Guild Wars 2

I’ve been playing Lord of the Rings Online with my wife lately. It’s a good game with a great community, but I can’t help but think that it’s missing some things. Then I look back to my year+ of playing GW2 and realize that it’s spoiled me rotten.

Things like Waypoints, fast on foot speed, easy to acquire gear and the wonderful transmutation and dye systems really hooked me to this game. Every time I play another MMO I always miss those things, and stop playing after a short amount of time. It’s a shame, really, but it can’t be helped in my case.

What other things spoiled you guys?

Playing lotro and trying to dodge..
Playing Anarchy Online and forgetting to rebuff when I want to equip high req armour
Playing any mmo and have the old zones relevant!

That last is a big reason for me to stick with GW2. Whilst the story just isnt clicking, the World remains wonderful to play in and I can go to any zone and thanks to the scaling, the event system and how the loot system works, my gaming time still feels productive and relevant. No other mmo i have played does that.

The wardrobe/dye system, combat system, artwork, and generally just excellent open world PvE content.

It’s been many years since I played LOTRO, but I thought that game had the best wardrobe/dye system bar none. It’s what I miss when I play any other MMO.

While I miss mounts (loved collecting them), this game does seem a bit easier to get around in with all the waypoints. But mounts are one more way to personalize your character, from your choice of models.

I do appreciate that zones do not outgrow their relevance. I enjoy seeing people of all levels everywhere I go.

The wardrobe system is better due to having tabs which are keybound, so you can switch your social at a button press and not have them taking up invent space. That would be amazing here.

Gw2 has a vastly better dye system

Personally, death in open world aka WvW is not punishing at all. Just like deaht in this game in general.

GW2 has better dodging mechanics than pretty much every other game, just because you’re invulnerable for the whole duration. It drives me crazy in other games when I dodge an attack but still take damage (Monster Hunter and its competitors are awful with this).

Hyper Cutter.9376:

GW2 has better dodging mechanics than pretty much every other game, just because you’re invulnerable for the whole duration. It drives me crazy in other games when I dodge an attack but still take damage (Monster Hunter and its competitors are awful with this).

Monster Hunter dodging works fine. It’s juat we get 250, 500, 750 milisecond evades in GW2 which is huge compared to MH which is 120ms or 250ms if you have Evade up skill iirc. And in that game the entire monster apendage (like a massive tail 6 times the width of you character for example) becomes the hitbox that you have to evade, which means it’s impossible to dodge some attacks or just maybe barely if you time it perfectly. There are no “red circles”, cones or lines to tell you to dodge, you need to mentally catalogue what the tell is for each attack, and each tell is different. It’s a much more organic and reflexive combat experience rather than this games reactionary one.

AliamRationem.5172:

The wardrobe/dye system.

Actually, I wish GW2 had Rift’s wardrobe system. They can mix and match different “weight” gear. Putting Plate and Chain skins on my Mage’s armor and using a Hammer skin on my Staff is FUN! I wish we could do that in GW2! Our dyes are better, though.

But other than that, some of the things I miss from GW2 in other MMOs:
1. Casting skills while moving.
2. Dodging.
3. “Best gear” is craftable and I don’t have to farm dungeons/raids all day.
4. No new level cap, my gear does not become outdated.
5. PvP is about skills, not gear.
6. Underwater combat. Yes, it’s neglected but what we have in GW2 is the best I’ve ever seen!

Esquilax.3491:

Hyper Cutter.9376:

GW2 has better dodging mechanics than pretty much every other game, just because you’re invulnerable for the whole duration. It drives me crazy in other games when I dodge an attack but still take damage (Monster Hunter and its competitors are awful with this).

Monster Hunter dodging works fine. It’s juat we get 250, 500, 750 milisecond evades in GW2 which is huge compared to MH which is 120ms or 250ms if you have Evade up skill iirc. And in that game the entire monster apendage (like a massive tail 6 times the width of you character for example) becomes the hitbox that you have to evade, which means it’s impossible to dodge some attacks or just maybe barely if you time it perfectly. There are no “red circles”, cones or lines to tell you to dodge, you need to mentally catalogue what the tell is for each attack, and each tell is different. It’s a much more organic and reflexive combat experience rather than this games reactionary one.

I agree. I play Monster Hunter on the reg (since Tri) and the evasion there is much more involving and dynamic.

Nikal.4921:

It’s been many years since I played LOTRO, but I thought that game had the best wardrobe/dye system bar none. It’s what I miss when I play any other MMO.

While I miss mounts (loved collecting them), this game does seem a bit easier to get around in with all the waypoints. But mounts are one more way to personalize your character, from your choice of models.

I do appreciate that zones do not outgrow their relevance. I enjoy seeing people of all levels everywhere I go.

My wife and I have only gotten to level 14 so far, so we haven’t experienced much when it comes to the wardrobe or dye systems. We’ve gotten some dyes and encountered an outfit merchant though.

Mea.5491:

AliamRationem.5172:

The wardrobe/dye system.

Actually, I wish GW2 had Rift’s wardrobe system. They can mix and match different “weight” gear. Putting Plate and Chain skins on my Mage’s armor and using a Hammer skin on my Staff is FUN! I wish we could do that in GW2! Our dyes are better, though.

But other than that, some of the things I miss from GW2 in other MMOs:
1. Casting skills while moving.
2. Dodging.
3. “Best gear” is craftable and I don’t have to farm dungeons/raids all day.
4. No new level cap, my gear does not become outdated.
5. PvP is about skills, not gear.
6. Underwater combat. Yes, it’s neglected but what we have in GW2 is the best I’ve ever seen!

I agree on all your numbers there. Especially the level cap, I hated having to level all over again in WoW and other games. But now we have the Mastery System, and they’re undoubtedly going to add more masteries, so…