Guild Wars 2: Was The STEAM Launch A Success? (Should We Be Worried?)

[@lansi2642]

I'm a new player on Steam - bought the package of expansions yesterday. Think GW2 will be my MMO home for the foreseeable future. Such a great game so far. And, I didn't mind all the shiny looking players at the beginning. Was nice to see an active MMO starter zone!

[@austiniota5338]

Welcome to GW2. Excited to have you!

[@RecklessFables]

Welcome! You've got a fun journey ahead of you!

[@lansi2642]

@@austiniota5338 Thank you!!

[@lansi2642]

@@RecklessFables Thanks. Definitely hooked.

[@cmor3464]

I started to play a couple months ago on the anet launcher gw2 is insane

[@jordanmatthews1450]

Been pretty consistently at top 125-150 on Steam since launch, with ~85% positive reviews, so honestly that's pretty dang good

[@WestonTeli]

true, but most reviews i've seen are people who've already been playing

[@Ragameth]

@@WestonTeli which is going to happen to any existing game launching for the first time on the platform. Those reviews would still be relevant for the most part, especially if you think about a vet who has been playing the game since launch letting people know that the game had kept them all those years and is still enjoying the game. People like to hear that. And there are a lot of fair and in depth reviews I've seen on there. So I wouldn't discount the very positive review it has due to reviews from vet players as some games that have a bad rep that go to launch on to steam later still would carry that as well (cough cough Bless cough cough) which can help other players decide whether or not to give the game a try.

[@WestonTeli]

@@Ragameth of course. Just a giant thing to consider when comes to games that get ported with a loyal fan base already.

[@cynthiahembree3957]

@@WestonTeli but those people are still using the arena net launcher. So it doesn’t really screw with player numbers

[@WestonTeli]

@@cynthiahembree3957 talking about reviews.

[@markus4732]

One thing to add: You CAN play on steam with your old account (I personally do this) by right clicking guild wars 2 in steam and adding "-provider Portal" to the launch options. You can even transfer all your files into your steam folder so you don't have to re-download!

[@mariablanco8678]

!!!

[@jason3298]

Why would you want to do that though? Imo it's always better to get your games independently from the devs than some 3rd party app.

[@markus4732]

@@jason3298 you still buy it from the devs - you just START it from steam (for steam overlay etc.)

[@SamkoKalajdzini]

ohh?

[@Mecanotech]

Gonna come back to this later. M..

[@MuklukYoutube]

6:40 "I'm doing my part".meme Loved this video, you're absolutely right about us streamers loving the twitch drops, and we saw a massive increase in twitch viewership of the entire gw2 category during the duration of the drops. Hope the gw2 marketing team likes the results and decides to do something like this again sometime!

[@Gartimus_Prime]

I know it’s not a huge number of players on steam, but 8k is insane when you think about how long this game has been out

[@jcm2606]

For some comparison figures, ESO had around 1.9k average with a peak of 3.1k during its first month on Steam, and FFXIV had around 3.6k average with a peak of 7.4k during its first month on Steam. For GW2 to get 8k within its first _week_ is honestly really good, especially considering how little effort ANet put into actually advertising this. Imagine how high it'd be if they paid for advertisement on the front page of Steam. EDIT: Just made it to the part of the video where he showed the FFXIV Steam population near its launch on Steam. I'll leave my comment up since it also adds some ESO numbers into the mix, but yeah.

[@OctoberSaint500]

Ppl forget the amount of ppl playing on the anet launcher. so that + the steam players should be well above 35k +-

[@marmeus]

@@OctoberSaint500 and many players actually did not waited for steam and started on GW launcher days before, some event chose GW launcher to not feed valve, Steam number is good tbh and it is still growing every day so...

[@subtleblow]

Steam is all about the conflicted reviews. "2000 hours in and this game is hot garbage" can say/mean a lot lol. Dedicated people trying to give accurate reviews or people that played through all the content and are mad there's no more yet.

[@renno2679]

@@jcm2606 eso has a small paywall but ffxiv has a free trial. So yeah if it beat ffxiv thats already really good

[@eriksnijders4370]

Just to let you know my perspective, the steam launch of gw2 put the game I hadn't played for 6 years back in my mind, plus some friends started playing for the first time because of the launch. Two good reasons for existing players to start playing as a result of the steam launch. So I definitely think this launch reignited existing players' interest in the game, besides attracting lots of brand new players.

[@nathan38938]

I agree because I also started playing again because of this and have been enjoying it thoroughly

[@gmoddude12]

same for me i dont mind setting up accounts for different places and all that but it motivates me much more to get into it again now that i can just log in through steam

[@craigslitzer4857]

I'm one of the Steam newbies. I've been a many years solo player, and what few MMO's I had played all left a bitter taste in my mouth either with the paywalls, the dungeon gear grind, or what have you. GW2 is honestly the first MMO that made me want to do group content and team up with other players. It's a different atmosphere compared to other games I've played. Just finished the main story and loving it so far. IMO the biggest difference between before and after Steam is that Steam has a lot of eyeballs. I wouldn't have known about it except someone in ESO (which I was already growing weary of) commented in chat that it was free on Steam about a week ago. I said at that price, it's worth giving a try. So yeah. I think I'll keep playing it for a very long time.

[@glasslilacs]

Fantastic video. Excited to see where Guild Wars 2 goes from here! Welcome to all the new players!

[@codyriggs6217]

As someone who played Guild Wars 1 so much I got grounded from my computer over it, the steam release of Guild Wars 2 has allowed me access back to the game series I loved the most growing up. Just getting started but enjoying it so far.

[@leandrodmsi]

The only problem I noticed is that they converted the currency directly from the dollar to others... The local economy of each country is not related to the dollar... So it is very expensive for those who do not have the profitability in dollars.

[@xEndkoNx]

In Colombia, each expansion increased the price on steam by 50%, normally it cost 80,000 and on steam it costs 120,000, but it is not expensive.

[@MrPF]

In Brazil those 100 dollars become 500 reais That's around 10% of the monthly minimum wage in the USA and around 50% of the monthly minimum wage on Brazil Not using regional prices is not the difference between players buying more or less of your product, not using regional prices is the difference between a player buying your product or paying their bills for that month

[@leandrodmsi]

@@MrPF exatamente isso, obrigado pelo incremento.

[@Nick-vd7cg]

@@MrPF jesus even USA is going downhill, minimum wage over here is around 2100 euro's

[@vilgodz2628]

@@leandrodmsi "Terminei" o contéudo que é gratis e to esperando uma promoção pra comprar as expansões....500 reais é osso pra um pobre mortal aqui no bostil.

[@Nanethiel]

Hello!! As a Veteran Player I wanted to point out some of us are not just going back to lower level areas to help or take away from the lower leveled players. Because we get new quests and achievements added to the game later and alot of those require us veterans to go back to the lower level content stuff. In one of my achievements I had to go back to Queensdale to do a open world event for an item drop. So Veterans are sometimes required to go back to the level 1-30 areas. I can say though the community is very open and friendly and a Veteran is encouraged to assist folks at the lower levels even our achievement system rewards us for communicating or assisting in fights/rezzing players. Which can be overwhelming for MMO players who are not accustomed to that way of playing.

[@cal2991]

W video, have loved all the veterans helping with dungeons and gifting me random things, the core player base is super nice and really makes me feel welcome to this game, the only time I’ve really felt welcome to an already established mmorpg

[@MamzPsychology]

Best MMO community hands down, welcome to the game, from a veteran GW2 player :)

[@peterdreck8446]

I am super happy with how steam launch went and I think the devs are as well. It was expected that the steam numbers start low and rise steadily, just as you pointed out with the FF comparison. And when mass exposure to non players continue to reoccur like with twitch drops, the is much to expect from the future of the game

[@Thavleifrim]

Its worth noting that you can transfer your account over to steam and count as a steam stat, there's a workaround which was pretty well circulated in the community which allows you to do so and the only limitation is you cant make purchases through steam.

[@TheCrazyyashley]

For us veteran players, there are so many different helpful ways to help the new players then just assisting with already easy events. I personally traveled around all the new zones in the first few days and was handing out 15 slot bags to all new players, which literally everyone appreciated.

[@fvenateafork]

Oh my, doing god's work! I just started and my collector's mind is kinda suffering with the little space I have with two 5-slot bags, hahaha.

[@Roxar96]

@@fvenateafork You have to sell A LOT in GW2 :D

[@fvenateafork]

@@Roxar96 Might be. I'm having fun, for now.

[@Roxar96]

@@fvenateafork Yeay ! Unlike other MMO the game is pure fun if you tame it :p You come back for the fun and not the grind addiction

[@fvenateafork]

@@Roxar96 Finding the bank was great help, btw. And that's great to hear! It's the reason I decided to try, while not really liking MMOs.

[@Daiska_Plays]

The twitch drops were the biggest part of Steam launch, but I also feel like it could easily have been simply part of the ten year celebration, with nothing to do with Steam. It feels to me more like "lets do the launch now while everything else is happening." Steam itself feels lackluster, with no sales to entice people to buy, no steam achievements or cards, and no advertising (that I could find, and if you need to try hard to find an ad, it's not really an ad). It feels like they just slapped it on there. Not having even a small sale seems like a mistake. Yes they lose revenue even without a sale on, but 5000 people paying $20-$75 is better than 1000 paying $30-$100. People like sales. It's a little bit of a letdown when they were saying "you can only launch on steam once, and we want to do it right" I think the blame may lay with NCSoft more then ANet, I don't know how that all works. At least the Steam forums have chilled out now. The flood of trolls the first few days was insane. Also of note, roughly 50% of negative reviews are one-liners from people angry they couldn't link their old acct. Another 10-20% saying they can't play it for various reasons. (why review a game you've never played?) That saddens me, otherwise it might be in the overwhelmingly positive category.

[@curlyyfryz]

I started playing recently too (a week before steam launch, funny enough) and am having a blast. I can't believe I waited so long to try GW2! My 2nd day in game, an experienced player gave me a mithril inventory box and some gold, that was incredibly nice :D They made it a fun little treasure hunt of sorts, to find them in a hidden location in the Grove. I think that's a great way to help new players like me. :) I actually loved the crowded starter areas too - it was exciting to see everyone's flashy appearances and mounts. It gave me new goals to work toward! And its been really fun going to random world bosses and seeing these massive zergs fight them. I've just picked up the expansions and honestly am just loving the whole experience so far.

[@francb1634]

Your recent quickness herald video got me to try the build, and it is the first time that Revenant has clicked for me. it also led me to finally dip my toes into Strikes for the first time and it's been going pretty well , so.. thanks! :)

[@ElfTaleFilms]

10 years is a lot of time. A lot of people were 3 years old when GW2 came out and are now 13 and getting into online games for the first time

[@santiagoachar6373]

5:14 you can transfer your account actually. Download the game then go to Library > Right-click on the game and select Properties > General > click on the launch options field and type "-provider Portal"

[@PeacefulMan0]

hey you're making amazing content for beginners like myself, learned so much about gearing in just about 10 minutes, i hope you keep doing what you're doing!

[@azurearcade342]

I came back well before the steam launch after years of not playing. I'm loving the game so much and it has been my go to game for some time now. The Steam release was icing on the cake for me. It's really nice being at LW season 2 and seeing all of the season 1 content coming back. I'm really looking forward to Sept 13th and the Tower of Nightmares. My guild is already anticipating clearing this. It's an exciting time to be playing GW2. I know you keep mentioning content lulls, but trust me when I tell you this. There is so much content (especially if you follow the story) that it will keep new people, such as myself, busy for a very long time.

[@kickingmagpie]

I started a couple of weeks before the steam launch and I'm loving the game. Also, what armor skins are you using on your character? They look sick!

[@dragoonism]

Welcome man enjoy the game !

[@aasda869]

If you are talking about the character at the end card he is wearing : Primeval helm ,Houndskin Mantle ,Perfected Envoy Breastplate ,Perfected Envoy Gauntlets , Mistward Legguards ,Luminous Heavy Warboots and a Jormag Right Eye Infusion

[@kickingmagpie]

@@aasda869 thank you so much!

[@StonnyMc]

I did get to try it after it released on steam, super happy it happened but now trying to find time to play it..and learn it :D

[@hoopla5502]

As someone who just started . I really like seeing all the vets cool armor and mounts it's like a preview of what I could get in the future , some dude flew past me on a dragon just made gw2 grip me tighter lol

[@jedijuza9785]

bought the CE when the game first came out, however I had forgotten my login and lost that account about 8 years back... I've wanted to get back into GW2 for the last 2 years, and seeing it coming soon on steam I bided my time. it was well worth it. now with 10 years of content I am having a blast!

[@claemc7982]

i think not having new content during the steam release was a perfect time to launch. The steam release caused an influx of new players, me being one of them. I was easily overwhelmed by the vast amount of content, and I'm glad I didn't have to deal with all the 'extra extra' content from a new expansion on top of that. Plus the influx of new people really populated some of the older areas so it was nice to play what feels like 'how guild wars is supposed to be' with active maps and events happening.

[@jmo2966]

I tried GW2 before and quit. But this time it stuck with me and I've already yolo'd on the expansion set. Players have been crazy welcoming and super kind running world bosses or giving me help on the overwhelming content. The thing I love about this game is that it just says "yes" to you all the time. Wanna craft. Go for it, here's xp and a pathway to do that. Wanna do the story, hit it, here's a ton of items. Wanna just explore maps and do events, whelp, have a ton of equipment so your bags are stuffed. All of it happens in a reasonable time frame and is pretty, constantly throwing new things at you and likely with a bunch of different ways to do it.

[@whitelinkker]

Just a correction: Not all of the players shown in SteamDB are new players, it IS possible to play with your ArenaNet account in the Steam launcher, you just need to pass the "-provider Portal" flag (launch option) to it and you'll have the normal launcher. I can also safely add that there are hundreds of these players, specifically, the Linux community that plays the game, because running on Steam has been way more smoothly for a plethora of reasons that aren't worth covering in this comment. However, there's for sure players that are on Windows and are playing in Steam due to that flag being available, we just can't tell how many.

[@bchecker6307]

If you want to help in new zones run a boon build, and help them survive. Not dps down the mob.

[@fiesbert5677]

I recently got back into the game. After having daily chores in WoW this feels like getting out of prison. I can do whatever I want. Chill, farm, level, explore. Everything is open to me

[@KjKase]

I had completely forgotten about GW2 and saw it in the steam shop when I was bored the other day. I've reinstalled and am going through all the living world chapters I've missed out on now. It's just too bad I can't play it via Steam if I want to use my existing account.

[@Tyler.8046]

I'm actually a returning GW2 member from the early days, MMOs only recently started pulling me back in (Lost Ark being a big one) and so coming back and seeing everything that has changed has been great. Really loving the new Build System and hopefully I'll be staying for a while!

[@chrisprol32]

I was craving another mmo and saw this was free and now I'm addicted. My first mmo was new world and wow is this game so much more interesting enemywise, story wise, and especially the less traveling

[@Portableaimbot]

the best thing about the game is the community, vet players are eager to help and no one feels superior. when i do dungeon and make some mistake nobody flame or get mad or anything. they just teach you the mechanics. not sure about the higher level raid and stuff but im loving this game so much. waiting my next paycheck to get the expansion xD

[@GerchakGW2]

Great review & solid analysis! Things feel really great right now overall. I’ve met a LOT of new players and the maps have been poppin

[@clanelobo6691]

GW2 has taken the spot as my favorite game of all time. I started around 6 months ago. I wasn’t logging in everyday now because I’m busy with university. But I’ve already poured over 864 hours and I’m happy to see gw2 more traction. Hyped for the future of this game.

[@GuitarHands]

That’s like 5 hours each day 7 days per week for 6 months. (More hours each of those played days if you’re not playing every single day etc.) Wooooweeee

[@zenith110]

I would just say, it's more important to review these numbers after a month or two has come and gone. GW2 fights an uphill battle in terms of "age" and cluttered market. Give it time.

[@DataDietz]

I'm a returning GW2 fan. Came after all the shoutouts from ShillUp!

[@basetempest7106]

Just started the game yesterday and im enjoying the hell out of the Engineer class. Having a few issues with fast moving enemies but other then that, thats what turrets are for. Im around level 34-35 and im working to try and 100% the regions im in before continuing on. Why? Cause i love seeing everything this game has to offer!

[@KM-bc3lm]

I see new players every day in Queensdale, when I am waiting on a meta I run events with them to help them out get started. Hero points, bosses, rez anyone I can to get them back in the fight.

[@DemethVLK]

The numbers keep rising for the moment, it'd say it's a good sign. We'll see

[@cleetusvonbehren8847]

I started over on steam and am loving it. I don't have a ton of hours in the game but I do have nearly 1000. I havent played since I got the griffon mount.

[@Lolingtoner]

A single banner on the front page would have been enough to attract more players

[@Hybridizm]

Got invested through Steam, hit 80 on my first character yesterday, really enjoying GW2, think it's my "forever-mmo" as long as it's alive. I did big time goof though. I wanted to upgrade from free to premium, so I just bought HoT and PoF without paying much attention to the store at the time. Realised I could have gotten the bundle altogether, cheaper and easier. Steam isn't adjusting the price based on what you already own, so once you own one piece of content, you can only purchase it as a gift. Is what it is. Either way, enjoying the game.

[@icytux3484]

You can infact use your ANET account on steam, through a launch command it brings up the login for ANET instead of using steam. I'm using it that way and so are a few people I know.

[@vQueeen]

You say you can't transfer your account, but you definitely can find a way. I had to move file around just simply link my old account to steam to only support the gw2 on steam with playing it everyday 😀 Hopefully one day they'll have steam achievements.

[@JohnK26]

Wow I watched a few of your videos and had no idea you were Australian. Enjoy the content and looking forward to more new player tutorials and guides

[@ewtcizs1101]

I have not thought about that, but I would have loved to add a fractal or a dungeon in the new archivment!

[@housecat_]

Currently enjoying the game after years of putting it off because I was playing other MMOs. My only issue is being from OCE and playing with 200-ish ping. Still playable but hoping for that OCE server eventually!

[@Neglesh]

Yeah I've played on and off from Australia and the ping has always bothered me, especially coming from FF14 and WoW which have OCE servers now... I don't think they will add them sadly. But for the most part, the ping is bearable with exitlag / wtfast, etc.

[@Asmodeius]

oh and biggest thing that i love about GW2 is classes. GW2 classes have clear identity and unique feel to them. each feels like a separate whole unit, not a blend of things. And if we compare them to ESO and WoW. ESO classes are not unique. they are a template for you build, that is all, each of these classes has like 1-2 very unique abilities and that's it, the rest is just same abilities with different names that put out the same dps. only thing that matters is how you going to build it, and at the end, all builds are pretty much the same and classes within those builds play absolutely the same. If we take WoW classes. They lost their identity long ago, now each class is just a mix and match of of abilities, which made classes blend too much. they barely, just barely have their class identity. mean while i agree that major buffs like bloodlust and instant res should be part of more than one class, simply to make more viable comps for raids. but blending beyond that is bad. Basically WoW in old days had a more "rock, paper, scissors" balance and classes felt unique. today WoW is just an RPG version of call of duty, where every one runs pretty much the same build and class you choose to play has no advantages based on it's architecture alone, over any other class. so essentially they became more of a template like ESO classes. Problem with such structure, where every one plays the same build and every class has same gameplay style, is because it's similar to arena shooters (like quake champions). average players have no chance of playing most of it, because they are in constant disadvantage of the pros. who in turn have more time to play, to practice, get their timings and reaction in place. meanwhile average dudes jsut want to play for fun, no compete for the e-pin.

[@flyinhawaiian9174]

Played a few years ago. Highest level toon is 65. Should I return on that account and buy each expansion individually or start a brand new account by buying the Steam package? Main reasons for asking are starting at L65 vs L1 and all the resources my L65 has for crafting.

[@BloomHD]

Buy each expansion individually on your current account - it'll come to basically the same cost, but you'll get to keep your progress and birthday presents on your Lv65 :) If you're a bit lost though you can always start over with a new character on your current account!

[@MotherRat-ii6ji]

Anet should have advertised the Steam launch with the huge banner at the top of the main Steam page (Like TemTem has right now for it's version 1.0 launch)

[@drewesrock9414]

Im and old FFXIV vet and I'm playing through the base game of GW2 free to play right now but I am loving it!

[@Mr_Dandy_Lion]

I started playing Gw2 at release (even have the preorder ring) I got to level cap and then got sorta lost interest since it's not standard mmo fare and everything felt aimless. Came back for HoT and never completed it, got stuck in Auric Basin.... I bet all that sounds bizarre but it's sorta how my time with the game went. It had a lot of things I loved and a lot of things that felt like the devs were going against the grain just to be different like no traditional questing or quest-chain like micro stories, everything was LIVE all the time, the collection system to find/do tasks and get certain rewards was weird, I remember one to collect spoons? But that was early Gw2. Even though I don't play it I sing the praises of the game for what it DID do right and what I learned it got amazingly right (mounts, duh) after I'd quit. Gw2 was what made me love personal accountability in mmos. Dodging, self-heals, limited hotbars but solid build options to find your niche within your class and show your skill expression. PvP was perfect. (WvW less so, TBH I've always seen it as an AoE nightmare with small skirmishes never being important so it just felt like zerg V. zerg and elementalists destroyed everything.) Clicked the vid because honestly I don't really understand what it means for it to be on Steam? Just means u don't have to use ANet launcher or website? Idk to be totally honest I'm amazed Gw2 is even still alive with the current state of the mmo genre, it's a miracle and I'm glad for it since they take the risk of trying new things others can learn from. (Again, mounts. Even WoW's starting to steal the idea.) I will say this though to veteran players: Every time I come back to the game to give it a try, vets ruin old-content public events by zerging or spamming blast might and buffs and it couldn't be more evident that the community that's held onto the game has been running on this treadmill so long that y'all got it down to a science and now new players or old but lost players are roped along into a pace of combat that is unnatural. Hard to tell if you're even contributing when everything's exploding. Slow down and smell the flowers. Show off cool spots and jumping puzzles and such but don't decimate the mobs kiddos are tryna enjoy fighting with your meta builds or blind them with your giant neon mounts at spawn. Bad first impressions stick with people.

[@desel8737]

so.. i made a new char, basic armor, no fancy title, using just the raptor, starting an event, map was not in the daylies: i talk to the chick and the escort mission is on the road, together with a bunch of players in fancy armor, hoovering over my head on their skyscales killing everything before it can reach my little melee... since i knew the spawn points, i was able to hit a few wolfs, another total newbie wasnt so lucky and didnt get the event cause he wasnt able to hit a n y t h i n g

[@jaybayer3670]

I just started playing it and I absolutely regret not giving it a try earlier. My favorite aspect of mmos is questing and leveling. This game does questing the best out of any mmo I’ve ever played. And there are just so many little quality of life things that add up to such a smooth experience. Oh and I’ve always avoided doing crafting in mmos, but the way they did crafting in this game makes it so simple to understand, I actually found it fun, which was a first for me. Is there a guild wars 3 coming eventually?

[@MRZETTA-we8pm]

Actually, players can log in with their ArenaNet accounts on Steam. So veterans can decide to play with their old accounts on steam and play with their Steam friends. For those who wants to log in with their old ArenaNet account do this: on Steam: go to library > properties > general > click on launch options and type -provider Portal :)

[@valkyries2077]

Hello :) i just bought GW2 Complete Collection from Steam, i have no idea which server to choose, im new to GW2 but i played a lots of mmos before so my question is this which server should i choose ? im from NA East Coast, any advice is welcome !

[@Machinationstudio]

It's not a huge deal other than for WvW, and even that will be changed in the future.

[@breckharrison]

What class is that jump attack I’m seeing that has the landing zone targeted

[@BebehCookieIcecream]

I think a major problem with the steam release was launching with a DLC package that was clearly not discounted in any substantial way. It should have been discounted to $69.99 or $74.99. I can almost guarantee that would have provided not only more sales, but more players. Nothing more disconcerting than jumping into an MMO with a $140 wall of content when something like FFXIV or WoW only require the most recent expansion (subscriptions aside).

[@BebehCookieIcecream]

To add, I just recently got back into GW2 and am loving every second. I just didn't agree with the bundle approach at all. To any new players reading this, just buy Path of Fire (which also nets you the Heart of Thorns expansion for free) if you're enjoying the game enough in your first 20 or so levels. Paying more is a question for you to answer AFTER you've gotten well into your level 80 experience.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

I am a new Steam player, i play FFXIV as well and its my main MMO but i needed a change, so far enjoying the Guild Wars 2 (grabbed the first 2 expansions after 3 days of playing) but am a bit lost after reaching 80 but i gonna hunt Mastery Points now and just go with world completion and see what i find So far i am REALLY into the story but the Living World Paywall keeps me at bay getting gold is my next goal so i can get Living World Season 2 and finally find out who the heck all these NPCs are

[@GuitarHands]

You used the level 80 token? Quick way to get lost

[@torgrimhanssen5100]

They are starting to figure it out, it's like Chromecast and similar, you kind of want the ability to collect your games under a single "portfolio". It is simpler setting up security for a single site than keep one for several. Same reason I have been using G-mail since 2003/4? as any other e-mail provider refused to buy into the idea of "cloud storage" thereby deleting your emails out of nowhere like Hotmail did when they upgraded from 25MB to 250MB storage... Not somewhere you would like to store your account creation contract email back in those days.

[@richardkim3652]

My problem as a new player is that it's really hard to see aoe markers. Especially boss or monster aoe markers because the red circle isn't dark enough, it's too light colored and when theire's multiple aoe markers it makes it even harder. I wish they could make it darker like in FF14 or ESO.

[@The_Quaalude]

Just wait till you start doing level 80 meta events 🙃

[@richardkim3652]

@@The_Quaalude I saw some of them and I had no idea what the fuck was going on lol. I couldn't even tell what aoe markers or symbols were good or bad. All I knew was red = bad but the red color is so light I can't see it when it's stacked with like 30 other aoe markers lol.

[@keevansixx4185]

i think there is a checkbox in the game options panel that makes the area of effect animations stand out. i remember turning it off when it got annoying and i learned what to look for when doing boss fights.

[@richardkim3652]

@@keevansixx4185 Where is that lol I need to know.

[@keevansixx4185]

@@richardkim3652 cog icon in the upper left corner panel. press it. click on game options. scroll down near the bottom. i think there is a check box that highlights area of effect markers so you can see them easier. after awhile it will get annoying and you will want to uncheck that box back to it's regular muted colors.

[@raymo9197]

From a semi new player perspective, I don’t think there’s a content drought for newer players. There’s plenty to do. I think veterans talking about content is going to make newer players that barely know the game start to say the same thing “ Yeah, there’s no content, this game is lacking anything to do, I don’t know what to do”.

[@Utrilus]

xD Veteran: I spent years compleating all the content "There is nothing to do." New player: I played with a veteran and found out, "there is nothing to do." without actually giving a look.

[@raymo9197]

@@Utrilus lol, exactly

[@Malentar]

Started playing again after 7 years, kind of overwhelmed honestly lol

[@AshenTechDotCom]

you can play with a legacy acct on the steam version you just need to add a launch augment, -provider Portal once you do that you can login to the game normally from the steam client, also you can toss you gw2 install into the steam install folder and it will "install" by just checking the files ;)

[@HeadsFullOfEyeballs]

6:07 Hi! I'm a person who was kind of interested in Guild Wars 2, but waited until the Steam launch to play, because I hate having to register a new user account and install a separate launcher for every single stupid game.

[@hueycantsurf5533]

It’s my first time ever playing gw2 and I gotta say for a 10 year old game it’s one of the freshest mmos I’ve played in a while the hybrid action combat is just enough for me to stay engaged in battles and the vistas and hearts that ask u to throw snowballs at kids are really fun quests as opposed to go here kill go here kill

[@leytarking]

I am really struggeling on what to play as a new player. I still have not bought any DLCs so I cant test out specs I really want to start playing and first and foremost want to focus on 1 profession with its 3 elite specs that I want to master and complete. In most other mmorpgs my choice would have probably been easy I go tank or a bruiser class. Most of the times I play beefy meele classes that can sustain themselves give others buffs in the process and just stand in the enemies and smash their heads. I know thats not exactly what this game is and you have to dodge to stay alive and cant face tank everything but I really want to have a feel for a elite spec/class that can do that. Be it in dungeons raids, open world pve or pvp/wvw. Are there any professions/Elite specs close to this fantasy ? I would be really glad for any suggestions that might make me help make a choice on what to play and so I can start my journey into this game :)

[@BloomHD]

Welcome, I have a couple of recommendations for that kind of playstyle! Warrior (Berserker spec) - easy playstyle, literally smashing heads, become the angry. Hits hard, can heal on hits, you can run a shield for some blocks. Great for providing buffs through Banners - you plant these down and they'll pulse buffs to allies near them. Guardian (Firebrand spec) - the king of sustain, you have so many healing options (staff, a tome or 'book' you open that changes your skills to all heals) as well as many utility skills you can slot in for more buffs/heals. Engineer (Scrapper spec) - medium armour class, not heavy, but the definition of 'bruiser'. You wield a Hammer, give yourself Barrier on your attacks for sustain, have some blocks, plenty of handy buffs and unique utility like a ranged revive. Hope this helps!

[@leytarking]

@@BloomHD Thanks for the help :) I actually went for untamed something about the unleash mechanic and the playstyle of working with your pet instead of having it as a mindless NPC tool really took my intressed. I will keep your recomendations in mind though. From your videos Revenant also looked interessting and will probably be my first alt after I mastered Untamed or want a change of pace :)

[@BloomHD]

@@leytarking Untamed is also an excellent pick actually, totally forgot! Absolutely insane tanking/sustain. You'll have a blast :)

[@ZomgLolPants]

Old player here, I use steam as a launcher with -provider Portal in my launch options so i can use the anet account. There's probably a lot of steam users who are actually not new players.

[@ghostapi874]

I wish the comments would stop throwing around numbers like “5k” or “8k” because 90% of reactions seems to have no idea how a concurrent number works. That is 5k-8k average at one point. Go look at a streamer that has 5k concurrent viewers that same streamer has 100 000+ views through the duration of the stream. Anet got a massive influx of players from steam.

[@s8n..]

doesnt matter because the CONCURRENT players are what matters, i cant see or raid with offline or switching people. everyone knows that those 8k arent the same 8k at any given minute - its still only 8k concurrent though.

[@ghostapi874]

@@s8n.. The relevant discussion here is how the game is doing on steam. The discussion you are trying to have would require the total number outside of the steam launcher which we do not have.

[@themaninthewall2726]

are you using a graphics mod? your game looks amazing compared to mine

[@julz19]

I bought the 2 old expansion the next day after playing it for 14 hours before it.

[@jontaii152]

What class was being played at the start of the video with the sword?

[@loaderboter3026]

I'm new and i love the combat style he uses..which class and whatever is it that he's playing in the Video?

[@reddingblood1467]

Lol 6:10 when you were explaining people who haven't touched the game since like launch probably weren't gonna come back since it just "launched on steam". Nope... lmao... that is exactly why picked it up again and last I played was probably 2014. Had a good laugh, keep up the good work, love your informative videos.

[@josepalacios202]

The only thing that irritated me was the griffon and sky-scale super tedious achievements to acquire the mounts wanted. This made me not want to play anymore as a new player. Being forced to get 5 sets of achievement each was very irritating. I spent a week just getting 1 set, just to find out there was 4 more sets of achievements just to get sky-scale and I can't forget the time stops where I have to wait 2 hours of real time per set of achievements then feeding them is maxed at 3 per day and you have to feed them so many times. I only wanted the dragon...

[@Tmac10t]

I have played gw2 off and on for 10 years as of this December game is fun currently don't have time to play I am working away from home a lot lately but have always had fun with the game even though I sometimes burnout a little on my legendary farms

[@ouuchyie]

yeah, im a returning player and didnt even know abt steam, i just updated my client and jumped back in, so i bet theres plenty of people like me.

[@pocenha]

I will start playing at the end of the year when I get my holiday, and FFXIV is low on content! So excited! 😆

[@Yajirushi89]

I've thought about returning to GW2 just to see what's up but I have to be honest, having to buy chapters of a game's story within expansions sounds a little daunting to say the least. Still, the mounts always look incredible, makes me almost regret leaving the game just a month before the first mounts were implemented.

[@polvocorrupto]

Didn't know GW2 went Steam. They would have the triple of its current player peak if they had advertised about it better, tho.

[@Zyphent]

I actually had more than one person log on and whisper me who hadn't played since launch. Suddenly a buddy with 700AP messaging me asking about the game, not launching through Steam, so it's definitely the case that it got a boost even outside of Steam.

[@genkal]

please what are they using at 2:40 to transform into those giant dancing charrs?

[@michealfutch7819]

Good video. I've been hardcore at launch casual 1.5 years later... my thing is, I realized how great this game is. I play other games then realize, man gw2 has me spoiled. But jump on and just out of steam on it. Everything on it is amazing though. I just wish I could could get a legendary staff, but I don't have enough time to stay consistent. One day I will lol

[@alessandroalemania6984]

How big is the file size of GW2 in Arenanet compared to Steam?

[@H4rd5tyl3]

All cool and all, but as a new player (I played for a while on release but thats a very long time ago and I remember less then nothing), how to get into groups, how to get into a guild even.

[@Rkcuddles]

Oh man your video is really making me want to jump back to pve after wvw for 2 years

[@chaseschappell4908]

I’ve been playing wow since launch I was 10 and never touched guild wars 1 or 2. It’s my new favorite game.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

The reason for low numbers is that Arenanet really sucks at advertising. Most people probably still don't know it's on Steam and how could you blame them? The game didn't even make it on the front page.

[@semiramisubw4864]

the big queston is.. Can i play the steam version with the launcher account ? i hate it that some games cant do this.. Btw did they finally adjust DX11 ? diddnt played for 2 years kinda and the performance on my laptop were basically dog.

[@resonating6621]

Guild wars launched on steam??

[@iseeyounoobs]

This was not publicized enough. Hardly knew it was a thing.

[@gamingon9956]

The only issue is that they stopped working on raid/dungeons content, the horizontal is the only thing we can do; to farm metas for mats, hope for an infusion to drop, craft a legendary, repeat :/

[@bradprzedwojewski]

I played the beta, played the launch and hit 80 and never touched the game again and went back to gw1. Here I am 10 years later enjoying the game a lot, wishing I would’ve given it more of a chance a long time ago lol.

[@PropagandaPanda93]

you can link your old account to your Arena-Net Account so you count as "online" for steam. put -provider Portal in the startparameter off steam. YOu can move the installation to your steam folder and press install and it is transferd to steam in 1 sek

[@noelennon420]

Got me back, and i've played more over the past week then i ever had before! Loving the hell out of it.

[@ethansmith2166]

Another new player from steam. Played about 20 hours free and just made it official by buying the collection. Personally loving how the story is presented and the RP aspects of character choice. It's nice to see a bit more RPG in my MMORPGs than the big three have been giving us over the years.

[@Wisznuification]

Can you please share what armor /weapon / skin do you use on your Vindicator here?