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zakaria

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

28 Jan 2007 at 14:50 - 161

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentAssassin

Here since WPE,

but not playing much lately (actually nothing)

losing interest in games in general, heh.

oooh..

alot of falling heros left us alone !!
fighting since June 2005 and still standing

Cybergasm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

28 Jan 2007 at 18:08 - 162

I've been around since Betas, I played the alpha a little too.

raven214

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

R/

28 Jan 2007 at 20:11 - 163

I've been playing now since around May 7th, 2005. I was following GW's progress before the release, but didn't participate in any of the betas though I was tempted. Can't believe it's been that long, really.

Mr Jazzy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Cali

Mending For The [win]

W/A

28 Jan 2007 at 22:46 - 164

Ever since May of 2005. Bought all three chapters, but took around...4 month break at the release of Sorrow's Furnace.

I think November 05-February 06 was the dullest guild wars era in history.

kitsune23

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Green Bay

Slightly Inebriated

29 Jan 2007 at 01:13 - 165

Been here since the last few Beta weekends. Still playing. Still enjoying the game.

kimahri

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

E/

29 Jan 2007 at 10:13 - 166

Since a week or so after the release

Haven't taken a break from the game yet

.

tre_peter

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Northern Ireland

29 Jan 2007 at 10:25 - 167

Been on since day one. I agree with most others saying that it has got less interesting, but doesn't every game? The fast that I am still playing shows that there is still something special about it.

I also hold faith that the next chapter will revitalise the game.

Stixxx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

29 Jan 2007 at 10:37 - 168

i bought the game in June or July 2005, cant remember exactly. Took a 2 month break and started again. Been playing ever since.

Rodderz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ohio, USA

There Will B Blood [Rock]

A/

29 Jan 2007 at 10:48 - 169

I've been playing GW since a month after it came out.

IKNOW

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

29 Jan 2007 at 10:56 - 170

Since retail

dreamhunk

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

:P

E/Me

29 Jan 2007 at 14:12 - 171

been around since beta, known as the blackman, the bomb and also dreamhunk.

Plainsman

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mo/W

31 Jan 2007 at 03:56 - 172

//raises hand.
recently started a new presear character with the intention of leaving her there to help friends get through presear upon joining the ranks....
Was pissed to find out that I've lost my pre-order bow from EB!!!!!
I loved having 15 dmg hits on a lvl 2 char. Now I cant seem to find a good bow anywhee in pre-sear!!
Like most on this thread, took a break after getting burned out on Factions, but came back shortly before Nightfall released.
--- My monk is almost 2 years old, will be crawling soon.

skretth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Australia

31 Jan 2007 at 04:14 - 173

WPE + all betas.

Beqxter

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Berkeley, CA

31 Jan 2007 at 04:22 - 174

Got it the day of retail release. 2,000 hours later, I still play it several times a week.

Have to admit, though, I'm increasingly tempted by other games....

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

31 Jan 2007 at 04:44 - 175

Retail release Roshi was born.

Been thru 3 guilds and countless other characters, but I still have 4 main ones.

still play a fair bit too.

Xasew

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Storm Bearers[SB]

31 Jan 2007 at 07:19 - 176

28.10.2004
WPE+all betas.

Anyone else getting nostalgic when looking at old screenshots? Tombs was fun, some classes were totally imba, the amount of complaining was 95% lower and Protection Monks were for pussies.

*edit*
And TGH was worth reading.

Apple

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/Mo

31 Jan 2007 at 07:22 - 177

Since Launch here. Wish i'd been around in betas to exploit holy veil

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

31 Jan 2007 at 07:54 - 178

WPE / retail.

JoeKnowMo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Wessst Siiide, USA

Mo/

31 Jan 2007 at 08:23 - 179

A couple of weeks after it went retail. Been having fun ever since.

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

31 Jan 2007 at 08:56 - 180

A few months after retail - I've always hated online games. I kept reading that "free online play" and was picturing either some crappy MMORPG or Diablo minus the single player part.

I eventually bit the bullet and traded a prophecies key for some minor work on a relatives computer. I wasn't out any money so what the heck (they weren't going to pay me money for work anyway, but for some reason they are happy to purchase me a game for work) and there currently wasn't any other game I cared for. Plus it had this really nice looking pale female on the box cover (Eve) that I kept wanting to look at.

Haven't looked back sense. By far one of the longest played games I've owned. The only gripe I have is that 10 years from now I can't install and play - I still do some of the older games I really really liked (some of the old text based on up - started gaming in the mid 80's or so). I just wished I had gotten the collector's edition - they were willing to spring for it but I felt it was too much for the work I did. I could have easily traded for more work (I do it anyway, relatives and all) but I figured that I wouldn't like the game and would rather ask for a collectors on another game I really liked.

Akshara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

31 Jan 2007 at 10:32 - 181

I became aware of GW during the world preview event, and picked it up a couple of days after it went retail.

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

31 Jan 2007 at 12:16 - 182

/pickme!

I was here the day before public release.
(Yanno.. play one day earlier if you pre-ordered kinda deal. ^^)

NiukNiuk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

France

P/

31 Jan 2007 at 12:30 - 183

I'm playing guild wars since the day before public release date...
Yeah I preordered it (chimeric prism ftw !)
I didn't participate in any of the WPE, but a good friend of mine did, and told me how good this game was...so I decided to preorder it.
Unfortunately, It wasn't possible to preorder the CE edition (and get the preorder bonus+the collector's edition), that's my only regret.

Oh and yeah, like a lot of people here, I'm slowly losing interest...sadly

teenchi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

PST

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

W/Mo

31 Jan 2007 at 16:45 - 184

Yep been playing since it was publically released and still love it. Not bored yet because I have one character from each profession.

mikkel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

31 Jan 2007 at 17:23 - 185

Ever since them lovely BWE days. Prophecies was awesome back then, but Guild Wars in general really has gone downhill.

Too much emphasis on damage and builds nowadays. It takes away from the game itself. Wealth generation does, too. Ever since wealth became important in this game, going places and doing quests is almost always a chore as you know you could be making gold somewhere else.

It was more fun when the items you used were ones you looted yourself, and money wasn't an issue. 20 levels just weren't enough to keep that going for very long.

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

31 Jan 2007 at 17:25 - 186

20+ Months. Not quite sure if that dates to the VERY beginning; but yeah. Near enough the beginning. =P

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

31 Jan 2007 at 21:36 - 187

I wasn't here for the beta's, But i joined in In May of 2005 - granted I had the game a week or two before that, but ended up having to get a new laptop. Yes thats right, I bought a new laptop just to play guild wars.

Edit: Just checked it, I've been playing for 20 months =)

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

31 Jan 2007 at 21:38 - 188

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxSilhouette

I wasn't here for the beta's, But i joined in In May of 2005 - granted I had the game a week or two before that, but ended up having to get a new laptop. Yes thats right, I bought a new laptop just to play guild wars.

Edit: Just checked it, I've been playing for 20 months =)

Same as me.