Gw1 or Gw2, voting thread

Originally Posted by Darkhell153

Which one do you prefer? Gw1, Gw2, write it here and tell us all why. Also, anyone who can help please help me keep tabs on the number of votes for each game

Current Total:
Gw1- 0
Gw2- 0

Originally Posted by Mokone

by GW2 he surely means WoW. ^^

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

Urghhh your either joking, mindless or trying to provoke a flame or god knows.

GW2 isnt even out yet and information is scetchy at best and mostly speculation, and you want to vote between the two games?

Why do people try to make threads concerning things that dont even exist yet and wont for a while!!!

This will get closed soon.

Originally Posted by Darkhell153

and if you want to stop being an all out jerk and start being polite you can vote on this too. If your not ready to vote yet based on the goldmine of information that arenanet did give us about gw2 then plz erase your posts until it comes out or until your ready to go in and dig for information about the game and then give me your opinion.

Originally Posted by Darkhell153

and if you want to stop being an all out jerk and start being polite you can vote on this too. If your not ready to vote yet based on the goldmine of information that arenanet did give us about gw2 then plz erase your posts until it comes out or until your ready to go in and dig for information about the game and then give me your opinion.

Originally Posted by Official GW Wiki

General

Races

In addition to humans, Guild Wars 2 will introduce several new playable races. The four new playable races announced so far are:

* Sylvari
* Asura
* Charr
* Norn

Different races will have different advantages and disadvantages, for example the Norn will be able to shapeshift into a half-bear half-human, with increased health and melee damage. It is presently not known what advantages other races will have.

Character development

There will be a single character system, a character will not have a type like at present. A single character can be used for any of the three types of game play; PvE, World PvP and Structured PvP.

The level cap of 20 will be raised, no maximum level has been given and it has been suggested that there may be no maximum. The exact implementation has not been announced and is the subject of speculation in the community as it is not clear how this will affect gameplay such as area design and game balance. There has been mention of a side-kick system when a higher level character will enhance a lower level companions abilities, although there are few concrete details available about this system.

The skill system will be modified. There will be fewer, less complex skills which may behave differently in different situations, such as if the character is jumping or is surrounded by monsters.

Marriages and auction houses may be implemented.

Controls

The control system is going to be significantly changed (in particular mouse movement in the form "click to move" will be removed from the game), however target locking will still function. Guild Wars 2 will introduce a Z-axis to the game which will allow characters to jump over obstacles. Actions which have characters interacting with the environment, such as sliding, climbing trees and swimming will also be introduced.

Pricing and continued support

The original Guild Wars will continue to be supported after release of Guild Wars 2. This will include continued holiday events and tournaments.

There will be no monthly fee associated with Guild Wars 2. Mike O'Brien has stated that expansions or mini-expansions are more likely than standalone campaigns, but a final decision hasn't been made yet.

The game will be on multiple servers or "worlds", however unlike region transfer in Guild Wars 1, transferring between "worlds" will be unrestricted.

PvE

Setting

The campaign will be set in Tyria two hundred and fifty years into the future from the original campaign.

Guild Wars 2 will still have instances, but also claims more advanced persistence. For example, this might include different quests becoming available depending on the outcome of a particular fight.

There will be changes to instancing system used. Persistent areas, similar to those traditionally used in other online multiplayer games, will be introduced to Guild Wars which may allow players to meet and interact while exploring. Guild Wars 2 will depart from a single monolithic storyline, instead using smaller story arcs - allowing the player more of a sandbox environment to play in.

Characters

Characters from the original Guild Wars campaign will not be migrated to play in Guild Wars 2. Some of the items and titles will be available to players of Guild Wars 2 through a Hall of Monuments created as part of Guild Wars Eye of the North.

The professions are being designed so that they are all viable for both solo and group play.

Companions

The system of companions and allies is being reworked. Companions will have customizability similar to Heroes. Players will be allowed to bring a single companion with them, who will not take up a party slot. When a player chooses not to bring a companion, their character will instead be buffed so that they will not be disadvantaged by not bringing a companion.

PvP

There will be two types of PvP available in Guild Wars 2; World PvP and Structured PvP.

World PvP

World PvP will allow you to play characters of any level, using the skills that you have in your possession at that particular time. It is intended to be a more relaxed bridging point between PvE and structured PvP. It will be on a larger scale than the original Guild Wars PvP with large battles which could take place over a long period with people coming and going. Each battle will have a number of different objectives which can be met such as taking guard towers or defending choke points or joining a larger battle to take a castle. Battles will take place in the Mists. According to the Gamespy interview, there will be 4 factions players can belong to fighting against each other, as well as a 5th faction representing a common enemy. Whether players can switch allegiance is currently unknown, but likely.

Structured PvP

Structured PvP is similar to today's GvG. It will allow you to enter the game at maximum level with all skills, races, items and classes automatically unlocked.

Notes

* On March 27th Gaile Gray said that Guild Wars 2 will have Holiday events too.
* Based on release dates and the PC Gamer interview, it is fair to assume that the team who made Nightfall will also make GW:EN, and the team who made Factions has started work on GW2, however the Factions and Nightfall credits make it clear that there is considerable overlap between the two teams.
* Gaile has stated that a Collector's Edition was most likely.

Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

this is about the total we (and ANet for that matter) know about GW2 so far...

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

What gold mine of information?

We know...

...that its set several centuries into the future and that you get to play as non-humans.

Thats it!!

The only images we have seen are artist impressions! Explain to me how that is enough information to make a judgement. The only interviews I have read, have been conceptual interviews, talking about what they are going or planning to do.

Are you not thinking of GW:EN which we do have more information about?

Originally Posted by Darkhell153

A very small hint, try looking other places besides arenanet. You'll be amazed what you can find out when you look everywhere instead of just relying on a single source.

Originally Posted by Darkhell153

A very small hint, try looking other places besides arenanet. You'll be amazed what you can find out when you look everywhere instead of just relying on a single source.