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Worth every cent I didnt pay
Grailer
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I always wanted to try out GW2 but after hearing there was no trinity or end game progression I avoided it . I kept seeing it getting tons of amazing scores but so did Witcher 3 which I thought wasn't very good .
Maybe I'm just too old and jaded for these new MMO's although I did enjoy Final Fantasy for a while till I ran out of content.
Tried to get back into WOW but it's become soulless.
Remembering back when I played SWG , at first I hated it but it grew on me , until they destroyed the game and made it into a jedi knight questing themepark with space combat ...
These games of late lack soul or purpose. Everquest 1 had a soul . But what terrible graphics it had .. and yet at the time the graphics were amazing and the game was very addictive.
So I havent really played any MMORPG's lately and after playing a lot of other games I finally got to this point in life where I had no games to play that were of interest so I was looking for something . Lo and behold I found that GW2 was actually free to play now !! So I downloaded and here I am making a review.
The game is pretty good compared to most garbage WOW clones that are available and I can see why it is ranked so high . I am even considering buying the expansion but I need to play the game a bit more before I make that decision of course .
However for free to play you cannot go wrong . this game is definately worth the time and money ( if you consider time is money ) .
Now for the bad parts . If this game wasn't free.
Generic missions that seem to be exactly the same if you don't read the text.
No trinity probably why grouping is not needed see next comment?
Too solo friendly , I see others fighting near me but I don't see any talking or communication . Its like I'm playing a solo offline game almost.
Gearing seems a bit too basic.
DEATH ? There isnt a penalty for dying except you spawn somewhere close . I consider this bad because you kinda don't really care about dying at all which makes the game a bit boring and lack that "Oh my god my characer died " Feeling that you get in hardcore games.
The fighting back while knocked down is really painful. Just let us die already !
The good parts :
Amazing graphics
Tons of NPCs
Decent music and sounds
Combat feels fun especially with weapon swapping
World feels big enough even tho we can teleport all over the place like star trekker.
Maybe this game really is great because there isnt anything else better at the moment which is sad really.
Maybe I'm just too old and jaded for these new MMO's although I did enjoy Final Fantasy for a while till I ran out of content.
Tried to get back into WOW but it's become soulless.
Remembering back when I played SWG , at first I hated it but it grew on me , until they destroyed the game and made it into a jedi knight questing themepark with space combat ...
These games of late lack soul or purpose. Everquest 1 had a soul . But what terrible graphics it had .. and yet at the time the graphics were amazing and the game was very addictive.
So I havent really played any MMORPG's lately and after playing a lot of other games I finally got to this point in life where I had no games to play that were of interest so I was looking for something . Lo and behold I found that GW2 was actually free to play now !! So I downloaded and here I am making a review.
The game is pretty good compared to most garbage WOW clones that are available and I can see why it is ranked so high . I am even considering buying the expansion but I need to play the game a bit more before I make that decision of course .
However for free to play you cannot go wrong . this game is definately worth the time and money ( if you consider time is money ) .
Now for the bad parts . If this game wasn't free.
Generic missions that seem to be exactly the same if you don't read the text.
No trinity probably why grouping is not needed see next comment?
Too solo friendly , I see others fighting near me but I don't see any talking or communication . Its like I'm playing a solo offline game almost.
Gearing seems a bit too basic.
DEATH ? There isnt a penalty for dying except you spawn somewhere close . I consider this bad because you kinda don't really care about dying at all which makes the game a bit boring and lack that "Oh my god my characer died " Feeling that you get in hardcore games.
The fighting back while knocked down is really painful. Just let us die already !
The good parts :
Amazing graphics
Tons of NPCs
Decent music and sounds
Combat feels fun especially with weapon swapping
World feels big enough even tho we can teleport all over the place like star trekker.
Maybe this game really is great because there isnt anything else better at the moment which is sad really.
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"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
I never grouped to get a reward, I just wanted some company along my journey, perhaps even have a few laughs aswell.
In my opinion, the soul of the game is a deep, compelling storyline while game mechanics/features reinforce that experience. To me personally, a mob grinder mmo does not have a soul if thats all you do in the game, grind mobs as if you are playing Dynasty Warriors: the mmo.
As for the OP comment about the Witcher 3, i found myself feeling the exact opposite. I started playing MSG5 recently and now that i got TW3 i cant even touch MSG5 until i finish TW3. Im so hooked on TW3 i cant play anything else. I see people saying TW3 has a crappy or poor combat, i think that is just their opinion because they are used (and expect) to play spectacle fighters like Bayonetta and Devil May Cry or rhythm basec brawl like Batman.. Witcher 2 combat was a bit poor. Witcher 3 combat IMO is very good and realistic. If you grab a sword in real life and swing at a dummy you would move like Geralt, not like Batman or Ninja Gaiden. And its more tactical since you can still get hit if you dont properly block/dodge the attack. TW3, to me personally, is the best RPG of its kind right now and i would take Geralt's combat over Batman any day of the year.
The dev's put this skip button into the game btw.
I guess if I cared about the story I would've been inclined to read it and got into it.
If the story was required to be read and contained vital information etc
The languages are good though, if you see runes and similar in writing they actually say something, but it is for the uber lore fans (same people who learn to speak Elvish or Klingon).
As for group dynamics they are there but takes a while to figure out, you notice it more when you do harder stuff like explorable dungeons and fractals. The open world difficulty was nerfed really bad after the first beta week, many people complained that they died (Im looking on you, Bad Spock;) so they nerfed it from surprisingly hard (loads of dead players lying around in the noob zones) to very easy.... Too bad.
They did however promise that the new expansion will be harder and at least Silver marches and dry top can be a bit harder than the rest of the open world content at times, nothing near even the noob zones before the nerf but better. Lets hope they get it far harder here.
The open world content of any modern MMO is super easy and if it isn't people start petition lists demanding nerfs and sadly do devs today listen to that (there I miss Brad, he would say something about "vision" and ignore it) even though the people whining tend to be the ones that leave the game fastest.
Aloha Mr Hand !
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
End game progression is hardly any thing to want or need,that only exists because these games have no purpose in the main game so it becomes a race to meaningless end game content.
We need to start seeing levels treated like aging,each level should last just as long as the last and feel like the equivalent of a years progression.
I would like to see more skills utilized in these games,allow players to work more towards those skills rather than meaningless level numbers.
I like where Elyria is going,have the players die off,it recycles the game in a good way,always keeps noob zones relevant and always keeps all tiers of crafting relevant and keeps immersion relevant and just makes the game feel a lot more real rather than just computer code.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
The first chapter and deal with your character origins and/or what is happening around the starting area and concerns you and your race. Depending on race varies from meh to good.
The second chapter dealing with the orders have its good moments, but whatever.
The 3rd chapter definitely meh.
The Living Story season 2 and HoT story feel a lot better.
About being solo friendly.
Who on this day and age wants a game where to level your character you need other people?
At least in GW2 you have moments where you are helping other people or being helped by them and pretty much it is always better to see other people around than not.
And along the line you will find some champions you will be shouting in map for help - well, if you have a paid account anyway.
There are a few events that require coordination, and I expect the Triple trouble success rate without voice coordination to still be dreadful.
You will definitely appreciate groups for Dungeons, Fractals, Raids and some open world meta events.
Currently playing: GW2
Going cardboard starter kit: Ticket to ride, Pandemic, Carcassonne, Dominion, 7 Wonders
Triple Trouble and Tequatl are 2 of the World boss events that takes tons of coordination and a massive amount of players to get through.
Been playing GW2 since Beta. At least each race has different starting stories, etc to go through. I have tried Blade and Soul (was bored to tears in Beta) and same goes for ESO, TERA, and Skyforge.
Now if A.net could get WvW fixed properly, this game would really be a great game instead of a good game.
So should they force grouping? I don't know. Some might take offence to being forced to group with other people. That being said, is that what needs to happen in order for players to re-discover what made MMOs fun? Maybe....
Crazkanuk
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I am also getting old,it doesn't mean i want to cheapen my gaming experience with faster to end game designs.Unless we plan on dying in the next 5 years,that is a long time to thoroughly enjoy any of these mmorpg's.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.