Guild Wars 2

While this may very well and unfortunately come across simply as a whine post, I do hope that something can be gleaned from it. I picked up the original Guild Wars when all the expansions were out, and adored it. I thought kitten near everything they did in the game was fantastic. However, after nearly 2 years of Guild Wars 2, I still cannot find any real enjoyment out of it for more than about 30 minutes every week or so….The games themselves feel entirely different, and so I do not compare them all that much since that would not really change anything. I’m not looking for the perfect GW sequel or the next ‘WoW killer’, etc. I have come back after about 3 months off, hoping that a fresh set of eyes would change things. Alas, it seems like not at this point.

I have played each class up to at least level 40 (not close to max, I understand), gone through WvWvW, sPvP, and general PvE, and for the life of me I continue to feel something is missing. ANet has done fantastic work with many of their games, and I know this is one of their biggest productions. But despite that, I cannot seem to get anything out of it! Puzzles, combat, crafting and events….

I am reaching out in the hopes that I am simply missing something, maybe multiple things, and for different perspectives. Maybe even others who have found ways around the very problem I have here. I want very much to like the game, but I cannot find anything thus far that grabs me and that I find enjoyable for more than, quite literally, a few minutes at a time.