Im not a fanboy but I wanted to make a post of my insights into GW2.
Came from WoW, I still play, but had purchased GW2 to play during WoW maint/downtime/done with dailies. waiting for Raiding.
SO, i jumped into this with a very casual attitude. Little did I know the “Crack” i was pumping into my veins. 1st. i was able to jump into the story fast, and get a sense of my main direction at the start. which .. is good. also, found that Combat was AWSOME! compared to WoW, you learn your skills for the diff. weapons u use. which is nice to swap weapons when mobs come in for meele. that makes sense. very nice..
over all. i could spend an hour writing what i like, sure a few things are dull. im not sure how to begin crafting, but i was able to get the 3 items needed to harvest the stuff around the area. which was nice, plus i got a few item drops that i was able to upgrade during my adventure. the combat anamation is really nice, and combat is fast, which is something i had been missing.
Now i find my self, spending extra time, just exploring, the world is much more robust and visual than WoW. imo and engageing also. i like the little side solo PvE stores that kind of make the game Mine. . .
i also was able to get into a guild and group with a few ppl. one was a higher lvl player, but it pulled their lvl down so we could all have fun and him not 1 shot everything. very nice. this is a cool thing in the game, allowing higher lvl ppl to group with lower …
im still trying to get a feel for underwater combat… but i like the wet look on my screen when i come up from the water. lol anyway.. 9 out of 10. imo im hooked and will devote much more time to this game., hopefully the end game is as much fun as my journey.
peace.