20 Years from now, will you think back at GW as something good?

I'll definetly remember Guild Wars. It's the first MMORPG I've really played and has definetly gotten me addicted to online games.

I don't think it's a bad thing to remember a game decades later. It won't ruin your entire life to spend five minutes remembering your younger days, especially if it's one of those spur-of-the-moment things rather than spending hours making lists of all the games you've ever played. Nostalgia is wonderful as long as you don't get completely stuck in the past.
I remember most of the other games I played as a kid, like Tetris, King's Quests, Zoombinis and Mortal Kombat. Oh, and of course all the Super Mario games for Nintendo.

THis is how I envisage remembering Guild Wars in the years to come. For me it'll be one of those old, classic games like Pac Man and Transport Tycoon.

I couldn't resist posting this snippet from wikipedia on NetHack. It's stuff like this that makes you fond of the classics. GW still has a way to go ^^.

"The player's character is initially accompanied by a pet animal, typically a kitten or little dog, although Knights begin with a pony. The player can name his or her pet, and can tame more pets along the way - domestic animals can be tamed by feeding them, and other monsters can sometimes be tamed by magic. Pets are very useful, not only for assisting the player in combat, but also for detecting cursed items and stealing from shops."

I remember asking a similar question about Warcraft 2 when I was 12. "Hey cousin, do u think we'll remember spending so much time for this game when we are 18?!" Well I remember War2 crystal clear but that's just 10 years (I'm 22 now). 20... I really don't know. I don't think I'll forget tho, since it's a game I will have played for 3 years at least so it's bound to leave some traces in my memory =P

1. Moore's law is wrong.
2. GW will make history by outlast WoW.

I dont know how anyone could possible think 20 years ahead, and even still, Guild Wars would be the thing that i wouldnt even consider thinking about.

There will be more important think about, bill,taxes,morgage, your ex-wife breathing down your back for child support (not thaat i plan that or anything )

but say if i did? hmm *ponder*

I suppose if just think of it as something to do

Well I know I will remember it. I am 35 and still remember playing pong,
How can you forget a game that you have probably put 1,2,3000+ hours into.
I know I won't forget.

PS. I do have a life outside of gamming.

A game where several good friends and I created a group and played for hours on end? I think ill remember it fondly.

In the same way i remember playing StreetFighter 2 and Mario Kart on the Snes with friends, same as i remember Target: Renegade and playing it with my nextdoor neighbour.

Good games are like good films, even 10 years on, you still like to go back and play/watch them. Hence why Nintendo's virtual console on the Wii is making money!

games I played 20 years ago:

World Cup Carnival - Mexico 86 (it was my first game)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_Carnival

Basket Master (Basket Master was released in 1987, I got it after mexico 86 game)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=1341 screenshots of basket master

Arkanoid2: (released in 1987, also one of my favourite games)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=63

Bionic Commando (released in 1987, didnt play this much)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=121


Bruce Lee (game was released in 1984, but I got it in 87 or something)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=161

Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal (released in 1988, it was pretty good game)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=1051

Gauntlet 2 (released 1986, I played this a lot, one of the best games ever made)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=387

Knightlore (released 1984. not an easy game, lot of puzzles)

http://www.cpczone.net/index.php?game=522

Outrun (released in 1987)

R-Type (released in 1987)

Street Fighter (released in 1988)

Top Gun (released in 1986)

Victory Road (released in 1988)

Mask 2 (released 1988)

I'm pretty sure that I wont forget GW

I think I will remember GW in 20 years. (now and then)

I'll definitely have other things in mind than videogames or finding myself remembering GW. What's this about? Lack of priorities in life?

Lol!

If that's what you expect of adult life, you will (hopefully) be up for a nice surprise!


Priorities in life have nothing to do with what you remember. Can't say the text of The Osmonds "Puppy Love" is my top priority in life nowadays, but I still remember it.

Regards,
Cloudbunny

As with many of the older generation of game players, I started out on computer games on a Sinclair Spectrum 48K back in about 1983, and yes I still fondly remember some of the games I played on that machine such as Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, and the game that first got me into RPGs a text adventure called "The Price of Magik". (I had graph paper maps all over the floor for weeks)

Moving on to a PC Platform, again I fondly remember playing Wing Commander on my 80286 with 512K of ram. It took eight hours to install the game!

Slightly later games in the Lucas Arts adventure series such as Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and of course games such as the original Tomb Raider will live in my memory forever.

Coming up to date with Guild Wars, yes of course I will remember it in 20 years, and I will remember it very fondly indeed.

What some of the younger players don't realise is just how fast the next 20 years is going to go! Suddenly you will be looking back thinking "Where the hell did that time go?"

Heck yeah i'll remember GuildWars in 20 years... sure the details will be fuzzy, but i'll have fond memories and (possibly) screen shots to look at, kind of like an old photo album where you see yourself playing in the yard with kids you don't remember anymore but you recall that you had a great time.

I actually still OWN several games that are around 20 years old... Wizards Crown, Eternal Dagger, and Ultima to name a few.

What a silly analogy. I remember 8 tracks and cassette tapes, I don't know who invented them, but I remember them.

20 years from now, I will look back and remember GW as a good thing. Maybe not as the best thing to have wasted my precious shoort life span on, but still good in a "I had fun" way.

I think guild wars has spread its player base to thin with the three expansions. If someone new buys the prophecies expansion there is like no one to play with most of the time. I wanted my friends to get the game so we could play together so i made a new character but there wasn't really any parties in missions. I kindof like to play with people rather than henchmen so i guess maybe thats why i don't think guild wars is going to last very long. Mostly people just get run ahead in the game if they have the money, or farm rare items to make money.

I will as I met my wife in GW and moved from France to Australia.
Hope I'll be able to show kiddies where mom and dads met for 1st time... and probably got same reaction as michael J fox in Backt to the Future 2

QFT!

I'm 33 and exactly 20 years ago I was playing the space trading/fighting game Elite on a commodore 64.
I still remember many happy hours planet hopping and scooping fuel from nearby suns....

In a nutshell yes - I'll remember GW for a long long time since it's pretty much the main game I've been playing for a year and a half.

Hopefully I'll be posting on the GW 7 forum in 20 years time fondly remembering the original guild wars.

Gaming is my pasttime - you decide if you'll grow out of it or not.
Me I know I'll never.

Definately, GW is a smart game unlike korean grindfest mmos which are a waste of time.

That's subjective. What's so smart about using a FotM build?

Atleast in competitive World of Warcraft arenas, you have a lot of variety and options...