A simple survey
StandardAI
Just wondering but, What games did you play prior to guildwars or do you still play? And what aspect do you like more in the game, PvE, or PvP? Just wondering because I see a lot of people on even non guildwars related forums who play games like CS, Starcraft, and Guildwars. I'm just wondering what the PvE people play, or played before getting guildwars.
Ilya Khan
CS:S is still my "biggie"
Zeru
I played very competitively in Starcraft and plenty of Tribes 2 and CS as well.
PvP of course; it doesn't take very much to realize the pve is horribly limiting for anyone playing more than casually.
LL Starcraft
PvP of course; it doesn't take very much to realize the pve is horribly limiting for anyone playing more than casually.
LL Starcraft
thestealthcow101
i played plenty of CS:S before i got really into guild wars. i still play it a lot, but not as much as i used to.
oh, and i'm playing PvE until i beat the game, then i'll start on PvP. i'm just like that.
oh, and i'm playing PvE until i beat the game, then i'll start on PvP. i'm just like that.
Nizzim
me too, I enjoy BF2 moreso though
entropy
CS:S is my addiction. Quit for awhile when i got GW but now play it again. I love PvP but i need to unlock things to go PvP. ;(
Nizzim
in battlefield 2, the more you play, you unlock guns and medals.
I love the reward system in it
I love the reward system in it
lord_shar
My previous poisons:
Diablo 1 + 2, Doom2, Quake1-3, Duke-Nukem, Starcraft, Neverwinter Nights, Everquest, UT -> UT2004
Just got back from a 30-man BF2 LAN party... wow, that was fun.
Diablo 1 + 2, Doom2, Quake1-3, Duke-Nukem, Starcraft, Neverwinter Nights, Everquest, UT -> UT2004
Just got back from a 30-man BF2 LAN party... wow, that was fun.
theclam
Most recently, I played Natural Selection, World of Warcraft, Super Monkey Ball, Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Quake 3. Before that, there are too many games to name. I enjoy both PvE and PvP.
I think you'd be better off if, instead of asking if people have played SC or CS, ask if they haven't played it.
I think you'd be better off if, instead of asking if people have played SC or CS, ask if they haven't played it.
Ultimate_Gaara
I mainly played Starcraft and Diablo 2... im a pretty big blizzard nut.. well until wow anyways
ive never really done PvP so i cant compare it to PvE... so i guess i cant answer that question
ive never really done PvP so i cant compare it to PvE... so i guess i cant answer that question
Arturo02
Ultima Online for five years, the last two on a non-consensual pvp server (Siege). Also played Shadowbane, DAOC, EVE, SWG.
I'm here for the pvp and none of the above titles have the balanced team based pvp I was looking for that GW has. Especially UO. I'm glad to be here and look forward to facing the best of you in GvG and HoH.
If you didn't get it by now, I like the pvp aspect of GW.
I'm here for the pvp and none of the above titles have the balanced team based pvp I was looking for that GW has. Especially UO. I'm glad to be here and look forward to facing the best of you in GvG and HoH.
If you didn't get it by now, I like the pvp aspect of GW.
Lasareth
FFXI before this, had to quit due to money issues hurray hurray.
Honestly, in terms of keeping me busy, GW pales in comparison. But it's a good Nicorette to the FFXI addiction.
Honestly, in terms of keeping me busy, GW pales in comparison. But it's a good Nicorette to the FFXI addiction.
Kamatsu
my run of games is a long and varied list 
For some time I played StarCraft, although I never did play ladder.. just played with the SC Strat forum regs (we had our own channel we went to, held our own tournies & such.. was great fun), also played Diablo 1 heaps (played online).. not D2 as I couldn't play it online.. and thought it sucked anyways As for offline games I played such games as Fallout 1&2, Baldur's Gate 1&2, PlaneScape:Torment as well as Half-Life 1&2, Doom 1&2&3, NWN.. what else.. The Longest Journey.. oh and a bit of UO.. hmm lots of games really.. LOL I don't know if should try listing out the games i've played over the past few years... would be a list like 50+ long.. *laughs* I just get bored of playing a game and go play something else. LOL So far GW has done an amazing job of keeping my attention, albiet on and off.. but thats just me. heh
Oh, and I am playing GW mainly for the PvE. haven't really gotten into the PvP section. Altho I love it when I whoop the other side when taking a new character past the starting section! whee! gooo faction points I don't need!
Oh wait, you meant what was I playing just prior to GW? Errr I can't remember :P *checks games installed* Hmm, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Half-Life 2, Doom 3, Ultima 7 parts 1 & 2.. and I was about to install IceWind Dale 1 & 2.. was also playing morrowind on and off.. but I never play that for much b4 stopping and playing something else.. LOL But I wasn't playing any online games, not even SC.. haven't played SC for a long time now.. heh.
For some time I played StarCraft, although I never did play ladder.. just played with the SC Strat forum regs (we had our own channel we went to, held our own tournies & such.. was great fun), also played Diablo 1 heaps (played online).. not D2 as I couldn't play it online.. and thought it sucked anyways As for offline games I played such games as Fallout 1&2, Baldur's Gate 1&2, PlaneScape:Torment as well as Half-Life 1&2, Doom 1&2&3, NWN.. what else.. The Longest Journey.. oh and a bit of UO.. hmm lots of games really.. LOL I don't know if should try listing out the games i've played over the past few years... would be a list like 50+ long.. *laughs* I just get bored of playing a game and go play something else. LOL So far GW has done an amazing job of keeping my attention, albiet on and off.. but thats just me. hehOh, and I am playing GW mainly for the PvE. haven't really gotten into the PvP section. Altho I love it when I whoop the other side when taking a new character past the starting section! whee! gooo faction points I don't need!
Oh wait, you meant what was I playing just prior to GW? Errr I can't remember :P *checks games installed* Hmm, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Half-Life 2, Doom 3, Ultima 7 parts 1 & 2.. and I was about to install IceWind Dale 1 & 2.. was also playing morrowind on and off.. but I never play that for much b4 stopping and playing something else.. LOL But I wasn't playing any online games, not even SC.. haven't played SC for a long time now.. heh.
Haloknight9
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Most recently, I played Natural Selection, World of Warcraft, Super Monkey Ball, Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Quake 3. Before that, there are too many games to name. I enjoy both PvE and PvP.
I think you'd be better off if, instead of asking if people have played SC or CS, ask if they haven't played it. |
As for aspects in a game i like both pvp and pve. Pvp for the testing of ones tactics and knowledge when given a situation. Going against human minds is more fun sometimes than a computer's mind. And pve for the relaxed fun it can generate. Especially when you get that rare " 'silly' but damn good players" group. =P
PieXags
All of the Half-Life/Half-Life 2 modifications EXCEPT the counter-strike games. I loathe Counter-Strike for the soul purpose that it doesn't allow for the fun that games like Day of Defeat do. When I play I don't like to be all "win win win be the best all the time" I like to have fun playing, go kamikaze, do crazy shit like that and just have some fun...without having to wait for 10 minutes to spawn just so I can maybe have a chance to do it once more. If I want to run head first into heavy incoming fire with a grenade in hand to blow up the enemy force like a madman I want to be able to choose to do so without having to worry about how long it'll be 'till I spawn again. Day of Defeat has been my primary game for many years now, and I still play it frequently. Lots of hardcore FPS fun in that game, boy I've had some of the best nights of my life in that game...
Other than those, HL2 Deathmatch quite a bit, Battlefield 2 is getting increasingly appealing being so burnt out on this game, er...Quake 2 (love the game) and a lot of online Quake 3 Arena...you get the idea.
I problably like PvE better in the game, but with all the nerfs it's basically over once you beat it a few times. PvP in this game is WAY to small-scale to get immersive, just fighting in the same few areas against he same few builds over and over...in a measly 8vs8 GvG, or a slightly bigger cluster in the HoH. I'm much more into large battles of like 30 on 30 or something that REALLY gets interesting. PvP right now is too...boring, but as the way PvE has ended and...is basically pointless once you beat it, I've no choice but to do a little PvP. So I guess I like both a little bit, but I'm burnt out like no other right now...
Other than those, HL2 Deathmatch quite a bit, Battlefield 2 is getting increasingly appealing being so burnt out on this game, er...Quake 2 (love the game) and a lot of online Quake 3 Arena...you get the idea.
I problably like PvE better in the game, but with all the nerfs it's basically over once you beat it a few times. PvP in this game is WAY to small-scale to get immersive, just fighting in the same few areas against he same few builds over and over...in a measly 8vs8 GvG, or a slightly bigger cluster in the HoH. I'm much more into large battles of like 30 on 30 or something that REALLY gets interesting. PvP right now is too...boring, but as the way PvE has ended and...is basically pointless once you beat it, I've no choice but to do a little PvP. So I guess I like both a little bit, but I'm burnt out like no other right now...
AceSnyp3r
Before GW, I was mostly an FPS person. Doom 2 (yep, two, and a little one as well), Counter-Strike, Natural-Selection, Sven Co-op, Team Fortress, Planetside, UT2004, oh man, I spent so much time playing and modding that one. The only RPG I had played was Fallout and Fallout 2, which were great, but I wasn't a fan of the fantasy aspect of most RPGs. Then a friend talked me into getting the WoW beta, and I was hooked on RPGs from then on. I played WoW for a good 6 months or so before I delved into GW as a result of many of my friends from the NetBattletech game league (using Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries, heavily modded, which was another one of my favorite games) starting a Guild. After playing GW for a little while, I quit WoW since the FPS gamer inside me wanted more PvP action and challenges than WoW could deliver. So now here I am, having fun in GW's PvE trying to UAS, and GvGing every night I can
MoebiusLost
Played Tribes 1, then Tribes 2, and diddled a little bit when Planetside came out.
Not to forget Morrowind and Baldur's Gate 2, with a little Planescape: Torment thrown in for good measure.
Not to forget Morrowind and Baldur's Gate 2, with a little Planescape: Torment thrown in for good measure.
StandardAI
Heh, I was actually hoping for some pve fanboys to post, I'm really curious as to what they played prior to guildwars, and what they still play. It's all obvious you come from games that are skill over time played, Which is exactly what guildwars was advertised as. But there's no doubt that, that's a complete lie.
Racthoh
Diablo I and II (why I hate PvP), Might and Magic series (including Heroes of), Warcraft II (not III, didn't like it at all), every Final Fantasy including Tactics (except VIII, X, X-2, and XI), Neverwinter Nights.
RPGaholic.
RPGaholic.
Mariena Feladon
Wow. Okay.. where to start.
I think it all started with Starcraft. Then Tribes 1.
Picked up Warcraft 3, Tribes 2, Tribes Vengeance, Battlefield: Vietnam (the horror), Operation Flashpoint... Neverwinter Nights, Call of Duty, America's Army, Lock On, IL-2, CFS3, Enemy Engaged series, Half life 2, Hidden and Dangerous 2, Flight Simulator 2002 ... Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 .. Silent Hunter III, C&C Generals ..
Those are the games I play(ed) regularly. I haven't even listed all of them and none of the 'unknown' games I've played (for example: Wargames, Anno 1602 ..).
Yes, I've wasted quite a bit of money on games ..
I think it all started with Starcraft. Then Tribes 1.
Picked up Warcraft 3, Tribes 2, Tribes Vengeance, Battlefield: Vietnam (the horror), Operation Flashpoint... Neverwinter Nights, Call of Duty, America's Army, Lock On, IL-2, CFS3, Enemy Engaged series, Half life 2, Hidden and Dangerous 2, Flight Simulator 2002 ... Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 .. Silent Hunter III, C&C Generals ..
Those are the games I play(ed) regularly. I haven't even listed all of them and none of the 'unknown' games I've played (for example: Wargames, Anno 1602 ..).
Yes, I've wasted quite a bit of money on games ..
Aniewiel
NO PvP for me:
Diablo
Diablo 2: LoD
NEVERWINTER NIGHTS (still currently play in 3 campaigns weekly)
Sacred
Sacred Underworld
Diablo
Diablo 2: LoD
NEVERWINTER NIGHTS (still currently play in 3 campaigns weekly)
Sacred
Sacred Underworld
Ba Ne
I've been playing games since my parents bought me a Colecovision for Christmas in... 1984? So my list of games played is huge, but I'll stick with the more recent ones.
Medal of Honor and Call of Duty with my online gaming clan =[LLC]=. They're still playing CoD and now BF2, but I grew tired of WWII era games before BF2 was released and haven't picked up BF2. Some of them play Guild Wars with me.
I've played Neverwinter Nights, Doom III, Half-Life 2, Star Wars Republic Commando, X2: The Threat, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Silent Hunter III and Destroy All Humans, among others.
The only game I'm currently playing is Guild Wars.
... and I've never played Counter Strike or Diablo I or II.
Medal of Honor and Call of Duty with my online gaming clan =[LLC]=. They're still playing CoD and now BF2, but I grew tired of WWII era games before BF2 was released and haven't picked up BF2. Some of them play Guild Wars with me.
I've played Neverwinter Nights, Doom III, Half-Life 2, Star Wars Republic Commando, X2: The Threat, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Silent Hunter III and Destroy All Humans, among others.
The only game I'm currently playing is Guild Wars.
... and I've never played Counter Strike or Diablo I or II.
Imp
EverCrack, CS, CS:S, GuildWars, Starcraft, Tribes 2, Diablo/II, Wacraft III/FT, UT/03/04, DoD (Well most steam games for that matter), NWN, I remember playing some mechwarrior 3 online d=
Most fun I have had online is probobly, CS, Tribes 2, Diablo II, Warcraft III, Evercrack and GuildWars
Most fun I have had online is probobly, CS, Tribes 2, Diablo II, Warcraft III, Evercrack and GuildWars
Weezer_Blue
Games before guild wars (in relative order)
runescape (yuch!)
Rogue Spear: Black Thorn (crappy FPS I got for 5 bucks)
Age of Empires II
Counter Strike
Guild Wars Beta
Grind Wars
Half Life 2
Counter Strike: Source
...Until recently, I was more into console games.
I like PvP the most, but also enjoy PvE... sometimes. It would be fine with me if they deleted PvE entirely and gave us UAS and UAR. Fighting monsters with horrible AI that are far too easy isn't that fun anymore.
runescape (yuch!)
Rogue Spear: Black Thorn (crappy FPS I got for 5 bucks)
Age of Empires II
Counter Strike
Guild Wars Beta
Grind Wars
Half Life 2
Counter Strike: Source
...Until recently, I was more into console games.
I like PvP the most, but also enjoy PvE... sometimes. It would be fine with me if they deleted PvE entirely and gave us UAS and UAR. Fighting monsters with horrible AI that are far too easy isn't that fun anymore.
Andy_M
Ummm, Ryzom, Asherons Call 2, Helbreath (had all the pvp i will ever want there), Kotor, Baldurs ect.
Still playing Elite, Football Manager, Half-Life.
Still playing Elite, Football Manager, Half-Life.
ArtofBreaking
Before this I played WoW a lot... (sadly yes) but once i heard free online game ended my subscription and picked up GW's notin but love since then 
and I still play CS:S, HL2 and UT04 a lot.
and I still play CS:S, HL2 and UT04 a lot.
Ninna
online games before GW
- Starcraft/Diablo2
- EverQuest
- Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC)
- EQ2
- World of Warcraft
currently playing only GW or DAOC
- Starcraft/Diablo2
- EverQuest
- Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC)
- EQ2
- World of Warcraft
currently playing only GW or DAOC
Tuna
Online Games: AoE series, War3, CS, DoD, TFC, Re-Volt, JK2, D2, Tribes 1+2, Dungeon Siege, Star Craft, Red Faction, and probably some I'm missing.
Offline: uh, lets not list them all, aye?
Offline: uh, lets not list them all, aye?
Maxiemonster
I like RPG's, but I also love FPS's (CS and Battlefield 2) and RTS's (Warcraft 2 and 3, Starcraft, Age of Mythology) But at the moment I'm so addicted to Guild Wars, I barely have time for other games
And my favorite RPG of all time is Diablo 2 Played it about 3 years. I sucked though.. I was lucky my brother was some sort of legend when it came to Diablo 2 and I got all the items I wanted from him
And my favorite RPG of all time is Diablo 2
Played it about 3 years. I sucked though.. I was lucky my brother was some sort of legend when it came to Diablo 2 and I got all the items I wanted from him 
Numa Pompilius
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Just wondering but, What games did you play prior to guildwars or do you still play?
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I play PvE exclusively. I am not at all interested in the PvP.
My favorite games are probably Planescape: Torment (best rpg ever made, any platform; any hardcore rpg'ers who've not played it owe it to themselves to get it), Half Life, Homeworld, and Rome: Total War.
Shadowdaemon
i wasted several years in diablo and diablo2, finally got sick of the cheating in diablo 2
started playing dungeon siege, with much worse cheating, then mostly played stronghold crusader, and the fallout games until GW came out, now its mostly GW unless i get mad about something or the cable messes up, then i play stronghold 2
started playing dungeon siege, with much worse cheating, then mostly played stronghold crusader, and the fallout games until GW came out, now its mostly GW unless i get mad about something or the cable messes up, then i play stronghold 2
Phades
It would be easier to list the rpgs or online games i didnt play.
I didnt play: Farcry, AC2, Shadowbane, SWG, Horizions, UT 2k4, WoW, EQ2, matrix online, Everquest online adventures, Swat2, Quake 3, the sims, rainbow 6, and Earth and beyond are the notable ones that come to mind. Prolly a couple more that just arent comming to mind atm. Course most the guys ive been gaming with cover the rest i havent touched within 2-3 people.
I didnt play: Farcry, AC2, Shadowbane, SWG, Horizions, UT 2k4, WoW, EQ2, matrix online, Everquest online adventures, Swat2, Quake 3, the sims, rainbow 6, and Earth and beyond are the notable ones that come to mind. Prolly a couple more that just arent comming to mind atm. Course most the guys ive been gaming with cover the rest i havent touched within 2-3 people.
Shadow_Avenger
Just before GW, EQ2, during GW, GTA: sa, BIA:road to hill 30, HL2 again, now back on EQ2.
Before that practically any and every game that scored a decent review. Mainly RPG's. PS:Torment, all baulders gate games, morrowind, both gothic, all diablo games and expansions, Dungeon siegeand nwn for best part of 3 years also created a PW which is still going today with its own forum. Even tried might and magic.
All the top FPS, although my fav FPS are, System Shock 2, Duex Ex, Half life 2, and Far Cry.
Unreal and the 101 clones of the original doom deathmatch are fun but I desire immersion in a game, otherwise it gets boring quick.
The only 2 gendra I don't touch much are sport, and RTS. The only RTS I really enjoyed was the very buggy Warrior Kings, and as for sport, used to play Golf on the snes and play station.
I am what some would consider a hardcore games addict.
I also swore I'd never pay a monthly for an online game, But it actually is working out cheaper for me to do so. It also occupies me in an immersive gameworld for hour on end. Would try WoW, but they charging full price for it still and got eq2 1/2 price.
Before that practically any and every game that scored a decent review. Mainly RPG's. PS:Torment, all baulders gate games, morrowind, both gothic, all diablo games and expansions, Dungeon siegeand nwn for best part of 3 years also created a PW which is still going today with its own forum. Even tried might and magic.
All the top FPS, although my fav FPS are, System Shock 2, Duex Ex, Half life 2, and Far Cry.
Unreal and the 101 clones of the original doom deathmatch are fun but I desire immersion in a game, otherwise it gets boring quick.
The only 2 gendra I don't touch much are sport, and RTS. The only RTS I really enjoyed was the very buggy Warrior Kings, and as for sport, used to play Golf on the snes and play station.
I am what some would consider a hardcore games addict.
I also swore I'd never pay a monthly for an online game, But it actually is working out cheaper for me to do so. It also occupies me in an immersive gameworld for hour on end. Would try WoW, but they charging full price for it still and got eq2 1/2 price.
Moofoo Pork
CS:S (Still play when we dont have favor)
Half Life 2 (GREAT GAME)
Kotor 1 and 2 (knight of the old republic- i like star wars lol)
Diablo II (That was a while ago tho)
Half Life 2 (GREAT GAME)
Kotor 1 and 2 (knight of the old republic- i like star wars lol)
Diablo II (That was a while ago tho)
Claus
I play Starcraft still regularly
NeoShaman
Games I played before GW:
Resident Evil 4
Forza Motorsport
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Tekken 5
Soul Calibur 2
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory
Games I still play now:
Forza Motorsport
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Tekken 5
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2 (Arcade racing game)
I'm mainly a console gamer, which explains most of the games that I have played are on consoles. I never noticed until recently that i'm a huge PvP fan, considering my two favorite genres are fighting games and racing games, which I literally grew up on these two genres with your standard action/adventure games on the side like Zelda, Mario, GTA, etc.
Resident Evil 4
Forza Motorsport
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Tekken 5
Soul Calibur 2
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory
Games I still play now:
Forza Motorsport
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Tekken 5
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2 (Arcade racing game)
I'm mainly a console gamer, which explains most of the games that I have played are on consoles. I never noticed until recently that i'm a huge PvP fan, considering my two favorite genres are fighting games and racing games, which I literally grew up on these two genres with your standard action/adventure games on the side like Zelda, Mario, GTA, etc.
Spike
Well i played Star wars galaxies for 2 and a bit years before this but left when it got ruined by the CU.
Tried starcrap err craft but Total Annihilation was just SOOO much better so i played that instead. I mostly play RTS, Strategy and RPG type games. Currently I have Star wars galactic battlegrounds with clone wars xpack and CNC generals loaded for RTS. Masters of orion 2 for strategy and morrowind for RPG. Oh and mame for some good old arcade action
IF anet would remove pvp from GW it would make things so much easyer for them as they would'nt have all those moaners to listen to.
Tried starcrap err craft but Total Annihilation was just SOOO much better so i played that instead. I mostly play RTS, Strategy and RPG type games. Currently I have Star wars galactic battlegrounds with clone wars xpack and CNC generals loaded for RTS. Masters of orion 2 for strategy and morrowind for RPG. Oh and mame for some good old arcade action
IF anet would remove pvp from GW it would make things so much easyer for them as they would'nt have all those moaners to listen to.
Kali Ma
Let's see, within the last two years...
PC
RPG w/MP
Sacred
Dungeon Siege
FPS w/MP
Jedi Academy
Jedi Outcast
Voyager Elite Force
Other
Divine Divinity
Freedom Force
Wizardry 8
Atari Classics
XBOX
Jade Empire
Jedi Academy
The Sith Lords
Knights of the Old Republic
Top Spin
Dead or Alive 3
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance
Blood Rayne II
Return of the King
Otogi Myth of Demons
Fable
GAMECUBE
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Rogue Squadron II
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
PC
RPG w/MP
Sacred
Dungeon Siege
FPS w/MP
Jedi Academy
Jedi Outcast
Voyager Elite Force
Other
Divine Divinity
Freedom Force
Wizardry 8
Atari Classics
XBOX
Jade Empire
Jedi Academy
The Sith Lords
Knights of the Old Republic
Top Spin
Dead or Alive 3
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance
Blood Rayne II
Return of the King
Otogi Myth of Demons
Fable
GAMECUBE
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Rogue Squadron II
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu