Guild Wars 2 or WOW?

[jonneymendoza]

That's the part of MMOs which never made sense to me, I'm now x levels higher so I can kill a boss move in 2 hours.. woohoo! Erm no.

Level scaling works brilliantly, if you want to feel overpowered in certain zones etc then yes stick to another game as GW2 will frustrate you by making you play to the content around you. But surely we want a good fight?

The scaling isn't massively accurate, at level 80 going into some of the lower zones your additional skills and gear means it's fairly easy to take on most mobs including boss ones, but there's always some element of challenge.

hit on the nail.

i agree with u. i love the leveling of this game. It is soo great to be able to buddy up with a mate who only plays this game casually and maybe only level 20 or so.

each zone is challenging even when u have exotic gear. i love it. no other MMO does it like this

 

[bLinK]

WoW isn't great, but it's far better than any other MMORPG on the market right now.

 

[ShortWarning]

After playing wow for years I couldn't get into GW2. I doubt I'll ever play GW2 again but I still play WOW from time to time.

I've played WOW too much over the years so it still bores me after a month or 2 of casual play but I much prefer it to GW2.

If I'd played neither I'd probably try GW2 as there is no monthly sub.

 

[TommyV]

be hipster and go with GW2, WoW is too mainstream, man

 

[apatia77]

WoW if you have the time to raid, everything else if you don't.

 

[Suarez7]

WoW if you have the time to raid, everything else if you don't.

Good point. WoW forces you into playing like 4 hours a day if you want to keep up.

 

[ShortWarning]

Good point. WoW forces you into playing like 4 hours a day if you want to keep up.

It depends what you want from the game. If you want to remain at the top of your server in a top raiding guild then yes.

For everyone else there is LFR/battlegrounds which still have a decent amount of progression without having to put hardcore hours into it.

 

[PaddyMC89]

WoW if you have the time to raid, everything else if you don't.

I played through the last three expansions without being in a raiding guild and still loved it. In those 4 or 5 years I probably joined a total of 10 PuG raids (most in WotLK), and a grand total of two LFRs: one to Dragon Soul and one to Mogu Shan. Not once during that time did I ever feel under any kind of pressure to "keep up" or have to adjust my daily schedule around the game. I had a huge amount of fun, and imagine I will again when I have time to re-sub. To think you have to play the game in a certain way which isn't what you consider fun in order to keep up means you don't understand the game well enough

Guild Wars 2 is a fun game, but WoW is on another level. Especially if you've never played it before, the initial experience of the game is one of the best in the history of video-gaming.

 

[davey767]

GW2 was a nice distraction from WOW. My problem, which is shared my thousands of others is that the people you play with usually stick with WOW. Hence you end up going back to WOW.

Definetely worth trying GW2 out though.

 

[mortals]

I would say GW2

I was tempted to get the WOW battlechest for £4
I am trying not to go back to WOW as I let it take over all of my gaming time, playing it as much as possible to get my moneys worth played it for 3months on release before realizing it was taking over. (I hear it's completely different now and easier to level etc)

Personally I play various games in a night depending on my mood
So the whole GW2 model fits better.

 

[Raumarik]

One of the main reasons I personally prefer GW2 is the lack of a monthly subscription, I don't feel the need to get my monies worth each month and I am far more relaxed about when I play. Heck for the first time I find myself being Raid guy and actually organising guild events rather than relying on someone else!

 

[davey767]

One of the main reasons I personally prefer GW2 is the lack of a monthly subscription, I don't feel the need to get my monies worth each month and I am far more relaxed about when I play. Heck for the first time I find myself being Raid guy and actually organising guild events rather than relying on someone else!

The no sub thing does help. I did find myself spending more than 15 quid a month in the shop though. Obviously thats optional but it was so tempting lol.

 

[Paradiso]

I'd go for GW2, as well as the no sub I still enjoy levelling alts with all the ways you can do it (events, WvWvW, multiple starter zones and paths), still lots do to and i've been playing since launch.