Played GW1 with some of you old timers for thousands of hours... but I absolutely cannot get into GW2.

Any suggestions?

Wretch / Matt / anyone else from pre-GW2 who wasn't a shitter?

(I see you Darkshade, you fall into the third category)

I guess there isn't much to suggest :/

They did keep the same philosophy of the game not being about gear, and instead being about personal skills and tactics. However, they did change a lot of the dynamics/mechanics and it is really different from GW1..

Did you try PvE? sPvP? WvWvW?

/EDIT: Tried playing with friends on skype? It's actually much more fun, especially doing dungeons/WvW.

This post was edited by Darkshade on Sep 28 2012 10:13pm

My biggest gripe is the early game... Ascalon from GW1 was a joy to play in, a joy to look at... in this game they seem to have splintered the community entirely around half a dozen ugly ass areas. :s

And no I haven't tried anything other than early game because I'd rather just accept the $60 loss than waste more time in such a bland playspace.

This post was edited by QQQQQQQQQQQ on Sep 28 2012 10:33pm

Yeah, I got to admit the early game isn't as exciting and attractive as it was in GW1 (I'm talking prophecies with pre-searing here). Like I said, it's different..

But, seeing as you're talking about the looks of zones and such, what I would suggest is at least trying to go through some of them in GW2. The nostalgia you'll getting into some of the zones and realizing it used to be X or Y place in GW1 is one of the best feeling I've got from the game yet. I don't know if you get what I'm saying since it's pretty hard to explain, but overall, yes some of the zones may be dull, but some corners here and there are just mind-blowing especially when GW1's nostalgia kicks in.

I don't think nostalgia alone is not worth me investing hundreds of hours... am I wrong?

Yes, I think you are

Here, fixed it a bit. I think I just hit the 100 hour mark and already covered much (been taking my time and whatnot).

It all depends on the person really. For me, I would have played it just for it... Anyways, since you've only tried the early-game, all there is to suggest would be WvW and structured PvP. Apart of that, play with friends? :/

This post was edited by Darkshade on Sep 28 2012 10:49pm

I don't like people.

This post was edited by QQQQQQQQQQQ on Sep 28 2012 10:59pm