Is this for real? I've been hearing that it blows.

He doesn't apear to be very angry.

>> ^Yogi:

Is this for real? I've been hearing that it blows.

Its not the revolution this review seems to make it but its not bad. The strongest aspect of the game is how fucking gorgeous everything looks. The areas are pretty draw dropping, you'll want to level just so you can explore further. The combat is also fairly fun, at least for MMO standards.


The questing differences are really only superficial. While WoW might have you collecting hides from random critters GW2 has you doing much the same thing. The dynamic events are painfully formulaic. They pretty much all call for you to kill a boss that spawns, defend a small settlement, escort supplies etc and frankly it becomes quite monotonous.

The principle criticism of GW2 was that it wasn't really a persistent MMO. They've tried to address this in GW2, but in doing so they have introduced a lot of the flaws of the MMO genre. ANET have been very keen to talk about how different GW2 is from the rest of the genre, but really its less of a departure than GW1 for better and for worse. Its a pretty good effort, but its not all BIG ASS party.

It definitely doesnt blow. I have been spending huge amounts of time in WvW and that shit gets as brutal as fuck. I have attacks as an engineer that out of thirty people attacking will be the one move that launches the dude being attacked ten feet through the air and then they will be unable to get up, they will probably be down long enough that they are fucked, they can fight back while they are on the ground, if they take someone out they will revive, or they can wait for someone to revive em. But, probably what is going to happen is after I blast them through the fucking air and they are unable to get up someone is gonna fucking stake their ass and they will have to tele back to their starting zone. Dodging is a godsend to a game like this.

WoW would have made you spend months getting to the required level but since it auto 80s everyone you could level from level one all the way to level 80 just by playing WvW. I havent played a game in a long time that is as fun as this game. But, its not all roses... the WvW definitely has problems but I am also not the sort to get bogged down by all the fucking details or to spend every waking hour playing it; I guess I am its targeted audience. Yeah have fun playing as a fucking panda....

I should add, for those of us that have a PC that is a few years old...it still runs pretty ok. I had a hard time running the star wars mmo, but this runs pretty well. Sure, in the battle world when 140+ people start running at each other casting a huge number of spells it can slow a bit, but I am used to far worse with star wars.

I should throw in that I really didn't like star wars, for most of the reasons he stated here. MMOs in generally feel like a single player game you are playing online...which doesn't make sense. This really does feel a lot more team oriented in its fundamental design. I hope this mentality of MMO takes root, because it is the way they should be. I don't feel like I HAVE to play this game, I feel like I get to...which is what it is all about right?

I can't think of a game in recent memory that even comes close to the amount of content and play you get for a flat $60. I can attest that everything in the video he presented was pretty spot on, save for:

-he mentions classes can switch between two weapon sets on the fly. Only three of the eight classes let you do this. But the other classes more than make up for it.

-he also says that in crafting each item is created at half the speed of the previous. That should be twice the speed of the previous. If it took 2 seconds to craft a green log into a green plank, the next would take 1 sec, the next 1/2 second, the next 1/4, etc. He gets the point across, just used the wrong verbiage.

Great gameplay, customizability for your character, copious items (the game really dumps a lot of loot on you), balanced gameplay, and best of all? No monthly fee.

This game is fantastic, i've spent so many hours already on it. The elementalist needs some work as it's too weak in def and dmg, but all the other classes feel great. Game play rocks. So far my fav being the thief and the hunter.

I totally missed the guy planking the first pass through this vid.

>> ^probie:

I can't think of a game in recent memory that even comes close to the amount of content and play you get for a flat $60. I can attest that everything in the video he presented was pretty spot on, save for:
-he mentions classes can switch between two weapon sets on the fly. Only three of the eight classes let you do this. But the other classes more than make up for it.
-he also says that in crafting each item is created at half the speed of the previous. That should be twice the speed of the previous. If it took 2 seconds to craft a green log into a green plank, the next would take 1 sec, the next 1/2 second, the next 1/4, etc. He gets the point across, just used the wrong verbiage.
Great gameplay, customizability for your character, copious items (the game really dumps a lot of loot on you), balanced gameplay, and best of all? No monthly fee.

Only 3? Aren't the only ones that can't Engineer and Elementalist and both of them have ways to switch to new skills sets just in different ways.


and ya, even though I have a few gripes with it I definitely don't regret buying it (and preordering ).

I've been a fan of the game for some time. I started playing Beta Weekend Event 1 and every BWE after, and any stress test that I could. Since launch I haven't spent as much time on it as I would like, but unlike a certain other MMO it doesn't matter as there is no monthly fee. You can drop it and come back days later without feeling you wasted time playing other games or living life because it is buy to play. With WoW and SWTOR I often felt I had to play at least $15 worth each month to make it worth while. I really don't know why SWTOR is going full Free to Play rather than Buy to Play given the costs to make the game. Most games are going to cost the same amount anyhow, and then you get a game with a huge amount of content for that $60.

The only complaints I've heard were those who wanted endgame raids, those who miss the trinity, and the usual launch woes. (I still can't link my GW1 and GW2 accounts and customer service hasn't fixed it yet, though I've had a ticket open since the early launch for those who pre-purchased the game.)

I like WoW, and keep my free account. Even if they went BtP or FtP, I would still play GW2 more as I think it is just a better game play experience. I liked SWTOR, and while I don't pay the fee anymore (soon to be moot anyhow) I keep the client up to date and still dip in on the free trial on occasion as I do WoW. But for me, I much prefer GW2. I find it near the perfect game experience for me... now I don't watch people play it on Twitch as I do other games like DOTA 2 or some others, but then I don't watch people play any MMO.

I got an i3 and a GTS 450, so a very low powered system, but it plays very well and still manages to look nice. The new beta drivers I installed from nVidia seem to favor over heating the card and shutting the machine down, so I had to turn some detail down to stop that, but the game still looks great.

Now I must level up so I can find that frog juicing quest if it is real...

>> ^Jinx:

>> ^probie:

Only 3? Aren't the only ones that can't Engineer and Elementalist and both of them have ways to switch to new skills sets just in different ways.

and ya, even though I have a few gripes with it I definitely don't regret buying it (and preordering ).


I thought only the ranger, mesmer and necromancer have the "switch loadout" key bound to tilde (~). I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it's only the three.

Also, for those running older machines, I'm running an i7, GTX260 and 4GB of ram and the game runs pretty decent.

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The guild wars 2 review isn't a review, it's a developer blowjob.

I have to say, I really enjoy playing this. People go out of their way to help you, it is pretty amazing. Even to the point of getting themselves murdered in the same way you did. Pretty excellent MMO dynamics really.