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What do TERA players think of Guild Wars 2

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  • WrenderWrender Member Posts: 1,386
    How do you post screenshots here? Haven't ever been able to figure this out.
  • PostcardsPostcards Member Posts: 105
    Originally posted by NBlitz
    Originally posted by Postcards
    Originally posted by NBlitz
    Originally posted by Wrender

    Just curious as to what they will say on here. In game everyone seems completly livid about how Guild Wars suck and me wanting to try it out but haven't been in any Beta events whatsoever am still on the fence about playing. Seems hardly anyone from TERA has any interest in playing GW2. And those who pre-ordered it seem to play about a half a day and uninstall it and resume TERA. They say it is ugly as F*#* and tab targeting sucks. I'll have to admit though TERA has got me hooked more than any new game has in a very long time and I'm not sure if I can stand the ugly graphics and bad community myself after playing TERA. I don't think any game out right now is gonna hold a candle to the way TERA looks and plays and I would really be pissed if I waste 60 bucks on a game that I will not wanna play after playing TERA. Comments?

    I realize that most of the TERA players are not gonna even see this because we are all having to much fun in game and not trolling game forums.

    Probably only gonna get negative comments due to this fact!

    I hate to say it, but that's jealousy. Jealousy that TERA will never be half the game GW2 in its starting areas is. I should know, I used to cheer for TERA to pull through but it was nothing more than wishful thinking. GW2's sense of living, breathing world completely blows TERA's "world" out of the water. 

    In GW2 there are so many nooks and crannies to every zone/city/outpost.

    Technically, TERA is superior. Art direction wise I'd say GW2 has the leg up on this. Because of how atmospheric many places are. Technically GW2 is no slouch either. This guy () goes in depth about the different features of the engine which, if you're not paying attention, could miss or take for granted.

    Play TERA until you feel fed up. THEN try out another game. Since you're having so much issue with playing a second MMO on the side. Or wait for trials to become available.

    Jealous? No. People just enjoy the combat that much compared to GW2. People enjoy different things in games.

    I didn't mention combat. If you go by my post history you'll see that there's one thing I don't like in GW2 and that is the combat. Whereas in TERA I didn't have the same issues.

    People aren't jealous of anything. Everyone has their own tastes and will like what they like. If people enjoy GW2, that's great, enjoy the game. Same goes for TERA or any other MMO.

  • Pratt2112Pratt2112 Member UncommonPosts: 1,636
    Originally posted by NBlitz
    Originally posted by Wrender

    Just curious as to what they will say on here. In game everyone seems completly livid about how Guild Wars suck and me wanting to try it out but haven't been in any Beta events whatsoever am still on the fence about playing. Seems hardly anyone from TERA has any interest in playing GW2. And those who pre-ordered it seem to play about a half a day and uninstall it and resume TERA. They say it is ugly as F*#* and tab targeting sucks. I'll have to admit though TERA has got me hooked more than any new game has in a very long time and I'm not sure if I can stand the ugly graphics and bad community myself after playing TERA. I don't think any game out right now is gonna hold a candle to the way TERA looks and plays and I would really be pissed if I waste 60 bucks on a game that I will not wanna play after playing TERA. Comments?

    I realize that most of the TERA players are not gonna even see this because we are all having to much fun in game and not trolling game forums.

    Probably only gonna get negative comments due to this fact!

    I hate to say it, but that's jealousy. Jealousy that TERA will never be half the game GW2 in its starting areas is. I should know, I used to cheer for TERA to pull through but it was nothing more than wishful thinking. GW2's sense of living, breathing world completely blows TERA's "world" out of the water. 

     

    Jealousy? Over a game?

    And you're being serious?

    Also saying that "TERA will never be half the game GW2 is..." is pure and unfettered nonsense. That's 100% subjective. You're trying to apply a blanket generalization to others that's based entirely on your own personal views and preferences.

    News Flash: Not everyone looks for the same thing in games as you. Your preferences are not superior to theirs. No one is "jealous" of anything. If they think GW2 looks better, they can get the money together and go buy it. No jealousy required.

    Good grief some of the hyperbole and absolute claims being made about this game are obnoxious. Some people's "Fanboy Dials" are cranked up to 12 around here.

  • sargey123sargey123 Member UncommonPosts: 102
    Originally posted by Wrender
    How do you post screenshots here? Haven't ever been able to figure this out.

    when u post msg the 5th bar from the second line from top u see 3 icons , first one with the house is to post pictures

  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441
    Originally posted by TangentPoint

    Jealousy? Over a game?

    And you're being serious?

    Also saying that "TERA will never be half the game GW2 is..." is pure and unfettered nonsense. That's 100% subjective. You're trying to apply a blanket generalization to others that's based entirely on your own personal views and preferences.

    News Flash: Not everyone looks for the same thing in games as you. Your preferences are not superior to theirs. No one is "jealous" of anything. If they think GW2 looks better, they can get the money together and go buy it. No jealousy required.

    Good grief some of the hyperbole and absolute claims being made about this game are obnoxious. Some people's "Fanboy Dials" are cranked up to 12 around here.

    Agreed. I happens to like GW2 but I have been playing many of the smaller alternatives in the past.

    TERA do have some relly well made part and I think it actually is pretty good but I enjoy GW2. That does not mean everyone should think the same.

    Playing computer games is about having fun, not what others think about the games you like. It is fine to explain why you think something about a certain game and maybe get your friends to try it  but being jealous about that another game sells better?

    I played EQ2 for 5 years, never felt jealous about Wow who released a month later and sold many times the numbers. Why would I? I am not jealous over the fact that Lady GaGa sold more than Rob Zombie or that USA is a larger country than Sweden either.

    Stop caring so much about what others think and try to enjoy life instead. Soon we will all be dead and noone will care.

  • WrenderWrender Member Posts: 1,386
    Originally posted by sargey123
    Originally posted by Wrender
    How do you post screenshots here? Haven't ever been able to figure this out.

    when u post msg the 5th bar from the second line from top u see 3 icons , first one with the house is to post pictures

     All I see is an option to post URL. Isn't that an internet link? How do I post screenies from my pictures saved on my computer?

  • WrenderWrender Member Posts: 1,386
    Ok what IS a URL?
  • HeroEvermoreHeroEvermore Member Posts: 672
    on sites such as photobucket you can upload a picture then get an IMG code. URL just means "internet link".

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  • jinxxed0jinxxed0 Member UncommonPosts: 841
    Originally posted by HeroEvermore

    http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/view/forums/post/5255727/thread/363012#5255727

     

    That right there is my answer. Hardcore Tera guy. Anti GW2 guy. Living in the world of Tyria and loving every second of it. I loved the combat in Tera. It is the bestest. Everything else in GW2 just happens to be way better.

    This.

     

    GW2's combat is mediocre compared to tera. But everything else is better in GW2.

     

    However. Combat is something you do 80-90% of time. So you have to make a call. I played Tera for a month and got bored with it. With Guild Wars 2 even though I don't find it so wonderful, just okay, I can tell it'll last longer than Tera. Theres a lot more to explore in GW2. It's huge just like GW1 (I've been playing GW1 since it came it and havent even doing half of everything) so Anet is good for having a lot of content and adding it.

  • sargey123sargey123 Member UncommonPosts: 102

    You need upload it to some website... here is also screenshot of my gf character

    graphics is better than Teras as u see its more detailed..

  • CastillleCastillle Member UncommonPosts: 2,679
    GW2 makes better screenshots.  But Tera, to me, looks better while playing because of how the camera is set up.  I find the GW2 camera taking away from how immersive the game could be.  If you could move the camera up just a bit and to the left or right just so that its on the shoulder level, then itd be perfect. 

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  • DrilDril Member Posts: 107
    Originally posted by NBlitz

    I hate to say it, but that's jealousy. Jealousy that TERA will never be half the game GW2 in its starting areas is. I should know, I used to cheer for TERA to pull through but it was nothing more than wishful thinking. GW2's sense of living, breathing world completely blows TERA's "world" out of the water. 

    Yeah, TERA is about a stale as a standard themepark.

    I'm not sure why, though, a zerg of people spamming abilities and causing a scripted NPC reaction is a "living, breathing world". Perhaps you should play something that has a real world, one where the players are in charge?

    RIFT was a *crushing* disappointment; a shallow, loveless, generic MMO the likes of which hasn't been seen in a P2P format since, well, forever.

    Eagerly awaiting: World of Darkness, ArcheAge.

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Originally posted by maji
    Originally posted by Caldrin
    Originally posted by Wrender
    Are the graphics really as ugly as everyone says compared to TERA?

    I never thought tera graphics where all that good.. ugly low rez textrues for the terrain and buildings.. 

    Oh come on... I played both games. It's all fine and dandy that you like GW2 more, but Tera and low textures? That's simply not true.

    Actually it is true..their terrain textures were pretty low..and it was rather disappointing. But what else do you expect for an  asian style game?

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Originally posted by Dril
    Originally posted by NBlitz

    I hate to say it, but that's jealousy. Jealousy that TERA will never be half the game GW2 in its starting areas is. I should know, I used to cheer for TERA to pull through but it was nothing more than wishful thinking. GW2's sense of living, breathing world completely blows TERA's "world" out of the water. 

    Yeah, TERA is about a stale as a standard themepark.

    I'm not sure why, though, a zerg of people spamming abilities and causing a scripted NPC reaction is a "living, breathing world". Perhaps you should play something that has a real world, one where the players are in charge?

    Wait wait wait...you mean centaurs running to a trading post from their camp and knocking down wals and setting fire to crops and buildings isnt living and breathing?

    Vast underwater environments with a large variety of aquatic life swimming freely isnt living and breathing?

    Npc's with schedueled lives isnt living and breathing?

    Actual voiced conversations from random npc's in towns(they literally voiced every conversation that can possibly happen between npcs) isnt living and breathing?

    I think you, sir, are misguided.

  • Eir_SEir_S Member UncommonPosts: 4,440
    Originally posted by Wrender
    Are the graphics really as ugly as everyone says compared to TERA?

    I thought the graphics in Tera were largely, painfully dull to be honest.  More polygons don't win my heart.

  • NevulusNevulus Member UncommonPosts: 1,288

    Technically, no... GW2 is not as graphically impressive as TERA, BUT the sheer MASS size of GW2 and art direction MORE than make up for it (they both share asian art influence but TERA was just too much for me).

    TERA makes the player feel very "railroaded" as you play through the game, but the combat is pure action. GW2 has an added complexity to the gameplay that make up for its minor flaws. And yes they are very minor flaws, minus the bugs at launch.

     

    I play & enjoy both games, and far from a fanboy of any. Check the post history.

    You will be the best judge in the end and I implore you to find out for yourself, because a lot of answers in this thread are from extremely biased people who have a blatant agenda against either game.

  • helthroshelthros Member UncommonPosts: 1,449

    The different systems in GW2 are refreshing but only time will tell if they'll get dull and boring after the new car smell wears off. The reality of it is that it's still kill X mobs and collect X items, just presented with a different dress.

     

    I see the living breathing world thing tossed around, but it's really just a bunch of scripted events happening in a loop over and over again. I guess coming from EVE Online which has an actual living breathing world, the scripted actions don't really wow me. I see the same events happening in the same zones over and over again. When you see it the first time, it's pretty cool. When you pass by the area and see the same event happening for the 3rd or 4th time in a row, it eliminates any sense of a 'living breathing world'.

     

    As for combat, I remember people saying how GW2 combat was really close to TERA combat but I can say without a doubt that such comments are 100% BS. It doesn't even come close to TERA combat. My mesmer uses maybe 2 targetted aoe skills. However, having said that, the PvE in GW2 has been fairly fun so far mainly because it's not boring solo questing. It's more interdependent questing.. if that's better.

    I haven't done too much pvp in GW2 yet, only dabbled in WvW, but I liked the PvP combat in TERA a lot better, there's a whole lot more strategy to it due to the animation lock. GW2 feels more 'arcade' since you're constantly moving around and the constant wasd movement feels carpal tunnel inducing.

     

    Even still, you'll easily get $60 worth. The classes seem to be fairly well fleshed out and the leveling has been fairly fun so far. I don't get that "I can't wait to get home" feel I get for MMOs that I'm truly enthralled by, but I find myself having fun when I'm playing.

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157

    Moreover why do people insist on pitting these two games against each other. Just leave it be damnit!

    GW2 has a hybrid tab-target action combat system with an active dodge that actually gets you out of danger.

    Tera has a pure action system that doesn't necessarily have an active dodge that's par on par with GW2. And from what I saw of tera you couldn't cast while moving, which you can do in GW2. Having to stop and go everytime I auto attacked on my priest was quite annoying. It was run run run, stop, cast, run run run, stop, auto attack, run, auto attack, run some more...

    Granted its combat is very actiony and flashy, personally, I just don't think its as involved as GW2's.

    The games are similar yes...but still different games. Aside from their combat they are completely different. And graphics are a non-issue as most engines can produce most of the same effects. Some render them a bit differently but they are the same effects.

    Saying that GW2 > tera graphically or vice versa is not something that can be done as they use a majority of the same technical effects. Arenanet's artist obviously put some time into some nice normal mapping shaders..must have great HLSL programmers and tera just stuck with what the UE3 can do which is impressive in itself. So stop this comparison race...jeez.

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Originally posted by helthros

    The different systems in GW2 are refreshing but only time will tell if they'll get dull and boring after the new car smell wears off. The reality of it is that it's still kill X mobs and collect X items, just presented with a different dress.

     

    I see the living breathing world thing tossed around, but it's really just a bunch of scripted events happening in a loop over and over again. I guess coming from EVE Online which has an actual living breathing world, the scripted actions don't really wow me. I see the same events happening in the same zones over and over again. When you see it the first time, it's pretty cool. When you pass by the area and see the same event happening for the 3rd or 4th time in a row, it eliminates any sense of a 'living breathing world'.

     

    As for combat, I remember people saying how GW2 combat was really close to TERA combat but I can say without a doubt that such comments are 100% BS. It doesn't even come close to TERA combat. My mesmer uses maybe 2 targetted aoe skills. However, having said that, the PvE in GW2 has been fairly fun so far mainly because it's not boring solo questing. It's more interdependent questing.. if that's better.

    I haven't done too much pvp in GW2 yet, only dabbled in WvW, but I liked the PvP combat in TERA a lot better, there's a whole lot more strategy to it due to the animation lock. GW2 feels more 'arcade' since you're constantly moving around and the constant wasd movement feels carpal tunnel inducing.

     

    Even still, you'll easily get $60 worth. The classes seem to be fairly well fleshed out and the leveling has been fairly fun so far. I don't get that "I can't wait to get home" feel I get for MMOs that I'm truly enthralled by, but I find myself having fun when I'm playing.

    The events are bound to repeat. What do you think they have a list of 4912384712904782342 possible events for that one location? But they repeat with reason. Look at it this way:

    A farm is attacked by bandits, you fend off the invaders and the farm is saved.

    They run back to their den all butt hurt and rally up again saying "we'll get them this time" and then they attack again. Some times the event will chain off and you actually follow the bandits and  take out their lair and their leader. Then the event doesn't cycle for a while.

    All of the event's are designed with logic in mind. Something that makes sense and can be repeated with good  sense after a while

    also the devs can hot drop events into the world. So if they see a bunch of players they can drop an event on top of them.

  • RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 4,006
    As a former TERA player with a lvl 60 Warrior, I have to say GW2 is the game I wished TERA was. TERA beats GW2 in combat, but that's about it.

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  • SilokSilok Member UncommonPosts: 732
    Originally posted by Eberhardt
    Originally posted by maji
    Originally posted by Caldrin
    Originally posted by Wrender
    Are the graphics really as ugly as everyone says compared to TERA?

    I never thought tera graphics where all that good.. ugly low rez textrues for the terrain and buildings.. 

    Oh come on... I played both games. It's all fine and dandy that you like GW2 more, but Tera and low textures? That's simply not true.

    Actually it is true..their terrain textures were pretty low..and it was rather disappointing. But what else do you expect for an  asian style game?

    Now you will tel me that this http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/be75b4b2-2058-4f6d-8e72-59266a20aa1d has low res textures for the terrain? clikc on eh picture to see it in full res and tell me that the sand of this beach is low res again..

    Now you bash the asian style, but the style art have nothing to do with the resolution of textures and you do realise that Arenanet is wholy own but NCSoft a Korean company... Now you will tell me too that FFXVI graphics and textures suck too..and this is an Asian game.

    You should stop your prejudices and trying to have more objectivity. Both game have good graphics and im not talking about the style here just the polygones, textures and render engine.

    Now if someone say here that they dont play one of these two games because the graphic suck, they simply lie or they play it at low res setting. Graphics should not being an issue for choosing one of these games but rather you choose because of the gameplay.

    Now for answering the OP, i dont hate a game because i play another one since i will probably play both since GW2 has no monthly fees.

  • MardukkMardukk Member RarePosts: 2,222

    Tera wishes it had Dragon Nest combat...animation lock is just pointless and gamebreaking for many.

     

    Dunno maybe fans of both games will like each other as they both look like fantasy cartoons, and they both have more action based combat than old school MMO's. 

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Originally posted by Silok
    Originally posted by Eberhardt
    Originally posted by maji
    Originally posted by Caldrin
    Originally posted by Wrender
    Are the graphics really as ugly as everyone says compared to TERA?

    I never thought tera graphics where all that good.. ugly low rez textrues for the terrain and buildings.. 

    Oh come on... I played both games. It's all fine and dandy that you like GW2 more, but Tera and low textures? That's simply not true.

    Actually it is true..their terrain textures were pretty low..and it was rather disappointing. But what else do you expect for an  asian style game?

    Now you will tel me that this http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/be75b4b2-2058-4f6d-8e72-59266a20aa1d has low res textures for the terrain? clikc on eh picture to see it in full res and tell me that the sand of this beach is low res again..

    Now you bash the asian style, but the style art have nothing to do with the resolution of textures and you do realise that Arenanet is wholy own but NCSoft a Korean company... Now you will tell me too that FFXVI graphics and textures suck too..and this is an Asian game.

    You should stop your prejudices and trying to have more objectivity. Both game have good graphics and im not talking about the style here just the polygones, textures and render engine.

    Now if someone say here that they dont play one of these two games because the graphic suck, they simply lie or they play it at low res setting. Graphics should not being an issue for choosing one of these games but rather you choose because of the gameplay.

    Now for answering the OP, i dont hate a game because i play another one since i will probably play both since GW2 has no monthly fees.

    And yet the games environments arent near as detailed and vast as GW2's. Also the attention to detail with the environments is far more apparent. Grass, shrubs, and crops move when you move through them things catch on fire small insects and animals are everywhere and fun as hell to kill. small foliage such as vines are just abundant and really make a place feel alive. conversations between npcs are interesting enough that you want to stop and listen. it's like having skyrims conversations in an MMO.

    and heres some screens mister high res sandy beach

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/f3640e48-82ec-4962-af15-cf2d5a7fde4c

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/8ab2c528-16eb-4228-8f16-acc3d34e0099

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/457acc16-d518-4ee1-8e4f-8ebdb34e82a5

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/a04c898f-16d1-4489-86aa-16f59f329817

    and just because heres some beaches

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/029422a3-1fe0-44da-a53d-089b9e51177c

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/9d295586-0870-4a7c-8012-24e8d78604f4

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/5b863e0e-63aa-475e-9a02-c6a87eb1abba

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/e5d37bf4-47cf-4f4e-af49-448d9e79c2ac

    http://www.mmorpg.com/photo/72e37b9b-a395-421c-871f-c59ed10a1ca6

  • xposeidonxposeidon Member Posts: 384
    Originally posted by Wrender

    Just curious as to what they will say on here. In game everyone seems completly livid about how Guild Wars suck and me wanting to try it out but haven't been in any Beta events whatsoever am still on the fence about playing. Seems hardly anyone from TERA has any interest in playing GW2. And those who pre-ordered it seem to play about a half a day and uninstall it and resume TERA. They say it is ugly as F*#* and tab targeting sucks. I'll have to admit though TERA has got me hooked more than any new game has in a very long time and I'm not sure if I can stand the ugly graphics and bad community myself after playing TERA. I don't think any game out right now is gonna hold a candle to the way TERA looks and plays and I would really be pissed if I waste 60 bucks on a game that I will not wanna play after playing TERA. Comments?

    I realize that most of the TERA players are not gonna even see this because we are all having to much fun in game and not trolling game forums.

    Probably only gonna get negative comments due to this fact!

    Graphics are great unless you have a bad pc, and the community well if you can handle Tera's community then GW2's shouldnt be a problem.

    Remember... all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.

  • EberhardtEberhardt Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Gw2's community is a collection of some of the nicest people I've ever seen. It's literally the best community I've had the pleasure of being a part of. Unless of course...youre on the 4chan server.........then god be with you.
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