Guild Wars 2

So right now I am downloading the updates, and I am very anxious to see what GW2 is all about. I can’t wait to see you all in there and PvP with the best of ya! I came over from a legacy of gaming which my latest was Rift. I am glad to find a new home elsewhere with the GuildWars 2 community!

welcome. ANet has been great at squashing all sorts of bugs over the last month, so you’re coming at a great time. game is mostly stable and lots of new features are coming up soon.

GW2 is very easy to pick up and put down while still enjoying it. I’d go so far to say it’s a better game when played in this manner, to such an extent that it’s actually disappointing when played as a traditional MMO. Best in moderation or something silly like that.

So you may not have to cancel your Rift subscription if you don’t want to, and just play both games depending on what suits your fancy.

That’s terrific! I usually play rogues and healers. So I am assuming guardian and a thief would be my route of professions once I get into the game, and maybe an elementalist/necro once I set my thief and guardian up in the ranks

Several professions have methods of healing others, but you should know that there is no dedicated healing in this game. You’re not really meant to be able to sustain people through healing, it’s kinda like just a one-off trump card.

That said if you do want to have that healing utility guardian and engineer are probably your best bets, though like I said most professions can. It sounds confusing but even warriors have some healing capability.

Try stuff out….this game is nothing like RIFT, to be honest.

Ah, I cancelled Rift sub already. I’ve been on it plenty enough and dealt with the numerous trolls that flooded in from WoW. I was actually debating on going back to LOTRO for the community. But I’d rather have something new and fresh to start at first, but thank you for the forewarned advise! I’ll probably enjoy this game. I am a gamehead —- community is what keeps me locked into a game, not the game itself

I like the idea of that Corian! Pocket healers in PvP can be quite a nuisance to be honest lol. All roles should have some type of healing but not overly done which I have experienced in Rift PvP: if the raid doesn’t focus fire the healer, the healer can sustain themself as well as the raid. lol

Heh, you’re talking to a guy who ran 44 chloro in PvP, so I definitely understand the amount of healing flying around in Rift.

GW1 was kind of similar in that everything revolved around healers, and I guess they wanted to be rid of that mechanic for PvP.

LOL Corian! Yea, I had two rogues, two clerics, one warrior, and one mage. My clerics were more or so invinsible unless I was purged constantly and focussed by a raid. So I definitely know what you mean by the chloro point cause I had a chloro spec that would even outheal some clerics in 50s lol

Rift was fun until end game, then it became to much like WoW. Elitist jerks, and OPed gear, no thanks.

I took 3 characters to 80 in Rift and two here and you will find the end game for both games is the same. Rift is using an expansion in hope to stop the falling server population and this game will be doing the same thing in a few months if not sooner. At level 80 you can run dungeons, craft, but don’t bother hunting because you will not find any items that is worth keeping.

welcome! I would advise you to stay off from the forum and play the game for a week or two without. It will really get you down otherwise. these pages are ruled by a vocal minority that will tell happily tell you how everything about this game sucks (while still hanging around obviously). Anyway, have fun in game!