Guild Wars! Lets hope all MMORPGs go this way!

[Lindy]

Yes, feelings for skunks with a rack like a porn star.

MAJOR TURN-ON ~_~

[Daggers64]

Crash, yes it is free to play... but the game itself costs about $50 in stores.

Also, Until now, I've only played completely free MMOs... and a lot of them have been VERY popular.
Take Kal Online for example. When I got online in there, every town is full of 300 people just sitting around... and there are even more people running around killing things. The game is great! Completely free, and not done buy too big of a company, how do they keep the servers up with very little income? If anything, the guys from ArenaNet are making more money than them!

And although the humans in this game look simmilar to WoW, or EverQuest... thats cause they are humans! lol
There are 6 differnet job classes, which are as good and diverse as races could be. you get to combined 2 classes, which effect your skills and appearance a little. There are dyes to change your cloths.
And the Character creation process allows for great custumizing! and they look great! lol

And as for furries, don't knock them lol... I know quite a few! Everytime I turn around I find out someone is one. lol In fact, what were you again Tidus? ^_~

[Tidus Andronicus]

I'm a cat-boy... although, I wouldn't say I'm a furry, at least not as much as some people I know. lol

My setting have it on 4x Anti-Aliasing lol, as well as the highest graphics settings possible... I think. lol I can say that everything in this game looke better than most other game I've played!
My hands glow as part of the Divine Aura from my collector set I bought... at least thats what I think it is. lol
But, male Elementalists have a strange dance. XD on the other hand, female Elementalists have the hottest dance! lol

Plus, the game only puts like 3 files on your computer! its amazing! XD

[Captain Maxx Power]

Played in the Beta. Was higly underwhelmed. Am now putting bets onto how long it takes for it to go under.

[Lionx]

We furries are greater than you skinbag lovers.

Anyway a furry will definetly make me buy an MMO if its good.

This game seems like it will fail. Without monthly fees the game will not get as much periodic updates and motivation to go with it. Any game that is free will not be of high calibur.

You have to get expansions to get things done it seems later, so if you dont have expansions you will be missing out. This reminds me of EQ where they put half-assed expansions out every so often to keep people playing, and without it you are soon left in the dust. Plus PvP should not be central to an MMORPG, it has been in a few and all it does is promote the worst to come out in some people and in the community with PKing. So i think the community with the hype will make it bad.

Commercials are not needed, FFXI only had one and it wasnt even easily seen. Its a good MMO at that. Also is the game dedicated to long term playing? We will have to see...but if new areas are only accessible through expansions then well i just guess for those not willing to fork over the money for them to soon quit.

I have little interest in GW from the moment it was free to play after the intial game payment...even LESS after knowing the expansion thing.

Also Battle.net is only a chatroom sorta thing. The games that are played are hosted on the game maker's computer and NOT on Battle.net itself. Hence why you would lag like crazy if you played a game with a friend that is 56K.

[Tidus Andronicus]

Here is an interesting What Is Guild Wars page...
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...ars-id1290.php

Guildwarsguru is a great site for information on guildwars... although since the game is new, no where is there enough info. lol

[Psychotic]

We furries are greater than you skinbag lovers.

HEY! THAT'S NOT FAIR! It's not my fault I like humans, but everywhere I go I am persecuted for it! Leave me alone, I have feelings too! ...

I'm not getting it, I'm not a major fan of MMORPG's at the moment (Although City of Heroes is seriously tempting me) but if people say the no levelling/fees thing has worked out well, then who knows?

[Lindy]

I just sat and played from 9pm until 5am.

Yes, I have an addictive personality, but christ, this game is good.

And if you look at the site, it explains, PVP is totally controlled, you PVP in specific areas and it's usually guild-based, nobody can PK you as you all get separate maps to play on when in missions or quests.

Also, with the expansion packs, it explains it like a deck in something like Magic : The Gathering, you get the packs and you can get new skills and items which are akin to new cards, but it can never seriously over power you or unbalance things, it just allows for new avenues of play and new tactics.

Honestly, I don't want it to fail or go under, but if it did, considering how all I've spent so far is £29.99 on the game and nothing else, I can't really complain if it gives me, at least, a few months of fun.

[貴方死]

Lion, theres nothing wrong with humans either, no one is right and no one is wrong. I just wish people would get along -_-. Even though I am a furry myself, I am not Biased about that. I see their view point and respect it, everyone else should as well, you may not have to likesomeones view point, but don't belittle it.

Anyway, I too will leave this one to the birds, maybe if they give me a reason to play, Ill join up, but just to look cool isn't going to do it for me.

[Lionx]

Kwai Fong Shei (bad pin yin and bad typed writing eek!) :x heard of sarcasm? Its just a joke.

[Daggers64]

Well, after playing it for a full day now, I can say that this certainly a decent, if not great, MMORPG.

It may not be the best for everyone... but no mmo is... find the one that matches you lol. This one is heavilly based on parties and guilds and quests. And if you don't like feeling alone when your outside of towns... you may not like this one.
On the plus side, NO MORE KSers! ^____^// YAY! XD And in some ways, when you go solo, this feels more like a 1 player game. And its even more fun to bring your friends along in these 1 player areas cause its a new MMO feel I've only now seen.

Anyway, Guild Wars is gonna be my main MMO for now, I've never seen this abundance of quests before! ^__^ And the graphics just amazing and get me so into it!
The skill system is very interesting, I find my self thinking about arranging my skills whenever I go to a new area, so I will have the advantage... and it works pretty good!

The game play, as far as speeds of actions, and fluidity is just above standard. Its a lot better than Kal Online or any other free one I've played. And it seems smoother than most MMOs I've tried! Although so far RO and ROSE still top my smooth list. lol

In my opinion, this game, if it were a little more advertized, could easilly beat WoW.

Also, I'd like to add, that so far, I haven't experianced ANY lag! ^_^ Only time I had any problem was at night when my comcast internet craps out on me... but thats not cause of GW. lol *stupid evil comcast*

[Rostum]

It looks and sounds exactly like WoW did when it was first released in Open Beta and Retail. I was suckered into WoW, but realised it had no valuable investment time - just wasn't worth it in the end.

The graphics are a bit better than WoW's though, which I admire. But any newish MMORPG has good graphics, really. Anyways, if you think it's a great game, then keep playing it. =) Just my opinion.

[Xander]

It looks and sounds pretty good. It'd be good to play a MMORPG without a monthly fee. However I think if I start playing one I might lose my life again so....I might avoid it until a long summer. xD

Edit - Also, for people in the UK, play.com has it for £17.99 & free delivery. Not bad. I wonder if I have the right graphics card...

[Daggers64]

I just spent all night in the catacombs alone! @_@

This game really feels like a one player game, if you like to solo.

Its really wierd! XD I found an out post in the middle of no where, and when you step inside... there are other players in there! But if you go back out with a party then they come with you... if not, it becomes a one player game again.XD

Some how, the game generates each player their own maps so the quests and battle, is yours and no one else can interfer with that, unless you let them. You only see other people, in towns and outposts!

I'd almost say this feels less like an MMO, and more like a Battle.net game. Like where you can sit in a waiting screen and chat and find opponents for star craft, or solo it and play the star craft campain.lol

[Rostum]

I'd almost say this feels less like an MMO, and more like a Battle.net game. Like where you can sit in a waiting screen and chat and find opponents for star craft, or solo it and play the star craft campain.lol

Ouch. ;; That kind of sets a really bad vibe for MMORPG gamers. I'll stick to FFXI. =) WoW really gave me the chills, let alone Battle.net.