Thinking of switching from playing World of Warcraft to playing Guild Wars? Any think I should know about GW?

Question

I have less disposable monthly income now and, since GW doesn't have a monthly fee, I thought it might be a better choice. I haven't even tried it yet, though. I'm wondering what I might miss by changing over and is it really as lame as all the other WoW addicts say it is? Would I have to buy all the different expansions to start playing it also?

Answer 1

If you like playing with lots of people and make friends with people online, Guild Wars isn't gonna be able to provide you with that... Guild Wars has a significantly smaller player base than WoW (of course).

I have a friend who played WoW and switched to GW. He did not like it as much as he liked WoW, but his parents wouldn't let him play WoW anymore... I miss playing with him in WoW though.

Answer 2

1. In GWs, EVERYTHING but towns are instances. You have to assemble your parties in a town, because once you leave it, no one can join our group.

2. Weapon power don't matter so much, it's your skills that are important. Skills are where most of your damage will come from.

3. Energy (MP) and Health (HP) regenerate at all times in Guild Wars, they also regenerate a lot faster than in WoW. This means that you should not hold back on skills, but use them constantly. There is also no real downtime for players to wait for health and mana to recharge. You'll be fully charged less than 30 seconds after the fight ends. (Regeneration speeds up if you just stand still and aren't in combat.)

4. There are no potions in GW, so you have to watch your health a lot more closely. It's up to you, or your team, to use skills to keep your energy up. If they don't you'll end up dieing every fight.

5. In WoW respecing was something only powerful and wealthy players could afford. Assigning each talent point is an agonizing decision that needs to be planed out from level 10. Guild Wars' closest equivalent are attribute points, which increase skill potency. Unlike WoW, however, these points can be reassigned at no penalty in any town. This means you can switch your "build" any time you are in a non-combat area with only a few minutes work.

Answer 3

WoW gets pretty boring in my opinion. I bought GW a few months ago because I liked the idea of not having to pay a monthly fee. Gotta tell ya though, I am not impressed at all. It is not really an MMORPG. I mean it is, but there is a lot of times where you're playing by yourself, literally.