Guild Wars 2

I think 135 hours on one of my characters should indicate that I enjoyed playing through the game and experiencing all Guild Wars 2 has to offer.

From what I hear in forums and guildies, it seems like the general MMO community is so jaded and used to their old favorite grindfest. What could you possibly expect from any new MMO these days? The possibilities of the MMO genre have pretty much been all used up by WoW just like how Call of Duty has now been basically a monopoly for shooters for the majority of the public.

Some people say this game is for children. Is it because it doesn’t have someone swearing in every sentence they make or is it that there are moral choices in the storyline? Is it because it doesn’t have every NPC spitting on you every corner you turn? Respect is way more adult oriented and GW2 definitely shows it except for maybe the snotty Asura or the Charr.

No, I am not one of those people who will repeat a dungeon a thousand times a day just to get that one piece of leet loot. I guess this is why GW2 suits me. In GW2 it really doesn’t take much to be max power and level. If I can level 3 times a day even in the 50+ levels this game is not grindy at all.

As far as PvP goes you don’t even have to spend one second of grinding to craft your own build.

I will be honest, content in any MMO is so cliched. GW2 is no different. At least this game presents it in a different way by using DEs that are repeatable. Not once did I ever zerg dynamic events to level or farm karma and I have 3 lvl 80s. I have had 3 level 80s for a month now. It is tough to get my fourth lvl 80 because going through the same content gets bland and that is natural.

I come from playing Guild Wars 1 so GW2 is basically evolution. I was playing Guild Wars 1 when I was still in grade school. It was a good fit for me since it had no monthly fee. I didn’t want my parents wasting money on something so ridiculous as a monthly fee so I opted out from the big WoW. I have tried trials of that game and felt kitten while playing. Aion is basically WoW now and it is F2P.

Is GW2 perfect? No. GW2 is a game. A game that can be changed at any time because of modern technology. I have probably already spent over 300 hours on this game and I will continue to keep playing along with any other new game that comes out.

The MMO community is pretty much grown up now and we shouldn’t be overly enthusiastic about anything anymore. That is probably why GW2 doesn’t make you crap gold bricks.