How many of us have been here from the very beginings?

I started playing GW since the last beta event. The only reason I joined this forum back then was because someone was offering a free beta event key so I quickly signed up and used the key, which worked, and my first post was thanking the op for the working key. Since then I have been playing and still enjoy it but not as much.

I had this game from the beginning! It's not nearly as fun as it used to be (also busy with school atm), but I do enjoy coming back once in a while. It's kinda becoming a habit where I would play for a few weeks, then stop for a month or two. It's lame but, I've bought nightfall since launch and my dervish is still stuck in Istan/Intro island.

I also have it since beta. Still Love the game and welcome the new changes.

Been there since day 1. Funny how the OP is also a long time player, yet doesn't understand all game-mechanics.

<-----Join date -1 month.

I didnt find it a need to post as much when i first played GW. Nowadays i spend more time on the forums than playing the game. Yep that say alot doesnt it.

I've also been here since Prophecies WPE.

I play the game only when I have nothing better to do, and I usually don't ^_^'

Ive been playing since the scond day it was released in Aus, took a few month brakes here and there but still at it to this day.

Been playing since about a week or so after the original release.

Getting close to the end of my time in GW.

Here since the E3 Event (the one in Ascalon).
Even found my GF through Guildwars :P

WPE here...love the game, disappointed in Factions, Love Nightfall, worried though that it is going too far from MMO, but the PUG's have severely went down hill, so Heroes it is.

Since E34E..

Prophecies World preview event here!

Same here. My brother convinced me that this would be a fun game. I think he was in on the WPE, but I can't remember at this point.

Pre-Retail here also, played in the WPE.

Been playing since Guild Wars first came out. Took a long break, but came back with the release of Nightfall.

I'm enjoying it a lot more this time around. I even picked up Factions so I could travel across all three worlds.

Another plus is all the great resources on the net to help players.

17 months never missed more then 1 day in that time..

I've been playing since the retail release; no breaks other than the occasional vacation were I didn't have Internet access. I found Guru much later. GW is the first MMO I've stuck with. I tried some before I found GW and I've tried others since...when I was on the verge of GW burn-out. But none have been able to keep my ADD attention.

The only other genre I find every bit as satisfying are FPS's. I played HL2: Episode One when it came out, but many of you know how short that was. And F.E.A.R. was fun, but I really can't wait for Unreal Tournament 2007. That game will change my gaming habits for a while.

E34E, then all the beta weekends.

- Xeeron

I bought the very last copy of the pre order box from Best Buy. Logged in one day before launch. Taken a few breaks here and there the longest was for 4 months when I moved and didnt have an internet connection.

Since WPE and all i know is iway.

/runs

I've been playing since the second BWE, and I've consistantly bought the preorder and game packages on release dates. Addicted to GW, and though I sometimes take 1 week breaks when things get hectic, I don't think I'll quit anytime soon. Maybe keep going for 1-2 more game releases at the very least.

Started playing in the April BWE, played ever since, I've preorder all the collector's editions as well

I bought the day it came out in Sweden, where I was for a business trip. Don't remember the date thou.

Been around since Early Stages of Beta, started playing non-stop on release, have bought both expansions but now only play maybe twice a week.

I started a few weeks after the release. I've been at it streadily ever since.

Started about 1 month after the release, I caught up to the rest easily enough. Heh I just miss how not everything was so cookie cutter.

Since the Beta Weekend Events, back when it was fun.

When we looked forward to updates with excitement rather than dreading them. We didn't need cookie cutter solo builds because farming for Runes and Gold drops was easy.

It all seems to have run it course, I think we are on the downhill slope. But hey, they stopped the botters and EBay'rs... NOT

*waves hand* Played in the betas!

-Since the WPE.
-Every beta weekend.
-The Korean beta.

The game is still fun because I got so my real life friends into it (through A LOT of persuasion). Not like the old days.

Kinda went downhill with Factions and Nightfall is beginning to renew the fun. Same story as a buncha other people here.

I'll continue to support ArenaNet with preorders & collectors editions as of now.

I have bought all three chapters the day of their release and still play regularly on my days off, 60 hour work weeks suck.

Played in 3 of the 4 final bwe events and picked up the CE editions of each game since.

I will take a break (a few weeks to a month) every now and then.

I got mine at the end of may, the first year. I still love it and look forward to each new chapter. I will admit tho, I don't spend as much time playing that I did at first.

Played it since one of the early BWE's.

I quit just after factions for 6 months, but back now.

Played quite a few games inbetween then and now, including WoW, CoH etc.

No game currently can match GW's balance and time spent vs game progress ratio.
Wont be quitting again any time soon.

I too miss the old days, many things should be brought back imo, such as attrib point refunds etc, but meh.. life goes on.

Me! Me! Oooh pick me!

BWE Prophecies pre-order!

I think the game has lost something along the way too... not sure what, though. The sense of community is completely different, I guess. The kind of friendly/helpful random players you used to meet along the way doesn't happen so much anymore, which is sad.

There's still a lot to like, though, so I still play.

I've been here since 3 weeks after retail, took a 5 month break and came back more eager, with factions coming out.

Its great to see all these vets here, but I feel (and see) more leaving everyday for other games, ones that have things that are more repeatable and fun.

Although Gw is a very fun game, and hats off to Anet, I feel that many of us won't be around much longer. Theres only so many ways to kill something.

I personally feel that if the next game introduces little to no new TYPES of gameplay, I will quit. No point doing the same thing over and over again...I want something different....and fast. I think most of us feel the same way about this, theres too little after you finish the game besides either making a new char or titles, or PvP. Its not enough to keep me interested for much longer.

Since I started, OVER HALF of the people I know quit the game after simply finishing the campaign. I ask them why, and they say "Guild Wars has no game after the campaign, theres too little to make it fun to do everyday". I of course felt differen't and did almost everything in factions, prophecies and elona. Its fun, but its the same thing over and over again.

I'm sad to say that most of us won't be around much longer if NO new gameplay is introduced. Guild Wars needs to find something, who cares if its fishing or any RL skills, its better than nothing, and this game needs it if it wants to be considered an MMO. I hate comparing this game to WoW other MMO's (because I love gw) but is it the slightest chance, that maybe all the other games have what they are doing right, and Guild Wars is the oddball of the group? Of course, one might argue Guild Wars doesn't have a subscription, but plenty of games have endgame content and are totally free. I don't mean grinding levels (level 20 is fine with me), but I wouldn't mind 1 team making a new expansions and the other making new campaigns. In short, Anets idea of a selling strategy works, but not that good in my opinion, they sell, but never again to they make expansions to new areas. If thats what the players want, give that to them instead of making 2 campaigns a year.

And for gods sake.... CONNECT THE MAPS. Its like living in a fragmented world where you can't tell where anything is. At least make it an option so it feels like an MMO and not like you start a new campaign on a totally differen't planet.

I feel that if something doesn't change in this game, most of us will go from being vets to simply changing games, its not enough for an MMO in my opinion, not anymore. How long I stay depends on C4, if its boring and exactly the as the last 3 have been with slight varientions, I'm quitting.

Although in spite of all this, I feel Anet really has something good for us for C4, lets all hope they did something better for this new chapter, and will inspire us all to continue playing. I know Anet has the outmost potential to make this an even better game.

Yes, we are all Vets, but for how much longer?

-Silly

Like Demilikos,
- WPE
- all beta's including Korean
- every possible day since the WPE except for 2

I picked up a copy about a week after release. I took a few breaks here and there. I got into it pretty seriously after a point, and it has been my main game since a few months beforre factions. Looking back at the old screenshots, it's amazing how little I understood about the game. I think I have a pic of me running a build with about 5 attributes in it. And I have a ton of pics from when my guild got a hall, because they were really expensive...good times..

I have been playing since BWE of Feb. 05.It was glorious back then it should never have ended.

i played since the last 3 BWE before release. was a ton more fun then. got factions, then lost interest when factions sucked. took a 6 month break. got nightfall last week and am hooked again.

playing since about a month after release. Had fun MOST of the time....