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Eljin Senn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/

13 Dec 2006 at 16:13 - 1

I'm a bit ashamed I didn't try GW sooner, having spent too much time with the bad-breathed 10,000 pound gorilla.

You've given me my life back. I can now game without having to grind my flesh away, give up my family and friends, loose my hair and teeth for lack of nutrition and hygiene. Yes I've gotten a haircut and started brushing my teeth again.

Oh, and the game is simply beautiful, (should default "-image" as the load times almost sent me back to the gorilla's armpit.) Models and combat are amazing.. AI flawless.

Excellent Work. Don't stop!!! I'll send more money!!!

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

13 Dec 2006 at 16:27 - 2

That's great news, keep us updated.

How does the gorilla, did he manage to bear the division? Do you plan to convert him to a GW player, too?

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

13 Dec 2006 at 16:30 - 3

Welcome to the dark side?

Welcome to guild wars.

Just do the "-image" thing everytime there's a new update. If you set "-image" as your default, you'll never get onto gw. It shuts down after imaging. At least that's what I think you said, time to make some coffee.

Tobias Funke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Following of Xanthar

Me/N

13 Dec 2006 at 16:45 - 4

Another one has seen the light!

Kalki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Summoners of Forgotten Gods

W/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 16:46 - 5

LOL!

I know the feeling, especially that part about hygiene. Welcome to Guild Wars

*shows off his pearly white teeth*

Dark Dragon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

RTD

E/

13 Dec 2006 at 17:12 - 6

welcome and enjoy yourself

ischuros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ireland

N/Me

13 Dec 2006 at 17:25 - 7

I have white teeth. Shining white, seriously I should be given the Lightbringer Title just for my pearlies. Welcome to the game.

brokenmonkey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

CA

[UC] Uber Crue

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 17:28 - 8

Guygs, your health, is a 1st. lol

jjdefan

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Virginia Beach

XoO

R/

13 Dec 2006 at 17:35 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokenmonkey

Guygs, your health, is a 1st. lol

Always, my health is full Red Bar of 540 points. I hate it when it starts to go down

!! LOL

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 17:37 - 10

He sees the light literally, on his nonfleshy body parts (He started brushing teeth and performing normal hygiene)

flipfly2004

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

A/

13 Dec 2006 at 17:37 - 11

Halleluyah!!!!! a new brother was born!

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

13 Dec 2006 at 18:13 - 12

I have two desktop icons - one -image, one -password

My firewall notifies me when game has changed.

Mr_T_bot

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 19:03 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eljin Senn

AI flawless.

That feeling will go away very shortly.

darktyco

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 19:04 - 14

What is -image?

olly123

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

sh*tvill england

tgc

Mo/

13 Dec 2006 at 19:08 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_T_bot

That feeling will go away very shortly.

technakly note, as hes never played with stupid fools ofbadies, who when attacked with SS, gather around quicker, thinking Wow with SS on me i can kill him no porbs, w8 a second im dead :P, oh and welcoem to the GW side

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

13 Dec 2006 at 19:12 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by darktyco

What is -image?

Guildwars (gw.exe) Switches / Command line options
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 20:33 - 17

You picked a good time to switch
http://mmorpg.qj.net/Players-found-n...g/49/aid/75854

People found exploits...that's never good for an online game

Mr_T_bot

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 20:41 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by olly123

technakly note, as hes never played with stupid fools ofbadies, who when attacked with SS, gather around quicker, thinking Wow with SS on me i can kill him no porbs, w8 a second im dead :P, oh and welcoem to the GW side

Can some one translate that.

brokenmonkey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

CA

[UC] Uber Crue

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 20:47 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjdefan

Always, my health is full Red Bar of 540 points. I hate it when it starts to go down

!! LOL

Lol !

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

13 Dec 2006 at 20:51 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_T_bot

Can some one translate that.

OP (I think) has not been in a pug with an stupid player (there or yours, not sure), that gets SS cast on them runs and bunches with the party, spreading the damage to your own team (or enemy) faster then ends up dead very quick.

darktyco

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 20:54 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninna

Guildwars (gw.exe) Switches / Command line options
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

Thanks

To the OP: I came from WoW as well (although it has been over a year since I quit) and it is also my opinion that GW is a better game. There is more skill involved in playing, it doesn't have the insane grinding, and you don't get so locked into a single character. Although for PvE I do really miss WoW's aggro system and for PvP I miss the battlegrounds setup (especially the 40x40 one.)

Eljin Senn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/

13 Dec 2006 at 22:12 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by darktyco

Thanks

To the OP: I came from WoW as well (although it has been over a year since I quit) and it is also my opinion that GW is a better game. There is more skill involved in playing, it doesn't have the insane grinding, and you don't get so locked into a single character. Although for PvE I do really miss WoW's aggro system and for PvP I miss the battlegrounds setup (especially the 40x40 one.)

Alterac Valley, (Version. 1) was the best thing Blizz-WoW ever did. In it's current version it's very broken, along with Pvp in the World of Gearcraft. You'll get Southparked over and over, as the No-lifers will always have a stat/gear advantage. So there's not much to miss.

Guardian of the Light

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Radicals Against Tyrants

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 22:27 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjdefan

Always, my health is full Red Bar of 540 points. I hate it when it starts to go down

!! LOL

Lawls!+

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 22:40 - 24

Please add HP pots to GW, and Dwarves!

darktyco

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

14 Dec 2006 at 03:20 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eljin Senn

Alterac Valley, (Version. 1) was the best thing Blizz-WoW ever did. In it's current version it's very broken, along with Pvp in the World of Gearcraft. You'll get Southparked over and over, as the No-lifers will always have a stat/gear advantage. So there's not much to miss.

That's sad to hear, Alterac Valley was simply amazing.

The thing that gets me down about GW PvP is that because I am in a small guild I feel like my PvPing options are quite limited. My guild consists of 6 real-life friends that all play casually. So that means I can either do Random Arena, or when four of us are online at the same time Team Arena. Heroes Ascent and Guild Vs. Guild either require 6 or 8 for a team, and they are not pickup group friendly. I don't have Factions yet so I'm not sure about any kind of PvP in that game.

The PvP in WoW was much more accessible by random pickup groups. You just queued up and when there was enough for both sides (something like at least 15 each side for the smaller ones or 30 for AV) you played. Sometimes your pickup group was against an organized group and you got rolled over, but more often (for me at least) the battles turned out fairly even and fun.

The basic mechanics of a PvP fight in GW are much better than in WoW though, and I suppose that counts the most

Agyar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

AUSSIE TROLLING CREW - CAPSLOCK CONSULTANT

[Dong]

Mo/

14 Dec 2006 at 03:27 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by LifeInfusion

You picked a good time to switch
http://mmorpg.qj.net/Players-found-n...g/49/aid/75854

People found exploits...that's never good for an online game

I hate you break it to you, but every online game in the existence of online games has had to deal with exploits, bugs and the sub-sequent patching and problem-solving necessary (it's only the scale that varies, from nearly unheard of issues to Diablo 2).

Besides, your source is ... lacking. A badly written blog that makes some vague statements about an exploit without giving any evidence or even a source? Please.

HzzB

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Vancouver, BC

14 Dec 2006 at 03:36 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by darktyco

That's sad to hear, Alterac Valley was simply amazing.

AV is amazing for first 5-10 times of honor grinding, then it becomes just terribly boring. Generally, whole WoW is user unfriendly money-making game. They force you to spend tons of your payed game time to travel, grinding, recover after battle, and so on. I've spent 14 month for WoW and will not return back.

unmatchedfury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Cookie Cutter [FTW]

14 Dec 2006 at 03:45 - 28

to the OP, incorrect on your assumtion of not grinding.

you still get to grind to finish the storyline, it just doesn't get you anythign =D

Delanon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Shadow Bunnies Echoes[SBE]

W/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 07:30 - 29

I'm also an ex WoW player, about a year now. The grind in GW is nothing compared to the grind in WoW. Getting to max level here is so much easier and grinding for the elite mount, grinding Alterac Valley (think of getting reputation NF Lightbringer) is much more painful unless you have a very large guild which can competitively win over and over.

While WoW has its "Southparked" I like that!

, it can be interesting. You are basically fair game for the opposing faction while in a competing explorable "Zone", but the gear advantage was just so lopsided it wasn't funny. I like GW much much more.

Shadow of Light

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Mo/

14 Dec 2006 at 12:23 - 30

Welcome to GW.

I've never played WoW, but I've watched others play it. I've vowed never to join a pay-to-play game, as I get sucked in to games like this way too easily, and the money 'investment' would make it feel that much harder to turn off the life support syst--er... computer.

Aegeroth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, AUS.

Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM]

N/Me

14 Dec 2006 at 12:56 - 31

Lol, gettin a bit freaky with the whole "Brotherhood" and "Cult" thingo.

But yeh, welcome!

Playnecromancer.

birdfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Singapore

Ordo Chaotika

W/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 13:11 - 32

Welcome OP.

GW is a nice action-packed game but I'll cast my vote for WoW as a better RPG game. I've just gone back to playing WoW due to the lack of variety in GW and I must say that WoW pwns GW in the RPG area anytime. But in terms of PvP, GW definitely beats WoW hands-down with controls that are more well-suited and better pace of action. While GW is marketed for requiring skill, I find that skill is required for WoW as well and the latter has more depth in PvE (aggro management, etc).

Ultimately, WoW and GW are 2 different games which are top-notch in different areas, with the latter fundamentally built upon PvP aspects. I like them both but since I'm more of a PvE player, I prefer the gameplay in WoW.

P.S. And btw, grinding in WoW and monthly subscription does hurt. Lol.

Memnon

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Sitting down and facing forward, but that's not important right now

Guilds Gone Wild [GGW] (just me really)

Me/

14 Dec 2006 at 13:12 - 33

I have a co-worker that is trying to convince me that WoW is waaay better than GW. I just nod and smile and let him keep on thinking that.

And welcome to Guild Wars.

Westofeden

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

TN

Naga Stole Mah Bike [OhNo]

R/E

14 Dec 2006 at 13:12 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow of Light

would make it feel that much harder to turn off the life support syst--er... computer.

lol

Wheeler

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Florida

TBMF

E/Me

14 Dec 2006 at 14:26 - 35

The grind in WoW is mindnumbing. I got one char to lvl 60 and closed my account.

Welcome

Deleet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Denmark

Rule Thirty Four [prOn]

Mo/

14 Dec 2006 at 14:32 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Memnon

I have a co-worker that is trying to convince me that WoW is waaay better than GW. I just nod and smile and let him keep on thinking that.

And welcome to Guild Wars.

Same. lol.

Helcaraxe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

On top of a mountain

A Bad Moon Rising [Moon]

Me/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 14:41 - 37

hygiene? no way... no time for that, too busy grinding People Know Me(2)

wilson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

aggro bubble

[RD];[FW];[GOTS];[baed];[kiSu]

14 Dec 2006 at 15:11 - 38

Welcome to GW.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eljin Senn

.. AI flawless..

Although I'd be more carful in the future and try not to say things like that in public.

Mightywayne

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Unfortunately America.

Burnt Toast Clan

N/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 15:56 - 39

Yeah... the AI is... okay. I mean. It depends. Monk AI can be silly at times, but minion master AI is actually pretty good.

WoW... played it for a good half hour. Rogue. Turns out I had to manually run up to the monster, and CLICK it, to attack. And think you can, after killing something, just click the monster attacking your back and attack? Hell no! Manually turn your ass around and click. You must WORK for WoW! There is nothing easy!

puh-leeze

Masta Devious

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Gods of Nothing

W/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 17:03 - 40

Ive just gone the other way from the OP. I started playing WoW last weekend after an ex GW friend finally pesuaded me to join him (after a year of trying lol). I think spending day after day in DoA without completing one guest made me fancy a change.

Im liking WoW so far (though i am on a free trial

) it something new to explore, Im not liking the grind too much though but i reckon ill get my rogue to lvl 60. Whether i could be bothered to do it all again with another character i dont know. Ill probably be back for Chapter 4, but my GW friend said that about factions but hes never returned.