10 Amazing Guild Wars 2 Features: A WoW Player's First Impressions
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- In this video I share my top 10 favorite features in Guild Wars 2 that have stood out to me as a New Player in 2023, having recently switched from World of Warcraft which I’ve played for over a decade.
0:00 - Intro
0:24 #10 Horizontal Progression
1:52 #9 Mastery System
2:29 #8 Mounts
3:32 #7 Account-Bound Approach
4:01 #6 Boons
5:17 #5 Collections and Achievements
5:52 #4 Crafting and Gathering
6:21 #3 Story
7:21 #2 Weapons and Build-Crafting
8:31 Honourable Mention
9:00 #1 Open World
11:17 Wrap Up
Honestly what got me really into it is how the world feel so alive, you can listen to random npc talking, follow them as they walk away to see what happen and suddenly end up in an event. Sometimes you'll walk around the city, maybe rearranging your bags and some npc dialogue would pop up and just make you chuckle with how weird some of them are, even the enemy npcs sometimes have their own dialogue before you jump on them.
Yeah I love the dialogue, it got even better in the expansions. It's amazing how easy it is to get lost in the game - I'll log in to get some story done and like one mission in get sidetracked on some event chain and next minute 2 hours has passed and I haven't done any story haha
@@WilstormGaming If you've not already done so, swing by the jail in Rata Sum and sit there a bit (If you're struggling to find it inside the cube, hop on your griffon if you have it or just use your glider if you don't an fly off the side of the middle of Rata Sum and just go down and down and down until you get a loading screen)
Some of the dialogue in the jail is hillarious. One of the guards actually loops around and progresses through a series of lines in a convo with one of the inmates each time they come back xD
"Why I am be detained"
"Because youre too stupid"
XD I alwats crack a laugh at those lines
Yeah I was thinking this last night when I popped into Divinity's Reach and one of the NPC's was talking to another about where to find this bar and she is like "If you get to the firing range you have gone too far" and he responds "You put a firing range next to a bar?" and she's like, 'Yep, only 1 fatality last month!". It was funny, but it got me thinking out the NPC's seem to have a real world going on and they are not just sitting there waiting for you to interact with them.
Honestly I think it's quite admirable that in a game that's over 10 years old, you can still see tons of players in old maps doing events.
THIS is imo what an mmo should be.
Give players a reason to play together without needing for overly complicated & relatively easy to figure out.
I love how the game allows you to play at your pace. No need to "rush" to keep up with eveyrone because your builds & gear are gnna be just as viable later as they are now. Wanna play for hours on end every day? Great you can if you find your goals to chase. Wanna casually play once every few weeks or take breaks & return when u feel like it? Amazing.
You hit the nail on the head there. I bought a cheap set of beserker exotic gear at level 80 and so I've just been enjoying the game for what it is, playing through all the zones and stories in order - no mad rush to get the right gear or whatever
Plus the way they do sidequests just makes perfect sense. Instead of a constant back and forth between npc's, they're just all bundled up into different regional areas on the map via those 'Hearts' that you can do passively without having to fill up a big list of quests on the side of the screen.
Then you got the wandering NPC's that trigger events based on players interacting with them. Helping guard one NPC down a road to an outpost can lead to a whole chain of events
sounds like most of you just had some sort of *culture shock* honestly, you are victims of vile conditioning. what blizzard did to the MMO community is unforgivable and many other studios tried to jump on the bandwagon over the years.
ANet, otoh already followed a very different approach when they founded their studio around the year 2000 - the three founders all came from blizzard, right? they knew the toxic and exploitative thinking prevalent in their former employer, viewing the customer/players foremost as cash-cows and not respecting their time and effort in the game. ANet worked on Guild Wars 1 for years before WoW got released and brought their game to the market in April 2005. even back then in their first game, all content was designed to be relevant all the time. they just refined their techniques over the years and we can witness it in GW2. have fun in Guild Wars for years to come
Personally for me, I only played WoW for maybe a month or two cause a friend wanted meat shields for dungeon raids.
But I recall some of the older MMO's had a bad problem with piles of back and forth sidequests too, so I don't think wow in particular is solely to blame, though they certainly didn't help to do anything to get rid of it either since they ended up becoming the template for every other MMO for the next two decades after it.
GW2 did a pretty great way to clean up that redundancy with how it did sidequests. Granted, a lot of them still have that "Do so and so 10 times" mechanic, but there's no npc you have to keep running back to over and over again just to get the same quest multiple times in a row before you can get anything meaningful, You just do it passively as you explore the area.
Occasionally there's some that want ya to gather stuff to bring back to em, but those are often related to those chains of dynamic events.
@@embreis2257
THIS is imo what an mmo should be. - Exactly!
This game has ALL types of activities!
Cool storyline and side story!
End Game Instance PVE!
Structured PVP!
Massive PVP!
Exploring!
Achieving!
And the coolest open world ever!
No pay2win and pay2play!
I am about to hit 11 years playing this game and words cannot describe all my feels. I never run out of things to do and nothing I do feels like a chore; I play at my own pace. GW2 has, hands down, one of the best community out there.
Anything unique that it has that is neat?
@@jimb5246 the whole video is about this topic what
This is a game I've played since launch myself. Yes, there are other games I've played, but I always eventually come back to this one. Even while playing my current favorite. That's the best part of Guild Wars 2, IMO. I can always come back and see what's new, and the Living World constantly adds new stuff to the game. Gonna have to set some time for the next expansion, but my current main game, PSO2, is going through a slow bit right now. Go in, do dailies, be done for the day unless I want to do something else to screw around there. Next major update is not going to happen until this winter for that game, though there is plenty to have fun with there.
But Guild Wars 2, as I said, is a game I always come back to and will continue to do so.
Yeah, the only mmos that I've heard, that have friendly communities are Gw2 and FFXIV. I can confirm for gw2 from personal experience, while for ffxiv i only heard about it.
The community definitely helps this game thrive. Someone else already said it but it bears repeating - people don't have to tag up and lead events, help players, etc., but they do. Giving players the ability to lead when they feel comfortable doing so, is such a great way to make the world feel much more alive and engaging.
The exact same happened to me about a month ago when i started GW2. It's an amazing game that doesn't treat you like a employee, i work 12 hour days and i need something that won't punish me for taking 3 or 4 months off. Once i realized that this game will just be there for me whenever i get back i purchased the complete edition. and the past month have been fantastic. oh and one more note mounts in gw2 are the FUCKING BEST mounting system i have ever seen in an MMO. They are all unique, and you will use all of them even after you get skyscale or griffon which i have already.
Yep, couldn't agree more. I'm having a wonderful time with GW2 and really looking forward to SOTO in a couple weeks.
@@WilstormGaming Yeah, same.
Literally the best mount system in any game
I stopped playing for 6 years and when i came back, my gears are still relevant.
i can testify to that... been playing this game from release, with at least 3 year long burnout in between, and yet, its easy to get back into, all I need to do is check up on the current meta build and there you go
It's wild to me that you have so few videos, yet the amount of quality you put into them rivals people who have been doing this for years.
Thank you, I'm really glad you're liking them. Takes me a while but each video is getting a bit better, you can hear the sound quality in my first video is awful haha I bought a proper mic after that one lol
Quality over Quantity 😎
for real tho... before seeing this comment i thought this channel had to have at least 20k subs@@WilstormGaming
thank you! It really means a lot and is genuinely motivating to keep making more!
goes to show how low quality the majority of youtube videos are. the bar was set low!
I started playing in week 2 of this game's launch (2012), I have left and came back numerous times. Here is why I keep coming back
1 No subscriptions, you pay once
2. You can literally pick up where you left off, in other words, you don't feel like you got left behind.
3. There is always something more to do, more to achieve, it just doesn't get old. All the zones are always populated.
4. and my favorite, its beautiful characters in a beautiful world doing engaging content.
I played WoW, BDo, LotRo and FfIV, and they are all good in some way, but GW2 is good in almost everything.
Thank you Anet for being different.
"2. You can literally pick up where you left off, in other words, you don't feel like you got left behind."
This is not always true. Sometimes you may want to get a different stat combination or a new elite spec or a new mount etc. depending on when you stopped. That doesn't make your old stuff obsolete by any stretch but suboptimal. And it usually doesn't take too long to catch up.
I'm 62 and probably one of the oldest female players on WOW and GW2. I played WOW for over 11 years. Like you, I have tried almost every game out there, but always keeping WOW as my main game. The others never really appealed to me like WOW. Then about 2 years ago I found myself bored again and I came across GW2, and I am totally sold. I have 100's of mounts in WOW and sometimes I miss them, but the overall story line, the graphics and especially the game play in GW2 has won me over. I find GW2 far more challenging, and the story line is detailed and in-depth and keeps you enthralled in the gameplay. I will point out, when it comes to dungeons - not completing any dungeons in GW2 does not prevent your progressing in the game, nor does it take away from the gameplay. I can honestly say, I no longer miss WOW.
Glad GW2 grabbed you the same as it did for me!
I got you beat Jackie. I'm 67. Happy Fall. It's raining today and I'm loving this weather.
Skill issue.
my guild has several seniors playing. they bank roll the guild. lol, the guild leader hosted an x mas party giving away free precursors. he gave out 35 precursors 😂😂😂
@@WilstormGamingSo when are you going to switch? To Lotor and Swtor ?
As GW2 player since about ten years, welcome to this great game. So thrilled to see what waits for us in Secrets of the Obscure and to finally visit the tower of the sorcerer, since this was a mystery since GW1 :D
Thanks! Yeah I've read into the fact apparently that tower has been floating around in the background for years without explanation, very cool. Looking forward to it!
You have a very healthy attitude when it comes to consuming entertainment. GW2 sure has its flaws but what game doesn't? Recognizing that the game not forcing you to play a certain way is actually your ticket to choose your own endgame is the biggest hurdle, I think, that players coming from other MMOs have to realize and overcome. The whole game is relevant, right out of the tutorial.
Very well put together video.
Thanks, I appreciate the positive feedback, every comment matters in the early days of a channel like this and I'm keen to hear whatever people have to offer.
But yes, the horizontal progression is brilliant, I just had to put it at #10 to give context to most of the rest of the video.
@@WilstormGamingWait a second under 1k subs and this level work put into your content. Allright mate you have earned my sub, as a GW2 player myself. I really look forward on your journey in the game, its refreshing to relive trough your videos those first time experiences.
Thanks for the Sub! It really makes all the difference 🙏
I've only been playing for a couple of months so far. What i absolutely love is being a noob and seeing a horde of players in the middle of nowhere suddenly battling an elite boss in a noob zone. And you you can freely jump in as a young whipper snapper and engage with this elite and have a blast doing it. The best part is everyone gets a part of the reward. Really makes it fun and exciting and you dont feel like some lonely new player in a starter zone no one visits anymore. Its seems like everywhere i venture is always in action.
Eh, it depends on the time of day and where the world boss rotation is at, but every starter region (bar Ascalon for the Charr) has a world boss comes out at specific times. The Guild Wars 2 wiki has that timer. The hard part is doing the map exploration so you can get to them all from nearby waypoints, lol. At the same time, near every zone has a meta event of some sort on various timers. Some can tie into a world boss (if it is the apropriate time), but even when not, the meta event is fun as a whole.
New guild wars 2 player here. Wife and I started playing were Ex-WoW players. Were really enjoying it. Thanks for this video!
10:20 The community makes for some of the awesome moments. Players don't _have_ to lead hero point trains, but they do. The community is super supportive, it completely outweighs the patches of toxicity that you'll normally find in any mmo.
It felt like a love letter to gw2 :) I'm a gw2-player for more than 10 years now. Played a lot while core was out, started a bit late with HoT and then played almost weekly at least for raid... It was a fun ride and I'm so happy about the new expansion.
When I have to compare WoW and GW2, GW2 is far more .. friendly. Time-friendly, player-friendly. I met far more nice people in gw2 than unfriendly once. In WoW ... it's the other way round, sadly...
see ya :)
Come in PvP that's where all the unfriendy are :') WvW for the passive aggressive. Then again as you know these 2 game modes were mostly left untouched in the last 10 years, at least compared to pve. So things have gotten stale. PvE is where this game truly shines with good content
Yeah I know. I mostly play PvE or raids. But I got a static, so it's chill. PvP and WvW only with friends and only occasionally :D When Gift of Battle is needed :) Sooo much drama in guilds...
Grinding for dracai was not time friendly at all. -.-
Wow comunity is so toxic, you are doing a begginer content and they will hate if you mistake something....
The thing I love the most about Guildwars is that it allows you to play when you feel like playing, it does not oblige you to play daily to keep up... And it does allow you to take even long breaks without losing progression. Frankly the teen version of myself wouldn't have liked a game so respectful of your time, but as a grown-up adult games like these are your best allies!
As someone who has returned from a long hiatus from the game I can agree with all of them.
I did play WoW but it lost me while GW2 is like an old friend that you always like to spend time with.
GW2 is also non-punishing to long breaks from the game which many people need from time to time for one reason or another.
Thank you for making this. It's always refreshing to see the game you know through a new player's perspective. Older players tend to forget why they started playing in the first place.
As someone who left wow the same this covers all my reasons on leaving. The fact of having content and better quality of life stuff is amazing. 200+ hours and I’m still loving it. No more m+ grinding just to stay raid relevant
Right?! It’s almost frustrating the times a QOL makes me go “why aren’t you in wow?!”
Been playing both games on and off since their respective vanillas, I really wish WoW would take even more things from GW2, it's a fantastic game.
Excellent summation. I've been playing since inception and I've seen quite a few of these types of videos. This is really my favorite. There are so many things that make this game amazing to play and you've done an excellent job of capturing the heart of the best reasons to enjoy this game.
Awesome vid man - really succinct and well-written. Enjoyed this a heap! Also, welcome to Tyria :)
Thank you! Really appreciate the feedback 😁
I've been playing for over 5 years, and I'd say the best part of the meta events is that they are all repeatable every 2 hours and so you can hop between events after they finish and not miss anything. I love going to the casino blitz in amnoon and then switching over to tangled depths and being able to get right back to the action in just a few minutes.
Yep, in making this video I discovered the Wiki Events page that shows you all of them by timeline and I wasted hours procrastinating just jumping around world bosses and events hahaha
Bro. Absolutely criminal that this vid doesnt have more views/pub. We gotta change that! Great work!
Thank you, I'm glad you like it. The video was only uploaded a matter of hours ago and I'm still a new channel so give it time 🙂
Excellent video, just subbed to your channel :)
I do have to admit GW2 is the best representation of what an MMORPG should be.
Almost every other game forgets the 'Massive Multiplayer' part entirely.
They think just because everyone outside of an instance can 'See' and 'Interact' with each other is good enough for it to be an MMORPG and just litter the world with quests and call it a day and move onto 'Instanced Content', which what almost all other MMORPGs put 90% of their focus towards.
GW2 maps are never wasted and there's always an abundance of players in every single zone at all times of the day.
This is the only game that feels like a living and breathing world to me.
I personally believe GW2 excels at providing the players with a grand scale spectacle, that brings together all players who are just going about their day to be drawn into one of these events, which are usually spread out over the map, these smaller events in-turn lead these players from all over into one location, which then culminates into a huge final battle towards the end.
This is truly a feast for the eyes and something I believe every MMORPG enjoyer should experience at least once in their lifetime.
To be honest, I'm all for horizontal progression, and I'm over the never ending 'Gear-Treadmill'.
To me personally I feel like all almost the other MMORPGs are like a second Job, but GW2 is like watching Netflix. It's relaxing, respects your time, every day feels fresh and it leaves you wanting for more.
Thanks for the Sub! Yep, I love it. The first time a hero point train went past me (when I literally didn't know what was happening) I was legitimately shocked and so confused. I tried to chase them and couldn't keep up but it was such a rush of a moment - everyone should experience these moments in an MMO I think.
When I first stepped into Verdant Brink in Heart of Thorns, somewhat aware this was a 10 year old expansion, I was genuinely confused as to why there was still players everywhere, such a fun zone that one, and it's only uphill from there.
So true! And youll see, anet have a secret weapon they like to use from tume to time. They often add in collection or achivement an item or 2 that drop from old content/event, wich encourage older player to go back. And they often update those old map with new event, new "quest like" activity or all kind of content, wich again encourage older player to go back in older content. Its genius! And those addition rae not just boring fetch quest, they always fit with the lore and the current story, wich give a sence of immersion. Example, I need essence of all dragon to craft a legendary weapon, well make sence to go on map where there dragon minion, like zombie in orr or icebrood in the shiverpeak.
But then gw2 might change to vertical progression due to the demand. You never know the next move of the devs. In fact they're starting to shift.
@@bokchoy9632 No, they won't , i've been playing since day one and they know really well why ppl play their game. And nothing started to shift, things started to improve.
Agree 100% I took time off Wow after our AOTC and haven't gone back, GW2 is amazing.
Thanks for your video. If I've not already been I certainly would have felt in love with the game after seeing your video. It is really nice to see, how you cherish the very same aspects GW2 is giving. I once also came from WoW to GW2 and call it "home" since already 8 years. Thank you again for your moments.
Nice vid mate. What I really appreciate about guild wars 2 is the fact that there is real effort from the devs to make sure the entire game world stays relevant, there's nothing worse than looking at once loved zones and seeing 1-2 people an hour. It's not for nought that one of the frequent reoccuring daily pve missions is to complete X events in zone Y or that world bosses on timers appear in some of the lowest zones or that map completion is a thing. Simply put, I have not played another MMO where the world feels so "alive".
I remember when I started GW2 wayback and as a complete newbie running into the svanir shaman event - I was amazed at how many people turned up and equally amazed to find out that I could join in without having to ask, being in a party or squad and being able to just participate on a whim. It sold me then and there.
Yep, I love it! Those first few times even in starter zones that you bumble across a world boss event and hordes of players just come swooping in is an incredible experience and I wish everyone could have it
Great video! Love to see more people to catch up on GW2 :) Been playing it since the beta ... with it up and downs ... but i m always coming back for more :)
Incredible vid! When I'm bored, I follow around the messenger Golem in Metrica Providence. The NPC interaction is hilarious.
Thank you! I haven't done that I'll be sure to give that a look!
Really glad you're enjoying the transition from WoW - GW2. I hope the xpac next week keeps that fun going!
I hope so too!
I started playing GW2 in 2019 and I have been able to do all the content and 90% of the achievements of all the expansions thanks to its horizontal progression.
I wish many MMO players (especially WoW players) would open their minds and see that the point of a game is to have fun and not increase your character power all the time.
The world of GW2 feels alive with its dynamic events and it's what I look for in an MMO.
Thanks for sharing your experience
Yeah I think everyone can have their opinion, this is just mine but I do think lots of people would enjoy GW2 if they gave it a chance. And for those that don't that's okay too.
Fantastic review, subscribed!
I've been playing for 10 years. How can anyone not play the game after watching this video ! It should be featured on the gw2 main channel. I love it !
@godlee908 maybe it does but wow is really bad people only play cuz they can't quit after 20 years of monthly subs and time wasted lol
@@KaisXenaree that makes zero sense... i quit wow becuase it blows now and switched to ffxiv and havent looked back. Absolutely love the game! Sooo many players have quit wow since shadowlands dumpster fire expansion so it wasnt hard to make the choice. Absolutely love the game. But this video does look pretty interesting and thinking of trying it out. I like that joint inventory. Does this game actually have solid end game or is it mostly pvp driven? I never really played it since ive always heard it was heavy pvp.
@@deaconfrost796 the game is famous for PVP cuz it has the best pvp in MMO but PVE is widely popular too and also you have WvW which is really fun. I started WOW at SL and quit mid DF. If a 5 years old game had the same content WOW had in the past years it would sure be dead by now. I feel like WOW players are stuck emotionally in this game and can't leave. If retail is bad, the solution is classic. If classic is meh, let's give retail another chance. Other games would for sure die. WOW is like that employee who did a perfect first impression so no matter the screw ups he does he will never be fired. He would be if he was new though.
People never mention the bad things about this game, like dead dungeon content. I quit the game after trying to find a group for the first dungeon.
@@Seb7an everything is popular in this game except dungeons yet it's the only reason you hate the game. It's like saying "I don't like ferraries cuz i hate horses" 😅 Dungeons in gw2 are not the typical mmo dungeons. I think they should rename them to something else because it's confusing to new players or even remove them. You can consider Fractals as dungeons.
I dont know how the majority thinks of that but I played a lot of WoW and this video gave me enough information to give GW2 a try
I tried to give it a try, but keep getting errors on creating an account. Did you manage to create an account for gw2?
@@MadMaddyArtsdont use dns or vpn if u want to create account even if u need vpn to play game u do not need vpn and don for main website
@@holy0hit633 I'm not using vpn
These comments are just GW2 players pretending to be new, they just want new players 😂😂
Most of the points you've raised are things I bring up when I talk to new players in GW2 who have come over from WoW. I agree with pretty much everything you have, here.
Very nice video, Wilstorm! 👍I also played WoW for several years and ended up in GW2 like 10 years ago... there are a lot of other points I could add to your listing of course. E.g. - one very important aspect for me, is the community: whenever you need help, or have a question in GW2 - you will be helped for sure! There is no boss / quest / achievement that you can`t do - even as a solo player - as you will always find someone to help you, or can easily join a bigger "squad" for your needed content. It`s also very remarkable, that you can find CZcams videos for like 99% of all the questions you might have in GW2 - even if it`s something trivial, like finding a single stupid "vista", and how to get there - i have to say, that i never experienced something like that in any other game! 😀
This is true, even the Mentor system allows players to play through content and help others with their knowledge.
While I love WoW & FFXIV and think they're both good games, I just left both of them to play GW2 for the first time. Loving it so much!!
As a seasoned player, this video is spot on. I can't wait to watch more!
Amazing!! I was looking for a new MMORPG and you just presented to me!! Thank you!!
Nice stuff!!
Keep it uuuuppp!
Great video! Been playing GW2 since 2012 and these videos peaking people's interest gets me excited for the future of the game!
Yea, you probably should be. I am also an MMO refugee and GW2 is the only MMO I'm still willing to play.
It doesn't waste my time, its open worlds is the best open world in any MMO, there's no subscription to pay, it's not retarded, the writing is not terrible, the classes feel fun, etc.
welcome to GW2! get ready to experience some of the most intuitive and well designed gameplay systems in any MMO. it's amazing how well thought out they are. not designed to be tedious and just annoy players.
I'm so annoyed at myself for not recording or streaming my experiences with Guild Wars 2, so much fun and memorable moments that I don't have captured :( I love this game so much and it really does reward your time and effort
Very well done video Thank you!
And we're glad to have you for the adventure
Glad to be here, thanks!
I think it is important to note that Guild Wars 2 has a very long gear grind system, just like other MMO's, but at least it has an end, half-way through it, it's really just min-maxing your infusions for that extra 90 stat.
But until you reach full ascended gear, you won't have best in slot, and that can take a while for new players to accomplish, especially without help.
So the game still has gear grind, long after level 80. But it feels a ton better than other mmos.
Another absolute bs myth is that GW2 doesn't have the holy trinity. It absolutely does have tank, healer, dps and support builds.
Yeah absolutely I still haven't got full ascended (not that I've been trying to get them asap - I've been enjoying other facets of the game) but it does still feel like there is plenty of gear progression to be had
I love the open world too. There are countless times I just stop in the middle of nowhere to take a photo or a video because the scenery and the environment are just stunning and beautiful.
Oh yeah, I couldn't help but go back and capture the moment Mordremoth rises from the depths in dragon stand Meta. The first time I saw that I just stood there and watched like "oh damn now that's a dragon"
Playing gw2 is like playing in a master piece painting of an amazing panorama. This game is soooooo beautifull in its artsyle even for a 10 years old game wich is unbelievable.
Very well put together video. Thank you for your input. I've been playing this game since half a year after launch and it always keeps me coming back. I think my favorite thing about GW2 is that my character stays relevant, even when i take a few months or even years off to play other games, I can always come back, no money required and just pick up where i left it
Not punishing players for having breaks is definitely one of its biggest strengths as a game design!
love to hear of your experience, been a gw2 vet since lunched almost and its refreshing to hear a new player perspective on the game i went hordcore on haha
I love that you enjoy GW2 like you do because most of the things you mentioned I dislike and are definitely not for me.
And I think it's good that MMO's vary that much so we got to choose the perfect game for us.
I think that's a really healthy attitude - everyone likes different games for different reasons and that's okay. I think importantly most of them learn from each other re-use things that work etc.
This perfectly incapsulates the uniqueness of GW2. You mentioned a lot of subjects that are rarely mentioned by other youtubers who tapks about this game. Really great video! You earned a sub 🙏
Much appreciated! It makes all the difference
not that unique, at least 6 of these 10 points also applies to TESO, the problem is TESO aged horribly
very good video... im waiting for the first look at strikes and the other stuff :D
Thank you! Glad I've got something to offer, I look forward to making it!
The jumping puzzles are also super cool!
As someone else who formerly did high end m+ and mythic raiding in WoW, welcome to Tyria! This game is great. It has a few issues for sure, but what game doesn't. Definitely curious to hear what your takes are on WoW raiding vs GW2 raiding/strikes, and WoW m+ vs GW2 Fractals. Similar types of content but definitely feel very different, each with their own pros and cons.
Absolutely, no game is perfect (and don't get me wrong I love WoW, clearly) but GW2 has impressed me in a lot of areas I didn't expect and I think it offers a very unique approach compared to other MMOs. I've certainly been impressed and that's all I'm trying to share in this video.
Looking forward to giving some more on the raids/strikes and fractals!
The art style just puts me off, unfortunately, it has that poorly aged semirealism look most MMOs have. Classic WoW has less polygons but still has more appearl because of its heavier stylization. I really want to get into GW2, but the look of the game really puts me off. Combat is also a tad bit clunky.
@@stylishskater92 to me its like a painting, even more so when there's a group of people fighting a mob or a boss .. that's like a dynamic painting .. thats the worst thing about the game actually, when there's a lot going on it can be difficult to see much. Most of the time visual cues and tells don't matter but when they do, ouchie, you die because you can't see them. But I don't agree that it looks like the bad semi-real games, its much more visually beautiful than that when you're cruising around viewing the landscape and vistas.
This guy gets it. Couldn't put it better.
Installing right now. Thank you for making this video.
Interesting, Thanks for comparing.
I personally think what also is one of GW2's best features that there is no monthly sub fee. You just buy the expansions once (since the core game is actually free to play) and you can play forever. Even though you still need to get the living world seasons apart but you can actually get those with in-game gems I believe which you can get with in-game gold, which do takes quite some time to grind
Gw2 has to click with you, I started in the beta.. loved it, but got to 80 and had WoW brain.. I didn't get what I was meant to do. Then 2015 I came back, hit max lvl.. played the metas but didn't have any goals.. Again in 2017, then finally in 2020 I GOT IT, I joined a raid guild/made ascended gear, and basically made my own goals.. and ive been playing it on and off since then. Loving it again, and new expan next week!
Yeah absolutely like any game it's different for everyone and for some people it won't be for them... and that's okay. I just enjoyed the experience so much I wanted to share what I thought. You've nailed it though, it's very self driven and once you realise that it's so fun. I've wasted many hours doing or testing the most random stuff hahah but that's the fun isn't it!
and for those that just pop in and out every few months/years - this game absolutely supports that play style.
@@WilstormGaming how the game rewards you for everything is also a neat trick, since it makes you do content you wouldn't usually do. You're always gathering materials. Good luck into raiding/strikes/fractuals..can be a lot of fun!
Okay thats it im giving it another try! Great video!
I played wow from 2006...dabbled in gw2 about 8 years ago and then bought all the xpacs and got into it 3 months ago... loving it. Cool vid! Thanks😊
Glad you enjoy it!
I've been playing GW2 since day one, and still remember the dark times when our community was at war due to a legion of tragically misinformed WoW players lured in by Total Biscuit, Jesse Cox, and Yogs Cast, and the literal decade of "dead game," "WoW clone," "Pay to Win," and "no endgame" accusations and misinformation hurting the game's growth. Now though, it pleases me greatly every time I stumble across one of these new player videos. And a WoW player (nothing against WoW personally, but come on; sometimes it seems WoW players spend more time badmouthing other games than playing WoW) singing it's praises is immensely gratifying. Welcome to the game, hope you continue to enjoy your time with it.
Thank you, it's my pleasure, everyone's opinions are different and GW2 won't be for everyone (and that's okay) but I'm loving it and it certainly has many unique strengths which I think are worth sharing to the broader gaming community.
I quit WoW in 2012 to play GW2, then left again just before HoT because it felt it had stagnated. But I'm back now and wow... GW2 blows WoW out of the water, no mistake.
They actually evolved their game forward while keeping everything relevant, whereas WoW devolved backwards and 95% of the game is a graveyard.
Well done on this amazing video :) I am glad you are having fun. I can't wait for people to see this video and give guild wars 2 a go. It might feel overwhelming at first, but boy oh boy this game is sooo much fun :) I've had it since the start and I can honestly say I have no regrets. You are really correct by saying GW2 treasures your time spend in it. See you all soon on GW2 where we will be happy to help you through your journey. Just ask :)
Thank you for the amazing video btw. Very detailed and you were spot on my friend. 🎉
Finally got Twilight earlier this year after trying to grab it near launch and quitting for a very, very long time. So happy to have that long term goal complete! Great video
Congrats!
That game is like: oh you wanna get some break from gw2 to play other games or whatever? Ok, but you can always return and you won't have to catch up or grind for new eq or level, feel free to enjoy your time by yourself :)
Ok, you convinced me. I'm re-downloading the game
Everything you said is true
Good vid! I just got started and my mind is blown! Long time wow player, but not anymore! Very thrilled for yhe journey ahead. No subscription required to boot! Cheers
Spot on and accurate capture of the brilliance and feel of GW2
This game is absolutely excellent! Also important to mention that once you craft a legendary, its available to all classes that can use that type of equipment on ur account, u can craft legendaries and sell them on the marketplace to make gold. ALSO also, the fractals are pretty fun, raids are cool, class system is unique, story is mostly interesting especially in everything after the main game, 90% of all content is still relevant (except for dungeons, but even those offer something that if u ask ur guildies they’ll most likely jump at the chance to do it). The open world content is so good, some guilds run this ONE massive event that came out with the base game TO THIS DAY, (triple threat - check it out on youtube) and still fills the maps instantly lol. WvW is fun as hell, New players get so much free content too before having to spend money on expansions. Its really great.
It excites me reading comments like this, such a fun game! Thanks for watching!
One of the things I think it's also very good about this mmo is that the "quests" and events motivate sharing and helping, not "stealing" the mobs and hoarding all for yourself before some other random player steals what you need to advance the quest...
PS: Do you have shinnys? (I love those skritts haha)
Great video, guild wars has always had a very special place for me and I regret not spending more time in it. Now I've grown up and struggle finding time
A nice benefit to the horizontal progression system is that you can take a break, for whatever reason, and come back without falling behind on the power curve.
7:20 With the upcoming expansion Secrets of the Obscure every weapon type will even be unlocked for every profession over time
? thats not true...
eventually yeah @@Ailasor
@@2nd3rd1st i knew we would get more weapons.. but all? thats like 2 more weapons for warrior and 27 for engi...
I don't know how they are going to do it, but with the elimination of elite specs they will eventually have to find a way to share all weapons in order to complete that side of the expansion content and build process.
As they say on their website: www.guildwars2.com/en/news/combat-in-guild-wars-2-secrets-of-the-obscure/
"To round off our combat systems updates, we’re granting each profession proficiency with an additional weapon. This is planned for the second major release after launch (and we’re aiming to ship those major releases quarterly). We’ll have more details about the style of play associated with these weapons as we get closer to this feature shipping, and later this year we’ll have a beta for you to preview the changes. For now, here’s the lineup of who’s getting what:
Guardian: Pistol (main and off hand)
Revenant: Scepter (main hand)
Warrior: Staff
Engineer: Short bow
Ranger: Mace (main and off hand)
Thief: Axe (main hand)
Elementalist: Pistol (main hand)
Mesmer: Rifle
Necromancer: Sword (main and off hand)"
First, I'd like to say that you hit on several key points that does distinguish GW2 from other MMO's. I was an avid play of WoW for 10 years myself but I stopped when the player base was becoming too toxic to handle. I have switched to GW2 and I Never Regretted it!
I would like to point out the one thing (Which sadly is not mentioned on this list, but that's perfectly okay) is that GW2 has NO Subscription fees! You can play most of the base game for free, or you can buy the full game once (not including the LWS or Expansion content) and not have to worry about game time at all! This factor alone is my top reason for playing GW2.
Yes! It's such a good purchase model, I did have it in my original concept for the video but unfortunately in top 10 I can't include everything I want to talk about
dude the editing is top tier, subscribed
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad to hear it! This one definitely took me the longest time yet compared to my other videos!
I have played GW2 semi-hardcore for about 3 years before and with this video i might just comeback to the game! Earned my sub due to the amount of effort and for hyping me up for the game!
Guild Wars 2 is different. In a very fun and rewarding way :) . It does it's own thing amidst the large sea of other MMOs and succeeds masterfully. It's always great to see new people coming in and enjoying it the same way we've been enjoying it for all these years. Welcome aboard!
Thank you, it is certainly unique and I'm loving it!
yea, no.
GW2 is turning into WoW2, slowly but surely
@@Galba89 hardly
@@eiderez Monts, raids, dungeons, portals and regular expansions; it is all there.
@@Galba89 Yea but most of MMOs do have these. That doesn't mean that any game is becoming like any game. But gw2 branched them in a vastly different way compared to other MMOs and that's why i said it does it's own thing and yes its successful.
SO I Should give it a try then?
Such a good game. I need to make my own video honestly. Guild Wars 2 means a lot to me, and you hit on everything that makes me love it.
Firstly welcome to the community bro! I've been playing GW2 since GW has been out and I love seeing YT's providing there take on why they love GW2. It get's me logging in after a long day at work to get into the game after watching these types of videos.
I really love your 10 points particularly points 4 and 1. The crafting is ALL relevant, and great points to make. Keep up the great content and I'm really happy we are on this journey together. Might even see you around Kryta! 😃
Thank you, appreciate the feedback!
Great videos. I agree with the other posts, your quality is very good! Hope you’re having fun in the game!
The shot of hellfire at the end being abandoned was classic
Yeah I couldn't help myself haha - it's unfortunate that Wow's design philosophy means nearly 20 years of content completely irrelevant.
Great decision switching to GW2. Welcome to one of the best MMOs in the online world.
Thank you, loving it so far!
And still kicking ass and getting huge update often (were fetting another dlc in 8 days :O)
Even if the game is more than 10 years old!
the boon system is a bit of a double edged sword in my mind, on one hand it adds a level of complexity to both the build craft and gameplay. but on the other, the overwhelming importance of stacking as a group makes some of the endgame group content a bit monotone and spammy
Yes while I enjoy the concept fundamentally, they are VERY powerful and could probably be less impactful. That's the fun I guess but doing like a third of potential dps when you're solo sometimes feels bad haha overall my initial impression with them is definitely positive though
This convinced me to start playing the game. 10/10 narration
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback!
quality content brother. thanks for the video!
Battle system is also very dynamic. You can be a dps, healer, boon provider in one character. Unlike a designated healer character that is having a hard time doing open world content
and the ability to switch around builds with relative ease is fantastic!
The fact that any classes can play any role (with the fitting build of course), is so wonderfull, I love this system!
I didnt know you could play the healer role in gw2
@@Medjj24 Yop not really usefull in open world as you can imagine, but in raid/strike we always put 2 healer, in fractal t4 we often use 1 also.
@@yvesgingras1475 thats nice. I always prefer to play a support/heal role. Never tried out GW2 because i thought there was none.
I really liked GW2 for the several months I played it. I max-leveled one or so of every class and I agree with much of what is stated in this video. The world itself seems to have a life of its own and is just beautiful. The area events are pretty cool, exploration is amazing, and the class abilities are a lot of fun! The quests are engaging and interesting, the mounts and their abilities add their own value as well. For me personally however, I mainly stopped playing because I somehow still managed to get bored with the game. I was never really able to meet any players with common interests, so I never quite made it to end-game in that regard. I know that was a "me" issue, and I don't expect everyone else to have this problem. I just tend to hyper-focus on certain aspects which in turn seems to lessen my social abilities. However, I would highly recommend GW2!
I've been playing it since launch. This is a game where you can put it down, come back several months later, and it is still fresh and relevant. Yes, there are details that you will want to bone up on, depending, but you don't need to. The game is also very casual friendly, which benefits me, given I work a full time job, with regular overtime (mostly on my own initiative but not always) depending on the time of year. And I admit, I play other MMOs, depending on my interest at the moment, and I can simply just come back to GW2 any time I feel like it and not have to worry about what I missed.
I haven't played in years but one thing that helped always seeing players around was the megaserver system. Back when it was first rolled out I didn't think too much of it but now almost a decade later I have to admit it is something truly amazing.
their whole server system is amazing. no downtimes for 'server maintenance'. these guys maintain their servers without bothering the players and they don't even charge a subscription for their game. compare that to ESO or other shameless studios who think it okay to shut down servers for several hours almost every week
Wonderful video, thanks for the content.
Coming from the TOXICITY that is Destiny 2 PVP, I really enjoy the community in GW2. People are chill, helpful and seem to play this game because they ENJOY it. (not because they want to kill you 20 times and then insult your family, t-bag you and wish you cancer.).
Blizzard brain washed players making them care only about item level and buying progress. Most wow players doesn't understand what it actually means to EARN something anymore. GW2 requires different mindset. It's not perfect but it's pretty close to true mmorpg, when WoW became just a true hamster wheel.
Universe matters.
Guild Wars is a dying game though...
I am all for horizontal progression as I believe it is superior for RPGs. However, it's not Blizz that brainwashed anyone here.. Our monkey brains like to see number increases, and that's a fact.
However, if you constantly chase vertical progression you eventually get yourself burned out, which is what happened during Shadowlands. Blizz understood this, which is why the current expansion has less vertical progression and more things to explore, collect and gain..
The next WoW expansion will have more of this as well..
You see the secret is to have both horizontal AND vertical progression in your game. Horizontal progression gives everyone more choice so everyone finds something they like. Vertical progression satisfy our primal need to watch numbers grow. Both are needed...
@@NickStrifeGw dying lol wow fanboy is mad that there is a better game
@@UphillHook "Better game" it says... as if... xD
And yeah, the steam charts for GW2 show an obvious downtrend. And when you are not the most played MMO (like WoW is) you cannot afford to lose players.! :) That's just how it is. Now cope.
@@NickStrife steam chart mean nothing the fact is wow has no good old content since everything is made obselete whit the newer expansions GW2 everything is fun to play and worth to.plah also no dumb subscription model.or.gear treadmill
This video was really well made! Wow
I have barely started the game; my character is only level 13. Mostly, I've just been setting up keybinds and learning the UI. I played WoW for 14 years, but Blizzard has been so disappointing that I deleted my account and went out looking for other games. I played FF14 for a few months, but that didn't feel like the right one either. From what I can tell, GW2 looks super unique. It takes the MMO formula and make every single aspect engaging. Just got the temporary raptor mount, and just riding it around was super fun. In your clip where you're just exploring, a swarm of players on different mounts rushes past... Wow, that is so immersive. How could you not join them after seeing something like that?
I went from being an elitist CE raider to a chill ass GW2 casual and I've been loving every moment of it. Since I started playing in MoP I'd constantly hear these 435 year old fossils lament about attunements and 40-mans, so I'd go try and make a twink at 60 or do the Molten Front questline to at least see what it was like, but after doing it once, it's done, and I'm back to wiping 60 times on Kil'Jaeden because our GM refuses to kick his dogshit ass best friend who does blue parse DPS and our RL keeps inviting anyone with a feminine character name into the group just to do 1/3 of my healing, then both the GM and RL will get onto our Maw of Souls 5 man spams and vent about bad and lazy players while a 6th dude is farming Vantus Runes and talking about grinding up AP on their 5th character because it does marginally higher DPS on one boss.
Now I'm doing like 85% of benchmark and cruising through content with other casual and fun-first players, and actually having a better time, too. I went back to see what Dragonflight was and honestly, Dragonriding is nothing compared to the plethora of fun mounts offered by GW2, and while the challenge of a +23 key is fun with the right people, it lacks the sense of drama and theatrics from like the Dragon's End meta or Drakkar. It's not like everything is GW2 is easy, obviously, I only just cleared KO CM for the first time the other day, and also of course there are still dumbasses who demand 250LI for IBS strikes, but I think the fact that after a raid or strike I can just go glide around to collect VM instead of having to help craft 50 feasts for the next raid relieves a lot of stress about the game.
I'm kinda with you in terms of the story. I'm not expecting the GW2 writers to give me a playable version of Chinatown, I just want it to let my character to badass things with a team of side characters that rally under me. Even though I find Jory and Caithe pretty annoying for most of the story, they're far better than... Nathanos, Genn and Anduin...who are all somehow more powerful and important than our characters in an escapist self-insert fantasy game. Still though I think the story/world lore might be what keeps players from getting into GW2 fully. Asura, Sylvari and Charr are pretty cool once you know what they are, but they don't have the pre-existing "nerd clout" as your Orcs or Elves or Trolls.
One thing I don't think you mentioned that I love about GW2 is that the combat system feels almost like a fighting game, with like the shield4 blocks, break bars, confusion, dodging. You really can make even some Patchwerk world bosses like DBS feel a lot more engaging than it would in WoW. I also love how they alter some maps based on metas, like Tarir's treasure room being sealed until you beat the Octovine and Palawadan becoming Scrooge McDuck's place once you kill Amala. When a world boss dies in WoW, they respawn in 15min and that's it. Some parts of the map requiring things like Ley-Line gliding or the frog antidote or Jackal portals is super cool, too.
Bottom line for me is that GW2 actually feels like an MMO while WoW is a co-op dungeon crawler that forces you to grind bullshit in the open world to start playing the actual game. There are still things I think WoW does better, like supporting addons, transmog diversity and the fucking PC requirements to run the game on high settings, but I'm very glad that this game is getting more and more traction despite its rough start and the whole IBS fiasco. Level 10 access to raptors gave quite a few of my friends the push to stop complaining about it being a "too much walking" game so I hope they do more to get new players invested in their game and lore in general and I hope this video and others like it singing its praise will bring more players into the game.
I can't even tell you how much this comment resonated with me, I've just two weeks ago finished the CE slog, 200 pulls on Sarkareth and all the stuff about your guild and GM just had me in tears. Don't get me wrong, I love WoW and enjoy the PVE content but that is literally all I engage in (Raid/m+) and GW2 has opened my eyes to everything else an MMO should be.
Yes I love the combat style! I mentioned it in a comment somewhere below that it's this strange mix of targeting (like WoW) and freestyle combat (something kinda like Elden ring) and it's so engaging and satisfying. Unfortunately I can't inlude everything in a top 10 video... I didn't even talk about how the game is basically free, purchase once, no subscriptions!
Loved your comment, couldn't agree more, thanks for taking the time to write this!!
wtf thats our fkn wow raid kill at the start LOL
Well since i'm installing the game right now, this sounds dope as hell thanks for the heads up mate!
You earned a sub! Really good quality video, love it.
glad youre part of the family now - been here since beta, god damn time flies - but gw2 touches my soul with its beauty every day. I tried many other mmorpgs, but oh well, gw2 does some things exactly right. :)
I’ve attempted to get into guild wars 2 multiple times but never past 20 because I was unsure about things at the end. Dude…amazing video, subscribed and downloading now.
Thanks for the Sub! It really helps a lot 😁
I think I've found my wow alternative finally! Thanks for this video.
That's the video i needed to watch. Installing GW2 (I started wow in 2005, stopped around Cataclysm, occasionally trying expansions but was constantly tired and bored)