How Do You Play GW?
apocalypse_xx
Just out of my own curiousity, how do you like to play GW? I personally love farming for rare and kool items, I love the thrill of the hunt, just wondering if I was alone...
Ollj
I am a pve sardist, playing with pugs till they suck at it (most time because of the warrior of course).
love playing a new GvG build every second day.
love playing a new GvG build every second day.
Teufel Eldritch
I re-play missions, re-play quests, explore & skill hunt. All 4 toons have completed game. I don't farm. I don't PvP. Currently involved with unlocking all secondary skills for all professions for my toons. I play with guildies or henchies primarily. Very rarely do I venture out into the world of PUGs.
N/Mo20(working on secondary Mez skills, 1 set of 15k)
Mo/N20(working on secondary Mez skills)
N/Me20(working on secondary Monk skills, 2 sets of 15k)
Me/N20(working on secondary Monk skills)
N/Mo20(working on secondary Mez skills, 1 set of 15k)
Mo/N20(working on secondary Mez skills)
N/Me20(working on secondary Monk skills, 2 sets of 15k)
Me/N20(working on secondary Monk skills)
Overnite
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Originally Posted by apocalypse_xx
Just out of my own curiousity, how do you like to play GW? I personally love farming for rare and kool items, I love the thrill of the hunt, just wondering if I was alone...
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Goonter
Whether its PvE or PvP I like planning and executing the plan with success with a team of strangers (because I dont know anyone that plays this game irl). Unfortunatly this is pretty challenging because strangers dont like to communicate often.
Ive had a pretty low chance of success but the times it has followed through were pretty rewarding.
When I PvP I mostly play with my guild where I dont plan anything, I just follow orders.
But I still enjoy being part of a plan that comes together, so thats fun as well too.
Ive beat the game a few times and have never farmed once. There is a group of people that likes to farm and a group that doesnt. And Im convenced that the group that enjoy farming only enjoy it because its ingame rewarding, not because its fun gameplay.
I think completing challenging missions and quest are more satisfying than farming, but there is less to show for it, so I dont get may people agreeing with me.
Ive had a pretty low chance of success but the times it has followed through were pretty rewarding.
When I PvP I mostly play with my guild where I dont plan anything, I just follow orders.
But I still enjoy being part of a plan that comes together, so thats fun as well too.
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Originally Posted by Overnite
Not alone at all, once you finish the game there's nothing to do but farming. And the constant nerfs to farming will eventually make most people quit- making the game unprofitable and killing it.
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Ive beat the game a few times and have never farmed once. There is a group of people that likes to farm and a group that doesnt. And Im convenced that the group that enjoy farming only enjoy it because its ingame rewarding, not because its fun gameplay.
I think completing challenging missions and quest are more satisfying than farming, but there is less to show for it, so I dont get may people agreeing with me.
GWGuru
I played PvE until I unlocked all of the skills/mods/runes in the game..then moved onto PvP. Now I pretty much just play PvP unless nobody is on and the only teams being started in Tombs are IWAY or Minion Factory...then I normally farm some place.
ghezbora
I just like to advance my characters. This means I farm, because part of the advancement is getting the great weapons and armor, which aren't free, but I don't farm 24/7 to get Fissure armor. I happen to think the Sacred armor in Drok's looks just fine anyway (so far I've been playing a Mo/E). But a lot of my time is spent on technique, capping skills, etc.
And then I try another character.
Here's hoping Ch. 2 brings more professions!
And then I try another character.
Here's hoping Ch. 2 brings more professions!
Sofonisba
I do almost all of it… mostly I make sure no one in the guild needs any help/wants company with anything, either making a Tombs team, capping skills, or doing a tough mission.
Then, when I have my own time, I will clear up little quests in my log, and intersperse it with some PvP in random arenas.
I would have to say my least favorite thing to do is farm. Farming, to me, is incidental to doing anything else in the game (apart from arena). I’m sure there must be something wrong with me that I don’t want 15k armor that badly and find farming a chore rather than a fun activity.
Then, when I have my own time, I will clear up little quests in my log, and intersperse it with some PvP in random arenas.
I would have to say my least favorite thing to do is farm. Farming, to me, is incidental to doing anything else in the game (apart from arena). I’m sure there must be something wrong with me that I don’t want 15k armor that badly and find farming a chore rather than a fun activity.
Sekkira
PvE, PvP and farming.
I don't get PvP action too often so I'm stuck with relying on PvE. I enjoy trying new things out with my necro and generally blowing stuff up with my ele. I also like farming with my monk in UW to get all the skill points on it and ecto for my ele for fissure armour cause it suits the character.
Too bad that particular ele which I was setting up as a proper full blown pyromancer is useless now. 11 insp/domination, 13 fire, 11 energy. Mix and match skills.
I don't get PvP action too often so I'm stuck with relying on PvE. I enjoy trying new things out with my necro and generally blowing stuff up with my ele. I also like farming with my monk in UW to get all the skill points on it and ecto for my ele for fissure armour cause it suits the character.
Too bad that particular ele which I was setting up as a proper full blown pyromancer is useless now. 11 insp/domination, 13 fire, 11 energy. Mix and match skills.
Adambomb
How do I play Guild Wars?
I use a mouse and keyboard.
I use a mouse and keyboard.
Fantus
50% - doing PvE quests and missions (mostly with guildies)
25% - (solo) Farming
25% - PvP
25% - (solo) Farming
25% - PvP
828168
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Originally Posted by Overnite
Not alone at all, once you finish the game there's nothing to do but farming. And the constant nerfs to farming will eventually make most people quit- making the game unprofitable and killing it.
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BrandonIT
I am still playing through the PvE game. I do not play that much (maybe 2-3 hours 3 times a week). I have made it to Thunderhead Keep with my two mains (R/E and Me/Mo). I have my alt (Mo/N) in Dunes of Despair right now capping skills and running Ascension quests.
I can't believe there are people that have finished the entire game. I doubt I'll get all three characters through the whole game (including SF) before Chapter 2 comes out.
I can't believe there are people that have finished the entire game. I doubt I'll get all three characters through the whole game (including SF) before Chapter 2 comes out.
Numa Pompilius
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Originally Posted by Teufel Eldritch
I re-play missions, re-play quests, explore & skill hunt. All 4 toons have completed game. I don't farm. I don't PvP. Currently involved with unlocking all secondary skills for all professions for my toons. I play with guildies or henchies primarily. Very rarely do I venture out into the world of PUGs.
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Tactical-Dillusions
I solo as much as possible to reach maximum wealth and spend hundreds of platinum on stuff i don't need, lol.
I also save up stacks of useless junk which i sell when i get bored with them.
I also practice new builds and sometimes try to solo hard areas with just a couple of skills...usually to the detriment of my /deaths count.
I also save up stacks of useless junk which i sell when i get bored with them.
I also practice new builds and sometimes try to solo hard areas with just a couple of skills...usually to the detriment of my /deaths count.
Gargarian
I love pvp and pve, and GW fits me perfect cuse in other games i always end around in mid lvl. and to pvp in most mmos you got to like farm forever for the right stuff and be max lvl to get the most fun out of pvp. even tough the pve line in gw is a bit short, you can just get the 15k armor and that kinda stuff. so i kinda play both i gues, moste pvp tough..
Loch
PvP all the way man! I went through PvE to unlock skills and get used to how different classes played. But my true motivation to keep playing is rated GvG, and we've been getting better. I love it!
I use PvE to unlock skills because I'd rather do that than crawl through Tombs with FotM's or farm Competition Arenas for faction.
I find PvE gets pretty stale. Well, after the update, I've been finding it more fun. But PvE is too predictable and repetitive keep playing over and over.
I use PvE to unlock skills because I'd rather do that than crawl through Tombs with FotM's or farm Competition Arenas for faction.
I find PvE gets pretty stale. Well, after the update, I've been finding it more fun. But PvE is too predictable and repetitive keep playing over and over.
AncientPC
88% trading
5% story line
4% running
2% PvP
1% farming
5% story line
4% running
2% PvP
1% farming
BurningPants
If I have a good connection with no/little lag - PvP
If not - Trading, Farming, Story, Helping Guildies
I've had a bad connection since september and it won't get better till christmas.
If not - Trading, Farming, Story, Helping Guildies
I've had a bad connection since september and it won't get better till christmas.
Roza
I play pvp mostly - GvG is what I like best, but when that is not an option, I play tombs, or team or comp. arena.
I sometimes do some solo farming, or help a guildy with a mission, run them somewhere. Occiasionally, I try one of the hard missions from the september updates.
I also chat quite a bit in the game. And I like thinking about pvp strategies and posting about it on our guild forum.
I sometimes do some solo farming, or help a guildy with a mission, run them somewhere. Occiasionally, I try one of the hard missions from the september updates.
I also chat quite a bit in the game.
And I like thinking about pvp strategies and posting about it on our guild forum.
Sir Edri
PvE ~50%
Farming ~ 10%
Helping Guildies ~ 20%
Trading & Selling ~ 10%%
PvP ~ 5%
GvG ~ 5%
Farming ~ 10%
Helping Guildies ~ 20%
Trading & Selling ~ 10%%
PvP ~ 5%
GvG ~ 5%
twicky_kid
i play GW to the fullest. i have 2 accounts and working on my 3 pve for my new account. have not beat the game with any character b/c i switched to pvp for 3 months. i have farmed WAAAAY before the pro bond got popular and mades tons of gold. then pro bond got nerfed and fell back on my first build pro spirit. now pro spirit is still usable and farming is near nerfed (noticed i said near). farming is not dead and personally don't care if i can never solo again. solo farming feeds the bots and ruins the econemy. pumpes endless gold and materials into market causing inflations. when you have tons stocked piled and so does everyone else your supply is worthless. now that soloing is almost dead increase the drops based on how many is in party and the dectetion system you have been using. that would keep the soloers penalized while not penalizing people that accually joing groups.
just PLZ change the henches back to normal. they used to be very smart. even though they would stand inside an aoe spell i could get them to move but ctrl + double click name then they would follow me till i called a target to attack. now they are completely out of control and do NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, all the time.
people complainded about the henches standing in aoe but they didn't know how to properly control them. that's not anet's fault and should not be forced to change to new AI that is far worse and no way to control them at all.
just PLZ change the henches back to normal. they used to be very smart. even though they would stand inside an aoe spell i could get them to move but ctrl + double click name then they would follow me till i called a target to attack. now they are completely out of control and do NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, all the time.
people complainded about the henches standing in aoe but they didn't know how to properly control them. that's not anet's fault and should not be forced to change to new AI that is far worse and no way to control them at all.
Faith the Insane
I go on FA farm runs alot , but I never get anything..when I get bored I play arenas with a certain PvP build..getting pretty boring.
heist23
these days, i play GW to earn money for exspensive armors/weapons and such, as that's the only thing left to me. asides from PvP, of course. even PvP though, that's just to get to the hall and hopefully win a sigil there so i can make 26 plats.
or, just to explore...when i feel like it. i once felt like hunting down rotscale in majesty's rest, and ended up heading from ToA all the way to Druid's Overlook. it was fun, to say the least. before this expedition, i decided to explore Ascalon. i circled around south from Fort Ranik and found a huge area with a side quest with Mhenlo and Cynn....fun stuff. a group of about 15 storm thingies (like floating squids) swarmed Mhenlo, Cynn and me, along with a couple NPC merchant-modeled characters.
oh, and i found my first Zealous bow out on that expedition, too.
explore, get rich and kick some ass. that's how i play Guild Wars.
or, just to explore...when i feel like it. i once felt like hunting down rotscale in majesty's rest, and ended up heading from ToA all the way to Druid's Overlook. it was fun, to say the least. before this expedition, i decided to explore Ascalon. i circled around south from Fort Ranik and found a huge area with a side quest with Mhenlo and Cynn....fun stuff. a group of about 15 storm thingies (like floating squids) swarmed Mhenlo, Cynn and me, along with a couple NPC merchant-modeled characters.
oh, and i found my first Zealous bow out on that expedition, too.
explore, get rich and kick some ass. that's how i play Guild Wars.
Whosaidwhatnow
I used to split my PvE/PvP about 70/30 respectively, since I wasn't in a PvP heavy guild. Now that my nuker is pretty much useless, I'm going to switch exclusively to PvP and play WoW for my PvE fix.
D.E.V.i.A.N.C.E
1% playing guild wars | 99% Talking/Arguing/Planing/Thinking about guild wars on forums
Vhayr
Yuck, percentages. Mathematics FTL.
Anyway, I spend my time farming, talking with Guildmates, PvE and PvP (though not often, I hate the death counter). I like exploring areas that I haven't seen before (I saw the Mineral Springs for the first time last night, and I've had the game five months). My Guild regularly participates in UW and FoW runs, and I just like being a part of the community.
Anyway, I spend my time farming, talking with Guildmates, PvE and PvP (though not often, I hate the death counter). I like exploring areas that I haven't seen before (I saw the Mineral Springs for the first time last night, and I've had the game five months). My Guild regularly participates in UW and FoW runs, and I just like being a part of the community.
allience
i have have as PVE chars: e/me, 2 mo/w (made a monk for europe since they have favor a lot), w/mo, n/mo, r/me.
as pvp chars well i can make w/e i can and i play usually in team arenas GVG and tombs
as pvp chars well i can make w/e i can and i play usually in team arenas GVG and tombs
aron searle
400 hours spent in teamplay (a good 100 hours of that spent chatting
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150 hours spent farming
(all figures are approximate, i take no responsibility if i have missed out 1 second)
)150 hours spent farming
(all figures are approximate, i take no responsibility if i have missed out 1 second)
jules
Played mostly PvE and some PvP since a month or so ago. The recent flood of err 7 crashes makes me not wanna play tombs anymore.. messing up a team just coz I crash just after we get past the ghosts is not my idea of fun. So it's CA for now for build testing.
Pevil Lihatuh
Well first off, I play it too much 
I have 2 accounts.
I generally either get my chars up through the missions with henchies, 'casual farm' SF with my mate (i.e. we go more for the fun and any good drops are just a bonus), do titan quests with mates or go for PvP with my guildies.
I have 2 accounts.I generally either get my chars up through the missions with henchies, 'casual farm' SF with my mate (i.e. we go more for the fun and any good drops are just a bonus), do titan quests with mates or go for PvP with my guildies.