Cast Your Vote... Best GW Expansion... GW:EN or Sorrow's Furnace

Pirates Arrrg Matey

Pirates Arrrg Matey

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N/Mo

08 Nov 2007 at 22:17 - 81
Quote:
Originally Posted by Omniclasm
Wasn't trying to be sarcastic and witty. Was just saying how you becoming bored of GW as a whole should be irrelevant on rating of the expansions. Even though, I would say that 90% of the SF votes are on the same thing. You loved GW when SF came out, but now GW is just meh. With that thrown in, this is basically a "Do you have as much fun as you used to" thread.
actually i still have fun with gw, i like playing my ranger. I was not attacking GW:EN, I just like killing stone summit dwarves better than most of the dungeons. I still have fun , its just in certain areas, i still enjoy the propehcies and gw:en areas, just differently.

Mordakai

Mordakai

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Kyhlo

W/

08 Nov 2007 at 22:20 - 82
I hate SF. Hate it. Got somebody to run me to get my Moa's Chick, that was enough. Don't think I'll ever go back.

GWEN is Anets best expansion, no question.

super strokey

super strokey

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08 Nov 2007 at 22:46 - 83
Eye for me for sure, SF was great and all cause it was at the beginnning and what not. But come on, gwen just is so big. If you cant find something you like to do in gwen you probably should quit GW

fenix

fenix

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08 Nov 2007 at 22:51 - 84
SF was better. Reasons:

a) It flowed better with the current game (ie, Prophecies)
b) It was VERY popular for months upon months till greens dropped and Factions came out
c) IT WAS FREE

Shakti

Shakti

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Join Date: Sep 2006

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Vier Reiter [Vier]

08 Nov 2007 at 23:29 - 85
They are so different it's very hard to compare the two. SF was new, introduced new things (greens etc) and was soooo fun at the time it came out. We had no idea what to expect, it was all new. GWEN is MUCH larger, great story. Both imho have GORGEOUS graphics. When you get down to it though, there really isn't a comparison between the two. They both are "expansions" but SF was much smaller and a freebie. GWEN is larger and has a better storyline, more variety etc but you'd kinda expect it to since it cost cash lol.

IslandHermet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

09 Nov 2007 at 13:04 - 86
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius-NZ
Just because your expectations were exceeded for SF doesn't mean it was better... it means your expectations were low. GW:EN only has about 30x the content of SF... some of it you may not like, but usually there will be at least as much that is good.

And regarding a post on the last page - people who quit GW before EotN would generally not be reading this forum. I hope.

dosent matter if the content is 30x as much it dosent matter how much content you add if the content is still crap.

Shakkara

Shakkara

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09 Nov 2007 at 13:17 - 87
I finished GWEN in 2 days and after that it's just grind and no replay value, dungeons are not cool.

I still like sorrow's furnace.

Arduin

Arduin

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09 Nov 2007 at 13:22 - 88
Sorrow's Furnace featured some new, funny and exciting quests (fetch me a cold one ^^) plus the introduction of green weapons. Great music score, and very tough back in those days. I still enjoy coming back to that place to complete an occasional quest.

In comparison, GW:EN is yet another chapter, without many surprising changes imo. Fun, but not enthralling as SF was to me.

That's why I voted for SF.

upier

upier

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Done.

[JUNK]

09 Nov 2007 at 13:32 - 89
SF was OK.
I didn't care enough for GWEN to buy it.
OK > didn't care enough to buy it.
SF wins!

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

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09 Nov 2007 at 13:45 - 90
I voted for SF because, as mentioned, it was free. And while GW:EN is much larger, the excitement that SF generated was, IMHO, unmatched. Finally, I still love the quests in SF and still go back just for fun. When I finished GW:EN the first time, it just felt "done" and I didn't have a strong desire to play through it again.

VinnyRidira

VinnyRidira

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09 Nov 2007 at 13:51 - 91
I paid for SF when I bought prophecies. SF is brought into EOTN with the Moa Chick. I had only ever done 2 quests in SF across 10 characters. So I did the SF quests to get the Moa Chick.

I like Eotn and there are some really cool PvE spells.

bungusmaximus

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W/Mo

09 Nov 2007 at 14:05 - 92
What's with all the GW:EN hate, I love it. So they finally give monsters skillbars that make sense and they greatly improved the replay value and still people moan. GW:EN rocks balls ^^.

MoldyRiceFrenzy

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Mo/W

09 Nov 2007 at 16:27 - 93
of course gwen is better because its an expansion... and costed money..

creelie

creelie

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Alberta

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Mo/

09 Nov 2007 at 17:18 - 94
If SF came out now, players would be furious that "the new dungeon" didn't have an end chest guaranteeing at least one goodie for everyone.

Darksun

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09 Nov 2007 at 17:51 - 95
People are only voting for SF to try to make a point. If they payed for it as an expansion they would be bitching till the worlds end.

NTsan

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Join Date: Jul 2005

09 Nov 2007 at 18:15 - 96
Better comparison would be like sf vs tomb

At least gwen give u something to do, sf is bored to death

Lord Natural

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09 Nov 2007 at 19:04 - 97
SF > all of gwen. Not that I was a SF junkie by any means, but it was a fun (free!) update released when GW was still popular and it was well designed. GWEN by comparison, while much larger obviously, has too many things which remind me of why the game was better 2 years ago. It was an innovative free update for its time, and with GWEN I feel like I paid $40 for re-skins and lazy design.

Kityn

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09 Nov 2007 at 19:06 - 98
GW:EotN.
Reasons are more heroes,skills and armors.

Darksun

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09 Nov 2007 at 20:09 - 99
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Natural
it was a fun (free!) update released when GW was still popular and it was well designed.
is this a joke?

Omniclasm nailed it. People aren't actually comparing the expansions.. they are comparing time periods and their feels toward the game a whole during those times. It's completely inaccurate. They just say they like SF because that was back when the game was new. Get real people. The quality, content & quests in EOTN blow Sorrow's Furnace away. SF is 1 explorable area with some bland quests in it. The best thing about it was the Iron Forge Man.

Mordakai

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Kyhlo

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09 Nov 2007 at 20:22 - 100
To those that like SF so much, do you still play it today?

LuckyStripe

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Join Date: Oct 2007

09 Nov 2007 at 21:05 - 101
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sujoy
SF was a challenge
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryant Again
It was free.
Both of these make SF a pretty good reason to vote for. But GW:EN has a lot of new items.