The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Guild Wars 2!

[@b3hold3r]

that's not a cat girl, that's a full grown cat woman

[@terranium730]

charr are superior to cat girls

[@corvuscorax9028]

to be honest female charr is kind cute

[@Author_Gamer]

AKA a Hrothgar in FFXIV

[@BjornTheDim]

My Charr main: "I AM NOT A PUTTY TAT!"

[@TioChesnaughty]

Its partially true, gw2 does not have cat girls... At least not cat girls suited to cowards

[@DemethVLK]

"I absolutely love Guild Wars 2" I never realized!

[@Sturmjaeger]

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

[@garethwilkins6744]

@@Sturmjaeger I'm shooketh!

[@mindphlux1899]

@@garethwilkins6744 You shouldn´t make fun of ith.

[@takoyakiorigin3930]

I'm shuuken

[@Cold-Blooded-Jay]

"Hello? Where is everybody? We have to fight the Lich King..." Yeah, I never understood the significance of horizontal progression until I thought about the dead zones all over WoW. At least there is Classic, but even those eventually go to the next expansion and the zones die again.

[@_Magnuss_]

Yes sadly in ff14 it’s the same the fist and the last expansion are full of players but in every other expansion you are completely alone. Because of that the queues suck and to run dungeons with bots isn’t fun. For that I could play a normal rpg with better single player content.

[@raptorhacker599]

about the dead game part : you can find players even in the most obscure places like those jumping puzzles which there are so many of. it is so illuminating of how alive the game is when you can find players almost everywhere given the immense size of the game map with so many different activity types that people who never played the game just won't understand.

[@moujayay]

what do you mean with Jumping Puzzles are obscure places to find players :o There are multiple guilds built around the topic of Jumping Puzzles. Some love to actively port them, some build their own JPs in guild halls for others to enjoy and others guide people through one of the hardest JPs in the game just for fun! Just those weird afk port farmers... they are not lovers, they just altpark for money -.- But what I mean to say, there are all sorts of players enjoying different content in this game :)

[@raptorhacker599]

@@moujayay i meant obscure as in u wouldnt normally expect other people to hang around in arcade events like these.

[@zumasa9991]

I started playing during Covid. 2022. I was playing PoF because I wanted the mounts really bad. When I saw my first Hero Train, I was like... "ok how the heck do I get to this Hero po... OMG WHAT IS GOING ON????" I asked them and they said they were a Hero Train and I joined. Mesmers helped access all the difficult HP's. I was hooked since then.

[@vampire7878]

GW2 in 6 months have dropped 100,000 active players. It is a dying game. I can't believe it's going to 60k players active all the time verses 250k in this last year. I remember 6 years ago the drop from 400k to 350k active all the time. but 60k.... Such a great game. Wish they focused on advertising now its just what many mmos come down to in the end.. the milking. I don't declare it to be dead but dying and every single year I watch the drop each drop a shot to the heart.

[@zumasa9991]

@@vampire7878 curious on your source. And I’ve heard this since u started playing in 2024. “Dying game”. I was just playing for 6 hrs and I saw a lot of people so what experience are you speaking from?

[@Searcad]

As a newcomer to GW2 the thing i love the most is that old content is still pretty much booming. Yesterday i did my first world boss in the Wayfarer Foothills and it was so full of people that my frames dropped for a bit. Can't wait to get to more popular zones

[@randomtrigger1378]

you should try Triple Trouble at peak time , 3 squads with almost 40-50 dudes per squad

[@AutobotPrelude]

I randomly discovered a group doing a gold farm underwater while exploring lol. Game is truly amazing

[@phantomgaming9771]

Ah yes that Boss fight was my first as well. Too bad I was playing Ele 😂, DOWNSTATE WARRIORS ASSEMBLE

[@cyanic3148]

probably part of why people who haven't played gw2 thinking it's dead is that there's not a huge 'fandom' side of the community, most of the players spend time in game rather than outside the game, so there's less fanart, animation, and general content that everyone else can look at. There is some really fun things that are unique to GW2 that I think a lot of people would really like if they knew about it, like griffon riding and beetle racing, and the upcoming free-build mode in Janthir (which should hopefully let more people showcase some awesome builds and get everyone curious)

[@raptorhacker599]

would help if the wiki enabled comments

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

As a Gw2 veteran I can confirm, I never go outside 👍

[@cyriell]

​@@raptorhacker599what? Osrs has a giant fanbase thats quite vocal and active outside osrs, their wiki doesnt allow comments?

[@brave-smoke]

@@mittenvonscrufflears7233 yaaaay

[@Kleinvadder]

I like to visit other MMOs, but its always just a visit. Playing Guild Wars 2 is always COMING HOME (even more with the upcoming homesteads)

[@merficvalmar4671]

Same, but i don't understand the hype about the homesteads... Same with fishing...

[@zearcjustice7837]

Because it's the same reason as people hype for the Sims . People LOVE decorating and this xpansion isn't focus on decorations it's also bring back raid ​@@merficvalmar4671

[@cyriell]

​@@merficvalmar4671im gonna enjoy homesteading alot, i love building things fine tuning it to what i like, and beside the major QOL of instant harvesting most of your HI nodes

[@jukkininth4837]

@@merficvalmar4671 some people likes casual gameplay. and able to deco house makes this game more feel like home.

[@nuneselso]

"GW2 is dead" one day a look at a gigantic rock on a PoF map and tought to my self "I'm gonna climb this shait" when I got the. there was a small asura mining a random ore... only game something like this can happen to you.

[@GBEWgw2]

doesnt disprove dead claims.

[@cyriell]

​@@GBEWgw2then go to HoT meta events its packed and multiple maps are being run at the same time (if a map is full another instance will be filled up and used for the meta event)

[@jukkininth4837]

@@GBEWgw2 have you been in GW2? I played for years and its still full of people everywhere. Aside from expansions (topics that Laranity already covered) 1. Its world exploration based game, with different range of level in each area, with different starting zones based on race 2. your level will scale down to match the level range in each area, makes the exploration still feels challenging and impactful 3. cuz of different starting zones, your own starting areas could be other races's players final areas, etc so you always gonna find people around. and many more

[@GBEWgw2]

@@jukkininth4837 i play everyday at a high level.

[@kitalalaris]

@@GBEWgw2 You can play for over 5 hours in most dead mmo's and not see a soul, or the only player you find is afk somewhere. GW2 you're lucky if you can go 15 minutes without seeing another player. I'd say that pretty definitively disproves the "dead game" claims.

[@lunarbased843]

Thank you so much for making this video... especially showing the quickness rev. This video got my best friend to return to the game after not playing for like, 10 years. It was more than this, but he would say he didn't like the classes. Quickness rev caught his attention and he's been playing everyday since just before janthir. I helped him get the skyskale, Soto method, and he seems to be enjoying it.

[@scillablue9672]

I introduced GW2 to a friend of mine and now, about 3 months later she is gathering agony infusions so she can do all the fractals so yeah...she caught up very quickly :D I of course also showed her your channel :D

[@casketclubmerch]

I started playing Guild War 2 in about 2014-15 and quickly burnt out on it after maxing numerous characters. I recently came back after seeing the expansions on sale and hearing good things and it's like playing a completely different game. Mounts are amazing to ride, Masteries give you something to work towards, you can even fish now! It really is a game that values your time. If you want a grind, you can find it (unlocking mounts, levelling crafting, getting ascended/legendary gear), if you want easier or harder group content you can find it (Meta/world event trains, Strikes, guild puzzles, Fractals), if you just want a casual MMO experience where you explore the world and be rewarded for it (jumping puzzles and hidden loot caches), you can find it.

[@cyriell]

Meta and worldevent trains are quite casual imo, the "hard grind content" is imo raids(cm) strike cms and cm fractals Where at some cm strikes and the upcoming cm raid in janthir wilds will probably need a dedicated group of players who play together (statics, so same group comes online every day week W/E and learns it and completes it time)

[@casketclubmerch]

@@cyriell Yep, that's what I meant, you can find group content of varying degrees of difficulty, from drop-in, drop-out content like zone events and world bosses to dedicated challenge mode runs and everything in between. There's no real gear wall (aside from higher level Fractals) so you're free to try most of the game's content when you want to.

[@Kantharr]

For the pay-to-win misconception: there is "technically" pay-to-win by being able to buy gen 1 legendary weapons with gems to gold conversion but to that argument I usually tell people that the combat in GW2 is very skill based so buying the best gear wouldn't automatically be able to help you be better than other players.

[@Avenrise]

It's a technicality really. Yes you can buy Legendary weapons but are you really winning when you can get Ascended so easily now (via the Wizards Vault)? It's the age old argument of 'are you really winning if you're just making the game a tiny bit less annoying by paying hundreds of dollars?'.

[@Kantharr]

@@Avenrise Other than legendary weapons being better than ascended because of their Quality of Life features like being able to change skins for free and change stats & sigils on the fly I 100% agree.

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

Buying legendaries is not P2W when legendaries have same power as ascended and only gives you alot of pixles and only used for fasion. Real P2W would mean you can buy power that free to play player have no access to. Go to Diablo Immortal and you will find real P2W mechanics.

[@DredZach]

Legendary is the exact same power level as ascended. Ascended is only 5% better than Epic. A level 80 character can get enough gold to buy a full Epic set in a couple hours of gameplay.

[@Kantharr]

@@DredZach Yes but there are people who would say that buying fashion in the gem store or through gem to gold is "pay to win" in terms of looking better than others or buying QoL is pay to win but they never game a good reason of why that is the case. I'm not saying that it is pay to win itself; I'm just offering a counter argument to people who say that it is pay to win.

[@AsceticAsura]

The lack of a typical arbitrary gear score grind in GW2 might feel strange to veterans of other MMOs, but honestly it's one of my favorite things. I've definitely fallen off other games because of the need to grind a new armor set and levels just to play the new content. If I stop playing GW2 for a few months or even years, all of my gear is still applicable (even if my build might need a few small tweaks). That isn't to say that there's no progression; the mastery system means that progression is more about unlocking the ability to do more things and/or do them better, which is way more interesting to me than just doing the same thing but with bigger numbers.

[@xL0stKIlah]

Nah give mi big numbah

[@rustedemotions]

I hate extreme grinding. That is what prevents me total to play it and i am really good equiped and play over +10 char to 80 even deleted them and played a new. 😂 yeah you dont must grind i know but when i want press all out of my char i am forced too. Thats why i miss the good old boss drops. Yes gw 1 was also grindy but gw 2 is a whole other level.

[@Syae225]

The "dead game" thing is sadly a big talking point for a lot of people, especially on social media where KZbinrs will make new videos every week with titles like "How this game died" or "Why everyone hates this game now!!!" and it gets millions of views with everyone just falling for it and instantly dislike it just because they saw some post or YT video. Sadly, it feels like today a game is only good for people if it has millions of players every day and is a new Fortnite or whatever. I wish people would just try games out for themselves instead of watching things about it online and just not play it because another person told you, so. I love Guild Wars 2 but if I would watch Asmongold, for example, he constantly says how bad the game is and that everyone hates it and that the only people who like it are feminists or whatever he comes up with.. So I'm glad I just played it on my own and didn't listen to a KZbinr or streamer

[@mittenvonscrufflears7233]

Only people who play it are feminists...? Huh? That's not even true, but why did he compliment the playerbase if he thinks it's bad? 😂😂😂

[@sarlanvili9688]

Im honestly glad that asmongold keeps people Like him away from the Game. He does unknowingly a good Job keeping some toxicity outside of gw2. 😅

[@glowdonk]

@@sarlanvili9688 He also probably smells worse than Nurgle himself

[@playtime7579]

1:54 "I think it's more alive than most bigger mmos" 100% true statment. Guild Wars 2 has a true living and dinamic world that actually promotes socialization, where you can tag mobs and events at any point and still be rewarded without having to fight for the spawn location, or make a queue line like classic world of warcraft and new world. Countless times I was struggling to solo a mob or event in guild wars 2 and people passing throught would actually help since they too are reward for it, and also because the community is very kind in comparison to others but that's my opinion.

[@_Bruzzi]

As someone who has only played the game for maybe a little over a month and just recently hit level 80. The amount of content is refreshing. I love just exploring everywhere and getting that world exploration % up. And atm I am finishing up the level 80 main story quest. I feel like I havent even really started the game yet. And I love that.

[@Divoria]

WoW Player: Trading money for gold? You are p2w! Also WoW Player: Oh my gold count is low, lets buy a wow-coin and sell it on the auctionhouse

[@cyriell]

Same as osrs bonds 😂

[@cyriell]

P s (my comment hasnt showed up yet so cant edit it) I hear alot of osrs people say "but people dont buy bonds nobody does that" Then how can tens of thousands of people upkeep their membership from bonds, they dont magically appear in the game they get bought and sold for in game gold so you can support your 6 alts for free 😂

[@xuqi5]

* swipes, gets gems "for gold" * "Yes, yes, lets craft ascen- wait. Is that a bikini???"

[@sickmit3481]

You dont need to buy Gems to get ascended gear they will literally throw thus gear at you at some point if you just keep playing. Only for legendarys i can understand if you buy like 500 gold to skip some of the resource collection

[@Klaudiuszeg]

Coming from ffxiv i like gw2 and how alive it is basically EVERYWHERE you go, world bosses, pvp, wvw you name it.

[@feldar]

Fun fact: I was in Gyala delve a bunch last month and there was usually a group doing the meta.

[@michu1247]

Its very easy to find people doing this meta at least on EU I didn't try on NA so I cant tell. And if you will make your own group it will get enough people to do it in few min.

[@chrisgoal]

Indeed, we are occasionally forced to go there to finish an Aurene variant.

[@Vidiri]

@@michu1247 Sometimes it takes around a half hour to get a group big enough to kick off the meta in NA, but if you're a patient commander (or find one) then you'll be able to build a group to do it. It's the blessing of the meta not being on a timer, as other unpopular metas that have one have a hard time (Specifically Serpant's Ire, though tbf that one isn't as needed nor does it have a huge loot train like Gyala has after at the end) From my experience, getting the first 10 people is difficult and takes a while, but once you pass that point a lot of people start to join (likely because you need at least 10 people present at the NPC to trigger it to start) And I mean, this is an abnormal case. Despite being one of the least popular maps in the game, it still gets a whole group and is fully played my multiple groups, multiple times a day.

[@Arronax-YT]

just psychos, let them be :p

[@nathanzorndorf8214]

You can do anything you want in guild wars 2. That’s why I like it.

[@DevinLessard-sp2dd]

Yup just jump in and get those dopamine hits.

[@garethwilkins6744]

"There are no cat-girls." Excuse me? We have THE ORIGINAL mmo cat-girls.

[@WillPLZ]

Haha I love GW2 but EverQuest added playable cat girls in 2001. I'm not sure if something else came before EQ's Vah Shir females, though.

[@Arronax-YT]

no didnt come from gw2 xd.... and i dont play charr :x

[@shimapanzer9930]

FFXI also had mithra in 2002

[@catedoge3206]

lol

[@Zavitor]

Those are not cat-girls. Those are girl cats.

[@Jmvars]

Heart of Thorns came out in 2015. I still see people doing events, mining, exploring, doing hero challenges and metas in those maps, especially Octovine and Chak Gerent. Hell, I can log on to pretty much any core zone and find people doing stuff.

[@psz1]

Other MMOs' catgirls don't have a heavy metal song dedicated to them.

[@citriosis]

I did the Megadestroyer world boss a few weeks back and I literally have a recording of the area being so jam packed that it lagged my game. 😭 I knew GW2 wasn't dead already by this point but seeing _that_ in a base game zone was so cool and really soldified that the game was still full of life.

[@BButcher-hg4nr]

People always think, "I dont play that game, so it must be dead" As if the world is lost without them personally.

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

Most of them are just WoW Andys that know nothing about the game and think thier game is the superior game.

[@evdaez]

nothing wrong with being the center of the attention. Its a great feeling having the whole world revolve around yerself.

[@OldSaltySean1]

Played at launch, quit before Heart of Thorns and just came back a year ago and GW2 has it's hooks in deep. I do feel like I've "caught up", I did all the story content, have all the relevant masteries and several legendaries at this point, but there's still so much to do (in a good way, not a catching up way)

[@deekds]

dead game? GW2 is one of only two MMO's out there that the population base is actually growing over the past few years. That's one of the many reasons I got into it in 2023. While there is no guaranteed numbers, there are a number of sources which have good estimates when comparing different MMO populations.

[@Author_Gamer]

Aren’t those two MMOs that have shown growth old school RuneScape and Final Fantasy XIV?

[@330DKNY]

Hate to tell you but GW2 is nowhere near the number of WoW or FFXIV.

[@wild_shaman]

Does anet publish the official numbers? His can we know if population is growing out not?

[@diobrando5974]

FF is fine, but to think that wow is still THAT popular is insane.

[@diobrando5974]

No they won’t. I mean why do it if it’s biased.

[@Spagoody]

Really good video! Hope this helps to inform some people so they can maybe give GW2 a chance! As for misconceptions within the community, I think one that's a bit of a pet peeve of mine is that you absolutely *need* to have full ascended gear for endgame. Sure, it's better than exotic gear but apart from fractals and Challenge Mode content, having some or even mostly exotics usually is more than enough to clear content.

[@Vidiri]

This is true. Even for power builds that rely on having 100% crit chance while they have Fury (The crit chance buff) during battle, you can still reach this in full exotic if you replace a few of your berserker (power primary, crit chance secondary) accessories with assassin (crit chance primary, power secondary) accessories. For any other build (like condition damage or support builds) you don't even need to worry about something like this to perform at near-optimal capacity.

[@kitalalaris]

Yeah the only thing you need full ascended loadout for is final tier fractals, you need ascendeds for the agony resistance.

[@WormCultist]

not only do we have the cat race of Charr, but there are also super cute cat ear cosmetics to make any race a cat girl too :3

[@T0asty-]

2:02 I recently bought WoW for my girlfriend after hyping it up, cause I've been playing for a very long time, just for us to run into exactly that. She asked "Where are all the people? Isn't this game popular? Why is there hardly any voice acting?" We have now gone back to Guild Wars. 😂

[@lokopytana]

Most people come from other games & don't know that the LFG tool is a must so u can jump to a busy map shard or instance

[@dharkbizkit]

the thing about nothing to do, in my experience, comes from a lot of players, that are used to gear farming treadmills with single drops and dkps to get it. they get into gw2, reach max level, get best in slot eq within 2-3 months and find nothing left to "do"

[@apex403]

guild wars 2 has always been that "comfort food" mmo for me. I often find myself fondly going back to it. Been back now for a few months and i've been so happy to be back. I feel like im part of an organic world

[@labdG]

8:54 The "hardcore raider" suddenly doing a silly skip towards the camera caught me off guard. xD 10:58 And juggling your videos is just amazing. xD

[@rept7]

There's one misconception I have that could use clearing up: "There is no midcore content for people that want more challenge than none, but don't want to have to do rotations and use builds from a website to be viable". As somebody that liked the open world a lot but wants the step above that, this is a terrible misconception to have!

[@b.p.879]

I still log into GW2 every couple of days to teleport around and do boss fights. There are so many players on sometimes you can lose your character in the oceans of players around the bosses and in big cities. But even the most remote low level areas still have hundreds of players at all hours. It's a vibrant and extremely active player base!

[@RigarMorty]

I had a short pause as IRL got in the way this past week or so, this had me diving right back into it! Can't wait to see a video about clearing out bag space. I'm sure I'm just carrying extra stuff I don't need to. Oh and I really need to level a Mesmer just can't decide on a race.

[@sand9577]

Guild Wars 2 is ONLY end game.

[@animewanderer41]

I have a theory of gw2 feeling like a dead game that’s not usually talked about. So mystic coins and ectos are staples in the gw2 economy and if we look at their TP prices, they dropped pretty low. I think that really did show dangerous signs of gw2 dieing as demand for these materials to make legendaries also fell. But prices have really skyrocketed since then. So good news!

[@gamertalk1333]

Honestly this is the only MMO that I love coming back to each year. The community is so nice and extremely helpful since I've been playing I haven't seen one toxic player, if anything, I get ppl asking if I want any help ❤. Awesome video!!

[@daegraith6524]

Thunderhead Peaks is another one that often doesn't have a lot of people, but that's a big exception to the rule, lol xD

[@HelasHandProductions]

that's weird to me, i love that map lol

[@Vidiri]

@@HelasHandProductions Keep in mind, GW2's "this thing doesn't often have a lot of people" means it's only run a few times a day, or tends to fail if it doesn't have a commander in LFG, while most other MMO's "this thing doesn't often have a lot of people" means it rarely (if ever) has enough people to work as intended anymore (outside of some guild organizing a one-off event for it).

[@xuqi5]

Aw man. Ngl I forget about that one all the time, even though it's a really interesting map. Next time it's the daily s4 I should pay it a visit...

[@akito6572]

It's really weird to me how every popular MMO feels pretty much dead during the leveling process. I've NEVER gotten this feeling in Gw2. How do people think it's a dead game?

[@heyfell4301]

Cat girls on other MMOs: "nyaa, look at me I'm cute! I have ears and a tail, ain't I the best?! Please love me!" Car girls in Guild Wars 2: *"in this world of constant battle, I am the deadliest weapon of all. I respect no authority but the clenched fist of my legion. With engines of destruction we have killed our gods! VICTORY AT ANY COST!!"*

[@kereminde]

... yeah, but Y'Shtola! :) (I don't even know which to compare her to though. Almorra or Malice.)

[@eman54898]

As someone who has been playing since the start, you couldn't have been more right on any of these points! Keep up the great content Lara!

[@330DKNY]

The biggest issue with GW2 and why people think it's dead, is entry level instance content is mostly dead. I expect there are more T4 fractals run daily then T1 and T2 combined as if you can do T4 there is no reason to do the lower tiers. The same with raiding, an experience group can clear W1-4 in 2 hours or less, but a training group is 2+ hrs per wing, so very few people run training instances.

[@labdG]

Lara out here single-handedly saving us all from terrible missinformation. xD Thanks for all your work Lara. :D

[@Brimstarr]

Great video Lara! Really well edited!

[@CoryDeVore]

Great stuff! I feel like Guild Wars 2 has been haunted by some of these misconceptions, and Anets lack of marketing. I'm happy to see a lot more ads this time around with Janthir Wilds. The smaller expansions might help with that too. And of course good videos like this!

[@Immortalf0x]

As a recently returned player the only dead location I've noticed is the dungeons, there's almost never anyone in the lfg for the dungeons. Probably people only run them with guild groups

[@Moinsen15]

Great video! I think Gw2 is the fairest MMO, not only timewise but also moneywise. Super casual friendly and you only pay for expansions (you can pay for convenience and skin though).

[@xL0stKIlah]

That goes to ffxiv

[@Moinsen15]

@@xL0stKIlah What do you mean?

[@xL0stKIlah]

@@Moinsen15 gw2 is p2w

[@Moinsen15]

@@xL0stKIlah Well technically you can say that Gw2 is p2w, yes. I would rather say pay for convenience though as there nothing on the gemstore that you need to pay for to "win". That pay for convenience model is how they can sustain their game to be as fairly monetized as it is for most players (aside from those that decide to cash in on the gemstore).

[@xL0stKIlah]

@@Moinsen15 nah I can't stand when games just outright allow you to pay for a power advantage. It's cringe and shows they don't actually care about the playerbase

[@VasilGerov]

I come from World of Warcraft and I can say that this game is more alive than all the ones I have played. And I don't play from Steam! Even the first level there are several people with me when I level up. In the evening there is not even a place in WvW. This game is great, that's why many people play it.Since the obscura expansion, the game started to have expansions every year. That is, instead of decreasing with the age of the game, they get whiter and the game increases. If WOW didn't throw so much money at communities, KZbin video creators and streamers, the game would never have existed yes it is what we think it is. I mean gw2 doesn't have that much marketing, otherwise it is the most well made, beautiful and fun game.

[@deadblazer8931]

The Cash shop and economy of the game looks like Warframe a lot. F2P player are grinding in-game money to buy Gems from P2P player that prefer paying real money to have convenient stuff and save hrs. So everyone are happy. Of course at the time that the shop is not like 20$ for a simple recolor skin I think it's ok.

[@Anoki824442]

Well, I have one and want you try to change my mind: in GW2 is really hard to find and get to the guild. While a lot of content in the game is tied to guilds, there is no automatic system for joining a guild like in WoW. And when you are a player who has long breaks during which you don't log in at all, you often get kicked out of guilds. The guilds that you still had to put a lot of effort into joining. I want to get back into the game, but I don't because I don't want to see myself kicked out again. It's too demotivating... P.S. I play alone, acquaintances and friends I used to play with have abandoned the game.

[@LandoKarzuk]

There is a lot of content tied to guilds?

[@kitalalaris]

There's nothing that will lock your progress if you don't do it tied to guilds. However if you absolutely need a guild for whatever reason, my advice to you would be to specifically ask in map chat (Lion's Arch is pretty reliable) if any guilds are open with no login and representation requirements. There are a lot of them, but given that they're usually run by people who also don't play a lot themselves they don't advertise much.

[@chriskoay1038]

Anet needs to work on advertising, the trailers.

[@Dragoreth]

"Hellooooooo, where ist everyone" We have to kill the Lich King!"

[@EyesOfGehenna]

About the servers. I would like to make a small addition. GW2 uses shards or instances that open and close dynamically. So technically they're megaservers but with multiple shards/instances. Sometimes it can be annoying when the game tells you that your instance is closing (but you still get an hour before it closes) but the massive upside of that is that the game has zero maintenance downtime. So whenever a patch comes, you just log out, download the patch and log back in because you log in onto shards with the patch already applied.

[@kereminde]

Not *zero* downtime but it's really freaking rare. ... yes I was around for "Lost Shores" in the first year, why? :)

[@ScottBarthelemy]

GW2 economic model is just the best. I agree with you about everything but last point about the difficulty. Yes the skill ceilling is High. In fact it's so high comparing to casual/new players that it's why devs stopped to make raids. It was incredibly difficult for them to balance the game so every player could enjoy the game and the whole story. But when you're getting about 75% close to the skill ceiling, You just destroy all the content even the "hardcore".

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

"There are people everywhere". Not quite so, several zones are completely empty, at least on the European megaserver. Example: I've been trying to do the events in Silverwastes for over 2 years, since I really need the mastery points. There is never anyone doing them, apart from the meta, so I can't get it done. I've tried soooooo many times to get groups going for these events, plus the dungeon required for the turtle mount in EoD, and it's impossible. Had same problem in Bjora Marshes, and gave up - I only go there for the chests nowadays. Even with the new expansion, there are not a lot of people. Been trying the 2 meta bosses in the 2nd zone several times, and we can't get them done within the time limit, simply because we're alway too few. And btw, grinding is most certainly a thing in GW2, especially if you're going for legendaries. And if you want the largest bags (24/28/32 slots), you need to do daily chest runs for months, if you have all 15 bag slots unlocked. And I haven't even mentioned gold farming yet... GW2 is a great game, but it certainly isn't perfect.

[@fatmanpez]

Hopping into Gw2 is as easy for me as jumping into DOOM 2, the way it made the New Player Experience so smooth tied with the great community make it the perfect MMO for people just trying to get some adventuring done after work before bed or people who want to pursue more ingame, and the nice part is you can play casually and after a while you'll find yourself near those players because you acquire so much in game just doing your thing, you just did it at your own pace and nobody in the game is going to criticize you for having your first Legendary after 3000 hours of playing, they'll probably congratulate you and ask you about your Mini.

[@Rich-can-do]

I am thinking of making a necro Rat character.

[@bloodwoot]

damn you convinced me, im gonna try it

[@ryltair]

Now that you mention it Gyala Delve is the only map I know that doesn't always have a boatload of people running around. Which is a bummer as the zone is basically shut off if the meta hasn't been completed yet.

[@fishstick2189]

you made me download Guild Wars 2

[@CeresOutpost]

The problem I have coming back to it, as someone who started at launch, is the insane and confusing number of inventory items and the lack of guidance on crafting high end gear. Sure, while I'm playing it, I know what all that crap is for, but leave for a year and come back and it all just looks like an overwhelming mess in your inventory.

[@Dor_Z]

I think for me as someone who played GW2 at launch and coming back each time to do new expansion and hoping to stick around is pretty much how overwhelming some of the content is in terms of understanding what I should do, or game terms. and I guess making friends.

[@chmun77]

Great points! And without the need to pay a monthly subscription is already a big PLUS for myself since I'm not a full time player.

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

I still see alot of people in old zones. Game is far from dead.

[@clarencezer]

I love guild wars 2, been a comfort game for so long. Always came back to it for it's expansions!

[@darkhawk574]

Only issue I ever had with finding players in gw2 was trying to do the map metas for my skyscale, and that was years ago

[@ehitman27]

Nothing to do? I have plans to finish SOTO last story update, craft Gen 1 Legendary Spear, and Festival of the Four Winds to do before new Xpac comes out in two weeks, all while doing some dailies stuff. Love GW2.

[@slytherben]

1-80 in GW2 is actually "nothing to do." The game really comes to life when you hit 80 and THEN earn your elite specializations. In other words, you'll experience waaaaaaay more content after you hit 80

[@martynkal.1248]

Great video! I'd love a video on "internal" misconceptions!

[@ivanruzic2592]

Heh, having a plush turtle myself, I can safely say that it's awesome to have it, especially with Synergetics skins for the skimmer, beetle and skyscale(I have no more need to play PoF for the jackal to be needed on a more consistent basis). Also, you forgot that Janthir adds the warclaw, the only mount previously accessible solely through WvW, and land spear to all classes. Sure, the homesteads are a big deal, but the spears and warclaw are nothing to sneeze at either.

[@Laranity]

for sure!! I'm SUPER excited for Janthir

[@hans.m.j]

My main game is osrs but gw2 is my backup mmo for when i get bored or if/when osrs gets shut down

[@boneylockz3967]

I play Black Desert Online, the gear cap being the same for years is understandable and actually the best gear system that most MMOs should follow so newbies can have a chance at catching up. BDO adds new gear VERY rarely, such as adding new accessories from last year to this year and adding new weapon enhancements for NA later this year and released it for KR a few days ago. But with the system of not having to always grind for the newest gear like games like FFXIV got old real fast for me since I could have JUST gotten the best previous new gear just for them to make a newest strongest gear with stars that are 1% stronger than the previous but people will gear check you and call you bad if you're not up to date. Edit: I can see why many BDO players recommend GW2 because it's literally seems the same in everything. lmao BDO also isn't P2W, you can't just spend money and suddenly be the best at the game, and if you do spend money to get gear, it'll cost you as high as $10,000+ IRL money. BDO only cost $10 to get in and as cheap as $1 for events, but we get most of our money from Skins, Costumes, Outfits, and Semi-Subscriptions that PA gives out for free almost always. PA gave our so much free Semi-Subs for free that I once had a whole year worth saved. People say the same stuff about BDO being dead, or having nothing to do, or being P2W but it's literally far from all those things. lol

[@wiziek]

don't gompare bdo to gw2 and lol bdo isn't p2w, stop trolling.

[@boneylockz3967]

@@wiziek Then name one thing that's P2W in BDO, I'll wait. And you can't say Campsite or Outfits with buffs because those are optional AND/OR given away for free A LOT during summer events for the Outfits. The campsite on the other hand has a F2P variant which legit gives the same exact buffs, it just isn't permanent and last 7 days iirc. Edit: I'll give you 24hrs. to name ACTUAL P2W items in BDO that will actually make you WIN if you PAY real money for it. :D Keyword: WIN Edit: 3hrs. left buckeroo! Still waiting for that sweet delicious P2W item that can make me win the game if I buy it :D

[@rileycarter3733]

Tyria will always be my forever home, I've played the game for about 3 years now, slowly making my way through the stories and chasing random bits here and there.. great game, fantastic community 🥰

[@KhaziirEverflight]

one of the reasons i do not play WoW is that i literally can not play all its content(old expansions) unless i join some private server that is running that expansion, and then i have to deal with damn near empty servers... Like yeah, there is an appeal to being able to claim "I was there when XYZ happened" and all, but i rather be able to join late and still experience the whole story from start to finish even if it takes me years to catch up.

[@LilypadOW]

nice video, didn’t catch up with the game for a while but the algorithm seems to like you :D

[@playwars3037]

I actually played this game a decade ago, after it came out, while I was in middle school. I dropped it after a bit because I didn't have people to play with, but I picked it back up at my girlfriend's insistence a few days ago and we've been having a blast ^^ . Though, I am far too wedded to summons, constantly spamming turrets or undead XD

[@fear22c]

Well! I started 2 months ago! And is by no means dead! Actually a very nice community! Having a blast.

[@calvinchao05]

How is GW2 making money? GW2 is Pay to Win! GW2 Players: FASHION WARS baby... Fashion Wars. The only thing we're paying to win is the pageant 💅💅💅

[@AkaneShizukax3]

As a new player I find this game very addictive and fast. Just while going through a story You are getting enough of hints and info on what You should focus. It is unlocking all needed masteries, and if You feel like it is not enough - You already know where to start later. Getting gear enough for nice world exploring and events and it costs almost nothing, and gives you a solid base for any raids, fractals, events or pvp. Wherever You go, You already see what You need to make the gameplay better for You. Not to mention game is never forcing on You sticking to one expansion or one activity. GW2 seems to be just infinite running around the world and doing ... Whatever is fun for You. I find amount of possibilities great and making GW2 very flexible, fitting for every kind of player (achi bots, pvp enjoyers, pve tryhards, anyone). Not to mention map is almost always full of people, and if You need LFG works perfectly, so You will always find a team for any activity.

[@Adreqi]

That EoD music in the end

[@Corwin23-i7m]

"Super challenging boss fights with some epic rewards"? The "epic" rewards being Rare Unidentified Gear and 2 gold...? One of the things Anet sucks at is giving the “epic” rewards for super challenging content. I don’t think that the title, 2 gold and unidentified are epic, especially considering how much time you need to invest in it. Saying that, other parts of the video, I do agree with (apart from the cat girls) :D It was an interesting watch :)

[@RoryVarina]

I think she's talking about strike and fractal bosses. Which are definitely a lot more rewarding than, say, world bosses.

[@Corwin23-i7m]

@@RoryVarina yes, I am also talking about the strikes cm :D And, let's be real, most of the population pretends like fractal 100 does not even exist.

[@mentalbankrupt]

The major probem for me in this game is the view distance. I dont like to play a game where you cant see in the distance. Everything has a blueish fog. Take other MMORPG in comparison (Terra, WoW, FFXIV...) you can see GREAT distances...

[@kitalalaris]

I think it's designed to hid the edges of the maps, especially in the base game. The map blocks were smaller back then and I think they were trying to make them look bigger. I've noticed you can see a lot farther in later maps, from about PoF onward, and I think that's because PoF was when they started adding mounts.

[@Eden_Vash]

I've been getting back into GW 2 again after a 3 year break and it still feel very alive! The biggest thing I probably dislike about GW 2 is the early game story. But then again! pretty much every MMO suffers from this.

[@StatesideBeast]

It's very alive 😂

[@gordondean9189]

Try to kill the skritt queen in Dry Top about 18 hours out of the 24 when the map doesn't reach level 4 or try to do a lot of group events through Tyria when they aren't part of a weekly. Anet's answer is Level 80 boost and buy the expansions.

[@BBOO-ek2tc]

Idk about NA but on EU Gyala Delve is still pretty popular because loot, and 100 imperial favor from Hero's Choice Chest for Gen 3 Legendaries.

[@framinthor]

GW2 isn't dead, its just silent and lacks advertisement lol

[@renandutra7564]

GW2 to me is the most alive MMORPG you gonna find. You can see a huge squad of players doing some meta in starting maps, is just unreal.

[@Imaculata]

What an absolutely lovely video!

[@Dumpy_Wumpy]

Love your video it's really based that you said there were Cat Women in this game to the FFXIV player.

[@coldwind8327]

Honestly, even Gyala Delve is kinda active. People definitely doing GD meta at prime times, and I join because it has good reward chests like Auric Basin meta.

[@Lunathean]

Can someone please explain WHY the "Gem Shop" Doesn't have the Infinite Voltaire Magic Tools?! And when exactly are they gonna be back? Are they even the best ones to get anymore? I see a ton of videos saying I NEED them but I literally CAN'T buy them even if I wanted too. Also on that same note if someone could reply with why half of all the cosmetics aren't there too, Are they coming back? Anyways if anyone in the community can answer these question would very much appreciate it

[@sokkyu]

It's possible Infinite Volatiles will return to the store in September when it's the anniversary sale period. I would generally gauge when gem store items will rotate back in based on their history on the wiki. It can also help to skim through the announcements page since that's where they'll state what's upcoming in the store. Overall, most items tend to rotate in the gem store in seasonal bursts; I would guess it drives engagement with players among other things. Some cosmetics that aren't in the store can be bought from vouchers which you can either buy in the store or get from black lion chests. Hope that helps.

[@kewpiekins]

Although the volatile magic tools themselves are not available in the gem shop at the moment, you can purchase "Infinite Elemental Gathering Tools". They come with (3) Black Lion Glyph Containers that you can select volatile glyph from. Hope that helps !

[@Milliea60]

You can also just buy any set of infinite tools that say they come with the Glyph Selection Boxes, then you can make any tool volatile

[@Lunathean]

@@kewpiekins didn't know this piece of information. Also not stated in any videos I watched, actually really helpful! Thank you 🙂

[@kewpiekins]

@@Lunathean welcome! 🌺

[@myselfme767]

I think only people who aren’t playing the game might say it’s dead, but if you need proof just ask on the map chat for help for something you’re doing and in like 30 secs at least 5 people are gonna come to help you.

[@slytherben]

You can buy some legendary weapons with RL money, it's true. But not legendary armor, trinkets, etc. You can buy gold, use gold to buy some mats, and speed up legendary crafting. But there's tons and tons of mats you cannot buy ever. And you're going to need a lot of them. This game has multiple massive grinds - some that take years. I would estimate you can speed up any grind with RL money by about 20-40%. But you're still going to invest hundreds of hours into the game to finish most of the best grinds.

[@MrSundersss]

im a returner player from 2012 ^^ thanks for the video!

[@popothegreat4340]

I'm still playing GW2 until now and this is my "go to" game if I feel bored irl.

[@AstroLukian]

I started last year its really a great game to play anytime and not worry about regearing