Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been playing roughly a week more than full-time actually and wanted to make some new player observations.
1. First I noticed a lot of people complaining about the game in the forums, mostly about stuff that has yet to effect me. One of the big reasons I’m writing this is because I don’t think it occurs to people to write positive threads. It’s like shopping online, you don’t usually leave feedback unless you don’t find the product to your liking. I do think people should be allowed to leave any constructive feedback they want, but it seems a little melodramatic to say the game is ending because your specific class was balanced.

2. I do really love this game and it has most certainly ruined all other mmos. It has certainly made many important changes to the world of mmos and done away with tired constructs. Just to name a few:
a)you dont have to turn in quests
b)your weapon has a meaningful effect on your skills and combat
c)you are actually rewarded in a meaningful way for exploration
d)experience is multilateral
e)no waiting on a certain class to party

3. the game is gorgeous, just aesthetics are very important to me and can really draw me into a game. It shows effort and consideration went into the game. I actually prefer the towns are massive, I hate towns in games with 4 houses and it’s like how is this a functioning village? Not to mention the gear and races (<3 asuras to death)

4. Loved super adventure box, that is just trippy and a fun distraction after marathon questing. I liked that the world allows something like that to be organically incorporated into the universe of the game.

5. I like there are no kill 10 boar quests

6. I really enjoy how engaging combat is. In my opinion if you dont like combat here you could go play any other mmo, because when a game makes so much progress in the fundamentals of mmos and you see it’s a problem? well youre playing the wrong game

7. I <3 Asuras, I’m really tall in real life so I like being a tiny creature that isnt a pudgy dwarve

So yah, I don’t have many problems with the game, it is so ground breaking, beautiful, deep, and engaging I think players (after playing tens of hundreds of hours) are expecting the wold from this game. When you make such an amazing game people expect everything. I’m really glad I bought this game.

I’m leveling my thief right now and yeah there are places that the second time around made me go “Woah, that’s beautiful stuff.”

I still can’t get over how realistic the water environment is, especially the droplets that cling onto your monitor screen after you get out of the water.

lol hi there glad you enjoy it.

1. Don’t pay attention to forums on any mmo is the general rule and alot of the negativity thats sprouting currently is being produced from the upcoming update. Nerfs etc. you know the deal :I

2. Reasons anyone should love this game

3. I am also a fan of the graphic setting but what blows my mind is the detail implemented in the environments. Whether its in a town or desert. There are so many nooks and crannies to explore and sights to see. I don’t RP but if I did I would believe I have hit jackpot. (Dont forget those jumping puzzles ;D)

4. Content like the adventure box is what makes me love this game even more. Honestly how many mmos can you count go that extra mile to deliver something totally independent and entertaining of itself. Although people complain about “endgame” they seem to forget that the experiences that they have had in this game cannot be compared to anything else they’ve experience in an mmo.

5. Don’t we all.

6. In terms of pvp combat i am a huge fan of how fast paced some of the fights can be. Sure there are imbalances here and there as well as some classes that need more diversity but in due time (hopefully). Another thing i love is that there is alot of room for skill and I find it funny how 2 dodges can completely change the outcome of a fight. Nothing is 100%.

7. Asura > Everything plain and simple…no debate…hmmm..you said human? WRONG!!

So yeah call me a fanboy or whatever just showing some positivity is all

“5. I like there are no kill 10 boar quests”

actually these type of quest are still in that game, but designed in such a way that we do not feel like it is a chore to do them.

well, for me, that is.

for example,
some bears terrorizes some place.
kill enough bears until they retreat.

etc

I guess it’s kinda like that, but when you kill the bears they actually stop attacking, or if you ignore it there are consequences

Yay, another postive post. We need more of them!

The game was fantastic until about a month or two after you hit 80. Then the only real things left to do is repeat the same dungeons or farm until you go mad in PvE, play that horrible zergfest joke for a PvP WvWvW, or play sPvP which is so fundamentally broken there is no point in playing certain classes. WoW hit the same kinds of dead ends IMO. GW1 handled content way better.

TheDraco.3965:

The game was fantastic until about a month or two after you hit 80. Then the only real things left to do is repeat the same dungeons or farm until you go mad in PvE, play that horrible zergfest joke for a PvP WvWvW, or play sPvP which is so fundamentally broken there is no point in playing certain classes. WoW hit the same kinds of dead ends IMO. GW1 handled content way better.

Keep in mind opinions differ and I myself love WvWvW and the strategy involved in it. It goes beyond the scope of any game’s PvP I have played since DAoC or Shadowbane. That being said, yea sPvP needs some work, and I feel like there is enough PvE content to keep the average player busy for quite a while.

Glad you are enjoying the game!

I really wish most would write their threads like this. I can get to the points and “see” all of the points and not be bombarded by anti GW crap.

I can say that I agree with a lot, but not say they are game breaking (which I believe you are not doing either).

Hope you stay around a bit more…at least until the next brain waster comes out

:)

IronPlushy, I love your name, and I like what you wrote here and agree completely with it. I’ve felt a little sour toward different things with GW2 not being addressed, but they haven’t stopped my enjoying the game, though they have hindered it off and on for a little while.

Thank you for your happy post.

Your server has benefited by your being on it.

GUILD WARS 2 IS DYING!!!!

Haven’t we heard that since early september?? Hehe… Good job Anet. As a Gw1 vet, I have high faith in you and am looking forward for more. So confident in believing that i’ll be playing this game for years to come (due to possible future expansion, cross fingers cantha), that I bought molten pick axe for my characters. No more worries about running out of picks now when running on my main >=)

Benji.9203:

lol hi there glad you enjoy it.

1. Don’t pay attention to forums on any mmo is the general rule and alot of the negativity thats sprouting currently is being produced from the upcoming update. Nerfs etc. you know the deal :I

2. Reasons anyone should love this game

3. I am also a fan of the graphic setting but what blows my mind is the detail implemented in the environments. Whether its in a town or desert. There are so many nooks and crannies to explore and sights to see. I don’t RP but if I did I would believe I have hit jackpot. (Dont forget those jumping puzzles ;D)

4. Content like the adventure box is what makes me love this game even more. Honestly how many mmos can you count go that extra mile to deliver something totally independent and entertaining of itself. Although people complain about “endgame” they seem to forget that the experiences that they have had in this game cannot be compared to anything else they’ve experience in an mmo.

5. Don’t we all.

6. In terms of pvp combat i am a huge fan of how fast paced some of the fights can be. Sure there are imbalances here and there as well as some classes that need more diversity but in due time (hopefully). Another thing i love is that there is alot of room for skill and I find it funny how 2 dodges can completely change the outcome of a fight. Nothing is 100%.

7. Asura > Everything plain and simple…no debate…hmmm..you said human? WRONG!!

So yeah call me a fanboy or whatever just showing some positivity is all

My first character was a thief. On launch day I spent it and the next 2 days walking (literally walking) around Divinity’s Reach admiring the architecture and the atmosphere. It was gorgeous. And on the third day I went ‘outside’

Such a beautiful game.