What attracted you to Guild Wars?
ZenRgy
The ability to exploit men into giving me money by playing female characters in skimpy armour.
yeah_hi
Absolutely nothing, at first. When PC Gamer first mentioned it, I read the article and thought "eh, not for me". Nothing about it really appealed to me.
Few months after the release, sick of my partner's rabid obsession with it, I started a character on his account, just to see what the fuss was about.
Within about a month I had two accounts of my own.
@Mordakai: Autumn In Ascalon - beautiful.
Few months after the release, sick of my partner's rabid obsession with it, I started a character on his account, just to see what the fuss was about.
Within about a month I had two accounts of my own.
@Mordakai: Autumn In Ascalon - beautiful.
tomcruisejr
IWAY, Spirit Spamming, Old School E-Denial, Old School 55 monks, Arcane Echo + Grenths, Discord-Way, Soul Reaping and most of the things that A.Net changed.
And I'm still playing.
And I'm still playing.
Goldenboy
What attracted me to Guild Wars?
It was free. I don't mean "no subscription fee", I mean it was literally free. I won a copy of Nightfall in a City of Heroes competition.
Spoken like a true fan.
It was free. I don't mean "no subscription fee", I mean it was literally free. I won a copy of Nightfall in a City of Heroes competition.
Spoken like a true fan.
Tazaki
A friend reintroduced me to it after having heard about it from the E3 for Everyone event. I got signed up just after the second to last beta test for Ch1 and took part in the last beta, never making it out of presearing till after retail release. Was hooked ever since and have been. I take breaks once in a while due to school, work and avoiding burnout on the game, but always come back to enjoy it.
I've tried other MMO's, CoV/CoH, WoW and some others but never really got hooked to them like GW grabbed me.
I've tried other MMO's, CoV/CoH, WoW and some others but never really got hooked to them like GW grabbed me.
legacyofkain85
was looking for a new game after finishing another of the games i finish in normaly 3-4 days some in 2 days,a friend sugested guild wars and after viewing some game videos on gamespot i went and bought it ,ive been hooked up since then.A very important fact to notice is what in the game can capture u for me what realy blew me away was presearing ascalon best
area to start from the 3 campaigns so that realy was the magnet for this game and ofcourse because the game is free, i would have begun playing world of warcraft if it was free because i heard of it before than gw
area to start from the 3 campaigns so that realy was the magnet for this game and ofcourse because the game is free, i would have begun playing world of warcraft if it was free because i heard of it before than gw
tenshi_strife
"NO Monthly Fee"
"based on skill not time spent"
and yet i still spend WAAAAAY too much time on Gw >.>
but yea the skill based gameplay is soooo awesome, i have trid wow and everquest2 and such after playing gw... and i just quit cause i was bored out of my mind. VIVA LA GW >.>
"based on skill not time spent"
and yet i still spend WAAAAAY too much time on Gw >.>
but yea the skill based gameplay is soooo awesome, i have trid wow and everquest2 and such after playing gw... and i just quit cause i was bored out of my mind. VIVA LA GW >.>
Sir Skullcrasher
No monthly fees, better graphics compared to WoW, no more grind to reach levels.
That is what attracted me to Guild Wars.
That is what attracted me to Guild Wars.
trobinson97
A friend of mine got bored with it and asked me if I wanted the account. I said sure what the hell.
Gli
I'd been playing NWN for a long while on some custom servers, got tired of it and bought a few games at random. GW stuck with me.
Playing within a few seconds of launching the game, innovative gameplay and the finest looking thing I'd seen in a long while? They didn't even want my creditcard. No contest, they had me.
Playing within a few seconds of launching the game, innovative gameplay and the finest looking thing I'd seen in a long while? They didn't even want my creditcard. No contest, they had me.
SuperDave
The pretty pictures on the box of prophecies at my local games retailer.... I had a crappy connection and couldn't play, so was pretty much looking at the box for 2 months...
tyche7
1. FREE online play (e.g. no monthly fee after you buy the game).
2. Friends reccommended it
3. Always been a fan of RPG games (my old school favs are final fantasy series')
Now I'm hooked...
2. Friends reccommended it
3. Always been a fan of RPG games (my old school favs are final fantasy series')
Now I'm hooked...
lyra_song
1)Free
2)Pretty
3)Fast paced
2)Pretty
3)Fast paced
Ozric
E3 for Everyone event. I'd never played anything like it as I was an FPS fanboy. I played every weekend that they let us log on after that (but I missed vengeful Gwen). I was hooked. I've only checked out one other rpg since really, EveOnline. But only during the 2-wk freebie period. GuildWars is an amazing game with a crazy amount of content for being a non-subscription game. I love it!
HolyHawk
A friend invited me to the preview event in october 2004 (or 2005, forgot). I joined and just the look of kryta, stanced zones, and skill system got me. However, I'm losing interested on the game each day, to be honest.
ColaManiac
i don't even remember anymore... me and my bad memory 
Pynne
I had heard that there were no monthly fees so I just assumed that it sucked. I read some glowing reviews however, picked it up, and have been hooked ever since.
Been into computer RPG's since playing some "text only" RPG's on the Commodore PET's at high school. Shortly after I was hooked on Ultima III as a teenager back in...like '84? Has it been that long? Played Ultima IV and V too. Good times.
Been into computer RPG's since playing some "text only" RPG's on the Commodore PET's at high school. Shortly after I was hooked on Ultima III as a teenager back in...like '84? Has it been that long? Played Ultima IV and V too. Good times.
Kool Pajamas
Ive always been into RPGs.
Saw the pretty picture on the box, so I looked at the game, saw no monthly fee and decided to give it a try. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of hours later Im still here.
Saw the pretty picture on the box, so I looked at the game, saw no monthly fee and decided to give it a try. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of hours later Im still here.
Buster
Very good graphics and fun competitive people to play with.
frizz87
Nice gfx, ability to make an army of undead minions to do your bidding, make food, clean house, martinis....
and no subscription
and no subscription
Anphobia
The thought of Region-Only Mini's attracted me to the game!!! </japanese player>
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Really though, Eve on the Box art, no fee's and good customisation, I'm a sucker for that.
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Really though, Eve on the Box art, no fee's and good customisation, I'm a sucker for that.
jon0592
Lets put it this way...
I'm tight. I'm cheap.
1. Runescape
2. Starcraft
3. Guild Wars
'nuff said.
I'm tight. I'm cheap.
1. Runescape
2. Starcraft
3. Guild Wars
'nuff said.
lucifer_uk
I asked my (now ex) GF to buy me WoW for my birthday. She got me the wrong game.
Now I'm glad she did.
Now I'm glad she did.
qazwersder
I got a free trial with a graphics card. I'm didnt even really play computer games at the time.
Envious
No monthly fees and the graphics brought me to GW's, not to mention the level 20 cap.
Clone
No monthly fee + really easy to get a character to full stats. The grindfest of a lot of other MMOs was simply not appealing. Kind of sad to see GW giving into that crowd now with titles that have in game effects.
Soul Echo
No monthly fee (broken record)
graphics
tabletop RPGs, addiction went downhill from there....
graphics
tabletop RPGs, addiction went downhill from there....
dwc89
Was the end of September 2005, fall/winter were coming and I wanted some games to occupy me a little. Bought 3 games that day, GWs is the only one still on the computer. I bought it because I remembered a friend mentioning that he played.
Well, my main char has 10.5+ million xp and a bunch of titles and all the goodies she will ever need - want is a different story. Needless to say I got engrossed.
Funny thing happened today though, after poping into a bunch of mission spots looking for groups doing them in hard mode and finding none - I was perplexed with what I wanted to do, for the first time in 18 months. There had always been something, today nothing lept out so I logged off.
Hoping GW:EN will be good, not so sure about GW2 atm as it is aways off.
Well, my main char has 10.5+ million xp and a bunch of titles and all the goodies she will ever need - want is a different story. Needless to say I got engrossed.
Funny thing happened today though, after poping into a bunch of mission spots looking for groups doing them in hard mode and finding none - I was perplexed with what I wanted to do, for the first time in 18 months. There had always been something, today nothing lept out so I logged off.
Hoping GW:EN will be good, not so sure about GW2 atm as it is aways off.
Lonesamurai
I actually got into the betas through one of the three (yes only three) beta invites that GAME got for the managers conference back in late 2004
been hooked ever since
been hooked ever since
*Alexiel*
Got told about it by a friend, then there was the Prettiness...and of course no fees. Winner.
Lynxius
What atracted me to the game when i knew very litle about it was the extraordinary graphics it had when it all started 2 years ago.
It stunned me every second i played.
It was (and still his) very immersive.
It stunned me every second i played.
It was (and still his) very immersive.
makosi
The whole 'balance and non-grind' reputation of the game drew me to it. Its not balanced and I grind all day long but I love it.
cheeze123
Friends.
Course they all gave up and stopped playing after the first month... haha
Course they all gave up and stopped playing after the first month... haha
Liberations
My cousin saw it in the store and it looked good, especially since it had no monthly fees. I was reluctant to get it at first but then decided to get it. One of the best things is that it saved me from Rune Scape
drago34
Beta got my interest sparked but the whole no monthly fee thing, PvP and graphics pulled me into it.
Personette
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Originally Posted by ZenRgy
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TheGuildWarsPenguin
I played Gunbound before GW and some of my friends playing Gunbound moved to GW, so I decided to move too.
lacasner
Good ratings for no monthly fee.
Not in my best games list I've played, but it has provided enough entertainment for the relatively low amount of money I've spent on it.
Not in my best games list I've played, but it has provided enough entertainment for the relatively low amount of money I've spent on it.
Issac
Good graphics
Free to play
I enjoy RPGs
And I like the gaming style.
Kind of the same reasons for everyone else lol.
Free to play
I enjoy RPGs
And I like the gaming style.
Kind of the same reasons for everyone else lol.
trogdor inator
the box looked cool, so i bought it.
2,000 hours of impulse buy
2,000 hours of impulse buy