Thoughts on Guild Wars

Hydro · 29-10-2004, 04:59 AM

I started playing guild wars about an hour ago, and finished playing guild wars about 15 minutes ago, probably forever. Call me crazy, but there was just something, missing, from the game. Did anyone else feel this way as well?
(It may just be that its not WoW, so it could never measure up. It would kind of be like making "whoopie" (politically correct 60's term here) to a Tauren, then going to a gnome. The gnome will never have a chance of being seen as good...)

Semidi · 29-10-2004, 05:01 AM

I enjoyed the combat part of it, but th social part of it was lacking, then again it's really early in it's beta (actually I think it's pre-beta)

Sentinel · 29-10-2004, 05:02 AM

Guild wars to me isnt an MMO. Its d2 with a graphical area to get a party together, nothin more.

IMO, which is of course the word of God, its just diable 3. Arnt ArenaNet set up by some ex-bliz guys? Could explain a few things.

Hydro · 29-10-2004, 05:04 AM

Yea I didn't even like it as much as I did the early Diablo 2 beta (I mean very very early, the first push). I can't put my finger on why though...

Dooplanger · 29-10-2004, 05:04 AM

I dont find everything being instanced very attractive. One of the things I always liked about MMORPGs is running into someone doing the same quest or killing the same monsters that I am and talking with them eventaully adding him/her to my buddy list. I felt all alone in that game, more alone then I feel playing single player games. Does anyone ever make new friends in an actionless town?

Dragonflame · 29-10-2004, 05:06 AM

Good combat but not enough stuff to do

Hydro · 29-10-2004, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dooplanger

I dont find everything being instanced very attractive. One of the things I always liked about MMORPGs is running into someone doing the same quest or killing the same monsters that I am and talking with them eventaully adding him/her to my buddy list. I felt all alone in that game, more alone then I feel playing single player games.

ohhhh everything's instanced. That is definitely part of what was bothering me, I thought I was all alone because no one else was playing.
Sorry for my ignorance, I dloaded it on a whim and started playing with absolutely no knowledge of the game. Do you ever see other people?

AAAdrummerboy · 29-10-2004, 05:19 AM

i have juno so im still downloading it, should be done some time in th morning....
...I know it wont be as great as WoW, but i need something to do while i wait for OB

P.S. the males on the character selection screen looked so stupid i just had to pick a fem.

Khal'jur · 29-10-2004, 05:21 AM

I didn't enjoy it, especially after hydro so kindly let me and some others try out WoW :) Just like Sentinel said in another post, it did feel like a diablo 3, but not as fun as diablo 2...

Dooplanger · 29-10-2004, 05:23 AM

well schlong im gunna spam your thread with just this 1 post so I can reach post 100. Maybe I should comment on GW atleast..... I think the game has potential if they would atleast make the instances more lively, the few I experienced although had some good landscapes lacked alot of life. it was fine doing an instance for the first time, but the same thing a second time, then a third time and firth and fifth and sixth....