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Hi, I have as most of you spent the past months in the world of Tyria, and I do have to admit Guild Wars 2 is a great game. Many of ArenaNet’s changes to the generic MMORPG genre is for the most part pleasing. However! In my opinion ArenaNet have fallen prey to one major mistake. Their use of music. The problem is not with the songs, for they are in fact very well done.
Let’s take World of Warcraft as an example. When you enter a tavern, town, village swap, jungle or snowy peak in World of Warcraft it truly delivers a feel and really merges the player into the world, and you’re left with nostalgic feelings afterwards. After playing Guild Wars 2 I was tremendously disappointed with the way ArenaNet approached the use of music.
For instance, while playing Guild Wars 2 you will be listening to the same exact track regardless of your position. Weather you’re on a snowy mountain top, at the bottom of the ocean or in an epic story-quest the music stays the same! Now, I didn’t really pay too much attention to this in previous adventure games but you truly notice when it’s lacking. Music is all about playing on the listeners’ feelings, and is a major part of a game. It’s really hard to make the player feel like your in Tyria without proper music to set the mood.
It’s a shame, being that Guild Wars do have beautiful music. And again, it’s very hard to merge into the environment when the music is absent and doesn’t set any “mood”. So, ArenaNet, this truly is a cry for help. Please add different tracks for different regions and large scale battles (story quests) because even though the standard “adventure theme” is catchy as it is. You WILL get annoyed after 120 hours of ArenaNet trying to nail it through your skull.