Guild Wars 2

This might just be my opinion, but I feel that HotM is too depressing – as is PvP in general. Upon entering HotM, the eerie music and night are huge turn-offs (especially to me when I first started this game) as far as getting motivation to really play and kill other players. Contrast this with the dynamic open world of PvE and WvW, and it’s pretty easy to see why most players would gravitate towards those other two aspects of the game. Moreover, all the PvP maps, with exception of Legacy of Foefire are at night – all playing the same music. It’s quite bland and not uplifting – even when a match is won.

Now I’m not asking for a happy-go-lucky theme park, but the setting can definitely be more uplifting on the mood to encourage just more hanging out. Simple conveniences like crafting stations, merchants, and Mystic Forge would do a long ways too.

It is night time in the HotM?

Pretty kittening bright to me.