You know you've played too much Guild Wars 2 when....

[Miles Smiles.8951]

* you look in the mirror and ask your mom to lend you some gems for a total makeover kit

* you meet someone new and before sharing contacts you try to find out what's her AP

* you see a hobo sleeping just outside the gin mill and think that he could've at least died on point (sPvP joke var. A)

you see a toper sleeping right on the bar counter and think that he didn't even try to kite (sPvP joke var. B )

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

I meant to post this. I was in a supermarket the other day and there was a huge sign announcing a 50% of sale on Flax. I got all excited and started heading towards the relevant aisle before I remembered: there's no exchange between RL flax and in-game flax.

[Warlord.9082]

You know you've played too much Guild Wars 2 when you look for your Personal Trader Express after placing an order on the internet.

[Ithilwen.1529]

Related story: I was searching a street map of Seattle on my way to Pax West. One area of the city is "Phinney Ridge." My first thought? To look for the Oakheart and SB.

[sephiroth.4217]

> @"Galmac.4680" said:

> Some thief stole your wallet, you stomped him, be he ain't no butter in his jacket.

> If you're asked what breed your dog is, you answer "Krytan Drakehound".

>

 

I got a ridgeback so im definitely saying that from now on...

 

Just so you know, your comment made me spit coffee on my screen ?

[sephiroth.4217]

> @"Michael.8562" said:

> When you get home from the grocery store and can't wait to open the bags to see what's in them.

 

Only to find more bags and or prizes locked behind wrappers.

[sephiroth.4217]

> @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> When you harvest your neighbor’s vegetable patch for your daily and when they object you tell them all nodes are shared.

>

>

 

Aaaaaaaand just spat my coffee a second time

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Screw you guys and this thread, priceless comments.

[Daddicus.6128]

> @"killermanjaro.5670" said:

> You're so hungry, you could eat a whole dolyak.

 

Is it sad that I have actually said that out loud?

[hellsqueen.3045]

When you get sad because there are no achievement points in real life.

 

(Side note, how do I get to 30,000 points D: I need the Radiant Chest Piece ASAP for a cosplay)

[TheQuickFox.3826]

When you care more about the looks of your Guild Wars character than your real life character.

[Chyanne Waters.8719]

When you think it only takes a mallet to fix things like fences.

When you realize ghost peppers and orichalcum are real things

When you realize your Boss does not have special attacks at 75% 50% and 25%

 

[DietPepsi.4371]

When you leave a Banana Cream Pie in your fridge for 6 years assuming it will never go off.

[BunjiKugashira.9754]

When you get up late for work because "I'll just pay a few silver for instant waypoint.".

[Andur.9275]

> @"BunjiKugashira.9754" said:

> When you get up late for work because "I'll just pay a few silver for instant waypoint.".

 

Oh, yeah. We need some Asura here in RL to invent such a technology. ?

[ksgarvin.6132]

When you travel overseas, get off the plane, and say "Is there no end to Tyria?"

[Jumpin Lumpix.6108]

You don't want to log into the game anymore.

[ReaverKane.7598]

* You stop playing GW2.

[CedarDog.9723]

> @"ReaverKane.7598" said:

> * You stop playing GW2.

 

Yeah, that kind of stuff about game burnout went through my mind.

 

You don't find any particular enjoyment in the festivals any more and slug through as much of it as possible.

You find dailies an unbearable grind.

You stare at and think about clicking on the Guild Wars 2 shortcut for a little while and feel a dull sense of malaise, then decide to click on a shortcut to a different game.

You log in to do various activities/events with friends/guildies during the week out of a sense of obligation.

You find that any small source of annoyance seems to affect you immensely.

You notice that when you DO log in, you tend to just AFK.

You also notice that you find that looking at the forums is much more interesting to you than playing the game.

 

[Danikat.8537]

You try to make hummus using an entire head of garlic but only 1 sesame seed and 1 chickpea.

 

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bowl_of_Hummus

 

(Spoiler: this won't end well.)

[ReaverKane.7598]

> @"CedarDog.9723" said:

> > @"ReaverKane.7598" said:

> > * You stop playing GW2.

>

> Yeah, that kind of stuff about game burnout went through my mind.

>

> You don't find any particular enjoyment in the festivals any more and slug through as much of it as possible.

> You find dailies an unbearable grind.

> You stare at and think about clicking on the Guild Wars 2 shortcut for a little while and feel a dull sense of malaise, then decide to click on a shortcut to a different game.

> You log in to do various activities/events with friends/guildies during the week out of a sense of obligation.

> You find that any small source of annoyance seems to affect you immensely.

> You notice that when you DO log in, you tend to just AFK.

> You also notice that you find that looking at the forums is much more interesting to you than playing the game.

>

That's me right now. I mean like point per point.

Usually the only reason i play GW2 is because it's the only game i have on my pc that i can and will play split screen with a movie, series or youtube video, so when i'm watching something, and feel like my hands are restless, then i might pop into gw2. But then i do dailies and tend to log of.

I barely played the Halloween festival, although it has **always** been my favourite content in gw2. It's not just burn out, but also i'm largely disappointed in the direction the game has taken in it's development.

Living world has been largely just the story. The maps kinda blend together into forgetfulness, and even stuff like the Sun's Refuge that was so hyped woefully under delivered, at least in my opinion. So i can't find a reason to play, even when there's stuff, like Reaper's Rumble, that i was excited about playing, i just can't bring myself to even start.

Of course the fact that i once had a guild of 120 guys of which pretty much only 2 are still playing (me being one of them), does add to that unwillingness to play, since most of my friends aren't there any more. And they're not there because Arena Net failed to meet expectations once to many times for all of us, if you look at their manifesto back in 2012, most of what's there has been completely reversed.

No grind, that was broken very early on.

No Holy Trinity... Will not be a reality for years the way they are delivering elite specs. And that's only if they ever manage to get support specs in all professions that can rival with chrono (not going to happen), healers that can rival with Druid, and anything that can be as good as warrior banners. I doubt they'll ever be able to do this, so we'll always be left with the holy trinity of chrono, banners and dps.

Always be able to revisit old maps, through the down-level system and through new events. The first part still applies, but there's no real reason to do so outside maps with World bosses, and the random champ. Especially starting zones. And since the Living world has completely departed from core tyria, it's unlikely we'll ever revisit old content, and will always and forever be left with a ton of hanging plot points.

 

It saddens me, really.

[LadyShaylee.4938]

When you consider hiding explosives underneath stacked apples as the best way to get rid of your enemies.

[keenedge.9675]

When you are watching NetFlix and try to rt-click to pan to a new camera angle.

[gaborkaldy.3210]

When each time you feel ill shout "Shake it off" just to realize it does not work on flu.

When each time you see someone standing close to the edge of a mountain you think a "Fear Me" would be funny to use.

When you think you can carve a pumpkin in 2 seconds.

When you pick up all the gifts under the christmas tree and try to sell it on the TP.

[Cragga the Eighty Third.60]

When you're out walking and grope in your pocket for the X button so you can mount up.

When your friend is dressed up nice, and you say, "Now THAT's quality armor!"

When you see a toad and think, "The Hylek grow small around here."

When you go to a movie and, when the character is trying to escape across the mountain, you try to memorize their jumping pattern for when you play that scene.

[aandiarie.7195]

When you meet a new employee at work and tell them your gamer name on accident. XD