Curse

CagedinSanity · Apr 17, 2008, 12:22 AM // 00:22

After nearly 2 years of playing, my closest max titles are r9 Sunspear and r9 Norn (Norn, which is extremely easy to max).

I don't farm in the sense of making an invincible build and going out, standing in one place, and let AoE kill stuff to death.. I'd much rather play normally and let the loot come to me, not go get the loot.

Alex the Great · Apr 17, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33

2 years and i have yet to stop playing for fun.
i figure, a little bit of un-fun farming will be nesesary to meat my HoM goals b4 GW2 (not that high, just R1 KoABD left to get, already have the armour and weapons i wanted to put in)

and I can bypass that un-fun farming by monking for ursan groups (bypassing title grind) and selling consumable sets every once in a while.

bj91x · Apr 17, 2008, 12:50 AM // 00:50

I play for fun... unfortunately, that means I have to do a lot of grind.

This game's mechanic is based around creating builds. With GWEN, you get a lot of interesting skills to creates builds with... unfortunately, you HAVE to grind to make good use of these skills. So I have to grind so that I can get to the fun part.

kobey · Apr 17, 2008, 06:11 AM // 06:11

I would like to play more than what I do now, but everytime I logged on, I just get bored.

Lets see ... I don't farm, don't grind for titles, don't ursan, don't pvp ...

But my definition of fun will be new contents, new weapons or new storyline. Not requesting for that to happen, but thats what kept me going for almost 3 yrs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CagedinSanity

... and let the loot come to me, not go get the loot.

You need to pick up the loot, or else Anet will loot it from ya

Pleikki · Apr 17, 2008, 08:12 AM // 08:12

i play for fun. Titles etc. but i hate ursan.

Belonah15 · Apr 17, 2008, 09:15 AM // 09:15

Play for fun. I like doing the campaigns with different characters and trying different builds to beat various missions. I like PvP also but have not had much luck in finding a decent group to play with. Most PvP guilds require existing rankings (titles) and too much online time. So I spend some time in RA and AB all by myself.

Titles do not concern me much - I already have the mahogany office in RL. I do not feel I need to prove anything in an online game. I grind for money in RL, so I do not want to repeat that in a game either.

As for Ursan ... I got the skill and got level 3 and tried to join a few groups. The 1337ness of it all is nauseating. No one wants a R3 noob, its all just "GLF R8+ No Noobs !!!111". Same thing in all the elite areas now. So I am supposed to go grind a bunch of missions to fill handbooks till I get a Rank 8, so I can get access to the 1337 PUGs, just so I can grind the same missions in HM so I can fill more books? Makes no sense to me. I used to be able to get groups in DoA / UW etc, but lately if you not UB R8+ forget it.

Daenara · Apr 17, 2008, 09:59 AM // 09:59

I play for fun.. but I think my definition of fun must be different from the OP's. I have had heaps of fun grinding titles on my monk, and while working on R12 kurzick for GWAMM, I'm starting the whole process again on my paragon. .... Fun fun for me!

Edited to add that my norn title is strictly for using in norn areas, I tried ursan and found it insanely boring... I'd prefer to spend it hfffing.

CagedinSanity · Apr 17, 2008, 01:44 PM // 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobey

You need to pick up the loot, or else Anet will loot it from ya

It was a figure of speech. To me "going and getting loot" = farming. and "Let the loot come to me" is just playing normally.
Though, that does seem back-asswards, may need to reword.

RhanoctJocosa · Apr 17, 2008, 01:52 PM // 13:52

NO WAY, GW is fkn serious

-Sonata- · Apr 17, 2008, 02:32 PM // 14:32

I absolutely play for fun. If it wasn't fun I wouldn't log in, I'd have uninstalled it, and I've have long left these boards.

It'd be rather silly to play a game you're not having fun with. It's like watching a t.v. show you hate, but yet you keep watching it anyways just to complain about it.

Avarre · Apr 17, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38

I used to play somewhat compulsively - mainly because I had nothing else to do at the time and even chestrunning was better than sitting around. That and the rewards and rivalry among other PvE friends was a little bit fun.

Pretty much quit now since I don't have time for PvP and no longer find PvE interesting. I wouldn't drag myself to play, and stopped grinding entirely - so I guess it's fun or camaraderie that kept me playing.

the_jos · Apr 17, 2008, 02:43 PM // 14:43

As I stated earlier this week in another thread I only play for fun.
I don't consider maxing titles, playing UB, PvP or farming to be fun.
I don't play any PvP anymore (I don't consider AB PvP) and I don't farm.

However, what I do enjoy is teaming up with others or just mindless put a team together and kill stuff just to pass some time.
And while I do this I might as well work on titles or play in an ursan team if friends/guildies are asking me to join in such a team.

Now to your question:

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So if you really play for fun, shouldn't we see "MOAR" creative clear of elite areas rather than less.

Well, that depends.
This would be true if we could roll whatever PvE profession we wanted at maxed level with all previous unlocked skills available. Just like PvP characters.
And at the same time had all titles linked to account and not individual characters.

What I have seen is that a lot of players chose to play a limited number of professions for the main things. Many one, some two.
This creates an interesting problem where people either need to be very creative with team builds or teams can't form so well.
It's not easy to form a team with two warriors, a dervish, two elementalists, a paragon, a necro and a Ritualist.
This is a situation I have seen once or twice when organizing something.
Can be solved by people switching characters but people must be willing to do so.
Or split the team and take some heroes to cover the missing spots but that's less fun.

Now let's say I have an idea for a team to clear ToPK.
It needs 2 or 3 assassins, two Paragons, a Ritualist, a Dervish and a Mesmer.

It would take a huge effort just to get those people there.
All need to do at least the desert missions and ascention to get in ToPK.
And let's say the team does not work as intended.... And we need a second Ritualist? Again a lot of time 'wasted' because we need to get that profession there.

If we want more creativity this is a 'problem' that might need to be solved.

MithranArkanere · Apr 17, 2008, 03:45 PM // 15:45

If I do not get fun, I do not play.

So thanks to the HoM focus-in-one-characters-don't dare-to-play-with-others-grindorama I'm not playing much lately.

Let's hope next updates bring something interesting...

kobey · Apr 17, 2008, 03:54 PM // 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by CagedinSanity

It was a figure of speech. To me "going and getting loot" = farming. and "Let the loot come to me" is just playing normally.
Though, that does seem back-asswards, may need to reword.

I gotcha, was just playing with the words

Bryant Again · Apr 17, 2008, 04:00 PM // 16:00

If you play a game for anything else besides fun, then you are no longer playing a game. You are wasting time.

JoeKnowMo · Apr 17, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by bj91x

This game's mechanic is based around creating builds. With GWEN, you get a lot of interesting skills to creates builds with... unfortunately, you HAVE to grind to make good use of these skills. So I have to grind so that I can get to the fun part.

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Don Doggy · Apr 17, 2008, 07:58 PM // 19:58

I play for fun whether its PvE, PvP, farming or grinding for titles I enjoy what I do in Guild Wars.

Vanilla Guerilla · Apr 17, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Im working on max titles. Currently vanquishing and cartographing (made up word?) to get me to 20. I'm revisiting areas I havent been in in a long time. Using the opportunity to run as a smite monk which I had never run prior to titles.

Some nights it's fun. I can just zone out and eradicate red dots. When I get bored, I go AB, or do some guardian title stuff. Or I sit in my GH, throw down some shamrock ale, and chat with guildies.

There are currently no other MMOs that interest me at all, so it's either do the above, play COD4, clean my house, or do other stuff in the real world.

I quit playing once for about 8 months, then came back and have been entertained since I've been back. It's not as fun as it used to be, but what game is there that gives the same level of fun 3 years after you first installed it.

dunky_g · Apr 17, 2008, 08:56 PM // 20:56

i play till i get bored, so like.. 30 seconds.. dont play much any more.

The Lost Explorer · Apr 17, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07

I play for fun... meaning i play strictly for titles nothings more fun then maxing out a new title.