Comments on: What I Like About Guild Wars 2

By: Artwaltz

Artwaltz — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:05:52 +0000

That whole Lost Shores thing was a complete potpourri of silly, thankfully the content team has taken that lesson onboard and the current Wintersday event is implemented much more competently. It even has a guitar heroe-sque activity with bells!

They also removed the gear grind by implementing a token system towards the items you specifically want.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:34:46 +0000

I know it’s been a while since this post, but I’m wondering: I hear bad things about a “Lost Shores” patch introducing heavy stat and gear grind and making the game just like any other ol’ MMORPG, anyone care to comment on this claim? Thanks.

By: Harv

Harv — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:43:59 +0000

Have to say I pretty much love GW2. I got hooked when I first took my Norn through the meagre starting area and realised they’d kept up with the viking theme throughout. It’s got some lovely touches, such as the level scaling down so you never get bored and can go explore new, undiscovered areas below your level. Which also makes partying with friends below your level so much simpler.

It’s the first MMO that I’ve played since Ultima Online or the first Everquest where I genuinely love exploring and just standing around looking at “stuff”.

By: David

David — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:49:15 +0000

@ Tim: It’s not quite as bad as that – Elementalists don’t get a second weapon set, probably for that exact reason. 20 skills is still pretty insane though. :)

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:04:53 +0000

heh I’m really enjoying GW2, just got it this week. I played each class for an touch, then first hour of each race. I think Sylvari are the best – and my main so far has been a Sylvari Thief. It is remarkably fun to see all the skills, and swapping between sets.

I have an elementalist at low levels, and it looks almost daunting to play. 4 attunements and 2 weapon sets mean 45 skills to keep track of at once. :S

By: Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:26:36 +0000

I thought ‘Special Branch’ was the best thing about this article, and for me this article was pretty great to begin with.

By: The Sunday Papers | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

The Sunday Papers | Rock, Paper, Shotgun — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:23:58 +0000

[…] Tom Francis’ posting about Guild Wars 2 has almost made me install it. But right now I am busy with Mechwarrior and Planetside… […]

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:34:40 +0000

I just hit lv 80 on my Warrior today, it’s been a lot of fun. Probably my favourite thing in this game though is the dodge roll. The satisfaction of narrowly avoiding a crowd wiping attack and then helping up the downed is super.

That and the Engineer skill, Big Ol’ Bomb.

By: screeg

screeg — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:19:51 +0000

Thanks for that. I think I’m already on your game release list.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:32:19 +0000

The Gunpoint blog is entirely about Gunpoint! You can subscribe to that here: http://www.pentadact.com/category/gunpoint/feed/

You can also sign up to just get an e-mail when the game’s out: http://gunpointgame.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=332b53efcc5be9a48a5c44ea8&id=54af0d32b7

By: screeg

screeg — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:19:02 +0000

I’m unsubscribing from your blog, since it’s basically never about Gunpoint. I’m sure I’ll hear when it’s finished through RPS and then you can have my money (provided the game is available through some non-Steam venue).

By: A J

A J — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:44:40 +0000

That bloom!

By: Oramnis

Oramnis — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:17:15 +0000

The ‘Special Branch’ pun is just… just terrible. Looks like well worth purchasing however!

By: Winterwold

Winterwold — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:26:35 +0000

Love Guild Wars 2! Played tons of the first one too.
Another thing about rangers is that you can go around collecting all the different pets available.
Gotta catch’em all! :D

What server are you playing on?