Guild Wars 2

I don’t really know how to explain this but when I control my character it feels heavy at take off point. There seems to be a slight delay before running or moving almost like my character needs to build momentum first. It makes everything feel a little sluggish.

The game is still enjoyable but ill be honest a few days ago I logged on Wow just to try it out and I ended up logging off a couple minutes after. I don’t think I can play that game anymore but one thing I noticed was how great the controls felt. It felt fast and responsive like I had full control over my character. I can pretty much do a 360 at ease if I wanted to.

Gw2 seems to involve lots of kiting, dodging and getting your character back in place so I think that the character movement is very important. I personally enjoy guild wars 2 much more than Wow but one thing that stands out is that Wows first impression gives you a sense that the game feels fun simply because of how you can control your character. Any chance we can have an option that lets you control your character this way?

I can see what you’re saying and I understand since I played WoW myself. But does that one second delay really make the whole character’s movements sluggish? Perhaps it’s because I am not using WASD to move around, I use a stick, but I don’t notice that delay.

I’ve also seen people complain that the movement’s seems ‘floaty’ and I don’t see that either.

I’m not bashing you, don’t get me wrong.

Ya it makes a big difference. This was the first thing that I noticed my first time in the beta. I remember I kept asking people if the delay was because we were in a stress test and it was just lag but when the game was released it was still the same. I don’t know if you still have a Wow account but if you dont, just log into a trial and move your character from side to side you can really tell the difference. They move at full speed right at the press of a button. Also when your turning your character in Wow it feels like the screen is “hooked or attached” on your character which feels fast and responsive. Its hard to explain you just have to compare the two and youll see what I’m talking about.

You think maybe they did that on purpose? Trying to make it realistic by having the character push themselves forward, the same any person would do before a jog/run, that little second for the push.
I actually saw a thread where a few people liked that AN included that.

I think what you’re describe is the ramp up speed. It’s added in games to add fluidity so characters don’t look and act like robots.

JaveyHavok.1840:

You think maybe they did that on purpose? Trying to make it realistic by having the character push themselves forward, the same any person would do before a jog/run, that little second for the push.
I actually seen a thread where a few people liked that the included that.

They may have their reasons for this but I’m hoping that we can have an option to make it not so realistic? An option so that we can turn it on or off. I like to be able to run or kite then spin around fast and take a shot etc.. It could still be done but it doesn’t feel right at times.

Rage The Numbers.7943:

I think what you’re describe is the ramp up speed. It’s added in games to add fluidity so characters don’t look and act like robots.

I guess I like the robot feel, it feels better to control imo. That is honestly the only thing that bothers me in this game.

The movement definitely doesn’t feel the greatest, but it works well enough. If there was anything I would want changed with this regard would to be a gradual fall speed. Falling seems too instant, imo. I think this would actually make the movement of the game feel much more natural, to be honest.

Ok after reading through some of the threads I think i know what it is now about the controls. I think it might be a camera issue.. So I guess what I’m trying to say is that it feels like the movement of a console game that requires you to use the two joysticks on a gamepad. Theres some kinda delay that just doesn’t feel right to me.

It just looks that way. Remember that you are controlling your character like in WoW. The animation makes you think otherwise but you are. I like realism in animations and so do many others however maybe they can fine tune this a little. Idk. I’m fine with it and totally used to it by now.