Guild Wars 2

This game has a lot of redeeming qualities. Unfortunately, it has a lot of faults as well. Fortunately for them, the faults are hushed away and not discovered until after you have purchased the game. I think that’s the reason they won’t do free trials.

Yes, I enjoy many of the aspects that makes this so different from other “traditional” MMORPGs. But it lacks many elements of traditional MMOs that define their longevity.

Why am I leveling to 80? What is there to do? Essentially, the same things there were to do at 30, 40, even 10. Go back and do stuff you didn’t do, explore the map, do lame jump-puzzles, make alts, get achievements. Or I could “grind” dungeons that were sold as being lower level (although nigh-impossible at that actual level) to get cosmetic items.

These things are all icing on the cake and should never be sold as the cake itself!

I’ll admit the 30-60 day cycle of new tier gear from the “other MMO” is very worn and tiresome. But I will agree it at least gives you a reason to play. Playing a game just to “have fun” and pass the time is not my idea of a good game. I hated Mindsweeper and I hate Angry Birds today.

Once you feel like you’ve stopped progressing, why are you sill playing? And yes, I define progress in terms of stats, abilities, gear, etc.

IMHO, without changes to end-game in the near future, I’m afraid GW2 will be remembered for great ideas and concepts, but will have the same low-population problems all too-many other games do before taking down servers.

One simple and quick suggestion:

GIVE US SOMETHING REAL TO DO AT END-GAME

Seriously, 100% map completions, jump-puzzles, and achievements are all icing on the cake and should never be considered the cake!

Why am I leveling to 80? To go back and do things I seemingly should have been able to do at 30?

About me:
Almost 30, married, no kids. New to GW2. Have played many other online games (Warhammer Online, LotRO, SWTOR), even hardcore competitively (CS, WoW). I generally am available to play in the morning/afternoon hours on the weekdays and afternoon/evening on weekends. Generally prefer PvP in most past games, but haven’t made my mind up yet on this one.

Looking for:
Active guild with (semi)mature, (semi)serious players. Size isn’t too important so long as there are more than just a handful online during my play hours.

In-game Asura Theif named Grankk.