Guild Wars

huge update for GW on nov13!

here's a list:
November 13 Updates

All of the methods for gaining Luxon and Kurzick faction which can be used to progress the Friend of the Luxons and Friend of the Kurzicks titles have been significantly rebalanced, and several new methods have been added. Players should now have many interesting options for gaining faction that are similar to the pace of the quests that had been efficient ways to earn these titles.

> new consumables and summoning stones!
> better rewards!
> account wide titles and title rebalances!!!
> new content!

For players who own all three campaigns, there is an additional book available.
* "Young Heroes of Tyria" tells three stories. First is the story of a young Ascalonian hero fighting a Charr invasion and eventually fleeing with Prince Rurik over the Shiverpeaks to Lion's Arch. Then there is the story of a young Canthan hero under the tutelage of Master Togo at the Shing Jea Monastery as together they discover a plague spreading throughout the land and travel to Kaineng Center in search of answers. Lastly, there is a young hero from Elona training to become a member of the elite military order, the Sunspears, while a storm begins to brew with Spearmarshal Kormir and Warmarshal Varesh of Kourna at the center. There is only a Hard Mode version of this book.

to those people who insistent say the GW is dying and ANET doesnt care about their player base:

IN YOUR *freaking ugly* FACES!!!
lol

Now I don't wish GW to die, but I wouldn't call one 'major' patch a year after GW EN can be considered enough support to show that anet cares about the player base.  (I very well could be wrong about the patches, but I  honestly can't recall any other 'major' patches since GW EN)

Originally posted by Emeraq

Now I don't wish GW to die, but I wouldn't call one 'major' patch a year after GW EN can be considered enough support to show that anet cares about the player base.  (I very well could be wrong about the patches, but I  honestly can't recall any other 'major' patches since GW EN)

Let's put it this way:

1) There's no monthly fee - ANet aren't "entitled" to provide us with new content.

2) They're actively working on an entire game,  yet still manage to release small updates almost every week and, on occassions such as this one, large updates.

Whereas most MMOs release all their updates in one large patch every few months, ANet chose to release them in a small, continuous trickle. That's most likely why you're complaining. 

Anyway, thanks for the heads up! This update is indeed awesome. It's a great way to get people to start doing missions again.

nobody dares say bad about anet. their game is perhaps still the best. let them focus on gw2

but to call this a major update? its only about some nub titles

Originally posted by galliard1981

nobody dares say bad about anet. their game is perhaps still the best. let them focus on gw2

but to call this a major update? its only about some nub titles

Try reading all the patch notes before making uninformed comments.

Originally posted by Lydon

Originally posted by Emeraq

Now I don't wish GW to die, but I wouldn't call one 'major' patch a year after GW EN can be considered enough support to show that anet cares about the player base.  (I very well could be wrong about the patches, but I  honestly can't recall any other 'major' patches since GW EN)

Let's put it this way:

1) There's no monthly fee - ANet aren't "entitled" to provide us with new content.

2) They're actively working on an entire game,  yet still manage to release small updates almost every week and, on occassions such as this one, large updates.

Whereas most MMOs release all their updates in one large patch every few months, ANet chose to release them in a small, continuous trickle. That's most likely why you're complaining. 

Anyway, thanks for the heads up! This update is indeed awesome. It's a great way to get people to start doing missions again.

1&2)  I am aware that we are not 'entitled' to have new content and that Anet is not 'obligated' to give it to us. My point on the issue was that I wouldn't consider the small infreguent updates, and the larger infrequent updates as reflecting active support to the game. 

It seemed to me that the OP was trying to use this patch as a proof of 'life' still left in the game. I believe a majority of NCsoft/Anet's focus is elsewhere, and you can't look at their patches for proof of life left in the game, you have to look at the number of players still playing the game. 

With that said, if players run out of things to do and start leaving GW because of lack of updates, new content etc, then at that point you can shift the burden of proof of life on updates.
 

Originally posted by Emeraq

 the small infreguent updates

They update the game once, sometimes twice a week. If you consider that infrequent you clearly haven't played very many MMOs at all.

Did they release new level content.... (new areas)?

No they didn't.