Guild Wars 2

I use the Nostromo Gamepad and love it. I started using it many years ago when I had a baby who was nursing all the time, and I wanted to game some still. She is now 8 years old, and I am on my second game pad. I find them very easy to use, and convenient. I set the keys to whatever works for me for that game, and I even have profiles for GW2 for different characters. I like it because I am one of those people who rarely use my desk to hold things, I keep it all on my lap and lean back and play. I don’t mind trying new controllers, if you are unsure about it, see if you can find one on display somewhere and see how hard the grip is for you. I am not sure if it matters, but when I did use the keyboard I was a ESDF rather than a WASD user… my hands don’t have the reach a lot of people have, and I liked the extra keys on the left side. Because I already was used to modifying what I did in game with my keys, and changing it up regularly to suit my needs, maybe it was easier for me to adjust to the game pad. I still love it though.

I use my keyboard sparingly, so it is the cheapest Logitech from Walmart. I am currently trying to decide what I want for a gaming mouse. I use a claw grip but don’t want to put out the extra $40 on the Razr… however the ring finger button and the way I grip the mouse makes me nervous about the G600 and I am not a fan of wireless so not too sure about the 700. I have considered the Razr Naga 2012 would love anyone’s advice on this, it is priced comparatively to the Logitechs.

Oh and on it being not a grind heavy game… it is very light on grinding. But setting your own goals and just following through is about all there is to this game. What you do by level 10 is what you do always. There is no end game. The game you see as you level, is the game you play always. It is not about getting higher on a ladder, it is about having fun with the pieces that already exist. You can look at it as a now what do I have to complete, or as I do “Wow, look at all the stuff I can do, and none of it is necessary for me to do in order to run with others.”

For people who want to grind, they can, but the stats you get off of any exotic gear works great in most places… unless you are already grinding fractals… in which case you pick up more gear and grind more.

End game learning how to avoid damage with dodging, and just figuring out new ways to use your skills goes a lot farther than many other things.

My number one piece of advice in this or any MMO is make friends. If you are playing with people who you enjoy, it could be the oldest MMO out there, and you will have a blast. The community is the pillar in a good MMO. They have given you the content from 1-80 and a ton of random things to do once you are “end game”. We have a lot of different random content, but no matter how much they add or do not add, the thing that will make this a long term game for any of you is finding a group of people you enjoy. You can be in multiple guilds, find one you like, or two. I could run the same content again and again if I am with a group of people that I am lmao with. Being part of a community is what makes these games special.

To clear up what a previous person said… The English language is a wonderful thing. When A-Net is said to not support RP, they are not saying that it is not allowed. They do not have an official RP server. That is all that is meant by that. Also, they do not tell people with idiotic names in game that they are not allowed to have them. RP in /say and in /map are very much supported by the community.

Roleplaying is just another way to say make believing you are your character. When people here are talking about RP they are not referring to Erp… SO many people take the word RP to mean Erp. I would say the majority of RP in this game is not Erotic… Unlike in some other games, I have seen very little Erp in public channels. (Although there is one area in Divinity’s Reach that you can hear some questionable moaning coming from a building, not sure if it is undead, or a house of ill repute)… . If people are looking to fully immerse themselves in the world, Tarnished Coast is the place to be.

Turn off player names, because honestly the worst part of Arena Net not supporting RP, is the name issue.