How long have you been playing?

floor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2008

England

Activity Can Be An Issue [afk] / Queen And Country [QC]

Mo/W

6500 hours, 58 months. I play this game way way way too much... :s

Ellix Cantero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

3,753 hours and 33 minutes over the past 71 months.

My ranger, and namesake, is a final beta weekend character. He had a fern lizard as a pet once upon a time :\

The forth fly

The forth fly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

england

Mo/

8530 hours and 27 mins over last 67 months,half that time was spent farming/SC had the greed bug for a while and needed 100's of ectos in storage just in case,now i have nothing

Tyrole

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2009

Started during the first hour of the early opening of the E3 4 Everyone event. I still have my warrior from that event. Sometimes I still miss the skill gems...

Played obsessively during all the beta events - my guild was pretty highly ranked during some of the beta. We fought WAR once...those guys were good.

Took numerous long breaks during retail; back now to get excited for GW2.

Wyrden

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2011

The Silent Few

W/Mo

Noob here<--- 'round 2 months

Nekodesu

Nekodesu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2009

2,580 Hours past 29 months. Thought a few of those months I did not play. I think maybe, 2,580 over the past 23 months or something.

yarddog

yarddog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Philadelphia-Go Eagles

Raptor Five [Five]

W/

70 months .............

Kharmin

Kharmin

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

Far Shiverpeaks

Clan Quarren [QRRN]

R/

Just under 2-1/2 years, but being a very casual player the actual hours are probably considerably less.

Wyndy

Wyndy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

in the know

Chronic Chaos

N/Me

Hubby started 12/05, Got me hooked 3 weeks later. Haven't stopped playing until just about 2 months ago. The kids kinda raised themselves sometimes.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

62 months just a bit before release of Factions

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

70 months - but with many many long breaks, I tend to play a lot of different MMO's - but right now I'm only playing GW because I'm fed up with the standard MMO concept.

EDIT: My age says 2,725 hours combined on my two accounts with chars I play. I'm guessing that's not a lot.

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

I'm in the mid 3k range in terms of hours, started playing as soon as my Prophecies CE launch-date order arrived from Amazon (or NewEgg, can't remember). Joined Guru shortly after I discovered that it existed.

Ghull Ka

Ghull Ka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle, WA

Grenths Helpdesk

N/

I been playin since before the Monk Strike.

I was playin when we had to grind XP for Refund Points.

I was playin when everything past Iron Mines of Moladune was considered "Endgame".

Back when there was no such thing as "Core Skills" -- just "Skills"

Back when 100's of people would crowd around to get a glimpse of Gaile Grey's lvl 7 toon.

Back before we followed twitter feeds, we just waited for The Frog to talk to us in LA.

Back before holiday events were obligatory, and so when LA got dressed up for that first Halloween, it was TREMENDOUSLY EPIC.

Back when you had to use your Signet of Capture at the same time the Boss used the skill you wanted to capture. Have fun capturing Gladiator's Defense, warriors.

<3

nuclear_herring

nuclear_herring

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

New Zealand

Impus Jaenellus (Imp)

R/Mo

I started playing back when Prophecies was just called Guild Wars. It was just before Factions came out, and I had to explain to my wife why I'd just bought the same game twice. Then she got hooked...

I stopped playing after I'd filled my Hall of Monuments with pretties. Then they came up with the GW2 calculator. Grrrr. From thinking I had everything to 30/50.

I had to start playing again. I had to.

Angel Killuminati

Angel Killuminati

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

UK

Started probs around the time Factions came out.

I just ventured into a local game shop and picked it up with no actual reason for wanting it (as far as I can remember). It was a random purchase, just going by what the back sounded like - a cool game to get into. I can't even remember if I wanted a game that particular day, but hey, I'm still playing the game till this very day on and off, so it was a good purchase.

KIDGOOCH

KIDGOOCH

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

MD

R/Mo

First account started with beta release, didn't know anything and reset all my chars after a month (5 char on this account turn 6 this year from May to Sept).

Second account got just after Proph finished beta (3 char on this account will turn 6 this year) this was a mule account.

Ran out out of char slots got third account Dec same year (5 char will turn 5 this year).

The first and last account are fully loaded all games and goodies (GotY, and other stuff).
The second account is Prop and Factions only.

nitetime

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

eotn

W/

I guess im blind but where is the member number?

I started with Proph release with two 6 month breaks and now I don't play much.

davehall

davehall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

NA

W/Mo

Account #1 - 8,644 hours over 69 months.
Account #2 - 581 hours over 71 months.
Account #3 - 598 hours over 69 months.
Account #4 - 869 hours over 64 months.

All 4 x accounts 10,692 hours over 71 months.

Started out playing GW with just one account in May '05 then created the other 3 accounts within 6 months after that. I created the other accounts because of the 4-char slot limit at the time and also I needed mules.

Over the years I've kept on adding more mule chars to each account that now I have somewhere between 16 and 26 chars on each account. Glad I did though -- people say I'm mad, but this cazy guy made a huge killing (about 3000 k in-game) selling 300+ minis just after the HOM Calculator came out.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

9300 hours in 71 months.

Dervish Kid

Dervish Kid

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Florida

D/

4,677 Hours in 46 months.

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

Around 6k hours, I think...

RakBaymore

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2011

Spamadan A-E-D1

The Enternal Darkness [DARK]

W/

2758 hours and 48 minutes over 69 months

Zeldawind

Zeldawind

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Netherlands

Wrong Target [CrAP]

3500 hours in 69 months. Although i've taken a break for 2 years since my old GvG guild quitted R.I.P CrAP and AVE.

Now after more then 5 years since i got the game decided to actually finish the PvE campaigns (except for prophecies) and do something about the HoM at 25/30 now, got most points because of my PvP titles and mini pets.

The reason i actually bought this game back then was because my MMO before that (Pristontale 1) was kinda dead and someone said i should try this game out. So i dare say it was a good advice from those players.

Highlander Of Alba

Highlander Of Alba

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Real Rogue Clan

Rt/Mo

Well been playing since release and no way am I going to add all my alts if I did most would say ...get a life.

enter_the_zone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Highlander Of Alba View Post
Well been playing since release and no way am I going to add all my alts if I did most would say ...get a life.
I deal with that with this response : I have a life, I spent it playing Guild Wars

Lodar Aric

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Blackburn, UK

The League of Friends [LoF]

E/

4,505 hrs 46 mins over the past 71 months.

Ascended Furling

Ascended Furling

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Netherlands

Shiro Utsuri[Koi]

Mo/

7,213 hours 4 min over the past 42 months. on my main account.

1,614 hours 50 min over the past 34 months on my second.

And 394 hours 5 min over the past 23 months on my storage account

Playing a lot. cant get enough of guild wars yet.

Galen Ubal

Galen Ubal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Harcourt, Victoria, Australia

Omniverse Wanderers

N/R

5,497 hours over the last 67 months. My oldest surviving character has 1484 hours over the last 64 months.

Keyez

Keyez

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

Australia

Seeing some amazing ages here.

Me myself, 60 months coming up on the 28th of April. Starting playing when factions came out!

My main from those days got banned just over a year ago, so no accurate time played figures

My most recent account has roughly 500 hours.

oscarmk

oscarmk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Around 65 months with 3125 hours played.

SmileWithStyle

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2011

65 monts, over 1000 hours.... which is not very much, I havent even seen all the content GW has to offer, mainly serious PvP content, and high-end pve. I always play it for a good while, then nothing for a few months... but I keep coming back

But I really play just for the PvE. What I love about GW is that I can solo the whole game, and just play at my pace, with my heroes/henchies. Main advantage is that even if the game is dying (imho not so much, but still, GW 2 coming ), I can keep playing, cause I dont need other people to have fun. I played in some guilds, and had a good time, but my leave-and-come-back-after-few-months isnt really social-friendly.

Anyways, my number 2 most favourite game ever, second only to Diablo 2. Long live GW!

PowerRAV

PowerRAV

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Missouri (Central Time Zone)

N/

this much...

Megera

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2010

N/

2400+ hours since summer 2005. I tend to take long breaks.

Hanok Odbrook

Hanok Odbrook

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Tyria

Real Millennium Group

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ghull Ka View Post
I been playin since before the Monk Strike.

I was playin when we had to grind XP for Refund Points.

I was playin when everything past Iron Mines of Moladune was considered "Endgame".

Back when there was no such thing as "Core Skills" -- just "Skills"

Back when 100's of people would crowd around to get a glimpse of Gaile Grey's lvl 7 toon.

Back before we followed twitter feeds, we just waited for The Frog to talk to us in LA.

Back before holiday events were obligatory, and so when LA got dressed up for that first Halloween, it was TREMENDOUSLY EPIC.

Back when you had to use your Signet of Capture at the same time the Boss used the skill you wanted to capture. Have fun capturing Gladiator's Defense, warriors.

<3
Good times, good times, especially before the infamous loot scaling update, and don't forget about the Invicimonk QQing too!!

Messy

Messy

huh?

Join Date: Jun 2005

Follow the rainbow, make a left and voila

Guildless

R/

70 months, 10k + hrs..... across 2 accounts.

hitsuji182

hitsuji182

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2008

Poland

The Autonomy [?????????]

Mo/A

Over 6k hours.

Swingline

Swingline

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2010

Somewhere far away from you

The Mirror of Reason[SNOW]

W/

june 2005, 70 months