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Ardennnnn · May 02, 2005, 01:04 PM // 13:04

I havent bought the game yet as i cant afford it just right now, i am currently playing SWG sorta untill they messed teh game up, so a few of us may come and play guildwars.

The people i have spoke to so far say it looks good, but how does it compare to the likes of swg, eq2,wow ?

Is the game balanced with all combat profs, unlike most, is there ganking or not.

If anyone could reply with there thoughts of this game, much would be appreciated and you may see me ingame soon

Ardennnnn

hothead2 · May 02, 2005, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Well I have played SWG, and WoW. In my opinion SWG did alot of things right with catina's, factions, bases, towns, etc. They also did some stuff wrong, such as jedi. The story in SWG was one perpetuated by interacting with everyone.

WoW was a huge dissappointment for me. There was no meaningful pvp, guilds were spread out because of lack of making guildhalls, and the missions quickly became repititive with "go fetch this" or "go kill that" quests. It felt as if no one could have any say in how the world went, it was up to the developers. When I bought the game I thought it would be like Warcraft3 in that I would be one of the units, and there would be an actual army. Instead I get to go find some farmers pumpkins.

Now I have only played GW for 2 days. The instancing of everything outside towns is a huge plus for me. No longer does wilderness have hordes of people (like in WoW). The story line is actually interesting. The game has not been boring so far. I hope it does turn out to be a great game.

Zai · May 02, 2005, 01:15 PM // 13:15

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Originally Posted by Ardennnnn

how does it compare to the likes of swg, eq2,wow ?

It doesn't. Not the same type of game at all.

It's close to (online) Diablo 2 and Dungeon Seige, but it takes a big step forward by eliminating the lobby system and adding gathering places like towns. PvP is fun and more balanced. It also requires more skill than those games, you can't wade into fights without thinking about how to win or you'll die fast. Even against stuff less than half your level.

Ardennnnn · May 02, 2005, 01:27 PM // 13:27

Ok. Thanks for the replys. Diablo 2 is a great game, so thats a plus to playing this one.

But is there anything else that this game will offer that some dont, how much content is there in the game? is it a team game or solo ?

Zai · May 02, 2005, 01:47 PM // 13:47

There is not a "huge" amount of content from what I have seen, but there's a lot more than what Diablo 2 had at release.

It's a team game, you can't do much alone after level 10. But, just like Dungeon Seige you can have NPC party members that tag along. So you can play the whole thing solo with these henchmen if you want, or you can team with other players.

LordCrono · May 02, 2005, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Guild wars gets a 10/10 [=. Great game.

Duin · May 02, 2005, 03:32 PM // 15:32

i definately love Guild Wars... I agree with the 10/10 for Guild Wars...

Inde · May 02, 2005, 03:37 PM // 15:37

This thread is about how you rate Guild Wars, not other MMOs.

Mister_Sparkle · May 02, 2005, 03:50 PM // 15:50

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Originally Posted by Inde

This thread is about how you rate Guild Wars, not other MMOs.

He asked how does it compare you can't know how it compares without knowing how good the other ones are

Ardennnnn · May 02, 2005, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Im just trying to see what others think about it first before i actually buy it, even though it may not be the game for me :P

Its good to compare games, pros and cons before actually getting the game, so i can compare with the other ones out

Super Awesome War Bunny · May 02, 2005, 07:13 PM // 19:13

I would rate it on a scale between 1 and 10, with 1 the lowest and 10 being the highest.

Dreamsmith · May 02, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14

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Originally Posted by Ardennnnn

Is the game balanced with all combat profs, unlike most, is there ganking or not.

There's no ganking. All player vs. player combat (PvP) occurs in the Arena, the Tombs, or other "competitive missions". No one can attack you by surprise while you're out exploring, questing, or doing cooperative missions. And the game is fairly well balanced, but it's balanced for team play -- don't expect your healer monk to go toe to toe with an axe murde..., er, warrior and survive. At least, not without backup.

As far as rating it, I'd give the game an 8 out of 10. It looses a couple of points due to only having four character slots. For a game with six professions and a great variety of ways to play, being able to only explore four of the options without being forced to delete or otherwise mangle a previous character is a big drawback. It's the ability to explore the couple dozen different viable builds that sustained my interest in Diablo II as long as it did. It's been suggested that additional slots will be made available with each expansion (since they'll add new classes, you'll pretty much need them) -- if that's the case, the game may earn a higher rating from me at that time, although until there's at least one more slot than available professions, it won't make a 10.

But aside from that (what is for me) big drawback, the game is near perfect in every other respect. It's exactly what I like in a great action RPG.

The IOU · May 02, 2005, 07:18 PM // 19:18

It is getting a good overall review from gamespot also. Take it as all opinions, but 9.3 is a good score out of 1600 ppl.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/guild...l?q=guild+wars

EDIT: Also check mmorpg.com and it surpassed WoW. Which has been #1 for the past 3-4 months now.

http://www.mmorpg.com/index.cfm?fp=1280,1024,281525343

Super Awesome War Bunny · May 02, 2005, 07:20 PM // 19:20

Hey ppl, 9.3 out of 1600 is pretty bad.

The IOU · May 02, 2005, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Depends...it could settle around 9.1-8.9. WoW overall is 9.3 with 11k

I don't see it going below 8.5. Also if someone doesn't like the game, they just mark it down to 1. So like I said, take it as opinions only.

Super Awesome War Bunny · May 02, 2005, 07:35 PM // 19:35

we need to find those people that don't like it. Then we should just stand there and stare at them, face to face. During which time someone stands next to them and performs a full gaming profile on them and see if they are even qualified to vote. I bet they aren't. Dangit, I just tore my shirt.

Inde · May 02, 2005, 08:09 PM // 20:09

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Originally Posted by Mister_Sparkle

He asked how does it compare you can't know how it compares without knowing how good the other ones are

Different between comparing and writing up crap about a different MMO that you do not like for no particular reason.