I don't know what Anet did with the enemy AI, but I have to say, the result is great. PvE is much more fun now. I play as a mesmer mostly and I have noticed that the game is far less forgiving then before. If you don't stay on your toes the enemies would trap you in a hurry then pound you to the dirt. I die more often than I'd like but it's fun.
Any other impressions?
Is GW:EN a load of fun or what?
Zubrowka
Bryant Again
I do have to flag a bit more, so that's pretty interesting. Aside from that, same kinda gameplay, etc.
Nevin
Its a load of reskins!
garethporlest18
Well I'm glad anet upped the quest rewards, there are a lot of pop culture and past GW refrences in GWEN too that I find quite funny..I'm having fun with it so far.
Kinn
Hmm, it seems steamroller easy so far with heroes/henchies but then again I'm probably not far into it (done most of the quests in far shiverpeaks and charr homelands, but not much else). I've had to set targets for heroes, but I haven't had to do much flagging/pulling yet.
Mirage Llewyn
Wait till you get to the Asura part. Most would disagree, but if you rush in stupidly into Oola's Lab and Shards of Orr, you're gonna die so fast, we'll be laughing at you from every corner of Tyria.
Bryant Again
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Its a load of reskins!
I think Factions is the only campaign that isn't loaded with reskins/barely remodelled armor.
Onarik Amrak
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But yes, it still is a lot of fun.
Bryant Again
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But yes, it still is a lot of fun. Not only is it noticable, they're just down right ugly.
Seriously, what the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO is the warrior vanguard armor supposed to be? Some turtle, platemail thing??
guffey
i think its a load of fun, especially the dungeons.
Friar Khan
I think it's great! 
The gameplay and storyline is excellently conceived and delightful to play. I love the way quests have a bit of puzzle aspect to them and I find the quality of the hero characterization really make the story more engaging--they really took some extra time to make the characters more like real people with real emotional baggage and real problems, lol.
Makes me glad I don't have any real baggage from being imprisoned by the Charr. keke
In some ways I agree that the armor doesn't seem as creative as usual, but it hasn't decreased my fun one bit. If anything, I just feel surprised that the art department didn't give us the standard amazing performance this time.
The gameplay and storyline is excellently conceived and delightful to play. I love the way quests have a bit of puzzle aspect to them and I find the quality of the hero characterization really make the story more engaging--they really took some extra time to make the characters more like real people with real emotional baggage and real problems, lol. Makes me glad I don't have any real baggage from being imprisoned by the Charr. keke
In some ways I agree that the armor doesn't seem as creative as usual, but it hasn't decreased my fun one bit. If anything, I just feel surprised that the art department didn't give us the standard amazing performance this time.
Dodgers777
I enjoy seeing my mesmer perform an uppercut
The Great Al
I agree that it's a lot of fun, but considering that this expansion is supposed to keep us occupied for a while, since GW2 is at least a year and a half away, I'm not really happy. I can understand if they implemented some sort of necessary (or not-necessary) grinding, to achieve nicer weapons and armor. But those nicer weapons and armor are nonexistant! The problem remains that there's still nothing really to do after you beat the game. Especially now - after a few months, no one is even going to farm anymore - who needs money? The armors aren't worth getting, and there's not going to be an expansion where people are going to save up their money for something. No need for money = a huge chunk of people not playing.
Vl Vl D
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Its a load of reskins!
Lucky you dont play GW for the armour then hey?
Lucky you dont play GW for the armour then hey?
Farcry Deathblade
Let's see...i got 1.3 mil, i can't spend any of it on new armor cuz it all sucks, i don't want fow, because most of the factions armor looks better than it(and i already have the factions armor) and just about any weapon i could want i can get for less than 50k...wow, i really did waste my summer making all that money.
Zahr Dalsk
I was expecting a challenge, instead I'm hero/henching the whole thing. Give us Hard Mode for EotN! (EDIT: Although really, the way they described it, I was expecting that it would already be hard and have good drops in Normal Mode.)
Also, loot seems pretty bad so far, but I did get a nearly perfect Elemental Sword (15-21 dmg, req 11 swordsmanship, in other words just as good as a max, especially since my ele will not be using it in melee) off of a Quetzal Stark which I have upgraded for use as a caster weapon.
The new areas are awesome, particularly the Tarnished Coast and, to a lesser degree, the Charr homelands.
Also, loot seems pretty bad so far, but I did get a nearly perfect Elemental Sword (15-21 dmg, req 11 swordsmanship, in other words just as good as a max, especially since my ele will not be using it in melee) off of a Quetzal Stark which I have upgraded for use as a caster weapon.
The new areas are awesome, particularly the Tarnished Coast and, to a lesser degree, the Charr homelands.
Abedeus
Loot isn't that bad, I got two golds in a row, a Earth Staff with Galigord's Stone Staff except that it has +15 energy, and an Air Staff with +5 arm, +20% longer ench and a +5 energy while enchanted mod.
And GWEN is a lot of fun - Bear Mission is GREAT!, Kilroy's tournament is GREAT!, some mini-missions (yes, no missions - only quests, which is kinda GREAT) are really funny... And I found a great mesmer build - Signet of Illusion, Arcane Echo + summon Assassins. Along with some skills like Finish Him!, Deft Strike and e-management, it's a really nice build :] Plus, I love Vekk's voice and... well, his dialogues.
And title grind is easier then Sunspear/Lightbringer and titles have better effects :]
Och, and Dungeon idea is ftw, but some of them deserve a nerf - Shards of Orr is very hard...
And GWEN is a lot of fun - Bear Mission is GREAT!, Kilroy's tournament is GREAT!, some mini-missions (yes, no missions - only quests, which is kinda GREAT) are really funny... And I found a great mesmer build - Signet of Illusion, Arcane Echo + summon Assassins. Along with some skills like Finish Him!, Deft Strike and e-management, it's a really nice build :] Plus, I love Vekk's voice and... well, his dialogues.
And title grind is easier then Sunspear/Lightbringer and titles have better effects :]
Och, and Dungeon idea is ftw, but some of them deserve a nerf - Shards of Orr is very hard...
OlMurraniKasale
Battling the Charr, burning down their towers and seige weaponing their sorry butts back to pre-searing, now that's might nice. And you can redo practically all of it!
I can't say I like the Norn Rit armor because it looks like a shaggy dog with a demon head, but hey, its good in that way.
I am confused by the HoM wanting "awesome" weapons - what exactly? My green weapon from the Canthans for killing off Shiro isn't good enough? How about the green from the Forgotten for killing a god? No? Not good enough? WTH is that about?
The scenery amazes me, especially the forest fire and I found this volcano recently that makes the Ring of Fire look like it was scribbled with crayons. The Charr homeland is very very nice, all soft glow fable kinda realm that helps me end GW the way it started . . ..
I can't say I like the Norn Rit armor because it looks like a shaggy dog with a demon head, but hey, its good in that way.
I am confused by the HoM wanting "awesome" weapons - what exactly? My green weapon from the Canthans for killing off Shiro isn't good enough? How about the green from the Forgotten for killing a god? No? Not good enough? WTH is that about?
The scenery amazes me, especially the forest fire and I found this volcano recently that makes the Ring of Fire look like it was scribbled with crayons. The Charr homeland is very very nice, all soft glow fable kinda realm that helps me end GW the way it started . . ..
holababe
It's great!
I notice that a lot of the content is repeatable/designed to occupy time until GW2
I notice that a lot of the content is repeatable/designed to occupy time until GW2
Mr.Deflok
As long as there aren't anymore Finding Gadd-like questlines I'll be happy.
SuperDave
I've been having A LOT of fun with GWEN. The scenery, the storyline, the quests, the dungeons....it's all good 
Lord Feathers
Lots of fun so far and despite all the whining and crying I'm seeing around the forums here GWEN's a HIT !!
Zubrowka
I really like the improved gameplay in GW:EN. Combat is more challenging, without being too hard. In the older hard quests, they balance the game through blunt force, meaning the enemies would deal insane damage. If your team loses a healer, usually the whole team would die. In GW:EN, you can still survive a battle after a couple members go down. It definitely more fun this way.
Tobias Funke
I absolutely love GW:EN. The armors are a bit of a disappointment, but I wasn't really expecting them to top my male vabbian ele armor anyway. But really, that is the only thing about this chapter that isn't superb. Polymock, Kilroy's Punchout and the glorious, glorious dungeons...I really haven't ever had more fun playing this game.
Elisa
Guild Wars has never been better.
Hyper.nl
GW:EN is great overall, only the HoM can use some more improvements. (Minipets, account based, more weapons in monument like Tormented)
The landscapes, heroes, quests, rewards, dungeons and titles all ROCK. And I haven't seen the Charr lands yet...
I even like the many new armors. :-)
The landscapes, heroes, quests, rewards, dungeons and titles all ROCK. And I haven't seen the Charr lands yet...
I even like the many new armors. :-)
Tijger
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Guild Wars has never been better.
QFT
TomD22
Also: anyone really impressed by the waterfall effects? I was looking at those new see-through-y waterfalls all over the place and thinking "these beat some of the water effects in BioShock anyday" ^^ It's impressive considering how graphically undemanding Guild Wars usually is.
Although of course it anyway makes up for unimpressive graphics per se with such excellent art direction and map design - it's a pleasure to explore.
Rainbird
Hell, even though some of the armors are reskinned, some of them look better than the orginal, and that is good enough for me. They gave us Blindfolds, glasses, and custom gloves!
Also, I love the minigames! They are awesome ANet has made a great step towards a better Guild Wars I love it!
Zubrowka
My favorite thing is how the henchmen now seem to be doing something, instead of just standing in a line-up. Little things like that help to draw you into the game.
jon0592
I henched/heroed everything right up until Heart of the Shiverpeaks. So it was pretty easy until then.
It's all the little things that make it so much fun i..e: Dungeon chests Collectors with unique masks Stand-alone armor pieces (chaos gloves, crown, etc) mini games I generally enjoy PvE much more now. So much in fact, that if they add weekend events I'll be content until GW2 which is like 2-3 years from now. lord dragon
Save you money. It is not of the same quality of the other 3. I am very disapointed in it. It is not worth what they are asking for it for what you get. If I could my money back, I would, it is that bad.
Diablo???
It's definitely worth it. It's the best of guild wars so far, and better than any of the chapters. The story ties everything together and plenty of content to play with.
Alot of people are complaining about the rep grind when the game has only been just released, they're trying to acquire high-end contents in only 4 days... that's where the whole "grind" impression is coming from. Blkout
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Originally Posted by OlMurraniKasale
Battling the Charr, burning down their towers and seige weaponing their sorry butts back to pre-searing, now that's might nice. And you can redo practically all of it!
I can't say I like the Norn Rit armor because it looks like a shaggy dog with a demon head, but hey, its good in that way. I am confused by the HoM wanting "awesome" weapons - what exactly? My green weapon from the Canthans for killing off Shiro isn't good enough? How about the green from the Forgotten for killing a god? No? Not good enough? WTH is that about? The scenery amazes me, especially the forest fire and I found this volcano recently that makes the Ring of Fire look like it was scribbled with crayons. The Charr homeland is very very nice, all soft glow fable kinda realm that helps me end GW the way it started . . .. Art design was never an issue with the GW series. It's everything else that sucks with EoN. Blkout
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It's definitely worth it. It's the best of guild wars so far, and better than any of the chapters. The story ties everything together and plenty of content to play with.
Alot of people are complaining about the rep grind when the game has only been just released, they're trying to acquire high-end contents in only 4 days... that's where the whole "grind" impression is coming from. As I've explained to you in about 4 others threads where you put your foot in your mouth with this same statement, there is more to Rep than just armor. PvE skills!
Diablo???
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Art design was never an issue with the GW series. It's everything else that sucks with EoN.
It's easy to say "everything else" without identifying what they are...
so far all the complaints that I've seen on this forum has been rebutted. Blkout
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Hell, even though some of the armors are reskinned, some of them look better than the orginal, and that is good enough for me. They gave us Blindfolds, glasses, and custom gloves!
Also, I love the minigames! They are awesome ANet has made a great step towards a better Guild Wars I love it! Blindfolds and glasses are absolutely stupid. It's just another gimmick to make you say "oh that's neat." Well it isn't.
Diablo???
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As I've explained to you in about 4 others threads where you put your foot in your mouth with this same statement, there is more to Rep than just armor. PvE skills!
as I can tell you everytime you do, you don't need r9 to use a PvE skill.
Blkout
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It's easy to say "everything else" without identifying what they are...
so far all the complaints that I've seen on this forum has been rebutted. And every rebuttal is just another opinion not shared by someone else.
Diablo???
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And every rebuttal is just another opinion not shared by someone else.
likewise to the original "complaint"
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