I wanted to give the Anet team a quick shout out to thank them for a couple of things.
First, thanks for the real sense of power I have when using weapons. When I slam a hammer down and the ground is scarred, or swing it around and enemies go flying in all directions like I’m a comic-book hero, I can’t help but have a big smile on my face. In all my time in EQ and WoW, and from what little time I spent in AoC and a couple of other MMOGs, I never (even at the highest levels) had the sense of power I have even in the low levels of GW2. Every profession I’ve played so far, I’ve been impressed by the animations and sound that produces that sensation of being powerful.
I love being able to jump into the middle of 3-4 enemies that are higher level than me and lay down the hurt. That just never gets old.
Second, thanks for all the npcs that don’t show up on the map and don’t have something over their head telling you where to go and what to do, but then you talk to them and suddenly you’re following them out for a perimeter check or running out with them to take out an enemy garrison. Next thing you know, you’ve filled out a heart even when you didn’t know you were doing so.
That’s really good stuff, guys.
Okay, diving back in now