Guild Wars 2

I like to stop and smell the flowers.
I have been with Guild Wars since shortly after the release of GW1, and I’ve always enjoyed the lore and experiences they’ve created in Tyria. Just yesterday in Dry Top, I walked into a heavily damaged building, still barely standing from the recent devastation wrought by the Mordrem. The barkeep was just sitting on the floor, and when I spoke with him he told me he wasn’t sure what he was going to do, and even if he got back on his feet, pretty much all of his regulars were dead. That kind of thing doesn’t really add heavily to the game, but I think it’s so great for a MMO to have, and it really helps complete the world and validate the lore. I’m one of the players that likes to get into the ‘role-playing’ part of ‘RPG’. I really enjoy putting myself in the armor of my adventurer because I feel like it makes the world feel so much more vast and alive. I tend to notice all the extra content that doesn’t take the form of points or loot.

Additionally, I’ve recently started noticing there are some minor things I can do while playing to really enhance my experience. For instance, I noticed that if I played with the camera zoomed in to the 2nd closest setting, and tilted so that it was closer to the ground, it made Tyria appear much more immersive. I realized that I had been playing with my camera pointed at the ground, which is totally necessary for battle, but when I’m exploring in role-playing/adventure mode, positioning the camera in that more immersive position keeps the game feeling fresh and expansive.

But enough about me, what about you? How do you prefer to forge your legend? What way of playing is the most fun for you?

I really, REALLY love to climb things. Especially things that weren’t meant to be climb-able. The first time I climbed the ruins in one of the Charr areas (I believe it was the Iron Marches, or something, the area with the ruined wall separating half the map) using nothing but my Rocket Boots and Portal Gun was exhilarating. Getting to the highest point of something in this game…the best feeling I’ve ever gotten in a game. And yes, Dry Top was a really, really awesome map just for that achievement (you know the one).

I also sometimes follow NPCs and speak to the ones I can speak to, to find out little tidbits about the area. For instance, in Beetletun (I believe that’s the area, where the entrance to CM is) there’s a NPC there who, if you speak to him, tells you that he was the one who pretty much built the manor itself, and that he is thinking of moving on to another profession, maybe writing.

Just the little things!

With my wife.

Bombing griffonrook run is one of my daily events.