How is GW2 Different from Other MMOs? 

No sub fee is the main draw at this point for me. Makes it feel way easier to pick up and play whenever I’d feel like it while also not feeling like I’m wasting money whenever I don’t play. Love the combat as much as WoW’s, and the heavier focus on open world exploration/events is exactly what I love and prefer over instanced group content.

Thank you for sharing your honest opinion, it means a lot for the GW2 players.

the GW2 meta events / world bosses are literally insane. I just were doing hearts in a zone and than seeing a freaking giant dragon coming up in this lvl 4o ? or 50 zone it was, i runned to it and saw hundreds of people clapping it cheeks and i joined it. There is so alot of such big a s s events like thats, it feels so insane. Nothinc compareable ive seen in any other MMO that ive played.

Gw2's horizontal progression works like this. Once you hit level 80 you can get exotic gear right away and can do almost ALL end game content. However, you can grind for ascended gear which has slightly more stats and a slot for infusions which increase your stats even further, among other things. If you want to gear all your characters, this grind will take a long time, but then there's legendary gear. Legendary gear is ALOT harder to get, but it can be used on all your characters at the same time (if you have 10 characters that use staff, instead of grinding for 10 separate ascended staves, you will have access to that 1 legendary staff on ALL 10 characters at the same time), transmuting legendries are free, you can change the stats on them at any time, remove runes and infusions at any time and they are really sexy. And finally, there is the mastery system which are like paragon levels but give your characters additional abilities/quality of life. For instance, there is a mastery skill that allows you to glide forever, other ones make your mounts more useful, jump higher, leap over vast canyons, etc.

Even though all professions can cover all roles (not optimally, but to some degree), there are healing specs in GW2. Some elite specializations have an emphasis on their ability to heal or buff their allies (for example, the druid and tempest).

Burnout from endgame raiding is what made me switch from ffxiv to gw2. Chasing endgame gears, making sure to get a weekly clear, and as a solo player it was really hard to get a clear with other random players. As for gw2, it made me remember the feeling of playing an MMO once again. Anywhere I go there is always at least 1 player running around doing his/her stuff. Seeing/joining a farming group in the open world. I’m still around 180hrs of active gameplay, got my 3rd ascended trinket, maxed out tailoring and now preparing to craft my 1st ascended armor. I’m slowly progressing my character while doing irl stuff. It really feels good that I’m able to enjoy both world(gaming and real life).

GW2 does have tab targeting, it's a hybrid tab target/action combat system. You can make a dedicated healing class if you wish, but it's not necessary for dungeons. There is no tank class with the traditional taunt/threat mechanics of other MMOs. This makes finding a group super easy.

I've started playing GW2 a while ago, fell in love with the game and although it always felt alive and well, it saddened me to know that it's not mainstream, so I'm happy that more people are getting to discover this great game!

Its cool you are trying it out again. It's only gotten better over the years. Some additional info on your points: The dynamic event system in later maps is often on an even larger scale, that require most of the people on the map to complete. The leveling system is basically a tutorial pre 80. After 80 you continue gaining xp for the mastery system that gives different accountwide utility upgrades. There is tab targeting. Its optional along with action camera, but you can lock onto targets. Projectiles will have travel time however and without a lock you will fire or attack in front of you in most cases. Originally the idea at launch was to not have the tank, healer, dps trinity, however thats been altered a bit over the years. Most all classes can be built for support, healing or dps, and in some situations even tank although not in the same way you see in other mmos. Each class has 3 elite specs which can often overhaul thier class mechanics quite a bit, making them play very differently and expand on the core class a lot or make them more proficient at a specific role.

GW2 use to hold me over when i was bored of WoW and honestly, it's a really good game!! I remember really liking the event system and how i could just join one at the very end and still get xp

Healer role is actually very needed in GW2 PvE endgame, e.g. strike missions (10-man instances), raids (20-man instances), and even fractals (5-man instances). An elite specialization - Druid is dedicated to healing. Other specializations such as Tempest, Mechanist, Firebrand are also good at healing. Even in open world boss fights, healing is much appreciated. And GW2 encourages playing healers with different classes. I think what you meant in your video is that there is no role locking to a specific class.

left WoW for GW2 and instantly fell in love with the story and the world. Also not having the stress of a sub fee every month is top tier. I just wanna play a game without worrying I wont be able to play it next month you know

Us MMO OGs are getting older and having more responsibilities. This game allows us to indulge ourselves to the old days without the feeling of getting left behind.

The fact that you can jump into sPvP practically instantly with normalized gear is one of my favorite things about GW2. You really don't even need to level or explore anything if that's all you want to do.

Happy to see you in GW2 Nixxiom! have fun man!

Really enjoyed your gw2 streams, hope you continue!

3:45 You can and do in fact 1 shot things as a down leveled level 80 character. :3 Now you won't one shot veteran/champion tier mobs, think of elite mobs/bosses being the equivalent from wow, but because a level 80 character does have everything that makes their build unlocked you will roll over earlier game zones. 5:20 a note on WvW zergs: organized team zergs are an entirely different beast in gw2 than other games mindless zergs that you may be used to. I would describe it as performing a raid encounter against players as you will encounter teams that are very organized and very tactical in their team play. They will and do demolish larger groups of unorganized players through strategic use of game mechanics and profession/class features/skills etc. 6:28 There are healing/support focused builds that you can play if that's what you like to do. Currently the most impactful role in raids/strikes is support. Having organized supports will not only keep you alive and reduce the damage you take significantly but it will increase your groups dps by as much as 10x on the high end, typically 2x to 3x is more common though as most people aren't braindead. :3 There are half support builds that are not only highly effective but desired by groups too; a WoW to gw2 translation would be ele/enh shaman with 100% uptime bloodlust. Generally it's easier to get into group content by running a half-dps/supp build, especially when you're learning content. You'll often see teams of 1 primary support/healer, 1 and sometimes 2 offensive support's and 3-2 pure dps in a 5man team.

I've been playing GW2 since launch and have about 3000 hours on it and I still have so much I want to do in this game. It's especially fun when you have a good group of pals to play and progress with.

Yay I'm so excited you've gotten into GW2! I hope you keep playing and get to Path of Fire, which is in my opinion the best expansion any MMO has ever done.

please stream more, I love watching you play my main MMO

One thing is that the world feels alive, another is that it also feels lived in with areas of the map just being there because. You never get there via the story or anything, it's just there and is a testament to someone either being there or having been there. I find far too often that things only exist in MMOs if they have relevance to the player. Vanilla WoW did this a lot with areas that were just there to be there, that was wonderful, and as the expansions grew they became more and more utilitarian to the point that if a place exists players will be guided through it at some point and that feels boring.

I just play video games casually and I tried GW2 last week and I had so much fun which is the ultimate goal of games. Lately, every game I played it felt like Im working. I plan to keep playing GW2

I missed out on Mists of Pandaria because GW2 launched at the same time - and I don't regret it for a second. My favourite parts were the jumping puzzles and helping my friends farm mats to make their legendaries. World-vs-World-vs-World is also a great feature, like a buffed up Alterac Valley war with 3 factions that could last for days.

I love how some of my fav mmo streamers and RU-vidrs are now playing and making content about Guild Wars 2 💕

Glad more and more people are checking out GW2 again, the game saw massive improvements since 2015, but it still flew completely under the radar of everybody it seemed, until now. It's still not an Group challenging content MMO like FF14 and WoW, so if you're someone looking for that kind of experience exclusivly, I don't think it will hold you for long, but for a PvP and more varied chill PvE experiences, it's got a lot to offer

Great vid, just wondering what's the music at 4:10? I've heard it before but can't put my finger on the name.

Awesome review big like!

Hey Nixxiom for me, an adult with a full time job, and someone who has to frequently do events late into the evening. Having an MMO where I can just play it, and not worry about being on the treadmill makes it for me. That and the crafting/legendary system and meaningful achievements.

Loved GW2 when it first came out. I skipped out on MoP because of it. The main reason I quit was because IRL priorities and when I came back my guild had fallen apart and I was behind on the the Living World Story. I main'd a Warrior that speciallized in buffing and healing myself and people around me with shouts. With the right stat set up I was able to both play the role of "tank" as well as a primary healer for dungeons and WvWvW content. It was a unique and rarely utilized build due to it's lack of damage but, when used correctly, you never died and could hold a point with a small group of allies against larger opposing number thanks to the shout heals :)

I recently picked up GW2 for the first time about a month ago. It surprised me with how much I'd like it. And there is no better time to get into the game.

I've been thinking of coming back to this game and you've just convinced me 😇

Thanks Nixxiom! Loving this game so much!

The fact that when they make something, it’s usually in the game forever and will provide useful rewards is my favorite part. There is content released at launch that still draws hundreds of players when it spawns

The action cam combat is a setting that you can toggle on if you're new I guess. Most people use the tab target as it allows you to use skills behind you as you run away.

you stream gw2 now!? love it :D

Hmm, I'll have to check it out! I still have my launch physical copy.

I'm taking a break from GW2, but I do enjoy that there isn't a major progression gear grind like other MMOs. You can always hop back in and take your time doing achievements and Collection grind for your fashion wars. End game is basically fashion wars.

Well no there is traditional healing specs in GW2, its just that all classes are built to be a jack of all trades until you specifically specialize in something. Like you can be a proper healer by playing elementalist and using water spells as an example. You are correct in saying every class provides their own healing and there is no need for a dedicated healer you can still heal if you want to, in fact some groups would love that for more difficult content. There is a dedicated support role however in GW2 which is a bit different from a traditional healer. In GW2 there is a lot of boons, boons are things that let you deal more damage, be able to take more hits and move really fast. Supports essentially are designed to keep these boons permanently active. So rather than there being a holy trinity like most MMO's, Guild wars 2 is divided between supports and damage dealers. There is no need for tanks or traditional healers in most content, you are either the guy giving out the buffs to the whole team or you are the guy outputting damage into enemies and sometimes you are both and absolutely broken for doing so (Looking at you Mechanist) But you can heal and tank if you want to, there is absolutely nothing stopping you, however you might find the content doesn't really suit the roles themselves thats why most players don't partake in them.

Been hearing about this game for years. Might finally check it out.

On point 3 it is important to establish other things, a high lvl character in a low lvl area has much more power than a new character, mostly because a high lvl character even when doing reduced damage in a low lvl area, has more skills and combinations of spells than a low lvl character, and many of those new combinations basically twoshot enemies in some cases, even more if the high lvl character has mounts and mount attacks upgrades.

theres also an action combat camera in the settings

I was hesitant to play GW2 at the time I was introduced to it (BFA time) -- But, the more I played, the more I really enjoyed the experience that wasn't WoW or FFXIV. It's not REALLY, my style of game, but I do see why people enjoy it. Holiday events are fun, and I did enjoy using different weapons to gain different skills. I never did any of the dungeons but having watched them, they looked so cool. It's a lot better than I gave it credit for that's for sure. Only thing I wasn't stoked on was the jumping puzzles but that is definitely a user error type of thing 🤣🤣

The big problem with Guild Wars 2 is Publish itself... There's no marketing, there's no publicity, and when they launched the game on Steam which would get a giant playbase, they did a mega promotion where instead of selling the separate expansions they sold the complete package Expansion+Live Seasons making the price of the game itself absurdly expensive. But I particularly love the game, I recommend giving it a chance. Just one more thing, there are "healer" classes, but the concept in Gw2 is a little different, they are support classes, being able to heal, hit and tank but with the objective of giving "buffs" to the group, but the concept of the trinity (tank, heal, dps) doesn't even exist.

It’s a very enjoyable game. I love the meta event system and I am not always stuck in the same zone progressing. I choose where I go each day and I don’t feel like I am on a hamster wheel

Its beautiful, the zones the characters the combat systems man its just so good. You do have to rethink how you play in an mmo, as its not like being on a guided tour. You are free to go your own way, and do what you want. there are mega groups you can join to take down world bosses, or smaller groups for instances..there are meta zone events that involve the entire zones players. I love this game, at first it was confusing coming from wow to this, but you figure it out and then go, man this is really fun

What makes GW2 different from other MMOs is that people will still hype up the game a lot and praise it quite actively even though it has moderate content droughts, can check furnace taken, confusing directions, content release scheduling, poor communication frequently, and even recently only brought out a small patch after a year since the xpac release. That's how you know the game feels rather solid with some good content. They talked about PVP changes and such YEARS ago. Like Alliances announced roughly 5 years ago. At least we got a roadmap now. game is GREAT for new players but it can be a struggle for vets. Especially during IBS Champions it made a lot of people scared for the future. It is interesting watching all of the people bouncing around games since all of the games are rather "bounce friendly" and aren't trying to suck all of your time. There is a bit of a mid period going on in Classic WoW, Retail (until 10.1), FF14, and GW2 so people from all of those communities are trying something else out because they are feeling "Caught up" or get the idea of the other games. Like WoW players that finished FF14, they see the direction, did all the main stuff, sort of curious how the other games are doing. I still have yet to do this bounce route with ESO simply because I can't get into the combat. I'm happy more are playing GW2. Could mean they will get proper funding for new content or GW3. Either way, I'd just like them to stabilize.

I love seeing content about other games Nixxiom, this video was very informative and I might check it out! That is if I can pull myself away from ESO...

GW2 is a tab targeting system. It isn't true action combat where you aim projectiles and what-not, but it is a hybrid between tab targeting and action combat. Only some skills can be used without a target. And the action camera mode is not ideal in the most challenging content in the game.

I tried the game through the free trial and enjoyed it enough to actually buy it. I am currently trying out the different races, skill and crafting. So far so good!

No need to farm gear over and over again after every expansion, no subscription and every class feels unique, these are thing gw2 does very well and keeps me playing I started leveling new character and in this low level 1-15 zone big event started and so many players participated from noobs to max levels, I played a lot of MMOs and this is one of few where I saw this happening in beginner zone

I have played GW2 a month or so at a time for the last 8 years. It’s nice to be able to just download and play with no commitment.

GW2 is simply the best MMO ever made and it will always be so hard to imitate in any way

I'd put a very big asterisk on #7, Mr. Nixxiom sir, while it was true that at launch there were no "healers", much has changed over the years, and the devs have walked back that direction. In many high-end content like raids, strikes(single-boss raids with no trash), and fractals (m+) healers are a necessity. Even in big open world metas, if you're somehow not dying despite standing in the fire, that's because there's a healer quietly healing away everyone's need to do mechanics. I would say however that what is unique, then, is that every class has a potential to become a healer, even warriors, though poorly after some mega nerfs (RIP healer bladesworn 2022-2022).

How long is the grind? To where ur gear is considered good?

Kinda miss this game. I used to troll around as Kel'Thuzad on my server lol. I remember my guild making fun of me for having two Necros, but it's just the best class. I can't help it. Maybe I'll redownload, it's been a couple years. I remember I was last grinding to make a best in slot sceptre.

There in fact IS vertical progression at max level and it is quite significant (20x)

Gw2 is an amazing mmo. Fun combat, open world events/word bosses, best mounts in any mmo, good music. I could go on and on

1 thing i can add is that when u are at lvl 80 at go back to lvl 1 zone your eq will still make u much stronger then lvl 1 character

Hi, flamethrower guy here. It should be noted GW2's level scaling is different from ESO's level scaling in that you DON'T also get scaled up when going into later game content as a low level player. Also GW2 DOES in fact have healing specs but these only really matter in endgame content. *Also Dragon flying in WoW isn't exactly copied from the dragon mount in GW2. It's more of a hybrid between the dragon and the griffon mount and IMO better than both. The funny thing is that commercial you showed when talking about this was a total lie. The commercial came out a week before Dragonflight launched and it could take weeks or even months to unlock the griffon or skyscale mount so the "why wait to fly a dragon" line was complete nonsense. If that commercial came out when Dragonflight was announced it'd have been perfect but as always with Anet's marketing it was too little too late.

2:23 omg that is like looking into a mirror ! O.o

I have A Old ArenaNet GW2 Account when the Game was fairley new, with all the 80s and decent gear and so on. But I actually thinking of install it fresh on Steam and buy the first 2 expensions and start all over in a few days when my WoW play time ends and quit it for 1-2+ month for GW2 instead :)

I loved this game so much when it released, I bought the collector's and I couldn't get the game off my mind for the first weeks post-release, it was so innovative for its time. I don't know if I'd play it again, I feel like I've done everything I was interested in, I have no GW2 guild or community to play the game with, and I'm not invested at all in the lore or story (one of the game's very few weaknesses IMO) so I feel kind of "done" with GW2. But it's probably my easiest to recommend MMO, and I'm glad a lot of people are finally giving this game the time of day.

I have to get back into GW2, as it is a great game. When you get the mounts it makes everything so much better, and the mounts all have unique abilities that I have not seen anywhere else. I have a level 80 Ranger, and the mounts I have are the Raptor, Springer, Skimmer and Jackal. With the recent End of Dragons xpac fishing was added in, and it is so very different to how you fish in WoW. In that you have a sort of minigame when a fish is hooked, which has you trying to keep your fishing rectangle over the constantly moving fish bubble. And you also get your own personal fishing boat as well. 😊 There is so much more, that makes it good to really list here. 😊

The mounts feel so incredibly good

Lately i've started to notice more and more youtubers talking about GW2. I remember trying gw1 and not liking it too much but hey, gw2 can be played for free so why not giving it a try i told myself. And even by playing solo, casually interacting with people around the world, now i'm level 60 and i have just noticed! Looking forward to what else this game has to offer

Hoping to see what Nixxiom thinks of the Living World and Expansions, if he's already praising the base game this highly.

lol i just got a Pc for the first time and started playing this game 5 days ago XD just to see my fav youtubers makeing vids on it

What I enjoyed the most, as a GW2 veteran, is just hearing the music in this video

#7 started off true, but since the expansions, there are healer specs in the elite specs. Whether Rangers specing Druid, Guardians specing Firebrand, or Elementalists specing tempest, there are healer specs now. Even Necro scourge i believe can be healy, and Machinists have one too. Still the reason I love GW2 at launch was because it was different than all the other cookie cutter mmo's, and I liked the fact there were no quest hubs to run back and forth to, you just run around the zones/world doing what you want to level.

The other amazing thing about this game that isn't aparent until after playing for a while is you can drop the game for a year and pick it back up and still be able to do the new end game content since gear stats don't change.

Another thing that personally attracts me to Guild Wars 2 over any other MMO is how it respects my time and life with it's horizontal progression. I don't have to grind for anything if I don't want to and I'll still always be perfectly able to enjoy endgame content even if I only log in once in a while or go on hiatus for 6 months. I'm not punished for not logging in and doing mindless chores every single day and I love that. If I decide to not log in for a year, all of my gear and everything will still be perfectly appropriate for all levels of endgame content when I come back. It's amazing. When you have that 40 hour work week on-top of having a family, dog, or other hobbies, this kind of design philosophy from Guild Wars 2 is absolutely perfect.

Been awhile since I’ve played. Looks like I’ll give it another shot.

One small correction other people have pointed out: there are, in fact, multiple classes that exceed in healing and become a dedicated healer, though none of them are just that and most groups won't DEMAND that you play one unless you're in like... a Fractal, which is hard af and probably the hardest content in the game. I can say that, as I am currently building more than one potential healer. Guardians are the "cleric" of this game, Rangers can become healing Druids, Revenants can do whatever the hell they want so there's an option to be a healer and even Engineer has multiple healing tools and can be built to be an effective support. Hell, even the most DPSy of DPS classes, the freaking Elementalist can be a Katara-like support.

Tbf, even with downscaling, if you're at max level and properly geared out, you'll still shred through lower level content. It's more that you won't be able to solo entire event chains by yourself. Sometimes.

Regarding level scaling: though your level and stats are scaled down, you have to consider that, for example, if you go to a starting zone and get scaled down to Lv7 in a particular part of the map, you will still be a couple of levels above the level of the mobs in the area, and at the same time, you will still be a Lv7 with super optimized stats, with passive traits still active, with all your weaponskills and support skills active, so in essense, you only get your "numbers" scaled down but you get to keep everything else. So this basically means that, despite you being scaled down, you're still effectively a "God" (kinda) in low level zones, just not to the level where you just one shot absolutely everything on a starting map. Sure regular mobs get killed almost instantly with one or two skills, but stronger enemies still feel strong and in the case of some particular enemies (like Legendary Bandit Executioners, emphasis on Legendary, you know, the kind of enemies that are one level below Boss-type enemies) will still completely own you if you don't pay attention. Personally I think this is pretty cool because it scales you down to a point where strong enemies still pose a threat. Despite this, you can still prove to be a strong ally for actual low-level players doing their thing in that zone and since only your numbers are scaled down and you don't lose neither skills nor passive traits, that specific part of power you gained through leveling is never ever lost. This translates to something that I think is super interesting and that is that max level players can still have fun on low level zones, you're still more powerful than a player that is at the actual level/power for that map level, but you're not so powerful to the point your presence can translate into griefing, as in insta-completing events with one skill, or killing rare enemies with a single critical hit. TL;DR level scaling is there but it's done the right way, only your numbers get scaled down, but you get to keep all the other stuff you did gain through leveling (weapon skills, support skills, passive traits, optimized stats, etc).

What strikes me with a lot of these videos is that no one seems to mention the graphics, most other “current" MMOs just tend to look worse. I end up coming back to GW2 again and again and I'm always impressed with how it looks, especially the animations of bosses with big hitboxes

I am trying to get back into GW2...but i keep feeling stuck, i have one level 80 and have no clue what to do with him. Been trying to level up another character but i keep getting lost/stuck :(

the buy to keep gives peace of mind, something I never thought would feel so comfortable. Just the thought of having the need to play a game because I feel like time is always ticking is irritating.

Maybe I was wrong about your love for GW2 not lasting. I'm glad you're enjoying it, it's not like I didn't, just some of the monetization is kinda annoying. Like the loot system, having to buy more storage. If you don't it's a massive inconvenience. That's just my opinion. I'll be using your code for Zygore too, been loving the trial for WOW. I hope you continue to love the game, honestly.

You will still be super powered in old zones because a level 80 will have more skills and a complete build. Plus most likely exotics if not ascended or legendary gear

I played GW2 from the release date to about 2 months after. It was a pretty fun change from years of playing WoW. I had taken like a 8 month break from WOW after Cata released because like most people I just didn't enjoy it as much as WotLK which I played non-stop the entire expansion + TBC before it. (My WoW addiction started around late 2007) I eventually started playing Cata again around the time Dragon Soul dropped, but it bored me quickly. GW2 release was a breath of fresh air that kept me entertained for over a month, but then Mists of Pandaria dropped and I stopped playing GW2 because pandas. I do remember how much fun I had learning to play an Elementalist with the stance weaving deal if you want to call it that. I think I returned after the first expansion for like a weekend but that's about it. WoW is one of those games you never truly quit. You just take extended "breaks," but always end up returning. I haven't really touched retail at all since Classic dropped. Might need to give GW2 another try for the lolz.

This game is really good! The maps in HoT are the coolest ones i ever seen. But they are also extremly hard imo.

I played GW2 back in the day when it was new. I really really enjoyed my time with it. But for some reason I never returned for any of the add-ons in all these years lol

#3 should've been the fact that you can directly turn gold into diamonds. So not only does the ingame shop only sell cosmetics/convenience, you also get to buy ANYTHING completely F2P if you spend the time to grind the gold. To me this is by far the best and fairestmonetized game out there and they stuck to it for a decade.

WvW is the Warlords of Draenor Ashran Blizzard promised us instead the one we got. It's like Wintergrasp but x10 times bigger. And it's not just one map, there's a few of them with both PvP and PvE stuff to do.

I briefly played it, and it was good.

i first stared wow last month and have no idea whats going on story wise, i dont really see it as beginner friendly, ill try my luck with gw2

I'd be cool to see a followup on the expacs if you continue playing, cause the content you've seen is the oldest part of the game :P

In terms of no classic heal - nah not really the classic healer would be a druid. The best so far is the Heal firebrand which can also be a condition dps. On the throne of the best healers he chares it with the Mechanist and the Herold which both can also be played as pure dps or boon dps. So the expansions introduced the classic trinity of healer, tank and dps but in the GW2 way of working. You can be a healing tank (apothecary herold heal) and it works.

As a long time GW2 player, I had no idea we were trending! lol I have been watching Preach checking out the game so maybe it has something to do with that. I have played WoW since MoP and the raids and M+ there are great, but outside of that I've never really felt like the game has much to offer. Their style of open world and "casual" content when you just want to login and press some buttons has always been kinda meh to me, so in that way I feel like WoW and GW2 balance each other out. I'll raid with my guild in WoW and push some io in keys, but then swap to gw2 to just have fun. The raids and M+-style instanced content in GW2 is also fun, it's just very different from WoW and FF14. Glad to hear you're enjoying yourself! The personal story is garbage but the living world stories (and the latest expansion story) are pretty good, especially Living World 4!

Level scaling is beautiful for bringing friends into the game

This video reminds me when in 2010 -2012 i was watching alexridiculous top 10 reasons to be interested in gw2 non stop 😂

It's a great game. Tried it a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Sadly I have no friends to play it with

No gear treadmil is the best selling point for me. The endgame is fully skill-based and good players can multiply the damage with good build, rotation and knowledge of mechanics. Also, "no traditional healing classes" is kinda false and untrue for like 8 years.

When I can't decide what game to play, GW2 is always there for me. Not sure if that's the greatest compliment, but I am happy it never shut down and keeps a dedicated playerbase. It's developed into a much better game but it's taken many years to get there. The lack of gear grind is a double edged sword, as many of us enjoy chasing the next number increase, it's hard to break this habit. I've had to stop and learn how GW2 stats and builds work so I can start becoming a support character instead of just another damage dealer as I love being healer and tank in MMOs. It's endgame progression systems are complicated and unique, which takes much time to learn.

The onlu thing holding me back is the ping. I hope they open up servers in other regions

I like both Gw2 and WOW

I’m like 68 days in gw2 and I haven’t had this much fun in a mmo since OG burning crusade.

Loved the review. We love GW2 and it is the best mmorpg for new players hands down

Best MMO you can play atm for many reasons..... Community, mechanics, gives the feel of massively multiplayer, cosmetics, and the best RESPECT your money AND your time