Guild Wars 2 in 2022 First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"

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Guild Wars 2 End Of Dragons expansion is finally here! and with it comes new masteries new zones to explore, new elite specializations, new story, FISHING! BOATS! and a bunch of other great new features to explore, in this video I give my first impressions of Guild Wars 2 in 2022 and check out the vibe of the new expansion as well as give an updates overall pros and cons list for the game as a whole
What do you think about Guild Wars 2 End Of Dragons? are you excited for this new MMORPG expansion? what features are you looking forward to the most? let me know in the comments below!
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ABOUT THIS GAME
Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game with fast-paced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, awe-inspiring landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs. player modes-and no subscription fees!
Explore a Living World
Tyria comes alive with thousands of stories that change based on the actions of players like you. You never know what you'll discover each time you play!
Action-Oriented Combat
Experience Guild Wars 2's high-impact, fast-paced combat. Attack on the move, dodge and roll away from enemy blows, and team up with other players to dominate the battlefield!
It’s Your Story
Tyria is irrevocably shaped by its past, and you play a crucial role in its future. Create a unique character, decide how their story evolves, and uncover new revelations, questions, and truths with every choice you make.
Competitive Play for Everyone
Competitive play in Guild Wars 2 is easy to learn but offers challenges for new players and hardcore PvPers alike. Whether you decide to jump into quick, furious matches between small groups of players in organized PvP or join hundreds of other players in the grand battles of World vs. World, PvP is where you'll find the ultimate challenge!
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Guild Wars 2 in 2022 First Impressions "Is It Worth Playing?"
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[@PwnageJ]

"now all my mounts and armour skin matches, we can finally play the game" literally guild wars 2 in a nutshell

[@blackcitadel37]

Doing the thing right.

[@ToukaGontier]

Aha, I do this even for temporary characters to get the weekly BL key from story. Super important to look cool :p

[@spoich]

@@ToukaGontier Tutorial instance trying to teach me wasd while i'm setting up my dyes unsure of if i should go for 'crimson lion' or 'imperial red'.

[@elearudder4912]

This 200% lmfao

[@st4rpt_603]

Everyone knows that good fashion increases DPS by 100k

[@tangatalaga91]

GW2 fashion end-game is either put on as many glow and particle effects as you can or put together a more vanilla set that meshes really well. Peon did both fairly well!

[@fluffyfood]

Very nice and balanced taste tbh. Most of my characters have a similar balance... well... except that one character running around with glowing full legendary.

[@reyproduction4988]

I wish gem shop outfits were by pieces. Would make the fashion part a lot more complex .

[@Oryyyt]

I don't really partake in fashion wars.. yet. But I'm sure as hell glad that it's one of the main focuses of the game.

[@emanate0]

bah the more shiny the less classy

[@f4ith4evil]

@@fluffyfood 11q1q11q1 we aw2 WWwww

[@Forty2de]

A big thing about GW2 is that it doesn't require a game time subscription. The base game is free and the expansions are one-time purchases. Once you've got it, it's permanent. I sometimes check out other MMOs but I always come back to do the new content in GW2 because why wouldn't I? It's always there for me.

[@wiziek]

Expansions content patches are a bit mixed because you need to log in during 2 weeks (wrote 2 hours before by mistake) of release of this content patch to get it for free, else you need to buy it for gems (option of converting gold to gems) or money. On the bright side you can unlock them passively with login even without expansion.

[@sarkaztik3228]

@@wiziek 2 hours?

[@zooleebest]

@@wiziek i am pretty sure it was a week. not 2 hours, if you are talking about living world content.

[@wiziek]

@@sarkaztik3228 sorry right 2 weeks.

[@yannickgullentops6857]

@@wiziek its actually around 2 months not weeks etc. You might have gotten confused with the recent season of the dragon event whre one was given for free per week.

[@roddybrod]

"oh you can dye the mounts!" "alright now I've got all my mounts matching" I feel like there was a large time skip there lol

[@mr.serperior7002]

Poor editor watching peon change his fashion for 5 hours just to skip most of it

[@MH_Ward]

been loving guild wars 2. Came from wow. Feels like a breath of fresh air. SO much fun

[@IcewolfBrett]

Its a great game with sooooo much content. Glad you are liking it. My most favorite thing besides story is that there is no gear grind, trading post exotic gear is good for everything in the game but a very specific high level small scale dungeon mode (you can raid and get legendary rings and armor with exotic gear). The highest level gear in the game is only 5% boost in stats compared to the exotic versions.

[@Matt_but_call_me_Bob]

That's how it was for me

[@KsanUwU]

im jealous, i cant get over the graphics and animations of gw2...

[@henrikmonkee]

Still waiting for the steam release, until then, transmog farming ain't that bad for me.

[@dangerousish7837]

@@KsanUwU What do you even mean?

[@SharxDerCoole]

Polished, most unique and user friendly MMO out there. If you dont want to get stressed out by a game and braindead grind cycles but you also like playing MMORPG (but grinding in your own pace without falling behind), GW2 is your thing!

[@tvrdy3]

Values your time + fashion = epic

[@TEMINIX]

What you typed here makes no sense, but i'm glad you enjoy GW2.

[@fleetcommand]

I actually wanted to try it, but they postponed the Steam version indefinitely. And according to their FAQ, it's not possible to move accounts to the (future) Steam version.

[@TheLucyKemp]

alternatively, go outside and stop wasting your life on artificial pixels. success in a game is not success in real life. try to work through your problems. People that play MMO's are dysfunctional and depressed/anxious individuals. Very sad.

[@arekbilski3271]

Ive had a lot of bugs which wasted me hours of progress in gw2 so I wouldnt say that its polished, also its nort very unique but deffinetly user friendly.

[@MobileGamerD]

Tbh im glad they sponsored you and basically said “just do ur regular thing, but with our game” as it shows them acknowledging your reviews and wanting to see your own honest thoughts themselves. I havent even started the review yet but i already know itll be a good review as always.

[@groovbox]

Idk man, I don't like seeing sponsored content for the thing being reviewed or recommended. I trust peon and respect the grind, assuming it was good pay, but I'm skipping this one

[@MobileGamerD]

@@groovbox so because of your own very biased opinion on sponsored content you are going to skip a video from you say gives fair reviews..... he literally did not change a thing in comparison to his other first impressions reviews....

[@COOLNESSS87]

@@groovbox that was cringe ngl

[@Ilikebeatzzz]

@@groovbox GW2 devs sponsor people this way all the time. They don't hand out any scripts. Just do your thing kind of deal. It's the same with some of Josh Strife Hayes videos. He even talked about it on stream. How he basically already had the video done and Anet contancted him later. Easiest money of his life. All he had to do was to add the "this video is sponsored by GW2" and be done with it.

[@tlhgamer]

I've been playing this for about 3-4 weeks now, and I'm hooked.

[@Deshwita]

3 to 4 weeks eh? Consider it was released on 28 February.

[@vorben7826]

@@Deshwita think he meant guild wars 2 in general my guy.

[@tlhgamer]

@@vorben7826 I did, thanks.

[@uniquename111]

@@Deshwita Guild Wars 2 is nearly 10 years old. It is just the expansion that is new =) Also due to GW2 never raising level cap no content ever get old.

[@nelforeign]

Are you still hooked? I'm downloading right now!

[@EluviumMC]

I have always been an especially big fan of GW2's art style. It's the only game that, while working through a zone, I'd just find myself stopping to admire the scenery. I like their questing system where it's mostly a matter of just choosing what you want to do based on the zone you're in. I haven't played solidly for maybe the last 2-3 years, but this video is making me think I might want to pick it back up again.

[@moritz8233]

prolly with the reshading software, without i kinda think it looks a little outdated

[@EluviumMC]

@@moritz8233 Given that the game is almost 10 years old at this point, "[looking] a little outdated," is probably to be expected.

[@thedoctor7158]

@@moritz8233 Still looks worlds better than WoW. "Oh, it's WoW's chosen art style" some like to say ... which is why male humans still look like DNA rejects.

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

Same here

[@TinyBlueGames]

Easily one of my favourite MMORPG expansions I have ever played! The story is delivered in such an amazing and engaging way. Thanks for the great video :)

[@cio1789]

yeah but dragons end meta is too hard to do with randoms, only guilds can do it consistently, that's a big con of this expansion

[@Wayclarke]

Hey, I'm one of your subscribers! I think you have a very pleasant and relaxing longform style. :) Keep up the good work.

[@Th3Ey3]

Does it make up for all the expansion elite specs being boring? I've been a gw2 fan for quite a while but trying the new elites during the test phase turned me away from this expansion.

[@cio1789]

@@Th3Ey3 mech, bladesworn and virtuoso is fun

[@nerdynina4734]

one of the worst for me , i cant bring myself to play...i went back to ESO and WoW

[@briang7392]

Couldn't do wow any more. Tried ffxiv for a few weeks and just wasn't into the aesthetics or feel of it. Been playing gw2 for a couple weeks now and I'm really digging it. The art style and music just pull you in and everyone I've met has been cool so far. Only thing I feel the game needs is more variety of animals in the world for ranger to tame. The uniqueness of the game like jump puzzles and different moves/powers depending on what weapons your holding along with the fashion is awesome! I couldn't be happier.

[@jonathansoko1085]

My main issue with gw2 other than it not being like gw1 at all, is the fact that you can play for a year and not earn anything

[@EtherealBeing]

@@jonathansoko1085 what? it's so easy to make gold in this game now a days

[@ghostplanetstudios]

@@jonathansoko1085 If you play GW2 for a year and don’t earn anything then that’s on you as a player. GW2 doesn’t force you into anything, so if you commit to nothing then you earn nothing. Took me a while to make full ascended sets, took forever to make legendaries, but they remain some of my greatest accomplishments in any MMO. I even have a big tiger painting in my IRL house because of the experience of crafting Chuka and Champawat the legendary short bow. It’s up you to make your own fun/set your own goals in GW2. That’s been the point since launch.

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@ghostplanetstudios I dont need your essay kiddo. I wont even read it

[@ghostplanetstudios]

@@jonathansoko1085 Nah you read it lol. And so will everyone else who sees your clueless take. Try again when your arms are longer boy, they’re too short to reach me at your age.

[@wildfire7812]

Was never an MMO player until I started playing GW2. I've been playing since the game's release and I still love it till this day! Definitely have to agree that it's got the best story telling out there, some of the dialogue in the game are actually very entertaining, it makes me feel invested in the lives of the NPCs in the game.

[@UBAgaming]

It's great I am exploring it for a while now also and I'm having a blast :)

[@pain7958]

EoD is pretty nice and they just announced more EoD related content (living world?) on top of a new expansion! They've never announced a new expansion a few weeks after releasing one, so I'd say that is a great indicator to the success of GW2 in 2022! 🎉

[@FD-mz1id]

of course they would the player count is skyrocketing at the moment.

[@etherealbeluga5241]

Just started playing again and I'm having so much fun!

[@neage7171]

played the GW1 Beta and GW2 Beta/3 day head start and it has been my hands down absolute favorite MMO. I have put it down and tried others and have been entertained by other MMOs. SWTOR/Aion/FFXIV but because of how the progression system works in GW2 I always come back to it. When I was younger I didn't spend as much time on GW2.. id play but I felt with the progression the game has it didnt feel worth it. But now being older Full time job and a family I have come to appreciate that I can play at my own pace and not feel left behind frantically trying to gear up to tackle new content. I still have alot of fun getting the legendary equipment and rounding out my characters stuff masters and what not.

[@chrishayes7677]

This put me into Guild wars. I have been playing for a few weeks and it is by far the best MMO I have played for me personally. Ticks every box. Thanks!

[@RandomPlayIist]

I've heard the term "ticks every box" a lot when it comes to gw2. I totally agree and I've played pretty much every mmo out there.

[@JoshStrifeSays]

lol that guild wars clip fits perfectly

[@elocfreidon]

Map completion not being account wide is good since it is needed for leveling and gives you rewards that are otherwise in the gem store (transmutation charges and lockbox keys).

[@HexPhoenix]

Yeah, but it is annoying to be forced to unlock waypoints you've already found on alts. A compromise wouldn't hurt, in my opinion. Maybe move the rewards for full map completion to something like completion of only hearts?

[@darrenallen5756]

But world map completion grants (and sets a limit) on important materials for legendaries, you get basically two per character with world completion so you cant short cut that. Although I take the point that they could run that mechanic and leave the waypoints unlocked on account basis

[@thedoctor7158]

@@HexPhoenix Well, if you don't throw away your gold, you can covert to gems and then buy waypoint unlocks per character in the gem store. Since GW2 is a free to play after purchase, I spend about $15 per month on gems anyway because I feel it's good to support the game. I now have a full home instance from gem store buys plus converting gems to gold to buy home nodes in the different in game vendors.

[@Oaky]

GW2 still generally one of the best, most polished combat systems. Can be a casual mmo or hardcore (raids, pvp)

[@lawlestest]

"most polished" lmao... It's just as boring as it was back when it first released. Nothing fun about it.

[@Oaky]

@@lawlestest It's got too a lot of depth, but It's easy to stay on the surface and get bored though, like a "what now" feeling

[@Tybal65]

@@lawlestest a look at the comments you’ve made on this channel and we’ll find out you’re one of those MMO cynics. The combat IS one of the most polished in the genre.

[@wockhardt5656]

@@Tybal65 in what ways is the combat one of the most polished?

[@wockhardt5656]

@Adi Personally, I was never a fan of GW2 combat, I felt that it didn't have much in the way of impact effects. However, I really liked how you could use any weapon.

[@HayTatsuko]

One of the things I love most about GW2 is how each class plays so differently depending on which allowed weapon is in use. Mesmer's Broadsword is maybe one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen (and it slaps enemies, too). The dodge mechanic is pretty sweet, as well. I'm mainly a FFXIV player, so I was very much not used to being able to dodge AoEs without fleeing the danger zone outright before I got into GW2. I enjoy the storylines in GW2, even if they aren't always _quite_ as deep as the ones in XIV. The voice acting and writing is generally pretty fun. That ONE CHARR who loves apples is one of my favorite MMO characters ever... he's such a fun fellow! I was delighted to find out I could get his face on my own male Charr once I got the appropriate addon.

[@thedoctor7158]

Never got any feelings for the other orders reps you hang with, boring and bland but Tybalt, when he ... sadface.

[@someone_7233]

"apples! Who wants some apples?"

[@kwando472]

Deep story in ff14 😂😂😂

[@kungfuvoodoo9889]

I played GW2 only a little bit way back when it first launched. And it's not that I stopped playing because I didn't like it, I just had other things come up in life and when I finally got back into MMOs I went back to WoW and stuck with that until the shitshow last year. I went with FFXIV after that and have enjoyed the hell out of that game, but I did occasionally think of GW2 in the back of my head, not sure how well that game has done over all these years. After watching this, I'm certainly tempted to give it another go.

[@RazerTNT]

If you didn't delete your characters you''ll have a ton of birthday gifts in the ingame mail xD

[@vonezerq]

The game has been steadily growing (albeit quite slow imho) over the years and have gotten some pretty good updates and is a solid choice for an MMO to play whether new or not. I myself have been through the process of dropping it for a bit then picking it up again after some time. Overall it's a great underrated game to just kill some time and have fun, though it must be said that isnt perfect and has cons like any other MMO. GW2 has been my main (and often times the only) MMO for about 8 years now (couldnt get back into WoW with its constant rush to catch up to the newest arbitraty systems and grinds each patch).

[@Badlemonic]

I was skeptical about going back since Path of Fire was an amazing expansion story and mount addition wise; I felt like it'll be hard to keep that standard. Boats and fishing really didn't feel as impactful and interesting as mounts did to me. You however managed to remind me why i loved this game to bits in the first place - the world, the story, the characters, the fashion wars, the emersion i felt while traversing the world. I'm getting back in, i still got to finish my skyscale grind and there is so much new story to play trough.

[@uniquename111]

I was also a bit worried they could maybe not top PoF story or the season 4 either, but i was so wrong about that. The story will blow your mind once again =)

[@AerineTear]

ngl its better than PoF, even better than LW season 4 imo

[@Goremize]

Beleive me, if you play GW2 and ignore EoD existence, you are fine. EoD gives nothing important for the game to be played. Nothing special like Gliding or mounts. The Jade Bot is character bound so you need to either spend thousands of gold, or play the story on EVERY single alt. The E-specs are not as good as previous ones. The game is perfectly awesome and fine to play forever, without ever knowing EoD is a thing. Skiff is better then the boat too. and the EoD story is garbage.

[@mebrandonb]

@@Goremize Your personal opinions of the story aside, everything you said about the jade bot isn't accurate. You don't have to play through the entire story for a jade bot on an alt if you want a free core for one, just get to the 2nd map. The jade bot is a mastery so it's unlocked for every alt regardless of if you do the story or not. If you don't intend to play through the story at all, even up to that point, then you can just buy a tier 1 core on the trading post, which isn't THOUSANDS of gold it's currently 2 gold. The elite specs are hit and miss, but there are some that shine depending on the content you are doing. Vindicators are basically devils in pvp currently, and heal mechanist is exceptionally strong for content such as raids or strikes. Circling back to the story, I actually thought it was really strong and I haven't encountered anyone else that even came remotely close to thinking it was garbage. Even people upset over the whole DE/turtle drama admit they do like the story.

[@flobro6768]

Man complaining endlessly on the official forum is not enough for you, am I right ?

[@Darkclowd]

Good for GW for allowing you to do the cons in your review. Goes to show how much they believe in their product.

[@VictusPrime]

You have no idea how sponsorship works, do you?

[@Darkclowd]

@@VictusPrime usually when Peon gets sponsored to do a first impressions type video of a game he doesn't list any cons. Just talks about stuff he likes in the game. But by all means, please enlighten me.

[@varthshenon]

@@VictusPrime Why would you say that lmao

[@zilla9676]

@@VictusPrime Peon literally said at the beginning that even tho its sponsored hes allowed to do a pros and cons list so obvs theres no bias here

[@VictusPrime]

@@zilla9676 I'm aware of that. Has nothing to do with what I said tho.

[@trynaka1421]

gw2 had an especially special place in my heart since ive been with the game since launch and to me end of dragons was extremely satisfying to play and finish the story out but knowing the story was at a close it felt like saying goodbye to a longtime friend and i look forward to seeing whats around the next bend

[@KubinWielki]

Maybe Guild Wars 3. There were 7 years between GW1 and GW2, and now it's been 10 years since GW2 came out. One can dream :D

[@Savoritas]

LW and a new expansion are already announced! GW2 is going nowhere :D

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@Savoritas Good to know that they are back to the LW-Expansion-LW-expansion rotation. The icebrood saga was the worst thing that happened in GW2. Forced us into POF for 5 years.

[@Savoritas]

@@akhsdenlew1861 I agree, expansions work best.

[@SordMasta]

"this is the most difficult to get to hero point ever" sounds like someone didn't play Heart of Thorns before mounts?

[@TaniumRag]

I’m going through the expansion right now and Lme tell you…l-let me tell you…*cries in lost frustration*

[@TheArnoldification]

Pov you get oneshot by a basic enemy throwing fucking goop at you

[@kevido]

i quit gw2 after hot game out, after spending 1k + hours in core. I found it more frustrating than fun

[@grandpawnapkins7429]

What I love about EoD is that it reminds me of PWI, if any OGs remember that old mmo gem. Its by far the best expansion for GW2. Breathtaking scenery and the art style is fantastic. Anyone out there considering buying EoD will not be disappointed, I promise. It is worth the money 👍

[@tightyellowshorts]

Cool video, and liked the comments from the editor "I watched him transmog for an hour, please send help" - ha!

[@darensmusicthing7264]

Great video! But man i hope you get to do the Dragons end meta event cause damn it’s probably the best open world boss I have seen in any mmo ever, really fun and engaging, a video about that 60 man boss fight would be sooo good to watch.

[@markanthion]

There are medium range arenas for PvP now! They're used for guild vs guild

[@Diminish3d]

But its still only player driven :) which is in it's way is also cool, players in the GvG guilds form (mostly) a very nice player made community. But picture if you could queue into 15v15 ranked guild ladder that is supported fully by the devs ^^

[@markanthion]

@@Diminish3d true!

[@DeusUsus]

"Show what's in STORE for you" - I think unintentional, but that sums up the experience well. If you play GW2 for a long time, you run out of content and at points the only new "content" are skins on cash store in a game where fashion is end game.

[@RedNuii]

Yea I guess it happens since there is no meaningless grind like WoW or FFXIV. Ive played for years but play like 10 hrs per week and still haven't run out of content.

[@Phoquehead]

GW2 was my first MMO and my first Collectors edition, it will forever have a spot in my heart though it is hard to come back to as its impossible for the story to live up to something like FFXIV which is what I enjoy most in mmos, but in terms of open world content GW2 was some of the most fun I had just wasting hours away clearing out achievements and the such. And it still has some of the best systems in mmos IMO, The mounts and transmog are great and the combat is the most satisfying mmo combat to me personally cant wait to hopefully have the funds to get a computer that can run it and get the expansion

[@thedoctor7158]

I never played the original and didn't even know about it till a friend convinced me so I bought the CE and was in early access. I also bought the top end release of each of the expansions because I like collecting pixels LOL.

[@zacharyh.4662]

This expansion is hands down the most fun I've had in game (and I've played since launch).

[@TimTimYoutube]

I've been so fed up with WoW for a long time now and havent touched it but Ashes of Creation won't be in beta for a long damn time so I think it might be a touch of destiny that at lunch today I was wondering if GW2 is any good and lo and behold Mister Peon posted a video 6 minutes before my google search lmao. All I want is adventure and to be rewarded for the effort, fingers crossed but I'm gonna give GW2 a go!

[@albertport2642]

you will feel rewarded. Every map is relevant and everything you do will be worth your time. It has 9 years of content to explore. nothing is truly dead... maybe dungeons but you'll find people... but it isn't hardcore anymore with ppl doing speedruns or farming them for profit (was replaced by fractals).

[@xecor4450]

make sure to get a good grip of basics of the game. like weapon swap, traits, buffs and debuffs to fully enjoy depth of combat. This game has THE best combat in mmo.

[@TimTimYoutube]

@@xecor4450 Just the dodging mechanic tells me I can overcome harder than normal fights with enough practice and skill. The graphics are straight out of early 2000's wwhich is a damn shame but the game feels great so far, I'm only level 8 tho lol I'm def looking forward to it.

[@theia.t]

When he said "Now all my mounts match, we can finally play the game" i felt that

[@Stunex]

~9:00 You can actually go to the bank and checkout ALL skins in the wardrobe tab with categories, additional filters and everything. A lot easier to search for new skins than go through the trading post.

[@shudeo]

"Now all of my mounts match. I can finally play the game." I felt that

[@cptvtd-gg]

"GW2 best storytelling." - Peon ... FF14 fanbase meltdown inc.

[@urud591]

We all know that he played FF14 reading the story because the fans ate him when he did his first review and didn't like the game. But FF14 has a lot of fans, so he had to do an entire series to make up for the first review. GW2 doesn't have the best lore or story, but it has the best storytelling. The way it's told is much enjoyable than reading a visual novel like FF14, that on the other hand, has probably a better lore. Unfortunately I can't say, because I stopped reading after 7 levels.

[@deathblunt848]

@@Enylia-ft2xb na text info dumps are not a good way to tell a story just like the previous comment said. Obviously the lore is better and more fleshed out in FF 14 but the way it's delivered is worse by far.

[@LittleSparklingStars]

@@deathblunt848 it’s not “worse”, you just don’t like reading. This is why the ffxiv community has an older playerbase, because they grew up playing rpg’s you have to read the story. ARR was a snoozefest to me but it grew on me in heavensward.

[@seebablack8267]

@@LittleSparklingStars it’s not a good way to tell a story in a video game

[@LittleSparklingStars]

@@seebablack8267 not true actually. There’s plenty of popular rpg that tell stories similarly. Ace attorney is not voiced, neither is undertale. Y’all just lazy ass gamers. That being said, ffxiv does have storyboarding and jawdroppkng cinematics. Gw2 has just a theatrebox with not much happening.

[@marzatplay]

Great first impressions video, made we want to get back in the game. I'll purchase using your link 👍

[@dale7326]

Yea the review is good but when he mention mmo shouldn’t ask you to reading in a game. I kinda like, do you play immersive sim before? It’s not just backup by an entire genre behind it but also it isn’t suppose to be a NO in a serious manner.

[@Kaedalus]

The fact that he stopped halfway to Fashion Wars and went on with it for half the length of the video is priceless - and accurate to the gameplay experience. 🤣

[@The_Conundrum_Crew]

Switching the action combat on in the control settings made it feel like an action mmo and I got back into it.

[@deathblunt848]

Omg so much this! I cannot play this game in regular mode now. It's so much more fun in action camera mode. Makes combat even better than it originally is.

[@gabogo3289]

lmao what a timing, i was thinking about playing gw2 and searched is it worth playing gw2

[@RedNuii]

lazypeon always has the best timing

[@jaysonkang]

Been waiting on GW2 on steam for 2+ years, now that end of dragons is released I hope they finally put priority on releasing to steam as it would definitely help their player numbers imo

[@Master10k2]

Wonder if they'll add a separate achievement system for Steam.

[@jaysonkang]

@@Master10k2 hope so, that would some new incentive for old and new players alike. would have me excited to play at least!

[@beilog7489]

Why does it matter if the game is on steam or not? Doesnt change the quality of the game one bit

[@QuentinBrutus]

@@beilog7489 idk cult shit i thknk

[@RedNuii]

@@jaysonkang tbh steam is kind of a ripoff, they take a big cut from the developers so I think gw2 wasnt worth to bring to steam. I wouldn't hold my breath for a steam release, try it out on their launcher.

[@Shadamehr100]

The best part for me is no endless gear grind treadmill. No more having your hard earned gear turn obsolete every time there's a new content release. Just a quick note though, unlike other MMOs when new content comes out, or a new expansion comes out, the previous content and expansions don't automatically become obsolete. If you're a new player don't bring that traditional MMO mindset with you thinking that you have to get into the latest expansion now because all previous content and expansions are obsolete in terms of drops, rewards, gear, mobs, bosses etc..... they aren't, they're just as current as the latest release. And lastly there's absolute no need to rush through the storyline to get to the end ASAP thinking that you'll miss out on something by not being there, you won't, there's no hurry at all to complete anything.

[@swoot4653]

Glad to see my favorite second monitor content creator name dropped in this video

[@paultidd]

I'll save everybody 20 minutes. Yes, it's worth it, especially with the new expansion and level cap increase, plus new moves and advanced classes for all of the races. New zones, that link it back to the original Guild Wars, new NPCs, new monsters, new huge bosses.

[@arceptor]

it looks like mists of pandaria

[@noelic6744]

@@arceptor I mean, games are generally modeled after real life locations. Its an Asian styled zone, a lot of games have that. Also its a location that existed in Guild Wars 1 like over 15 years ago.

[@sindri1447]

@@arceptor yeah, you say that as if MoP was the epitome of originality. As if MoP somehow had a monopoly of the traditional Asian aesthetic. As if MoP itself wasn't laughed at by the community as a Kung-Fu Panda rip-off to start with. Like Kung-Fu Panda somehow had a... you get the point.

[@arceptor]

@@sindri1447 you say that as if i played wow since legion. dont get offended by an opinion

[@xxman713]

Lvl cap increase??? They increased it from 80??

[@AppleViper]

If you have skyscale mount vertical navigation is no problem but ya if you dont have it, its a bit of a pain but also fun coz of the jade tech. Map completion is not shared because completion is needed to earn materials for legendary weapons.

[@jessekorkiakoski1168]

ArenaNet actually confirmed 4th expansion for GW2 as well! Great time to jump in ^^

[@Renbedlam]

My wife and I played when the game first came out and unfortunately had to stop due to our laptops at the time stopped working. We now have new laptops and are currently redownloading to get back into the game.

[@johnpang3576]

played for years, not a big fan if you've done everything, kinda need vertical progression imo, otherwise gets stale and boring

[@gregg2k]

Installing GW2 again while watching this. Hope its friendly for returning players, even if I only played a couple of months when GW2 just got released and had to quit because my PC back then couldnt handle it.

[@gontrandjojo9747]

Horizontal progression. You can stop the game, come back 2 years after, and all what you accomplished is not lost.

[@excelsior5719]

Can we all agree that Taimi is the biggest chad? Also cheeky and funny and very smart.

[@Ichigomusu]

GW2 is perfect MMORPG. I hope, ArenaNet releases more strike missons with challenge mode and maybe super-challenge mode to hook in hardcore raiders, so my friends could join in. No doubt, they do know how to make it rewarding, even without item progress, so the number and difficulty of strikes is what can buy a lot of players for the game.

[@kingvonderwelt5090]

At this point I have played them all: Wow, FF14, New World, BDO, lost ark and in the end none of them managed to hold my attention. GW2 consistently does alot of things really well and very little things poorly. If you're coming from other MMOs: The base version is free, check it out, imo the best one out there rn.

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

How about keeping cheaters in check in pvp and actually punishing exploiters. That has been a huge morale destroyer for the community and one of the main reasons i refuse to give them money for a really shallow game.

[@kingvonderwelt5090]

@@goofsaddggkle7351 I play pvp very frequently and never had such issues

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

@@kingvonderwelt5090 Its been well known and documented. GW2 is just a shallow glamfest at this point.

[@kingvonderwelt5090]

@@goofsaddggkle7351 yeah whatever dude

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@kingvonderwelt5090 so you're one of those 200 players that play pvp? xD PvP is a wintrade fest btw. And the pvp community is extremely small. Same for the WvW.

[@yt_Ajay_]

4:55 "Mornin'! Nice day for fishin' ain't it? Hu hah!"

[@DerEingefrorene]

Nice to hear you mention Josh Strife Hayes :) And since he also mentions you a lot, we now have a complete circle.

[@deanfraiser]

Short answer : YEA

[@xRevTheoryx]

Guild Wars 2 could put all the other MMOs to shame if they just focused more on endgame content. My main issue with the game is that you are encouraged to play brainless open world meta events while litteraly afking on the map rather than engaging challenging content like CM fractals or raids

[@zeri7835]

I'm pretty sure they're taking the steps in the right direction with harder meta events (and actually teaching us mechanics) like the controversial one we have and with the strikes we're getting (still hoping for better rewards on the CM). And as seen with that controversial meta map, there's obvious splits in the community between people who know the meta and knows the game well in terms of combat and those who are just doing whatever build in the open world and honestly probably barely touched the dodge button or just panic spammed it. Endgame content helps yes, but it's not the sole solution to make the game better, as seen in FF14, there aren't as many raiders as you think, since raids take a long time to set up and not everyone has the time- Most from what I've seen is that it just felt like a chat room or a hang out place in FF14 and if anything, the raids are just one of many side things to do in the game. It differs from person to person in general of what content is for you.

[@x00m41]

Legendary greatswords buddy.. look at them in the trade post ;)

[@rcourtney3]

GW2 is my number one oddest games ever. It literally has the smoothest combat, all classes are amazing and unique, the graphics are amazing, the skins are amazing, jumping maps are amazing, and its nicely balanced for casual/hardcore players. BUT I always seem to fall out of love with it after 3-6 months! WHY?????

[@hallkaften3052]

Because you never play a game that long. Its normal. You play and come back.

[@RatnoonTV]

This was so entertaining to watch. Love watching you enjoy Guild Wars 2 like this Peon. Hope you stick around! And also - fashion game was 8/10, and turned into 10/10. GJ!

[@Finn1e]

I love seeing all these complimenting comments. They are all well deserved. I just hope that it will also show in the player numbers and people will give it a go. This game is really worth all the time invested. And now it's the best time to join.

[@adelnegri5094]

Tried everything out there and always came back to GW2....nough said :D

[@jaz3660]

The beginning part with the airships immediately gave me WoW Legion cinematic vibes but you're actually taking part!

[@ArekkusuAlex-8]

I was thinking the same thing, I think it's even closer to the MOP intro especially since you land on an undiscovered island that is also Asian-themed.

[@jamesh885]

Never ever start a video with "this video is sponsored by this game", people with a functioning brain will automatically be like...ok dude...regardless of what else you've done

[@Mizuirotsuki]

GW2 is my game of heart. I played since the first beta test, and i really loooove the game ! And, yes, Fashion Wars is really a thing.

[@jonathansoko1085]

its the zerg noob game

[@MrJueKa]

I've been playing GW2 almost continuously since 2014, sometimes intensely, sometimes less intensely and all my other games I`ve played so far run more casually as a variety, but apart from Elden Ring with its amazing new concept no other game has so far inspired and captivated me as much as GW2. My participation in GW2 fashion war is mostly that I let my characters walk around in the simplest outfit without any shiny blink blink or any effects, at first glance they look like I just started playing the game ... but of course they are very well equipped and use effective builds ... with this and with my matching playstyle I keep surprising other players, especially the so-called "real heroes" in their shiny outfits ... and because I like to go solo in GW2 and my open world builds are mostly created towards that, these "heroes" are always surprised when I attack bosses on the maps, especially in group events, directly without hesitation and without waiting for additional players and this a special extra fun for me, I like playing "Monster Hunter" in GW2 😉

[@maalikserebryakov]

what a waste of time and Life

[@MrJueKa]

@@maalikserebryakov Do you know me from real life? no, you don`t ... so refrain from making such judgments about my life, for such judgments are wrong, disrespectful and presumptuous

[@TheModularian]

You have a very relaxing voice! It's like it's impossible to imagine you angry hahaha

[@GoYouGoME]

Guild Wars 2 is an amazing MMO and has awesome pvp. I played WoW off and on throughout the years and whenever a new expansion would come out I would try it out but after a only a few plays I couldn't bring myself to continue because it's far inferior to GW2.

[@mgass1354]

Is it worth playing? That depends. If you're a pvp'r? If you're willing to shell out some (or a LOT of cash) cash for the cash shop gems? Sure. Otherwise? I'd say no. Yes, the base game is free and SOME of the expansion packs are one-time purchases. OTHER expansions you need to buy gems from the cash shop to unlock EVEN IF YOU BOUGHT THE OTHER EXPANSIONS. As for the game? It can be maddening. You'll be googling a LOT, to find things/areas, to find out how to do jumping puzzles, etc. The story boss mechanics are TOTALLY screwed with many of them having "invulnerability" mechanics until you "figure out" how to take that down.... while you run in a circle... trying not to die... because YOU don't have invulnerability. Seriously. I've now run into quite a few "quit moments" in GW2.... JUST from the gameplay. Insta-respawn of mobs, and I do mean instant, making some areas of the game a total grind JUST to get through. Cave areas that aren't shown fully on your map, while overland areas are, making some areas a total grind to get through as mobs randomly just insta-respawn. Skills on timers that are way out of sync with how much time you get from the skill (as in, a skill might give you 6 seconds of (insert here) and be on a 30 second timer cooldown). You can't even GET a mount to make travel faster unless you bought one of the expansion packs. Aggro in the game is way messed up, just go look at the games wiki on "aggro" to see how bad that is. It's a 10 yr old game, and the devs are STILL trying "balance" gameplay for CORE classes in PVE, much less PVP. Fast travel is totally borked because waypoint nodes get put under "contest", constantly, making you unable to fast travel TO that node, forcing you to go to another waypoint and run across the map... and at times, MANY of the waypoint nodes are under "contest" at the same time... so good luck running across the map... repeatedly. That doesn't even take into account that the legendary gear gen 2 is locked behind pvp. That's right. Want to craft the best gear in the game? Well, F you, go pvp. Otherwise. F you says the devs. Gen 1 legendary gear you CAN buy on their in-game trading post... IF you care to shell out over $200 in real world cash for enough cash store gems to convert into ingame gold to afford ONE PIECE of legendary gen 1 gear being sold on the ingame trading post. Otherwise, you are locked into a certain tier of gear, by no means the best gear/weapons in the game, and, that's it. That's all you get. Seriously. If you're not a pvp'r, and not willing to fork out a lot of cash, I'd skip this game. If you are? Eh. Your call. It's irritating as hell most of the time. So, my conclusion? The devs have decided to murder their game and drive off any but the most dedicated of players.

[@mgass1354]

@@refreshazure Because the bad things exist. Is this some foreign concept to you?

[@mgass1354]

I'll give one example of just how irritating the dev's have made their game. In one map area, there is an event (the game's version of quest to get xp) where you play a cannon mini-game. In the area where the cannon's are located are ALSO mobs. That aggro onto you. AS you're playing the mini-game to try and complete enough of the event meter to finish. So, you run in, kills mobs, and you interact with the cannon, start the mini-game... and oh, you're being attacked because that mob respawned... so you exit the mini-game, kill mob, go back into mini-game. You get a little in your meter. You go back into mini-game, mob has respawned again, you are attacked, you exit mini-game, kill mob. You do this... not once... or twice... but about 10 times. Entering mini--game, get attacked, leave, kill mob, re-enter mini-game, get some of the meter filled, and rinse, repeat, over and over, to finish ONE event heart (ie, quest). Why? WHY would the dev's make mobs spawn in the area where you have to do a mini-game cannon puzzle? JUST to piss off players? TO make the game annoying as possible to play? WHY DEV'S? Was THIS your game design?

[@thepowerofanime4619]

Gw2 mechanics makes me fall in love

[@Mutkagames]

Downloading Guild Wars 2 now inspired by this video. Been looking for a good MMO for a while now.

[@sainishwanth1477]

Hopefully they bring it to steam soon

[@beilog7489]

Why does that matter to people so much?

[@vonezerq]

@@beilog7489 cause any established game that re-releases on steam gets a pretty substantial injection of life in the form of new players and market. MMOs such as Terra,Archage,BDO etc that went to steam all did. This isn't to say that GW2 is dying at all, no, but the game SUFFERS from a terrible lack of marketing. I mean just think about it, the game just released an expansion after 4?5 years? and there's a lack of content discussing the expansion out there from game media.

[@Static-EN-]

@@beilog7489 showing off hours played.

[@RedNuii]

@@vonezerq They are definitely putting a lot of effort into marketing this expansion, I am getting ads, content creators and streamers all on my feed with gw2 stuff

[@vonezerq]

@@RedNuii That's fair, I too have been getting adverts about EoD and it's the first time I've seen GW2 ads pop up for me in all my years playing. I'd like to ask though, are you a gw2 player/gw2 content consumer already? I'm curious as to how it is for "fresh/potential" customers because I may already be tagged by the algorithms as someone who consumes this game's content.

[@prevbean]

haven't played in a long time but this version of Cantha or the east seems over the top compared to gw1 version. I like how 1 had a gritty more authentic feel, this one looks cartoony and goofy.

[@Senayoshy]

That part where his editor had to watch his transmog is hilarious

[@Beardbarian46]

I love how every new expansion in guild wars starts with you crashing an airplane

[@urud591]

Lol. Many games have the super common beginning of the memory loss, GW has the landing after a crash :)

[@Azeveco]

Fun fact: you can open the auction house and buy and sell items without being there. You just go there to collect money or items you bought. Guild Wars 2 is easily one, if not the best MMORPG out there with its incredible quality of life and systems. I love it.

[@sugarcubexd8882]

I adore Guild wars 2 I've been playing it for 7 years now and End of Dragons is imo their best expansion

[@okaton6559]

I just love that Matt Mercer took over VA for Canarch and has always been Norn male VA too.

[@mrfrooob]

What outfit is that you're using on your Warrior? It looks so goddamn good. Holy shit. Great video, Mr. Peon. Big love.

[@n8doggy733]

i want to play this, it looks like a BLAST! been playing Elden Ring a lot and i only got PS5 and XBox, any plans for console port?

[@MemoriesLP]

Nope... they would need to adapt controls and change a lot of the hud. Game is also on dx9 with a dx11 beta, so if they release on console, it might take a long time. And Im only playing GW2 and Elden Ring haha. I love both games

[@Razor4884]

No plans for a console port. But it is coming to Steam sometime soonish. And it is playable on SteamDeck.

[@0Carkki0]

Agreed with the amazing story telling. I used to play WoW, but I didn’t ever pay attention to It’s story. Tbh I didn’t care about GW2’s story at the beginning, but like you said, it grows on people.

[@Revolutionary491]

And here I am.. still on gw1 since 2005! I do enjoy gw2 too!

[@justmoody5797]

I just which the game gets more attention, this game is one of the best MMOs and for some reason some think it is dead or that it is not good.

[@olly3231]

I love GW2, but the combat just isn't doing it for me. It is good, but it's a bit too simplistic and easy to get burned out on.

[@EdenTechX]

Well... it depends on what you want from a class. You can do from brain dead smashing your keyboard and be good necro or you can play a piano and think you're good elemenalist. The build craft is also very important for the classes to shine. You have a rotation but it isn't as layed out as FF14 for example. You've runes and sigil to consider. Stats you want to check, weapon types. All of that is involved it your combat and that's not even all of it. You have conditions and boons to consider too. You can dodge but also block AoE's. You can make it as engaging as you want it to be.

[@kristokiller1620]

first impressions... logs in with a lv 80!

[@fanda2424]

Great video but i have to mention that as a bladesworn you actually cant swap weapons in combat, so you have your equipped weapon + gunsaber only, similiar to enginner and his kits.

[@szihu]

I wish they stepped up their graphics game a notch, not only via skins :( Models/lighting look quite sub-par these years, not even talking about flat surfaces everywhere.

[@Erik1495]

I just love enjoying one of the best combats in the genre and matching even the play style with my fashion game. Like training my willbender and making him look like a demon hunter so it feels like i'm playing illidan, you can do that with all the variety even un gameplay with the élite specs but still not feel overwhelmed by the variety like in other games

[@Thorrnn]

While gw2 is by far my favorite game ever, I’m finding myself disappointed with this latest expac. One thing I always enjoyed about gw2/anet is their originality and innovation in all areas of the game, especially their expansions. This one however, lacks that. There is so much recycled content it feels like a wow “expansion”. The elite specs are overall not well designed and are all fairly lackluster in some way, ( either boring and uninteresting mechanics or visuals effects, recycled animations, or lack of synergy between the skills and the traits, or inconsistencies with the class/game world lore and themes, etc). It’s still fun, and the environments are as beautiful visually as always. But overall, this expansion didn’t live up to the standards anet has set for itself in past expansions.

[@rickyo56]

They had a chance to create something special like the first two expansions. Going back to cantha was a mistake and this feels like wow's mist of pandaria. The areas are beautifully designed, but hollow and empty. It reminds me of the china ghost cities. After this colossal blunder, I wouldn't wait four and a half years for the next one to drop.

[@lordgarfarkle7364]

100% agree

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@rickyo56 the fact that we went back to cantha doesn't explain the bad elite specs though. I main warrior for years and when i tried bladesworn i was like.. that this spec was made by someone who was SUPER stoned.

[@lashonawaldmeister1111]

Oh boy, nobody tell him that the Wardrobe tab on the bank shows you (almost) every skin to exist in this game, he might get lost for a while there xD

[@erikfeher4137]

5:20 proceeds to become the Canthan Logan.

[@redd4705]

Only 4 maps in the new content but its all good

[@momintim]

The maps are pretty large considering and from what we can see they will get bigger with updates

[@VictusPrime]

Ah yes, the annual sponsored "First Impressions" video for a game you've been playing on and off since it released nearly a decade ago.

[@alamy2804]

You know you need 300+ hrs to have an account similar to his? Considering the amount of different games peon plays, it's far more than just for a sponsor clearly.

[@johndoe-qo8cy]

The only con for me atm, is they need to show the Zip lines and their pathing on the maps so we can plan how to get to the higher points in the zone

[@mcjudilla774]

Fashion war is the real end game in Guild Wars 2. Im not kidding.

[@meesert]

Great game, too bad the graphics really fell off quick, I remember when it first launched it looked really well but not much left of that

[@iNioiiviiaiNie]

He got sponsored so none of this is his real opinions. Even if he thinks like that and he really loves it, why wouldn't he play it more and daily basis? Simple, cuz he doesn't like it as much as he says since he's sponsored. I don't have trouble with that but don't u guys think it's that good as he keeps saying it is cuz it's SPONSORED.

[@voilvelev6775]

He left legitimate criticisms that are valid. Your comment is extremely cynical and holds no real water.

[@midgetydeath]

He often dumps on bad games that sponsored him.

[@Chase4478]

Peon... I indeed tried to jump off of the airship and soar to the next. I also jumped to an airship with Mai Trin and had to restart due to every other airship moving too far away. Lmao

[@eddie1654]

I've stopped playing any mmo, here in GW 2 the endgame means walking around like a glowing and shiny Christmas tree

[@danklelocke]

that was the most paid-review sounding paid-review