What attracted you to Guild Wars?
Quid Pro Quo
Read about it during beta after quiting an MMO and looking for a new one. Decided not to get it but later just picked it up randomly and ended up loving the game.
placebo overdose
friend showed me it told me it free
now im in love <3 X_X
now im in love <3 X_X
Reks
A group of friends who were into it wanted me to check it out. Until then, I've never heard of Guild Wars nor ever played an online game. I saw the "No subscription fees" tag and thought: Why not?
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Ironically, two years later I'm the only one out of that group who still plays actively.
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Ironically, two years later I'm the only one out of that group who still plays actively.
Kaleban
What attracted me to Guild Wars was the idea of free-form gameplay.
I could choose how to play, when to play (no fees) and where to play, without any "must go here and grind before you can reach next zone" type crap as in many other MMOs.
Notice that's in the past tense. GG ANet for taking the spirit of the game and crushing every ounce of life out of it.
My fondest gaming memories are probably with the Quest for Glory series from Sierra. I still have all five, and occasionally play them. My other favorite franchise has been the X space sim series, and Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series.
I could choose how to play, when to play (no fees) and where to play, without any "must go here and grind before you can reach next zone" type crap as in many other MMOs.
Notice that's in the past tense. GG ANet for taking the spirit of the game and crushing every ounce of life out of it.
My fondest gaming memories are probably with the Quest for Glory series from Sierra. I still have all five, and occasionally play them. My other favorite franchise has been the X space sim series, and Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series.
l Batman l
Friend suggested it, also, no monthly fee.
divinechancellor
Peer pressure! suggested by many friends. 6 months later, they all quit for WoW... and I'm the last guy still in gw. Figures... I'm losing interest fast...
EndlessSky
The style of the graphics, no monthly fee, fast paced fun gameplay, rpg.
I've tried WoW after playing GW awhile and deicded to go back to GW, WoW just didn't have the right type of classes/gameplay and graphics for me.
I've tried WoW after playing GW awhile and deicded to go back to GW, WoW just didn't have the right type of classes/gameplay and graphics for me.
darkknightkain
1. Player + Henchmen Team (and later Player+Heroes+Henchmen Team)
I like role playing games that I can make "Teams" that functions as a group. The ability to play the game "normally" as a full-featured 8-unit party even just so happens no one else is around is the BEST feature of GW. Nightfall's introduction of Heroes makes this best feature even better.
2. Fully Instanced Map
- The adventures are created just for me and my party. I don't need to put up with some unwanted persistant quest just because someone else in the world did or failed to do some other quests right before I log on.
3. Low Level Cap
- Factions & Nightfall's idea of "newbie island" + "level 20 contents" is a nice feature. The less I need to waste time to reach their max simply means more time I can use to focus on the actual Fun parts of the game like the Quests/Missions.
When the GW2 info was out, I was devastated after I finished reading the article.
At most only one helper
persistant map quests
next to no level cap
I hope it wasn't really like what PC gamer said that Everything (aside from no monthly fee) that makes GW so special is gone for good in GW2
(* crossing fingers *)
I like role playing games that I can make "Teams" that functions as a group. The ability to play the game "normally" as a full-featured 8-unit party even just so happens no one else is around is the BEST feature of GW. Nightfall's introduction of Heroes makes this best feature even better.
2. Fully Instanced Map
- The adventures are created just for me and my party. I don't need to put up with some unwanted persistant quest just because someone else in the world did or failed to do some other quests right before I log on.
3. Low Level Cap
- Factions & Nightfall's idea of "newbie island" + "level 20 contents" is a nice feature. The less I need to waste time to reach their max simply means more time I can use to focus on the actual Fun parts of the game like the Quests/Missions.
When the GW2 info was out, I was devastated after I finished reading the article.
At most only one helper
persistant map quests
next to no level cap
I hope it wasn't really like what PC gamer said that Everything (aside from no monthly fee) that makes GW so special is gone for good in GW2
(* crossing fingers *)
LightningHell
PvP.
And a Magic: the Gathering background.
And a Magic: the Gathering background.
MMSDome
I realized that Neverwinter Nights and its expansions just werent enough so I bought Guild Wars.
jackie
Player Versus Player
I...love...competition...
I...love...competition...
ThunderStruck
I honestly have NO clue. At the time, I played only console video games. I walked down the PC game aisle, browsing the games, and this one caught my eye. I rarely ever buy anything $30+ without knowing something about it first, but this was an exception! 
Absolute Destiny
Final Fantasy, The Elder Scrolls....been involved with RPGs for sometime.
Like many who have posted already, I wanted to play an online RPG, and Guild Wars was free, and new.
Got it as a Christmas present about five months after it was released.
Like many who have posted already, I wanted to play an online RPG, and Guild Wars was free, and new.
Got it as a Christmas present about five months after it was released.
Jaher Dal
I am a big fan of RPGs, grew up playing Zelda, Dragon Warrior, and the Final Fantasy titles.
I had been wanting to try an online RPG for a while, talked with a few people, and one of the guys who works for a bookstore on my route (I am a UPS driver woo hoo) started talking about RPGs, and about how I wanted to get an online one, and we talked about WoW and Guild Wars, and he was telling me how awesome Guild Wars was, and that I would probably have more fun with that. This was a little before Nightfall came out, because the next week, he couldn't stop talking about how cool Nightfall was.
So Christmas time came, and the wife got me Nightfall.
I immediately fell in love with it, and bought the GOTY version of Prophecies, and for Valentines Day, my wife got me Factions.
I was also getting sick of people bothering me to join their guilds, "Hey, you, why aren't you in a guild, this is Guild Wars you know..." and other fun comments, so I went and started my own guild lol.
I'm also a admin over at Cobra Island, a fan site/forums dedicated to G.I. Joe, which is where my guild name came from.
Anyways, I kept talking about the game so much to people over there, I got three of them to buy the game as well.
It's a fun game to play, and I love playing with guild members, and teaming up with other players. It's a very awesome experience, playing with people you never met before. Got lots of funny stories now because of teaming up with other players lol.
Anyways, that's my story.
I had been wanting to try an online RPG for a while, talked with a few people, and one of the guys who works for a bookstore on my route (I am a UPS driver woo hoo) started talking about RPGs, and about how I wanted to get an online one, and we talked about WoW and Guild Wars, and he was telling me how awesome Guild Wars was, and that I would probably have more fun with that. This was a little before Nightfall came out, because the next week, he couldn't stop talking about how cool Nightfall was.
So Christmas time came, and the wife got me Nightfall.
I immediately fell in love with it, and bought the GOTY version of Prophecies, and for Valentines Day, my wife got me Factions.
I was also getting sick of people bothering me to join their guilds, "Hey, you, why aren't you in a guild, this is Guild Wars you know..." and other fun comments, so I went and started my own guild lol.
I'm also a admin over at Cobra Island, a fan site/forums dedicated to G.I. Joe, which is where my guild name came from.
Anyways, I kept talking about the game so much to people over there, I got three of them to buy the game as well.
It's a fun game to play, and I love playing with guild members, and teaming up with other players. It's a very awesome experience, playing with people you never met before. Got lots of funny stories now because of teaming up with other players lol.
Anyways, that's my story.
Ilya Khan
Hmmm. Probably the fact that it was "fresh" and not P2P. To me, it was a whole new world to corrupt, since I could do it without a monthly fee, it seemed like a better idea than WoW. So, here I am, a bit over two years later, not regretting one second of it 
summer_goth
It appealed to me mainly because there isn't a monthly fee. I read about it a lot beforehand and the more I read about it the better it looked. And I am still very impressed.
Have been playing rpg's since I was a child. Started with text. Before Guild Wars I was still playing on a MUD. Best RPG though that really got me hooked: Diablo II Lord of Destruction. Wow, I was hooked to that.
Starting to get really hooked to Guild Wars now as well. Eh, lovely.
Have been playing rpg's since I was a child. Started with text. Before Guild Wars I was still playing on a MUD. Best RPG though that really got me hooked: Diablo II Lord of Destruction. Wow, I was hooked to that.
Starting to get really hooked to Guild Wars now as well. Eh, lovely.
Zoey Raine
I got into by my husband.. he felt bad because he played xbox alot and I was never into games, I would play some but get bored quickly. So, we went out and randomly picked GW up and we've been playing for almost 2 years now.
Sol Deathgard
I had always wanted to play a game like this, but was always turned off by the idea of I pay $50 for the game, then have to pay so much every mth to play it the only way it can be. To me, if I have to pay a monthly fee, the game should be free. But once I heard GW was No Monthly Fee ever, I jump on, and been playing since.
glountz
As I am a casual gamer, I was attracted by the no monthly fee (as I could not play during several weeks), skill promoting instead of grind, balanced PvP, and the fact you could do short-paced mission/quests (So you could play at lunch time or so).
However, I think GW went far from this beginning attractive features.
However, I think GW went far from this beginning attractive features.
Slainster
I was browsing through games at HMV, and saw Eve on the collectors edition box.... babes and collectors edition's.. im such a sucker! 
Winterclaw
I got it for one reason: no monthly fee
I'm playing it now because I enjoy it and there's no monthly fee.
I'm playing it now because I enjoy it and there's no monthly fee.
Cjad the Nord
No monthly fee.
Of course, that was two years ago. I have continued to play it because it is, in my opinion, the superior MMO out there. It's just a bonus now that I don't have to pay-to-play.
Of course, that was two years ago. I have continued to play it because it is, in my opinion, the superior MMO out there. It's just a bonus now that I don't have to pay-to-play.
Etta
It's one of a few games where me and my girlfriend can sit and play together, our pcs at home set up next to each other lol. Also when it come down to it, the no monthly fee is the biggest reason I play GW.
This game and space cowboy.
This game and space cowboy.
william1975
My first rpg was Baldur's Gate, spent years playig it till someone deleated my character HAd a few other similar types of game Return to Krondor being one, my first online game was Star Wars Galaxies, which i go on the odd time still but get frustrated as i keep getting lost connections on it,
I bought Guild Wars primarily because it was free and i can't affoard to pay another online subscription fee, and also because it was fantasy based, at the time of buying it was a better choice to WoW because f the free thing
HAd a few other similar types of game Return to Krondor being one, my first online game was Star Wars Galaxies, which i go on the odd time still but get frustrated as i keep getting lost connections on it,I bought Guild Wars primarily because it was free and i can't affoard to pay another online subscription fee, and also because it was fantasy based, at the time of buying it was a better choice to WoW because f the free thing
Sophitia Leafblade
The things that attracted me were the:
The Lore – The lore of GW looked great right from the start, Gw had Character “When my Father was in Guildwas…….” Right from the cinematic
The Graphics – They looked amazing even though my Pc at the time wasn’t able to play above low settings at the time, I knew in time when I upgraded I would be able to.
The No Monthly Fee – I cant afford a monthy fee and at the time I didn’t even have a full time internet connection (making a monthly fee quite annoying for the amount of hours I had online)
The Lore – The lore of GW looked great right from the start, Gw had Character “When my Father was in Guildwas…….” Right from the cinematic
The Graphics – They looked amazing even though my Pc at the time wasn’t able to play above low settings at the time, I knew in time when I upgraded I would be able to.
The No Monthly Fee – I cant afford a monthy fee and at the time I didn’t even have a full time internet connection (making a monthly fee quite annoying for the amount of hours I had online)
Porkchop Sandwhiches
I'm kinda a hard MMO player. I just had to take a break from EQ2 end game raiding for RL reasons, before that I've done a lot of things like FFXI, EQ, EQOA, VG... even tried things like City of Heros and probably LOTR.
I just always come to GW when I'm bored (pvp ftw) because its pretty casual and free. I mean, I like the game. I think campaigns in an MMO with missions like this is great, and only a level 20 cap even better. Plus I enjoy only having 8 skills on a bar, it makes everyone on a team count.
I'm disappointed GW2 is going to have such a high level cap. If I want to grind out a character for that long, I'll play something else.
I just always come to GW when I'm bored (pvp ftw) because its pretty casual and free. I mean, I like the game. I think campaigns in an MMO with missions like this is great, and only a level 20 cap even better. Plus I enjoy only having 8 skills on a bar, it makes everyone on a team count.
I'm disappointed GW2 is going to have such a high level cap. If I want to grind out a character for that long, I'll play something else.
ZenRgy
To be able to fulfill my fantasy of being a woman, of course.
Naliah Alexis
I was a big fan of games like Final Fantasy. I bought FFXI and well meh didnt like it much. Guild Wars was one of my first online games. Back in 2005 I was browsing through some GameSpot articles for online games to overcome FFXI and saw a banner advertising Guild Wars...infact I accidentally clicked on it and went "ahhh silly popups" then Eve caught my eye and I thought...wow good graphics! Of course my computer was brand new back then and I decided to look more into it. I saw the trailer, then the ultimate 'free online play' I got hooked, went and preordered the Collectors Edition (yum aura) and been playing 24 months and still going strong! Plus my computer is aging now...and Guild Wars still plays fine. Thats what I love about it!
GG.
*eats Yorkie Bar*
GG.
*eats Yorkie Bar*
Saraphim
GW came to light for me on another MMO forum oddly enough.
I started playing RF Online as research into MMO geometry limitations (just started 3d modelling for a living), but I didn't want to stick with it because of the repetitive grind and lack of anything resembling lore or a storyline.
Someone mentioned GW and free to play, so I spent my £15 on a copy, bought another for the hubby...
... three campaigns later we're still at it in our husband and wife guild of two, and despite the fact that we've tried Archlord (horrible) and are both currently active in WoW we still fire up GW plenty. It's still my favourite for all the positive things already mentioned, and I still play every day, mostly at work during lunch at the mo'.
I started playing RF Online as research into MMO geometry limitations (just started 3d modelling for a living), but I didn't want to stick with it because of the repetitive grind and lack of anything resembling lore or a storyline.
Someone mentioned GW and free to play, so I spent my £15 on a copy, bought another for the hubby...
... three campaigns later we're still at it in our husband and wife guild of two, and despite the fact that we've tried Archlord (horrible) and are both currently active in WoW we still fire up GW plenty. It's still my favourite for all the positive things already mentioned, and I still play every day, mostly at work during lunch at the mo'.
upier
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Originally Posted by trogdor inator
the box looked cool, so i bought it.
2,000 hours of impulse buy |
well replace the 2k hours with 4k hours and the whole "so i bought it" with:
"so i went home to see if i could get a cracked version of the internet, didnt see one, checked what the game was about, fell in LOVE with ranger spirits and ran to the store in the morning to buy it."
kinda the same story as yours
=HT=Ingram
well lets see, My gaming clan started playing GW back in the beta sn it was a huge hit. We were looking to get into a MMORPG and adding it to our divisions. With GW being Subscription free and having a universal server system, it was a given to go GW instead of WoW. Our gaming clan is rather big and is very spreed out all over the world. WoW while many had it they were all in different servers and never played with each other because of it. GW however offered international districts which made things very easy to play with friends from across the world.
Other games in our gaming clan include.
Battlefield 2 / 2142
Swat 4
UT2k4 / UTIII (when it comes out)...
Halo
C&C Renegade / C&C 3 RTS.
And we are actively trying to get signed up for Star Trek Online beta when it goes out for testers.
I expect GW:EW will be picked up, but Somehow I doubt GW 2 will be in our gaming clan. Which is sad, but truth is we started expanding back to our roots recently and moving away from the MMO style games. Just takes too much time and effort to get people interested in them I think. And while GW is cheaper then WoW, by design, there is still some expense because of new chapters or expansions 2 times a year. GW 2 will make it if they retain the universal servers concept for being able to find others to play with from across the world... But if they do the WoW Realm fiasco, I doubt many clans like ours will go for it. Indeed that and that alone was the deciding factor for most of us. Ease of finding each other, and not being dependent on being on servers that some may have very bad connections too.
Other games in our gaming clan include.
Battlefield 2 / 2142
Swat 4
UT2k4 / UTIII (when it comes out)...
Halo
C&C Renegade / C&C 3 RTS.
And we are actively trying to get signed up for Star Trek Online beta when it goes out for testers.
I expect GW:EW will be picked up, but Somehow I doubt GW 2 will be in our gaming clan. Which is sad, but truth is we started expanding back to our roots recently and moving away from the MMO style games. Just takes too much time and effort to get people interested in them I think. And while GW is cheaper then WoW, by design, there is still some expense because of new chapters or expansions 2 times a year. GW 2 will make it if they retain the universal servers concept for being able to find others to play with from across the world... But if they do the WoW Realm fiasco, I doubt many clans like ours will go for it. Indeed that and that alone was the deciding factor for most of us. Ease of finding each other, and not being dependent on being on servers that some may have very bad connections too.
truemyths
I've been gaming since the early 80's (in fact, earlier, I played pong when it first came out)... who remembers Wizardry 1 & Zork?
I skipped the online games because they all seemed to require broadband and I didn't want to get sucked into paying a monthly fee. Anyone ever try to quit AOL (or even XM for that matter)... good lord once they have that monthly fee going you can't get them to cancel it.
ftr I enjoyed all the campaigns. What kept me was the complexity & the community.
<runs away from wandering grue>
I skipped the online games because they all seemed to require broadband and I didn't want to get sucked into paying a monthly fee. Anyone ever try to quit AOL (or even XM for that matter)... good lord once they have that monthly fee going you can't get them to cancel it.
ftr I enjoyed all the campaigns. What kept me was the complexity & the community.
<runs away from wandering grue>
Terra Xin
No Fees. I was just browsing through EB when I found it.
SotiCoto
Same as everyone else: Lack of fees....
That and the fact that it is instanced. I love instanced games.... like GW and PSO. I've never even tried playing a non-instanced game... as I've watched Adam playing EQ2 and absolutely hated the look of it.
That and the fact that it is instanced. I love instanced games.... like GW and PSO. I've never even tried playing a non-instanced game... as I've watched Adam playing EQ2 and absolutely hated the look of it.
Keithark
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Originally Posted by Porkchop Sandwhiches
I'm kinda a hard MMO player. I just had to take a break from EQ2 end game raiding for RL reasons, before that I've done a lot of things like FFXI, EQ, EQOA, VG... even tried things like City of Heros and probably LOTR.
I just always come to GW when I'm bored (pvp ftw) because its pretty casual and free. I mean, I like the game. I think campaigns in an MMO with missions like this is great, and only a level 20 cap even better. Plus I enjoy only having 8 skills on a bar, it makes everyone on a team count. I'm disappointed GW2 is going to have such a high level cap. If I want to grind out a character for that long, I'll play something else. |
bhavv
I love RPG's but hadnt ever played an online one. I bought GW cos it had really good reviews, and it was free to play. I tried D+D online too after it went cheap, but I stopped playing as soon as my free 30 days ended.
CassiusDrehyg
I was drawn to Guild Wars by one thing...
1) The promise of 100% free PvP-oriented play forever.
I hate any incarnation of PvE, in any way, shape or form. I refuse to play it. Sure, it looks pretty enough, but that's about it.
1) The promise of 100% free PvP-oriented play forever.
I hate any incarnation of PvE, in any way, shape or form. I refuse to play it. Sure, it looks pretty enough, but that's about it.
MagicWarrior
I usually play games like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights... until I got into playing Magic Online for the majority of the time. Then... I saw Guild Wars and it looked fun... and what attracted me the most was no monthly fees!
evil joo
자유로운 (free)
frickett
No monthly fees!