Nice article on Guild Wars by Massively.com. Enjoy!
http://www.massively.com/2008/04/22/...ng-guild-wars/
Massively.com news article
Buster
Esan
It is "nice" in the sense that it regurgitates conventional wisdom, splatters some semi-relevant information, and calls it an article. The Wikipedia article on Guild Wars is more informative and educational.
I've been waiting for an insightful retrospective on Guild Wars in the mainstream gaming press, but nothing has materialized so far. It is a damn shame; GW1 deserves a good eulogy, for it came so close at times to that MMORPG ideal.
I've been waiting for an insightful retrospective on Guild Wars in the mainstream gaming press, but nothing has materialized so far. It is a damn shame; GW1 deserves a good eulogy, for it came so close at times to that MMORPG ideal.
Richardt
A retrospective would be nice.
With like tons of concept art.
Pretty please
With like tons of concept art.
Pretty please
Zinger314
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| It's never too late to start playing Guild Wars |
Fril Estelin
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Originally Posted by Zinger314
...because empty outposts everywhere due to population distribution allows for human groups to be made, right?
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Olim Chill
It certainly is a very nice advertis...er...article. 
~ Dan ~
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Originally Posted by Olim Thrice
It certainly is a very nice advertis...er...article.
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Oh, and i stopped reading after the first paragraph. He already got it wrong.
thedrumchannell
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Originally Posted by ~ Dan ~
Are you suggesting that Anet paid them to do this?
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~ Dan ~
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Originally Posted by thedrumchannell
Yes, release a few articles... build back a little interest in the game... add a page for the sequel > http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars2/ and soon after... start releasing info about the sequel.
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EPO Bot
It was NEVER easy to find human groups for ANYTHING from day one.Exept maybe during week ends.
Heroes ftw. And if you have some rudimentary social skills, perhaps find a guild. Put the guild in front of the wars again.
Heroes ftw. And if you have some rudimentary social skills, perhaps find a guild. Put the guild in front of the wars again.
Orfas
lol i laughed at the *grindles* part
Oh and did you notice they spelled prophecies wrong >.>
Oh and did you notice they spelled prophecies wrong >.>
Darkobra
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Oh and did you notice they spelled prophecies wrong >.>
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ogre_jd
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Originally Posted by EPO Bot
It was NEVER easy to find human groups for ANYTHING from day one.Exept maybe during week ends.
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I sometimes end up in bad groups (such as the ass who, when we went Across the Wall on the rescue mission, ran ahead and aggroed the Charr up by Ben Wolfson, then mapped out after calling me a loser - and after taking my 50gp as the standard gate monkey fee when we got there. Fortunately, a guildie with a Pre character was online soon after that), but nowhere near as often as I'd've expected from reading here.
Master Knightfall
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Quote: It's never too late to start playing Guild Wars |
EPO Bot
Sometimes i go to Maguuma stade to contemplate the frailty of existence.
StormDragonZ
The one reason, and more than anything the only reason, I played Guild Wars was that it had no added monthly fees. That's it... and because of that reason, there's a strong chance I will not stop playing the first Guild Wars as long as they keep servers open for it.
In my opinion, that article made Guild Wars look bad.
In my opinion, that article made Guild Wars look bad.
GaaaaaH
competitive or cooperative mmo?
"Also, the game being free-to-play has inspired many people to make that initial leap into the MMO world, possibly even opening their eyes to a subscription-based game eventually."
GW is for noobs to learn WoW?
"Also, the game being free-to-play has inspired many people to make that initial leap into the MMO world, possibly even opening their eyes to a subscription-based game eventually."
GW is for noobs to learn WoW?
ogre_jd
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Originally Posted by Master Knightfall
And enjoy the solitude of emptiness in the majority of outposts and towns. GW turned into the reason I left Everquest there just wasn't anyone to play with in the origional zones and areas.
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Of course, time of day and time zone factors into it - even LA's relatively dead at 6am Eastern.
bart
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Originally Posted by GaaaaaH
competitive or cooperative mmo?
"Also, the game being free-to-play has inspired many people to make that initial leap into the MMO world, possibly even opening their eyes to a subscription-based game eventually." GW is for noobs to learn WoW? |
Antheus
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Originally Posted by EPO Bot
It was NEVER easy to find human groups for ANYTHING from day one.Exept maybe during week ends.
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Of course, I never tried to get into one with mesmer, sin or rit. But for everything else, it was no problem.
But saying that it was NEVER easy is simply wrong.
Malice Black
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Originally Posted by GaaaaaH
competitive or cooperative mmo?
"Also, the game being free-to-play has inspired many people to make that initial leap into the MMO world, possibly even opening their eyes to a subscription-based game eventually." |
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GW = Your school football team
WoW = All American team
GW failed when it went from a decent CORPG to a bad MMO.
lacasner
Ehh article was bad but at least someone cared enough to write it. Overall i give it a 5/10.
Cacheelma
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Originally Posted by StormDragonZ
The one reason, and more than anything the only reason, I played Guild Wars was that it had no added monthly fees. That's it... and because of that reason, there's a strong chance I will not stop playing the first Guild Wars as long as they keep servers open for it.
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Still playing because....it's free? LOL
Empraim Wainwright
lol why write an article on GW? it's an old game.
can we please get some info on GW2?
can we please get some info on GW2?
Sab
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| The only expansion pack, Eye of the North uses all of the features of previous chapters and wraps them in a shiny new shell, including our first glimpses into different ally races, ridable mounts and multi-layer dungeons. |
Cacheelma
Dalada Upland's scorpid/whatever.
Yeah well, misleading advertisement is misleading.
Yeah well, misleading advertisement is misleading.
Arduin
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| ...and it is one of the few games that successfully combines PvE with PvP. |
prism2525
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...and it is one of the few games that successfully combines PvE with PvP.
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It would have been true in the beginning maybe, but now it's heresy.
escoffier
if i'm not mistaken that article was written by shawn from guildcast i believ he mentioned in his most recent podcast he was at massively now,
so the slight fanboy style of it is understood. (if thats a different shawn disreguard plz)
so the slight fanboy style of it is understood. (if thats a different shawn disreguard plz)
BenjZee
not too bad the pictures with article didnt sell the game really
about that mount thing, maybe he means by first glimpse that this is Anets little preview of what Gw2 will be like. the multi layered dungeons and mounts (Scorpians).
the pictures with article didnt sell the game reallyabout that mount thing, maybe he means by first glimpse that this is Anets little preview of what Gw2 will be like. the multi layered dungeons and mounts (Scorpians).
Avarre
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Haha...haha...meh....
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The complaints of players unable to deal with this system, or generally disliking it, do not invalidate it as an overall success.
Ravious
I don't understand most of the comments. Personally it feels like a big "meh" to me, but I think it is aimed at people that have not played in a long, long time (as evidenced by at least the two first comments, did not read more after that).
The thing I don't get here is the vinegar. I mean the writing is mostly on par for what Massively delivers. So are you all subconsciously holding this article to a higher standard because it deals with Guild Wars (and you are here in this forum)?
I am intrigued with the one poster's theory about A.Net trying to stir the pot a little and then lay down GW2 news. We will see what we see I guess.
The thing I don't get here is the vinegar. I mean the writing is mostly on par for what Massively delivers. So are you all subconsciously holding this article to a higher standard because it deals with Guild Wars (and you are here in this forum)?
I am intrigued with the one poster's theory about A.Net trying to stir the pot a little and then lay down GW2 news. We will see what we see I guess.
Abedeus
About GWEN:
I think it's a nicer way to say ,,buy EotN or gtfo''.
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| Personally, we think no matter which chapter or chapters you decide to assemble for your own GW experience, Eye of the North is a welcome supplement to enhance the overall experience. |
visitor
Theres something that caught my eye in that :
"Eye of the North uses all of the features of previous chapters and wraps them in a shiny new shell, including our first glimpses into different ally races,RIDABLE MOUNTS and multi-layer dungeons"
Edit: Sorry Sab didnt see your post there
"Eye of the North uses all of the features of previous chapters and wraps them in a shiny new shell, including our first glimpses into different ally races,RIDABLE MOUNTS and multi-layer dungeons"
Edit: Sorry Sab didnt see your post there
Ctb
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| Guild Wars yet? You're thinking maybe three years after launch is a bit late? Nah, you're just in time! |
...to never actually play the game with any humans.
...to never actually play the game with any challenge.
...to never get anywhere in PvP beyond "average".
...get abused and called a n00b everywhere you go as you try to learn the system.
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| The only expansion pack, Eye of the North uses all of the features of previous chapters and wraps them in a shiny new shell... |
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| But even within these persistent areas, there are multiple districts for each city or outpost. |
Crap article is crap.
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| By limiting PvP to arena conflict Guild Wars removes the issue of ganking/teaming/griefing, while maintaining a PvE and PvP game under the same (generally) rules. |
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| The thing I don't get here is the vinegar. I mean the writing is mostly on par for what Massively delivers. So are you all subconsciously holding this article to a higher standard because it deals with Guild Wars (and you are here in this forum)? |
Skyy High
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Originally Posted by Esan
It is "nice" in the sense that it regurgitates conventional wisdom, splatters some semi-relevant information, and calls it an article.
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| We're here now to explain a bit about ArenaNet's masterpiece, targeted at someone who has only heard of Guild Wars, but never actually played it. |
Trub
srs article from a srs NON GW player.
lulz.
lulz.
Ravious
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I don't have any context because I've never read anything else they did. If this is typical of Massively, all it says to me is that Massively is full of garbage. |
AJD
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Originally Posted by Empraim Wainwright
lol why write an article on GW? it's an old game.
can we please get some info on GW2? |
too short
Buster
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Originally Posted by Empraim Wainwright
lol why write an article on GW? it's an old game.
can we please get some info on GW2? |
