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Vernacademia Season 1: Episode 35: Builds via Guild Wars 2 (Pt.2)
A continuation of our examination of character build systems in games, using Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 as examples. Here we look at the changes made to the build system between two games and the overall effects on the player experience.
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Cliff Notes:
00:05 Introduction of Subject
00:51 Guild Wars 1 flaws
02:26 Arenanet's Response
03:04 Lowering Complexity
04:18 Guild Wars 2 Professions
05:06 Reduced Skill Options
06:44 Addressing Builds
08:27 Addressiong Build Elitism
09:10 Simplifying Defensive Play
10:36 Consequences of the Changes
10:42 Consequence of Energy Removal
12:42 Homogenized Play
14:00 Role Reduction
15:26 Lost Sight of Original's Strengths
16:34 Next Cast
16:55 Where you can find our casts
17:49 Sign Off
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