Curse

Shadowhaze · Sep 25, 2008, 10:48 AM // 10:48

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Originally Posted by guardian of dragon temple

tried several other MMORPG's myself too and ach time returned to GW in not really long time. Yep, played GW too much and got used to it so much that it's hard to change and get used to something so new. Looking forward to GW2 really

I'm the same way, although I'm not sure of GW2 yet.

Fril Estelin · Sep 25, 2008, 10:52 AM // 10:52

I think that all the gloom&doom is simply due to the traditional view on MMOs that "player numbers" (even if defining this is only possible by the game company itself, not players who only see their guild/alliance/friends) have to be kept constant so that the game company can sustain its running costs via monthly fee.

GW is not like that, we don't pay anything after we've purchased the games and its additions. We're not tied to it each and every month, we can play it as we have some time in a casual manner, or still play it hardcore (see The Return of EvIl for example). In such an environment, there's no reason why the game is "dead" because there aren't many people, or the "best" players left. Maybe they'lll be back, they can because it won't cost them anything.

And yet we have week-end events, monthly updates and festivals. And yet a few players are jumping onboard the GW experience. And yet there are alliances playing elite areas and many guilds playing PvP. It may be "less" than the GW experience years ago, but it is not in the sense thatone would expect "more" content to be added because other MMOs do so.

The future of GW indeed looks bright, ArenaNet succeeded where many couldn't, GW2 development is progressing, NC West is steadily growing. Players now need a lot of patience, a very nice quality to have nowadays.

karen the healer · Sep 25, 2008, 12:31 PM // 12:31

I still play guilds wars, but I have tried out a few other games as well in the past few months. I am looking forward to guild wars 2. Alot of the members of the guild I am in rarely sign on much these days. Many are playing warhammer online. I ended up really liking Tabala Rasa alot and play it mostly these days. But still do some pvp and special event weekends in guild wars.

romeus petrus · Sep 25, 2008, 02:26 PM // 14:26

GW is getting old, that is a fact. It is still the best "MMO" on the market atm imho. I have tried AoC, WoW, and will soon probably try Warhammer due to peer pressure

. But there is something about GW that always keeps bringing me back.

I agree though, Anet did drop the ball by not adding any new content with GW2 still far, far away.

Demonstar · Sep 25, 2008, 03:06 PM // 15:06

Shouldn't have canceled Utopia, imo.

Should have made Utopia the intro GW2. :X

Accursed · Sep 25, 2008, 03:25 PM // 15:25

When I played Guild Wars, I went to try different games but always came back to Guild Wars because its got me really into the game really.

Nemo the Capitalist · Sep 25, 2008, 03:33 PM // 15:33

...........where do i get started??

Death
Taxes

Certainties of life.

doudou_steve · Sep 25, 2008, 03:34 PM // 15:34

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Originally Posted by Fay Vert

GW is dead, the devs have completely abandoned it for the moment.

GW2 will have to start from scratch so who knows what its future is, but to say its bright is somewhat premature.

ANet screwed up bigtime by not keeping its playerbase to go forward.

Here ya go, fixed for you.
Anet didnt screw anything, you can say they screwed big time if GW2 is
REALLY bad.

Anyway, i agree with the OP. Guild Wars will NEVER die.

wynoski · Sep 25, 2008, 04:11 PM // 16:11

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Originally Posted by Apollo Smile

And somehow this became another "Guild Wars is dying, Doomsday, etc" thread.

I am really surprised by all this. I have been playing for 27 months and I am stil only at 22 max titles. I still have not done Sorrows furnace. I still have 8-10 other toons I want to play. Not sure why other people are bored.

granted I do not have the money to buy any new games or do subscription based MMOs, so I guess I am not going anywhere un til GW2.

When y'all leave, I'll be sitting along in Kamadan...stop by

Stuart444 · Sep 25, 2008, 04:40 PM // 16:40

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Originally Posted by Silverblad3

I think there are too many assumptions being made

umm, this is what I have been thinking of for the last few months, I just don't bother to mention it on here

Rexion · Sep 25, 2008, 08:45 PM // 20:45

Guild Wars is a lot like America's economy (I'm american, so I allow myself to make fun of my country).

It goes down down down down down.... eventually almost horrible and everyone is freaking out. Then a few years down the road, it's amazing.

own time = right now.
amazing = release of GW2

Mammoth · Sep 25, 2008, 09:06 PM // 21:06

There's always something left to do... Still items and armors left to collect... Development might be finished for this game overall, but there's plenty there to keep me busy even since day 1 over 3 years ago...

If I get a bit bored, well, I just alternate with an MMO; EVE:Online.

illidan009 · Sep 26, 2008, 01:31 AM // 01:31

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Originally Posted by wynoski

I am really surprised by all this. I have been playing for 27 months and I am stil only at 22 max titles. I still have not done Sorrows furnace. I still have 8-10 other toons I want to play. Not sure why other people are bored.

granted I do not have the money to buy any new games or do subscription based MMOs, so I guess I am not going anywhere un til GW2.

When y'all leave, I'll be sitting along in Kamadan...stop by

32 months, playing 8 chars, 631 hours, no max titles. yeah, I'm not bored yet

Red Sonya · Sep 29, 2008, 12:08 PM // 12:08

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Originally Posted by shoogi

The sad thing is that even though the current GW is about 10% fun of what GW was 3 years ago, it is still by far the best mmo and the only one with a serious pvp system.

lol that's a laugh.