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hariooo
Canada2830 Posts
Going through zones and exploring is annoying too because if you get separated there's no actual way to quick-travel near your party leader. Blahblahblah that's to stop botters and being able to run people to higher level zones but at some point you're frustrating the average player so much it's not even worth it. | ||
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kuresuti
1393 Posts
Even if you are overleveled for an area you will still get decent experience and loot (one of the most popular farming spots for any level character was a level 1-15 area the last time I played), so just pick an area where both of you meet the basic level requirement and get to it! If you don't mind the occasional PvP, there is some exploring to do in WvWvW, with various events pretty much all over the place. It makes it more exciting too when you find some enemy players off the beaten paths. It can be difficult though if you are way underleveled. Me and some friends went around doing all the jumping puzzles and 'hidden' quests and completing whatever we could find on the way when last time I was leveling, it was pretty fun  | ||
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hariooo
Canada2830 Posts
And I'm more talking about the sort of overarching plot that drives you through the zones. Otherwise it's pretty mindless just going from one zone to the next without any thread connecting what's going on. The first dungeon isn't for a while as well (which is like the first mission that requires any sort of coordination or skill to complete) so that's a little annoying as well. | ||
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kuresuti
1393 Posts
The only time I've ever been interested in anything happening storywise in Guild Wars 2 was when Lion's Arch burned (spoiler alert!) and even that wasn't very well executed. It was interesting for 10 minutes and after that it was a grind until the next phase of the event kicked in. | ||
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Manijak
Slovenia112 Posts
For coop I'd suggest you just explore the zones together, probably more fun than doing story (aside some dungeons). | ||
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avilo
United States4100 Posts
On January 27 2015 05:41 Manijak wrote: Leveling a character is a very boring and annoying thing to do in GW2, specialy if you come from GW1. The first character is ok, but every next is just a pain. One of the best ways (and most boring) is probably to join a train farm group - mad king's labirynth was a good place with scaling you up. At least now you get exp tomes as rewards for doing some daily quests. For coop I'd suggest you just explore the zones together, probably more fun than doing story (aside some dungeons). I didn't find it too hard to level to 80...you get a lot of experience for just getting waypoints/vista/point of interests, let alone doing the heart quest things too. Or you can just craft a lot of levels :D | ||
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Tilorn91
Serbia218 Posts
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
On January 27 2015 08:40 Tilorn91 wrote: After dropping the game few weeks after launch, can someone give me brief notes on what has changed so far? Might pick up GW2 again with the expansion, primarily looking for a good pvp experience or something that's like GW1 which I'm in love with. Well they are actually adding GvG, so I'm looking forward to that and hoping it's good. | ||
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Fi0na
0 Posts
Maybe it is because I am playing as an engineer, maybe half the game at that point should be playing with friends (of which I have few since the ones I played with feel the same way and stopped playing). Is it because I'm playing an engineer? Is it because I didn't even bother to upgrade to temple armor and run around with a mystic weapon only? What keeps YOU excited to still play the game after exploring most of the world once, doing all the tedious heart quests, finishing all the fun jumping puzzles multiple times (besides WvW and PvP)? | ||
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DEN1ED
United States1087 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Miragee
8553 Posts
On January 27 2015 08:50 DEN1ED wrote: Well they are actually adding GvG, so I'm looking forward to that and hoping it's good. Even if they add GvG (which is in fact more like DotA from what they said) your PvP experience will be nothing like GW. The reason for that is easy: The combat/skill system. Those systems (movement, skill interaction, situational skill usage etc.) made GW unique. GW2 doesn't have that. The game mode doesn't matter, the fighting will still be the same as it is in Capture the Points right now. I mean, look at the player-invented GvG in GW2. It's certainly better than Capture the Point and can be fun for sure but it is still a huge mess compared to GW1's GvG or PvP in general. If you are looking for something akin to GW combat in GW2 you will never be able to find it. | ||
Ragnarork
France9034 Posts
On January 27 2015 10:36 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: It's ironic I played Guild Wars 1 and all the expansions and waited for GW2 with gusto yet I have never played it. Ever. Weird. Having played GW1, all his expansions and then hopped into hardcore GvG (loved that so much), I quit the 2 one week after maxing out  On January 27 2015 18:39 Miragee wrote: Even if they add GvG (which is in fact more like DotA from what they said) your PvP experience will be nothing like GW. The reason for that is easy: The combat/skill system. Those systems (movement, skill interaction, situational skill usage etc.) made GW unique. GW2 doesn't have that. The game mode doesn't matter, the fighting will still be the same as it is in Capture the Points right now. I mean, look at the player-invented GvG in GW2. It's certainly better than Capture the Point and can be fun for sure but it is still a huge mess compared to GW1's GvG or PvP in general. If you are looking for something akin to GW combat in GW2 you will never be able to find it. Haha, reading his message, I was like "Oh, it might be time to get back to it", but you killed any hope I had  I want GW's true GvG back (with a no-nonsense Victory Or Death though...) | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
I think the dodging mechanic is also counter-intuitive. | ||
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[BSP]Kain
119 Posts
On January 27 2015 10:36 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: It's ironic I played Guild Wars 1 and all the expansions and waited for GW2 with gusto yet I have never played it. Ever. Weird. Same for me. I was really into PvP in GW1, bu after learning about PvP in GW2 I have never picked it up. I have so so many good memories of PvP in GW1. Was fun time. :D | ||
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Spaylz
Japan1743 Posts
To me, its biggest flaw is the combat system. It's just so... cluttery and messy. Yeah, it makes for a lot of action and movement, and it looks reactionary, but really it's only a huge cluster of skills and attacks without much coherence to them. Shame, too, because I would have sticked to that game for a very long time, had it had decent combat mechanics. I'll most likely buy Heart of Thorns though. Just because I liked GW2 and got my money's worth out of it. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17350 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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teddyoojo
Germany22369 Posts
too bad its an mmorpg | ||
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Divine-Sneaker
Denmark1225 Posts
On January 27 2015 08:40 Miragee wrote: If you are looking for something akin to GW combat in GW2 you will never be able to find it. Sadly, this is proving to remain entirely true for some reason. | ||
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