Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone!

I’m having some trouble deciding on which mmo to play basicly. Like so many others I started out with WoW as my first mmo, and even though I’ve enjoyed alot of my time in that game, my motivation to play that game dissapears the moment I log in.

So recently I searched the web far and wide for an alternative. Earlier I’ve tried mmos like Rift, Aion, AoC, WAR, Neverwinter (very briefly), ESO and probably some others that I can’t recall at this time. The main problem I have when switching out WoW for another mmo is that most my friends play WoW, and even though they’re just as fed up as me, they’ll almost never give anything else a try.

Then came Guild Wars 2, which I personally didn’t enjoy to much the first time I tried it. Although the graphics were great, it felt so bright and shiny and lacking in personality. Eventually however, I learned to really enjoy this new world and it really felt like a worthy adversary to WoW, where if I got all my friends to join, we would have a greater time in this game rather than WoW. So some of my friends joined, and we did have alot of fun with it. Running dungeons felt like a challenge again and the pvp was pretty awesome once you learned how to play your character. But like all good things, this came to an end, and my friends aswell as myself stopped playing simply because we were all abit tired of the mmo genre.

Now, I don’t have the same amount of spare time I used to have way back when, and in that regard I think Guild Wars 2 would suit my needs perfectly. I don’t play as much as I did, but my gaming these days is usually limited to HoN for some instant pvp action, CS:GO/BF4 for some FPS and then there’s only one thing I’m missing. I like the part of mmos where it feels like every hour you put into the game affects your character permanently (levels, gear, etc.).

So I really want Guild Wars 2 to be that game, but I’m wondering if it really is the type of game I’m looking for. I’m pretty casual these days, but try to master the games I play. I enjoy some PvE every now and then, but PvP is where my heart is. The game seems to have alot of content, but alot of the time I feel alone in this wast game that is Guild Wars 2. I’ve grouped up with random people to do PvE content and it’s pretty fun, but it’s still not the same as some of the experiences I’ve had running instances in WoW. And I’m getting the feeling that playing some structured PvP every now and then really doesn’t improve my character in any way. Same goes for PvE aswell, even if it’s fun and challenging taking down a boss, there’s usually no exciting rewards in the end.

So, I guess what I’m wondering is, what would you recommend I do with my time in Guild Wars 2. How do I get the most out of the game, while playing casually, and still get rewarded for the time I put into the game. Are there specific things I can try to achieve, or is the game simply a sandbox for smaller minigames of dungeon running and “moba-styled” PvP?

I would be greatfull for any suggestions and feedback people might have

ok in my honest opinion, GW2 is nr1 right now. WoW just has a lot of content but you know that game is getting wayyy stale. NOW as for MMORPGs, i played manyyyyy and so far i have to stay that GW2 is the onlyyyy one worth playing regularly. its a lot of fun and you should get into all of its details and fun events and all PVP aspects. the pvp mechanics r great and you actually need skill to be good (not button smashing). plus theres a bunch of customization options and they continue to come, so if you want to be some kind of collector of things, then knock urself out. its a great game and i suggest u play it as much as you can. o and it has challenging bosses and dungeons, enjoy and have fun.

read up on the game while you play it and discover all you need to know and i promise you this game WILL keep you playing, and keep you coming back to it. the best part is you can be a casual player as well (unless you wana go professional in spvp or WVW)….but if you just wana be independent and kick some butt, have fun.

Would it help to join a guild or something perhaps? Which servers are the most active in general and in PvP?

Joining a guild is excellent, if you find one that suits your goals. Having people to play with whether guildies, rl friends or just someone you bumped into in the game and added to your list makes everything better.

I know, because I am currently mostly alone. My daughter has too many more pressing interests to play with me. sigh

You can definitely have fun in GW2 with very little time, you don’t need to commit to a raiding schedule to progress, and you can get what’s basically BiS gear at level 80 (Ascended weapons are 5% better than Exotic, so…. maybe its worthwhile getting them, but Ascended armor is basically the same thing as Exotics).

But if you want to get some of the fanciest skins in the game, you need a lot of hours in.

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Would it help to join a guild or something perhaps? Which servers are the most active in general and in PvP?

Guild yes, guild are fun (although I’m in a casual guild myself so yeah maybe there’s some nasty ‘hard-cores’ out there). With megaserver activeness isn’t really as big a thing as it use to be. In dungeon LFG tool is cross region, megaserver is cross region, pvp is cross region. The only real thing that the server now impacts is WvW activity.