Getting bored, help?

I've been playing GW for about 2 months now. I have 8 level 20 chars, all PvE. 1 of each class.

So far, i've gotten 15k for the ones that I really like, 1.5k for all, weapons out the ying-yang, and a bunch of other crap that I don't really need.

I have all but 2 elites left to unlock on my Warrior, and a bunch of skills unlocked through all other professions. I've beaten the Tyrian world and Canthan world through all missions.

I did AB for a while, but got bored with the same 4 or so maps over and over again. It's always the same scenario. One team has 2 MM's that over-run the map with minions, or one side just seemed to get all crappy players.

I did Halls for a very short time. It's okay, but there's no real variety. I mean, do you go VIMway, Iway, balance...you get the idea.

It's just sad that people force you to play the game a certain way if you want to interact with other people. Monks have a .05% chance of being allowed in a group if they don't heal. Warriors are almost always expected to "tank" even though tanking has no real merit as there are no tanking skills (nothing to gain / hold / lose aggro).


Does anyone have any suggestions? I really want to keep playing it, as i've met some really cool people...but I can't seem to force myself to play for more than 30 minutes at a time.

Is there anything anyone does to keep the game fun?

Wait for nightfall, I login and logout just to stay on my guildroster.
Pvp was fun for a while, but got boring.
Pve is even worse. If i dont have 100k+50ectos im useless anyway.

Maybe nightfall wont be purchased.

We had To Play For 12 Months Then Be Dissapointed By Factions And Wait For The Team Who Created Chapter One To Make A Good Chapter 3 6 Months Later

Wait for nightfall, or go play another game. Gw is pretty stagnant and rotten for the moment...

Join a good guild and do some True PvP, GvG.

It's much more fun, than anything else in the game imo.

There's very simple ways to gain and hold aggro, but it requires group co-ordination. Most 'tanks' try to play defensively - you just need a few armor boosting skills and pure damage

If you want to play unorthodox classes (which can be great fun), it's best to go with players that you know and that are competent enough to do well without needing the group relying on cookiecut builds.

I always enjoy just going to a highlevel pve area (for killing or whatever) or pvp with people I know...

Well, I'd have to say... SLOW DOWN.

If you're new to the game, and have beat both campaigns in two months you must be playing waay too much - when you play so much you are bound to get bored with it at some point.

So pace yourself.

I understand the feeling, I love GW but sometimes I log in and wonder what to do. I've complete both stories with some of my characters, completing with all of them didn't appeal to me. Some of the PvE titles look interesting but again getting them didn't appeal to me. Unlocking all skills doesn't really appeal to me either, I'd rather go cap a skill if I find that I need it. PvP wasn't something I wanted to do but Fort Aspenwood did kept me entertained for a while until swarms of afkers took the fun out of playing. I took time out to farm for various green weapons, farming for monies and kitted out all my characters with lovely weapons and armour. Once my characters had everything they need, I was at a loose end again. I have actually turned to PvP for entertainment now, something that I thought I'd never do. I spend most of my time in RA, learning and getting used to PvP. It's kinda mixed between annoying and fun in a strange way...I dunno. I've set myself a goal to at least get the first Gladiator title, and then hopefully move onto working for a Hero's title. Maybe that goal will be put on hold when Nightfall comes out, but for the moment it's entertainment.

8 level 20's in 2 months..lol

Ive never leveled that many players in 14 months..slow down, find a real life hobby.

GW is free its not like you have to play every day for 5+ hours

Um, i got a character to level 20 in like, two days with very little effort. It's easy if you know how to do it.

.. but where is the fun in it? I know, LATER, it will be boring to level up ALL chars slowly, but he started playing just 2 months ago.. I was playing my first character for a several months till he hit at last level 20...

BTW: I'm playin GW over a year now (mostly everyday) and still getin much fun from it - playing with friends, discovering new skills usage and so on. GW is not a job, GW is for fun.

Yeah, it doesn't take long to hit 20 in Factions. My Warrior got 20 in around 7 hours. Most other chars maxed anywhere from 8 - 12 hours, depending on group formation / me just messing around.

About joining a good guild, I'm in the best guild that I know of right now. I have met a bunch of really awesome people that I chat with daily.

I guess some of it is my fault. I moved to NC about a month before I started playing GW and since I don't know anyone really, I just come home, work out and then play GW usually.

I'm definitely looking forward to Nightfall, since I have a felling the PvE will be awesome (and it comes out on my birthday, alongside Saw 3)

Agreed, it doesnt take long to level in factions - infact it's way too fast - Lvl20 in 6 hours, 5 minutes is my record, complete with all 200 attribute points, but still on starter armour

EDIT: One of these days, I will go for a proper timed run to see just how fast I can make lvl 20...
<5 hours, perhaps, even?

Yeah but you didn't beat both chapters in that time did you.

I think the OP wants us to tell him about stuff he can do in the game. Basically, titles would have to interest you, but theres 180 elites to cap, master cartographer, Protector titles, wisdom titles, treasure hunter, etc... Elites alone should take you a few weeks if you don't play 7 hours a day. There's being in a good guild that does regular GVG and HA, theres UW and FOW, the leet missions in cantha, plus we (our guild) regularly do scavenger hunts, hide and seek, find the NPC, races, scrimmages and so on. Tons of people have turned the game into a "traders delight" buy farming weapons/mods and selling them to amass large amounts of cash. You could even try and completely fill your storage up. The main thing is not to be a loner and find a guild that completely suits you, it's more social when your bored then anything else. Be inventive too, theres always something to do.

Same character is in Unwaking Waters for Factions and Thunderhead in Prophecies.

Close enough.

8 characters in 2 months 0_o

I want your free time...

HAHA that's where most people stop! Both those mission can be a pain in the arse...

They're not so much a pain in the ass. There's just....nobody there. Thunder and Waters have been deserted for the past few days and henching those missions is a pain in the ass.

Nightfall is the answer. I don't have 8 level 20's, but I was beginning to get burned out on GW and started looking for other games. I think Anet has gotten the message by trying to keep our interest by all these "event weekends." However lame some may seem, at least they're trying. Now with Nightfall around the corner, I've come back to GW somewhat, but still play other games.