Guild Wars 2

Devs almost always play their games (Especially MMO’s)…. This isn’t even really a question. At Blizzard, when you apply there they ask you how much you play WoW and their other games and won’t even begin to consider you if you don’t play. This is because they want people who are interested in the game, its lore, etc. and ANet is not any different.

With that said though, I believe some of these new changes are kind of stupid. I didn’t play the game before HoT, but when I purchased the game I splurged on some gems and my total cost for the game now is about $110. If this game is going to continue going in this downward spiral I am going to be pretty upset about my money going to waste. I’m a college student with a kitten ton of loans and other responsibilities and I don’t want my money just being thrown at ANet for them to kitten me in the kitten .

I am a new player and when I bought the game it came with the expansion, so I don’t necessarily know what the differences are other than what I read. However, I can’t see how everyone is so ridiculously upset about the expansion. It has interesting aspects to it, promotes group play (which is in the name of the game….) and allows you access to more than you had before. Like in any online game, patches are given and changes are made so the nerfs to dungeons, and whatever else was probably going to happen regardless of whether or not HoT came out, so why is everyone having a panic attack?

If you like the game before the expansion there is no reason that I can see to not like it anymore. There is more to do and there is always PvP to switch things up a bit. The new specs completely change the playstyle of all professions which I thought is something that people would be excited about… but all I see on this forum is mass amounts of hate. People rant about one thing after another, and I feel like it’s uncalled for. If you don’t enjoy the game anymore, I doubt that it’s because of HoT and you should just stop playing. Games are supposed to be fun, guys!

All that said, I got my first character to level 80 a couple days ago and although I haven’t tried a lot of the endgame content, I have thoroughly enjoyed myself thus far and can’t imagine that changing any time soon.

First off, thank you everyone for the responses! They have been incredibly helpful.

I think after reading these responses and some other internet postings regarding the matter, I am going to go with full Zerker set at first for full DPS and add in some extra aegis and then try to build up a support set in the background. I agree that multiple sets seems to be the best way to go, I just couldn’t decide where to start, but I think I have a solid idea now! Thanks again everyone!

I’m coming up on level 80 my first GW2 character, a norn Guardian (I know, I know, NOOB!). I’m just trying to figure out where to go from here. I know it’s optimal to have multiple sets for different purposes, but I want to focus on group PvE stuff right now with my guild. What would be the best route to take?

P.S. My current weapon rotation is Mace/Torch & GS