Dont get me wrong guys
I used to love the game when it started from pre Beta test
But after 3 campaigns it has all become the drag
The same old festivals , characters , mods , missions etc etc
And what the hell was this stupid piggy festival
I raised my sword against the chars and 3 campaigns later they make me a low life chasing pigs and cooking receipes.The only salvaging was bettle racing
There far too much cluster now with 8 characters all scattered everywhere not one is perfect Just too many options...
Anet should
1) Release a new game fast
2) Start from scratch New storyline New characters no more importing characters from the last 3 campgaigns
3) I want horse riding , dragons , huge gigantic monsters that would take 50 people to kill over 50 hours
I love this game but there is nothing that excites me in this game
Any of you guys feel the same.
Also I bought a Nintendo Wii I am addicted to that now .But i would love to come back to GW
They need to bring back the charm that was with the 1st chapter
I am Bored with Guild Wars Help
sassoonssamson
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johnactor
Sounds like you want World of Warcraft.
Also, if you knew anything about game development you'd realise that they're shipping them pretty quick, indeed, this is evident in the worlds
You'll also tire of huge WoW type mobs pretty quickly and all, as has everyone I know that plays it.
Also, you say it's the same old characters, but this game's masterpiece feature is the rich complex variety of dual class skill options. It's insane. It's the options that make it compelling. You seem to be arguing there are too many options but want more options because it's a drag??!!
Finally, it's the year of the pig. In China. Hence the festival. China is after all just about the biggest nation on earth.
Also, if you knew anything about game development you'd realise that they're shipping them pretty quick, indeed, this is evident in the worlds
You'll also tire of huge WoW type mobs pretty quickly and all, as has everyone I know that plays it.
Also, you say it's the same old characters, but this game's masterpiece feature is the rich complex variety of dual class skill options. It's insane. It's the options that make it compelling. You seem to be arguing there are too many options but want more options because it's a drag??!!
Finally, it's the year of the pig. In China. Hence the festival. China is after all just about the biggest nation on earth.
Chuba
First you say:
and just before that, you said:
Don't you think your 8(10) characters would be even more scattered with the next chapter coming this soon? I personally think it's good that they're bringing the next part so late that I can get all my multiple characters through the old campaigns first.
If you're bored, have you tried selecting different heroes in Nightfall? Tried getting your way through campaigns with alternative builds/PUG's?
A lot of people wouldn't enjoy #2, some have spent over 2 years with their main characters and would be unhappy to see them become unusable in some parts of the game.
On #3, we don't need mounts, the explorable areas are so small already. WoW and other games have mounts as they still haven't learned about moving around by mapping.
And you do know how much time 50 hours is, right? That's over 2 days
No one in their right mind would partake in a mission/quest that would take that long, especially if there's no possibility of saving the progress/resting.
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If you're bored, have you tried selecting different heroes in Nightfall? Tried getting your way through campaigns with alternative builds/PUG's?
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On #3, we don't need mounts, the explorable areas are so small already. WoW and other games have mounts as they still haven't learned about moving around by mapping.
And you do know how much time 50 hours is, right? That's over 2 days
No one in their right mind would partake in a mission/quest that would take that long, especially if there's no possibility of saving the progress/resting.
Riceboi
LOL Just because someone wants some features that are similar to WoW doesn't automatically mean they want WoW. I would like some features from WoW in Guild Wars and guess what I don't even like WoW.
Even if Guild Wars had every feature WoW had it would still be a totally different game than WoW. The argument "if you want that go play WoW or go play this or that game" is really getting old and it's annoying now. So shaddup and shove it.
Even if Guild Wars had every feature WoW had it would still be a totally different game than WoW. The argument "if you want that go play WoW or go play this or that game" is really getting old and it's annoying now. So shaddup and shove it.
King Kong
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Kuldebar Valiturus
Boredom is a personal problem, really.
If you are bored, then do something else. Overdoing anything can make one jaded. Taking a break from the game and coming back when you feel like is really a good way to improve things.
I feel ANet has actually designed a game that you don't have to live in 24/7.
No game will ever be designed that won't eventually exhaust the players interest. But even boredom is temporary.
Overexposure to the most heart pounding things in the world can breed complacency and yawns in those that have seen it much too often.
If you are bored, then do something else. Overdoing anything can make one jaded. Taking a break from the game and coming back when you feel like is really a good way to improve things.
I feel ANet has actually designed a game that you don't have to live in 24/7.
No game will ever be designed that won't eventually exhaust the players interest. But even boredom is temporary.
Overexposure to the most heart pounding things in the world can breed complacency and yawns in those that have seen it much too often.
Hell Raiser
The arguement that people who suggest such things as mounts is still legit, this is Guild Wars not World of Guild Craft, aren't Junundu good enough as mounts?
There are many things to do in Guild Wars, have you ever PvP'ed? I don't do hardcore PvP (wich is HA imo) but every so often I do RA or TA or a CM and it really helps to relieve boredom from the other parts of Guild Wars. I would love a new chapter, but I do not want it rushed (anyone remember factions?). Anet has already stated that they will release GW4 in '07 (other reports say the third or fourth quarter)
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There are many things to do in Guild Wars, have you ever PvP'ed? I don't do hardcore PvP (wich is HA imo) but every so often I do RA or TA or a CM and it really helps to relieve boredom from the other parts of Guild Wars. I would love a new chapter, but I do not want it rushed (anyone remember factions?). Anet has already stated that they will release GW4 in '07 (other reports say the third or fourth quarter)
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BoredJoe
I know how you feel. *Sigh*.
Try concentrating on just one or two things that you like doing, e.g I mainly do FA, and maybe some Tombs. Occasionally progress some characters, but a break from the game is good, as it'll help you to focus on the things in GW that you like doing, rather than feeling obliged to play. Tbh I find surfing these forums more fun than playing.
Try concentrating on just one or two things that you like doing, e.g I mainly do FA, and maybe some Tombs. Occasionally progress some characters, but a break from the game is good, as it'll help you to focus on the things in GW that you like doing, rather than feeling obliged to play. Tbh I find surfing these forums more fun than playing.
Arkantos
No joke, go get the 10 day trial of WoW. I do it when I get bored of GW.
Naf Olbaid
Games get old after you play them for a while.. that's just how it is with these things. You'll get over it and move onto the next thing.
theamazingfish
I have to say it defiantly sound like wow is for the opp.
Guild wars will not change for the better. If your unhappy now it seems as though you will always be unhappy.
Wow has the things your looking for. I have actually started a discussion thread on wow compared to gw if you wanna have a look at it.
But if i would sum it up i would say..
Go with gw if you: want to invest a medium ammount of hours into pve for a storyline. (once or twice through is usually best to prevent boredom).. gw is well known for its "everyone can have everything very quickly withough much effort" mentality.. if you just like a casual 1-2 hour game played mostly for storyline this is for you.
Go with wow if you: want a huge gap between being rich and poor... new and skilled. or if your a loot hunter... for the most part wow lacks storyline when compared to guild wars. wow also takes many MANY hours to differentiate yourself from the average newb
good luck with whatever you decide to do..
Guild wars will not change for the better. If your unhappy now it seems as though you will always be unhappy.
Wow has the things your looking for. I have actually started a discussion thread on wow compared to gw if you wanna have a look at it.
But if i would sum it up i would say..
Go with gw if you: want to invest a medium ammount of hours into pve for a storyline. (once or twice through is usually best to prevent boredom).. gw is well known for its "everyone can have everything very quickly withough much effort" mentality.. if you just like a casual 1-2 hour game played mostly for storyline this is for you.
Go with wow if you: want a huge gap between being rich and poor... new and skilled. or if your a loot hunter... for the most part wow lacks storyline when compared to guild wars. wow also takes many MANY hours to differentiate yourself from the average newb
good luck with whatever you decide to do..
Etta
If you are fed up with GW, then stop playing it and take a break from it. Play some other games, GW will be here when you decide to come back to it.
Perynne
I see tons of people getting bored of the game, just because they play too much too fast. There's so much to do in GW, and it doesn't require you to be online 24 hours a day to get it all done. There's no hurry, no need to try to pass the game as fast as possible. Take a few weeks or even months off from the game, and when you come back the game will feel interesting again.
Oh, and a Wii helps too. Concentrate on playing that for a while.
Anyway, releasing a new game fast is not the answer. You'd most likely get bored of that too in a couple of months, and demand more (with same content as previous chapters, except with tons of new bugs, and tons of other problems that come from releasing a new game too fast). If you want a totally new game, with new characters and new places to explore... well, there's tons of other games out there, no need to ask Anet to make one for you.
Oh, and a Wii helps too.
Concentrate on playing that for a while. Anyway, releasing a new game fast is not the answer. You'd most likely get bored of that too in a couple of months, and demand more (with same content as previous chapters, except with tons of new bugs, and tons of other problems that come from releasing a new game too fast). If you want a totally new game, with new characters and new places to explore... well, there's tons of other games out there, no need to ask Anet to make one for you.
Meat Axe
I suggest you just take a break from the game for a month or two. Late last year, a couple months before nightfall came out, I was playing heaps (instead of doing uni stuff, I might add), and I got bored of the game. Also, I'd had a taste of the Dervish from the PvP event and preview event and I wanted that. So I took a break. You don't have to leave the game forever. Just take a break, do something else, play a different game. And in a couple of months, come back and see if you're all refreshed to start playing GW again. Or even just have a break till the next campaign, and then come back. If you're still bored of it afterwards, you could try taking a longer reprieve, but I'd say if after two months of no play at all you still are bored, you're gonna have to find a new game to play.
TiNkLeR
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LOL Just because someone wants some features that are similar to WoW doesn't automatically mean they want WoW. I would like some features from WoW in Guild Wars and guess what I don't even like WoW.
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Anyway, i feel the same way has the topic starter, and guess what, i bought a Nintendo Wii 2! Playing zelda for a month now... RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing long game.
It will keep me distracted till Chapter 4.. i have GW completed and with 1000k on storage waiting to get spent on new looks.
Viruzzz
i'm guessing you're soloing everything, and working with either heroes/pickups. and I base that guess solely on the fact that i found that to be extremely boring when i did it for a few weeks, my best suggestion is to find a guild with nice people in it. (not just some random guild that spams in LA, kaining, shing jea, kamadan, since you're just ending up with the same thing. random people who have nothing in common)
Try to make the game less repetitive, try something you haven't tried before.
If that doesn't cure your GW-boredom then i don't know how to do it.
Try to make the game less repetitive, try something you haven't tried before.
If that doesn't cure your GW-boredom then i don't know how to do it.
Venus was her name
Take this from somebody like me...
i played guildwars for about 16 months. You could probally say i was successful with it, i completed everything bought most of the armour, played every class. Even PvP'ed a bit and won HoH a few times. But in the end...i just got so bored with it all.
Guildwars is fine if your into arena style pvp combat, but as an RPG its desperatly lacking. You can't really blame the game becuase anet doesnt market GW as an RPG.
What i hate is how GW "feels" like a half cocked RPG, it has the foundations for a fantastic game, but then has certain features that SHOULD be there and arn't.
Look at the update notes, they are always updating the interface...these are basic game design stages that should have been implemented at beta..not now....lol....and NO GAME should need this many skill balances.
I was skeptical about WoW, and when i first played it..i hated it...it wasn't GW and i hated that..but the more i played wow...the more i disliked GW.
GW needs to:
Improve what its good at...which tbh is PvP combat even i admit the pvp in most other games sucks.
Stop changing key elements in the game, like the AoE nerf, 6v6 pvp, Anet have a huge problem with controlling this game, feels like they are always trying to stop players making money. thats becuase it sooo damn hard to make money..lol. GIVE PLAYERS AN AUCTION HOUSE. seriously..in wow you dont get the trade spam GW does.
Anet should focus on adding NEW features rather than changing current ones....stop adding so many skills and classes and release different races. i'd have turned off wow immediatly if i could only play human...lol.
i played guildwars for about 16 months. You could probally say i was successful with it, i completed everything bought most of the armour, played every class. Even PvP'ed a bit and won HoH a few times. But in the end...i just got so bored with it all.
Guildwars is fine if your into arena style pvp combat, but as an RPG its desperatly lacking. You can't really blame the game becuase anet doesnt market GW as an RPG.
What i hate is how GW "feels" like a half cocked RPG, it has the foundations for a fantastic game, but then has certain features that SHOULD be there and arn't.
Look at the update notes, they are always updating the interface...these are basic game design stages that should have been implemented at beta..not now....lol....and NO GAME should need this many skill balances.
I was skeptical about WoW, and when i first played it..i hated it...it wasn't GW and i hated that..but the more i played wow...the more i disliked GW.
GW needs to:
Improve what its good at...which tbh is PvP combat even i admit the pvp in most other games sucks.
Stop changing key elements in the game, like the AoE nerf, 6v6 pvp, Anet have a huge problem with controlling this game, feels like they are always trying to stop players making money. thats becuase it sooo damn hard to make money..lol. GIVE PLAYERS AN AUCTION HOUSE. seriously..in wow you dont get the trade spam GW does.
Anet should focus on adding NEW features rather than changing current ones....stop adding so many skills and classes and release different races. i'd have turned off wow immediatly if i could only play human...lol.
Venus was her name
but hey you know what this boils down to?
Nobody cares if you buy GW then don't play....becuase they have your £17.99 or whatever it cost. Anet will always withhold good features and ideas and release them slowly so they can keep pumping out expansions for you to buy. Ever considered that buying so many expansions actually costs almost about as much as a monthly fee?
heres some food for thought and im not a wow fanboy, these are honest truthful facts about world of warcraft.
It has about 300% more content and depth.
It's fun for ALL players not just PvPers.
You pay for this depth and if you ask me its worth it.
Nobody cares if you buy GW then don't play....becuase they have your £17.99 or whatever it cost. Anet will always withhold good features and ideas and release them slowly so they can keep pumping out expansions for you to buy. Ever considered that buying so many expansions actually costs almost about as much as a monthly fee?
heres some food for thought and im not a wow fanboy, these are honest truthful facts about world of warcraft.
It has about 300% more content and depth.
It's fun for ALL players not just PvPers.
You pay for this depth and if you ask me its worth it.
sixdartbart
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IMO Anet is trying to keep the interactions between skills balanced and cut down on overpowered FOTM builds. A plus IMO
#2 So new races but with the same classes and skills that are already here
What would be the point besides having pointy ears?
Hell Raiser
More people who start playing WoW or Guild Wars and want World of Guild Craft
Why do you want more races?
Just because YOU can't have fun in PvE doesn't mean that everyone else finds it boring, both aspects of the game are great for me and many others.
Like I have said in other threads, you can't argue that Guild Wars will equal the same cost with new expansions as WoW with monthly fees, this is because you can still play GW without buying new expansions. In WoW if you don't pay you don't play, that is not true with GW.
Why do you want more races?
Just because YOU can't have fun in PvE doesn't mean that everyone else finds it boring, both aspects of the game are great for me and many others.
Like I have said in other threads, you can't argue that Guild Wars will equal the same cost with new expansions as WoW with monthly fees, this is because you can still play GW without buying new expansions. In WoW if you don't pay you don't play, that is not true with GW.
Venus was her name
#1 If anet had implemented the skills properly they wouldnt NEED to keep changing them. Why do i want 300 ways of throwing a fireball at a foe? all i want to do is damage the foe (for example). Ok variety is nice and i understand balancing skills after an expaniosn but really....could you be bothered to cap all the Nightfall elites? i certainly couldn't.
#2 Races add DEPTH, they give a game variety without having hunders of skills and class combos. RPG fans love races for the role play posibilities and the ingame lore it adds. i love races because it adds to a game. Can you honestly say to me races are a bad thing and that palyers wouldnt like them?
EDIT: In reality if you look at these games they arn't even the same genre, my point is...that GW's problem is that where genre and identity is concerned its in a grey area, thats fine if anet would tell us what GW is trying to be but they don't. I think the reason GW and WoW get compared is the way modern games are marketed and advertised.
You think i dislike GW? hell no i don't i love some aspects of GW, especially the maturity of players and the social factors, teamwork etc.
#2 Races add DEPTH, they give a game variety without having hunders of skills and class combos. RPG fans love races for the role play posibilities and the ingame lore it adds. i love races because it adds to a game. Can you honestly say to me races are a bad thing and that palyers wouldnt like them?
EDIT: In reality if you look at these games they arn't even the same genre, my point is...that GW's problem is that where genre and identity is concerned its in a grey area, thats fine if anet would tell us what GW is trying to be but they don't. I think the reason GW and WoW get compared is the way modern games are marketed and advertised.
You think i dislike GW? hell no i don't i love some aspects of GW, especially the maturity of players and the social factors, teamwork etc.
Lafarjik
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World of Warcraft has just as little (and as much) content and depth as Guild Wars, at least when you look at how the games are played. In fact, these two games are almost uncompariable. Guild Wars focuses more on Storyline and PvP. World of Warcraft is more of a leveling/grind game with lots of side-bits to complete. Once you get to level 20, Guild Wars doesn't "end". Many would have to say it's just the beginning. There are those out there who are obsessed with getting Titles or Skills (or both! [Skill Capturing Titles -lol]).
As many have said, it doesn't truely matter what game you're playing - you will eventually grow tired of it. This is inevitable. It's one of the curses of being a gamer. Even "professional gamers" who compete in tournaments to get money end up switching their game rosters around a bit and try to become proficent in other games so that they can move around freely if they grow "lethargic" towards their current 'main' game. Take a break and play whatever game you damn-well please. It just disheartens me to see World of Warcraft being held up on a platform when it's remarkably similar in terms of content - just slightly different due to its original goal as a game (compared to Guild Wars, I mean).
- Lafarjik
Hell Raiser
Venus, your post (#22) and your #1 comment is like saying that (for example) I put an uneven amount of gold on each side of a scale,and you come and say "ZOMG YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST PUT THE SAME AMOUNT WHEN YOU STARTED!!!!111one" it is called Balance, you can't expect them to get everything right at the start. Anet has to see player's reactions and any skills that may be exploited, over used or under used and Balance them.
garethporlest18
Honestly if you're bored take a break, I mean don't end up like me and sit in Grotto for 8 months cause you got bored.
Venus was her name
WoW has no storyline? It's based upon an ENTIRE SERIES of games.
and the comment of gw and wow having the same amount of content..jesus..i shouln't pick that apart but i will. wow is an entire world...and it has the depth and content of an entire world...believe me.
and id rather not turn this into a flame war tbh, all im pointing out is that WoW is a better RPG than GW ever will be..ask the 8 million people who pay to play it.
on the other end of the sacle..yes GW is a far better PvP combat game, if thats what you want.
Edit: above poster probally said the most intelligent thing in this entire thread
and the comment of gw and wow having the same amount of content..jesus..i shouln't pick that apart but i will. wow is an entire world...and it has the depth and content of an entire world...believe me.
and id rather not turn this into a flame war tbh, all im pointing out is that WoW is a better RPG than GW ever will be..ask the 8 million people who pay to play it.
on the other end of the sacle..yes GW is a far better PvP combat game, if thats what you want.
Edit: above poster probally said the most intelligent thing in this entire thread
sixdartbart
Personally after several years and tons of rpgs I love the fact that GWs has such a vast number of skills that interact differently with each other/get countered by others rather than at level 15 you get power attack,level 25 super power attack and so on.
I still don't see what races will "Add to the game" I'm sure alot of people would be happy with other races but if you want no more skills/classes and want more races that are different skins on what is already here you have completely lost me.
I still don't see what races will "Add to the game" I'm sure alot of people would be happy with other races but if you want no more skills/classes and want more races that are different skins on what is already here you have completely lost me.
Venus was her name
well..i personally like them but im the kind of player who will make a charcater to look good..not be effective..lol.
races have different racial traits and skills besides their appearence. In wow for example night elves get a free stealth skill. better dodge % etc. they could add this into GW in the form of racial skills...weapon bonuses to races (e.g. elves get +1 bow but -hammer or something just an example)
not to mention that GW already has so many races they could add. (as far as storyline goes) centaurs, dwarves, mursaat, etc.
But hey am i missing the point? you COULD percieve ascalonians, canthans, elonians to be races??? Not buying that excuse tbh, the way your all on the same side is something that dosn't happen in wow...anet tried to rectify that issue in factions, with luxons and kurzicks.,..i dont really think that worked very well.
races have different racial traits and skills besides their appearence. In wow for example night elves get a free stealth skill. better dodge % etc. they could add this into GW in the form of racial skills...weapon bonuses to races (e.g. elves get +1 bow but -hammer or something just an example)
not to mention that GW already has so many races they could add. (as far as storyline goes) centaurs, dwarves, mursaat, etc.
But hey am i missing the point? you COULD percieve ascalonians, canthans, elonians to be races??? Not buying that excuse tbh, the way your all on the same side is something that dosn't happen in wow...anet tried to rectify that issue in factions, with luxons and kurzicks.,..i dont really think that worked very well.
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Personally after several years and tons of rpgs I love the fact that GWs has such a vast number of skills that interact differently with each other/get countered by others rather than at level 15 you get power attack,level 25 super power attack and so on.
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Place to change hair color, or more hair/face/hair color options..50 per class and sex, would be nice, probably add a tad of longevity to this game..anyways that's something for Anet to decide on..at least it would cure some of my boredom.
Lafarjik
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WoW has no storyline? It's based upon an ENTIRE SERIES of games.
and the comment of gw and wow having the same amount of content..jesus..i shouln't pick that apart but i will. wow is an entire world...and it has the depth and content of an entire world...believe me. |
As for the content aspect, content isn't based on how many maps there are or how many levels you have to gain in order to "max" out the leveling system. Unless, of course, that's all you value content as being (which I don't).
Venus was her name
I found that playing GW for any length of time requires:
a break from the game every now and again, for 1 or 2 weeks.
a really good guild to chat with, whether that be a GvG/PvP/social/RP guild at the base of things your interaction with other players is why your playing an online game and not on your wii/ps3/xbox360 (dont tell me consoles online capability is the same it so isn't lol)
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WoW has a better fantasy based storyline than GW full stop. You call rurik walking over the mountains a storyline?
i don't value leveling in wow i play to enjoy the experience, getting to lvl 70 is massive fun, im one of those people who reads what a quest note says etc. getting to lvl 70 isn't the end of the game..it takes months to gather all your gear and finish the high lvl instances. but my focus IS NOT on leveling up..and it doesnt have to be, its a big wow misconception.
I like walking up into the alterac mountains and knowing the history of that area, why its like it is and whats happened there.....walk into yet another instanced desert in nightfall...whats happening there? lol
a break from the game every now and again, for 1 or 2 weeks.
a really good guild to chat with, whether that be a GvG/PvP/social/RP guild at the base of things your interaction with other players is why your playing an online game and not on your wii/ps3/xbox360 (dont tell me consoles online capability is the same it so isn't lol)
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WoW has a better fantasy based storyline than GW full stop. You call rurik walking over the mountains a storyline?
i don't value leveling in wow i play to enjoy the experience, getting to lvl 70 is massive fun, im one of those people who reads what a quest note says etc. getting to lvl 70 isn't the end of the game..it takes months to gather all your gear and finish the high lvl instances. but my focus IS NOT on leveling up..and it doesnt have to be, its a big wow misconception.
I like walking up into the alterac mountains and knowing the history of that area, why its like it is and whats happened there.....walk into yet another instanced desert in nightfall...whats happening there? lol
garethporlest18
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I found that playing GW for any length of time requires:
a break from the game every now and again, for 1 or 2 weeks. a really good guild to chat with, whether that be a GvG/PvP/social/RP guild at the base of things your interaction with other players is why your playing an online game and not on your wii/ps3/xbox360 (dont tell me consoles online capability is the same it so isn't lol) |
Well as long as you're buying their next Chapter, Anet is succeeding then...doesn't matter if you play it or not.
sixdartbart
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Originally Posted by Venus was her name
well..i personally like them but im the kind of player who will make a charcater to look good..not be effective..lol.
races have different racial traits and skills besides their appearence. In wow for example night elves get a free stealth skill. better dodge % etc. they could add this into GW in the form of racial skills...weapon bonuses to races (e.g. elves get +1 bow but -hammer or something just an example) |
I'm just here to break things and kill people in my 1.5k Gladiators armor.
(and yes I have tons of cash to buy armor with but looking good never killed anything)The racial traits I don't think would do anything more than give Anet more work with keeping a level playing field on the skills/more skill balances.
I will agree it was cool seeing a few of the hench being something different Talon/Zhed but statistical differences with races would probably hurt more than anything.?.
Venus was her name
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Well as long as you're buying their next Chapter, Anet is succeeding then...doesn't matter if you play it or not.
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To me GW was always msn with swords
EDit:
well going from wow since thats the medium we are using the racial skills are nice extras but very very limited.
they usually are quite circumstancial, and are really good but in only a few situations. Thats not to say they are pointless..they get much more use in pvp.
I just think they are a nice little bonus..which also reflects some charcataristics of your race i.e.Undeads racial skill "will of the forsaken" is a fear immunity type skill and reflects certains things about undead. e.g. they are walking corspes and dont get scared
Whether or not GW class combinations add enough variation if down to personal preference, i always enjoyed making charcaters that defied the role they were given, something i miss in warcraft.
Meat Axe
I'm very big on games that have a good storyline. To be honest, all the warcraft games have exactly the same plot. Warcraft 3 was interesting for awhile, because you got to play all sides of the war and got to see the story from different perspectives. But even that game got boring after awhile. I've never played Wow, but I've also never heard of a major storyline to the game, and I have numerous friends that play it. Just because it has the backing of a series doesn't mean that Wow has a good storyline. It doesn't give the game an excuse to be lacking in one. I mean, look at Ultima, or FF, where there were/are 13 or more instalments to the games. The entire series has a good plot, yes (at least in the case of Ultima. FF doesn't have much continuity between games), but each individual game had an amazing plot as well.
Now to the subject of races. All RPGs out there that I have played, the races are purely cosmetic. Sure, you get racial bonuses, but the storyline doesn't reflect what race you choose. I'm not sure if wow is the same. I don't want races in GW just so that people can be a different race. If they had centaurs, for instance, I wouldn't be satisfied unless centaur players weren't trusted in human outposts until they prove themselves. If they added playable Charr, then I don't think they'd ever be allowed in. And I don't want to see elves and orcs and such, because they're overused. Just a bit.
Now to the subject of races. All RPGs out there that I have played, the races are purely cosmetic. Sure, you get racial bonuses, but the storyline doesn't reflect what race you choose. I'm not sure if wow is the same. I don't want races in GW just so that people can be a different race. If they had centaurs, for instance, I wouldn't be satisfied unless centaur players weren't trusted in human outposts until they prove themselves. If they added playable Charr, then I don't think they'd ever be allowed in. And I don't want to see elves and orcs and such, because they're overused. Just a bit.
Vl Vl D
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Dont want to sound rude mate but do you have all skills unlocked, rank, any titles or any goals for that matter? Goals could be anything from helping as many newbies to being the most hated toucher in RA.If you dont have goals you stand still and play game after game on the consoles.On avrage a person spends 13 hours on a game and moves on to the next. Just think where you mite be if you had completed all your chars with all skills unlocked instead of wasting time and money on the same kind of console game, but hey each to our own.
The reason some people get bored is the pve side of things becomes too easy and its much of the same.These peeps usely have all what they wanted out of pve eg drok hog armour, fiery dragon sword, mini hog and what ever floats your boat.
When you play pvp its never the same unless you're a spiritspammer and it can be damn hard , which makes you want to be better.All I can think of is for you to step outside your shell, try something you wouldn't normaly do and dont be nervous because even rank 12 Iway players are still learning.
PS. HF GL
Dont want to sound rude mate but do you have all skills unlocked, rank, any titles or any goals for that matter? Goals could be anything from helping as many newbies to being the most hated toucher in RA.If you dont have goals you stand still and play game after game on the consoles.On avrage a person spends 13 hours on a game and moves on to the next. Just think where you mite be if you had completed all your chars with all skills unlocked instead of wasting time and money on the same kind of console game, but hey each to our own.
The reason some people get bored is the pve side of things becomes too easy and its much of the same.These peeps usely have all what they wanted out of pve eg drok hog armour, fiery dragon sword, mini hog and what ever floats your boat.
When you play pvp its never the same unless you're a spiritspammer and it can be damn hard , which makes you want to be better.All I can think of is for you to step outside your shell, try something you wouldn't normaly do and dont be nervous because even rank 12 Iway players are still learning.
PS. HF GL
Lafarjik
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WoW has a better fantasy based storyline than GW full stop. You call rurik walking over the mountains a storyline?
i don't value leveling in wow i play to enjoy the experience, getting to lvl 70 is massive fun, im one of those people who reads what a quest note says etc. getting to lvl 70 isn't the end of the game..it takes months to gather all your gear and finish the high lvl instances. but my focus IS NOT on leveling up..and it doesnt have to be, its a big wow misconception. I like walking up into the alterac mountains and knowing the history of that area, why its like it is and whats happened there.....walk into yet another instanced desert in nightfall...whats happening there? lol |
Once again, I didn't say the focus was leveling. In fact, I only mentioned it because many do focus on it, not a personal insult or gesture. In this particular case, there's loads to do on BOTH games. I did all I could during the time before Burning Crusade and got bored of WoW. In fact, I have this strange distaste over it now because I find it to be such a bore that lacks a strong storyline. Albeit, majority of MMOs lack a strong storyline so I'm just being greedy/selfish because I've found an MMO that seems to have one.
Yes, I'll admit that World of Warcraft has some good perks in it; although, I can't really say that I'll ever touch it again in my life. I gave away my account and the characters have been transferred to a friend's account already.
Xenrath
I'd agree with some of the others, don't force yourself to play a game - and if you need to justify/find reasons to try and continue a game, ultimately you're just kidding yourself... I don't mean for just GW, but any game.
I know an awful lot of people who've also stopped playing or comment about being bored - end of the day there is only so much finite content in GW, by design, before people start repeating it (maybe with other chars but still repetition). For me it's playing with the guild and friends that has kept me playing really, if they became Hero fans too (i.e. mostly solo played) I'd probably have become bored of playing with lifeless bots.
Maybe check back later when Hard Mode is implemented...
I know an awful lot of people who've also stopped playing or comment about being bored - end of the day there is only so much finite content in GW, by design, before people start repeating it (maybe with other chars but still repetition). For me it's playing with the guild and friends that has kept me playing really, if they became Hero fans too (i.e. mostly solo played) I'd probably have become bored of playing with lifeless bots.
Maybe check back later when Hard Mode is implemented...
Addone_Abaddon
I think a lot of people are bored of Guild Wars, I stopped playing quite a while ago, I discovered Stealth games. And other RPGs with a Z-Axis.
Malice Black
Easy steps
* Give away gold
* Uninstall
* D/L free trial of EVE
* Realize how easy GW really is
* Reinstall GW
To make my game more interesting I'm going to make all my new chars self sufficient. It does make it slightly harder not just getting a run straight to grotto or citadel to get max armor then transfer over a few 100k from my other chars to buy max items etc.
* Give away gold
* Uninstall
* D/L free trial of EVE
* Realize how easy GW really is
* Reinstall GW
To make my game more interesting I'm going to make all my new chars self sufficient. It does make it slightly harder not just getting a run straight to grotto or citadel to get max armor then transfer over a few 100k from my other chars to buy max items etc.