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Coraline Jones · Mar 05, 2008, 11:06 PM // 23:06

Despite that I'm starting to get a little bored with the game, I still login and cap a few Elite skills to advance my Skill Hunter titles.

There's a lot of things that I think that ArenaNet did right with the game:
* The idea that once you buy it, it's free forever. There's no micropayment model (which I cannot stand), monthly fees, or other "hidden charge" gimmicks.
* The servers are all linked together, so you can play with anybody, anywhere. I have played with friends that were living a thousand miles away, and sometimes even out of the country. That, by itself, is extremely cool.
* The graphics for a MMO are pretty nice.
* At first, I hated how there were insignias for armor. But now I like them. It has made the game much more varied, as everybody can now choose armor based on their personal taste, and it's not a bunch of Level 20 Monks wearing tattoos. I wish all games were like this.
* Making players put in spaces in their names so they (presumably) have a first and last name, and you don't see the stupid "Dave-102335" names like in other games.

Molock · Mar 05, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

Favorite things about GW:
1. The low level cap
2. The balance when it comes to gear
3. My guild

Best moment:
The first time I started playing... I got lost as a level 4-5 warrior in Post-searing Ascalon for 45-60 minutes...

Nevin · Mar 05, 2008, 11:16 PM // 23:16

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Originally Posted by llsektorll

Graphics. Gameplay. Girls.

Although a more realistic "bounce" engine like in DOA-X2 would have been nice ^_^....

You call DOA-X2 realistic? Does your reality revolve around the anatomy commonly associated with women in the porno industry?

Bob Slydell · Mar 05, 2008, 11:44 PM // 23:44

The game is unique, and no monthly fees, so you can play for years, become pro, love the unique game style (as compare to other mmo's) and you never have to go in a game store and hunt a game time card down or put in credict card numbers (unless you buy some thing from the very easy to use gw online in game store)

afya · Mar 05, 2008, 11:59 PM // 23:59

low level cap

chowmein69 · Mar 06, 2008, 01:06 AM // 01:06

1) This game is free online.
2)Don't remeber.

Zahr Dalsk · Mar 06, 2008, 01:08 AM // 01:08

1) Free.
2) Nice camera settings and graphics.
3) Solid gameplay system.

The number one reason I hate many other MMOs is the bad graphics, bad camera angle, excruciatingly long times to level, etc. I find the gameplay in Guild Wars fun. I may despise the community, the economy, the balances, etc, but it's a fun game.

Winterclaw · Mar 06, 2008, 01:29 AM // 01:29

Low level cap
It's free
I finally beat the last game

Lady Lozza · Mar 06, 2008, 02:04 AM // 02:04

Already mentioned are some of the reasons that attracted me to GW, and finally convinced me to buy the game (once-off-fee, art style, no pk'ing, no kill steals, not gear-centric, low level cap), but I've added another one recently that didn't really hit me until I realised that GW2 is going to be quite different.

Humans as the only playable race.
I'm not saying that having races in games is bad. But it is horribly generic. Occassionally you get a few original races, but the race you play often (but not always) determines vital stats - leading to certain races being predominantly one or two classes.

Not to steal from Cirque du soile/Optus advertising, but I find it incredibly appropriate:
"Humans are amazing creatures."

Look at GW. Players who own all 3 campaigns can make their characters look like any number of peoples from accross the globe, and while I know that some players find that undesirable, I absolutely love it. This is my greatest disappointment about the canning of Utopia and it's South American theme. Adding more ethnicities to the game would have had me in heaven.

I know there are many who do not agree with me. They like their generic, human, elf, gnome options. But I've played games that do all that. GW has been the first game where I've been able to create things like:

- High born English lady
- Arabic princess
- Desert nomad
- Little Asian orphan
- Hindi princess
- Large white barbarian

No other game offers the human race such options. (No don't get me started on Oblivion because the character creation screen there was just... Too hard to work with.) In (most) other games humans are boring. Or rather Boring - note the capital. And it never seems to matter what advantages you give them over other races, 99% of the population doesn't touch them for precisely that reason.

I hope GW2 will offer true ethnicity options for human characters - not simply a skin tone variation, but face and hair styles that summon up images of anicient civilisations. This is the only thing that will sell me on a game that (from rumour) is shaping up to be a clone of every other generic MMORPG out there.

Kusandaa · Mar 06, 2008, 02:07 AM // 02:07

What I like? here's a quick list x]

- Gameplay
- Graphics, sceneries and designs (except Nightfall scenery... ew)
- Free to play!
- My guildies, alliance members and friends

Taurucis · Mar 06, 2008, 02:28 AM // 02:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kusandaa

What I like? here's a quick list x]

- Gameplay
- Graphics, sceneries and designs (except Nightfall scenery... ew)
- Free to play!
- My guildies, alliance members and friends

Agreed, except I love the Nightfall scenery, and lemme add my own... Hi Xander!

- Margonites and Mallyx <3
- The fact that I can go around solo
- Low system requirements for such a good looking game
- Margonites <3

Accursed · Mar 06, 2008, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Hey fellow HiDE members!!!

-Gameplay
-Graphics/Scenery
-Mallyx
-HiDE <-- best guild ever!

Meggle · Mar 06, 2008, 02:48 AM // 02:48

Instancing, i love it. You don't have to deal with all the grief that random tard-o players can give you in an open world.

Zonzai · Mar 06, 2008, 05:37 AM // 05:37

PvE...

The low level cap.

The heroes.

The no monthly fees.

I think I am going to like GW2 PvE a lot less. Two thirds less, to be exact. Since the only thing that they are keeping the same is the no monthly fees.

PvP...

It's all pretty good. Not nearly enough arenas though.

Faer · Mar 06, 2008, 05:58 AM // 05:58

1. My alliance doesn't mind if I say less than eloquent things to them on a regular basis.

2. When I told everyone they suck earlier, and nobody argued with me. Good little PvErs; you deserve a treat!

Scary · Mar 06, 2008, 07:56 AM // 07:56

Right the good things

Wel as I must admid GuildWars has a lot of nice things.
The environment in Prophecies is really great.
Dispite all the changes I still love to roam the Prophecies jungle and near
the region of Temple of Ages or whoop Shiro's but in Factions.

Also the gameplay is really easy take the graphics of the game as a dessert.
And you have some nice things to remember.

upier · Mar 06, 2008, 10:28 AM // 10:28

1. My guildies
2. Some of the people on my FL
3. The superb classes and the insane skills
4. Superb visuals - environment and especially the characters. Some character animations (such as a dagger wielding ritualist animation, Blades of Steel on a male assassin, Animate spells on a male necro, ...) are one of the most stunning things I have ever seen in a game!
5. After a few thousand (!!!) hours of gameplay - it's still fun!

(Free to play is a must - not a plus. If it had a fee - I would not know GW. Even if it was as good or better as it is!)

Rampager · Mar 06, 2008, 10:48 AM // 10:48

1.pvp
2.winning pve vs mallyx

Pleikki · Mar 06, 2008, 10:49 AM // 10:49

I like good graphics No fees. Most awesome moment Was when i obtained my First Fissure armor with hard work

and was noob then bought 105 ecto and 105 shard from trader.. Ecto 14k/e shard 3.7k/e :S

TPike · Mar 06, 2008, 10:53 AM // 10:53

What I lke about GW - Easy Interface, game play that's easy to figure out and a LOT of possiblities on how to play the game.

Proudest moment - Tough one. I'd probably say completing all three levels of Cathedral of Flame with Heros & Henchies.

Today I tried AB for first time - we won about 10 out of 12 rounds, at least. Needless to say I'm not "ascared" to play against people anymore