Guild Wars 2

From what I’m reading here, it seems new players like myself are getting buy this for gems thrusted in our face, and along with the NPE changes it puts the game initially in a not favorable light.

Having played a few mmorpg’s for a good few years on and off (played wow at lunch, SWG, Elder scrolls online, lord of the rings online, and others) I came to the forums to ask am I mistaken.

Thankfully there’s been some nice posts here, aside from the stalwart defence fan boyisim of a game from people who love it, to make me think there’s gold in this game you just have to be patient and turn the blinkers on to the more money magnets.

I’ll keep plugging away.

Roundabout.1752:

Medium armor has to be the worst of the 3 classes in this game, trenchcoats and more trenchcoats, Light and Heavy have much better selections of course that’s just my opinion others may and probably do disagree

I quite like trench coats!

Crap…kinda wanted the wolf as well.

From what I’ve been reading this whole NPE experience they did with changing a ton of stuff for new characters was really ill thought out!

Kinda sorry I’ve come to this game so late!

So i’m quite new, lvl 11, and got this game on the recent sale.

Having fun but I’ve gone to the well known location for the forest spider and it just isn’t there:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrG9st8cosw

I’m at the right spot, see all the mobs that should be there, just not the tamable one. Has this since moved (all guides are quite old as if the video) do they only spawn every so often, or is there something else I should know (as in you have to wipe mobs a few times.

Any help most appreciated.

Thanks for your replies, that’s given me more incentive to keep playing.

I just don’t see why there couldn’t be a gradual curve of better looking gear like most Mmorpg’s out there, instead of from crap to glamorous at 80.

I know you say you level quickly, but Surely I don’t have to look at my rangers drab browns (or another drab colour via a dye) until the level 60’s (unless I part with cash)!

Hate to say it but I miss the early days of WoW for loot, talking pre burnign crusade here, many, many, many, moons ago!

Or even Star wars galaxies if any of you remember that!

Are the karma rewards below 60 grind heavy btw ?

Recent releases for advertised skin sets you mean?

So in the low levels then, there’s still nice looking gear I can get for karma etc? See most MMorpg’s games of course have incredible gear at the high end game tiers, but on the way you have increasingly better gear.

Here from what I can see that does not seem the case. from you tube videos to the people around me, sub lvl 80 seems very flat drab all one colour (aside from dyes) similar looking loot.

Have to say it makes the loot you got in Elder Scrolls online look amazing!!!!

I can’t end up feeling there’s a ton of money bait here, that’s maybe seems even more than Neverwinter Nights, which I expected there as of course you can play for free!

So you pay an initial payment to play Guild Wars 2. After wards however you’ll remain looking quite bland for a time (and i’m talking up to lvl 40’s) unless you pay for gems to buy nice looking gear (weapons and armour) from the Black Lion auction house…

…am I missing something here.

Looking at the normal gear for my ranger on auction house (no skin) all the way up to lvl 40’s its all absolute non feature bog standard, literally no thrills.

Is there any nice wearable loot, and snazzy weapons to find?

A game like this surely has to have nice things to want to play through dungeons etc for right? I mean Right?

I’m quite low lvl (11) so I’m really hoping i’m mistaken as I’ve had fun and would like to continue to do so, if it’s a case however of shelling out more money for gear I don;t have to play for…umm nah.

I’ll move on thanks.

Many thanks guys!

Um yeah.

How silly.

I just did a starting toon character to see if I would invest time in the game (brought it on the sale today) and after which I deleted said character..which took away the gifts too.

Um any chance of having the gift resent?

Does anyone know?