Guild Wars 2 is addicting
Dec. 21st, 2012 08:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sirthosiris That is all.
No, seriously. The game is that good. There are the elements of a typical MMO in there, due to most of the changes being convenience pieces. But they do a lot.
Sick of having to find a quest hub then go back and return when finished? Nope, just ask a scout, he just reveals the AREAS to you, and that's all you need for completion.
Want to kill instead of gather? That's available instead.
Want to explore? They've got benefits to that.
Want some movement in your gameplay? Oh boy, I hope you know how to dodge.
Sick of farming a dungeon for a certain piece of armor? ... well, you may still need to farm the dungeon. Although you get a crap ton of experience for it, and you're not really fighting other people for loot. Also, no need to go traipsing around the world for quests. There are none.
Sick of missing content and finding yourself overly powerful for it when you want to do it? Though you're probably rarely at full power when you ARE in an area your level, they have a back scaling feature. Includes dungeons, so they're never easy at higher levels (and chances are, you may get teamed up with them, so dungeons are never old).
Wish something would -suddenly, cave troll.
Sick of people gouging you for cash every month? No subscription. Pay up front, there you go.
Think no matter what, massive PvP battle over real territory would be awesome? They have that. At all levels.
Wish your end game was mostly finding the right build rather than finding the best gear? Pick your choice of Necromancer: Condition, Burst, Hybrid or Minion? For condition, do you prefer more power or criting for more conditions? Are you tanking (did I just suggest a CLOTH TANK?) with daggers for burst, or mid-range with axes?
It's not perfect, and if you're looking for a good single player game, this probably isn't it. Yes, the game still has issues. But I've been able to see past all this, and actually get back into MMOs. I just played WoW a bit before and got bored pretty quickly. This has gotten me through 2 max levels and I'm bringing up a third.
Still considering some other ones, like Neverwinter, Elder Scrolls, and hell the new FF14. We'll see what happens when I get bored.
No, seriously. The game is that good. There are the elements of a typical MMO in there, due to most of the changes being convenience pieces. But they do a lot.
Sick of having to find a quest hub then go back and return when finished? Nope, just ask a scout, he just reveals the AREAS to you, and that's all you need for completion.
Want to kill instead of gather? That's available instead.
Want to explore? They've got benefits to that.
Want some movement in your gameplay? Oh boy, I hope you know how to dodge.
Sick of farming a dungeon for a certain piece of armor? ... well, you may still need to farm the dungeon. Although you get a crap ton of experience for it, and you're not really fighting other people for loot. Also, no need to go traipsing around the world for quests. There are none.
Sick of missing content and finding yourself overly powerful for it when you want to do it? Though you're probably rarely at full power when you ARE in an area your level, they have a back scaling feature. Includes dungeons, so they're never easy at higher levels (and chances are, you may get teamed up with them, so dungeons are never old).
Wish something would -suddenly, cave troll.
Sick of people gouging you for cash every month? No subscription. Pay up front, there you go.
Think no matter what, massive PvP battle over real territory would be awesome? They have that. At all levels.
Wish your end game was mostly finding the right build rather than finding the best gear? Pick your choice of Necromancer: Condition, Burst, Hybrid or Minion? For condition, do you prefer more power or criting for more conditions? Are you tanking (did I just suggest a CLOTH TANK?) with daggers for burst, or mid-range with axes?
It's not perfect, and if you're looking for a good single player game, this probably isn't it. Yes, the game still has issues. But I've been able to see past all this, and actually get back into MMOs. I just played WoW a bit before and got bored pretty quickly. This has gotten me through 2 max levels and I'm bringing up a third.
Still considering some other ones, like Neverwinter, Elder Scrolls, and hell the new FF14. We'll see what happens when I get bored.
