Comments on: The GW2 Evolution

By: D Lee

D Lee — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:53:00 +0000

I never even bothered playing the first Guild Wars because I was a loyal WoW gamer. I know for sure I’m going to get GW2 after reading this article and watching people play the beta on Youtube. It looks like everything I want in a deep, rich game.

By: Katarina_Kettle

Katarina_Kettle — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:30:00 +0000

I disagree with there being an emergence of “tanks” and “healers”. Bosses will kill you in three hits, it doesn’t matter if you’re a Guardian stacking pure Vitality and Toughness, in full plate, being “healed” by, say, five Elementalists in their water attunements. If you stand in one place in front of the boss and take the hits, you will die. I can guarantee it. Fighting bosses in GW2 is all about avoiding damage all together, because getting one-shot is a real possibility if you don’t move, dodge, and know how and when to use your conditions. Therefore no, I don’t see a holy trinity emerging.

By: Katarina_Kettle

Katarina_Kettle — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:24:00 +0000

I disagree about having “tanks” and “healers”, as really I don’t think it’s possible. Bosses will kill you in 3 hits – even if you’re a Guardian with full Vitality and full plate armour being “healed” by, I don’t know, five Elementalists in their water attunements. You simply cannot stand in one spot, take hits, and expect to live. GW2 doesn’t work like that. It’s all about avoiding damage altogether, through moving, dodging, and using your conditions wisely. And everyone can do that. Therefore: I don’t see a holy trinity emerging.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Renown hearts i believe these where put in the game cos as arenanet stated tht players didnt really know what to do when they entered the gw2 world since traditional mmo questing is very different it holds our hands n guides us every step of he way wht to do n where to go. say be rift swtor or wow. if gamers knew wht to do dnt think arenanet would even have put the Renown Hearts in. as time goes by n players get the a custom to the game arena net can totally remove those there is always a possibility. puttin something esle tht we have havent seen or done before .

dynamic events are just gussied-up “kill 10 rats” quests.Dynamic events just copy Warhammer Online/Rift.i beg to differ Sir i came up across this video while surfing the level to detail is very impressive if this is the level arena net is setting in a mmo unreal this type of stuff usually we come across in a single player game . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyqGJHTjes the video should be really seen by the masses.warhammer n rift didnt have this kind of detail.

Personal storyline? Seen it, killed a Sith lord, moved on.it wouldnt be fair to say tht cos we even havent seen the personal storyline at max level and how they change depending on your decision .since the story doesnt follow a linear path each time u make a choice ur personal story arches of to multiple possibility.

World versus world boils down to zerg versus zerg. i believe it will (come down to the players strategy ).n how they do it everyone plays a game or toon differently no 2 players play’s alike. a small 5 man covert team if they know wht they r doing can really turn the tide of battle. strategy is key.

Combat isn’t that interesting. Tab-targeting FTL. ( rofl) really combat is the best part of gw 2 the controls r tight the movement is fluid,dodge ability is n awesome feature gw2 combat is heaps better than any other mmo atm out there .u dnt just face tank an magically text pops up saying u blocked and dodge attacks standing still .gw 2 u see ur toon block with the shiled n dodging attacks .

By: Asanotsuki

Asanotsuki — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:39:00 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, I’ve played both GW1 and WOW (among others) and enjoyed the pve as I’m no PVP girl. It took me more than a year to get all the stuff necessary to get my FOW (elite armor in GW1) I got and it didn’t provide me any edge in PVE, but damn it I was proud! My husband wanted all the elite weapons for the warrior, he drove me crazy, got them and it didn’t provide him any edge IG either, but he was as proud as I.
We played the game for years, I played WOW for 2 months…and got bored at higher levels…1 year for Aion and Rift the other 2 games I played to high levels (T4 gears etc). In the end in GW1 my joy was to be able to do next to anything with my main, having found the suitable builds for the different situations (even the “run naked” challenges) and still be able to play with people because the gear was no issue
I know some people would have hated my way of playing, I hate the competition others enjoy, but I won’t begrudge them for it
I think you’re right, time will tell if GW will hold people’s interest. GW1 is still running, I hope GW2 will last as long as its big brother!
As for the financial aspect, Arenanet has always said a monthly fee was NOT necessary for a game, that selling boxes (and consequently add ons and expansions) was enough to maintain them. It must keep them on their toes for additional content which will NOT be for free, however I cannot asume that I understand every financial aspect of this industry

By: asdfghjasdfghj

asdfghjasdfghj — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:52:00 +0000

found the released date its june 26 according to gamestop http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/guild-wars-2/75863

By: Jason Lowe

Jason Lowe — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Are you kidding? Tera is so gear based it is not even funny, between the gear in that game then the enchanting system on top of the gear TERA is more gear based then most of the MMOs that are out right now….. ROFL

By: Nita van der Velden

Nita van der Velden — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:03:00 +0000

i think milliebii really has a point, guildwars 2 IS overhyped. its a very good game and im fan of it but people expect it to be perfect. but every game has its flaws,so does guildwars 2.
and since the internet is a free medium people should be able to mention this things without being called a hater

if you reply to these kind of comments, please put your fanboy hat off first

By: Nita van der Velden

Nita van der Velden — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:00 +0000

haha, trying to be negative, still positive in the endXD

By: Eilanzer

Eilanzer — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:49:00 +0000

and it have the same boring quest kill 20 this…kill 50 that…deliver to me…go to another npc and kill blah…BORING!!!

Guild wars 2 even in beta is MUCH BETTER than this!!!