Guild Wars 2

So after a week I have come to the conclusion that this game isn’t so bad at all. In fact, it’s rather fun. I dislike the pve system but WvW is a cool concept minus the fact that I never get badges of honour (just 2 in maybe 8 hours?) and our server being the underdog and all.

To me this game feels like dungeon siege (1 / 2 and not 3) on steriods with extra people hopping around. Just a few skills (like ds 1 and 2) compared to the 50+ skills my lotro hunter has. Gives it a more of a hack and slash feel. Actually quite fun.

I can play both games just fine. Just a case of flipping a switch. I agree that the loremaster is gimped in that way (at least on foot, mounted combat doesn’t have these issues". But there are other classes which can move around just fine.

As for GW2, I’m getting the hang of it. Crafting is a bit “meh” though. As are the overall “hints and tips”. But those are small issues.

I see, they are kinda like the 3-man dol guldur instances I take it then? I’ll give it a go once I reach that level.

Lotro can be as dynamic as you want it to, that said, the game mechanics of lotro won’t work for this game, and the game mechanics of this game won’t work for lotro. In my opinion one is not better than the other. Both are good games. I doubt I will do dungeons in this game though. I have a hard time remembing all the various ways/rules/things not to do with lotro.

I gave GW2 the benefit of the doubt, and thus far I am pleasantly surprised. It takes some getting used to. And that’s what makes it fun. Besides, you can play as a walking talking herb! How awesome is that?

Don’t bash lotro too harshly though, with the “riders of rohan” , open tapping and mounted combat fights can be quite dynamic.

Recently I was told that I had to play GW2. GW2? What is that? I asked the excited gf. Apparently it was the bee’s knees of mmorpgs. Fair enough I figured, let’s give this a try then.

As I usually stay far and wide away of any mmorpg besides Lotro (sorry, got a knack for that game) I was skeptical when the 14 gig download slowly crawled through my internet pipe for several hours. Didn’t watch any video or read any news article either, “if you’re that good, you can surprise me” I thought.

After installation I went to pick a woodland forest type charracter. Or as I like to call them “Ents with growing issues”. Granted , I was impressed by the graphics. But here it comes. Upon starting the dream quest I got massively confused. I think the game could use a better tutorial system. But let’s not digress. As I continued on said quest I came to a place where I was asked to whack some evil dream demons on the head. Finally….some action! Some action it was. For the next 30 minutes all that came out of my mouth was “wait? What happened? Stop moving! How did my pet die? Doesn’t my pet have a health-bar? This is not good for my blood-pressure, I got a new skill?! How?!”.

This game action “stuff” is comparable to a 6 year old who just had 6 gallons of red bull. It’s insane. But, I kinda enjoy it. I have to get used to it, but I enjoy it.

Well done GW2, you have managed to convince me. I shall continue playing this game till either Ragnarok arrives, or I become a father. Which are the same two things I suppose. And oh, hi btw! waves