Curse

Vermilion Okeanos · Oct 20, 2006, 04:10 AM // 04:10

lol, I can understand that guy's feeling, it remind me of some past experience I had as well. That's how I end up quitting my first guild in GW.

However, unlike many other mmorpg, being alone in GW isn't too bad. It is not like lineageII where you are alone in high level ground means getting PK by even higher level or not even able to go to higher level area to play (no party).

Oh yea... NO MONTHLY FEE!! (or rather, cheap monthly fee... but I like GW anyway) I have to say, it was defintely the no monthly fee that stole me away from other competeting online RPG.

Hockster · Oct 20, 2006, 04:13 AM // 04:13

http://gw.stratics.com/content/arena...hp?nocookies=1

Lawnmower · Oct 20, 2006, 12:32 PM // 12:32

Gailie, do you have any input???

At all?:P

Moa Bird Cultist · Oct 20, 2006, 01:25 PM // 13:25

Navaros makes a good point, but there is one flaw in the design of his arguement. While it may take some time to make enough money for FOW armour, it is nothing compared to the hours required to get the best out of most mmorpgs. if you want the best out of say... FF XI, you have to spend hundreds of hours leveling up and perfecting your skills before you can even start to think about the elite loot. In Guild Wars, you can hit the level cap in less than 6 hours. I should know, 'cause I've done it. But the point is: How is GW exactly the same when it only requires a fraction of the time that other mmos take up to get the best out of it?

Mylon · Oct 20, 2006, 01:28 PM // 13:28

I think this blog makes a very important point about MMORPGs:

MMORPGs provide a sense of accomplishment often lacking in many people's real lives. Combine that with the social security blanket of /ignore and the ability to logout and people find it easier to socialize there as well. This is why it's so attractive to so many people.

The truth itself · Oct 20, 2006, 01:47 PM // 13:47

An escape from reality.

Ladies and gents, Virtual reality is here already.

That being said, my /age displays 2100+ hours...

Saphrium · Oct 20, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Addiction is about the people, not the game, however this sounds like the cigarette companys' tone, it is right. But MMO like WoW just keep taking advantage of this addiction to generate capital, it is what makes a game "good intentioned", certainly there are ppl like that in GW as well, but Anet has done their best IMHO, I praise them all the way and will continue to support them as much as I can. (Merge my NF account P

gr3g · Oct 20, 2006, 07:32 PM // 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockster

http://gw.stratics.com/content/arena...hp?nocookies=1

Triforge sounds cooler than ArenaNet to me. But I may be biased because I love Zelda.

ElinoraNeSangre · Oct 20, 2006, 09:02 PM // 21:02

If you're getting the CE for Nightfall, check out the making of GW video. This will probably give you a great insight as to how the company, and Jeff Strain, feels about GW.

And the general video game obsession articles make me very happy that I exercise regularly and have lots of healthy outlets.

-kel

RuPee · Oct 21, 2006, 03:38 AM // 03:38

Thanks for the article lawnmower. The same situation actually hit me a couple of months ago. I wanted my R3 SOOOO bad so i did some non stop PvP during my summer vaca with a very active guild. I woke up in the morning, do some HA if anyone was available. Then at night i would go into Hardcore mode and play from 6-3 in the morning. i was actually sacrificing dinner time with the family to play a game.

and the whole false accomplishment thing is so true. after i got my r3 i swore i wouldn't play so much anymore. college apps season is on me and i cant write on my essays that im r3 and have the glad title :/

KvanCetre · Oct 21, 2006, 04:41 AM // 04:41

The difference between grind-forever armor in WoW and grind-forever armor in GW is that Fissure armor doesn't make you more powerful than the guy with 1.5k armor.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/items/armorsets/
In the warrior set, most importantly, armor on Dungeon Set 1(Tier 0) is a couple hundred armor less per piece than Tier 3

Guardian of the Light · Oct 21, 2006, 06:21 AM // 06:21

Guild Wars doesn't seem as addicting as WoW but really you can get addicted to anything really (ever hear about the lady addicted to vaccuming). The important thing to remember is that you need to do some other thing and not completely lose your life.

Tetris L · Oct 21, 2006, 06:54 AM // 06:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navaros

Pretty much exactly the same thing in Guild Wars. Want a really high-ranked title or Fissure armor, you gotta do exactly the same thing in Guild Wars.

The key difference is: The Fissure armor doesn't give you any advantage whatsoever, except look and prestige. Same for PvP titles. So you're not forced to obtain them in order to perform well in the game.

Voltar · Oct 21, 2006, 08:23 AM // 08:23

I don't think anyone in WoW actually has the best armor in the game yet...you need to get into a big guild that does the end-game raids...then you need to work your way up to actually getting to go in the raids which is when you need to make sure you have the gear that's good enough to survive in molten core...which is where you get the gear and the quest to go into blackwing lair...where you get the gear and kill the end boss to finish the quest that you get from the guy in that bug zone west of un'goro. i think you need to have enough cenarion faction before you can even get the quest.

then...you have to grind nozrabubu reputation or something by killing trash mobs in aq40 for about 1 year...

then the cool dragon will talk to you and you can ask for the opportunity to do quests for the best armor in the game.

after i put that all together in my head, i cancelled my wow account and started playing gw again.