Should I get WoW or Guild Wars 2?

I hear they both have their ups and downs, so I don't know which one to get. Also, are there a lot of other players in Guild Wars? Because I enjoy chatting, guilds and stuff.

WoW just had a new expansion, which I havent played. I hated Cataclysm though and I hate hte absurdly large numbers present in WoW atm (160k hp on a level 86).

Guild Wars 2 is fun, but doesnt provide much of a dungeon/raiding experience.

If we are in 2004 , 2005 i would say wow. but we are in 2012 and i say stop to generic , outdated , grinding junk and try GW2

Definitely Guildwars 2. Best MMO i've played in years, they managed to take the grindy feel out of this MMO's and that's easily the best thing that's happened to this genre in a long time.

WoW just had a new expansion, which I havent played. I hated Cataclysm though and I hate hte absurdly large numbers present in WoW atm (160k hp on a level 86).

Guild Wars 2 is fun, but doesnt provide much of a dungeon/raiding experience.

Maroxad

I would say both are great MMOs and I have both and play both, GW2 has some of the best gameplay mechanics in MMOs and I love all the variation between diffrent classes and skills, but then again it's missing some things I loved about WOW, simple stuff like Mounts, I love mounts and I love to collect them, also I feel character Gear and weapons in WOW is more flashy if you might say and thats another thing I really like about WOW. in the end both are great games and both are awsome, why not grab both ( not at the same time ) and play them and see whichone you like more, I play both cuz I only pay one subscription and thats for WOW since GW2 has no sub.

Guild Wars 2.

I would recommend WoW because it beats GW2 in every aspect expet graphics. GW2 is very bland, combat system is horrible, pvp sucks. Story is bad, quests are boring: collect stuff, feed cows, kill crap, etc... At the end game there is only grind as in all other mmos. There is a reason why it's f2p, the game is just not good enough to be p2p. As for WoW it's still ok, I just wish Blizz haven't made the game that easy for lazy and stupid people who just want everything without putting any effort.

I am going to recommend WoW from the hook factor. I played GW2 for 2-3 weeks and got bored. I played WoW for 2-3 years before getting bored. Haven't played it in almost a year now, but I am going to pick up MoP in a month or so. Just to get the SURGE of new-comers and people returning out of the way before playing. Someone above mentioned the free trial, and I'd 100% recommend that. No harm in downloading it, playing up to level 20, and if you hate it then check out GW2. With that said though GW2 to me is inferior to WoW in all perspectives except for graphics.

Don't get suckerd into MMO'S, they're not worth the time investment. GW2 I haven't played but it looks like more of anonchalant MMO which you can play at your own pace..

I would say GW2. I pre-ordered it and have been playing it almost non-stop up until Borderlands 2 came out since release. Its awesome.

I would recommend WoW because it beats GW2 in every aspect expet graphics. GW2 is very bland, combat system is horrible, pvp sucks. Story is bad, quests are boring: collect stuff, feed cows, kill crap, etc... At the end game there is only grind as in all other mmos. There is a reason why it's f2p, the game is just not good enough to be p2p. As for WoW it's still ok, I just wish Blizz haven't made the game that easy for lazy and stupid people who just want everything without putting any effort.

Haarhus

Guild Wars 2, my game of the year without a doubt.

How long did you play GW2 to come to that conclusion? 30 minutes?FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] How long did you play GW2 to come to that conclusion? 30 minutes?Haarhus

I would recommend WoW because it beats GW2 in every aspect expet graphics. GW2 is very bland, combat system is horrible, pvp sucks. Story is bad, quests are boring: collect stuff, feed cows, kill crap, etc... At the end game there is only grind as in all other mmos. There is a reason why it's f2p, the game is just not good enough to be p2p. As for WoW it's still ok, I just wish Blizz haven't made the game that easy for lazy and stupid people who just want everything without putting any effort.

Haarhus

Planetside 2 sounds good! Seriously check out some videos of it. Well if you hate FPS go with GW2.

Hahahahahaha, way to describe WoW. Honestly, all the quests are voice acted, the story is fine, the quests allow you to choose how you approach them. You aren't told to kill 10 beats (aka WoW) you're just told that the beasts are annoying and you have the freedom to choose how to deal with them. Do you set traps, kill them, lure them away from the area, scare them etc. It's not just a one way street. WoW is the definition of grind. The reason people play for years on end isn't because there's that much content, it's because they redo the content there is to get better gear aka, grinding. creaturemagic

[QUOTE="creaturemagic"] Hahahahahaha, way to describe WoW. Honestly, all the quests are voice acted, the story is fine, the quests allow you to choose how you approach them. You aren't told to kill 10 beats (aka WoW) you're just told that the beasts are annoying and you have the freedom to choose how to deal with them. Do you set traps, kill them, lure them away from the area, scare them etc. It's not just a one way street. WoW is the definition of grind. The reason people play for years on end isn't because there's that much content, it's because they redo the content there is to get better gear aka, grinding. Haarhus

Every MMO has grind, but imo GW2 hides it a lot better than others.

And what I like about GW2 is that killing things isn't the only quest you get. You get XP for exploration, vistas, social things, discoveries, problem solving, helping people out etc....

What I love most about GW2 is that you don't feel compelled to play for hours and hours to achieve something. Even if you play for an hour a day, chances are you will come across a big event with a big boss and lots of players participating.

Planetside 2 sounds good! Seriously check out some videos of it. Well if you hate FPS go with GW2.

Strathdor

i love how the guy with less than 30 posts that comes out of nowhere is getting more attention than the rest of the thread, because he uses all the obvious baits.BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]i love how the guy with less than 30 posts that comes out of nowhere is getting more attention than the rest of the thread, because he uses all the obvious baits.FelipeInside

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]i love how the guy with less than 30 posts that comes out of nowhere is getting more attention than the rest of the thread, because he uses all the obvious baits.FelipeInside

Apparently there are other things you can do on this site to get levels on your account. A while back I saw a level 30 something with like 17 posts. And I'm not sure if account age has much to do with it. My account's been here since 2004.

Well, for WOW you can try it as much as you want since playing to level 20 is possible. As for GW2, check out some videos and reviews. I am a fan of GW2, if that is of any importance...

I would recommend WoW because it beats GW2 in every aspect expet graphics. GW2 is very bland, combat system is horrible, pvp sucks. Story is bad, quests are boring: collect stuff, feed cows, kill crap, etc... At the end game there is only grind as in all other mmos. There is a reason why it's f2p, the game is just not good enough to be p2p. As for WoW it's still ok, I just wish Blizz haven't made the game that easy for lazy and stupid people who just want everything without putting any effort.

Haarhus

It´s not free to play actually. It´s p2p but without subscription. GW franschise is famous because of this model, it never had subscription in the first place. NEVER. And by some reason it managed to perdure in the history releasing two expansions. And by the AAA quality of GW2 I can´t say that the developer was starving.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] How long did you play GW2 to come to that conclusion? 30 minutes?Haarhus

[QUOTE="Haarhus"]

I would recommend WoW because it beats GW2 in every aspect expet graphics. GW2 is very bland, combat system is horrible, pvp sucks. Story is bad, quests are boring: collect stuff, feed cows, kill crap, etc... At the end game there is only grind as in all other mmos. There is a reason why it's f2p, the game is just not good enough to be p2p. As for WoW it's still ok, I just wish Blizz haven't made the game that easy for lazy and stupid people who just want everything without putting any effort.

jhonMalcovich

It´s not free to play actually. It´s p2p but without subscription. GW franschise is famous because of this model, it never had subscription in the first place. NEVER. And by some reason it managed to perdure in the history releasing two expansions. And by the AAA quality of GW2 I can´t say that the developer was starving.

BOTH are GREAT MMOs. GW2 if you are more into story, characters and exploration. WoW if you are more into raiding, number games/stats, etcFelipeInside

I agree with ya on most your points but GW2 is not very good at story at all, its one of the few weak links in GW2 imo.

I would say Guild Wars 2 hands down. I payed WOW myself for around 2 years, had a couple of 85's, did some raiding and such. But as my life got more and more busy I have found there is no way I can raid regularly and keep up with everyone else. I honestly don't get how anyone has the time to play that, I just don't.

Guild Wars 2 is far more enjoyable because it has amazing moment to moment gameplay where you can do cool things and accomplish something in 30 mins, while WOW doesnt get fun until you've bored yourself to death leveling.

WOW is better if you have more time and enjoy more traditional mmo's.

GW2 is better if you have less time and are bored with traditional mmo's.

It seems most WOW fans hate guild wars 2 just because its not WOW....try and open your mind up to something different.

I think I'll get Guild Wars. After that it's Borderlands 2, can't wait!

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]BOTH are GREAT MMOs. GW2 if you are more into story, characters and exploration. WoW if you are more into raiding, number games/stats, etckozzy1234

I agree with ya on most your points but GW2 is not very good at story at all, its one of the few weak links in GW2 imo.

Don't be fooled, removing the "holy trinity" hasn't created anything REALLY great, its simply made chaos for the sake of chaos, in no way does it present more challenge or skill like some will have you believe... and the fights are pretty much just as predictable (in alot of cases even more predictable as 99% of the group-enounters have no creativity to them.)MBirdy88

Guild Wars 2's system is far from perfect, but it is still leagues above the role system gone wrong known as the holy trinity. And the herpa derpa mobs it causes.

Holy Trinity was the worst thing that happened the RPG genre.

As for the lack of interesting boss mechanics, that has nothing to do with the lack of a trinity and more to do with poor enemy design.

I've played the trial version of WOW and didn't like it, but I haven't tried out GW2 yet. Right now I don't have any money to spend on it and I'll probably wait until they have a trial version or lower the price.

One of the biggest draws for GW2 for me is the gear progression actually means something. People talk about how WoW has more content and progression, but I'd argue WoW has zero progression because the word itself implies there is an end. Every six months there is a gear reset and you start all over again. Also, for those that aren't apart of the top raiding guilds, you are always incomplete. Even if you are in a guild that can roll heroic content, you may never finish your heroic set. The last tier that I played WoW, I was missing three pieces of heroic gear and it drove me crazy.

I genuinely like the idea I can get a full set of exotic gear for X character and actually move on to an alt. I spend so much time and focus in WoW I always only ever had one character per expansion that I worked on. I can even quit my thief now in GW2 and come back in 6 months and the gear will still be there and just as good as it was before(granted not cool looking).

The feeling of completion is nice and you can accomplish that in a reasonable amount of time.

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"]Don't be fooled, removing the "holy trinity" hasn't created anything REALLY great, its simply made chaos for the sake of chaos, in no way does it present more challenge or skill like some will have you believe... and the fights are pretty much just as predictable (in alot of cases even more predictable as 99% of the group-enounters have no creativity to them.)Maroxad

Guild Wars 2's system is far from perfect, but it is still leagues above the role system gone wrong known as the holy trinity. And the herpa derpa mobs it causes.

Holy Trinity was the worst thing that happened the RPG genre.

As for the lack of interesting boss mechanics, that has nothing to do with the lack of a trinity and more to do with poor enemy design.

One of the biggest draws for GW2 for me is the gear progression actually means something. People talk about how WoW has more content and progression, but I'd argue WoW has zero progression because the word itself implies there is an end. Every six months there is a gear reset and you start all over again. Also, for those that aren't apart of the top raiding guilds, you are always incomplete. Even if you are in a guild that can roll heroic content, you may never finish your heroic set. The last tier that I played WoW, I was missing three pieces of heroic gear and it drove me crazy.

I genuinely like the idea I can get a full set of exotic gear for X character and actually move on to an alt. I spend so much time and focus in WoW I always only ever had one character per expansion that I worked on. I can even quit my thief now in GW2 and come back in 6 months and the gear will still be there and just as good as it was before(granted not cool looking).

The feeling of completion is nice and you can accomplish that in a reasonable amount of time.

CassiusGaius

[QUOTE="Maroxad"]

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"]Don't be fooled, removing the "holy trinity" hasn't created anything REALLY great, its simply made chaos for the sake of chaos, in no way does it present more challenge or skill like some will have you believe... and the fights are pretty much just as predictable (in alot of cases even more predictable as 99% of the group-enounters have no creativity to them.)FelipeInside

Guild Wars 2's system is far from perfect, but it is still leagues above the role system gone wrong known as the holy trinity. And the herpa derpa mobs it causes.

Holy Trinity was the worst thing that happened the RPG genre.

As for the lack of interesting boss mechanics, that has nothing to do with the lack of a trinity and more to do with poor enemy design.

I have GW2 and for some reason it's just getting boring. Don't get me wrong i'll play it till 80 and see but I have always been a WoW fan. But because of money, go with GW2.

I have GW2 and for some reason it's just getting boring. Don't get me wrong i'll play it till 80 and see but I have always been a WoW fan. But because of money, go with GW2.

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