"Journey to the West 2" is a game that continues to update and improve itself with the passage of time. Today, it is far superior to the earlier version in terms of attribute setting and data performance. In particular, the attributes and skills of summoned beasts, as well as the equipment equipped for them, are constantly being strengthened and improved. However, in the player's memory, in addition to those common summoned beasts, there seems to be a special kind of existence that has been forgotten in the corner by the development team, and that is the high-level guardian.
As far as I can remember, these high-level guardians haven't been strengthened in the slightest since their debut. In the course of the game, they have gradually been reduced to marginal characters, which is regrettable. Today, I'd like to join you in looking back at these special babies that were once considered dreams by players.
From the perspective of attributes and growth rate, the high-level guardian class is not inferior to other summoned beasts. In fact, in the world of the game, their status is second only to those rare mythical beasts. When they have completed their ascension and are fully equipped with their keels, their growth rate can even reach a staggering 1700, which is even more than the popular "gilded treasure book" today. At the full level, no matter what attribute the player chooses to play, as long as there is a high enough growth rate, they can easily deal with it.
However, it is such a group of summoned beasts that should be infinitely beautiful, why is it now reduced to the existence of "feelings"? I think there are two main reasons.
First of all, the high-level guardian summoned beasts lack strong innate skill support. In the current version of the game, almost all of the newly released summoned beasts come with a variety of skills, whether it is the Book of Heaven, the Ambergris Pill Baby, or the recent Divine Beast, all without exception. However, the high-level guardians do not have such an advantage, which makes it difficult for them to adapt to new gameplay and rules in the game.
Secondly, the high-level guardian summoned beasts lack follow-up supporting equipment enhancements. In contrast, summoned beasts like Wave Rush and Miao Yin Luan Nu have received special attention from the development team, and have powerful skill boosts and exclusive equipment, which makes them perform well in the game. The fact that the High Guardians did not receive such treatment undoubtedly exacerbated their predicament in the game.
Nowadays, among the high-level guardian summoned beasts, only the "Fire Qilin", "Pure Disk Messenger" and a few Nuwa shapes can barely maintain a certain competitiveness, and the others are almost impossible to see. Faced with such a situation, I can't help but say that instead of spending a lot of effort to design those fancy new summoned beasts, the development team should look back at the feelings in the hearts of those old players. After all, if the player's commitment to this emotion is only memories, it may be a little too late. We've been calling for "love again" for years, but if the development team ignores the needs and concerns of older players, that sentiment will one day be exhausted. What will the game look like when that happens? This is indeed a question worth pondering.