i.ve not kept up to date with this game but fancy another mmo, i didnt really get on with the first guild wars so how does this compare to the first one?
Completely different game.
It depends on what you are after, if you like the WoW model of MMO's and are happy with that then you probably wont like this. Combat is a lot more intense and you need to pay attention for starters
The questing is different, no hubs and do X amount of quests in one area and move onto the next. It's a lot more fluid and you need to get out in the world and explore to get the most from it, again if you prefer the WoW way you will dislike it as a lot of people in here do.
PvP. Well WvW is great fun, it can get a little repetitve at times but it is what PvP in MMO's should be like. Huge map, huge battles with loads of people. sPvP is a different kettle of fish, this is where the rewards are at and they have regular tournie's in which you can win unique gear/titles/stuff. This is smaller maps, team based and very tactically/skill intensive. For me it's what WoW arena can only dream of being.
Essentially I think it boils down to are you sick of the WoW way of doing things. Yes? You may well love this. No? Stick with WoW or one of it's derivitives.
Another thing to take into consideration is have you only ever played WoW or the similar WoW model games? If so you may not like this as WoW does a lot of hand holding and guiding (like your typical theme park MMO) whilst GW2 is more sandbox in it's approach in that it expects you to be proactive about making your way through the game.
It certainly has it's share of faults and bugs at the mo as most newly launched MMO's do but for me personally it's a fantastic game and will help ther MMO genre massively, but, it wont be everyones cup of tea.
Hope that helps
