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galbat0rixx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I reside in the Pyramids of Egypt.

Gaurdians Of The Shiverpeaks [GoS]

W/D

12 Jun 2010 at 11:15 - 1

Over 2 years of playing Guild Wars and now I am really starting to struggle to find a reason to keep playing. Of course what I want to do is play for fun, but it's getting harder and harder. If I'm honest I put this down to the fact that the player base if frankly quite pathetic, the only people left are powertraders (e.g. me sort of but better), elite PvPers, GWAMMers and Farmers. Screw it! I miss the days when I could find ordinary players to PUG missions with, I miss the days when I could do AB without waiting for 5 minutes in between matches. So yeah, this is partly a QQ thread (ugh hate that term....), but you kind of don't need to read this bit so much, the next paragraph is more important

So what is there left to do? Seriously. I just want some ideas of what to do; what do you guys 'n' gals do for a bit of fun on Guild Wars? Mostly I find myself doing a vanquish, getting bored and then having conversations with random people in-game. It's a sad life

.

So yeah what to do? Leave your interesting or sarcastic suggestions below

White_Chaos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Evrope

12 Jun 2010 at 11:37 - 2

Zaishen Missions are the best bet for some team up fun and ''Wanted:'' quests

Riot Narita

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

12 Jun 2010 at 11:45 - 3

You might get some good suggestions... but bear in mind - games don't last forever. When you have exhausted a game, and it's no longer fun... it's time to move onto another game.

You may have reached this point in GW. 2 years is a pretty good run. If so, I suggest you just pop back in now again, to say hi, check on the War in Kryta (and whatever comes after that to lead us to GW2). Or just come back for GW2.

So many people become obsessive compulsive addicts, and keep playing even when they're not having fun anymore... they bitch and moan endlessly, about lack of new content, updates, blah blah blah, me me me. Basically, they blame A-Net for their own inability to "move on". Don't be one of those people.

galbat0rixx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I reside in the Pyramids of Egypt.

Gaurdians Of The Shiverpeaks [GoS]

W/D

12 Jun 2010 at 11:50 - 4

Thanks for the quick responses guys, I'll try the Zaishen stuff White, never done it before so it might be fun.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riot Narita

So many people become obsessive compulsive addicts, and keep playing even when they're not having fun anymore... they bitch and moan endlessly, about lack of new content, updates, blah blah blah, me me me. Basically, they blame A-Net for their own inability to "move on". Don't be one of those people.

Yeah thanks, tbh I need someone to tell me this, I am a bit OCD about playing it (although actually about a year ago I did quit for 5 or 6 months so it's not impossible to overcome ^^).

Swahnee

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Italy

Mo/

12 Jun 2010 at 11:55 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

If I'm honest I put this down to the fact that the player base if frankly quite pathetic, the only people left are powertraders (e.g. me sort of but better), elite PvPers, GWAMMers and Farmers.

This is not quite true IMHO. The "good" people are still there (well, some of them), but they're hidden, you can't see them because they don't play 24/7, they play mainly H/H, they don't frequent crowded places such as Spamadan, and there are so many towns and outpost that you have to be lucky to catch them in the right moment in the right place.

So my advice would be this: try to find some "good" friend and play with him, if you can.

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

12 Jun 2010 at 11:58 - 6

Five years of GW off and on, and that is the key. Except at the beginning I always had another game going on the side. Sometimes a couple.

Now a lot of us are waiting for GW2 it would seem. I play a bit everyday; just some minor task, work on a title I don't need, check out the Zaishen quests, maybe just a map I haven't visited in a long time. The rest of my guild is about the same. Some vanish for weeks at a time.

There are some really great games out there! More that I want to play than I can play. Look up Good Old Games for some great classics really cheap, visit Impulse Driven, look around on Steam. Used games from your local games vendor or used book store.

... some of them hard games ... when Insane Fairy Princesses Go Berserk has "pwned" you 5 times in a row, time to crank up GW again!

Garreth MacLeod

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

12 Jun 2010 at 12:15 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilebill

Five years of GW off and on, and that is the key. Except at the beginning I always had another game going on the side. Sometimes a couple.

Same here and I think that's why I still don't find GW boring when I do log in. Playing other games helps to break up the monotony.

If you are struggling to find things to do in Guild Wars, it's time to do something else for a while.

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

12 Jun 2010 at 12:18 - 8

The key for me is my guild. They make the game interesting for me and I would assume vice versa. Having a good group of ppl to play with makes all the difference in the world.

Acolyte_Arasari

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2010

Belgium

Swag Of a Thousand Somalis [LOD???]

A/N

12 Jun 2010 at 12:45 - 9

I'm lucky, I still have a lot to do before GW2, like getting GWAMM and filling my HoM

Ooh...and helping guild members when they can't do easy missions :P

Xsiriss

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2008

12 Jun 2010 at 12:51 - 10

Grind for titles dur,what else! Then you can afk in kamadam showing off your 1337 title with everyone else to show just how much of your life you wasted.

Or you could try to get into pvp, of course make sure you spent 10 hours a day online, with your guild practicing.

Sarcasm aside, you really need friends or a good guild to stimulate you. As said before, the player base is appalling now and h/h doesn't cut it.

fireflyry

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

New Zealand

A/D

12 Jun 2010 at 12:56 - 11

Your asking for affirmation on your boredom.

/uninstall

What I'm saying is if you find this game boring then leave or at least find new enjoyment in other areas.

Gaming enjoyment is subjective.That's fact.

Personally I just changed my motivations from PvP and GvG focus to PvE and helping new players.

At the end of the day it's up to you how boring or dead any game is.

Either way much luck.

Mangione

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

12 Jun 2010 at 13:22 - 12

If you need to ask "what can I do in this game?", after you have tried a bit of everything, then maybe you should take a break from GW for a while.

My suggestion is to find another game for a couple of months, then when you come back you might decide to start a new character from scratch.

Diversifying the "food" on the game plate is a good thing to do to avoid getting burned.
This weekend for example, I'm playing Team Fortress 2, it is free to download and use from steam until sunday evening.
Then there is Oblivion GotY DELUXE Edition, discounted at 8.5 euros (a bit more than a costume, less than a character slot), if you haven't picked up that game already, get it before the offer expires (on Sunday). That will give you plenty of stuff to play for quite a long time...

Give a look on Steam, every weekend they make crazy discounts on something... last week they had Batman Arkham Asylum with 50% off...

I'm doing this, and I assure you, when you'll log back in GW you won't be bored.

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

12 Jun 2010 at 14:01 - 13

Or newcomers, I have the game now for around 11 months and still enjoying it. Rught now I am finishing all campaigns on my favorite toons.
Just now I finished hells precipe on my warrior, I did not look forward to that but I have no idea why. If my chars dropped under 98% health before the lich I didn't notice or see it.

I have quite a way to go with my other chars, sometimes I just help out with my necro because she finished everything and I think Necro is fun

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

12 Jun 2010 at 14:10 - 14

I have personally taken 3 or 4 breaks of 6 months since the game came out. It grows stagnate from the grinding with no real purposes other than titles.

If another game comes out that I like I'll play it a while, but always come back to GW. After investing 5 years in it, it is hard to give up on completely. Just find something you enjoy and play that style. PvE got old, I don't play GvG or HA, but RA is a lot of fun if you can overlook the obvious flaws in the people there.

Zaishen passes time as well. For a While I would get a Zaishen Bounty and make that the area that I vanquished that day.

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

12 Jun 2010 at 14:13 - 15

I vanquished one map everyday on random character, got one profession each, so... that would take me ages.

This I only do on the character that has the most maps uncovered, 0.01% of map to uncovered in Nightfall, planning to start from Kamadan once more, scrap the edge and comb the grass inch by inch even if it crippled my wrist.

I probably would be collecting orr emblems, getting ready for Halloween O.o yeah, I know, so far away, but what to do, hackers stole all my alcohol, but I think it would be less boring, if I start early, I don't have to be farming for orr emblems everyday, I could do it like maybe a few runs per week. and still be able to vanquished.

After that, I want to unlock/buy all available skills of all profession for my main character.

Also last continent to vanquished for my main is Cantha, 5 more maps, thats usually 5 days, but , i don't play only one character, so it will take as long as needed.

then I want to complete the Zaishen Title track, and the Kurzicks and Luxon title track. that would bring me to 20 maxed titles.

Then it would be drinking drinking drinking and more drinking, I only wish i have my alcohol now, I use to do the drunkard title while playing .... I don't think i can complete this title if I had to stand in town just clicking ...

fireflyry

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

New Zealand

A/D

12 Jun 2010 at 14:34 - 16

The Drunkard title is hypocrisy at it's finest when you think about it.

Fusylum

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Michigan

Reign of Judgement [RoJ]

12 Jun 2010 at 15:13 - 17

Speed Clear Until you Git What you want...
or until you cannot bear to look at your assassin again...
normally that's the case.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

12 Jun 2010 at 15:40 - 18

I have been playing for almost 5 years now....I play just about everyday. I am not bored with the game, sometimes I get a bit tired then I take a day or two off and come back.
I come back because I have lots of characters who have goals and until those goals are accomplished I dont feel I have completed the game---so I am not working with some of my mules (heck my sin finally made it to level 20!)

If the game is no longer fun, there is no need to play, if you want a reason to play then find some goals for your characters.

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

12 Jun 2010 at 16:27 - 19

just been doing the war in kryta stuff lately because it is actually some newer stuff that i haven't seen before

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

12 Jun 2010 at 16:33 - 20

I play a lot of different games including other MMO's and RPG games, but I only ever "seriously" play one game at the time which means when I go back to another game there is always something fresh about it.

Right now I've started to play DDO as my dedicated game, and the only GW thing I do is the WiK content and only on one char.

When LotR goes f2p later this year I'm going to try that as well + the pre-cataclysm event in WoW will be something new as well (have eleven 80's... really sad

)

tealspikes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2009

12 Jun 2010 at 16:47 - 21

yea LotRO f2p beta is definitely something to look into, at least until gw2 comes out.

galbat0rixx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I reside in the Pyramids of Egypt.

Gaurdians Of The Shiverpeaks [GoS]

W/D

12 Jun 2010 at 17:10 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swahnee

So my advice would be this: try to find some "good" friend and play with him, if you can.

Yeah I actually do have a really great friend in Guild Wars, and if I'm honest he is the only thing which keeps me sane whilst playing.

Oh and plus when I said the player base was "pathetic" I didn't mean there were no "normal" players, I meant there are so few you can hardly ever find them. ><

Cheers for all you other peeps' suggestions too

Benderama

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

UK

[Rage]

Rt/

12 Jun 2010 at 17:20 - 23

i've been playing for about the same time as OP and i've still got stuff to do (though i did everything backwards) i need to do most elite areas XD. easiest way for PuGging is to go with the tide, ZQ's usually take you to interesting places, the new content updates are pretty big, plenty of upcoming community events. actually pugs are a lot better than they were a year ago, just PvP has gotten slightly emptier. many people are still left in the game that like to play normally (hence the Pug QQ threads). but most stuff can be done with H/H though that takes away the social side of the game.
short answer: do what youwant, if there is nothing of interest to you in GW atm play something else or just afk until something fun comes. you can always jump back into GW at any time.

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

12 Jun 2010 at 21:01 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

Yeah I actually do have a really great friend in Guild Wars, and if I'm honest he is the only thing which keeps me sane whilst playing.

Oh and plus when I said the player base was "pathetic" I didn't mean there were no "normal" players, I meant there are so few you can hardly ever find them. ><

Cheers for all you other peeps' suggestions too

There are plenty of people you just don't see them because GW is an instanced game and the game is so huge in size by now.

Ninja Ninja

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

12 Jun 2010 at 21:21 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

So yeah what to do?

If you've been playing the game for over 2 years then you definitely got your bang for your buck, but if you want further enjoyment from the game then I would suggest trying to pursue a different pve title or giving an unfamiliar pvp area a chance.
If you do decide to play another game then I would recommend http://sun.ijji.com/

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

15 Jun 2010 at 14:44 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

If I'm honest I put this down to the fact that the player base if frankly quite pathetic, the only people left are powertraders (e.g. me sort of but better), elite PvPers, GWAMMers and Farmers.

I've been PUG-ing basically all of the WiK content, and I can say with conviction that this is just not true. It's a forum myth, perpetuated by people who either don't play the game, or are so elitist that they can't forgive even minor mistakes or different builds. Yes, there are sometimes better ways to get through stuff, but with all of the PvE skills we have now (and other mechanics, like Zinn's weapons) I'm still finding it faster and easier to PUG than to H/H a lot of this content. Also: it's just more fun to PUG (when people are above a minimum level of competence, which I've found to be true).

Kumu Honua

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

15 Jun 2010 at 14:57 - 27

One of the best things about guild wars is that once you bought the game. You can put it down and come back to it at another time.

There's no montly fee that makes you feel like you HAVE to play.

Tramp

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

15 Jun 2010 at 19:37 - 28

I seem to remember from health class that your special purpose is in your pants, you just gotta find it. Maybe that is not the purpose you mean, I dunno. I finally broke my gw habit and replaced it with WoW instead. I think that is like upgrading from cheap crack to more expensive cocaine since I now have to pay $15 a month. I logged into GW over the weekend, went to kamadan, saw no one I knew online, scratched my butt a few times, got bored, logged off, and went back to WoW. I would just suggest finding something new and soon GW will seem like a distant memory. I was half hoping to find my account had been hacked so I would have no reason to ever suck on the crack pipe again, but alas... it wasnt. Like a drunk who blew out his liver and cant drink anymore but still can taste the sweet memories of Jack Daniels, I might log onto gw once ever 2 weeks just to see if I can resist the call of the ectos in spamadan.

own age myname

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Minnesota

[TAS]

R/

15 Jun 2010 at 20:02 - 29

If you're bored, the best thing to do is take a break. Don't try to force yourself to play a game you're bored with.

Grunntar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

15 Jun 2010 at 20:09 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

I am really starting to struggle to find a reason to keep playing.

Reverse your thinking. This is your reason to *stop* playing!

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

I want to is play for fun, but it's getting harder and harder.

And this just confirms it!

Anduin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ice Dragon Berserker Lodge

W/

16 Jun 2010 at 01:57 - 31

I've been trying to finish the "Waiting Game" quest on all 8 or my characters, but my guild/alliance doesn't do the UW very often, and when they do I am not on, or they only want the usual: sin, necro, ele, monk combo.

belshazaarswrath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

AMP

16 Jun 2010 at 02:15 - 32

If you've come to this point do something else with your life pl0x.

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

16 Jun 2010 at 03:03 - 33

You beat the game, try the extra missions and dungeons, then 100% guild wars if you feel like it. People need to remember Guild Wars isn't an infinite mmo. It's an RPG with an ending after a storyline. If you're tired of GW, go play another rpg. Like Xenogears.

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

16 Jun 2010 at 10:07 - 34

Save the cheerleader, save the world?

dancing gnome

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

House of Wandering Souls

R/Rt

16 Jun 2010 at 11:25 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

Over 2 years of playing Guild Wars and now I am really starting to struggle to find a reason to keep playing. Of course what I want to do is play for fun, but it's getting harder and harder. If I'm honest I put this down to the fact that the player base if frankly quite pathetic, the only people left are powertraders (e.g. me sort of but better), elite PvPers, GWAMMers and Farmers. Screw it! I miss the days when I could find ordinary players to PUG missions with, I miss the days when I could do AB without waiting for 5 minutes in between matches. So yeah, this is partly a QQ thread (ugh hate that term....), but you kind of don't need to read this bit so much, the next paragraph is more important

So what is there left to do? Seriously. I just want some ideas of what to do; what do you guys 'n' gals do for a bit of fun on Guild Wars? Mostly I find myself doing a vanquish, getting bored and then having conversations with random people in-game. It's a sad life

.

So yeah what to do? Leave your interesting or sarcastic suggestions below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05p646nlYS0

galbat0rixx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

I reside in the Pyramids of Egypt.

Gaurdians Of The Shiverpeaks [GoS]

W/D

16 Jun 2010 at 12:47 - 36

Cheers for all your help guys, I suppose at the moment I'm just gonna, like, not play it as the majority of suggestions are basically saying that.

Also, it'd be great if anyone has any suggestions as to what is the best thing to do whilst logging on for maybe 30 mins to an hour. RA? AB? Missions? Whatever. For the past few weeks I've just been logging in, setting myself straight to AFK then going off to play tennis with mates >< which is great.

Oh and btw Tramp, give me your user and password and I'll happily hack you if your that desperate

tasha

Auctions Mod

Join Date: Jan 2006

UK

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

16 Jun 2010 at 12:53 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

So what is there left to do? Seriously. I just want some ideas of what to do; what do you guys 'n' gals do for a bit of fun on Guild Wars? Mostly I find myself doing a vanquish, getting bored and then having conversations with random people in-game. It's a sad life

.

Set yourself a new challenge to overcome that may or may not be rewarded by the game. Help out new players - try to make the game better for them with your expertise. Find a new niche in game to try to get into (Challenge Missions, farming, pvp?).

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

So yeah what to do? Leave your interesting or sarcastic suggestions below

Really, if you're asking yourself all these questions its time to find a new outlet. I reached the same point you're at around 18 months ago. What keeps me coming back to Guild Wars is finding other games to play around with, both with guildies and without. When I feel the urge to play Guild Wars it feels fresher.

Mouse at Large

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Scotland

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

17 Jun 2010 at 11:17 - 38

Only ever really played my ele for the past 4 1/2 years. I've no desire to get prestige items or armour, and no desire to max any of the non-playing titles ( drinking/eating/mapping etc.)

Perfectly happy doing WiK/Nic stuff and helping out anyone with THK (and trying various H/H combos for THK HM)

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

17 Jun 2010 at 14:33 - 39

most of the wik stuff doesnt take that long---killing off a boss a few feet from the portal should only take a few minutes (most arent very far away) so if you want short easy stuff do those bounties

doomfodder

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

farm

R/

17 Jun 2010 at 23:54 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by galbat0rixx

So what is there left to do? Seriously. I just want some ideas of what to do; what do you guys 'n' gals do for a bit of fun on Guild Wars? Mostly I find myself doing a vanquish, getting bored and then having conversations with random people in-game. It's a sad life

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So yeah what to do? Leave your interesting or sarcastic suggestions below

Hey OP... I think that we all know where you're comin from. I know I've been there having to solo H/H HM dungeons etc. cause I can't find a team...

For me, when I want a chance to team up but don't wanna wait, I just RA. RA can be a real challenge & is a VERY different style of game play than PvE or HA/GvG for that matter. There's rarely ANY kind of wait to launch, the matches are relatively short (usually only a few min), some of the players enjoy chat window (both team & all chat). The best part is... its a BIT of FUN. When you're done with a match, you can just leave to PvE. It's actually the only REAL PvP PUG. Cause when you try to PUG in HA or Codex (if anyone is ever there) you either need a WHOLE lot more practice/skill in that format or rank discrimination preculdes you from joining.

With that said, if you've never RA, I strongly urge you to avoid being a monk at first. I've found nothing harder in GW than monking in RA (and very few bars actually work in that arena). Good monks will usually save a team, but until you've practiced that in that gladiator style environment, it's as if you're only a moving target to most of your opposition simultaneously. So often you'll get double or triple teamed at least once during the match...

I find it's only a break from PvE tho (cause PvE is the real Cooperative part of GW).... but hey, if you've never RA, it IS different, and a BIT of FUN.