that do it much faster, even if on a cooldown. It's honestly pathetic how badly they're handled, immersion wise.
Newest instalment was Janthir part 4. It was nice at first but the story has taken a nose dive back to its state from S3 and the stuff about the mists gate and the titan's vitals makes about as much sense as the void from EoD did.
Pretty much everyone on the forums, reddit and discord is shitting on the story, so it's gotta be really fucking bad nowadays. I haven't bought Janthir Wilds myself though, so I can't corroborate the common sentiment.
