takatsu.9416 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 After so many years, and having taken many breaks, I still find myself returning to the game, especially when the going gets tough in life, there's always a fun and safe place to be here. With the holiday season here and in the spirit of gratitude and gifting, for veteran players, I'd love to hear your stories and of why you still play now after so many years, and newer players, what new memories have you discovered and made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokeenoppa.5384 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Not really a long story but only reason why i play is our daily guild raids. I love raids in this game and i love ppl in my guild even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiviana.2650 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Real life has taken me away for a few months but im coming back. I like the world i like the combat and the classes. So much i want to do still in GW2, and this game competes well in 2019 and beyond. No game outside of sub games like FF and WoW have as good a world and content as GW2 to journey through. And nothing i mean nothing beats the combat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 It is still fun in small doses. It is very pick up and play which suits me given other games warrant my attention in the big sit down, campaign way mmos used to. Plus I have a short attention span and gw2 works well for goldfish like me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takatsu.9416 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 My own contribution, is that I took my partner who just started playing to grab the age old treasure of mine, quaggan tonics. We escorted Blubloop and tried to tag team the champ drake and died alot until finally another player came around and we managed. And then got our quaggan tonics. Reason that this makes a good story is well nostalgic to return to Orr and core maps after all the new content and how excited I am to introduce the quaggan tonic to anyone and how it was a representation and a part of many past memories with guilds, or random people in LA or DR, or crazy stunts like quaggan tonics in wvw or other things like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I just enjoy the way the game plays. I don't really hardcore invest time into it anymore, there are simply other priorities. But there isn't a better game for me to just dive in for a couple hours and then just relax or chat with people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Amaterasu.9237 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I try to make the most out of the game as my time allows me. I try to make a big investment when creating a character and learn their personality and their role in this world. I plan to have 2 of every race, male and female, and all 9 classes (plus one duplicate). It takes a long time, as right now I'm only starting the beginning of my 3rd character, so I plan to stay for a long while until they'll mature and fully flesh out. Eventually I'll have to place them in their own spots in the world (HoT Maps, PoF Maps, etc.), but that's what fun about a recurringly updating game like GW2 - plenty of new places to explore as time goes on. I already have too many chores in real life to worry about, so GW2 is great way to relax and enjoy the free time while I can. Also, there's no monthly fee so there's no need to feel stressed about not playing constantly! I love that kitten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbru.6014 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Because I have a fun guild whom I like interacting with. http://tinyarmy.org Because GW2 allows me to play on my terms instead of demanding that I grind hours every day to stay competitive in the end game. Speaking of which... Because GW2's "end game" is open ended and largely left up to me. I'm not locked into progressive raiding or anything like that. Whatever I feel like doing at this particular moment -- whether it's WvW, crafting, riding the world boss train, chasing achieves, map completion on an alt, or just standing around in DR being TINY -- I can do it without worry or penalty or anybody telling me I'm wasting my time. "Why aren't you getting ready to raid tonight rabble rabble rabble" -- yeah, go back to WoW, elf gazer. It's my time, my way. And finally, some honesty: because nothing decisively better has come along in the MMO world. If anything, GW2 has dramatically raised my standards of what I consider a good MMO. So given all of the above, it'll take something truly special to pull me away from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoRi Silvia.4159 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I've tried leaving this game on many occasions when I got bored of the game. I would go and find new games to play around in, even similar games which satisfies my mmo hunger .... it did for a while but always could not get rid of gw2 from the back of my mind. Movement, combat and the feeling freely maneuvering around aopen world mmo, encourages players to play with others are all the positives I see and feel that cracks the deal for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoEliteSixSixSix.8935 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Because I still find myself deriving entertainment from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Gw2 is the only mmo-like i play, the others are offline games. im old, i can be much tied to any game that requires xx hours of play per day, the offline games i can save and progress late.. gw2 isnst offline, but their system gives the same feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Red Arachnid.2493 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Because otherwise I'd go insane. Let me explain: I am very sick. With what? Who knows. It seems like every 6 months I get a new diagnosis. What they're sitting on now is severe fibromyalgia, which is the IBS of pain disorders. Basically, nobody knows why I'm in pain and why my body is having random immune reactions to everything and why my brain is melting, so they shrug and call it fibro. Nothing treats it, and the combination of several other disorders has left me fully disabled. To be frank, I'm just waiting to die right now. But I dread idle hands. I HAVE to be doing something. Problem is, I can't do anything and everything hurts. But playing GW2 gives me at least SOME sense of achievement, some sense of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vayne.8563 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I enjoy the game. That's the reason. Probably the only reason I play any game. I have a great guild that I love, I love the graphics and combat. I like the world and story. What's not to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eros.6801 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 - Guild Wars 2 combat is what make me hunger for more, it fit me, i also love the story driving despite of all the negative thinking from others i still love it and one last thing is the satisfaction i found in helping others out which can only be achieved in gw2 only even though i did the same on many other mmos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virdo.1540 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 > @"takatsu.9416" said: > After so many years, and having taken many breaks, I still find myself returning to the game, especially when the going gets tough in life, there's always a fun and safe place to be here. > > With the holiday season here and in the spirit of gratitude and gifting, for veteran players, I'd love to hear your stories and of why you still play now after so many years, and newer players, what new memories have you discovered and made? there is no better game and probably wont be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omernon.9762 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 > @"Blood Red Arachnid.2493" said: > Because otherwise I'd go insane. Let me explain: > > I am very sick. With what? Who knows. It seems like every 6 months I get a new diagnosis. What they're sitting on now is severe fibromyalgia, which is the IBS of pain disorders. Basically, nobody knows why I'm in pain and why my body is having random immune reactions to everything and why my brain is melting, so they shrug and call it fibro. Nothing treats it, and the combination of several other disorders has left me fully disabled. To be frank, I'm just waiting to die right now. > > But I dread idle hands. I HAVE to be doing something. Problem is, I can't do anything and everything hurts. But playing GW2 gives me at least SOME sense of achievement, some sense of progress. WOW mate, you have much better reason to play this game than any of us. And sorry to hear that... While I’m not in some sort of paralyzed and in fact I’m a perfectly healthy person that could go and enjoy all that life has to offer, I’m still wasting my free time on this game, because I love MMORPGs and this one is in my opinion one of the best and most unique ones. Combat system is amazing and I don’t mind rather a poor endgame PvE content, because I’m a PvPer at heart. All I need is a good combat system and a place to fight. All my other PvE itches (raids, dungeons, world exploration, fun quests and good storyline) are easily trated with what this game has to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverLoseGuy.3894 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Frankly, RP and the visuals. That said, I'm trying to run "fun" builds that are still effective on my own, discovering what I like to play and what not. For example: I'm running grenade zerker engineer which I shall nickname her "Chuckey Monkey". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Rainbow.6142 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 This is the only game I play, and its boring which is good for me. I don't want to get addicted to gaming :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGuardian.6203 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Not only because for me is the best game that I have ever played, but also GW holds a special place... to me. Not going to details, but in an past episode of my life, was the only thing that helped me keep my sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xar.6279 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Mainly because of: - Guild. - Role Play. - sPvP Additionally because of: - Story. - Group, instanced pve (when smt new is released). But after all w/o Role Play & my guild I would definitely move on to the other game years ago. I can't imagine how it's possible to play GW2 only for pvp or pve or story, because there's at least few better online games for these game modes on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I don't want to pay a monthly sub, and starting any new game would pale in comparison to playing this game where I have developed my account over years . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safandula.8723 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Combat system is pog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 At this point? Just plain inertia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goettel.4389 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Because it fits my need for a casual MMO with actual good gameplay which allows me to login and quickly play together with many others without having to organize by guild. It also looks, and sounds great, has no sub to force me into playing and has a gem store with excellent skins and QoL items which I slowly earn by gold-to-gems. It's the (this) working man's MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayakaru.6583 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 With lots of long breaks. The game has lost its spark, and still only burns brightly for about a week every time a new story chapter is released. Between those 'blazes' I'll be off playing other games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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