Guild Wars 2

Wow, ok there….. for those of you, and you know who you are, the rest can disreguard this, if you read carefully what I typed, there was no trolling. It was simply a statement of disbelief. Having previously stated that the only other MMORPG that I’ve played was Guild Wars, and knowing that Guild Wars is no where near as complicated as Guild Wars 2, it goes to reason that I wouldn’t have that prior knowledge or experience of gaming long term on anything like this. I am a little disappointed that getting that flashy gear would take much longer than my attention span or real life would allow. I admit that this is probably not the game for me as I could not imagine spending more than a few months on one game (1-2 hours a day, 4-5 days a week). I will give the game a fair chance though and just go with the story, but I cannot see myself going beyond that. As for spending real world money to get that gear …. let me think about that … not a chance. If I wanted to throw money on a game that I’ve already bought, I would have gone with EVE, or WOW. That kind of spending, IMO, is for those that have too much money to know what to do with, or the just plain foolish. Note, I stated IMO. No need for hot headed retaliation. It’s just one of those things that, as you get older, spending money on something you can’t hold, use practically, or has any real world value, just doesn’t make sence. Ok I just revealed that I’m an old fart lol (a little exaggeration there). Anyways, there’s no need to carry this on any farther. I’m satisfied with the objectional responces I received and thank you for your thoughts.

Yes well obviously I’m not going to bother now that I know it’s true. Doesn’t it bother anyone else that the game is like this? You paid for a game, after seeing all those cool armor and weapon sets, just to learn that in order to have them you have to play it to an unhealthy level, and then, play it even farther to, what looks like, an obsessive disorder.

Holy mother of a blue guinea pig! Thunk! That was the sound of my jaw hitting the floor in disbelief. Just the way you guys answered that so casually is shocking enough, but to learn that it’s not just true, but so easily accepted? …. Wow …. Ok that settles it ….. My kids will never play an MMORPG. Fresh air and sports for my girls. Thanks for your candid replies.

Ok I’m just going to put it out there; I’m not heavy into gaming. But I did play Guild Wars and liked it for the most part. Now I just got Guild Wars 2, and the complex factor just totally turned me off to this game. I have a life, I only game as a hobbie. Now I just saw a youtube video of some guy crafting a legendary weapon, and he admits it took him 2 years to get all the materials to craft it. Not a complete matching set of armor and weapons, just a sword. 2 YEARS?! I just can’t wrap my head around that. Is this what this game is about? With what little time I do have to game, it could take me 4 years to craft that sword. Is this really what this game is like?