I need advice in buying Guild Wars

[Hav0k99]

I want to know how similar it is to Diablo II. Since there is no other game I've played as much.

 

[Stangs55]

shhh....it's Guild WARS

 

[Yreka]

You mean Guild Wars, or is this a new game coming out ?

 

[Hav0k99]

Originally posted by: Yreka
You mean Guild Wars, or is this a new game coming out ?

 

[luigi1]

Well, how to answer? I'll try to list how there simalar and how there different.

Simalar
Form a small group and do a quest thats instanced.
There is a PVP bias though there is a PVE game here as well
There is no monthly fee

Different
Form the group in towns rather than a message board
Some spells are quested or captured, some are purchased
PVP is much more structered as group vs group or guild vs guild
Less reliance on drops as armor and weapons are bought for the most part
You can make a max level toon (though they will not have all spells) for PVP

All in all it has a simular feel to Diablo but there are differences. I think a game called Hellgate London is comming out that is made by some of the same folks that made Diablo. But I don't know how simular that will be either.

 

[Hav0k99]

Originally posted by: luigi1
Well, how to answer? I'll try to list how there simalar and how there different.

Simalar
Form a small group and do a quest thats instanced.
There is a PVP bias though there is a PVE game here as well
There is no monthly fee

Different
Form the group in towns rather than a message board
Some spells are quested or captured, some are purchased
PVP is much more structered as group vs group or guild vs guild
Less reliance on drops as armor and weapons are bought for the most part
You can make a max level toon (though they will not have all spells) for PVP

All in all it has a simular feel to Diablo but there are differences. I think a game called Hellgate London is comming out that is made by some of the same folks that made Diablo. But I don't know how simular that will be either.

I was actualy looking forward to a game where I can treasure hunt like in Diablo 2. That's what kept me playing way after I beat it on Hell

 

[Hacp]

Nope. Not similar to Diablo II at all for me. It has the RPG aspect, but its too much like a MMORPG to me. The quests are tedious, and confusing, and you have to party really to get by in the higher levels. Not a hack and slash, and you can def not spam spells to your desire.

 

[goota]

well yeah, after you beat the game, pretty much in GW, all there is to do is PVP and search for ******.

and I kinda disagree with the armor weapons being bought. because once you get alot farther, you will either make your armor or put ****** that you find in the armor to make it better.

 

[duragezic]

Well right. I think he mostly meant that the item system isn't as important and extensive as in D2, which is probably my biggest complaint with GW. Generally it's more based on having and choosing the right skills ("spells") for dealing damage in a party instead of soloing with all this tweaked-ass gear that everyone in D2 had. So I guess in that respect you get more people playing the game instead of having all these uber items, which is a good thing, cause that pissed me off with D2... maybe I just never had 20 SOJs. (had like 2 or 3 at most at once, bah).

 

[EpsiIon]

In Guild Wars, it takes you longer to get LESS. Not a very fun game, IMO. Perhaps if they'd put a larger focus on interesting cross-class missions... and actually allowed more than 2(!!) friends to party up for the first 4 levels (and more than 4(!!!) for the hours after that).. and made an interesting item system... and made the combat based on skill, like they said they would... then MAYBE it would have been worth my money. Got burned on this one; I'm going to be more careful in the future.

 

[PseudoKnight]

People either love it or hate it. Thankfully there isn't a $15 monthly fee so it doesn't hurt your wallet that much to try it.

 

[tuteja1986]

i have a copy that i haven't open since the game lauch... WHats wrong with me ...

 

[biostud]

Nothing like Diablo II, I got really bored with it not even getting my character to more than lvl 13. To much running, too little action, and even the so called action was really boring IMHO. Guess I just find MMORPG's boring (same with RPG's).

 

[Flash1969]

If you are looking for something like Diablo you should look at Fate

I don't think it has multiplayer though....

 

[Mem]

Kult:Heretic Kingdoms is good,so if you like Diablo type games,it is worth a look.


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[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: EpsiIon
In Guild Wars, it takes you longer to get LESS. Not a very fun game, IMO. Perhaps if they'd put a larger focus on interesting cross-class missions... and actually allowed more than 2(!!) friends to party up for the first 4 levels (and more than 4(!!!) for the hours after that).. and made an interesting item system... and made the combat based on skill, like they said they would... then MAYBE it would have been worth my money. Got burned on this one; I'm going to be more careful in the future.

wow i TOTALLY agree with this... GW was fun for about a week, then I was saying to myself "why am i still playing this?"

 

[hooflung]

Well I like GW but I haven't played it in 3 weeks. I have a buddy that is running my account for those 3 weeks that is having a blast. I am doing City of Villians atm so GW is on hold. SWG is also something I play so again, GW will be on hold for a while. It doesn't hurt me to put on hold since its no monthly cost. The game itself is basically an online version of the old Dungeouns and Dragon Side Scrolling Arcade game. Its very well done, PvP is good, story is pretty good and the graphics and sound are amazing. Worth the money for sure. If you have local friends playing it then you may like it more.

 

[Kogan]

I've said they're similar before.. because really when you try to tell people what the basic structure of guild wars is like, the only comparison is diablo.

As far as items and leveling though, It's very different from diablo. Diablo seems to have been made with PvE in mind, where as guild wars limits you on a bunch of stuff so Player vs Player battles are fairly balanced. So there are no uber-weapons, armor, etc.. And the only treasure hunting to be done is capturing elite/monster skills later in the game.

When you finish the game, there's not much else to do other than try to collect the skills you're missing, start a new character, try to collect the items needed for some of the unique armor (that doesn't have any better defense than normal armor), or play some guild-vs-guild.

If you're looking for a standard MMORPG/Diablo type system to where you can lose months and months trying to build up one character, guild wars may not be for you.

I like to think of Guild Wars as being more like a single-player game. It's an excellent game when you think of it that way. You can easily spend 50+ hours just doing the quests/etc, and you can always get some random online peple to help you do them when needed. When the game is over, there's still a bit of re-play value (much more than a typical single-player RPG).

It's definitely not a waste of money if you can get at least that much out of it. Its re-sale value is high, too. You can buy the game for around $30 used, then sell it a month later if you get tired of it for the same price - you can't beat free

 

[Tom]

I played Diablo 2 for several years, Guild Wars is better in just about every respect. I highly recommend it.