Guild Wars 2

….by saying that some people want to see a boring gear grind where you are funneled into raids where week after week you pray to the RNG gods [or a puffed up Guild Master and his followers] that you’ll get gear. Gear, gear, gear and more gear: end game is, for many, about gear.

I absolutely love the end game model of Guild Wars 2, or as some would observe, the lack thereof. Level down-scaling is awesome, I love the dungeons too. We could use more permanent content (especially dungeons and world bosses), however. The game is still young, and I have faith that things like that will come.

End game is just what you do after capping your level, but I feel as if “levels” are almost pointless in this game with it having the system that it does. I wrote about that a few days ago, and many didn’t agree – but I still feel as if raw levels in this game are almost made moot by how it’s designed, and that’s, for me, a good thing.

Vayne… I really enjoy reading your posts. Thank you for bringing your insight.

Biondo, this the only way.

/dance

TheKillerAngel.3596:

~950 votes so far, and I’d say that there while are clear picks for “worst class” in each category, some of these classes also seem to be considered strong in other areas.

Okies Angel, now you got one more with me. Can’t wait to see the results. Watch it be like “Ranger Sucks.” XD

mesme.5028:

Nuage.5230:

mesme.5028:

I do love gw2, thou i wish it was gw2 and not a new game with the lore of gw.

The game just feels nothing like gw, the profession’s are missing some of the original favorite’s, Ritualist and Dervish were loved, instead we got engineer, pffft thanks a lot.

Of the professions we did get, some just bad interpretations of the ones we had, take Mesmer for example, i loved my gw1 Mesmer and her play style, what they gave us is not the Mesmer most loved.

I think gw2 will last a while, thou i feel the gem store is showing a-net in a bad light,
with all the offers they have, you could be forgiven for thinking you are playing a blizzard product.

On the blizzard note, i wonder how well gw2 will survive when World of Warcraft goes f2p on release of Blizzards next gen mmo Titan, i guess we will have to wait and see:).

Good insight. People are rather hostile to the Gem store and for many reasons. One reason is that it’s a cash grab, but I can’t blame Anet – they gotta make money. Sometimes people are a bit to hostile to the notion of a company doing what companies do… profit.

One problem I have with the gem store is there aren’t enough things in there. We need more clothes, more everything. I would spend a lot of money in there if there were more appealing things.

People have commented on how GW2 is a niche game, and that’s one thing I like about it. Let WoW and Titan do what they do – let them get 10, 15, 100, 200 million players and I, along with many others, will still enjoy GW for the style, the combat and the lore. A lot of folks get hung up on how many subscribers an MMO has, and that’s understandable – but mass appeal is not equal to a quality product which it itself subjective.

Let GW2 be 2nd, 3rd or 5th on the World MMO stage, but as long as the Devs put their heart into this game I am a happy camper. That’s that I ike about this game, man; I can’t ut my finger on it exactly, but it seems the people who make this game really have put their hearts in it, and it seems like this for GW2 than most other MMOs

Also, again, I absolutely love Guild Wars in-game community. A game that is not marketed to the masses has a sort of “small town feel” and I really enjoy that. Let WoW and others like it be the Big Cities of MMOs and I’ll be fine here.

I really do like this game. And I tip my hat to Anet for what thy have done. GW2 just needs a bit more of polish and it will be, for me, the best game I have played.

The best games i played were Warcraft 3, League of Legends, The Burning Crusade and Gw1 share position 2.

Gw2 while i do have fun, it’s lacking, i don’t know what the thing is, but what ever it is, the aforementioned games had it in abundance.

I really dislike the gem store and how the game revolves around it.

I see where you’re coming from to a degree. See on one hand I do like the gem store, I like the idea, I like micro transactions, hell, again, I wish there was more in the store – but the emptiness I feel is how it seems professions are rendered useless and gold making is kitten or sacrificed on the altar of trading gems for gold. It sucks.

The thing is this, even with such flaws, some of them big, GW2 still, for me, manages to be a kitten good title. Perhaps it’s because the other MMOs out there suck so bad; maybe it’s because I played WoW for almost 7 years and logged more hours there than I care to admit, but this game just does it for me.

GW2 is, for me, like the really, really nice and appealing girl who has a few physical drawbacks. I don’t know what it is about this title exactly – I am usually harsh on games and take no issue with leaving a “your game sucks” post and leaving forever.

My apologies, but I honestly don’t feel like voting. However, I will say I never liked Elementalists (or any other “Mage” or “Wizard” class) much.

My favorite is the Guard (although it can get boring) and the Thief.

Mirta.5029:

Nuage.5230:

Like what I mean to say is that while I personally love GW2 and appreciate it, does it have staying power. Only time will tell, I guess.

Well if it doesn’t GW1 almost doesn’t have any players left by now, but the servers are still open. I think that GW2 could still live on quite happily with 70% less players than it has right now.

Hmm, I do wonder what the official numbers are for GW2, like a million or two perhaps?

Like what I mean to say is that while I personally love GW2 and appreciate it, does it have staying power. Only time will tell, I guess.

One thing I do worry about is after investing even more time and money into this game and some other games come out and kill it. That would suck on so many levels ;-(

KeyLimPi.9031:

Nuage.5230:

Facepunch that character is awesome, one of the best looking here imho – even in the “morning” picture. Same for you KeyLimPi, awesome, awesome looking character.

Thanks~ she’s my pride and joy haha

nehezbegar.1065:

Thing that kills games are haters. For some time i haven’t seen any constructive criticism, just whine, cry, rage, hating and all that stuff coming from frustrated ppl that expected the second Jesus Christ of MMOs.

If You have enough brain in Your head, You should know that all those manifesto trailers, developers talk etc is a marketing. If You really hyped Yourself so much, then You are a fail.

You should also understand that good chunk of ppl likes the desing decisions made by ArenaNet (for instance no, so called, gear progression from other MMOs). There are a lot of ppl who like this decision ArenaNet made, if it doesn’t appeal to You, it’s ok, we all have different tastes, but don’t doom this game only because it lacks features YOU like, while others don’t.

No kittenin developer can make perfect game, deal with it, there are too many ppl on the planet, with different tastes, i think even god if he existed would not be able to please all the ppl and fulfill their needs.

If You really are not happy with the state of the game atm, just move on, there are other MMOs with gear trademil, maybe when You get bored of them , You can come back and see the changes in GW2 by this time and if You like them then play the game if not? Well, noone will fit to Your needs.

If You want my opinion i want to have more competetive PvE, but with current gear progression i like rather to improve my real skills, not a illusion of skill covered by imba gear. Many so called hardcore players wouldn’t do kitten without their +123123123 stats on gear.

We have to wait and see what route ArenaNet will take with GW2 development, they see ppl want more permanent, challengable content, so probably they will deliver.

Very well said, imho.

mesme.5028:

I do love gw2, thou i wish it was gw2 and not a new game with the lore of gw.

The game just feels nothing like gw, the profession’s are missing some of the original favorite’s, Ritualist and Dervish were loved, instead we got engineer, pffft thanks a lot.

Of the professions we did get, some just bad interpretations of the ones we had, take Mesmer for example, i loved my gw1 Mesmer and her play style, what they gave us is not the Mesmer most loved.

I think gw2 will last a while, thou i feel the gem store is showing a-net in a bad light,
with all the offers they have, you could be forgiven for thinking you are playing a blizzard product.

On the blizzard note, i wonder how well gw2 will survive when World of Warcraft goes f2p on release of Blizzards next gen mmo Titan, i guess we will have to wait and see:).

Good insight. People are rather hostile to the Gem store and for many reasons. One reason is that it’s a cash grab, but I can’t blame Anet – they gotta make money. Sometimes people are a bit to hostile to the notion of a company doing what companies do… profit.

One problem I have with the gem store is there aren’t enough things in there. We need more clothes, more everything. I would spend a lot of money in there if there were more appealing things.

People have commented on how GW2 is a niche game, and that’s one thing I like about it. Let WoW and Titan do what they do – let them get 10, 15, 100, 200 million players and I, along with many others, will still enjoy GW for the style, the combat and the lore. A lot of folks get hung up on how many subscribers an MMO has, and that’s understandable – but mass appeal is not equal to a quality product which it itself subjective.

Let GW2 be 2nd, 3rd or 5th on the World MMO stage, but as long as the Devs put their heart into this game I am a happy camper. That’s that I ike about this game, man; I can’t ut my finger on it exactly, but it seems the people who make this game really have put their hearts in it, and it seems like this for GW2 than most other MMOs

Also, again, I absolutely love Guild Wars in-game community. A game that is not marketed to the masses has a sort of “small town feel” and I really enjoy that. Let WoW and others like it be the Big Cities of MMOs and I’ll be fine here.

I really do like this game. And I tip my hat to Anet for what thy have done. GW2 just needs a bit more of polish and it will be, for me, the best game I have played.

Rafujin.1498:

Nuage.5230:

I long for a dungeon finder, and hope this will not work to diminish the nature of the in-game community.

there is a tool for finding dungeon groups: http://gw2lfg.com/

Thank You. I know the site well, and use it often, but it does not seamlessly integrate with the game. What I want is a dungeon finder that is part of the actual game. A game of this caliber deserves it and it would save a lot of fumbling around if properly implemented. I have heard that a dungeon finder is in the works, but I don’t know much about it to be honest.

Personally, I think the best part of this game is, by far, the dungeons – I could run ’em all day long. Anet has put a lot of dedication into these dungeons and I appreciate every corner I turn while running with a group. It would be nice if an in-game tool was available that let me get groups without having to rely on a third party site.

Facepunch that character is awesome, one of the best looking here imho – even in the “morning” picture. Same for you KeyLimPi, awesome, awesome looking character.

Here is one of my characters. She’s a thief – a pretty nasty one too. ;-)

Chuo.4238:

It’s well and truly going down that path of niche game. It’s far too clunky, antiquated, and bland to attract and keep a large crowd. I’m sure they’ll improve it over time, but I think they’ve already driven off too many people, who are now into other things.

I don’t intend to be rude to you when I say this but: GOOD! I agree with your observation… and good.

I would rather have 4 or 5 very populated servers of a small community who loves the game for what it is than a mega MMO with over 100 servers and developers that try and cater to millions and millions.

I have issues with the game, but at the end of the day I feel as if GW2, imho of course, is a very, very good game. Honestly, I would rather this game never be the “#1 MMO,” in terms of population numbers at least.

I play on the Tarnished Coast that server is very populated and the community is awesome. Although there are some ghost town servers, from what I hear there are also other highly populated servers with vibrant communities.

Am I a fan boy? I don’t know – I am a fan of Guild Wars 2 and I am a male, so I reckon. Really though, I will complain – for instance the crafting system in this game, something that is very important for MMOs is VERY uninspired in this title. Even still, the good aspects of this game; the way my character handles, the zones, the hearts, getting vistas, and the AWESOME lore far outweigh the negative aspects of the game. If I do not latch on to the crappy crafting system and condemn this game and the developers, does that make me a fanboy?

Still, they should work on the negative aspects of the game. Yeah, I am a fan of GW2 and a big fan at that, and I say, again, make crafting both interesting and useful, and give us a friggin’ LFG tool.

Beyond all that this is a very good game and I am overall pleased with the title itself and the in-game community.

It is an awesome game and it won’t fail. Some here seem to almost want this game to fail. I mean really if you just look around at these dungeons they are actually very awesome.

The whole world they create is awesome. Yeah there are some annoyances with the game, like a UI that cannot be customized beyond scale and that ANNOYING dragon in Lion’s Arch that sounds like a flushing toilet, but all in all this game is, imho, a very good one.

I do wish more of the content that was released was permanent, and that the gem store was actually more robust, but I feel as if the groundwork is being laid for a very good MMO.

I must admit that I absolutely love the look and feel of my character.

Progression through the world can get very boring at times which makes leveling a drag, but the idea of events, points of interest, and, I daresay, vistas work well with this game. I love the artwork of the zones, but hate how each zone is closed off from the wider world, or how each zone is instanced. Perhaps that is a price we pay for such beautiful zones. I dunno how it works exactly but it sucks finding a portal to the bordering zone. Tyria lacks a truly seamless feeling.

I love the community of this game and it is actually one of the nicest gaming communities I have played with. I long for a dungeon finder, and hope this will not work to diminish the nature of the in-game community.

I want to thank Anet for this game. It ain’t perfect, but it is one kitten fine MMO and even if the servers shut down tomorrow I got my $60 many times over. I cannot wait to see how this game evolves over time.

OP, my apologies but you use the word “epic” far too much. Please have a read:

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic

I think the UI is poorly made. I mean really give me some customization beyond size. I want to at least be able to drag my abilities to certain slots for certain weapons, or drag, say, food on to a bar that is on my interface. Maybe I don’t like my chatbox, map or health orb where it is by default (and I don’t) ….

How could allowing us such customization be hard or bad in any way?

In like the TP, I like how it functions, but like others have said they need a “useable by me” option when searching through armor. Again, how hard could this be to add?

Still the UI is a big thing for me. I have heard many people say “they’ll get to to it” and, “you’ll be able to change it eventually,” but I bet they won’t ever get to it. We’ll be stuck with this same static, boring UI until the servers are shut down.

Syrpharon.7491:

This world has become too similar to our real world. The historical progression is way similar to ours, and after all I’ve always had this sensation since I read the lore.
Before, Tyria was like the Middle Age of our history, and now, after 250 years, we are going through what we could consider Renaissance and Industrial Revolution / Enlightenment. So the fantastic element is not as strong as before.
That’s why you feel nostalgic towards GW1: it gave you something precious for your person, something that helps you become a man: fantasy.
Lost that, you are left whith only one possible world before your eyes, and suddenly you feel limited.

Nah, with respect to the “real world” it’s more like the so-called technological singularity that Tyria is going through. Only thing is the singularity is theoretical and we haven’t went through it yet. However, it is “near,” according to Ray Kerzweil. Read his book, “The Singularity is Near,” hahah. It’s a good read, really.

Oh about books, with respect to what you have said in the above quoted and other parts of your post, read “Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler. That’s a good one.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is temporary content even a way to make money? The devs put int he work to release this awesome content, why take it away? I mean I see some things like events, invasions and all that stuff – but it seems so much effort is ut into content that is, as some termed it, thrown away.

It seems they could still put in work to give us permanent content, all while adding stuff to the gem shop and people will buy it.

More dungeons, lower level ones too. Anet makes a kitten fine game and a lot of this content is really awesome, don’t just trakitten. Again, much of this stuff is awesome and Anet could load up that gemstore with even more goodies and people will buy.

One awesome thing about this game is you can roll whatever class you want, do the little starter quest (which takes all of 10 minutes) and got the the Mists and get insta 80 and try the class out for hours on all types of training dummies and against real people in PvP. It’s really an awesome feature of this game. Bear in mind though that it’s just a sample and won’t tell you much of PvE synergy. Consider:

Personally I like Theives. It’s funny – I started this game as a Thief, hated it, rerolled Guardian played with it for a while, thought I liked it, powerleveled it to 80 and after like 50 hours @ 80 I realized the class was dreadfully boring. OMG a hammer Guardian is a complete borefest. The Greatsword is okay, but boring too – it’s all boring. The Guard is survivable as hell though and it’s a great beginner class, but as you really learn the game you may find yourself bored by the class’ playstyle.

Just spend a few hours playing with your class in the PvP area. So what if you waste those hours, it beats wasting hundreds of hours on leveling and post 80 play and probably rl $$$ as well. Plus you’ll learn a lot about the other classes as well making you better in PvP.

But yeah – try a Thief. Oh, you’ll rip people up in PvP too.

Like any other game it is about fun and entertainment.

spconder.2489:

Is the OP serious?!

…As a heart attack. Look, I really like GW2, I really like the community too. This game is, for the most part, awesome. Oddly enough, however, leveling, in the traditional sense, is the worst part of MMOs. I hope that we evolve beyond it, or make leveling, or what it means to gain a level something interesting, or at least mix it up. It’s like GW2 almost made it with respect to throwing leveling out the window, but the process is still there. For instance, you don’t have to level for PvP, and for PvE you actually level past 80, but for skills and stuff – it should be like that across the board. I like the idea of leveling for more skills, but for raw levels, to “cap,” to open new dungeons and whatnot is annoying and a boring snooze-fest for many players. Now in GW2 you can pretty much buy level 80, but why gate that behind 6 hours of boring crafting, just give the kitten level cap.

I really do applaud Anet on this game, and although it may not seem like it here I am somewhat of a fanboy. But leveling is just ughhhh…. get back to the 90s and early 2000s.

And no I am not from some entitlement generation. I have been playing games more than most people here.

spconder.2489:

Is the OP serious?!

Yeah I am. Look, I really like GW2, I really like the community too. This game is, for the most part, awesome. Oddly enough, however, leveling is the worst part of MMOs. It’s like GW2 almost made it with respect to throwing leveling out the window. For instance, you don’t have to level for PvP and for PvE you level past 80, but for skills and stuff. I like the idea of leveling for more skills, but for raw levels, to “cap” to open new dungeons and whatnot is annoying and a boring snooze-fest for many players. Now in GW2 you can pretty much buy level 80, but why gate that behind 6 hours of boring crafting, just give the kitten level cap.

I really do applaud Anet on this game, and although it may not seem like it here I am somewhat of a fanboy. But leveling is just ughhhh…. get back to the 90s and early 2000s.

And no I am not from some entitlement generation. I have been playing games more than most people here.

Nah, it seems to me the game just gets started when you level cap. Leveling is just in the way. All the real progress is made after the cap. Leveling is not the game, it’s just a speed bump.

AntiGw.9367:

Nuage.5230:

Tell me, then, why can that “experience” be nullified for the sum of ~$45 and 6 hours of crafting that adds virtually nothing to a player’s skillset with respect to PvE? Got $45 to buy gems to trade for gold, got 6 hours to burn, well there’s 80 – what you are saying applies to other MMOs perhaps, but not to this one.

Just let someone pay for 80 straight up. No BS crafting needed.

Nothing is nullified by crafting. Paying for 80 is not offered as a leveling method. It’s there if you want to do it, but it’s not something you have to do, and not an intended way to level.

Again, it’s there to give you some exp while you are playing the game normally, just like exploring the map, or gathering herbs.

Yes the leveling experience, that diehard holdover from earlier MMOs, is nullified by crafting. Also, If it wasn’t “intended” they would have taken it out.

I don’t want to level, lemme just buy some gems and sit here and craft = leveling nullified. So what if its a choice, it’s nullified nonetheless. Why, then, even have crafting in place? Just give an instant 80 for some gems.

AntiGw.9367:

Nuage.5230:

Vol.5241:

“seeing PvP people being able to enjoy their pastime without having to trudge through the leveling quagmire is disheartening”

Oh god, shame on those nasty sPvP’ers for enjoying a gamemode they like!

I like sPvP a lot, PvP is actually one of the strongest points of this game, but when I can hop into the Mists as an 80, but have to go through a load of BS to do the same for PvE it’s kinda like “wtf.”

Leveling is not a part of PvP experience. Fast action is.

Leveling is a part of PvE experience. See the difference?

Tell me, then, why can that “experience” be nullified for the sum of ~$45 and 6 hours of crafting that adds virtually nothing to a player’s skillset with respect to PvE? Got $45 to buy gems to trade for gold, got 6 hours to burn, well there’s 80 – what you are saying applies to other MMOs perhaps, but not to this one.

Just let someone pay for 80 straight up. No BS crafting needed.

Vol.5241:

“seeing PvP people being able to enjoy their pastime without having to trudge through the leveling quagmire is disheartening”

Oh god, shame on those nasty sPvP’ers for enjoying a gamemode they like!

I like sPvP a lot, PvP is actually one of the strongest points of this game, but when I can hop into the Mists as an 80, but have to go through a load of BS to do the same for PvE it’s kinda like “wtf.”

AntiGw.9367:

Nuage.5230:

I see why it exists in theory, but with respect to the GW2 system it’s just a needless brick wall.

It exists because some people enjoy leveling in an RPG game.

Leveling and gearing up is a big deal in RPG games on this side of the world.

Does your theory include these concepts?

No, not really, now you’re catching on. Also, it seems it doesn’t for Anet since you can pay real money to level and gear and a lot of people opt to do that meaning that some people, perhaps most (which is why XP boosting is ALWAYS a big thing, think food and whatnot), do not like leveling, but ike the MMO concept. For many leveling, in the traditional sense, is an outdated model and GW2 played around with that some with giving instant 80 to PvP’ers and allowing one to level by paying.

The only problem with paying with leveling in this game is having to go through that boring crafting system that is almost useless once leveled. Why even have the crafting system in place to those who decide to pay to level? It does not increase one’s technical skill. It’s just a 6-8 hour roadblock. Needless.

So you can buy all your levels and gear with real money. That nullifies leveling right there. Okay so I sat there for 6 hours crafting what does that have to do with equality? Heck, it almost makes it sound like the game is pay to win (if you so choose).

Again, I like the game – it just seems as if leveling is redundant and worthless when the option to just pay rl money to gain levels through a boring crafting system exists. I see why it exists in theory, but with respect to the GW2 system it’s just a needless brick wall.

EDIT: I guess I mean why even have the crafting system in place for leveling? Just let me pay $45 and get 80. Crafting teaches you NOTHING about playing the actual game anyway.

Zacchary.6183:

Everyone should just be lvl 1 then.

They should. The way you level or work for points after you hit 80 is awesome. But having to gring out levels to be able to dungeon and whatnot is just a needless chore. For GW2 the PvE concept is there, leveling for points for skills instead of raw levels, but having to get all the way yo 80 is boring, imho.

Crafting is boring, you gotta admit. It is not engaging in the least and it is is neigh useless once you level the professions. Why even have leveling if it is made mundane by crafting anyway, just to bore people, a right of passage, tradition, what? If I can go to gamestop and pay $45 for gem cards and sit there crafting for 6 hours why have leveling anyway? Why not just give everyone one level and make the leveling things like getting skill points?

…for PvE? I mean it seems rather unfair that PvP’ers are rewarded with an 80 after only 5 minutes of getting to level 2, but PvE’ers have to either mull through boring as hell zones or crafting that is even more boring but faster just to be able to do dungeons and whatnot.

Can we please do something about crafting? I mean holy hell who thought if this? I am using the guide on gw2crafts.net and is it boring. Having to run back to the TP guy for the odd piece is time consuming and boring as well.

Problem is I love running dungeons so much it’s that all this leveling crap gets in the way, and seeing PvP people being able to enjoy their pastime without having to trudge through the leveling quagmire is disheartening. Leveling is redundant now, it seems like some formality, a right of passage holdover from MMOs of time’s past. What the hell is the point of leveling? Oh, to sell gems so I can do it faster, lol.

Again, I love GW2, best MMO out there – but please look at this crafting system. It is AWFUL.

Figlilly.3907:

StayBlind can speak for himself but I think he was just being humorous. It seems to be a standby suggestion for many complaints about the game.

The game is awesome imho, just the little things sometimes get me. Like the slow responding TP, or, like I said, the constant annoying sound of that dragon.

Otherwise, this game is probably the best MMO out there.

But how long will that annoying dragon or whatever is making that roaring noise in Lion’s Arch be there? It’s overdone – I could understand once every few minutes but the kitten thing is roaring like ever 30 seconds. It may seem minor, but it’s out of place, doesn’t even sound that good, and is the same roar over and over and over again. How long before it’s gone, haha.

Dedlaw.9130:

Dante.1508:

Don’t buy them and you wont get scammed, and yes it is a scam.

It’s no more a scam than buying lottery tickets is a scam.

Yes, you can buy a ton of tickets. No, it doesn’t guarantee you a win.

The lottery is a tax on the stupid.

That was a good read. No lie, I be buying those $15 Gem Cards like crazy, lol. I am 31.

Is there an unofficial French Canadian server?

Oh I didn’t think my bank would survive if I deleted all my characters! Thank You!

Ughhh, I love Guild Wars 2, but one thing that gets under my skin is being stuck on a server. Yeah guesting is guesting, but it’s not like really being on the server – and I can’t guest to Euro servers!

I mean,, if I wanna roll on a french server (I’m on NA Tarnished Coast)* I gotta delete everything?! Is there any way whatsoever to at least preserve my gold?

*I love Tarnished Coast, but I wanna play with some French Folks too.

I just wanted to reinforce what SpyderArachnid said. Tarnished Coast is AWESOME.

This is one thing I miss from WoW… being able to easily find PvE groups. Yeah gw2lfg.com can get it done, but it’s such a hassle.

This community seems far more mature (or nice) than WoW’s. Can we PLEASE get a LFG tool. Is there a particular reason why we don’t have one?

Just what I needed – thanks folks.

Okay, I am about to head to [the video game store] to snag 2 Gem Cards. I am stuck between gearing my Guard, my “main,” my first 80, or using the gold from those gems to level my Thief to 80….

MY ONLY issue with the Guard is they seem to be EVERYWHERE. I haven’t done much dungeoning, so in “end game” are people pretty much like gtfo to Guards? My reluctance with the Guard is more of a social one, if that makes sense.

To someone experienced with both classes which do you prefer and why?

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Sorry guys. I can’t sleep, and am about to go make myself some breakfast, beut before I do, I can talk a bit. I am on the server Tarnished Coast, it’s a great community btw. Either way, I’ll try to be on at some point during the day.

My sincere apologies folks, I am sorry to come off as some pathetic weakling on a friggin gaming forum…. that is how rock bottom I am. It’s all I have outside so-called RL —- I say “so-called” as if interactions in games aren’t real as well, but that’s another discussion. Please, I beg you, bear with me.

I am not a monster. Mods, please, please – let me story be heard. Gamers, I know we aren’t the most compassionate bunch, and we can be sharp, but lease try and have a lil bit of compassion for me here. I am a real person, not just black letters on a screen.

I seek not attention, or pitty, but help. I have no insurance, my wife took it from me. I have been to the psych ward and have sank even more into debt. I am not a bad guy, even if I was, I would have to be Pol Pot, Ted Bundy, or friggin’ Nero to deserve this.

I HAVE BEEN SHAMED by a woman who has me trapped with a child. She is a serial cheater, and her family is , for the most part, upright and moral people. So to excuse her wretched actions she appeals to their bias and paints me as an abusive tyrant when it is I who’s been abused.

Man, I am reluctant to send this, but I’m gonna anyway. Mods, please if you delete this can you at least do me the massive favor of sending me copies of what people say to my e-mail. I don’t know where to seek help, that’s why I am here. Shrinks are too expensive. I am not a troll. You can message me on the Tarnished Coast on my Character Sang Blackwood who is an 80 Guard, or my new thief named Jade Vidal.

I am not joking, I know trolls pull this stuff, but I am serious.

I used to be a good guy, an intelligent person, 4.0 history major who ate professors alive in debates and won awards, but I am descending into madness – I can’t even clean my room. I am no sexist, please know I am not, I LOVE femininity, I am no misogynist, you can see a while back, months ago the things I wrote in a “why guys play girls thread” … but this woman has completelyy destroyed and infested my mind guys and I am destroyed. I NEED HELP please. No I am not suicidal, but if a doc told me I had a day to live, I wouldn’t cry.

IMAGINE MY PLIGHT: My “wife” is pregnant doesn’t know by who, but agrees to let me coach her through the labor. I do this for her, witness a c-section (which is insane if you’ve seen one), I see this child pulled from her stomach, she later looks at me and the new boy tells me she believes he is mine (confirming what I thought too), and even goes so far as to name him with me … she gets discharged on mother’s day, sweet talks me, has me buy her clothes and whatnot to visit her mom in, says she’ll call me back the FRIGGIN’ LEAVES WITH HER PARAMOUR, after lying to and using me…. I have dealt with this sort of crap for years.

Tell me… how much is one man supposed to take?

Am I saint? HELL NO! I take responsibility for my actions, but I don’t deserve this, nobody does. I have had my face spit in, my mother called a b——, my father stolen from, I have been kicked down stairs, punched in the face and driven to the brink of suicide, and I lashed out at this women and fought back and noew I am an abusive monster. Sorry, maybe I am a PoS, but if someone cheats on you the night of your uncle’s funeral, on another occasion, on another punches you in the throat, and spits snot in your face…. ummmm yeah… that breaks someone.

Hey wanna hear something funny? I went to court against this woman to fight custody of the son I have now —- she accused me of all sorts of abuse, stalking even the big bad “R” word, even accused me of child abuse…. I had literally the world’s worst lawyer who would make Lionel Hutz proud, and the judge was a man-hating harridan… and her BS still didn’t hold up … the Judge didn’t even believe her, and when she was giving her story, you could see the people in the court shaking their head as is t say “lol yeah right” … also didn’t help when her and her sister’s story didn’t match.

F My life, forgive my typos, and I am sorry to blog here. I won’t do it again, you have my word.

Mods, please don’t ban me. Others, I mean no disrespect or troll

Ummm, this is really hard, and I don’t know where to put this, so whatever – here it goes.

We all have problems in some way or another, and I do not make light of anyone’s problems with respect to mine. I am utterly destroyed and broken; defeated, battered, humiliated, and demoralized. I try and remain strong , and I have (as they say) “manned up” which is evidenced by the fact that I am alive and that I try to make semi-nice posts and be friendly here.

My wife is horrible, awful, wretched and the nucleus of my suffering and her BF treats me like trash and she just had a kid and doesn’t know if it is mine. I have a child with her already and am stuck. She has lied on me and shamed me in front of everyone. All the hell I have [like many others] is these games.

Someone please be my friend in here, someone who suffers like me, someone who is stronger than me, someone who can help me in any way. I wrote a thread on here the other day asking for “penpals” but I haven’t really been able to log and check my mail… I logged but for like 1 min literally and forgot to check mail.

Just send me mails and talk to me, or whisper me if you see me on. My name is Sang Blackwood.

Despite some minor annoyances, I really like Guild Wars 2 and maybe I can enjoy the game with some of you.

I wont be back and it is 4am here and I am really tired and since I can FINALLY probably sleep, imma hop on it.

I’m Joe Biden. ><

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