7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
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(How) Would you recommend GW2?
I noticed GW2 is on 50% sale and I was like "maybe it's a good time to convince some friends to get it". That was moslty a hypothetical thought, since my friends who're into MMOs are already deeply invested into their respective games and it would be nigh impossible to lure them into GW2. Nontheless, the idea got me pondering on what I would actually say.
After two years of GW2, I feel like I take the good in this game for granted and it has me seeing the problems probably greater than they actually are, or at least would be to a newcomer. To sum the game right now in a few words, I'd probably say "It's good, but...". It's handling typical MMO questing with creativity, but once the initial awe leaves you, you realize it's not such a breakthrough. It's got pretty cool personal story questline, but it could've been handled much better in certain aspects. The journey to max level is fun, but once you've been max level for a few weeks/months, you'll find there's not much more there for you to do. It adds new content every two weeks, but that might turn out to be the only thing keeping you from uninstalling the game. Any class can be anything, but every class ends up being DPS, because that's the most effective way of doing things.
I'd probably conclude the talk with "It's a great game for the price you pay, but it won't replace your main MMO unless you're extremely short on time you can spend on gaming."
So, my question to you guys - if your friend asked you for your honest opinion on whether he/she should get GW2, what would you say?
After two years of GW2, I feel like I take the good in this game for granted and it has me seeing the problems probably greater than they actually are, or at least would be to a newcomer. To sum the game right now in a few words, I'd probably say "It's good, but...". It's handling typical MMO questing with creativity, but once the initial awe leaves you, you realize it's not such a breakthrough. It's got pretty cool personal story questline, but it could've been handled much better in certain aspects. The journey to max level is fun, but once you've been max level for a few weeks/months, you'll find there's not much more there for you to do. It adds new content every two weeks, but that might turn out to be the only thing keeping you from uninstalling the game. Any class can be anything, but every class ends up being DPS, because that's the most effective way of doing things.
I'd probably conclude the talk with "It's a great game for the price you pay, but it won't replace your main MMO unless you're extremely short on time you can spend on gaming."
So, my question to you guys - if your friend asked you for your honest opinion on whether he/she should get GW2, what would you say?