Chips' Fun House ~ View topic

http://guildwars.com/press/releases/pressrelease-2006-09-12.php

For those thinking about GW/WoW, or play WoW and want to know about GW, or whatever your situation is, you'll get a good chance to play.
You do not have to have purchased either Guild Wars game to play in this!
You can guess what I will be doing all that weekend!
The best part: there is a skill you will be able to use, a shout, called:
"Its just a flesh wound!"

Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

I still need to pickup Factions... I'll have to pick up both Factions & Nightfall (once Nightfall is out that is).

GW

to boring for me

Forum H4xor Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2504 Location: NJ

ill pass.

Yeah I missed the last Nightfall tryout but cant wait for it Very Happy

I might try it on my second account if I can.. but yeah so we'll have to see I was kinda disappointed with faction due to how easy they hand you stuff. I mean 4k exp quests for a lvl 5? come on. original > all, and the nerf to EoE bombs and running make me mad D: D:

Once the three days is over, can you continue to play? Considering GW is free of monthly charges and you'll have the game files on your computer?

Forum Soldier Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 417

I think you'll be able to register a cdkey or you can buy an account. GW is free of monthly charges, but you still need to buy it obviously.

i wouldn't count on their being an exploit. GW is also played 100% online... so i doubt you'd be able to continue to play.

But to reach end-game in WoW takes a month+ish (usually), then you can do terrible PuG pvp or raid often, or maybe get organized pvp and roll pugs, but its suuuch a timesink. GW is faaar more casual friendly, but you can still take it crazy serious, get in a good GvG guild and such. And getting a pug in GW pvp, at least a random one takes 30 seconds...

The debate, which has finally come to rest is:
GW is better player vs player, and is a much 'prettier' game.
WoW has better player vs environment.
Everything outside of those factors, is much more up to the descretion of the player.
One of the best things about GW: it is CONSTANTLY updated, constantly gets bonuses and cool extras and stuff. You KNOW the developers are not sitting around twittling their thumbs while the cash rolls in. A long weekend event, such as this one, are somewhat common, but the things they do are much different.

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/09/doctor-40-of-world-of-warcraft-players-addicted/

A reason why WoW is bad.

But from what I can peice together, and what WoW players that I've met Seem to be like,
GW is much more friendly and casual friendly, it's free, and it's almost like WoW, without the hax, campers, and those farmer bots that rake in the gold.

star its not hard to quit just turn ur account off and then u cant play Razz

and WoW does not sit on their butt and watch the cash they work towards another HUGE expansion pack like burning crusade thats coming out id rather just get it all at one time

what are patches? oh yeah, updates.....hmm WoW patches every few weeks, at least once a month...

if you want to spend 3 hours getting to the max level, then pvp out the wazoo, then GW is for you.

if you'd rather spend time gaining experience, getting more involved into the world, etc., then pvp out the wazoo, then WoW is your game.

personally, i'd rather "grind" levels, then pay for a run to the highest armor places at level 1, then waste 45 minutes doing crap missions to gain exp. for the level 20 cap