Guild Wars 2, slated to be released August 28th, has got me excited. They are trying new and different things in the MMO world. And you know what. Most of it's working fantasticly. I dare say they might change the face of MMO gaming as we know it for the better. Why 6 reason? Because f*** you, that's why.
1) No monetary pressure: Let me get this straight, I pay the same ammount as I would for nearly any other recent MMO out there but after that I don't have to pay a dime unless I want to?!?! What kind of black magic is this!?! But seriously, this is awesome. I have an MMO on call I can play when I want but with out the pressure of feeling like I'm not getting my money's worth if I'm paying a monthly fee. If only relationships were this simple...
2) We're all friends!!!: You can call it being carebear centric if you want, but not having to compete with other players in the open world is fairly awesome. Helping others is not only NOT punished but actually REWARDED!?!?! I don't have to fight other players for resource nodes!?!?! I can res anyone and get rewarded for that too!?!?! These are great honking ideas! When I want to harm fellow players, there are places for that! PvP battlegrounds! Why isn't this done more often?
3) Trebuchets: You get to fire a mother f***ing trebuchet... that's just... I don't even..
4) You can't over level an area: On the surface this might seem like a bad thing. Just by going into an area I go from a level 80 powerhouse to a level 1 tool shead!? Ok yes, so going through and murdering every mother loving creature by sneezing on it is now no longer an option. On the other hand, you now have a ton more content to explore that will still be somewhat challenging no matter what level you are. This is great! You get the option to have content you might otherwise skip over now become interesting and rewarding. I am convinced that the employees at arenanet are all Mensa members at this point.
5) The "Holy" trinity is gone!: LF Tank? Not any more your aren't! LF healer? Nope, though if you want to ask someone to just heal, pretty much anyone can. Now everyone just kills things. They heal themselves and are responsible for mitigating their own damage taking. No more roles. Just be an awesome player. Fantastic!
6) It's not World of Warcraft: Sorry but, I'm about done with this game. It feels like WoW is turning into that house guest who won't leave. Yes, it was nice having you here, but it's getting late and I need to be getting to sleep...
These are just a few of the reasons I'm excited about it. There are tons more. I could go into, and probably will at a later date! What excites you about Guild Wars 2?
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