I hate to say it, but I'm losing interest in this game.
Nearly my entire guild has switched to World of Warcraft, and I think I know why. In the recent weeks I have been playing Guild Wars, a game I used to love so very much, a game I preordered so that I could play the beta for those 3 precious days the beta weekend gave me (I even woke up at 5 in the morning each day to play before school), the community seems to be getting worse and worse.
Back in the beta and about a month after release, the GW community was amazing. Everyone was intelligent, respectful, and in general a good player. During that time, I had some of the most amazing gaming experiences I have ever had, especially during HoH, guild matches, and some of the later missions and explorable areas.
Lately though, I have noticed players getting stupider every day. I have been unable to complete Thunderhead Keep after over 20 tries, because someone always quits. Every single time. And then the whiners are like "ZOMG HE QUIT WE CANT DO THE MISSION NOW!!!!!!?!?!?!1" and leave. Then everyone else gets pissed off and leaves, leaving me as the only one left. Half the time the person that quits is a monk. This is infuriating beyond belief. Shoot, even my Warrior/Monk who is currently at Quarrel Falls, has difficulty finding a party because despite my whispering at players who request tanks, they hardly ever respond. It's crazy.
What makes this most depressing is that this isn't even the game's fault. GW is an incredibly made game, with excellent mission design and combat. It's the fault of these idiots who see "OMG LOL NO MONTHLY FEE" and come in and kill it.
I'm losing interest.
Ryoushi
Sekkira
Some advice: Put the game down for a bit, play something else fun for a while, then come back and start playing again.
The community is frustrating and initially you can brush it off because it's not that big of a deal, but over time, that frustration builds and builds and eventually after trying a mission once and failing, you felt like you wasted so much time and give up completely.
So yeah, it's best to put the game down for a bit and come back to it when you actually do feel like playing.
The community is frustrating and initially you can brush it off because it's not that big of a deal, but over time, that frustration builds and builds and eventually after trying a mission once and failing, you felt like you wasted so much time and give up completely.
So yeah, it's best to put the game down for a bit and come back to it when you actually do feel like playing.
nohooiam
d2 has a new patch coming out. maybe go back to playing that for a bit?
yeah.. the excitement is definitely wearing off for me now that i'm playing another pve char to unlock skills.god damn it its taking forever!
yeah.. the excitement is definitely wearing off for me now that i'm playing another pve char to unlock skills.god damn it its taking forever!
fezz47
You know I agree with you. There are so many idiots in the game lol. Not sure if they are just young kids or stupid adults, but late last night none of my guild mates were on so I decided to play with a pick up group just for the xp.
We were in Yaks and went out on some mission w/henchies and as soon as we got around the corner, we were ambushed and died. This guy I was playing with wanted to go back and get 'real" people which we did. So now we have 3 "real" peeps and 3 henchies, same thing happens again. Back and get more "real" people. We die even faster this time. And each time this kid doesn't want to just go on with our health down 15%. We just keep getting more "real" people.
Finally with all "real" peeps everyone dies except for me, and while I was running around trying to stay alive, they all left and abandoned the mission. It was actually quite funny.
I think you're best bet is to find a decent guild. At least that way you know what type of people you're playing with.
We were in Yaks and went out on some mission w/henchies and as soon as we got around the corner, we were ambushed and died. This guy I was playing with wanted to go back and get 'real" people which we did. So now we have 3 "real" peeps and 3 henchies, same thing happens again. Back and get more "real" people. We die even faster this time. And each time this kid doesn't want to just go on with our health down 15%. We just keep getting more "real" people.
Finally with all "real" peeps everyone dies except for me, and while I was running around trying to stay alive, they all left and abandoned the mission. It was actually quite funny.
I think you're best bet is to find a decent guild. At least that way you know what type of people you're playing with.
PieXags
And on another note: The community is just as bad in WoW.
TheGreatBoo
Yeah the community sucks in nearly everygame. Theres no avoiding it. Just find some good players and guildmates and stick with them. I'm sure people have tried to help and encourage a good community, but we have all seen, thats usually answered by noobs and morons spamming your messages away. Better to just ignore it than to get frustrated with it.
Mormegil
To the OP: and you/your guildies are moving to WoW for those reasons?
You're gonna regret it. Say hello to the land of "I?m so l337 when I pwn newbs in the earlier areas with my Ub3r items!!!!1111!!! muwahahahaha!!!11111!!! oopss...mom's yelling, dinner time, later you suxorz".
World of No Friends is built on sheer frustration and on 16 yrs old kiddies who grind all day and brag about their items.
I do agree though, every community has its darker side.
You're gonna regret it. Say hello to the land of "I?m so l337 when I pwn newbs in the earlier areas with my Ub3r items!!!!1111!!! muwahahahaha!!!11111!!! oopss...mom's yelling, dinner time, later you suxorz".
World of No Friends is built on sheer frustration and on 16 yrs old kiddies who grind all day and brag about their items.
I do agree though, every community has its darker side.
John Bloodstone
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If you're not in a good guild for this game then you are really missing out i'm afraid. Sure, you can play through with henchies, but where's the fun (or teamwork) in that?
Nasenbluten
well folks, last night i got my 3rd set of 15k armor and now am officially bored, i pvped to death and unlocked stuff, i tombed to death,i did fow and uw alot, so now, im bored to death, i bought WoW today,uploading the patch as we type 
ill see how i like it, 1 month off from guild wars and maybe ill come back with an interest again and hopefully ill come back to some new content.
Of course ill be back here reading the boards, and posting, and maybe the occasional log on to just farm when i get bored of WoW.
ill see how i like it, 1 month off from guild wars and maybe ill come back with an interest again and hopefully ill come back to some new content.Of course ill be back here reading the boards, and posting, and maybe the occasional log on to just farm when i get bored of WoW.
Vorlin
Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crap.
What's happened is that now that the shine of new has worn off, all you see is that 90%. Happens with anything, that's why you moved from that -last- game to GW.
What makes you stick with something is when you find that 10% that really works for you, enough to make it worth putting up with the other 90%. That might be GW for some, WoW for others, or for some people collecting stamps. Just gotta keep trying till you find what clicks for you.
What's happened is that now that the shine of new has worn off, all you see is that 90%. Happens with anything, that's why you moved from that -last- game to GW.
What makes you stick with something is when you find that 10% that really works for you, enough to make it worth putting up with the other 90%. That might be GW for some, WoW for others, or for some people collecting stamps. Just gotta keep trying till you find what clicks for you.
TopGun
All gaming communities are composed of complete ****wads with a small percentage of kind, helping people. Ignore the ****wads, talk to the helpfuls, and enjoy the community. The ignore list exists for a reason.
Phades
I dunno, i think im getting a little disturbed with the trend lately. I have a someone in the guild im still in, who enjoyes looking for new people to the game within pre-searing and tries to help them out and show them some things. If they seem to be reasonably intellegent, then he gives them a guild invite. The sad thing is that virtually all of these people play the game for the week or weekend and then never touch it again. There is a fairly long list of people that have come in and been cycled out to inactivity (3-4 weeks+) and it doesnt seem to be getting any better lately.
Personally, when i was looking at this game durring the preview events, i knew it was something that i could play once a week or so, depending on how active my friends were. I didnt see it as something that was on par with a "rental" game that most of the people ive seen come and go are treating it as. If most of the more casual (a guess) players toss it within a few days, im not really surrprised that some of the more devout gamers are finding it stale after a month or two.
Personally, when i was looking at this game durring the preview events, i knew it was something that i could play once a week or so, depending on how active my friends were. I didnt see it as something that was on par with a "rental" game that most of the people ive seen come and go are treating it as. If most of the more casual (a guess) players toss it within a few days, im not really surrprised that some of the more devout gamers are finding it stale after a month or two.
sidepocket13
lets just hope the new patch has a wide variety of new things. i personally havent grown bored yet
Mormegil
If you play PvP at a fairly competitive lvl, you'll hardly get bored. If you play PvE mostly...huh, well... 
Phades
You have to play the pve in order to get the most out of the pvp. The pvp can be rather repetitious or uninspiring at times as well though. The majority of the people ive seen come and go this way never even got as far as trying out the "normal" pvp yet.
Mormegil
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You have to play the pve in order to get the most out of the pvp. The pvp can be rather repetitious or uninspiring at times as well though. The majority of the people ive seen come and go this way never even got as far as trying out the "normal" pvp yet.
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Phades
So what does that have to do with people becomming uninterested before reaching the GvG level? Also, how does it address the issue of needing to run through the PvE, before the game becomes "fun" in your perspective?
Mormegil
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So what does that have to do with people becomming uninterested before reaching the GvG level? Also, how does it address the issue of needing to run through the PvE, before the game becomes "fun" in your perspective?
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Nonetheless, I expected this to happen. I knew this game was designed for PvP and that PvE is decent at best. I can live with it, hoping for upcoming improvements and keeping in mind that, at least, I'm not paying a monthly fee to get bored, as I would if I were playing World of No Friends or Everlag 2.
Jeddak
There hasn't been a game created that you can't get tired of. Most of my friends have been in WoW since it started and they are all tiring of it. It doesn't matter what the game is: play it too much and risk burnout.
Ultimate_Gaara
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To the OP: and you/your guildies are moving to WoW for those reasons?
You're gonna regret it. Say hello to the land of "I?m so l337 when I pwn newbs in the earlier areas with my Ub3r items!!!!1111!!! muwahahahaha!!!11111!!! oopss...mom's yelling, dinner time, later you suxorz". World of No Friends is built on sheer frustration and on 16 yrs old kiddies who grind all day and brag about their items. I do agree though, every community has its darker side. |
i hate to say it but this has been posted way too many times... i dont want to hear every tom, dick, and harry saying "im bored and wanted all of you to know it, i feel you may read my post and agree and move to another game... only to get bored of that one and move on again" News flash no matter what game you are playing there is always one outcome, a sad fate that every game will become boring at one time or another...
so if your bored just do what other people have already suggested and play something else for a while (im playing 3 diffrent games right now) you dont have to pay monthly, so no one is forcing you to play for hours and hours at a time
Aracos79
I'm starting to hit a slow-down phase myself... but that's only after I've now put 400 hours into the game. If I don't play a second more, I've already gotten by $50 worth out of the game. But after stepping back for a week, I've gone in a totally new direction. I'm working on unlocking all the elite skills, and my guild has kicked into recruiting gear with plans to start running the Tombs and some GvG soon. Then the Summer Update will be out soon... and then school starts again. So I have plenty to keep me busy until the expansion next year. Just find something else to do if you find one aspect getting old.
So I have plenty to keep me busy until the expansion next year. Just find something else to do if you find one aspect getting old.
dbledwn11
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News flash no matter what game you are playing there is always one outcome, a sad fate that every game will become boring at one time or another
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those rpgs were never designed to even utilise the idea of self-sustainable communities i.e. the mmo bit of mmorpg and yet i still feel compelled to play those games nearly 5/6 years after their initial release.
Completed every single possible mission/quest/side sory etc. and still wanna wander around doin 'stuff' - sounds borin i know but i never get that feelin from these types of games, which on the other hand, are purposefully made with this objective in mind. go figure.
i will still be playin GW cause i njoy not havin to dedicate huge amounts of time to it in any one go. thats about it i think.
lord_shar
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d2 has a new patch coming out. maybe go back to playing that for a bit?
yeah.. the excitement is definitely wearing off for me now that i'm playing another pve char to unlock skills.god damn it its taking forever! |
Does GW have a periodic log-in requirement, erasing your characters otherwise?
StarGatherer
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I dunno, i think im getting a little disturbed with the trend lately. I have a someone in the guild im still in, who enjoyes looking for new people to the game within pre-searing and tries to help them out and show them some things. If they seem to be reasonably intellegent, then he gives them a guild invite. The sad thing is that virtually all of these people play the game for the week or weekend and then never touch it again. There is a fairly long list of people that have come in and been cycled out to inactivity (3-4 weeks+) and it doesnt seem to be getting any better lately.
Personally, when i was looking at this game durring the preview events, i knew it was something that i could play once a week or so, depending on how active my friends were. I didnt see it as something that was on par with a "rental" game that most of the people ive seen come and go are treating it as. If most of the more casual (a guess) players toss it within a few days, im not really surrprised that some of the more devout gamers are finding it stale after a month or two. |
rii
Im surprised to hear reports of increasing immaturity. Theres a thread somewhere saying how the arena mentaility is getting better. From that we could possibly be led to the conclusion that the game is the same as release , and that its just your mood or a bad streak of encounters that is doing it.
Whatsmore, as youve said, you seem to be focusing more on pve, which is much more likely going to be the place where more immature people are, since they dont do pvp, since they dont seem to be able to handle it or something -.- I dont know, but pve is a lot easier than pvp, and i have found the more 'omfgftwnoob' type of people in that half of the game.
, and that its just your mood or a bad streak of encounters that is doing it.Whatsmore, as youve said, you seem to be focusing more on pve, which is much more likely going to be the place where more immature people are, since they dont do pvp, since they dont seem to be able to handle it or something -.- I dont know, but pve is a lot easier than pvp, and i have found the more 'omfgftwnoob' type of people in that half of the game.
Jaythen Tyradel
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When is the new D2 patch going to hit?
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Phades
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Actually I reached the GvG lvl after finishing the game with my first char. I consider myself lucky and, frankly, PvE is ok the first time, but gets very boring the second time, not to mention the third. I got my third characte rushed everywhere. While PvP is brilliant, most of the PvE is a pale attempt at best. I like the UW/FOW concept but that's about it.
Nonetheless, I expected this to happen. I knew this game was designed for PvP and that PvE is decent at best. I can live with it, hoping for upcoming improvements and keeping in mind that, at least, I'm not paying a monthly fee to get bored, as I would if I were playing World of No Friends or Everlag 2. |
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Phades!!!!....you are so sexy....hehe
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Tactical-Dillusions
1200 hours invested and I'm content with my solo farming adventures until something more interesting gets injected into the game.
It had better hurry though. I doubt i would still be logging on after i reach 1800.
/powerplayer
It had better hurry though. I doubt i would still be logging on after i reach 1800.
/powerplayer
Shadow_Avenger
I would suggest that all future would be posters of I'm bored with GW, just read existing I'm bored with GW and will find the same things posted there repeatedly.
After doing so either A, purchase a new game to play, or B, go back to an existing game and play that again.
Then in a few months return to GW and enjoy playing it again.
After doing so either A, purchase a new game to play, or B, go back to an existing game and play that again.
Then in a few months return to GW and enjoy playing it again.
Calrisian Nantos
Bored? Try this out,Im still playing bf42 after all these years http://battlefield.ea.com/
InvaderGIR
Or you can get yourself hooked on those free Korean games for a bit.
http://www.softnyx.net/
I personally like Gunbound as it's mass multiplayer player online Worms (some may argue Worms is better, but I'm not one to argue that).
http://www.softnyx.net/
I personally like Gunbound as it's mass multiplayer player online Worms (some may argue Worms is better, but I'm not one to argue that).
forgotten ranger
i'll never get bored it rocks
Teh Azman
I vote forgotten ranger for best avatar ever.
I admit, I have only logged on lately to farm and talk with my guildmates, but hey I've been playing 3 months, about 600 hours, I got my fifty bucks worth.
I admit, I have only logged on lately to farm and talk with my guildmates, but hey I've been playing 3 months, about 600 hours, I got my fifty bucks worth.
SOT
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Some advice: Put the game down for a bit, play something else fun for a while, then come back and start playing again.
The community is frustrating and initially you can brush it off because it's not that big of a deal, but over time, that frustration builds and builds and eventually after trying a mission once and failing, you felt like you wasted so much time and give up completely. So yeah, it's best to put the game down for a bit and come back to it when you actually do feel like playing. |
Last night, a guildmate and myself were ont he ascension thing. We allowed a lvl 17 mo/mes tag along because he had been standing in town for hours it seemed, bored out of his mind. How he got to seekerspassage and then the town that is for ascension mission is beyond me, and I honestly do not care, it was someone to play with, and that's all we cared about.
We got all the way to the LAST team of enemies on the battlefield mission, and then, the little mo/mes disappeared. Oh he did not leave the map, or logout, he ran up behind the walls of the location of the enemy priest (our goal to kill) and hid. The monsters could not seem to locate him, and he could heal us from a distance.
Sounds a brilliant ploy to help out right? Well he did nothing but watch us wither down and die. 4 minutes kicked in, they all respawned, and the healer boss and priest seemed to HEAL themselves! So eventually, inevitably, we died. He never said a word, did a thing, or left.
So I hear the screaming from the first post in here, and I understand frustration. I also am addicted to the game, and will look past this crap. BUt geeze
TheGreatBoo
Henchman are your best friend.
-They follow you
-They occasionally agro, and don't understand lure, but they sure as hell know their roles
-They don't talk
-They don't draw or ping on the minimap
-Last but not least, they don't leave
-They follow you
-They occasionally agro, and don't understand lure, but they sure as hell know their roles
-They don't talk
-They don't draw or ping on the minimap
-Last but not least, they don't leave
Phades
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-Last but not least, they don't leave
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You can complete anything in the pve with just henchmen, but you cant complete everything solo.
Ultimate_Gaara
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Henchman are your best friend.
-They follow you -They occasionally agro, and don't understand lure, but they sure as hell know their roles -They don't talk -They don't draw or ping on the minimap -Last but not least, they don't leave |
john little
I find myself playing a lot more BF2 than GW, the PvP is a bit boring with all the air spikers and spirit spam, and the PvE has run it's course (i really can't be bothered to get my W/R past the desert, I don't like playing either class). The expansion areas will probably draw me back in though...
Detis Zan
Mmm I'm kind of tired of the "Done with this game move/move back to <insert MMORPG" If you are why post it? Are you looking for reasons to keep playing?
This is how I see it.. I could play WoW and I do game a lot.. But I can't see why can't any of my friends play the same game as I do.. I've been stuck mostly alone (not much of a guild) or trying to find friends on GW. I know I should just quit the guild I'm in and find one better or whatever. (Turns out my best friend is never on due to over working, WoW and horrible internet) Any other friends just rather WoW. I don't understand since WoW has the same issues (sometimes more) than GW and you have to pay to play.
I respect everyone's opinions but I get lost with these ones.. I say play both games.. If you play too much of either one you'll just get frustrated.. You'll end up complaining how all you do is fly on a Griffin too much, getting ganked, the quests are ridiculous with the grind.. and then switch to another game that seems the same that you're still paying to play.
Get out, breathe and then come back.. tired of GW? then leave and read a book or play on your console games or hang out play a different MMORPG for a little bit. Then come back when you're excited to play again. Just because you're lossing interest doesn't mean you have to leave the game forever.
Once you play a game too much you'll notice all the tiny/big flaws in the game that bug you and then the people bug you and then before you know it You'll end up getting mad and leaving the game to go play the same thing (Sure you may not notice it but then those tiny flaws will start growing again)
But if you're actually completely bored with the game then switch if ya really want, no one's duty to stop anyone's made up decision. But there is a lot to GW just like any other MMORPG:
-Level to Max
-Best Items
-Defeat every monster/dungeon
-Fill the Map
-Make EVERY character design Create new ones.
And all MMORPGS have the same thing or more.. It's just a repeat.
This is how I see it.. I could play WoW and I do game a lot.. But I can't see why can't any of my friends play the same game as I do.. I've been stuck mostly alone (not much of a guild) or trying to find friends on GW. I know I should just quit the guild I'm in and find one better or whatever. (Turns out my best friend is never on due to over working, WoW and horrible internet) Any other friends just rather WoW. I don't understand since WoW has the same issues (sometimes more) than GW and you have to pay to play.
I respect everyone's opinions but I get lost with these ones.. I say play both games.. If you play too much of either one you'll just get frustrated.. You'll end up complaining how all you do is fly on a Griffin too much, getting ganked, the quests are ridiculous with the grind.. and then switch to another game that seems the same that you're still paying to play.
Get out, breathe and then come back.. tired of GW? then leave and read a book or play on your console games or hang out play a different MMORPG for a little bit. Then come back when you're excited to play again. Just because you're lossing interest doesn't mean you have to leave the game forever.
Once you play a game too much you'll notice all the tiny/big flaws in the game that bug you and then the people bug you and then before you know it You'll end up getting mad and leaving the game to go play the same thing (Sure you may not notice it but then those tiny flaws will start growing again)
But if you're actually completely bored with the game then switch if ya really want, no one's duty to stop anyone's made up decision. But there is a lot to GW just like any other MMORPG:
-Level to Max
-Best Items
-Defeat every monster/dungeon
-Fill the Map
-Make EVERY character design Create new ones.
And all MMORPGS have the same thing or more.. It's just a repeat.
BellyFlop
PvE American Servers Sucks. Move to Europe and get more Mature People, Thats what i have noticed.
i was tired off the american server there are to many Heros were they think they know all and always get the group in danger when doing mission, plus you dont get all of this stupid drawings.
i was tired off the american server there are to many Heros were they think they know all and always get the group in danger when doing mission, plus you dont get all of this stupid drawings.