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Do many people play this now?
tyrant1x
Member Posts: 5
Hi i was wondering (since im reallly bored with no fun mmorpgs to play, and dont start the whole GW isnt an mmorpg thing -.-) if many people play GW now because i stopped playing about a month after last years christmas event because wherever i went it seemed to be pretty empty and i needed to do the last mission on nightfall but i couldnt get a party after hours and hours since it was so empty but i guess since eotn came out (which i hope to get sometime...maybe christmas) more peopl have started playing again
Edit: I forgot to say i had been playing since the week it came out so i was quite bored with 8 level 20 ascended characters with the best armour they could get and having nothing to do except complete nightfall which none of them had done
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yeah, people are still playing, and the numbers are still there, the trouble is the playerbase is now spread thinner over 3 continent, in 3 campaigns and an expansion
but yeah, the playerbase is still there, but being part of a guild is key now
K thanks for the quck reply so i guess ill install the games now and start playing again but the only bad thing is ive forgotten everything lol so i guess ill make new chars
the majority of the population is int eh earlier areas of the game too... as some of the higher end areas are too hard for idiots to get their heads round and they never get past it
lol i know how they fell since it took me 3days to beat the doppleganger the first time i got there but thats the only time in the game ive found it really hard
I play almost every day. Like any game, I'm sure the popularity has dwindled some but I still find plenty of others playing - even at 3:00 AM.
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My current Guild Wars character:
Dauthix The Avenger (Paragon/Ranger)
It's always nice to have a 10 guild alliance especially in the wee hours of the morning. I think the people who play that late are the best and the strangest in the community.
I logged in just a little while ago just to check in it did seem a little less crowded, but I think the 12 year olds have thinned out a bit which is good for a change.
Because they all turned 13-14.
Haha, you're probably right. I guess what I was saying is that I played for a couple hours without someone randomly calling my mother a whore.
It's bound to happen in all places where people meet even in real life.
LOL - true!
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My current Guild Wars character:
Dauthix The Avenger (Paragon/Ranger)
No matter how old we really aren't we all just 12year olds deep down.
it has been two years since I started guildwars and nothing much has changed...
I played Runescape for years before this....I finally got sick of it.
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My current Guild Wars character:
Dauthix The Avenger (Paragon/Ranger)
Seriously though, I think the age of people that play this game is pretty low. I was on around noon US Central time and I could not get into a random arena. The only explanation is that the kids are all at school.
Do you know for certain?
/sarcasm off
/sarcasm off
Yes, that's exactly the reason.
Do you know for certain?
/sarcasm off
Yes, that's exactly the reason.
thats not even worth answering... the flammability it too high even for me
There's always going to be children on online games unless it's some sort of tiny community, old game or something extremely unappealing to kids. Guild Wars says 13+ yet their are people who admit they under that age. Complaining, quiting or bashing doesn't fix the problem.
Another Frequently Asked Question:
1) How is the Guild Wars community?
(note: this information is obviously not based upon verifiable/measurable items, it is one person's view who has played since GW: Prophecies came out)
The GW community is pretty much a cross-section of real life with the sometime unfortunate inclusion of the anonimity of the internet. Just like it real life you will find great people, friendly aquaintences, jerks, scammers, random do-gooders, young 1337s, old dogs, boys/men and girls/women. Everyone in a region are interconnected within a single server and you can even connect with people in other regions through the use of the international districts. You will run across hundreds and thousands of people in your time each day if you even hope through only a couple districts in hub areas. The key to the game is surrounding yourself with people you enjoy being around, and this is done by finding a quality guild.
Just by the name of the game you can see the developers were/are looking for people to find a guild and a comfort zone for their own little community. Finding a guild you enjoy can have a direct correlation on the amount of enjoyment you draw from this game. It can be a long, dark and lonely road for those trying to go through it by themselves (although it is entirely possible to do so for those that choose to). On the flip side joining a guild you enjoy gives you the chance to interact and make friends with people on a consistent basis. Because many people join guilds and interact with only those people, an alliance aspect was created with the release of GW: Factions.
An alliance is a group of upto 10 guilds. With the alliance chat feature, you can communicate with anyone in you alliance and visit any of their guild halls. This has the potential to allow you to play with 1000 people (10 guilds of 100 members) consistently. This means more opportunities to find a person doing a similar quest or just looking to help whenever you ask. Within GW: Factions you join alliances loyal to one of the two warring factions in-game (Kurzicks or Luxxons) and you battle for control of towns which the top alliances can actually own.
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Most people have to and should decide for themselves about the GW community. It is often accused of being immature and adolesent but that is just the way most online games are nowadays. You have your mixture of good people and people you would never interact with in real life. Again it is all based on who you choose to surround yourself with. With the ability to put people on your friends list or ignore list, you can choose to see the in-game community however you like.
Have fun see you in game.
"It is easier to be cruel than wise. The road to wisdom is long and difficult... so most people just turn out to be assholes" Feng (Christopher Walken)
I was really surprised how many people were still playing this game. I picked it up and played through when it first came out, then wandered off for awhile. Now that there are some epxansions, I logged in to survey the situation before wasting money. Lots of people are still playing GW.
I also had some unopened birthday presents waiting for me.
I just started playing Guild Wars about two months ago, after some friends from Marvel Ultimate Alliance brought it to my attention. Since then, I've probably logged in around 200 hours on it.
I see plenty of people on at any given time and usually have no problem getting a team together for a mission.
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My current Guild Wars character:
Dauthix The Avenger (Paragon/Ranger)
I read somewhere that GW is one of the top 10 MMORPGs in subscription size. It was like #7 or #6. Very healthy. Obviously WoW is the #1 with a large drop to #2. Still, I'd say that Guild Wars is one of the best out there at the moment, especially for PVP
Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)
Yes, many play, but some don't play that often and others play on one continent or another. You'll find plenty, you just have to know where to look, like Kaineng Center in Factions.