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Sep 11 2016 10:38am
Never played the game
Lot of friends trying to get me into but before I sink another $50 in more games I wanted to see jsp's thoughts on it


Entertaining game?
Fun to grind gear?
Dungeons good?
Economy good or easy to make fg?
Favorite class?
Best class for pve farming?
How is the grind to 80(?)

I normally play Diablo 3 a lot. Played wow a bit and it was enjoyable.

This post was edited by Conspire on Sep 11 2016 10:48am
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Sep 12 2016 02:24pm
Game is way harder than D3 in terms of skill needed to play well and also the sheer learning curve. Crafting a legendary for example could take a year or more (for people who don't have huge gold stockpiles that is). Legendaries are truly legendary in this game.

Expect a massive time commitment to get best-in-slot everything and game completion. You could play this game for years and never see all of it.

My fav class I've tried so far is the thief - you can actually kill shit fast and overall quite versatile and mobile. Economy is extremely well-tuned, in game gold worth a shitload. Unlike D3, 5,000 gold is a massive fortune in Gw2. Legendaries sell for 3k-6k to give you perspective.
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Sep 15 2016 02:15pm
For the first time, I'm interested in GW as well.
Avid WoW player, but due to responsibilities and shit, i don't have the time to dedicate to raid times.

Things I am looking for in a MMORPG:
Eye candy but won't overheat my laptop
Solo play with ability to see most all the content
Emphasis on items and upgrading them
Enough active players to make social interaction possible
No or low monthly fees
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Sep 15 2016 02:29pm
Quote (oleo79 @ Sep 15 2016 04:15pm)
For the first time, I'm interested in GW as well.
Avid WoW player, but due to responsibilities and shit, i don't have the time to dedicate to raid times.

Things I am looking for in a MMORPG:
Eye candy but won't overheat my laptop
Solo play with ability to see most all the content
Emphasis on items and upgrading them
Enough active players to make social interaction possible
No or low monthly fees


all are true, except for the bolded.

gw2 is very graphically demanding, even on low settings. heavily reliant on CPU.

and for the most part, the only thing that makes one item better than another is it's aesthetics. there are more valuable upgrades (runes, sigils, infusions) but these are available to anyone. a legendary item will have the same stats as an ascended item, even though it takes a LOT more time to acquire.

i'd recommend the fuck out of gw2 to anybody looking to get into an MMO. for a free to play game, it's worth its money.

This post was edited by Wretch on Sep 15 2016 02:30pm
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