Quote (neosoph @ May 1 2016 05:54am)
I'd say yes. But be ready to get frustrated (yet addicted). If you are new like me, then the game is so complex that you are pretty much required to use the internet and research to learn the game. Gw2 is really quite massive.
What I absolutely hate about this game:
~No mounts, yet you are slow as fuck. Even with 33% movement speed buffs you are slow as hell. It makes no sense not to have mounts when it takes like 80 hours just to fully explore the world map. Portals are irrelevant to new players.
~Way too many stuns. I understand 1 second stuns in other games, but I'm seeing 2-3 second stuns in Gw2 with is just stupid. Stun at the wrong time = dead. Yet, every god damn mob has stuns. You are already slow moving and on top of that you get stunned constantly. It ruins the fun of the game. Stun breaks have 30+ second CDs which is pointless when EVERY mob has stuns. I can't figure out why people want to play melee in Gw2 (I've been running ranger)
~You can't modify your combat skills UI with getting into keybinds. What the fuck were they thinking?
~Game focuses way too much on grinding - not everyone has that kind of time to burn, yet we still deserve our money's worth. I definitely would have quit if it wasn't for jsp fast tracking me past all the boring bullshit.
What I absolutely love about this game:
~The visualizations and artwork are incredible, they really are - the monsters/races are very unique and beautiful.
~The lore is fascinating - I've spent hours reading about the elder dragons.
~How much loot you get and the massive diversity of loot - makes you feel rewarded after completing content, helps with the grindyness
~How you can automatically deposit materials and it auto sorts your bags for you
~The deviation from heal/tank/dps - anyone can do anything at any time. Shocked me and I had an adjusting period to this (the con to this is finding consensus "meta" (best) builds is like pulling teeth, very frustrating for min/maxers not having any consensus data)
~You have to take monsters seriously - many you will not be able to solo without help, which makes it feel great when you actually kill them
Overall this game really is a piece of art. They just need to stop listening to whatever dipshit employee at arena net is holding them back from fixing the problems I mentioned.
lol yep I'm beginnning to experience that, decided to use a passive for 25% movement speed even if it is a sacrifice for a more useful spell ^^
Trying to not focus on the little side heart quests because I would make them feel like a chore if I set myself to do them all the time.
Quote (lazaraslong @ May 1 2016 02:24am)
yes get your free instant 80 :). Buy from g2a I think it's cheaper there.
I'll look into that to try to get it cheaper, $50 seems a bit too pricey for me
Quote (HEAVENSHAKINGSWORD @ May 1 2016 06:51am)
yeah it's not bad, i dont regret the money i spent on it, though i would buy it asap if you want to enjoy it, the game is no where near as active as it was at launch
dont listen to anything this guy says, he doesn't understand the game yet
Does buying it help with leveling or asap just to enjoy it while people are still active. Although I do feel there's a lot of people in it, not as many as I expected but still a nice amount.