What keeps you playing Guild Wars?

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

I have been playing for over 2 years and still enjoy the game. I asked myself, why? #1. The friends I have made playing the game, most of whom are in my guild. #2. The many options GW gives for replay ability (different professions to learn, AB, farming, etc.) #3. The ability to immerse myself in a world separate from the day to day grind of real life and get away from it all.

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

When new stuff comes along.

Friends I want to talk to, although usually I just log on and stand around and don't actually play.

Torqual

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

I just like my characters.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Title Grind ATM. I dont care much about other players.

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

Right now, nothing. I recently hit a wall with GW and have lost my desire to play. I still log on every day, sit there and stare at the screen for a minute or two and log off.

This is not a rant and I’m not dissing Anet or GW. I’ve been playing GW almost exclusively for over two years. I think I’m just burned out and need a break.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

What keeps me playing?

The fact that i havent done everything i want to do!

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

No idea, always come back though..weird

IslandHermet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

Friends is and Titles but i have seem to hit a wall as well with me playing for 16 months and still beleaving i will find some worth more that 5k. the Drops are turning me off of Guild Wars and i fear that if they dont pick up soon im just done with PvE for A little while.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

It's the only game where me and my partner can play together, well apart from those games on Wii. My pc and her are next to each other at home, so no need for TS as well.

Oh, plus it's a very fun game.

Government Flu

Government Flu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paradoxa Zoloft Asylum [PXZ]

W/R

I think it's because of my current PC performance. The game has plenty of replay value, but many other online games do to begin with. In the end, it has to do which online game of mine performs best, and how big or active the community is.

Originally, I played StarCraft a lot. Then came WarCraft III. Then Counter Strike Source. Now Guild Wars. I'm sure I'll end up playing another great game if I ever manage to afford a better PC. (Probably Guild Wars 2?)

CHunterX

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

Only decent MMO with Heroes and Henchmen

Ghryphon

Ghryphon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Iowa, United States

LOD

Mo/

Prep for GW2...basically title grinding. Gf and I still have fun, dont really meet new people since we do everything by ourselves.

HM vanqin is pretty fun, plus mixed with cartography, gives us some stuff to do.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

Guildmates & Friends + HoM unlocks (for my main character only).

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Mostly right now I log on here and there, look at characters, stand around and say hi to a few people. Sometimes I contemplate joining a random PUG for a random mission for more social play. Sometimes I actually do. Anything to break up the little number 4's floating above everyone's heads.

I was playing for titles for a while there, but not motivated to do so anymore. Last one was Legendary Guardian with a friend/guildie and it was a ton of fun.

Karia Mirniman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

For me it's, immersion in the world being my character, friends, fun at radio station parties.

Some things I used to enjoy seem to have gone. Community, now it's lots of silent zombie players with the number 4 over their heads; and getting drops.

I still have lots of things to do and enjoy meeting new people.

Bathory_Swain

Bathory_Swain

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

America

Dojo

Mo/Me

This is the same question i ask myself. With bigger, better mmo rpgs out there like star wars battlefront, wow, everquest, etc, what makes guild wars so unique? I personally think it's the fact that guild wars isn't some corporate mockery that makes you pay the $14 a month, and I really respect the fact that they NEVER DELETE CHARACTERS FROM THEIR SERVERS, when the other cheap games you must pay said money for will delete characters (and whole acounts) in a heartbeat for inactivity. You can literally submerse yourself into guild wars, take a break for real life, and then come back a year later, no prob. Hell, you even get birthday presents on guild wars.

Guild wars rules. Nothing else needs be said here.

drupal

drupal

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Addiction (:B), Grinding money, equipping my heroes, playing other classes (have only done my ranger in 2 years actually).

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

the thousand or so hours ive "invested" in the game. i just cant seem to get away from gw for any length of time.

nowadays, ill just log on and use the game as an irc client.

Code=007

Code=007

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Tomorrow Never [dies]

A/

uax, but not through faction, but lately just stare at the pc or talk nonsense

creelie

creelie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Alberta

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Mo/

Really, at this point it's my guild. I love those guys.

Snow Bunny

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
No idea, always come back though..weird
QFT.

Don't play much anymore more though....I only come on if I want to Evisexecagon some scrub monk in RA.

Tingi

Tingi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

wow havn't been on here in ages. But anyway...I don't play it anymore 'cuz IMO anet screwed this game up long time ago....

Early prophecies days were the best,with early PvP and even PvE was fun back then. Now, PvP is not so good anymore and PvE is piss poor.

Chicken Ftw

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Nothing does, HG:L and Fury betas > GW. I just browse forums for my daily humor fix reading posts like "Release Enchantments is a good monk skill" before returning to playing something else.

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicken Ftw
Nothing does, HG:L and Fury betas > GW. I just browse forums for my daily humor fix reading posts like "Release Enchantments is a good monk skill" before returning to playing something else.
I didn't ask why you weren't playing anymore, I asked why you were. Please keep the answers on topic.

Chicken Ftw

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Risky Ranger
I didn't ask why you weren't playing anymore, I asked why you were. Please keep the answers on topic.
Oh, so my "I'm not playing anymore" isn't on topic just because I mentioned other games, but the others' was somehow. Whatever. <_<

Floski

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Rank Three Plus Pug [deer]

W/

I can't believe how many people manage to keep playing with the PvE portion keeping them here....

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicken Ftw
I just browse forums for my daily humor fix reading posts like "Release Enchantments is a good monk skill" before returning to playing something else.
Heh, QFT... I don't play GW atm, I just browse Guru for fun and laughs
I might return when the PvP is no longer boring and the PvE stops sucking.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

erm, everything?

Mike_version2

Mike_version2

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Yelling stuff in guild chat, that mostly what I do when I come on now.

glountz

glountz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/Mo

Because I have quite a bunch of e-friends on GW. Other than that, nothing.
Laughing and joking through TS is the main purpose, GW is only a pretext.

OI-812

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Somewhere between GW and Fchan on the nets

None

R/D

It IS still fun, despite all its problems. Beats the hell out of most of the other options in the online RPG market, especially since you don't have to pay monthly.

yeah_hi

yeah_hi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

UK

1. There is no monthly fee.

2. It doesn't require massive time investment i.e. I can log on and do a mission or AB battle in 20 mins, then log out and do something else.

3. I like having the choice of amusing myself ingame and following my own agenda, or I can be sociable if I feel like it.

4. I can take long breaks then come back and not feel left behind because my friends/guildies have out-levelled me.

5. I still find it fun to play.

6. I feel a need to 'finish things off' (i.e complete titles) with my favourite character.

7. My friends/guildies.

agrios

agrios

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

South America

Naked Stalkers of America[Nude]

W/

-Instancing+H/H+Low level cap+8 skill system:

I can play whenever I want, with whom I want, and I can do it in many different ways (i.e, many different chars). I can be logged off for a week or more and still be competitive when I come back.

I tried, during these 2 years, play other titles, but, the more I play other titles..the more I want to play GW.

I have absolute no patience for mandatory grind, neither I can with only a char for too much time without getting bored.

Quests to do..places to go..you name it

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Because there isn't a better competitive PvP game on the market atm.

Griff Mon

Griff Mon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In the Elfen Forests of Washington State

Damage Radius

N/

I've tried playing other games and don't want too. Just keep coming back to GW. I even have unopened games on my shelf that have been sitting there for a year.

I like to title grind and accumulate wealth, there is just so much to do that I have not done yet. I have yet to finish GW:EN and it is loaded with stuff that I have not got into very much. I do not play a lot, but I am usually on everyday for a bit, and I do stay logged on death-leveling with a pre-searing character that is going for LDOA.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I have to type fast, before he returns. If he catches me not playing GW, then I'll get 20 lashes! (help me!) Oh, God! here he comes! Nooo, not the whip! Not the Whippppppppp......

HardWonFame

HardWonFame

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

Seven Samurai [SvnS]

N/Me

Guild Wars is a nice change of pace from the other MMOs I play these days. Keeps me coming back when I need a break from the real grind.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

I usually play whenever something new comes along.

Buster

Buster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Elona

Clan Eternal Legion

D/W

The only thing left for me to do is title grind if I choose to but I think I pretty much hit the wall. Time for a change for awhile until GW2 is released I think.

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster
The only thing left for me to do is title grind if I choose to but I think I pretty much hit the wall. Time for a change for awhile until GW2 is released I think.
Me too. Tried to grind for points several times now, but always stopped after minor things. Right now, it is just boring. Grind killed the fun!!!