Guild Wars

Mortaea · 01-03-2008, 02:56 PM

Well, I was wondering what the status on this game is. Is it "blah" or "yah?"

And how expensive are all of the expansions? Is there a pack that includes them all that's cheaper than buying them individually?

See, I played the original GW and still have it. I've been looking for a game that I can jump into for a few minutes then sign off if I need to. But I also what a game that has interaction with other people. Did I mention not paying a monthly fee rocks?

Anyways, just wanted to know if it was worth getting or not.

Pedro · 01-03-2008, 03:30 PM

Think it's a good 2-3 month game, after that it gets boring and repetitive, of course I only played the very first one when it released, dunno how much all the expansions changed it.

Mortaea · 01-03-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedro

Think it's a good 2-3 month game, after that it gets boring and repetitive, of course I only played the very first one when it released, dunno how much all the expansions changed it.

Yeah, that's what I ran into. Played it for just a little while and it bored me to tears. I didn't have a guild then though. I was hoping the expansions had changed that, and hoping that some people in LoS were currently playing it so I could team up with them.

I've another question. I've Vista, am I screwed when it comes to GW?

Sykomyke · 01-04-2008, 05:43 AM

I have Guild Wars: Prophecies (Original game) and two of it's "expansions" called GW: Factions, and GW: Nightfall. I prefer the original over the other two. Factions while a decent idea just introduced re-hashed skills.

Nightfall completely ruined the game IMO. Instead of partying with actual other people (real live humans! OMG!) people just partied with their "heros" they had buffed up and aquired. I found the game even more solo friendly and it goes against the whole idea of a MMO...which is meant to be played with others.

After that I lost faith in NCSoft and went back to playing Prophecies only, when Eye of the North came out I didn't buy the expansion. Like Pedro said, it's a fun game for a short while, after that it's just boring. It should have never gone past the first game honestly.

Mortaea · 01-04-2008, 11:36 AM

Yeah, after I read about the heroes at first I was excited because there were often times where I just wanted to get a mission done because there was nobody there and henchmen weren't strong enough. Then I began to wonder if people even partied together anymore. I guess you pretty much answered my question about that.

Voof · 01-06-2008, 09:04 PM

I recently went to re-vist the game and i find that its till very populated and i was finding groups no problem. It's not as fun as i remember it to be, and it seems like they haven't added much to it at all aside from the "expansions" witch are really more of a stand alone game. All in all its still a time killer.

01-03-2008, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mortaea Dude with a feminine in-game name Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 597	Guild Wars Well, I was wondering what the status on this game is. Is it "blah" or "yah?" And how expensive are all of the expansions? Is there a pack that includes them all that's cheaper than buying them individually? See, I played the original GW and still have it. I've been looking for a game that I can jump into for a few minutes then sign off if I need to. But I also what a game that has interaction with other people. Did I mention not paying a monthly fee rocks? Anyways, just wanted to know if it was worth getting or not. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine The forces of good may always win, but the forces of evil have fun 'til then! "There is nothing perfect. There is only life." - August in Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees

01-03-2008, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pedro Black Sheep of LoS and Stick Bearer! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: You don't want to mess with the stick! Posts: 4,908	Think it's a good 2-3 month game, after that it gets boring and repetitive, of course I only played the very first one when it released, dunno how much all the expansions changed it. __________________

01-04-2008, 05:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sykomyke Democratic Republic of Hell Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 278	I have Guild Wars: Prophecies (Original game) and two of it's "expansions" called GW: Factions, and GW: Nightfall. I prefer the original over the other two. Factions while a decent idea just introduced re-hashed skills. Nightfall completely ruined the game IMO. Instead of partying with actual other people (real live humans! OMG!) people just partied with their "heros" they had buffed up and aquired. I found the game even more solo friendly and it goes against the whole idea of a MMO...which is meant to be played with others. After that I lost faith in NCSoft and went back to playing Prophecies only, when Eye of the North came out I didn't buy the expansion. Like Pedro said, it's a fun game for a short while, after that it's just boring. It should have never gone past the first game honestly. __________________

01-04-2008, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mortaea Dude with a feminine in-game name Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 597	Yeah, after I read about the heroes at first I was excited because there were often times where I just wanted to get a mission done because there was nobody there and henchmen weren't strong enough. Then I began to wonder if people even partied together anymore. I guess you pretty much answered my question about that. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine The forces of good may always win, but the forces of evil have fun 'til then! "There is nothing perfect. There is only life." - August in Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees

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01-06-2008, 09:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Voof Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12	I recently went to re-vist the game and i find that its till very populated and i was finding groups no problem. It's not as fun as i remember it to be, and it seems like they haven't added much to it at all aside from the "expansions" witch are really more of a stand alone game. All in all its still a time killer.