Do you play for fun? (regarding titles, ursan, pvp, farming) - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

11 Apr 2008 at 13:09 - 41

Been playing 29 months, over 2700 hours.

I play for fun.

Farming? Awesome! I love finding new ways to crack tough areas, and nothing beats the thrill of wiping out 20 mobs within a matter of seconds. And the money is nice too

Ursan? Helps with those tough areas. A friend of mine called me a "Bring Ursan but don't use it" warrior - I only buff up when it's that or wipe. Other people can use it if they want though, they don't affect me.

Titles? I love collecting things, and titles are no different. I've got 16 maxed titles on my warrior, and after the short break I'm on now, I'm vanquishing and mapping tyria for the next 4 (legendaries >_>)

PvP? Even with all the sway in halls, I still have fun playing, although once I hit my next rank I probably won't HA again unless invited. Other forms of PvP are great fun too, so long as you don't take it too seriously.

If you don't play for fun, why play at all?

Two and half years and loving it every day ^_^

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Apr 2008 at 15:43 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clarissa F

Mmmm.....Conan....

I play for fun. This means that I'm being drawn to PvP, as the asshat quotient is just too much for me in PvE.

That said, I'll be uninstalling in May. Skipping a few lattes a month is worth it to play Conan. You can see where the money goes with that game.

Indeed

Sign up for the Conan board if you haven't already. I'm using the same name.

beanerman_99

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

In the clouds

[Sage]

E/

11 Apr 2008 at 15:46 - 43

I play for fun. I usually do somthing different each time I log in. One night its AB. next night farm. next night try to get into elite missions. next night jsut mess around.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

11 Apr 2008 at 15:47 - 44

I play for fun. Conan... may be good, I'm keeping an eye on it, but my main targets are the BioWare MMO (Because it's made by BioWare and will therefor be of higher quality than other games as per the company policy) and the 40K MMO by Vigil and THQ, because it's 40K.

(By the way, as to Malice Black, I'm not sure how you think changing online games will free you from the carebears... the little buggers are everywhere. And they're so much fun to assault.)

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Apr 2008 at 15:57 - 45

But there will be no hand holding in AoC. Lose in PvP and you drop gold (blood money) which can then be used to purchase items for PvP.

The who thing about battling for control of keeps sounds good. I hope it's better worked then the shambles that was Factions. HFFF sucks...badly

PvE will be a distraction this time around. I plan on being king of the castle

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

11 Apr 2008 at 16:02 - 46

Define hand holding in this case, please; I'm a bit confused as to what it's referring to, though anything that punishes the weak and the incompetent is great in my book

Spirit Of Azrael

Echo-mending Master

Join Date: Jun 2006

Service of Shadows [SOS]

W/N

11 Apr 2008 at 16:04 - 47

755 hours, almost three years. I don't play much, lol.

I enjoy solo farming, but never do it in a "hardcore" way. Just an hour or two of Vermin on event weekends, then back to whatever I was planning on doing at the time.

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

11 Apr 2008 at 16:14 - 48

I don't have any max titles other than protector, guardian or vanquisher titles, as I view "fun" as playing the main storyline and all of its quests.

I'm a completionist at heart, and my goal is to solo every possible mission, quest and area in the game. Checking off that "box" as completed is what keeps me going.

As a result, titles (other than Level 1 Drunkard, since that is what I am in real life) and virtual wealth (and everything that goes with those two) are meaningless as long as I can be functional in my completionist pursuits.

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

11 Apr 2008 at 16:15 - 49

HOW ABOUT THIS!
I grind, ursan, rep titles, lb/ss FOR FUN!

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

11 Apr 2008 at 16:15 - 50

HOW ABOUT THIS!
I grind, ursan, rep titles, lb/ss FOR FUN!
and ursan owns imo.
ursan made me able to do doa I owe alot to it

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Apr 2008 at 16:17 - 51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

Define hand holding in this case, please; I'm a bit confused as to what it's referring to, though anything that punishes the weak and the incompetent is great in my book

Heroes
Inscriptions
Greens
Normal Mode
Nefing missions/quests due to QQ (poor THK

)
Adding PvE skills

and so forth.

Prob get a flame or 10, but oh well. I haz tough intraweb skin

bpphantom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Canukistan

The Eyes of Ashtabula [Eyes]

11 Apr 2008 at 16:17 - 52

I'm all PvE (barring the costume brawl which was awesome), and pretty much just fun.

However, I do want the bennies that the HoM will give us in GW2, so I do try and grind out some things. The weapons are going to be the hardest part honestly. Those things are stupid expensive.

bpphantom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Canukistan

The Eyes of Ashtabula [Eyes]

11 Apr 2008 at 16:25 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Indeed

Sign up for the Conan board if you haven't already. I'm using the same name.

Not into development

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

11 Apr 2008 at 16:30 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpphantom

Not into development

Not the offical one, but the one on the main site will be closed and everyone who has posted moved over to the offical forums (hope that makes sense)

Trub

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sitting in the guildhall, watching the wallows frolic.

Trinity of the ascended [SMS]+[Koss]+[TAM]=[ToA]

11 Apr 2008 at 16:32 - 55

PvE Challenge ladder ftw..

But, FoW/Urgoz....sooooooooo fun!

Ouchie

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

[Leet]

R/

11 Apr 2008 at 17:26 - 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by hurric

This thread is more directed for people who've played the game for at least 8 months or more.

That's me

and yes I play for fun with my family (4 of us) and a few friends usually

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Titles
The benefit you get in PvE Skills is just as good in lvl 9 compared to level 10 but the grind it requires is a lot more. If you enjoy maxing titles, it's all good but after 1.5 years of gameplay I have 0 maxed titles.
my alternative: play every (elite) area in game at least once or try crazy builds rather than fill in HM books (same quests over and over). Where's the fun in that? (but if having a maxed title is fun for you, then it's all good)

I can't stand grind and am having trouble finishing my grind based titles - but mapping and a few others weren't too bad (14 maxed right now) - to max the grind based ones I take my main to help my fiends and family newer characters but it's taking mucho time to get there.

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Ursan
The whole creativity of making a 8-man team disappears. Play want to play to clear an area as fast as possible to get the maximum reward.

I can understand if the game was new or for newer players who want cash fast but shouldn't people be inclined to do more creative stuff rather than stick to ursan after almost 3 years the game has been out? I personally take my paragon to UW and people call me n00b or paras suck or leave group when i say this is a non-ursan group.

I don't do URSAN - don't get me wrong I don't mind having an Ursan player in my group (my hubby likes his necro to go Bear). I just don't like being one. However for the sake of argument and to be a team player, if everyone insisted and I couldn't be my monk I would grudgingly have to consent to join in the group as an Ursan and mumble among friends about how much I dislike it. (lol) This has never happened yet.

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PvP
There's an abundance of R/D Sway. Again this is all good for newer players but higher ranked players are running this.

People will play whatever they want to play - we are all free to do the same so it doesn't bother me either way. Yes people are do well with a FoM build but people have always done well with FoM (iway - vimway- Starburster.....)

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Farming
this is where the most creativity comes into play and kudos to all people who come up with builds.

This is everything we do really farming is playing and is most rewarding when you get the most rewards. I do only a few places solo though

Quote:

On the other hand, I really enjoy it when people play something creative like all mesmer team fow or even time challenges in UW/FoW (even with ursan) because that promotes some thinking.

So if you really play for fun, shouldn't we see "MOAR" creative clear of elite areas rather than less. (esp. after enough game play where you'd have more than enough money/armor/etc.)

After you have done an area enough times using an odd build shouldn't hurt your chances of finishing. It's only when you haven't done an area before or have only been there once or twice that things seem to be difficult. (I am not talking about sheer volume of critters either)

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so do you play for fun?

Yup definately for fun

C R A F T

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Citadel

R/

11 Apr 2008 at 17:31 - 57

I play for fun!!

I don't like pugs/PVP/GVG/AB because the build I use is the one I'm comfortable using. Making me change to fill a niche just throws off my balance/timing and keystrokes.

I have no Maxed titles.

My weapons are ones that look good with the character more than give me the best stats.

It's only a game!

Itokaru

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

BC, Canada

Disciples of the Fish

R/Mo

11 Apr 2008 at 17:47 - 58

Yeah, I play for fun. I haven't PvE'd in months o.o

It's too bad that ANet had to ruin RA by implementing titles =(
RA has changed from casual PvP to a hardcore elitist flamefest. I think I've met a total of three people that actually have a measure of gamesmanship.

Q_Q

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

11 Apr 2008 at 19:37 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Heroes
Inscriptions
Greens
Normal Mode
Nefing missions/quests due to QQ (poor THK

)
Adding PvE skills

Ah, fair enough. (I find heroes useful because my personality tends to conflict with most guilds, except Video Game Junkies [METH] who were awesome, but I left them anyways on account of too much Ventrilo and too little ingame chat. I don't think heroes have a place in PvP though.).

If AoC does not have the worthless title-RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO styled stuff from Gw or the monotonous genocide quests from WoW, I'll need to acquire a copy upon release

What I'd like to see in a PvP oriented game is something similar to Dark Messiah but without the balance issues, the shitty engine (Source or whatever, that one made by the clowns at Valve), etc.

Fear Me!

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/R

16 Apr 2008 at 23:45 - 60

I always play for fun, regardless of what I'm doing atm.

CagedinSanity

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Away from you.

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 00:22 - 61

After nearly 2 years of playing, my closest max titles are r9 Sunspear and r9 Norn (Norn, which is extremely easy to max).

I don't farm in the sense of making an invincible build and going out, standing in one place, and let AoE kill stuff to death.. I'd much rather play normally and let the loot come to me, not go get the loot.

Alex the Great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

America.....got a problem with that?

[Lite]

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 00:33 - 62

2 years and i have yet to stop playing for fun.
i figure, a little bit of un-fun farming will be nesesary to meat my HoM goals b4 GW2 (not that high, just R1 KoABD left to get, already have the armour and weapons i wanted to put in)

and I can bypass that un-fun farming by monking for ursan groups (bypassing title grind) and selling consumable sets every once in a while.

bj91x

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

17 Apr 2008 at 00:50 - 63

I play for fun... unfortunately, that means I have to do a lot of grind.

This game's mechanic is based around creating builds. With GWEN, you get a lot of interesting skills to creates builds with... unfortunately, you HAVE to grind to make good use of these skills. So I have to grind so that I can get to the fun part.

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 06:11 - 64

I would like to play more than what I do now, but everytime I logged on, I just get bored.

Lets see ... I don't farm, don't grind for titles, don't ursan, don't pvp ...

But my definition of fun will be new contents, new weapons or new storyline. Not requesting for that to happen, but thats what kept me going for almost 3 yrs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CagedinSanity

... and let the loot come to me, not go get the loot.

You need to pick up the loot, or else Anet will loot it from ya

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

17 Apr 2008 at 08:12 - 65

i play for fun. Titles etc. but i hate ursan.

Belonah15

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

17 Apr 2008 at 09:15 - 66

Play for fun. I like doing the campaigns with different characters and trying different builds to beat various missions. I like PvP also but have not had much luck in finding a decent group to play with. Most PvP guilds require existing rankings (titles) and too much online time. So I spend some time in RA and AB all by myself.

Titles do not concern me much - I already have the mahogany office in RL. I do not feel I need to prove anything in an online game. I grind for money in RL, so I do not want to repeat that in a game either.

As for Ursan ... I got the skill and got level 3 and tried to join a few groups. The 1337ness of it all is nauseating. No one wants a R3 noob, its all just "GLF R8+ No Noobs !!!111". Same thing in all the elite areas now. So I am supposed to go grind a bunch of missions to fill handbooks till I get a Rank 8, so I can get access to the 1337 PUGs, just so I can grind the same missions in HM so I can fill more books? Makes no sense to me. I used to be able to get groups in DoA / UW etc, but lately if you not UB R8+ forget it.

Daenara

Bad Romance

Join Date: May 2006

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Grand Matron

Mo/

17 Apr 2008 at 09:59 - 67

I play for fun.. but I think my definition of fun must be different from the OP's. I have had heaps of fun grinding titles on my monk, and while working on R12 kurzick for GWAMM, I'm starting the whole process again on my paragon. .... Fun fun for me!

Edited to add that my norn title is strictly for using in norn areas, I tried ursan and found it insanely boring... I'd prefer to spend it hfffing.

CagedinSanity

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Away from you.

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 13:44 - 68

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobey

You need to pick up the loot, or else Anet will loot it from ya

It was a figure of speech. To me "going and getting loot" = farming. and "Let the loot come to me" is just playing normally.
Though, that does seem back-asswards, may need to reword.

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 13:52 - 69

NO WAY, GW is fkn serious

-Sonata-

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Pretty Hate Machines [NIN]

Me/

17 Apr 2008 at 14:32 - 70

I absolutely play for fun. If it wasn't fun I wouldn't log in, I'd have uninstalled it, and I've have long left these boards.

It'd be rather silly to play a game you're not having fun with. It's like watching a t.v. show you hate, but yet you keep watching it anyways just to complain about it.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

17 Apr 2008 at 14:38 - 71

I used to play somewhat compulsively - mainly because I had nothing else to do at the time and even chestrunning was better than sitting around. That and the rewards and rivalry among other PvE friends was a little bit fun.

Pretty much quit now since I don't have time for PvP and no longer find PvE interesting. I wouldn't drag myself to play, and stopped grinding entirely - so I guess it's fun or camaraderie that kept me playing.

the_jos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

N/

17 Apr 2008 at 14:43 - 72

As I stated earlier this week in another thread I only play for fun.
I don't consider maxing titles, playing UB, PvP or farming to be fun.
I don't play any PvP anymore (I don't consider AB PvP) and I don't farm.

However, what I do enjoy is teaming up with others or just mindless put a team together and kill stuff just to pass some time.
And while I do this I might as well work on titles or play in an ursan team if friends/guildies are asking me to join in such a team.

Now to your question:

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So if you really play for fun, shouldn't we see "MOAR" creative clear of elite areas rather than less.

Well, that depends.
This would be true if we could roll whatever PvE profession we wanted at maxed level with all previous unlocked skills available. Just like PvP characters.
And at the same time had all titles linked to account and not individual characters.

What I have seen is that a lot of players chose to play a limited number of professions for the main things. Many one, some two.
This creates an interesting problem where people either need to be very creative with team builds or teams can't form so well.
It's not easy to form a team with two warriors, a dervish, two elementalists, a paragon, a necro and a Ritualist.
This is a situation I have seen once or twice when organizing something.
Can be solved by people switching characters but people must be willing to do so.
Or split the team and take some heroes to cover the missing spots but that's less fun.

Now let's say I have an idea for a team to clear ToPK.
It needs 2 or 3 assassins, two Paragons, a Ritualist, a Dervish and a Mesmer.

It would take a huge effort just to get those people there.
All need to do at least the desert missions and ascention to get in ToPK.
And let's say the team does not work as intended.... And we need a second Ritualist? Again a lot of time 'wasted' because we need to get that profession there.

If we want more creativity this is a 'problem' that might need to be solved.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

17 Apr 2008 at 15:45 - 73

If I do not get fun, I do not play.

So thanks to the HoM focus-in-one-characters-don't dare-to-play-with-others-grindorama I'm not playing much lately.

Let's hope next updates bring something interesting...

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 15:54 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by CagedinSanity

It was a figure of speech. To me "going and getting loot" = farming. and "Let the loot come to me" is just playing normally.
Though, that does seem back-asswards, may need to reword.

I gotcha, was just playing with the words

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

17 Apr 2008 at 16:00 - 75

If you play a game for anything else besides fun, then you are no longer playing a game. You are wasting time.

JoeKnowMo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Wessst Siiide, USA

Mo/

17 Apr 2008 at 19:50 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by bj91x

This game's mechanic is based around creating builds. With GWEN, you get a lot of interesting skills to creates builds with... unfortunately, you HAVE to grind to make good use of these skills. So I have to grind so that I can get to the fun part.

Just cap [Signet of Illusions]
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Don Doggy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

17 Apr 2008 at 19:58 - 77

I play for fun whether its PvE, PvP, farming or grinding for titles I enjoy what I do in Guild Wars.

Vanilla Guerilla

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Helping Hand of Ascalon

Mo/

17 Apr 2008 at 20:17 - 78

Im working on max titles. Currently vanquishing and cartographing (made up word?) to get me to 20. I'm revisiting areas I havent been in in a long time. Using the opportunity to run as a smite monk which I had never run prior to titles.

Some nights it's fun. I can just zone out and eradicate red dots. When I get bored, I go AB, or do some guardian title stuff. Or I sit in my GH, throw down some shamrock ale, and chat with guildies.

There are currently no other MMOs that interest me at all, so it's either do the above, play COD4, clean my house, or do other stuff in the real world.

I quit playing once for about 8 months, then came back and have been entertained since I've been back. It's not as fun as it used to be, but what game is there that gives the same level of fun 3 years after you first installed it.

dunky_g

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

[SNOW]

17 Apr 2008 at 20:56 - 79

i play till i get bored, so like.. 30 seconds.. dont play much any more.

The Lost Explorer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

[AvA]

Rt/

17 Apr 2008 at 21:07 - 80

I play for fun... meaning i play strictly for titles nothings more fun then maxing out a new title.