Guild Wars 2

I notice a lot of elitists in this thread that don’t (or can’t?) take into consideration that other people have different play styles, and that play style can, and often does, affect the difficulty of learning and/or playing of some games.

Lich, I can’t agree that you wasted your money. If this was a subscription based game I would say you did, but it’s a “buy and forget” title. You buy it and, short of expansions, you never have to pay anything more on it (the “forget” part).

GW2 is a solid game. I think ANet did an outstanding job with it. But it’s not my game. As many have said in this thread, combat is very heavy on mobility. That’s actually part of what I don’t like about the game (personal taste), but it’s also part of what sets GW2 apart from most other MMOs and makes it the amazing game it is. That heavy reliance on mobility works for GW2. The only drawback to that is many veteran MMO players are not used to such a play style. Some of us can adapt better than others. I was able to adapt well enough, but I knew I’d never be great at it (might have something to do with just not liking the need to constantly move shrug).

Again, I don’t believe you wasted your money. There’s no sub. You can always return to the game. Perhaps in a few months, a year or some other time you’ll return and it’ll suddenly “click” for whatever reason and you’ll plow through mobs like they were nothing. Or you might have some friends that all want to give it a try and together you’ll all have an amazing time and stay. Or, like me, you’ll pop in now and then because you like world in the game (or some other reason) and you’ll play for a bit and then not log in again for a few months at a time.

Ultimately, though, it comes down to how the game play and your play style mesh. If they don’t, you’ll likely not enjoy it much, even though you like many other aspects. If they do, you’ll take for granted the difficulty of learning a different style of play (as many people have proven in this thread) and/or enjoy the game.

:)