Curse

fireflyry · Jul 12, 2008, 06:27 PM // 18:27

Finished Guild Wars?

PvP.

Grind titles.

Ursanway.

THAT IS ALL.

Seriously though I spend most of my time on GW helping new players these days.I fully love mucking around with builds playing some of the older levels while still helping others progress.

In saying if your just out to have fun I think GW will be relevant as long as the servers run hence why I'm still playing.If your looking for more content wise your kidding yourself imo other than grinding titles.

Let's face it, theres no more content coming other than updates and balances, hence imo GW is now what you make it.

Bryant Again · Jul 12, 2008, 07:09 PM // 19:09

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Originally Posted by AJD

I do not mean to sound like a GW basher, I loved the game a ton. But when you feel like there is nothing left to do in game it is time to move on from it. And it is their own frigging fault.

It is "their own frigging fault" that people are leaving because there's nothing left to do in an RPG?

Don Doggy · Jul 12, 2008, 07:34 PM // 19:34

Recently I have been playing GW less and less so i've decided to take a break for a while. And when I come back I will probably delete a few chars and start over again.

ischuros · Jul 13, 2008, 01:43 AM // 01:43

Robbert Monga, I couldn't agree more. I think it is obnoxious that people want to just jump into the game and win win win. What's the point in playing if you don't have the option of failing, and changing strategy, and trying again. I have never played Ursan, for one the title grind isn't for me (even though I am quietly working my way up to Legendary Spearmarshal). I mourn the days of balanced FoW and UW groups having a hard time of it.

One of my favorite experiences of the game was an incredibly hard and long FoW clear as a monk. If we had gone Ursan it would have been easier, faster, but less enjoyable. I was kept on my toes, and had to be alert to all my team mates. It gave me a small sense of pride that my mates could go off and fight and know, not THINK, but know that I would be there to save them, if they got into trouble. That may sound arrogant, but dammit, I've done enough to be arrogant I feel.

To the OP, I have just come back from a four month break, and I am really getting back into Guild Wars. Farming is enjoyable, for some reason, and the sense of achievement, even though nothing has really been done, is still enough for me. I enjoy the game, for the game. I know it's only a game, but it the Guild Wars enviroment, I feel I have achieved something, and met some nice people along the way.

And to all those who say that the game is dying, it is just your desire to play that is waning. The game is still good, it's still great. The magic of discovery may have been lost, but now I feel I have a deeper understanding of the game, and it's mechanics, and I enjoy using those to my advantage. The way you experience the game changes along with your play time. At first everything is new and exciting, and merely seeing everything becomes your goal. After a while, that sense of joy of seeing something new has worn off, and you come to want to defeat the enviroment, and beat. Eventually, that too has passed, and now you are left with a feeling of what next. I had that, but coming back to the game, I see it in a new light. It is a challenge. I have beaten it before, but can I defeat it better? And the thing, no matter what people, the game does reward you for that. It may be just titles, and people may just say that you can grind for them. But if you really have an urge to understand the game, and beat it better (:P), they do have some meaning. It is an emblem you can wear that says, look what I've done, I'm proud I've done it.

And to nip this in the bud, I could write more, the way the I have viewed the game has changed, and so have the challenges it presents me with. Now it's recaptured my imagination, and it has genuine joy for me when I play. If you don't have fun while playing, don't play. Simple as.

afya · Jul 13, 2008, 02:04 AM // 02:04

Why play a game if you find it boring or whatever? If I were you and don't feel comfortable, I'll take some rest and come back later.

credit · Jul 13, 2008, 04:07 AM // 04:07

I think it's safe to say that most of us are in the same boat as you.

Esprit · Jul 13, 2008, 04:11 AM // 04:11

I still play because there are a few aspects of the game a enjoy and I enjoy doing missions and dungeons with people I know. Hang in a Vent channel with a few friends and play GW.

Carboplatin · Jul 13, 2008, 05:12 AM // 05:12

i am just slowly grinding titles myself.

Cherng Butter · Jul 13, 2008, 05:22 AM // 05:22

Take a break, I have done so on multiple occasions and always have fun when I come back

pizzamonkey · Jul 13, 2008, 05:43 AM // 05:43

No game is meant to be fun forever. I don't care how good a game is but it will get boring eventually. I know that I've exhausted GW after about 3,500 hours worth. So now I'm playing WoW and it is just as fun as GW was and just as addicting way back when I started playing GW. Best if you try other games and not just GW because it keeps things fresh and entertaining.

Clarissa F · Jul 13, 2008, 06:01 AM // 06:01

Get away from the game. Play another game for awhile, take up knitting, build your dream house, whatever. Get into another MMO for a month or two, and you will appreciate what GW has. Balanced pvp, decent storylines, nice graphics and pretty scenery, nice combat action, all make it a great game. At least you can unplug without worrying about the whole monthly fee thing.

WanderXMono · Jul 13, 2008, 06:16 AM // 06:16

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

Guild Wars isn't supposed to hold you forever. It's not an MMO: it doesn't cough-up monthly and new content. If you're not having fun then you're supposed to play a different game. The more you try to look for more fun within a game where you're *not* having fun, then it's time for something new.

Well, technically GW is an MMO considering the large amount of players playing online with one another. Its just that It isn't the type of MMO to come out with new things every patch or so. For new things, In my opinion, all I can say is buy different expansions just to keep you going longer.

Angelic Upstart · Jul 13, 2008, 09:23 AM // 09:23

I find myself playing WOW now and enjoying it, ironic that when i first tried WOW some two years ago i hated it cos of the graphics in comparison to GW.

But after nearly three yrs and almost 5000 hours of GW, short of grinding titles there is not a lot left for me.

Continuous dumbing down of the game and time spent have me completley worn down with it,a shame but nothing lasts forever.

mage767 · Jul 13, 2008, 09:46 AM // 09:46

Sad, simply sad. GW - RIP.

Bryant Again · Jul 13, 2008, 03:45 PM // 15:45

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Originally Posted by WanderXMono

Well, technically GW is an MMO considering the large amount of players playing online with one another. Its just that It isn't the type of MMO to come out with new things every patch or so. For new things, In my opinion, all I can say is buy different expansions just to keep you going longer.

By that definition, Counter-Strike is an MMO.

It takes more than a ton of people playing simultaneously on the internet to be able to put the label "MMO" on it.

N1ghtstalker · Jul 13, 2008, 03:47 PM // 15:47

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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

By that definition, Counter-Strike is an MMO.

It takes more than a ton of people playing simultaneously on the internet to be able to put the label "MMO" on it.

massive multiplayer online is i think a game where people can play in a massive amount with each other
CSS =/= MMO
a CSS server has about 16 man (some go up to 40 but not alot) and if you compare that to a city like Kamadan it's a few hundreds of players running around, that's the massive in MMO

Issac · Jul 13, 2008, 03:48 PM // 15:48

All my friends, pvp and some titles I still play the game and. Especially my friends, talking to them just makes the game so much more fun.

Bryant Again · Jul 13, 2008, 03:53 PM // 15:53

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Originally Posted by N1ghtstalker

massive multiplayer online is i think a game where people can play in a massive amount with each other
CSS =/= MMO
a CSS server has about 16 man (some go up to 40 but not alot) and if you compare that to a city like Kamadan it's a few hundreds of players running around, that's the massive in MMO

Part of the reason I don't call GW an MMO. I was merely proving my point.

cebalrai · Jul 13, 2008, 04:08 PM // 16:08

If they nerf/ditch Ursan I might start playing again. It absolutely killed GW for me...

Accursed · Jul 13, 2008, 04:14 PM // 16:14

My account is 37-39 months old now [I forgot >_>] and I've taken a week away every few months, but I also [every summer now] visit New York to see my grandparents and family, so thats an immediate 4 weeks.

Theres absolutely no way a human being can spend almost 3 years playing 1 game with no breaks.