Guild Wars 2

I created 5 different characters with diff. classes and races.

Played each of them for about 3-5 hours and was extensively bored to death. routine, mundane instances and quests. flat gameplay, generic uninteresting storylines.
“Gather ravens eggs and put them into a wash basin thing a majig!” SERIOUSLY…!? “Pick up cannonballs!” SERIOUSLY….!? “Kill x amount of bandits ot minotaurs running amuck!” OMG SERIOUSLY….!!"

“That is soooo 2005-2009!”

I have to ask, who scripted this game? “It is the corniest, and poorly written trife I have ever listened to!”

I am astonished someone really thinks this game is remotely fun. In reality it’s more like a chore, a mundane chore with no reward or allowance afterwards.

EDIT: “jus kiddin, it’s a fairly fun and decent addition to the MMORPG genre. There are some things I really enjoy and like about it.”

The better question to ask is- "If GW2 had the option to download for free and trial play would anyone still be playing it?

Probably not, at least the majority.

I have played numerous MMO’s and feel we need something unique and solid. GW2 is NOT that game. it is basically a bonified ROM clone with upgraded visuals on a different world. The sounds, the characters(toons), sytem and architecture of play and premises is almost exactely the same.
For example if you build a human female character in GW2 and ROM, and compare animations….it is essentially identical. This is one of the many flaws and xeroxs I have found and have only been playing for a few days.
I abhor the fact that other players can freely jump into a fight with you, well I don’t abhor it…it’s just unsettling and rude.
The storylines do not attract me, the visuals aren’t that spectacular(found SWTOR better primarily because of low FPS with GW2) and the scripting is bluntly aweful and cheesy.
I will still play in order to extract the purchase price value, but long after that it will be shelved for lack of ingenuity and the false advertisement.
They should of advertised GW2 like this;

“All you wow and rom fans out there, listen up we got a newly improved version of your old warhorses that I think you will enjoy…….we made adjustments, upgrades and embelished your tried and true formulae to make it a little better with the extra bonus of no subscription fee.”
In comparison it’s visually breathtaking new world with new characters and skills.

“It’s more or less the same, but not similar!”

Hello adventurers just wanted to intro my self. This is the first initial foray into I GW2 and I am excited. I didn’t spot or find a thread for introductions so I opened one here.
I have been playing mmo since the mid 2000’s and have been involved in PnP rpg’s for over three decades now and feel comfortable and profciient with all things of the fantasy genre and really enjoy the subject matter.
I have many questions and would like help from other kind players to explain what would be some great ideas to really make my travels in the world of GW2 more exciting?

I know about the classes, races and options of PC creation, but I will still probably ask something about them. My main concern however is if there are ‘pitfalls’ to avoid, quests to ignore, heavily laden servers full of unkind ppl, etc? It would help me distinguish effective and efficient effort .vs. unefficient and ineffective protocols in the game as a player.

I am eager to try all the races, but this lil one has my full attention. “Do they make decent rangers?”

Please help