Guild Wars 2: The Game, The Players, And How They've Changed Each Other

How have world events (like the upcoming battle for Lion's Arch) and multi-guild options changed Guild Wars 2 player experiences?

North American Community Team Lead Regina Buenaobra sat down to discuss how Guild Wars 2 is different from its predecessor, and how the community has changed.

[aliengmr]

I love how GW2 handles grouping. Having started playing early-ish MMO's, you come to learn that jumping in and helping someone with a group mobs isn't really a good thing unless you group up first. So generally you steer clear (at least that's what I do) of other players in PVE.

But in GW2 all that is gone. You feel free to jump in and help with out worrying about kill stealing. As long as you contribute, you are rewarded. No matter what level you are you will always be challenged, even in starting areas. You are completely free to go and help your lowbie friend, still progress, and be rewarded.

I never really appreciated how GW2 works as an MMO until I recently started SWTOR. All the hassles of the traditional MMOs are back, at a premium too.

[Maxor]

GW 2 is a dumbed down casual MMO wet dream. It's basically a MMO for people who don't like MMOs which is why this game went from the savior of the MMO genre to being one of the biggest flop along the likes of WAR and SWTOR.

I haven't seen servers empty this fast after release since Age of Conan, and that's an achievement.

[KRUSSIDULL]

Empty server? Strange most servers are at full/high and increasing.

[Maxor]

SWTOR and Rift have high servers too. But just like GW 2 the community on those servers are just a shadow of what they used to be. The huge MMO fan base that once hailed this game as the best MMO ever simply got bored and left after the first month. The game is simply too easy and too casual to sustain the interest of the masses for long.

[xGrunty]

That's strange I was just playing last night and running the escape from lion's arch event and saw at least 100-200 other players with me. Went to the airship to unload my bags and was put into overflow because of how packed the areas are right now. And I'm not even on the most popular server, so you sir are crazy.

[aliengmr]

Servers are still pretty full and WvW is pretty active on most servers. So you're wrong that GW2 is dead, far from it.

I grant you that its certainly not for the epeen crowd. The ones that spend years playing and think that entitles them to all the spoils.

[KRUSSIDULL]

@Maxor I have played since release. Game is exceding arena nets expectations and I have heard is the only MMO with an increasing numbers active players.

About GW2 being the best MMO can be discussed. It's very different from other MMOs the players that you are talking about that left after a month are people that where used with games such as World of Warcraft.

I my opinion GW2 does everything better compared to traditional MMOs.

[il-JumperMT]

GW2 is an insult to Guild Wars. You have forgotten what made Guild Wars 1 great. The PVP.

GW2 has no pvp, patches takes years for PVP, no balanced no content no bug fixes for PVP. Not even GvG or HA or RA for PVP.

Not even BODY BLOCKING in PVP.