Guild Wars 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ax-_06Acj8Y#t=28s

His honesty is refreshing; a departure from advertising site reviews that have permeated the industry in the past with reviews of other games labeled as mmo’s, but which are clearly gaming-review malpractice.

I love that guy. Not because he gave GW2 a pretty good review. But because he’s funny. I love funny.

Everyone should watch this.

I don’t understand English talk, can anyone give me a quick recap?

That there are some negative things that need to be looked at, however, people are really taking for granted the mass list of positives.

I don’t understand English talk, can anyone give me a quick recap?

Oh no! You’re seriously missing out. Let me see if I can give you a recap of it.

Good things:
1st point: WoW’s sub model is old and out of date.
2nd point: Most important thing in an MMO is the gameplay, which is really good in GW2.
3rd point: GW2 doesn’t feel like a chore, unless you go for things that are supposed to be a chore(like legendary weapons, and cultural gear, things for unique skins).
4th point: No quest text, no backtracking.
5th point: Heart quests are rarely repetitive or boring.
6th point: Player cooperation is tantamount, camping is never ever an issue. You actually like it when people show up to help out.
7th point: Community is improved because helping out is the first thing on most people’s minds. Not competition.
8th point: Bosses are fun early and often.
9th point: Events are often sporadic and fun.
10th point: Discovery and exploration is fun and rewarding.
11th point: Your skills are tied to your weapon, meaning changing weapon types during battle changes the battle and how you fight.
12th point: Every class plays and feels differently. Combat is fun.
13th point: Dual wielding changes your attacks, meaning combat can be customized how you like it.
14th point: Combat can be expanded easily by simply adding new weapons.
15th point: Combat is more dynamic by being able to dodge and maneuver easily.
16th point: Underwater combat is actually good.
17th point: Personal storyline is interesting and fun.
18th point: Personal story can be varied depending on choices.
19th point: The styles of the Orders you can choose actually feels flavored and stylized.
20th point: Massive dragon battles are very fun.
21st point: Dungeons are tied into the storyline, and the MMO’s storyline feels massive and epic.
22nd point: Environmental weapons are varied and interesting.
23rd point: Rallying in combat makes you feel epic and heroic when you recover.
24th point: Character and NPC animations and interactions are varied and detailed.
25th point: Cinematic styled voiced conversation in storylines could be better, but are still better than quest text.
26th point: Crafting is interesting and discovery is fun.
27th point: Crafting is organized and well done.
28th point: Deposit collectables is a great feature.
29th point: You get exp from crafting.
30th point: Dyes are awesome.
31st point: Guilds are awesome. Guild armors and emblems are awesome.
32nd point: Game has something for everyone.
33rd point: Jumping puzzles are awesome.
34th point: The music is amazing and beautiful.
35th point: The art design is awesome.
36th point: PvP means everyone is level 80, and it’s balanced because all the gear is about the same.
37th point: Traits are deep and game-changing.
38th point: sPvP is fairly deep and fun because of the lack of the trinity and how you build your character.
39th point: WvW is fun and huge.
40th point: Attacking the door is inefficient and dumb, and you’re actually punished for doing this.
41st point: WvW actually rewards your server for the PvP you do.

Bad points:
1st: WvW queue times are -awful- and need to be changed.
2nd: WvW could use mounts or more fast travel.
3rd: No party queuing in sPvP, so playing with friends in PvP is difficult.
4th: Lack of trading system(When the TP was down).
5th: Character customization could be improved.
6th: Armor could be more varied in lower levels.
7th: Dungeons are hard and need balancing.
8th: Gold selling by ANet could be problematic.

He says: Despite all the gripes, they’re insignificant and don’t take away from the game in any meaningful game. The game is excellent quality for it’s cost. The game is massive. There’s a lot to do at 80. THERE’S NO MONTHLY SUB. He was surprised at the lack of things to buy in the Marketplace, especially since it’s got so much content for only costing 60$. He says P2P is officially outdated and will likely change soon, because GW2 is such high quality for cost.

Final Verdict: 10/10 Legendary with Badarse and Legendary seal of approval(Which he’s never given any other game 10/10). This game deserves a spot in anyone’s gaming library.

GW2 sets the new bar for MMOs, even with it’s issues, because the good parts by far outweigh the bad.

It’s actually fun, and he loved it.

I enjoy the video alot, and there are balances that GW2 team needs to be on top of, as they are, but yea…very entertaining video and a breadth of fresh-air from someone that realizes the whats and whys of his dislikes with previous mmo’s and why this one has him hooked, perhaps millions of others too.