No endgame.
And I have to disagree as hard as I can about the combat system.
Ick.
gw2 is one of my most played gamesâŚbut it isnât perfect. i have found that people either really love it or they really hate it. most people i have tried to get to play gw2 are in the latter crowd.
it has no trinity or vertical progression which is a huge turn off for many players.
that said, i love gw2, no other mmo out there does open world content better. i am really looking forward to the expansion for sureâŚto bad itâs a year away though. ugh.
If thatâs the case Iâll have to check it out again.
I meant that the story had probably been further fractured since I had played it. I play a game first and foremost for the story and world. I donât expect top tier writing from an mmo but I want a decent story. I liked the story, I loved how varied the world is, but when I got back from a job and had missed out on the major plot points leading into heart of thorns my desire to play disappeared.
If theyâve added it back in, Iâm down to give it another go.
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The story is all there and Iâve been loving it personally.
Youâll need to own the expansions of course, but you can pick up the story and continue whenever you like.
GW2: Out of transmog motes? Better buy some more from the cash shop.
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If only they werenât dirt easy to get naturally in the game.
You donât need to buy anything in this game at all lol
Not to mention that once youâve crafted (yup, theyâre not drops) your end-game set, you can walk away from the game for 2yrs and still be able to jump right back in with the same gear.
Itâs hugely alt friendly - If you do World vs World (server vs server, large scale PvP), Tomes of Knowledge drop like lollies. Each tome gives you one whole level. You can grind 60 tomes in a reset day easily - so no buying level boosts.
Fractals are amazing. Blizzard ripped off GW2âs Fractal system and renamed it Mythic Keystones. However, fractals tend to be much more challenging and more punishing.
Thereâs no such thing as the âHoly Trinityâ (Healer, Tank, DPS) in the game; however, you can full spec into those. Iâve seen a complete cloth wearer (Chronomancer) tank a raid before. Every class has several self-healing abilities to choose from.
Gem Store = Fashion Wars. Itâs 98% cosmetics. The rest are harvesting tools and toys.
The supportive PvE (all PvP communities in any MMO are full of salty dogs) community is impressive. People will go out of their way to help you do a quest or resurrect you if youâve fallen. - Everyone can resurrect someone by giving them a nice body rub.
Dynamic levelling would have to be GW2âs best feature. Thereâs the main story to follow, which are called âliving storiesâ, and they have chapters to keep the lore going. But standard levelling isnât your typical âRun to Xâ âKill 10 of XYZâ âReturn to Z for reward and xpâ, nope. GW2 has dynamic levelling. You run through zones, unlocking waypoints, points of intere⌠They reward you with large chunks of XP just for uncovering the map. And participating in events, I.e. Protect that cart from point a to point b - hereâs a large chunk of XP. And youâll find 15+ people doing the same event, which leads to decent social interactions.
All in all, GW2 craps all over WoW.
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Thereâs more endgame in GW2 than there is in WoW.
Raids, Fractals, WvW, sPvP rankings/Arenas, concentrating on maxing out your guild hall (Iâve seen some damn impressive ones that have created their own Mario Kart like tracks), JPs, Map Completion etc. Or tag up and help newbs navigate the zone and take down world bosses.
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Jumping puzzles if you want your skill ups (which levels are useless without) are the primary issue I have with the game. The band-aid was to cash boost everything (which still wonât get you into any of the cool subclasses), but then once I had the roller-beetle I felt like Iâd run out of things to do.
And letâs not forget âjust die in that instance and wait 15 minutes for your AI team mates to clear it because itâs easier than trying to do it with all armor broken.â
This sounds like Trump promoting his own MMO.
The Sylvari and Asura are such good races.
Well, thatâs why you group up with someone; Iâm assuming youâre talking about a PoF living story scenario. Living Stories arenât meant to be easy.
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Asuranâs are the master race! I miss my little, pot bellied, sharp toothed arrogant wallies <3
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GW2 is my go-to game to be honest. If it wasnât for my friends preferring WoW and the raids/dungeons Iâd have switched over entirely to it years ago.
Truth be told, even without the Scrying Pool, thereâs an NPC in Lionâs Arch who can give you a briefing on who your new party is and what roles they played, and from there you can jump into Living World S2 and beyond and that alone is worth it in my opinion.
I played through heart of thorns. Wasnât much though, maybe 3-4 months before I finally stopped.
Ah well thereâs plenty of story content for you to jump into now then. Living World S3, Path of Fire, LWS4 and the Icebrood Saga.
And obviously Canta coming next year in Februrary.
Gave it a shot a while back. Good combat but I canât say itâs for me.
i followed around a commander/zerg in wvw and earned more than i will ever need in less than a week. there is also other ways to get them like map completions as well. like farming gold, buying gems with it, and then using them to buy whatever you need in the cash shop. this game isnât like black desert where you have to buy stuff from the shop to be competitive: itâs all purely optional/cosmetic based.
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