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Tried GW and Factions but didn't really like it in the end.
Agricola1
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I bought GW and Factions for my girlfriend as a present and thought I'd start a char too. She likes the game but after a while I find it not to be to my taste.
The reasons being that firstly I'm a rabid EVE fanbois, secondly fantasy isn't really my cup of tea. However I can't critiise GW as being a bad game, I found it to be very well made and a polished product. I had only one problem with my inventory and my GF's inventories swapping items over (once). Apart from that no bugs or anything, and NC soft seems to be a good company that can maintain an MMO.
Many say that GW is not an MMO but merely a multiplayer game, I see their point but I'd disagree since the main focus is on PVP and "Guild Wars" and not PVE. If it was PVE alone with no more than 8 players in instanced dungeons I'd agree, but it is alot more than that if you play the full product. However it certainly is not a sandbox game, and I enjoy the pure sandbox MMO with mostly player generated content. NC Soft creates the content and does it well in my opinion, compared to many companies that try and fail at the same thing. Also atleast NC Soft have some direction and know what they're doing and where they're going with GW, unlike certain companies MMOs I've been unfortunate enough to fork out for!
Sorry I didn't like GW, but I did give it a good go unlike some players who play EVE for what seems like 3 days then write a long rant in "l33t sp34k" throwing abuse at me for liking it!
So enjoy the game and I'm sure I'll be logging on once in a while to check it out again.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
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I'm a die hard Guild Wars fan from the start only because of how unique and interesting NCSoft has made this new MMORPG...it is massivly multiplayer (look at the 2 million + accounts). Please note that I would agree totally with the idea that it is not a MMO but for the fact that you will spend the same amount in subscription fees buying the expansions if you were to say play CoH for a year...if that makes sense
As for PvP...it is the main focus. They hold tournements every week, they keep asking for the best builds that could defeat an army of fellow players. In order to even advance in some PvE missions, you have to play in PvP. PvP IS the focus. Many people just decide to play only in PvE. The Huge majority of people play PvP.
And I'm not sure what you meant by the "swapping items over once."
If you are the kind of person who LOVES EVE or games similar to that, you are going to hate Guild Wars. Guild Wars forces players to be very diligent about what skills they use and how they play the game. Games like WoW, EQ, and to some degree EVE, it's more of a HnS game.
Guild Wars is not for the normal MMORPG person. It actually requires some strategy.
And finally. YAY FOR NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS!!!
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Have fun in EVE...maybe I'll see you there.
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