Things GW2 does better WoW should learn from

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Everything (Open World Content, Mounts, Character Progression, PvP etc) except Gear Progression since there is a end point to gearing in GW2.

Haven’t played GW2 recently / don’t know what I’m rereferring to?
Well, should probably give it a go as it’s free and even if you buy it there is no sub fee or anything.

Debating or unsure at all? I have three words for you then…
Map Meta Events

(Video not English, but good example of a Finale to a Map Meta Event Chain)

EDIT: Almost forgot… Unique and MEANINGFUL Mounts / Mount Progression.

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As a long time GW2 player I somehow wish the combat was merged with WoW. I think gw2 stuck a great balance with active/tab target combat.

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Used to have fun with that game until i found out harder content doesn’t reward better gear.

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Yeah, once you get Ascended Gear that’s prrretty much it. I think that’s the one exception that WoW does better. Though, GW2 doesn’t even try in the department as its more focused on other forms of progression.

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No thanks, I like WoW combat right where it is.

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I loved GW2…to me it is the most beautiful MMO.

I wanted to stay playing it so badly, but for some reason I just couldn’t. It’s missing something… I don’t have that addiction feeling I have playing other mmos.

It could be the gearing, but honestly it happened even before that became relevant, never actually got a character to max level.

I think there was a all around feeling of lack of purpose and substance, like I rarely felt my character itself grow in power… You get all of your abilities very quickly, and they are pretty simple… not much complexity.

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As a die hard fan of the Guild Wars franchise I think WoW has absolutely nothing to learn from GW2, terrible game.

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As a die hard fan of the Guild Wars franchise I think WoW has absolutely nothing to learn from GW2, terrible game.

Map Meta Events

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The only thing GW2 does better imo is for organized PvP everyone has their gear stripped and everyone has the same stats and you can build your character anyway you want. That way when you do PvP in Arenas you’re never going against an opponent who’s gear will beat you. It’s all skill based.

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  • Dungeons are dead
  • World bosses are a lag fest due to their terrible engine
  • WvW is dead
  • sPvP is terrible
  • Legendary crafting is absolutely terrible, I have 3 legendaries btw

The only good content is FoTM

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I would love a WvW zone.

But I know it would be a zerg fiesta and Blizzard’s hamsters keel over if more than 20 people appear on screen at the same time.

Also they can keep their poorly optimized game waaaaaaaaaaaaay over there.

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IDK what Ascended Gear is, i used to play at the very start, where they don’t even have LFG so we have to use third party site to form a group, the hardest content used to be Fractals and a dungeon named Arah(?) i think.

I think exactly after i figured out i pretty much can’t gear up anymore i straight up quit, the game is still up and running so obviously there are still some of those “i do content just for fun” people.

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NGL, everything you just listed sounds like you’re referring to WoW and not GW2 at the moment…

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You’re delusional.

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sPvP is far better than WoW’s organized PvP. Why anyone who would argue for a system where a player’s gear can beat another player in organized PvP is nuts.

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I never could get into it BECAUSE of the gear thing.

I gave it a shot, but their thing was literally “gear is cosmetic” back in the day

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It’s just the highest tier of gear you can get, but takes awhile to get all of it. Still, the fact that there is an end point in Gearing is still there. They’ve since added an LFG system (Literally always something to do)

Also, lastly… I cannot stress this enough to people who haven’t played GW2 recently but… Map Meta Events

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Well, the main argument is because it’s an RPG and gear should matter in all facets.

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That has changed, there is a lot more gear progression. However, there is an end point if you’re only going for one build. Gear is definitely not just cosmetic anymore and… Map Map Events

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RPG without gearing system is pretty much garbage version of MOBA IMO.