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Posted by: MountainPanda.5831

MountainPanda.5831

After almost a year and completely find that GW2 had changed so much. I start to appreciate the effiency of the devs in GW2 in terms of speed of fixes, class balances and content. Yes, some stuffs are delayed but imagine ESO could not even fix guild bank and took weeks to fix gamebreaking exploits and still could not fix the problem. You wont see ppl working together for world events coz there are non.

My point is, be thankful to GW2 team for a good game with high replayability. I am enjoying the dungeons, pvp and world bosses. Thank you Anet, you guys are great.

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet Communications Manager

After almost a year and completely find that GW2 had changed so much. I start to appreciate the effiency of the devs in GW2 in terms of speed of fixes, class balances and content. Yes, some stuffs are delayed but imagine ESO could not even fix guild bank and took weeks to fix gamebreaking exploits and still could not fix the problem. You wont see ppl working together for world events coz there are non.

My point is, be thankful to GW2 team for a good game with high replayability. I am enjoying the dungeons, pvp and world bosses. Thank you Anet, you guys are great.

Thanks a lot for your insights, MountainPanda! And welcome back to Tyria.

Gaile Gray
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Posted by: jokke.6239

jokke.6239

Yeah, if there is one thing that makes you appreciate GW2 it’s playing another mmo.

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Posted by: Kaiyanwan.8521

Kaiyanwan.8521

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied to begin with and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

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Posted by: jokke.6239

jokke.6239

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied with in the beginning and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

He never said he wasn’t satisfied. I’ve taken like 10 breaks from GW2, doesn’t mean I don’t like the game. Just nice to play other games from time to time, and you do eventualy get bored of the GW2.
But 60$ = +4k hours (for me) seems like a pretty good deal to me. And I always keep coming back to the game

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Posted by: Seera.5916

Seera.5916

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied to begin with and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

OP didn’t say why they left GW2 at the time. Maybe they had burnt themselves out on GW2. And now a year later OP isn’t burned out. So they are enjoying the game again.

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Posted by: Kaiyanwan.8521

Kaiyanwan.8521

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied with in the beginning and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

He never said he wasn’t satisfied. I’ve taken like 10 breaks from GW2, doesn’t mean I don’t like the game. Just nice to play other games from time to time, and you do eventualy get bored of the GW2.
But 60$ = +4k hours (for me) seems like a pretty good deal to me. And I always keep coming back to the game

With the little content that was added over the last twelve monthes (that’s still around), it won’t be too long before another break, at least if he was bored by the same old same…

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Posted by: maddoctor.2738

maddoctor.2738

I’ve tried many games since I started playing GW2 back in Beta, but despite all the problems and the issues, I found other mmorpgs have had worse problems so I always return back.

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Posted by: MountainPanda.5831

MountainPanda.5831

I wanted to try the so called revolutionary mmorpg made by the creators of skyrim, did my wvw there and gotten emperorship. Gamebreaking exploit destroyed ny interest, came back and I am impressed. And yes I was kinda burnt out after making a few legendaries last time. See you around in game.

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Posted by: maddoctor.2738

maddoctor.2738

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied with in the beginning and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

He never said he wasn’t satisfied. I’ve taken like 10 breaks from GW2, doesn’t mean I don’t like the game. Just nice to play other games from time to time, and you do eventualy get bored of the GW2.
But 60$ = +4k hours (for me) seems like a pretty good deal to me. And I always keep coming back to the game

With the little content that was added over the last twelve monthes (that’s still around), it won’t be too long for another break, at least if he was bored by the same old same…

I don’t know about 12 months, but since Gates of Maguuma 4.5 months ago, we got 2 new zones, and there was a rather large break with the Feature pack.

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Posted by: jokke.6239

jokke.6239

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied with in the beginning and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

He never said he wasn’t satisfied. I’ve taken like 10 breaks from GW2, doesn’t mean I don’t like the game. Just nice to play other games from time to time, and you do eventualy get bored of the GW2.
But 60$ = +4k hours (for me) seems like a pretty good deal to me. And I always keep coming back to the game

With the little content that was added over the last twelve monthes (that’s still around), it won’t be too long for another break, at least if he was bored by the same old same…

There is potential added content to last for at least 100’s of hours, if he is an obsessive collecter 1000’s of hours.

And if he gets bored again after 100 hours, so what? .. The game will always be available for him to launch up again at a time he feel like it.

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Posted by: Bear on the job.6273

Bear on the job.6273

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied with in the beginning and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

With the little content that was added over the last twelve monthes (that’s still around), it won’t be too long before another break, at least if he was bored by the same old same…

Kinda sounds like you’re the one not satisfied…maybe you should take a break? you might enjoy something else, and not be so negative.

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Posted by: MountainPanda.5831

MountainPanda.5831

I don’t see what you mean little content, the living story had a whole lists and yea the new zones, new traits and far more rewarding to pvp now with rewards line. Getting tons of tome of knowledges, scrolls from pvp, superb commanders leading world bosses, events…ppl rezzing each other when down during world bosses fight. LFG tool is very impressive too…

Just saying the dev team here is doing better than creators of Skyrim, thats all.

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Posted by: GOSU.9574

GOSU.9574

Yeah, if there is one thing that makes you appreciate GW2 it’s playing another mmo.

Oh how right you are.

Hey dude you are walking into a wall.

smack..Wut?…smack…smack…

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Posted by: Iason Evan.3806

Iason Evan.3806

I don’t see what you mean little content, the living story had a whole lists and yea the new zones, new traits and far more rewarding to pvp now with rewards line. Getting tons of tome of knowledges, scrolls from pvp, superb commanders leading world bosses, events…ppl rezzing each other when down during world bosses fight. LFG tool is very impressive too…

Just saying the dev team here is doing better than creators of Skyrim, thats all.

I get your point, but Bethesda who made Skyrim did not make ESO. Not a big deal, because it isn’t your point, but ZeniMax Studios made ESO. ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda.

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Posted by: Sai.5908

Sai.5908

I played ESO when it launched and in open beta , I actually didn’t mind any technical difficulties since all launches doesn’t always go smooth . The reason I left was the nasty community and the devs that didn’t manage the game from bots . Bots were just everywhere and out of control , then there was the vampire fiasco where players would grief people that wanted to get bit by vampires or werewolves . The griefers would kill these vampires just so they could monopolize on selling bites .

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Posted by: DarcShriek.5829

DarcShriek.5829

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied to begin with and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

You continue to be obsessed with a game you don’t appear to enjoy.

Sometimes I have a hard time understanding people…

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Posted by: Xillllix.3485

Xillllix.3485

All MMO’s have their share of problems and their strong points. ESO has beautiful story telling and environment, a lot of new content being developed, but serious problems with the battle mechanics.

Guild Wars 2 has the best battle mechanics of any MMO, amazing artistic design (specially with the latest LS content) but didn’t get new WvW content in a year…

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Posted by: Rashy.4165

Rashy.4165

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied to begin with and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

He’s not dissatisfied with the game. I doubt many people are.

For most, the general consensus seems to be: GW2 is an amazing game and does a lot of things right, to improve the overall experience for players. Playing other MMOs really makes you see how good GW2 is in comparison, especially MMOs that have stuck to the old MMO formula. The few issues that people do have with the game are few and far between, and doesn’t really get in the way of having fun.

The lack of subscription and gear treadmill allows anyone to take an extended break from the game and never fall behind. The extended break isn’t always because the game isn’t enjoyable. My main reason is other IRL commitments, and I always come back to GW2 because it’s the only MMO that I’ve found enjoyable to explore and play at my own pace.

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Posted by: Vayne.8563

Vayne.8563

You left one game, tried something new and didn’t like it.

Now you are back to the game you were not satisfied to begin with and praise it?

Sometimes I have a hard time to understand people…

It’s so easy to poke holes in a game. This is the first MMO I’ve actually enjoyed for any length of time though.

So after trying WoW, Lotro, DDO, Perfect World, Rift, Aion, AoC, TSW (which came the closest to something I’d play), I finally found a single MMO that I find worth playing.

I’d say that’s worthy of praise.

Some people think they don’t like the game, so no one should.

Those are the people I don’t understand.

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Posted by: Devildoc.6721

Devildoc.6721

as a current player of both games, I just want to weigh in.

I find both games to be good (people are mentioning problems with the guild bank/store that were launch issues that have since been fixed, and bots, which.. I haven’t seen a bot flying across the sky in months, but yes they were a major problem, and the vampires.. people give bites away for free at this point and the spawns are never camped), in fact, these two games are the two most innovative games in the genre I’ve seen in a very long time, both take significant departures from the norm. I’d say it’s WORTH playing both games actively if you have the time.

Both have very explorable worlds, hidden chests and nooks and crannies, I’m sure we’re familiar with some “secret” locations in Tyria, Tamriel has a lot of its own spots. The key thing in both worlds is that there are things to do aside from questing and killing mobs in the world. You go to a game like Final Fantasy XIV, all there is to do is kill mobs and do quests, and gather crafting mats if you’ve switched to a gathering job. GW2 has skillpoints, vistas, jumping puzzles, hidden chests, mini dungeons, the occasional bit of lore related interactables like books and gravestones to read, TESO has skyshards, lockpicking chests, fishing holes, mundus stones, mini dungeons (delves), public dungeons, lore books, you can loot just about anything you see (until the justice system arrives), random roadside encounters like being able to rob a traveling merchant or encounter M’aiq the Liar, special crafting stations that let you craft sets, etc.

Both feature more action based combat, both being able to dodge roll out of danger (though TESO focuses more on blocking) and move while casting, and I can tell you, once you’ve played a game that lets you move while casting, it’s hard to go back to other MMO’s that root you in place like FFXIV or Archeage. Both games feature class systems where every class can play multiple roles in a group, though, as a caveat, GW2 pretty much only has 1 role in group PVE.. damage. You can throw heals if you want but don’t expect to focus as a healer. TESO you will focus as a healer or tank, but any class can be a healer, and any class can be a tank.

Both feature COOPERATIVE PVE play. Whereas other MMO’s you have people scrambling to tag mobs for themselves both TESO and GW2 lack tagging, all people who fought the mob get xp and chance at loot. This is one of the best things about both games in that there’s a lot of “jolly cooperation” rather than squabbling to see who hits something first. GW2 takes this to a level unmatched by any other MMO however with the focus on dynamic events rather than quests (the only event like system in TESO is daedric anchors and world bosses), TESO you still have to compete over crafting resources and locked chests, GW2 everything is shared, chests, resource nodes, the only thing not is heart interactables.

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Posted by: Devildoc.6721

Devildoc.6721

Now as to why not pick one or the other?

They’ve got differences.

I already said GW2 has the best Jolly Cooperation in the genre, if you just want to be a part of a massive community zerg killing world bosses or well, just every mob in their path, GW2 is your game (though both have very similar WvW systems, you can chalk that up to both games being developed by former Mythic developers who worked on Dark Ages of Camelot, they’re both fantastic in that aspect).

However, TESO has a much more robust crafting system and economy. TESO’s crafting system is wonderful, highly customizable. You can choose the skin of what you craft, the stats (traits and enchants), fine tune the level (every even level, and every veteran rank), and if you craft at specific stations found in the wild, you can craft set gear with bonuses. Learning traits takes real time, and learning crafting styles requires finding the motif of the style, some of which are very rare and very expensive. Crafting also requires skill points (the same used to purchase combat skills) so it requires some focus into crafting to do. Those who do dedicate time to crafting will find their skills are valuable, people often request the services of crafters who are “8 trait” or “9 trait” or “nirnhoned crafter” with specific motifs to make custom gear for them. GW2’s crafting.. well.. you pretty much only craft for yourself because ascended is account bound.

Economy… GW2 uses a developer controlled economy where John Smith will manipulate the market with a patch that makes previously worthless things super valuable, see the ascended crafting and collectibles patches.. It’s a global trading post so it can be manipulated by very wealthy players as well. TESO’s economy is PLAYER GUILD controlled. There is no global auction house, instead there are guild stores. Large guilds have guild stores to trade to each other, if they want to sell outside of their guild they buy a merchant in a town to sell the goods on their guild store, or conquer a keep in PVP and the quartermaster will sell from their guild store. It’s decentralized that way making it hard to control prices and there are very lucrative opportunities in that (finding one store that sells something very cheaply then putting it in a higher traffic store for more profit)

In the future Zenimax plans to implement spellcrafting and a justice system that will enable PVP in PVE zones (you’ll be able to hunt down criminal scum for their bounties). I’m pretty excited for that.

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Posted by: MountainPanda.5831

MountainPanda.5831

The only good thing about TESO is the graphics. The economy actually caused grief to other players playing the game because people were spamming WTS/WTB on the map chat. Moreover the guild bank had to rely on add on to stack items together so time spent for that is a lousy 10mins and you have to do it a few times per day. Crafting is ok but if you compare the skins of armour for both games, GW2 designers spent more time thinking of cool skins and they give you a wardrobe. I love this feature. I do agree about the jolly cooperation in GW2 compared to the other and that was what made DAOC successful. Look at tequatl and look at TESO world boss, see what I mean. But gamebreaking bugs like duping and spawn camp home base took too long to fix in TESO that was why their wvw state is worse than GW2. And I do like the economy of GW2, its like stock market. Anyway the main focus for this post is not to compare both games, it is more to appreciating the good work of Anet Dev Team as I am impressed when I came back.

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Posted by: Zaxares.5419

Zaxares.5419

The economy actually caused grief to other players playing the game because people were spamming WTS/WTB on the map chat.

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Posted by: Devildoc.6721

Devildoc.6721

The only good thing about TESO is the graphics. The economy actually caused grief to other players playing the game because people were spamming WTS/WTB on the map chat. Moreover the guild bank had to rely on add on to stack items together so time spent for that is a lousy 10mins and you have to do it a few times per day. Crafting is ok but if you compare the skins of armour for both games, GW2 designers spent more time thinking of cool skins and they give you a wardrobe. I love this feature. I do agree about the jolly cooperation in GW2 compared to the other and that was what made DAOC successful. Look at tequatl and look at TESO world boss, see what I mean. But gamebreaking bugs like duping and spawn camp home base took too long to fix in TESO that was why their wvw state is worse than GW2. And I do like the economy of GW2, its like stock market. Anyway the main focus for this post is not to compare both games, it is more to appreciating the good work of Anet Dev Team as I am impressed when I came back.

People without guilds spam chat to trade yes but the real economy is in the guilds.

the real economy in GW2 is in the insider trading, people who know what’s going to be the hot items the week before the patch hits and buys up everything so they can control the prices. They know because they’re privileged testers, or friends of anet employees. It’s “acceptable” because it’s just a game, but if the TP were a real stock market? Everyone participating would be in jail, as insider trading is illegal.

So.. I hate GW2’s economy.

as for the stacking, the same issue exists in GW2’s guild bank. You can’t add to someone else’s stack inside the bank itself, you have to withdraw from the guild bank, form a stack in your inventory, and deposit it, except one caveat. GW2 doesn’t allow addons so you have to do it manually.

Also, since we were talking about combat mechanics before.. playing TESO made me realize how much I hate one particular combat mechanic of GW2. I HATE downed state. It is possibly the dumbest thing added to GW2 combat. TESO and TERA have active blocking and dodging just like GW2, but your characters are so much more sturdy there, a missed dodge or running out of endurance against multiple ranged attackers in TERA or TESO is not a death sentence the way it is in GW2. In TESO missing a block on a power attack or getting caught in an aoe without dodging does hurt, but you can recover from it, it’s not an instant death. It usually results in a stun or knockdown, which you can expend stamina to break out of on a fairly short cooldown, and does more damage than a normal hit. But it’s not an instant death.

in GW2 you have 2 dodges, and maybe a class mechanic or utility on a long cooldown to avoid damage, that’s it, and Veterans will 2 shot you, Elites and champions and legendaries will probably one shot you.

Why?

Because of downed.

Downed to anet devs, is supposed to be a normal expected combat state, you should expect to get downed against bosses and the expectation is that you will be able to rally from being downed a few times before your downed health is so low that you instantly die. They expect rallying off of adds or other players ressing you in combat. This means it’s perfectly acceptable to them for you to get downed in one or two hits, because you’re not dead, you’re just “downed” and can recover. This also perpetuates the zerker meta, because building “balanced” or even building bunker in PVE only buys you one or two more hits before you’re downed. Giganticus Lupicus almost one shots my ele on every projectile, I might barely survive one, as zerker, in full soldier gear in a full bunker spec I still take over half my health in damage, meaning I’d get downed on the second hit anyway, making it not worth it considering how much less damage I do. TESO and TERA, players are expected to be hit in combat, and recieve the same amount of avoidance choices as GW2, TESO actually has more on this because you’re expected to block, rather than dodge most hits, taking greatly reduced damage and not getting stunned or knocked down/back, but still taking some damage. Either way your characters are still far more sturdy than in GW2, because there is no downed state.

Some people will claim that it’s because the devs want everyone to play perfectly and never get hit, but I say it’s because Devs think downed is a normal part of play and doesn’t count as a “one shot” because you aren’t dead, “just” downed. Not counting the times you get downed in an aoe that kills you the very next tick because your 2 skill isn’t up yet, or your class has no way to move out of an aoe while downed, or not counting the times when you’re solo vs multiple mobs while downed and a high health mob body blocks projectiles while you’re targetting the low health mob to rally.

Downed is just a bad mechanic.

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Posted by: Xillllix.3485

Xillllix.3485

the real economy in GW2 is in the insider trading, people who know what’s going to be the hot items the week before the patch hits and buys up everything so they can control the prices. They know because they’re privileged testers, or friends of anet employees. It’s “acceptable” because it’s just a game, but if the TP were a real stock market? Everyone participating would be in jail, as insider trading is illegal.

So.. I hate GW2’s economy.

Look at the price of T6 right now, it’s 4 times what it used to be because of all the nerfs they did to the Orr region. It was nice before to go there to farm t6 for your legendary, now I haven’t gone there in almost a year.

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Posted by: Vayne.8563

Vayne.8563

the real economy in GW2 is in the insider trading, people who know what’s going to be the hot items the week before the patch hits and buys up everything so they can control the prices. They know because they’re privileged testers, or friends of anet employees. It’s “acceptable” because it’s just a game, but if the TP were a real stock market? Everyone participating would be in jail, as insider trading is illegal.

So.. I hate GW2’s economy.

Look at the price of T6 right now, it’s 4 times what it used to be because of all the nerfs they did to the Orr region. It was nice before to go there to farm t6 for your legendary, now I haven’t gone there in almost a year.

You may be right, but the new zones drop T6 better than Orr ever did. The price going up has a lot more factors than just the availability of T6 mats. For example, the amount of items that require T6 mats and general inflation.

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Posted by: poisonality.8972

poisonality.8972

I wanted to try the so called revolutionary mmorpg made by the creators of skyrim, did my wvw there and gotten emperorship. Gamebreaking exploit destroyed ny interest, came back and I am impressed. And yes I was kinda burnt out after making a few legendaries last time. See you around in game.

it was not made by the same people

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Posted by: Prysin.8542

Prysin.8542

I get your point, but Bethesda who made Skyrim did not make ESO. Not a big deal, because it isn’t your point, but ZeniMax Studios made ESO. ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda.

explains A LOT. because bethesda never fix a bug. Their second lowest only after Microsoft. Purely because Bethesda knows when to quit and makes a new game instead of fixing stuff their unable to fix. Microsoft on the other hand…. they let severe security breaches and system weaknesses go untouced for DECADES…. God knows how many people have had their computers damaged/infected through MS’s negligence

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I played ESO when it launched and in open beta , I actually didn’t mind any technical difficulties since all launches doesn’t always go smooth . The reason I left was the nasty community and the devs that didn’t manage the game from bots . Bots were just everywhere and out of control , then there was the vampire fiasco where players would grief people that wanted to get bit by vampires or werewolves . The griefers would kill these vampires just so they could monopolize on selling bites .

With ESO, every patch made by the devs broke some portion of the game that required a fix that usually broke something else that required a fix that broke something else that required a fix that broke something else. Shall I continue?

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Posted by: Saturn.6591

Saturn.6591

Just this week I’ve heard from a friend that ArcheAge has huge problems with bots, and that the devs apparently do nothing about it. Also, there are quite a few gamebreaking exploits that apparently are around since launch and don’t get fixed. Like a license to print money.

Then again, I don’t really care. I like GW2 way too much to even think about playing another MMORPG.

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Posted by: Ohoni.6057

Ohoni.6057

For most, the general consensus seems to be: GW2 is an amazing game and does a lot of things right, to improve the overall experience for players. Playing other MMOs really makes you see how good GW2 is in comparison, especially MMOs that have stuck to the old MMO formula. The few issues that people do have with the game are few and far between, and doesn’t really get in the way of having fun.

The lack of subscription and gear treadmill allows anyone to take an extended break from the game and never fall behind. The extended break isn’t always because the game isn’t enjoyable. My main reason is other IRL commitments, and I always come back to GW2 because it’s the only MMO that I’ve found enjoyable to explore and play at my own pace.

Yeah. Before GW2 launched, I’d played dozens of MMOs over more than a decade, usually one at a time, but each rarely for longer than six months or so. The longer ones I might play for 3-6 months, then take a little time off and come back for a bit a few months after that, but that’s about it. Since GW2 launched, I’ve dabbled in 4-5 other MMO or MMO-esc games, and also played through numerous off-line games, but the entire time I’ve still been playing GW2 daily, at the least logging on to do the simple daily tasks over an hour or so, but usually several hours a day. And that’s over twice as long as I’ve spent with any other MMO with no signs of slowing.

I have plenty of things about GW2 that I’d like to see changed or added to, but overall it’s still way better than any other MMO.

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Posted by: ukuni.8745

ukuni.8745

yea i tryed eso for a month and it was really good at first but it died off pritty fast once i had to deal with the constant choppy combat, then i tryed wildstar and well i dont think i need to say anything, id say my only problem with gw2 atm is not enough content fast enough.

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Posted by: Zok.4956

Zok.4956

id say my only problem with gw2 atm is not enough content fast enough.

Well I would have agreed to that 2-3 weeks ago, before the LS started again. :-)

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Posted by: Varrg.2704

Varrg.2704

so far, Warlords of Draenor > GW 2, atleast for me…

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Posted by: Devildoc.6721

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I quit WoW when I saw that with each expansion was going to be another level cap increase. I don’t like level cap increases, it makes all your gear junk no matter how hard won it was, and it’s not a content EXPANSION it’s a content REPLACEMENT. The old zones are all ghost towns and any zones in the new content that aren’t max level are also quickly ghost towns.

One thing I really like about GW and GW2 is that they keep the same level cap and just keep adding new content. You can add new skills, new gear, new zones, new quests, new dungeons, new classes, all that, without increasing the level cap, and when you add that without increasing the cap, it’s an actual content EXPANSION. People still run Underworld and Fissure of Woe in Guild Wars, had Arenanet increased the level cap with factions and nightfall and eye of the North, those instances would be dead, because anything dropped in them would become irrelevant compared to the higher level materials that’d drop out of the new endgame, etc. But because it’s all the same level it’s all relevant.

I was in Orr yesterday because I needed Arah story on a character to fix a crash bug (anet ended up fixing the bug themselves toward the end of the dungeon run, but hey, I learned that the rewards for finishing the personal story have improved some, actually kind of worth doing now), and there are still a lot of people in Cursed shores, 2+ years after launch, doing events, farming, gathering mats, keeping the zone alive.

Had we increased the level cap to even 85 with dry top and silverwastes, Orr would be a ghost town.

Meanwhile.. TESO so far has increased their veteran rank cap twice.. which I’m not a fan of because they keep saying they’re on the way to removing veteran ranks, to use a new Champion system instead (that works like Diablo’s Paragon system, which is a horizontal progression rather than vertical progression, despite the power creep it brings.. you can still wear all the same gear and do all the same content aside from scaling greater rifts (similar to scaling fractal levels.. sometimes I wonder who gets the ideas from who when it comes to Guild Wars and Diablo. Diablo removed Magic find from gear and made it an account based thing, Guild Wars adopted a similar system, Guild Wars adds scaling difficulty mini dungeons, Diablo follows and adds scaling difficulty mini dungeons..). Champion system will make the level cap stay at 50, and all gear can be worn at 50 supposedly. So it makes no sense to reinforce the VR system when they’re planning on dropping it completely and replacing it with something else.

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Posted by: OtakuModeEngage.8679

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Thanks a lot for your insights, MountainPanda! And welcome back to Tyria.

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Posted by: OtakuModeEngage.8679

OtakuModeEngage.8679

Welcome back MountainPanda, I too believe this is a great community, and believe that together, we can make GW2 an even more AMAZING game than it already is! XD

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Posted by: emikochan.8504

emikochan.8504

Thanks a lot for your insights, MountainPanda! And welcome back to Tyria.

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My Greatest Fear, is that ANet doesn’t care.—

replying to an important issue takes a lot more thought and time to formulate the best post that won’t enrage people. So you’re going to get less of those replies

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