Guild Wars 2

at all? even a little bit?

Reading this forum as a new player, I get the impression that this is one of the worst MMOs on the market.

First MMO? Every MMO forum on the internet is exactly the same as this one, these people move form game to game in an attempt to mold it to there own wishes and desires, many times killing those games.

I have a feeling GW2 will be just fine though, ignore the trolls Because that is all most of them are.

Yes I do, and if you go to almost any game forums you always hear rage and hate welcome to the internet.

I don’t like it…… I love it!!!!

(don’t read the forums, amd if you really want to, avoid the general discussion)

Right now some people don’t like the content updates. And with any game out there, the forums is a minority compared to the whole playerbase of the game.

Go to any other games’ forums and you’ll find that it’s filled with more people who are complaining about the game rather than praising it.

Sure, I like it.

There’re a lot of issues but we only talk about them because we like GW2 and want to see it improve.

Yes. A little bit.

The problem is GW2 was billed as skill based, no vertical progression, easy stat cap, and “everything is endgame”

This entices a lot of people, because they were looking for something different in an MMO.

However with one of the recent updates, Anet took a massive dump all over the promises they’ve made, and having not fixed any of the serious issues players are having, within a month of them being made, has started to drain any goodwill Anet has.

The game was, and possibly still is fun, but it’s not what it used to be, and quite a few of us are very disappointed in the route Anet has decided to take.

Also note, according to these forums every class in the game is weak and plays terribly. Mesmers Can’t kill Rangers, and Rangers Can’t kill Mesmers!

Yeah… Forums…

Yup, love it. Hate the forums though. Too many crybabies and mods deleting your messages for calling them out

PearlGore.7419:

First MMO? Every MMO forum on the internet is exactly the same as this one, these people move form game to game in an attempt to mold it to there own wishes and desires, many times killing those games.

I have a feeling GW2 will be just fine though, ignore the trolls Because that is all most of them are.

No. been playing MMOs since Everquest. I understand this.

This forum is a bit worse with it, than some other MMOs I’ve played, though.

was just an observation on the tone of this particular sub-forum.

I used to. I’ve basically fallen in love with, and then out of love with every aspect of the game, as I played.

Got my $60 worth, any way. I still love the people I WvW with all the time and the genuine challenge and group effort and coordination required there; that’s pretty much the only reason I log in and the only reason I want to get any characters to 80. I’ve even gotten past the profession imbalances and sometimes jerky behavior/glitching that can go on in there.

But I’m really really trying to just enjoy the PVE world today, get some levels for some alts, and make some cash while discovering new places and content … but the giant bugs and imbalances and glitches in the general 50-60 and up level content is literally destroying any possible immersion and crushing my morale.

JMadFour.9730:

PearlGore.7419:

First MMO? Every MMO forum on the internet is exactly the same as this one, these people move form game to game in an attempt to mold it to there own wishes and desires, many times killing those games.

Edit: Yes, i like the game, and so do many others.

I have a feeling GW2 will be just fine though, ignore the trolls Because that is all most of them are.

No. been playing MMOs since Everquest. I understand this.

This forum is a bit worse with it, than some other MMOs I’ve played, though.

was just an observation on the tone of this particular sub-forum.

That’s because this game was overhyped to hell, and now the more sensitive bunch of people are crying their hearts out because this game wasn’t incarnation of christ.

I like the game and its Devs, but I think the community team is a tad bit overzealous.

I enjoy it a lot, however there are plenty of bugs that are keeping me from completing some things

I do love this game (700 hours so far) but at times I do become nearly blind with RAGE.

Spend $20 on black lion keys an another 20 keys I had saved up, open all those chests during Halloween and get NO weapon skins….RAGE!!

Buy a set of 20 consortum chests and get no skins but the shoulder skins, RAGE!!

Miss out on the karka event, oh well ill miss a cosmetic skin no big deal it’ll probably be kitten anyway. Wait..what did people get out of that chest??!! RAGE!!

I enjoy the game a lot, and I play just about every day.

I don’t think it’s perfect, but it’s fun and I find it worthy of my time.

I would recommend giving it a try for yourself if it sounds like something that would interest you.

I love this game! I plan to play it for many years to come. As far as I’m concerned there’s very little not to love.

Yup, love it and have been playing since Beta Weekend 1 and early access. I don’t always agree with the decisions this team makes, and I wish they’d focus more on WvW sooner, but overall I’m very satisfied and have sunken many hours into the game and hope to sink many more in.

I can only see things getting better and better, particularly if the team is as dedicated as they claim in regards to adding new content. They’ve been doing a great job so far (bar a few gripes like lack of game modes in sPvP, little attention to WvW, and slow pace at fixing bugs), and as weird as it sounds I don’t mind the nerfs because I’ve been playing MMOs since EQ and 9 / 10 times the dev teams know what they are doing.

It’s the only MMO since WoW that’s kept me for more then a month and I’ve tried virtually all of them since then. Not perfect, but neither was WoW when it came out. Actually, in a lot of ways this reminds me of early WoW which isn’t a bad thing imo. Not the same game naturally, but the same types of issues were going on there.

Generally you have a solid and fun game with a lot of content (bar stuff to do endgame), with a few classes that need some serious help despite being fun to play (remember druids and the 31 pt. hurricane talent or POUNCE at 31 feral…how long did we have to suffer through that in WoW :P Now think of weak classes here).

I’m rambling a bit all over the place, but this game makes me get that fuzzy mmo feeling I haven’t had since EQ and WoW, two games that Iv’e stuck with for years in the past. Watching it mature into an amazing game is what makes these types of games so fun for me. I look forward to being able to look back several years after playing GW2 and recounting some of the “early days” that we’re in now…that is of course if they keep it up and don’t drop the ball!

I like the game just fine. I’m up around 700 hours and working on capping out my thief (70) and Guardian (60) (Edit: main is an 80 ranger which accounts for ~500 of those hours). I then have plans to level every other profession too. All the while I play around in WvW regularly, mess around on the TP for money, run the occasional dungeon, and slowly work towards a legendary weapon. Also looking forward to 3 big updates in the coming months for free.

I don’t think I’ve played a $60 game this much in years… maybe ever. It’s not perfect, but nothing is, and it was well worth the box cost which is all I ask of a game really. It’s entertainment. I have been (and am) entertained.

Zohar.4576:

I look forward to being able to look back several years after playing GW2 and recounting some of the “early days” that we’re in now…that is of course if they keep it up and don’t drop the ball!

I remember The Great Butter Crisis of 2012!

Yup, I love it. Take the forums as a grain of salt though. Experience it yourself and then make up your mind.

And also welcome to the family.

Some things need to be fixed however it is an amazing game.

And lets not forget all those professions that are so broken as to be totally un-playable according to the forums. I have an engineer and Necro in WvW doing just fine, thanks.

Yeah…I like the game. I like it a lot.

Absolutely.

All MMO forums are full of doom and gloom. This one isn’t even the worst I’ve seen.

I Like the Game. The Forums itself are the discuss place of what’s wrong with the game, what can be improved… All the general feedback for this MMO.

At this point it’s the negative (but constructive) feedback that ANet must look on to have an idea and make plans for the future of this game based on it also.

If you look closely at the negative outings of each player, everything involves player-versus-player in one way or another (i.e. the new ascended tier, unbalanced classes, technological issues in sPvP/WvWvW, and so forth). If you’re not seriously into that, and are more of a casual player enjoying PvE, dungeons and occasionally some PvP, this game might just be best game of the year. If you are more serious into the player-versus-player combat (which has been promoted without vertical progression, pure skill-based, engaging, and so forth) these issues become huge and can ruin your experience. Besides the obvious technical issues (culling), the rest boils down to the standard in MMO world; grinding and rolling the OP class.

I like it quite a lot. I think it has some problems, but it’s also brand new, so perhaps problems are to be expected.

Love the game personally
People complaining on the forums for an mmo is nothing new. And we’re in the period of life for an MMO where people are deciding whether its for them, so expect a lot of negative Vs Postive postings right now.

Def not one of the worst on the market, plenty out there claiming that title

Deathspike.1870:

If you look closely at the negative outings of each player, everything involves player-versus-player in one way or another (i.e. the new ascended tier, unbalanced classes, technological issues in sPvP/WvWvW, and so forth). If you’re not seriously into that, and are more of a casual player enjoying PvE, dungeons and occasionally some PvP, this game might just be best game of the year. If you are more serious into the player-versus-player combat (which has been promoted without vertical progression, pure skill-based, engaging, and so forth) these issues become huge and can ruin your experience. Besides the obvious technical issues (culling), the rest boils down to the standard in MMO world; grinding and rolling the OP class.

About that… spvp is COMPLETELY skill based. Gear means absolutely nothing in WvW. In a zerg your gear will be irrelevant. In smaller skirmishes it will come down to class composition and again skill. Granted, a new character hopping into WvW will most likely get destroyed in small skirmishes. But a level 80, in any decent easily acquired gear will do just fine and his skill will make the ultimate difference. So that leaves bugs. Oh there will be bugs. If you come into this game expecting perfect polish like older mmos, than you will be dissapointed. I expect any mmo younger than two years not to be polished. If you wanna complain about bugs, go check out WAR. In terms of class balance as well, if you wanna complain go check out WAR. I played a shadow warrior for two years. THAT was inbalanced. Classes in this game have bugs (all of them) which take time to fix. But balance? They all have clearly defined roles, and when fixed, will all be viable.

loved it before the fractals and ascended. now, it’s a way to pass the time. there are still many good elements. sorry, but the new gear is mandatory in wvwvw. if you like to zerg, perhaps less critical.

OP, why are you reading the forums to see if you like the game? Haven’t you seen enough game forums to know what to expect? Try playing and make up your own mind. As for me, I really like it.

Columba.9730:

loved it before the fractals and ascended. now, it’s a way to pass the time. there are still many good elements. sorry, but the new gear is mandatory in wvwvw. if you like to zerg, perhaps less critical.

And how is that? Are you saying that everyone’s skill in anything less than a zerg is so equal that the only deciding factor is whoever has the smallest increase in gear stats?

No. I actually got on today on the forums for the first time in weeks and it’s hilarious this is the first forum post. All of my friends have stopped playing and I can’t see myself ever logging in again. This isn’t a Guild Wars game and it depresses my friends and I to no end.

My first hours in Tyria were awe inspiring and several hundred hours later I’m still enjoying the game. With that said GW2 is not without some infuriating flaws, most of which I feel will be sorted out in due time. Anet is not a new kid on the block so I’m pretty hopeful that this game will continue to do well.

JMadFour.9730:

at all? even a little bit?

Reading this forum as a new player, I get the impression that this is one of the worst MMOs on the market.

The forums represent less then 10% of the actual GW2 population. And this is confirmed in multiple threads by GM’s who have said the forums are a strong minority but are not ignored.

To listen to ANY forums in any mmo is the dumbest thing you can do. There are like 15 servers in gw2, 8 are completely at max capacity 24 hours of the day and the rest are usually high population. So yes, there are millions who love this game.

The game is ok. Nothing new on it, if you liked Lotro, you will probably like this. It is a better version of Lotro but with 1/5 of the content and a crappy storyline, but overall it is a nice MMO just like any other in the market. Better than the older ones, worse than some of the latest releases. Considering it does not have monthly fee, it is worth the 60 bucks. Just dont expect customer support, because it has the worst customer support ever, and forget everything that they announced previously to launch, because the game has not much of what has been announced like a couple of years ago. But it is basically a mix of Lotro and Rift, with some WoW comming to it recently (not only because of the bugs, but also the servers being frequently unavailable due to maintenance and some combat challenges that remind Crusader’s Coliseum). Is it worth the 60 bucks? Yes. Is it a great game? No.

Katostrophe.3274:

JMadFour.9730:

at all? even a little bit?

Reading this forum as a new player, I get the impression that this is one of the worst MMOs on the market.

The forums represent less then 10% of the actual GW2 population. And this is confirmed in multiple threads by GM’s who have said the forums are a strong minority but are not ignored.

To listen to ANY forums in any mmo is the dumbest thing you can do. There are like 15 servers in gw2, 8 are completely at max capacity 24 hours of the day and the rest are usually high population. So yes, there are millions who love this game.

We’re still going on about this? The forum posters may be a “small minority” but they are usually the ones who care about the game and its future. Many players will play the game, get bored or get frustrated with certain issues and never log on again.

Sure some people are happy with the game and don’t need to log on to forums to express their opinion. But let me tell you, there are equally as many who are not…

It really just comes down to this.

When most people are happy, they usually don’t find the need to talk about it. They are happy, so they just enjoy being happy.

When most people are angry, they usually want to find a way to vent that anger, often by telling someone about it. This usually makes forums into a very negative place, especially if anything happens that can be considered controversial.

Are they wrong to do so? Heavens no, feel free. Just don’t assume that nobody is happy. We exist. Trust me.

@ OP
I love this game and I have been playing since the betas- really it is a very cool game.
I am still amazed by something everyday
As a new player, welcome to the game-

If you want to get the best out of these forums avoid the general discussion section and focus on the sub-forums-people there actually discuss things.
I hope you enjoy this game as much as I have.

PS I hope you read far enough to actually get to my post- I know I didn’t

JMadFour.9730:

No. been playing MMOs since Everquest. I understand this.

This forum is a bit worse with it, than some other MMOs I’ve played, though.

was just an observation on the tone of this particular sub-forum.

There’s a reason this forum is worse. A big “Elephant in the Room” type reason. See, GW2 is taking a big slice of that Elephant’s revenue. The Elephant is not dying yet but you can count on the more successful GW2 is, the louder that Elephant is going to scream.

Over a hundred of my guildies are online atm. Most everyone loves the game, the only grumbles I see are hard to reach vistas, annoyed at WvW map completion (when we are losing), and the occassional complaint about mob density in Orr.

It’s a great game, I love it

Sure, this game has some problems, but these problems are being worked on and I am looking forward to playing this game for a long time to come. After playing other MMOs for thousands upon thousands of hours I can easily say that I love what aNet did with Guild Wars 2 and that WvW is the best thing that’s ever happened

well, i used to , when it was launched, but once i hit level 80, and i did that by only completing maps 100%( i got the title in the end), i feel like there s no purpose. i cant farm ( zerg farming its not my style). spvp has no real rewards , but skins. and nobody will pay attention to that anyway. wvw its just like a pakour, lol.
i am waiting at the moment for more spvp type of games, not just capture, and maybe more content in pve. but in the end, i still dont like it, couse that’s not gw…

BTW, including me, a group of 27 real life friends bought this game. After 3 months, I am the only one still playing. All the others are playing other games. And I have been playing other games more than this one on the last days, considering the customer support, the bugs and the recent “maintenances” are pissing me off. The game is not bad, but it gets boring fast if you are a hardcore player.

It’s not a terrible game.

People just mad because the game was advertised as a PvP grind free MMO, it is no such thing.

This is like a more casual WoW/EQ in many regards, I got my $60 out of this.

edit: People will come and go from this game, everyone I know that bought this game and all those I befriended in game have since stopped playing.

If you are after an MMO that you will play for years this is not it, ArenaNet is pulling all stops to get money from the gem store and judging from the turn around in game direction they aren’t having much luck.

They are releasing new content instead of fixing or improving on current content in an attempt (successful) IMO to temporarily increase revenue. From my perspective however this is bad practice for any MMO that wants longevity.

Will you get your $60 out of this game? Definitely.

Would I recommend this to you? No.

@ JMadFour.9730

I cannot believe how naive some people can be, HONESTLY!

Hmm when i think about it, either a troll or naive, thinking the former…

Players rarely come and post here unless they have some beef with the game. You never hear from the people who like the game simply because they are too busy playing it.

I love this game.

JMadFour.9730:

at all? even a little bit?

Reading this forum as a new player, I get the impression that this is one of the worst MMOs on the market.

Although, I don’t play the game anymore, I feel that the game easily surpasses most other MMOs (inlcuding WoW) in terms of content, replayability, etc.. WoW and other MMOs did not have this much content initially, had many bugs, and definitely wasn’t as fun. The art work in GW2 is top tier.

I quit the game because they are introducing Vertical Progression slowly as the game progresses further down the timeline.

If you don’t mind stats and gear changing every few months or so, pick the game up — it’s definitely worth your money. Although, there are more issues than just VP, it’s an overall solid MMO.

I agree with most everyone here; every MMO’s forums are like this, and definitely avoid general discussion. This is the unofficial ‘kitten’ section of the forums.

I like posting in class forums and suggestions personally, usually pretty friendly people.

I have a shocking revelation: The people who complain and hate the direction took by anet with the game (ascend, grind, etc.)… is because they like the game.