I tried, but It doesn't hold my attention.

Krimzin

I played at launch for quite a while.
Got a Thief and Mesmer both to 80.
End game.. there was no end game so the game got boring quick, for me anyway.

HoT released and I figured I'd give it a shot.
The expansion seems very solid and could be a lot of fun.

I just can't get over how it feels like such a Single Player Game.
I'm on Darkhaven Server and I joined a pretty good sized Guild called SoC.

Even being in the guild it still just doesn't feel very social. When your outside the main cities you don't see many people.
You can do almost everything in the game solo, so there is no real need for other players.
I've tried to play regularly at different times of the day but it seems to be the same.

Octagon7711

You can join up to five guilds and some are very social and organize runs through the content.  TTS comes to mind.  Plus you can guest to busier servers at any time.  A lot of players shout out in chat when they're about to do a run on hero points or dynamic events.  I would suggest getting all the waypoints first so when events come up you can port right there.

flizzer

Of course everyone has a different experience. I've found Gw2 the most social MMO I've played.  I was in multiple guilds and actually had to drop a few because it was just too much keeping up with all the activities. 

The one current problem with HoT is maps with not enough people for some of the events. Anet claimed there was an issue with megaserver tech.  Not sure if that has been resolved but hate going to some of these events with hardly anyone around. 

filmoret

At least half of GW2's content requires large groups.  So you are only playing half of the game.

OhhPaigey

Me either, I played the PvP mode for awhile as a mage or something, the switching stances or whatever to keep your HP up was quite fun once you learned it. But after that, meh.

I never did play the expansion though.

RemyVorender

HOT really put GW2 on the map for me, and made it my primary MMO (which I thought would never happen). It is one of the best xpacs for an MMO in the 17 years I've been playing them. It's right up there with Ruins of Kunark and Burning Crusade.

MrMelGibson

OhhPaigey said:

Me either, I played the PvP mode for awhile as a mage or something, the switching stances or whatever to keep your HP up was quite fun once you learned it. But after that, meh.

I never did play the expansion though.

Lol what?  Are you sure you played GW2? 

laxie

It is what you make it. I do not mean this in a bad way at all - there are different ways of playing through the game.

It is possible to play 1-80 on your own without any issues. When you hit 80, it can still be a solo experience. I see many people running dungeons (in random groups) without ever talking to others. It is a single player experience for them as much as any single player RPG. 

That said, it is at it's essence a very team oriented game. More so than most MMOs I have played. The combat is designed with team work in mind, especially in the expansion.

Perhaps the guild you joined is too big? I've had a small guild of around 5, it has never felt non-social for me. I think in smaller guilds, you are much more likely to directly contribute and feel you have an effect on the community. Huge guilds are nice as they always have people online. But if you are online along with 50 people in your guild that you don't really know, it beats the whole purpose of guild for me.

OhhPaigey

MrMelGibson said:

OhhPaigey said:

Me either, I played the PvP mode for awhile as a mage or something, the switching stances or whatever to keep your HP up was quite fun once you learned it. But after that, meh.

I never did play the expansion though.

Lol what?  Are you sure you played GW2? 

This was my build. Stance switches to keep buffs up and restore HP if I remember correctly. It was quite fun.

Kajidourden

I got bored once I stopped getting real skills at level 30 Which is a shame because I had fun with the one dungeon.

MrMelGibson

OhhPaigey said:

MrMelGibson said:

OhhPaigey said:

Me either, I played the PvP mode for awhile as a mage or something, the switching stances or whatever to keep your HP up was quite fun once you learned it. But after that, meh.

I never did play the expansion though.

Lol what?  Are you sure you played GW2? 

This was my build. Stance switches to keep buffs up and restore HP if I remember correctly. It was quite fun.

Fair enough lol.  Was just making sure.

Scorchien

yea ,journey was a bore and after 80 a bigger bore for me also

MrMelGibson

Scorchien said:

yea ,journey was a bore and after 80 a bigger bore for me also

The journey a bore you say?  Why would you play to 80 then?  And from the sound of it play even more after hitting cap.  Maybe you just burned yourself out during all those GW2 gameathons.

waynejr2

Krimzin said:

I played at launch for quite a while.
Got a Thief and Mesmer both to 80.
End game.. there was no end game so the game got boring quick, for me anyway.

HoT released and I figured I'd give it a shot.
The expansion seems very solid and could be a lot of fun.

I just can't get over how it feels like such a Single Player Game.
I'm on Darkhaven Server and I joined a pretty good sized Guild called SoC.

Even being in the guild it still just doesn't feel very social. When your outside the main cities you don't see many people.
You can do almost everything in the game solo, so there is no real need for other players.
I've tried to play regularly at different times of the day but it seems to be the same.

And yet you are still talking about it!

j/k

Nitth

I got to lvl 40 before i was bored out of my mind.

You could substitute "players" for npc's in the world and still get the same experience because none of the player interdependency is meaningful.

Gaia_Hunter

Kajidourden said:

I got bored once I stopped getting real skills at level 30 Which is a shame because I had fun with the one dungeon.

Yet some of the GW2 player base was complaining that their elite spec was useless without the traits.
Are you sure the build is only the skills?

I don't know what the "one dungeon" comment means.

Gaia_Hunter

Nitth said:

I got to lvl 40 before i was bored out of my mind.

You could substitute "players" for npc's in the world and still get the same experience because none of the player interdependency is meaningful.

Because if you replace Bob the healer for Joe the healer it makes such a difference...
In fact in Guild Wars 1, where healing class was a thing, once you had AI bots with decent builds, they were better healers than the average player.

Anuran

the dungeons were funny back in the days when people didnt rush through them with full berserker gear instagibbing each and every boss. i think you still can have fun joining a friendly guild with voice. WvW, for example, is fun even for PvE oriented people. also gw2 is great for people to refuse the allmighty item-threadmill like in WoW

Krimzin

waynejr2 said:

Krimzin said:

I played at launch for quite a while.
Got a Thief and Mesmer both to 80.
End game.. there was no end game so the game got boring quick, for me anyway.

HoT released and I figured I'd give it a shot.
The expansion seems very solid and could be a lot of fun.

I just can't get over how it feels like such a Single Player Game.
I'm on Darkhaven Server and I joined a pretty good sized Guild called SoC.

Even being in the guild it still just doesn't feel very social. When your outside the main cities you don't see many people.
You can do almost everything in the game solo, so there is no real need for other players.
I've tried to play regularly at different times of the day but it seems to be the same.

And yet you are still talking about it!

j/k

Honestly, I brought it up to see what other people's opinions were. Sometimes if takes a different point of view to see things you might have missed. There are a lot of things I like about the game and from this post a few I missed.  I'm completely bored with WoW so until Panteon/CU or Black Desert releases, I need something to play. 

danefahler

Krimzin said:

waynejr2 said:

Krimzin said:

I played at launch for quite a while.
Got a Thief and Mesmer both to 80.
End game.. there was no end game so the game got boring quick, for me anyway.

HoT released and I figured I'd give it a shot.
The expansion seems very solid and could be a lot of fun.

I just can't get over how it feels like such a Single Player Game.
I'm on Darkhaven Server and I joined a pretty good sized Guild called SoC.

Even being in the guild it still just doesn't feel very social. When your outside the main cities you don't see many people.
You can do almost everything in the game solo, so there is no real need for other players.
I've tried to play regularly at different times of the day but it seems to be the same.

And yet you are still talking about it!

j/k

Honestly, I brought it up to see what other people's opinions were. Sometimes if takes a different point of view to see things you might have missed. There are a lot of things I like about the game and from this post a few I missed.  I'm completely bored with WoW so until Panteon/CU or Black Desert releases, I need something to play. 

Personally, I find the expansion to be very entertaining.  This is going to hold my interest for some time.  I find there are a lot of things to do since my absence.  I've seen a lot of misinformation in these forums of late.  Be sure to ask the right questions and sift through the rubbish to get the right answers.