Stay strong my friend. I've bit into so many horrible horrible games because of all the hype I read..the only one I managed to stay away from was Star Trek MMO just because I *knew* it would be bad... WAR/Aion/AoC/now Star Wars..chill out and see what people say about the end game..
What's this overflow stuff?
Depends what endgame you like. If you need a carrot on a stick which is stats on gear. This isnt the MMO for you. Anet has always kept the game balanced via same stats on end gear. So it comes down to PvP skill/skill combos to beat others. If its almost anything else, it is great.
Since you just joined I can't burn you as bad as I'd like..however GW1 =/ GW2. Also, you haven't completed RIFT or SWTOR..so....
Still leary.
You guys just need to stop thinking that the only form of progression is numeric based.
Numeric progression exist - up to level 80 exotic weapons, which have max stats.
But, there are also is the enemy AI progression and each individual player progression.
Yes, I know after a decade of MMORPGs where enemies fight the same way at level 1 as they fight max level (other than raids and some dungeons), AI improving with level is a bit hard to believe, but it does happen.
Mobs start dodging, they buff each other, they CC you, they use combo fields, etc.
Additionally, GW2 has no macros or a perfect rotation, so you as a player need to keep making decisions all the time.
These are forms of progression as well.
Getting materials for crafting or being able to get the prestige item skins will be hard and grindy.
I don't understand how people will rush to buy crap that you can see and smell miles away like Diablo 3 and SWTOR and they can't see a great game even if pushed right in their against their noses.
Gear has helped my Thief a lot, level 29 now and have 2 lvl 26 green pistols and a lvl 26 green sword and dagger for my other weapon set.
I have managed to get quite a few green armor pieces for cheap to.
Stay strong my friend. I've bit into so many horrible horrible games because of all the hype I read..the only one I managed to stay away from was Star Trek MMO just because I *knew* it would be bad... WAR/Aion/AoC/now Star Wars..chill out and see what people say about the end game..
^ this gonna give it a month or two, and see how people's feedback after playing the game for that period of time is like.
I think Im a oddball, but I like the concept of gear thats out of normal players reach,
that requires really hard raiding to get to.
I dont want to do raiding for "looking pretty" armor peices.
Also pvp gives everyone "basic" gear during a match right? so everyone is equally geared.
Great... no reason to pvp for gear, no reason to raid for gear.... then what?
What happends when people get level80?
why do you want to be max level within a month? I dont get this with MMOs lately.
They all seem to be very easy to get to max level and then theres no content for those players...it doesn't make sense.
why do you want to be max level within a month? I dont get this with MMOs lately.
They all seem to be very easy to get to max level and then theres no content for those players...it doesn't make sense.
Why wouldn't you want to be? The journey is fun, but its about what there is to do once you get there. My friend is 70 already, i am sure i will be 80 next week.
I never could understand people that play games like wow and 6 months later they are still lvl 35.
^ this gonna give it a month or two, and see how people's feedback after playing the game for that period of time is like.
I think Im a oddball, but I like the concept of gear thats out of normal players reach,
that requires really hard raiding to get to.
I dont want to do raiding for "looking pretty" armor peices.
Also pvp gives everyone "basic" gear during a match right? so everyone is equally geared.
Great... no reason to pvp for gear, no reason to raid for gear.... then what?
What happends when people get level80?
He will find out that being level 80 doesnt make things that much easier and he will be doing orr, farming titles, farming prestigious items, rolling alts, doing dungeons.
Raids in games like WoW are interesting because they introduce new mechanics to a stale combat that has been the same from 1 to 85.
In GW2 the combat isn;t stale so you don-t need traditional raids.
He will find out that being level 80 doesnt make things that much easier and he will be doing orr, farming titles, farming prestigious items, rolling alts, doing dungeons.
Raids in games like WoW are interesting because they introduce new mechanics to a stale combat that has been the same from 1 to 85.
In GW2 the combat isn;t stale so you don-t need traditional raids.
If things don't happen at max level people will quit, see D3.
The scaling is fine, but i can't get my mind around why anyone would not want to be max level, or take there time blah blah whatever, as long as you are doing anything, exploring, crafting, killing you will get exp and lvl you would have to go out of your way not to be max level in this game fairly soon.
If things don't happen at max level people will quit, see D3.
The scaling is fine, but i can't get my mind around why anyone would not want to be max level, or take there time blah blah whatever, as long as you are doing anything, exploring, crafting, killing you will get exp and lvl you would have to go out of your way not to be max level in this game fairly soon.
People left D3 because the game sucks.
Game sucks because there was nothing to do after max level.
in every mmo i've played where i've hit max level, i quit shortly after because there is nothing to do or i got bored doing the same crap over and over again.
you're saying gw2 is different? and i mean truly different, not just because the back of the box says so.
Why wouldn't you want to be? The journey is fun, but its about what there is to do once you get there. My friend is 70 already, i am sure i will be 80 next week.
I never could understand people that play games like wow and 6 months later they are still lvl 35.