Guild Wars 2

Hi,
So I have a friend that had mentioned once or twice that he might return to GW2, but then got sidetracked by other games. He is a WoW hardcore raidier…but was quasi interested in GW2. Back in October 2012, he leveled a ranger to 80, and promptly left the game to return to WoW to raid.

His reasons for leaving were:
-No endgame at the time
-Leveling crafting was too difficult when leveling up. He didnt have the materials to do so…such as small fangs or small scales I suppose. Me, for whatever reason, had enough and leveling a crafting profession was only good for experience, nothing more in those days.
-Grinding for aesthetics was not appealing to him.

So with these two reasons…how should I approach him to get him to play again. I told him fractals can be very difficult and are quite unique with the mechanics, so they could satisfy the ‘endgame’ content that he needs. Along with Tequatl, and a few of the explorable paths.

The crafting issue..I have no idea.

He watches my livestreams sometimes, but still doesn’t seem to want to give the effort to return.

Any thoughts?

It sounds like he has some habits that he needs to break. If he can be convinced that he can put the game down for a while and come back without missing out on anything important (doh, could be dangerous) then you might get him back. Tell him if he needs to relax and have an MMO holiday then this is the game for that.

I’ve got nothing for crafting either.

Tell him that he should come and play because it will be fun for the both of you to run together and kill stuff. I mean, what other reason does there need to be?

I wasn’t a fan of GW1. I bought it, I didn’t get it, and a shelved it.

Then, two years later, I bump into a friend who tells me he is a hardcore GW1 player and asks me if I want to play. Because he’s my friend, I give it a shot again. He taught me everything about the game, all the things I didn’t bother to figure out for myself, and he made me a GW1 fan. I resisted, but eventually found a lot to love.

And I’m glad I played with him. Not just because I discovered how much I loved GW1, but because it gave me a reason to spend time with him. The last time I talked to him was during a GW1 session (over Internet chat). We had a blast. He died the next day.

So yeah, tell him that running around with your friends and having a blast is what life is about. If he enjoys his time with you, he’ll grow to love the game because the experience is what matters.

Tell him to do DEs, it’ll be nice to see someone actually doing them.

Leave him be. If he doesn’t want to play, don’t try and convince him incessantly. He’ll play if he wants to. At the most, show him screen shots and show him new events going on in GW2… if he seems interested in those, then it’s his decision to play.

His reasons for not playing are the same reasons why I’m not playing. When my friends tried to use peer pressure, that pushed me even farther away from this game.

Just tell him about all the LW content he’s missing and will never be able to play.

Or just wait a while and let his own curiosity make the decision.

During that time, GW2 will only continue to get better, and offer more for him when he eventually decides to give it another shot.

Define end game. If he wants a raid once a week, get him to Tequatl. Once a week. Random loot, organized content, a lot of people etc.
Crafting is .. well .. if you dont want to make profit from it (is this even possible today?) or craft ascended, dont bother with it.
Ascended came out it would take a while he gets all the items.

On a serious note, i wouldnt force him. If he is interested by your stories about the game, he will follow. If not, let him play WoW or whatever he enjoy.

Galtrix.7369:

…When my friends tried to use peer pressure, that pushed me even farther away from this game.

This.

I have a lot of friends who play a lot of different games and they try to get me to play their favorite game. It only pushes me further away cause I still like the current one I’m playing and have no interest in switching.

If your friend has no interest in moving from WoW to GW2, then let him be. Let him make the decision to switch and be there for him if he ever inquires about coming back to GW2.