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Rexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

[Luck]

E/

06 Nov 2007 at 21:38 - 1

So, I've seen a lot of threads about people getting ready for GW2. I was wondering about some reasons why other people were excited for it. It is about two years away, and we have a lot to go through before then.

So I ask, why are you pumped for Guild Wars 2?

My reasons:
- the community might reset, and politness and courtesy will rise up again. (Think back to Xmas '05 and remember that)
- new characters, new story, new new new!!
- seeing what will happen to Ascalon. Will it be still destroyed, or has 200 years taken its tole and its back to normal?
- What will the races and classes be like?
- Will ALL classes be appreciated, or will things like Mesmers and Paragons left in the dusts?

I'm mainly excited about the first and last one

HardWonFame

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

Seven Samurai [SvnS]

N/Me

06 Nov 2007 at 21:43 - 2

I like to see the genre move forward, the original game was awesome, its time to move to something better, and guild wars 2 looks to be the smart choice.

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 21:47 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by HardWonFame

I like to see the genre move forward, the original game was awesome, its time to move to something better, and guild wars 2 looks to be the smart choice.

Excluding the fact it is the exact opposite of GW, and will be a COH/COV, WoW hybrid.

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- the community might reset, and politness and courtesy will rise up again.

Yeah....

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- Will ALL classes be appreciated, or will things like Mesmers and Paragons left in the dusts?

All classes will be the same, so it won't matter what you play. Your level will be only thing that will matter. That is, until level-based mechanic establishes classes which are inherently better (think pre-nerf rogues in WoW, or warlocks), upon which those will be the only thing anyone will play. And since the content will be solo, it won't matter.

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- seeing what will happen to Ascalon. Will it be still destroyed, or has 200 years taken its tole and its back to normal?

I'm sure the community at large is riveted for this as well.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Nov 2007 at 21:50 - 4

-Persistent map areas with instanced dungeons.
-Finally getting that irritating level cap removed.
-PVP still balanced
-world pvp with dozens of players randomly clusterf*cking away in huge battles with tons of npc's
-no more heroes needed (hopefully)
-no more titles (since we can level up more)
-more hotties
-a clean slate
-being able to dive into a world pvp fight with a build of my choice without elitist pricks kicking me out, calling me a nub and reporting me for using smite

Most importantly, i want more FREEEEDOM and options to make my character truely one of a kind.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

06 Nov 2007 at 21:55 - 5

I'm not pumped about GW2. It's too far away and there's too much more to life than watching the calander for the release of a video game.

(I'm hoping to discover girls by then!

)

1 up and 2 down

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

06 Nov 2007 at 22:00 - 6

I am pumped for a fresh start.

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

Mo/

06 Nov 2007 at 22:00 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPO Bot

-Finally getting that irritating level cap removed.

wahhhhhhhhhhhh....?!

It's the only thing that keeps Guild Wars from becoming Grind Wars (the transition has started in NF!!!)

You (I know I dont) don't want Guild Wars to get lost in the ether that is composed of gay Korean MMO's that take hours of killing the same creature to get 1 level? :O No god plz no!

ensoriki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada bro.

A/D

06 Nov 2007 at 22:05 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

(I'm hoping to discover girls by then!

)

Just don't discover what happens when you say Yes to "does this make me look fat"

Anyways

Fresh start
Do whatever the hell I want
Call everyone Noob and It would be true!!!

Wtf happened to Jade wind (biggest 1 for me)

How's our new God helping up

Has Crystal Desert become a body of water again!?

aapo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:09 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rexion

So, I've seen a lot of threads about people getting ready for GW2. I was wondering about some reasons why other people were excited for it. It is about two years away, and we have a lot to go through before then.

- Two years is nothing. At this point it seems that GW2 will be nothing more than standard graphics update with some novel concepts after this kind of rage to get rid of progressively worsening problems with each expansion in GW1. Soon after Nightfall was released they announced this, totally scraping the model of two chapters a year assembly line production. That must be sign of something, for company to change direction like this? And we've seen all too well what happens when ANET rushes things, haven't we? I'm going to read professional reviews very carefully when GW2 releases before buying.

Keithark

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Be Aggressive B E Aggressive [AGRO]

E/Me

06 Nov 2007 at 22:09 - 10

I am even more excited about the new expansion that is comming out for GW1

because I already got a lot of time in this game and don't have to start over...but on topic I am ready for GW2 so I can play a game before nerfs screw it up

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:15 - 11

It's Guild Wars. 2.

That's all I need to know, and that alone has got me pretty psyched.

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

06 Nov 2007 at 22:18 - 12

I actually hope I'm not dating anyone at the time, because Guild wars 2 will destroy that relationship, the same as Guild Wars 1 destroyed my last 2 relationships

(unless I get her into the game too)

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:20 - 13

I view GW2 with enormous trepidation, I'm not at all sure I'll be buying it. Pre-press indicates the game will have considerably less depth for solo and small group play than its predecessor (no NPC party mechanic to speak of), and that much of the game will be persistent world (which is what I came to GW to avoid in the first place). I've adopted a wait-and-see attitude, but I'm a long, long way from "pumped." More like "braced for disappointment."

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:22 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

(unless I get her into the game too)

That's they key, bro : ) I showed mine all the cool armors you can get and *poof* she's hooked.

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Originally Posted by Vinraith

...I view GW2 with enormous trepidation, I'm not at all sure I'll be buying it. Pre-press indicates the game will have considerably less depth for solo and small group play than its predecessor (no NPC party mechanic to speak of)...

You won't need any NPC or party members because the entire game is supposedly going to be soloable.

Not only that, but you *will* be able to level up your own personal henchman.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Nov 2007 at 22:24 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sujoy

wahhhhhhhhhhhh....?!

It's the only thing that keeps Guild Wars from becoming Grind Wars (the transition has started in NF!!!)

You (I know I dont) don't want Guild Wars to get lost in the ether that is composed of gay Korean MMO's that take hours of killing the same creature to get 1 level? :O No god plz no!

I got into this game because of the no fees thing. I was originally rather dissapointed that i couldn't get higher then 20, but i got to live with it. And now, GW may finally become what i originally hoped it to be: A MMO with no fees. I never cared about pvp much, as does the majority of the GW players it seems.

Taki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

N/Me

06 Nov 2007 at 22:25 - 16

I don't remember seeing anyone pumped about GW2 but it'd be nice if Anet has learned enough from the first GW experiment to put out something as incredible as the initial vision.

I've pretty much had enough of GW and only log in on request now to help people I once introduced to the game. The new car smell of GW2 is the only thing that I'd look forward to

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:25 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPO Bot

I got into this game because of the no fees thing. I was originally rather dissapointed that i couldn't get higher then 20, but i got to live with it. And now, GW may finally become what i originally hoped it to be: A MMO with no fees. I never cared about pvp much, as does the majority of the GW players it seems.

How exactly does MMO imply level grind?

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Nov 2007 at 22:32 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antheus

How exactly does MMO imply level grind?

I just like it to get stronger with every kill.I love the electricity it generates in my brain when a big enemy dies and i absorb it's bounty in experience points like Connor Mc.Leod. Killing difficult enemies never gave ANY reward in the original incarnation of GW.Then they introduced greens, and later titles. The thing that gives "grind" games a bad reputation is the need for many of it's players to farm easy kills in the same areas hundreds of times in a row. Something i never did in Diablo2 for example.

But i'm shure there is no need for the "skill over time" fans to despair since i believe the level cap for pvp will still be 20 or something similar.

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

06 Nov 2007 at 22:35 - 19

Playing as a Charr
cant wait
RAWR

Omniclasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guild Hall

A/

06 Nov 2007 at 22:40 - 20

Because Guild Wars was good until they added content via titles.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

06 Nov 2007 at 22:41 - 21

New races

Fresh Start! woo

If im pumped now, the week before launch will be unbearable.....
But then there's the beta

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

06 Nov 2007 at 22:44 - 22

I started playing Guild Ward because of the low level cap, so yeah. Even if I buy GW2 I don't think I will enjoy it so much as I have enjoyed Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall and Eye of the North, but hey I haven't tried anything yet so what would I know

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Nov 2007 at 22:47 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omniclasm

Because Guild Wars was good until they added content via titles.

Actually, i tought Prophecies got boring fast once you were done with the campaign. The only thing for non-PVP players to keep the game fresh was making new characters. Ever since GW:EN, i can focus on just one character and be rewarded for it.

Basically, the first concept of GW was to be a pure pvp game with the RPG elements mostly serving as a drawn out tutorial.Remember the Desert missions resembling pvp? But pvp simply isn't fun enough for people who don't like elitism and cookie cutter builds. And just playing RA and nothing else is only fun for a few days.

Another thing that was crappy about the original: The intire Maguuma area was utterly useless, since almost nothing of value was to be found there (totem axe was aded later i think). Most people just run to Sanctum cay anyway. So how is that "good"???

mrmango

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Southern California

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Me/Rt

06 Nov 2007 at 22:55 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPO Bot

Actually, i tought Prophecies got boring fast once you were done with the campaign. The only thing for non-PVP players to keep the game fresh was making new characters. Ever since GW:EN, i can focus on just one character and be rewarded for it.

Basically, the first concept of GW was to be a pure pvp game with the RPG elements mostly serving as a drawn out tutorial.Remember the Desert missions resembling pvp? But pvp simply isn't fun enough for people who don't like elitism and cookie cutter builds. And just playing RA and nothing else is only fun for a few days.

PVP =! elitism, cookie cutter =! bad.

But yea, fresh start, hopefully some new balance, reset.... sounds good. At least till people whine about HoM benefits. :x

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

06 Nov 2007 at 22:56 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

You won't need any NPC or party members because the entire game is supposedly going to be soloable.

Not only that, but you *will* be able to level up your own personal henchman.

Which is what I mean by "less depth." No party management to speak of, no need to familiarize yourself with all the classes. For that matter, the implication of the entire game being playable by any class alone (or with one henchmen) is that the classes won't be functionally different enough ie. the skill system won't be as diverse. It's all very... MMORPG (along with the persistence, and the high level cap, and everything else that's been changed to make this game more like MMORPG's and less like Guild Wars). The more I think about it the more depressing it is, really.

Gattocheese

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

New Mexico

GWEN

06 Nov 2007 at 23:00 - 26

Well from a look at my perspective, Guild Wars currently lacks any real depth for veteran players or hardcore players. Of course this all has to be taken with a grain of salt, but i would agree that any new player whom would start Guild Wars with all three campaigns would enjoy what we have already came across and enjoyed. For us who have played through the great and bad times of this franchise, its a great idea to move on to bigger and better things. I myself, have found that my loggin time has drastically been reduced, i was averaging close to a alarming rate of 200hrs a month. Now i am averaging close to half the innitial hours i played before. I am pumped for Guild Wars 2 for the sole purpose of something new and exciting again. GW was a great game and kept me home and kept my cornias melted to my computer screen for years. Hopefully GW2 has a great impact on my life as GW did, because i enjoyed the ride.

Of course i am not going to overhype GW2 or be tricked into being overly hyped about it. Gonna be cautious of purchasing GW2. GWEN is a fine example of how they and the community over hyped a let down expansion.

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

06 Nov 2007 at 23:01 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmango

PVP =! elitism, cookie cutter =! bad.

But yea, fresh start, hopefully some new balance, reset.... sounds good. At least till people whine about HoM benefits. :x

If the HoM benefits will be anything more then just cosmetic, i would be shocked and amazed. And probably not very amused, since it will make a lot of people unhappy.Especially those who ignored HoM.

Painbringer

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

Minnesota

Black Widows of Death

W/Mo

06 Nov 2007 at 23:03 - 28

I am pumped for GW2 but the real question is my computer ready for it???? Do I need to start saving my pennies and dimes??? I would hate to find out late that I need a new system. Because that will take awhile to save for. And if that happens too late I will have to resort to becoming the “Lord of Factions” kicking Shiro out of Cantha for good over and over and over

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

06 Nov 2007 at 23:20 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryant Again

That's they key, bro : ) I showed mine all the cool armors you can get and *poof* she's hooked.

actually screw it, at last i know the game won't screw me behind myback...

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

06 Nov 2007 at 23:22 - 30

meh ... I'm getting pumped for GW3!

ensoriki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada bro.

A/D

06 Nov 2007 at 23:26 - 31

GW 3 lame >.>

I know for a fact that

Guild Wars vs Legend of Zelda: Prophecies (GWLOLZ)

is going to blow up like hotcakes who wouldn't buy that!

Martin Firestorm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Louisiana

E/Me

06 Nov 2007 at 23:35 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

actually screw it, at last i know the game won't screw me behind myback...

I told you I was just trying to comfort her....:P

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

06 Nov 2007 at 23:40 - 33

Im crazy pumped by the lore alone, reading the way the story is going is drving me crazy with anticipation and its like 2 years away still.. sigh i hope they dont start leaking SS soon lol

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

07 Nov 2007 at 00:26 - 34

-GW with a PvE that matters! Endless character development! Having *anything* maxable makes it instantly boring, getting max level, max attributes, max armor, max weapons in GW1 in a day or two was the major suckage and was the reason huge masses left GW or went PvP only. Hopefully the devs understood all that.
-lots and lots and lots of absolutely NEW stuff and it's still GW!

Just can't wait

Inniss

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Bendigo - Australia

Search For Gwen Foundation

E/Mo

07 Nov 2007 at 00:44 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rexion

- the community might reset, and politness and courtesy will rise up again. (Think back to Xmas '05 and remember that)

I doubt that, being F2P. I've played tonnes of MMOs, and only on one have I managed to find a nice community with no annoying jerks. But the people who are nice and polite are fun to play with.

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- new characters, new story, new new new!!

Plus for me too. I get bored once I know a story, so I always need something new.

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- seeing what will happen to Ascalon. Will it be still destroyed, or has 200 years taken its tole and its back to normal?

Spoilers. Since I'm not playing Charr, I prolly won't get much of an oppurtunity on this one. Hopefully the Tarnished Coast will still look as good as ever though.

I'm looking forward to being able to play as an Asura, exploring the landscapes of Tyria, spotting all the new pop-culture references, and of course questing.

nekopowa

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Croatia

A/P

07 Nov 2007 at 00:49 - 36

New content and a new start, GW is getting dull. I'm looking forward to see what do they have prepared for us and how will they counter the problems that plague the game.

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

07 Nov 2007 at 01:30 - 37

A community "reset" would be awesome. I miss all the awesome times i had with awesome people in the first year and a little more of GW. Man those were the days. Hell even when Factions came out people were still nice and new and exploring the game, just trying to have fun. Ah man one can only dream.

That and the enw mechanics of the game in general are what i really wanna see.

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

07 Nov 2007 at 01:33 - 38

I'm looking forward to Guild Wars 2 because it'll be completely different. I can start new characters from scratch (I won't delete my current ones because of all they've done and such), playable races (sylvari woot!), and a whole new story and new way to play. Kind of like a better version of WOW with no monthly fee. I'm so excited! hehe

draxynnic

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2005

[CRFH]

07 Nov 2007 at 01:37 - 39

There's PLENTY of elements of character advancement once you hit max without introducing grind(-like elements) for further mechanical character advancement. That's the time to start experimenting with builds to see if you can make new combinations that are either better or more fun (not necassarily contradictory...) than what you were using before. It's almost like making a new character!

And there's the other benefit - low level caps encourage making additional characters. High level caps discourage it - and, by extension, discourage trying all the profession. Personally, I don't think I've experienced all the content until I've thoroughly explored every profession.

These elements notwithstanding, I am looking forward to the chance that they might be able to undo some of the things that I consider to have been mistakes. A traditional levelling system will probably be better than the pseudo-levelling advancement-by-title disaster GW has now, and without mentioning any names there are some skills that I think have been misassigned that would probably do great things for the professions that should have them without knocking out the professions that do. (Of course, we don't know how similar the skill system will be... but one can still hope they'll have the niches better defined rather than having one profession being better at a particular role than the profession that would otherwise be expected to fill that role due to a couple of uber-elites)

Athena Starblaze

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2007

Ladies of the Knight

Mo/

07 Nov 2007 at 01:42 - 40

I find I have to agree with some other people on this thread I view GW2 with a growing trepidation, I'm hoping it stacks up to what we are all hoping for and doesn't leave us bitterly disappointed.
What i do know is that the announcement of GW2 has contibuted to splintering our Guild somewhat of which I was one of the founding members of, and that saddens me.
The former GL has left the game totally and probably won't be comming back, the other founding member barely wants to play anymore and both have gone over to WOW, due to that a lot of our key members are either leaving to form their own Guild, find another one, or barely play anymore and some have left the game totally. This is probably not just us though. I am still the one founding member who still actually logs on and plays but not so much now due to this and other Real life commitments but I also have been forced to look into other options as well as there is noone left to play with anymore
So yes I am a little worried about GW2, I'm hoping that it will be great as I still love GW and always will, and that it'll survive but still two years is a long time to wait.