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varyag

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wrath of Nature [Fury]

Me/Mo

24 Aug 2005 at 21:43 - 1

http://www.plaync.com/store/gw_purchase.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCSoft

Your skill will be your legend
In Guild Wars you’ll prove your worth with every battle; skill, not hours played, decides your fate. Whether battling horrific monsters or competing at the highest levels of tournament play, it will always be your skill that earns you victory or defeat. Are you up to the challenge?

http://www.guildwars.com/faq/default.html#details

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arena.Net

What kind of game is Guild Wars?

Guild Wars is a global online roleplaying game. Players can engage in cooperative group combat, in single player adventures, or in large head-to-head guild battles. Guild Wars is a mission-based game set in a stunning 3D fantasy world that offers excellent support for guilds. Because the team that developed Guild Wars had experience creating successful online game series such as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo, the members used their familiarity with the complex issues surrounding online games to create a game that is both easy to learn and compelling to play long term, and yet does not require players to spend hundreds of hours slogging through the preparation just to get to the fun bits.

1. Finishing the storyline with 1 character.
2. Exploring every portion of the game including FoW/UW.
3. Waiting for the summer update / expansion for more content.
4. Exploring PvP content with Guildmates while waiting for other PvE stuff.
5. Unlocking most of the PvP related content in a reasonable amount of time without repeating missions or farming.

This is how the game is presented for sale and it is the direction ArenaNet is going to balance it toward.

Just a friendly reminder to those that keep thinking GuildWars is a free server for World of Warcraft.

Have a nice day!

Elistan Theocrat

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

24 Aug 2005 at 21:47 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by varyag

http://www.plaync.com/store/gw_purchase.html

http://www.guildwars.com/faq/default.html#details

1. Finishing the storyline with 1 character.
2. Exploring every portion of the game including FoW/UW.
3. Waiting for the summer update / expansion for more content.
4. Exploring PvP content with Guildmates while waiting for other PvE stuff.
5. Unlocking most of the PvP related content in a reasonable amount of time without repeating missions or farming.

This is how the game is presented for sale and it is the direction ArenaNet is going to balance it toward.

Just a friendly reminder to those that keep thinking GuildWars is a free server for World of Warcraft.

Have a nice day!

Sure, cause They've done alot towards that so far right?

baalzamonbarnes

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/N

24 Aug 2005 at 21:50 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elistan Theocrat

Sure, cause They've done alot towards that so far right?

I think so

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

24 Aug 2005 at 21:51 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elistan Theocrat

Sure, cause They've done alot towards that so far right?

Sure they have. Just many dont see it. The game is fine it is just the community that isnt.

These forums have been so negative lately! What happend to the good ol' days?

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

24 Aug 2005 at 21:57 - 5

They disappeared right around the same time we got a flood of unintelligent people in that couldn't figure out how to use their brains to counter builds and understand skills, instead crying nerf because it sounded to powerful.

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

24 Aug 2005 at 21:58 - 6

LOL, I love this one.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

24 Aug 2005 at 22:01 - 7

edited to prevent any of that dread disease *thread lock*

Aniewiel

Smite Mistress

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Land of AZ, USA

Rt/E

24 Aug 2005 at 22:09 - 8

Back to topic please.

*brandishes the thread lock stick*

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

24 Aug 2005 at 22:17 - 9

Hmm come to think of it, I still havent finnished the game and I still havent been anywere in the UW other then smites and spider. Just recently I joined a great guild, it really turns the game around I tell ya.

Robos Stavanis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Indianapolis, In.

Order of the Setting Sun

24 Aug 2005 at 22:39 - 10

One part of your quote I find interesting is that they state that the game can be played in cooperative group combat, in single player adventures, or in large head-to-head guild battles. Since the quote states single player adventures, one would think that they realized one would have to have a fairly decent build to do much meaningful single (solo) play.

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

24 Aug 2005 at 22:39 - 11

Stop infecting the thread with fanboyism.

Mumblyfish

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Blighty

Kansas City Hotsteppers [KCHS]

24 Aug 2005 at 22:42 - 12

This thread beyond the first post makes me hate people.

Why you got to make me hate people?

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

24 Aug 2005 at 22:43 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nash

Stop infecting the thread with fanboyism.

Stop posting. Ever. Period.

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

24 Aug 2005 at 22:45 - 14

You first.

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

24 Aug 2005 at 22:50 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nash

You first.

The prophecy states that an imbecile will arise form obscurity to fill threads with one liner blanket statements to make them able to maintain their self-worth. Someone will come along who refuses to sit still and listen to their madness.

And it begins. Again

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

24 Aug 2005 at 22:52 - 16

One-liners is all you people deserve.

c h a v e z

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

agony

24 Aug 2005 at 22:53 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOT

The prophecy states that an imbecile will arise form obscurity to fill threads with one liner blanket statements to make them able to maintain their self-worth. Someone will come along who refuses to sit still and listen to their madness.

And it begins. Again

Better than someone who blindly defends something.

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

24 Aug 2005 at 22:54 - 18

"Skill, Not Hours Played"

I've never forgotten, and neither have many Anetters.

It's a shame being a welfare state for people who want something to play "on the side" of WoW has damn near torn the game community asunder.

I'd love to see the day Anet fixes this whole thing.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

24 Aug 2005 at 22:55 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nash

Stop infecting the thread with fanboyism.

a quick simple question please

is a fanboy a person who likes the game or is there more to the definition?

i like the game a lot but think there are a lot of things that need improving

do i qualify for fanboism?

c h a v e z

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

agony

24 Aug 2005 at 22:56 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loviatar

a quick simple question please

is a fanboy a person who likes the game or is there more to the definition?

i like the game a lot but think there are a lot of things that need improving

do i qualify for fanboism?

read my post please.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

24 Aug 2005 at 23:02 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by c h a v e z

read my post please.

i see a lot of things wrong so i guess it is not blind devotion.

thank you as i missed it

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

24 Aug 2005 at 23:02 - 22

Yes, all the people who want a "free MMO OMG!!!111" come to GW, and ArenaNet has been catering to these people. However, this game doesn't have enough PvE content nor enough long term goals to grind for for grind monkeys (barring PvP unlocks, which is mostly done by people who don't want to grind), and as it stands, not balanced and accessible enough PvP, and not enough PvP options. So right now its long term survival looks pretty endangered.