5 Reasons Why Guild Wars 2 Is Great In 2022

I'm not affiliated in any way with Arenanet, I just happen to like the game!
Also: This is not meant to trash the other two games I'm referring to, New World and Elder Scrolls Online. I also like to play them for different reasons, but these are the aspects in which Guild Wars 2 outclasses them in my opinion.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:21 #1 - Class Identity
6:19 #2 - Achievements and Itemization
10:22 #3 - PvE Content
15:38 #4 - Combat Style
18:38 #5 - Character Progression
Link to the official wiki:
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[@MaselMMO]

Is there anything you'd add to the list? Do you agree/disagree?

[@darkzim3872]

grinding mobs is a really good way to level but you got to kill the mobs no one else has killed for a while as you get bonus xp for killing them which can be up to 5 times the xp than you get for killing the mob for example people do not like to go into water so you can pretty much guarantee killing in water will net you a huge chunk of xp so if your low level and see water jump in kill everything and you will find your getting loads of bonus xp

[@pingwin4076]

Personaly becouse of combat system, pvp/wvw is also a great part of this game, however sadly anet seems to forgot about that :(

[@aidensnow5017]

Is that why this expansion is PvP and WvW focused?

[@danielfreitas9301]

@@darkzim3872 That's true. It can level you up fast, especially if you are under the effects of bonus XP gain from food and utility. However, you don't really know which mobs have not been killed recently. Most aggressive mobs are constantly tagged. You mentioned water. That's only true if there are no water related stuff, most notably hearts, to complete around. Neutral mobs in more remote areas are usually left alone as well What I would say is, while doing other stuff, if you do find a mob that gave bonus XP, clear that area. Otherwise, focus on hearts, map completion, events and story development. You will likely hit 80 way before the final chapters of the personal story.

[@GhostChickenTV]

If only i they let me create an account it would be great.

[@d1rtkoba1n94]

Been in MMO purgatory for a few months now. Your video guided me towards GW2 and I’m only 8 hours in, BUT, I regret not picking up this game earlier and the YEARS wasted on wow

[@sealboy1211]

I wish the same, stumbled in on steam release. A new beautiful era and it’s been right here all along…..

[@ROCKNROLL947]

For me GW2 is a masterpiece that is way beyond in quality than the rest of MMOs. Besides the things you say, I find the worlds really gorgeous and well designed, the animations for everything are extremely well done and enjoyable, the costumization of armor and weapons is the best and the love of the designers and developers are present in almost every aspect of the game. ESO is not a bad game, but if feels mediocre and the animations make me quit the game.

[@mustardjelly1813]

I would love to explore ESO's world indefinitely (I actually bought some of the expansions), but the player character class is so uninspiring. It does not feel awesome to be ESO's hero because the character looks lame and fights lame. I think it's the opposite case of BDO.

[@molagboolin313]

Dude ESOs combat was an absolute snoozefest. Plus some of the meta builds had you spamming the same ability which made for even more boring combat.

[@rotaderp88]

@@molagboolin313 yeah, everything felt clunky

[@autumnatic]

My heart lives in ESO for the lore/world and freedom of endless options. But GW2 is probably the best overall designed MMO I've tried. I normally don't give a crap about combat but [if you turn off tab targeting to action camera] the combat in this game is thrilling, especially the pet and underwater systems.

[@Moonshainu]

Finally, a good gw2 review. I swear the last 10 or 15 to be released lately where half-assed clickbait that did only the starting areas.

[@MaselMMO]

Ofc, that's what people do when they didn't play the game pre-review and want to minimise the time investment

[@NoMetaEnjoyer]

Thats me when i play gw 2 for the first time i say yo this is bad game.. and then my friend said bro keep playing try it go clear path of fire story.. after getting mount i can feel the game is good xD

[@garion333]

Those videos were clearly paid for by ArenaNet, even if they didn't mention it was part of a promotion. It was clearly a part of the pre-expansion marketing.

[@Master10k2]

Definitely one of the best GW2 reviews out there and trust me, I rarely say that. Really do like how in-depth you went when comparing it to ESO and New World, so that a guy like me, who's never played them, can understand

[@2nd3rd1st]

The free to (limited)play and buy to play aspect should be stressed. Money is tight and personally I couldn't pay monthly for a game as a teen so I chose Guild Wars over WoW and other sub based MMOs of that type. And now I couldn't even imagine "renting" a game anymore. Also the epic personal story shouldn't be ignored. Apparently nobody plays games for their story anymore but that would be a mistake for GW2. The world-spanning journey with Lord of the Rings level world building and tonnes of beloved characters is a clear highlight for me. Admittedly it starts out mediocre in the 2012 made vanilla campaign, but reaches epic dimension breaking heights with the follow up expansions Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire and the serialised Living Story add-ons.

[@MaselMMO]

Story is absolutely great yeah! Even though I do prefer ESO's Storytelling overall, especially the expansions and living world season 4 are incredible!

[@RiftTraveller]

I love playing through the story in GW2.

[@MrHawkelement]

I've been playing since guild wars 1, wayyy back. I love the story but if there's one thing that disappoints me, it's that they set up a lot of loose threads in each story. Some are never explored and some are explored years later. This could be fixed if they added quests of some kind, but the devs have said that they hate "questing" as a concept. It's an unfortunate side-effect of their story-telling.

[@2nd3rd1st]

@@MrHawkelement Hm yeah. A "game philosophy" shouldn't be the reason for such issues, otherwise it should be abandoned.

[@wyldlibrarian3549]

Thank you ! I am so pleased people outside (not that you are outside it ) of the GW2 community are starting to see the value of this amazing game. You did a great job of describing it . i love this game and always will

[@Skyzer2412]

Ive played a bunch of MMO's over my years and im hands down die hard for GW2, and seeing it get the recognition is deserves makes me happy =)

[@gr33dl0cknein3]

Great video. It really is great to see more attention being brought to this wonderful game.

[@AerineTear]

I really like thief in gw2 i think its very unique because the amount of the utility, in the most mmo thief = dps only class but not in gw2, thief in gw2 is more like rogue in dnd, you can use them to skip some of the dungeon/fractals mechanic with their utility skills and it's feels so good when you done that

[@veerand7038]

in samarog raid instead of finding the key, you can lockpick the door using thief

[@cujoegaming5277]

GW2 makes a lot of things very good and even better than it's contenders. As somebody who has picked it up not too long ago I have to say combat and build complexity is a big plus but also quite hard to get into because of how unique it is compared to other RPGs. Also the large number of currencies and materials is actually one of my biggest critique points for this game. At least if you are not a veteran. I think there is no other RPG where I had to read / watch so many guides than for GW2 and many things are still in the dark for me.

[@davidiswhat]

You'll find liquid gold isn't the only currency you need in this game. Map currency promotes playing the new content. You can take that design as a pro or con.

[@zurie35]

honestly, i do agree having a wiki open to farm good mogs, like the armor set from dragonfall, or the bounty hunter set. however if you're unwilling to grind pve content for the currency there's always the option to do wvw if you select that zones reward for wvw xp. Other than that, the story is brilliant, there's no real "go here kill 5 wolfs - yet i know youve just killed a dragon but, wolf need killing"

[@swanofnutella4734]

Good video. I've seen a lot of video's lately anticipating EoD and intended to give newcomers a taste of what to expect. So many of them are filled with inaccurate or poor information, I end up writing these lengthy cautionary response posts (that nobody will read anyways) This video on the other hand, is very spot on. Some subjective opinions, but no info that will misguide anybody. Well done sir.

[@GeorgePrountz]

Thank you for this amazing review! As someone who started playing just before EoD release, i already like this MMO so much and its trully amazing what this game has to offer. I completely agree on what you said and i would only add the armor customization with dyes which makes you character stand out a lot which no other MMO can do, and the pleasure you get from the exploration on this game like vistas and jumping puzzles. Cheers

[@evilmac9623]

I have tried to get into GW2 4 times. I did not realize there was an action camera combat style until a video I saw the other day. TURN IT ON if you don't like the combat, it makes a world of difference.

[@katmieu]

How do you turn it on?

[@evilmac9623]

@@katmieu It is in this guide, that is the one I followed. Lot of useful stuff in there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHKodGCEn9xohdk

[@synth_pulse3098]

Your points about ESO is exactly why I quit the game. There is almost zero class identity in ESO due to the way you build characters. I love that GW2 has vastly different weapon skills per class.

[@Spiritak]

As former WoW player, I consider addon limitations of GW2 rather positive

[@dgsunny23]

A very nice review. I have been playing it since Heart of Thorns. I agree with all that you said. The only thing which you missed and should have mentioned is that the PvP has been totally destroyed by removing pre-made Qs and have made into Duo or SoloQ modes which makes no sense and there are no 10 men or 15 men battlegrounds. The rest what you mentioned about PvE is spot on. Please do a similar review for WoW Shadowlands as well. I subscribed to you after watching this. Keep it up bro.

[@Koronin]

So much to see and do, thousands of hours of fun to be had.

[@zyrin8203]

Thing that i would like to add: the game's economy and cash shop is very friendly. You can make gold very easily in the game through playing the content and selling items on the TP. The cash shop only sell cosmetic and convenience items. You can also use the currency exchange to get the premium currency by trading the in-game gold. Apart from the expansions which can only be bought by irl money (quite cheaply and definitely worth the price imo), everything in the game can be obtained just by playing it.

[@carril54]

Great review, hit a lot of good points and criticized the right stuff. You didn't mention any pvp stuff though. Pretty good there too, imho.

[@KokkeOP]

you MUST update this video. Its the right moment for Gw2 to be compaired now with all the new content and roadmap ahead. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Currently playing Guild Wars 1 in its entirety with the girlfriend before we move onto GW2. Would highly recommend if anyone missed out on that, and has the patience; it's a blast, and getting to see the same world evolve into the second game is really cool. Anyway, last night I launched up Guild Wars 2 and started an Asura character just so we could both have a look at the starting area and quests - we have no interest in playing as Asurans (we always play big viking types). Literally, I created a junk character that will get deleted, intending to just see the opening cutscenes etc. ...One hour later, I'm running around a swamp defending a village of frog people from attackers, and trying out some elementalist powers, and I have a set of fire powers and a set of ice powers, all with really distinctive animations and effects, and then I find a staff and suddenly, immediately, just from changing my weapon, I have five totally different fire powers and five totally different ice powers. To reiterate - I created a junk character with a class and race I had no intention of using, and ended up having a blast and lost track of time. That's some good game design right there.

[@maxzett]

I'm not an MMO guy, but I had plenty of fun with GW2 for at least 300h. Ive tried other MMOs before like Lord of the rings MMO (way back then), WoW (actually also liked that one but didn't stick to it as I did to gw2) , ESO and SWTOR. None of them managed to hook me as much as gw2 did

[@thorntamer3113]

Loved the review. Wish more people would give GW2 a try!

[@HollowLeon]

This is a great review, I think you brought to light many of the points others miss. While balance is an issue with this game- I’m still very surprised with how well balanced it is. You can play any class in any content and stick to a build you love and be able to perform well. There isn’t a single decent pvp build on metabattle I can’t bring to gold tier ranked pvp. In EVERY other RPG I have always felt I have to stick to something specific to have a good time and be relevant. ESO being a close second, but I concur with the best in slot issue in that game.

[@Becii]

great sum up! try the talk emote for the endcard :)

[@sealboy1211]

Good video, fresh player I gotta say that the sort of watercolor vibe is going to allow this game to age well graphically. I walked into the starting zone like “ohhh niiice” and apparently it pales to current content.

[@RiftTraveller]

Excellent analysis. GW2 remains one of my favorite games and the only MMO I consider worth my time. GW2 respects the players' time. The game is just fun and doesn't feel like another job like some other MMOs.

[@wanya6046]

really good review only thing I dont agree with is your take on killing mobs to lvlup it actually is a pretty efficient way to lvlup when you kill mobs out side the usual roads as mobs who lived long give quite alot of bonus xp so much that you can even reach max lvl in one or two days just via killing mobs with killstreak buffs from food/oils although thats propably not what you would want to do as a new player on your first character later on when you need to farm xp for you masteries its a really good way to progress faster as long as you have enough mastery points to spend

[@DanieliusGoriunovas]

What a great review!

[@udaythambimuthu3176]

Between the mounts, the different masteries, weapon skills and specialisations, the gameplay in GW2 is ridiculously creative. It allows for any number of combinations of skills, whatever works for your particular build. Then add legendary weapons and armour, raids, fractals, three expansion packs, five seasons of content between them, plus achievements, and the whole 'fashion wars' aspect of pimping out your char to look exactly as you want. Oh, and the base game is free and 70$ gets you three expansions, it's ridiculously good value for money. There's also PvE, WvW and PvP gameplay, plus all the jumping puzzles, races, seasonal events (5 per year). Add to thats guild missions, title mastery tracks, a ridiculously deep crafting system, I can list stuff for an hour and it still doesn't cover all the content in the game. The visuals are still beautiful ten years after release, the gameplay and combat is never stale, there's so many different environments with crazy amounts of verticality and improvisation possible, the story is (mostly) satisfying and has epic moments just that you just have to sit back and bask in. Most fun I've ever had in a game, hands down, whether by myself, with randoms or friends. Reminds me of playing N64 games as a 90s kid, it gives me that feeling even to this day.

[@Jay-sn7wu]

came back after a yr & 1/2 loving it again

[@davidvankleef7567]

Actualy grinding mobs (when they havent been slain for a while for XP bonusses) is one of THE fastest way to level ;D

[@1985reeza]

I would add things like: It respects your time. Perfect MMO if you dont have hours/day to spend but still feels you are achieving and progressing. Last thing are Masteries. Perfect way to upgrade entire account and unlock plenty off boosts and quality of life gadgets for all your characters. Perfect MMO but players have to get rid of old habbits from other MMO's and accept it in it's unique way and playstyle.

[@PatatoLove]

can you expand on the respecting your time part? how does it achieve it

[@1985reeza]

@@PatatoLove No need to do anything u dont have time to do. No long ques for fractals or dungeons. U can do everything how u want when u want and still get the best gear in the game. So if u have will to play u can play and if u dont u wont lose anything.

[@davidward2634]

ESO dolmens and area bosses are generally cheese I was soloing them. It doesn’t encourage group play in the open world. I mean yeah some people don’t like group play but it should at least scale in difficulty if there’s a tone of people fighting them

[@jcm2606]

The main problem with ESO's overland group content isn't the difficulty, IMO (it's *a* problem, but not the *main* problem), it's how unrewarding they are for the time that you spend doing them. Pretty much the only two reasons to do overland group content is either that you need something that drops from it, or that you're so incredibly bored that you'd go out of your way to do them. This isn't the case with GW2's open world group content (for the most part), as it can be fairly rewarding (with some maps being *the* best gold farms in the game) and engaging, so you'll often see people going out of their way to do the group content when it's available, even if it wasn't something they were planning on doing.

[@zenith110]

I'm a player from way back in Betas - so I do understand a lot of this. I will only say you hit a lot of the good and bad right on the head. I think the game has room to improve - but I'm mostly content - just not with the 'content', you dig?

[@Arrow333]

"from way back in the betas" means you haven't played since then or you are plying since then?

[@RiftTraveller]

I remember back in beta a world event in the Plains of Ashford where the Shatterer was flying around dropping brand crystals and spawning branded all over the map. If the branded killed you, you became branded with a new skillbar based on your class and joined the branded horde. It was like a zombie apocalypse. I ran a mobile thief build and was one of the last players to go down. I was fleeing the massive horde and trying to pick off stragglers. Eir and Garm were rally points for the surviving players for a while. That is still the most epic thing I've played online.

[@Arrow333]

@@RiftTraveller Yeah, I think that was the final event in the beta and a special. They started doing season 1 of the living world with stuff like this, but as unique the experience was, it also wasn't sustainable. Those, who were not online at the exact time this stuff happened missed it. And often those who were online had to endure a lot of lag. As unique and special it was, I am glad they are doing the living world differently now.

[@zenith110]

@@Arrow333 I'm still a current player - I'll elaborate. Guild Wars 2 has never really settled on some kind of endgame content. Dungeons were thrown to the side, fractals and raids haven't had a new release in over 500 and 1000 Days respectively. Now, I understand the whole attempt being made here to sell the strikes as stepping stones to endgame, and I think that's a good thing. I just wish they had a concise plan sooner and didn't meander so much.

[@FirebladeXXL]

action camera with this game was an eye opener for me. it makes the game flow so well almost like diablo compared to other mmos.

[@MaselMMO]

Absolutely! Same for me

[@RichardTerry]

Whole leveling via crafting is possible, it's also so expensive that you really can't do it until you've already got a few level 80 characters to help bankroll your alt to do it. At that point it's a good way to kill 2 birds. Also leveling via killing mobs CAN be faster but you have to go about it in a very specific and strange way. XP boosters of every type and then go find neutral con mobs to fight. Mobs gain an XP bonus for how long it's been since they spawned. Hostile mobs tend to get killed pretty quickly as they start fights with players, while neutral ones tend to be left alone. Even though no one likes the water zones in any MMO, finding a place with a lot of neutral water based things to fight nets you the largest XP bonuses. When leveling some alts in one of the new End of Dragons zones, there's a large section of water full of mostly just neutral fish and such and you can go from one end of the zone to the other and get several levels in a single hour. And you can fight them a bit earlier than normal and go from like 72-80 in a couple hours tops. It's really efficient but also a lot more boring, but it depends on the player.

[@psyjinx]

Jump Puzzle Tour Guide here. If you need Chalice of Tears at any point for your grind, feel free to "/w Radiant Jade" between 8am to 12pm EST any day of the week. I'll gladly port you and get you all 5 mursaat tokens associated with the puzzle. 10 minutes for a token and puzzle clear, or 6 minutes for only a puzzle clear. :) Love y'all. Stay efficient.

[@MisterNo1111]

Psyjinx thanks man💌👻

[@DemethVLK]

Guild Wars 2 is daring in a lot of aspects yet a comforting and charming game. "never ever will I manage to leave wow for good" I thought.. Well now here we are

[@N0moreBrandy]

When EoD comes out PVP is going to be so lit 0.0

[@geburah8319]

I like the slow and cinematic intro.

[@JoshSweetvale]

It's the story main cast reacting to a colossal spoiler.

[@Antondepadua]

Hey man, great review. Played both ESO and GW2 since launch (in and out) and I totally agree with your comparisons. Now if only GW2 has ESO's consistent content release... The dungeons in ESO are also so much better than what GW2 has (fractals). And yes, I admire GW2's open world with the dynamic events and the mounts and all. However, ESO's can be fun too if you do the newer zones and the respective daily bosses and delve quests. It's a chill way to make some bank while exploring tamriel's locations and lore.

[@Antondepadua]

With regards to the combat system, GW2 is definitely better. ESO can be a spamfest especially now when sustain is so easy. It used to be more deliberate before when you actually had to manage your stamina and magicka pools. But I enjoy both combat system a lot.

[@Kartonoksil]

Grind on neutral mobs is one of the best method to reach 80lvl but its for experienced players for sure. You have to use some exp boosts like heroic boost and kill yellow mobs around your level. Bonus exp will give you a lot in few hours :)

[@MaselMMO]

I didn't know that.... but theres basically no reason to do that because since you need to do map stuff later on anyways if you plan on doing any 1st gen legendary

[@Kartonoksil]

@@MaselMMO that’s right, but if you have 11 or more characters, that is one of the cheapest and fastest ways 😀

[@Daiska_Plays]

My favorite mmo, and I've played most of the others out there for a decent amount of time. The negative I'd say, is the reason it doesn't retain a fair number of new players, is because there isn't a clear sense of direction that other games have. That works in its favor with many, but with some, it turns them away because they don't want to figgure out their own style of gameplay.

[@SanctuaryLife]

As a former EverQuest player I’m looking for an mmo that has slower combat so I can enjoy what is going on, not manic mindless flash and button spam. When that comes out along with the social focus eq had, I’ll rejoin the mmo genre.

[@Ilikebeatzzz]

Well, GW2 is definetly fast paced, but button mashing will not get you far, unless you play necromancer ( that's a meme ) I find new players doing exactly that, they use every single skill they can, which is wrong, like using knockback on enemies when I pulled them together for easier AoE is mildly infuriating. But I understand why you want something slower. As for the social focus, there is plenty of things in the game that creates communities or guilds around certain type of content. It can be anything. Playing in-game instruments, beetle racing, griffon racing, WvW, RP etc.

[@uniquename111]

About legendary armor you can also get a set or pieces you need from PvP and/or WvW. Just saying incase you missed that part and dont want to kill 300 more raidbosses =P

[@MaselMMO]

Ya I know, it is just absurd to me why they had to further increase the requirements after the first set. Usually its the other way around

[@uniquename111]

@@MaselMMO Yeah i totally agree it is a bit silly and make no sense =)

[@Unapologeticweeb]

Problem is legendary pvp and wvw armor don't have any effects so depends on why you want legendary armor if you want the flashy visuals your kind of forced too go the raid route if you just want free skin transmutation(because legendary armor doesn't require transmutation charges making it ideal for people who enjoy the fashion wars aspect or the easy Stat change go wvw or pvp lmuch easier only takes way longer Pvp requires 4 seasons of pvp at least

[@uniquename111]

@@Unapologeticweeb I guess that is a sort of point. I just happen to think the PvE armor is super ugly and never wanted it in the first place not even when it was only in PvE. The fact that dying them is wonky as hell and rarely end up with a good result. Obviously there are people who do like the looks, fashion is personal after all so if you want the one from Pve raids then go for it. As for requirements just as PvE raids you have to play the game modes obviously. If you do you get the currency and in the end get your sets done. That is how it works and i dont get why it is such a big deal that it takes time in WvW and PvP as well. It is legendary gear after all.

[@Unapologeticweeb]

@@uniquename111 well the problem with the pvp one is its tied too seasons so it takes upwards of a year where wvw doesn't have a timegate

[@intuneknight9681]

I biught hte expansions I just play long time ago like 5 years ago, and the game is amazing you can see the difference in path of fire expansion the graphics specially the textures the history is very good and the classes very good.

[@RetnuhKay]

Hey what graphics settings are you using? You're game looks awesome! Reshade?

[@MaselMMO]

I'm actually not using anything other than the ingame settings. I only use the eyecare mode included in the Asus ROG settings, but that's it

[@RetnuhKay]

@@MaselMMO Wow! For a 10 year old game it sure holds up graphically, even compared to the two newer titles. I use Nvidia’s built in filter to tone down the bloom, and increase sharpness personally.

[@just2mad4u88]

İt's about 5 year's now since i played GW2 good old times

[@Sylentmana]

The action camera made GW2 actually playable for me. Now its in my top 2 mmos just behind FFXIV.

[@Roadice12]

sorry but what mega server are you on? I've played on Europe for years and only in raids have I had the 'called out for doing nothing' Happen. Is the american servers ok?????

[@GoddessCynthia]

I think my favorite thing about ESO was the sheer variety of gearsets that unique and pretty effects. Is there anything like that in Gw2?

[@MaselMMO]

There's runes that have different effects, but it's not really comparable. GW2 lives off of the sheer amount of skills every class has available since every weapon has different skills per class. Gearsets are pretty, but they don't provide substance to a particular class. Especially since ESO has hybridised (and thus streamlined) everything, most classes feel very much the same In gw2, every class feels distinguished. A Necromancer in gw2 feels like a unique class with three different elite specializations, while a Necromancer in ESO is basically a "budget" Warden

[@GoddessCynthia]

@@MaselMMO I 100% agree with your thoughts lol the ONLY thing i miss about ESO is some of the cooler examples of the gearsets like the Azureblight set and that one crow set.

[@exiousgb7757]

I wish GW2 had wiki inside the game. Achievements and clarity/direction could be a little better defined, long legendary quests can get a little convaluted otherwise, same with crafting.

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

AKSHUALLY, ahem, Actually you can access the GW2 Wiki at any time by typing /wiki (insert whatever you're looking for here), and it'll open the corresponding Wiki page in your browser.

[@danii5630]

I love WoW (currently less) and FF14 a lot, played some ESO and SWToR and even Guild Wars 2 when it released back then, but as a 12 years old an MMo was too complex for me😅 Guild Wars 2 in 2022 sound great but since I love raiding/ dungeons in endgame, GW2 hasn't much to offer in that departement am I right?🤔

[@ionrazvan126]

I did not play ga2 for too long to answer about raids and dungeons but i cannot stand anymore wow with it s mythics because you do 8 mythic dungeons from m0 and after m2, and m3 and what you do after that? M4…m5 and what after that? M6 m7 i cannot have patience anymore to do those dungeons brainless and trying to get btter gear also for random battlegrounds because you cannot go there with 30k hp items and after you finally get to a decent mythic even if you are casual or not you still working hard for that like a robot same thing over and over and over again they bring in the reset …. I would rather farm maps alons in groups or raid groups with all the events they have, achievements , exploring with mounts, crafting enjoy how i want depending on how i feel dungeons wvw and so on instead lf mythic group as soon as inlog in to start farming brainless same couple of dungeons and paying monthly for that

[@zero8802]

How is your game so clear? I’m only on a 1080 screen but I have maxed out settings Andrew I have this kinda white wash looked especially on my char when I zoom in

[@The_Quaalude]

When streamers are the best gw2 marketing

[@MaselMMO]

I'd be happy to get paid for this, but nope 😀

[@thrashdeath2879]

Id love to come back again but the thing thats bothering me is the prices for living world

[@jasonbourne4865]

Guild Wars 2 to me feels like a game made for the players, rather than being a vehicle for some monetization scheme. Any money I drop in the gem shop, I drop as a direct result of the game simply being awesome and me wanting to support it and not because of artificially added inconveniences I would have to pay my way out of. When I play Guild Wars 2, I just drop into any map (preferrably expansion maps) and go wherever the adventure takes me - the game has so much stuff to do, and all of it feels really fresh and non-filler! Guild Wars 2 does away with a lot of the traditional MMORPG timesinks and focusses on giving the player maximum uptime on their fun! :)

[@NazzyDragon]

There ARE some convniences you'd feel like you'd want to pay for... shared inventory slots, mistlock sanctuary passkey, copper/silver/rune salvage kit... and bank/gear/bag/equipment slots.

[@MaselMMO]

Yep, some things you definitely want. Bit you get quite a bit of quality of life out of them for thee price, so that's fine for me

[@The_Conundrum_Crew]

ESO has a massively better gear system. But GW2 fans are so hyper defensive that GW2 will never change it. The only thing GW2 has over ESO is that GW2 is more challenging and holy cow does that make a good difference and it's why I find it hard to log in to ESO over GW2.

[@shrekxfiona8659]

true this

[@toadtube]

thanks

[@bilibistrox]

I am one month in. The world itselfe its a mechanic. This is unique to GW 2, is not present in any other mmo.The basic game is just part of the tutorial. Once you get to first dlc Heart of Thorns maps....the world's bums up in quality, complexity, prettiness, content. All is tied up, everything works together. You must play GW 2 to feel it. Is crazy !

[@Jokervision744]

I saw that gw2 was better than most even in its beginning, and took it as benchmark for when I react if another mmo comes, and so far I haven't really seen anything that even has come to close. Warframe is one? Still I don't count Warframe as mmorpg, but it was cool in the beginning. I quit the game after alpha and beta stages were over, and when it started getting "ready" as it got bit too messy for my taste. I liked how it was simple and how you could just play around with your stealth heroes. I'm not sure how that class plays now, but last time I did it I remember the game being just a races through objectives. Not really that inviting, nor warm, nor cosey, and those are the things that I wait to see being implemented in the game in a way that is not on the way, or too far away. MMORPG's were more like that for me when I was kid, and didn't know to get into analysing the game, and now that job has already been done by other faster players, and easily found by google, and so by me too. That really drives me nuts in the end.

[@hariszark7396]

Do I have to buy the expansions of this game just to get the glide ability in this game or what?

[@MaselMMO]

Yep, it comes with heart of thorns

[@hariszark7396]

@@MaselMMO ok, thanks for the answer.

[@georgefron7163]

1st set cost 150LI because u so a lot for the collections and get 2 ascended armor sets. For the rest of the sets, u need 300 because there are no other achievments u gotta complete. Just raid. Besides, it's just FC for 12 weeks. It's a really decent ammount for 6 legendary pieces. You usually grind as a f2p around 1 month for a legendary weapon. 3 months for 6 pieces is not unreasonable.

[@MaselMMO]

FC for 12 weeks isn't an issue if you have a static group. If you don't, it certainly is an issue. It's not like every set costing 150 LI would invalidate it, considering you still have to invest many hours into getting it

[@georgefron7163]

@@MaselMMO I did it when I started raiding, no static would take me, did it by pugging. I still see no issue, it's a long term goal, it's 6 pieces of legendary armor, not 1.

[@Nimoot]

How's ... the optimization?

[@soulsage1984]

Long time WoW players don't seem to understand GW2. Im glad you didn't sound like many of those types of players who seem to have a mental block.

[@Imperatorius45]

Just started playing guild wars 2 and already have a good feeling about. The combat feels good and enemies can be somewhat difficult like there is a risk of me dying. ESO the overlap is boring as hell. It's beautiful and full of quests and things to discover which I love but the enemies are stupid easy and so boring. Might as just be running around smacking trees with my sword. ESO not having areas of the map requiring to be a higher level and better gear to survive is a massive weakness. Great I got sweet gear from that drop look at all those stats. Too bad I don't care because nothing will require me to need that better gear until endgame or dungeons. Really hope GW2 overland and general combat will stay challenging and engaging

[@CH-vr2dl]

the wiki loads so slow in my pc .. wtf

[@_Diktator]

I've been playing for 2 months now, and I'm having fun. Though I have to disagree on your first point. The main issue I have with GW2 is the LACK of theorycrafting possibilities, when it comes to abilities (which is the most important thing for me in an MMORPG). Let me explain. While there are differences between different elite specs, you often end up using the same weapons as every other player of a specific elite spec. Even worse, with a lot of classes, you are using the same abilities/weapons that you've been using since you started the game. The issue lies in the fact that you can't customize you weapon abilities (like you can with heal, utility and elite skills), and there isn't a sense of progression of unlocking more powerful / better looking abilities for a class. I like my Firebrand Guardian. Axe/Torch is the only weapon combo I actually like, all other weapons have one or more abilities that I just dislike. Hammer has a painfully slow 3rd AA. I can't say I like its number 4 either. Greatsword feels kinda clunky to me, and I overall dislike the way those abilities look and feel. Same with Staff. Mace is alright, Focus is decent, and Shield is meh. Another issue is that certain weapons are meant for certain roles (Staff, Mace - Supp/Heal) so using them as your main dps weapons just doesn't work. The issue is the same on all other classes. With Mesmer, I've found that I like pretty much all of the weapons and their abilities (visually, and somewhat how they feel to use), but I just dislike the class mechanics, specializations and traits. I love my Reaper Necro, because of that massive Scythe in Reaper Shroud and the shroud abilities itself. Can't say I'm a fan of its weapons though, but I'm stuck with using a main hand Axe with a Staff in 2nd slot as the most tolerable out of them all. Herald, the usual Mace+Axe combo, as there aren't any other options for condi. Other options are fine (besides the staff which I dislike), but I'm not a fan of the class mechanics and the energy thing you have to manage by swapping legends. You get the point. But let's get back to Guardian for a sec. While elite specs do offer differences in playstyle (in some cases more in some less), you are actually at the core a Guardian. What do I mean by that? Well, you have your F1 that applies burning, F2 with healing, F3 with defense boons. Firebrand actually goes a bit further by offering entire new skillbars when you use those virtues/tomes. The class itself is still centered around burning foes and providing support. The overall class theme is the same, the skillbar is full of blue abilities. Mesmer is really similar. All 3 elite specs have F1, F2, F3, F4 that do almost the same things. F1 power damage, F2 condi damage, F3 daze. F4 is the only ability that changes somewhat between the 3 specs. Yes, the elite specs can have different purposes, but end up using the same weapons/abilities as the rest. You might ask, what's the problem with that? The problem is, they wont be adding any new professions, only new elite specs. So in most cases you wont get a completely new class whenever they release a new spec, only a different feel of the same class. The only real exception to this could be Druid, as it greatly alters the class. There are obviously other elite specs that change your playstyle, either by altering the class mechanics (Scourge, Firebrand, Mechanist), or by introducing new weapons that alter your playstyle (Deadeye, Specter), but those are few and far between. I've seen someone suggest that we get the ability to choose weapon skills, just like we can choose our healing/utility/elite skills. Though I wouldn't go past 2-3 skill choices per slot. If you add too much then it really becomes an issue to balance it all out. Those options could go along the lines of changing between a single target, AoE, or a cc ability on Guardian's Greatsword, for example. The weapon should still have a unique identity tied to it, but with ability to choose how you want to play it. Can't say I'm a fan of having no tanks in the game either, I see a lot of games trying it, but for me it just makes the game worse. In GW2 you are shooting yourself in a foot by choosing to favor defense over dps in most situations (I guess in certain PvP situations it might work). Anyways that's my 2 cents. I absolutely love that you can just not play for a few days, and go back without "losing" progress or feeling like you are lagging behind. Also you have so many options, that every day you could do something different. One day you could play some PvP, the next day WvW, maybe some meta events after that, then maybe strikes or raids on weekends, completing the story, going for collections or legendaries... There's a ton of options.

[@Dante-mw2ez]

When do you unlock specializations?

[@jcm2606]

You unlock elite specs at level 80, when you've fully unlocked all of your core class. From that point, it takes 250 hero points to fully unlock 1 elite spec, keeping in mind that hero challenges in the expansions give 10 points instead of just 1.

[@Dante-mw2ez]

@@jcm2606 thanks, ya I’ve figured it out.

[@FirebladeXXL]

one thing you can say about gw2 is that it really respects your time and not everything you do feels like a total slog (looking at ff 14)

[@Alamodem]

So much to do, at every turn, theres something cool. Have played nearly all the big games except one. This is hands down top of the pile. Amazing for a free to play game. Only issue is the billing dept. Very odd.

[@TwistedSecrets777]

After 10 years on this game i can say its better than great.....Its FUCKING AWESOME!!! o.o hehehe

[@joshuahng1]

👏❤👍💪gw2

[@MT-so2mk]

Good mmo if you are not looking for a challenge in a game, but more to "live the world".

[@Jeimuzu17]

I always wonder how this game would be if It did have the trinity

[@jerryholmberg7261]

Playd

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

I like how you did a comparison with all the similar other games like ESO and New World...I got like 2k hours on ESO its by far my favorite, what ruins it for me in GW2 is the extremely weird design of the game even though its the most beautiful one of them all, those maps and verticality is something else in GW2

[@jerryholmberg7261]

I Love gw2 i have plats it for 9 yers

[@Madd_Jack]

Stick around for another day or so, big expansion coming out. Fun useless stuff to know about... This is the same engine as Guild Wars 1. And fall damage is dealt to you by an invisible NPC under the map who strikes you upon impact with the ground, dealing damage based on your falling distance from the ground. Making it seem like you took fall damage, when in reality you got an invisible super-bap.

[@PokeShidori]

eso is great hands down

[@elmerofun6669]

Gw2 would be nice on console.

[@kraziel]

I played Guild Wars 2 since the beta in 2012. I played all the expansions and seasons exept now for the new third expansion. I love it, but nowadays I got a big problem with it, I realized the combat doesn't really have a rotation. You literally press everything you have available, nonstop, without thinking about it, and your DPS will more or less stays the same. It's literally button mashing without any thought, other than your heal.

[@dakarbrown5474]

I should have played this instead of eso

[@MaselMMO]

Well, you still can, nothing stops you :p

[@odlfmariner470]

gw2 is easy to get into

[@maiiwiththedrip1764]

1 reason why it would be MORE GREAT if it had SEA server

[@scorpiusjones5436]

This game is fun, but one of the only free to play games where the pay stuff is kinda gross. EVERYTHING good is behind the pay wall, (including mounts???!), and there's a constant sign on screen like "HEY GIVE US MONEY". Neat world and system, but the pay stuff is a huge turn off. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MaselMMO]

Well, a game has to make money somehow and GW2 is not an aggressively monetized game. In essence the only things you have to buy to access all content and systems in the game are the three expansions and the living world chapters. Anything else is purely cosmetic. If you expect a game to give you all the features for free... that's not how it works. Free accounts are meant to try to get people to buy the game, anything else wouldn't make sense

[@Mecanotech]

I started playing GW2 because I found no decent reason to think it was a bad game. Everybody praise it. So here I go with the bad. The leveling gets boring. It's all world events that feel like a chore once you realize it's the big majority you will do to level up. Unless you are an emotional person who can get attached to your char's personal story, it will feel irrelevant. The Character models feel and seem small, they don't stand out, even the more luxurious ones. Like in other games where you look at a high level character and admire their gear. In this game I never felt this.

[@MaselMMO]

Have you leveled to 80? The game gets sooooo much better in expansion content

[@Mecanotech]

@@MaselMMO That's my problem. I got my main to level 36 and I got bored of it. The hearts on the map are the only way to level up right ? or the best.

[@MaselMMO]

@@Mecanotech I was at the same point, I quit for a short time and then came back. Gw2 unfortunately doesn't supply the greatest levelling experience, but everything that comes after it (especially after living world season 2) is awesome. You can level by various means. Renowned hearts are very boring, doing events yields much more experience and are more enjoyable imo

[@MisterNo1111]

You can level with anything, allmoust everything ingame gives you experience. You can do crafting, jumping-puzzles, exploring of citys or wilderness, PvP and meabe you find something more. BUT, afcors game must he fun and attractive too you;))

[@matteovisentini3302]

I play gw2 from the beginning, and in a long time esperience i can say there is no progression. Reward are ridicolous and atm i dont know to do.

[@stefanoandrianopoulos9071]

yooo.. dont start your vid with a super late story spoiler bro haha, that being said yes the game does in fact, slap.

[@MaselMMO]

The only way people who haven't seen it yet will know that that is a spoiler is if people who know write it here, so shhhhhh! 😜

[@Lucas-wj8kl]

Please put a spoiler tag :/

[@바보Queen]

the map completetion and dynamic open world is the best in ANY mmo still.. MMOS need to stop copying wow and copy GW2... i think the game could use a little vertical progression with each expansion

[@biggusy25]

'Balance' is the enemy of fun in games. I noticed you use damage meters in GW2. Are you having trouble completing the highest end content? Are any of the classes or specs in the game unable to complete the highest end content in the game? If not, then who gives a sh** if all of the specs in a game are within 5% or less damage of each other when played correctly as so many people think is the definition of 'balance'? 'Balance' is the reason why every class in WoW now has to have 30 different abilities that are each, individually, boring AF to press. The entire first chapter of your video talks about 'balance' in GW2 and ESO, but I would caution you to be careful what you wish for. I, for one, would MUCH rather have an unbalanced game where landing abilities feels incredible and each ability is fun to press, rather than having everything homogenized down to WoW levels all so the top 5% of players can stroke their E-Peen off to damage meters which literally mean nothing, as you seem to do.

[@MaselMMO]

Ehhh when you look at my other videos you'd know that for me, endgame balance is not the main goal. The build guides I do have a certain effectiveness requirement yes, but there are no issues to complete any endgame content in GW2, which is why you'll find guides for all classes and various specializations on my channel even though they have noticeable damage differences

[@JobeStroud]

What? You want to enjoy the new XPAC? You want a legendary? Nope!? You have to grind a meta that no one can fucking do. I was fucked for days to get a simple completion.

[@1985reeza]

This is not entirely true. You just have to look for premades in lfg. There are plenty of Commanders premades just for this event. I am doing it almost once daily. True i failed a few times but win loss ration with premades is 80-20 in favor of success.

[@wownewgen]

I have a big problem with this game. I want to like it soooo much, but it seems that i can't immerse myself in the story/world. My suspension of disbelief is always challegend...

[@Legacy-Talks]

I think one factor is so much immersion breaking gem store items. They strayed too far from their medieval fantasy setting. If I walk in town and see angel and devil costumes and bunny ears it just doesn't feel like the game world is being taken seriously. I still like the game but these things don't help.

[@wownewgen]

@@Legacy-Talks For me it was Eir death's cinematic. It felt cheap: scuffed sound, scuffed animation, scuffed staging, scuffed writing... Completely got me out of the game to the point where i felt like i was losing my time :/

[@dudeguybro]

I mean, to be fair, you probably shouldn't have included New World in this list. It literally only had initial hype, and I believe the player base has decreased over 95 even by the time you made this video. It was a legitimately failed project by all comparison. Probably should have done a WoW / FFXIV / GW2 comparison.

[@-dmm]

Might be good but hearing from someone who mained it day 1, it's extremely boring and empty at end game. And content that is it's "hardest content" isn't even hard

[@MaselMMO]

That's true for any MMO I've played. Once you did everything a couple times, any game becomes boring and repetitive. And whether content is hard is always correlated to the experience you have; compared to ESO, GW2 has a lot more "hard" content in it since OW isn't braindead easy.

[@Wenedi]

The only reason why I'll never get into it is because the combat just feels very boring and the vfx just looks atrocious. Its literally just sword swings and every aoe ability is a circle on the ground

[@atomaweapon]

i like GW2 but this just looks like a spreadsheet simulator

[@PhatAssasain]

Just made my first account and downloaded the game. And my account got banned😂

[@katmieu]

Anet is so helpful to its players. Have you contacted them?