Should i play WoW or Guild Wars?

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getting bored or FPS, played them to death. i want to get into MMO's.

which should i get into, World Of Warcraft or Guild Wars? all my friends play WoW, but iver heard that Guild Wars is better. is WoW worth $15 a month? Guild Wars is free right?
 
All your friends play World of Warcraft? Get World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft is definitely worth the $15.00/month. That being said, it's not for everyone. Everyone has different opinions.

GuildWars isn't Massively Multiplayer like World of Warcraft is. You can form parties in GuildWars, but only in town. When you leave town, you're either with your group that you formed in town....or you're on your own.

But if most of your friends play World of Warcraft, ask them if you can create a char on their account and level a character to at least 10th. (Preferably 20th, but I understand that's a long way to go and then have to restart).

I say 10th, because most of the classes get their class defining skills at 10th. Also, you get talents at 10th so you can sort of get an understanding of how your character differentiates between the other players of the same class.

I say 20th because by then, you'll understand the talent system pretty damn well, you should have had some experience with PvP in Contested Areas if you're on a PvP server (You should be in Redridge and Duskwood around th is level if you're alliance - not sure what that corresponds to on Horde), and you'll have a good feeling for the instances in the game. (Deadmines, and maybe stockades if you have some higher level friends - again, if you're Alliance)
 
Friends play WoW? Get WoW

Incredibly fun and addictive


(Just dont make a warlock or Paladian ;) )
 
The strangers such as myself could give you a bunch of reasons to play
or not play World of Warcraft. But I am sure your buddies will be able
to convince you better than the whole lot of us :D

WoW for the win!
 
Guild Wars :)

Has an end. More action oriented.

But if you can afford it, buy both games to see.
WoW you have 30 days free to see if you want to keep playing. (so think of it like 35 instead of 50 the first time you play it)

Guildwars you can play at leisure because there is no monthly fee so don't feel as much pressure to play it right away. Which to me is another plus.
 
I personally play GW. Both are great games having had both, but I don't play MMO's 12 hours a day, so I didn't like the monthly fee of WoW, just didn't think it was worth it.

But all your friends play WoW, so get that and powerlevel so you can catchup :) .
 
Well, I'd have to say playing with your friends is more of a plus. Now granted, if you think a game is a POS, it doesn't matter how many friends you have playing it - it's still a POS. (Case in point - Counterstrike)

That being said, WoW is certainly no POS. But it doesn't appeal to all RPGers either. I'd recommend you have a friend create an alt for you to see what you think first. (Logging time on their main isn't going to mean squat, because you'll have to start from square 1 when you create your own account anyway.)
 
I, personally, don't think World of Warcraft is worth the monthly fee. I was in the beta, and don't get me wrong, its a good game, but $15/month can go towards better things IMO.

I play Guild Wars right now and I'm enjoying it... the no monthly fee is really a plus for me.
 
TheGamerZ said:
I, personally, don't think World of Warcraft is worth the monthly fee. I was in the beta, and don't get me wrong, its a good game, but $15/month can go towards better things IMO.

I play Guild Wars right now and I'm enjoying it... the no monthly fee is really a plus for me.
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I got him into Guild Wars... yay me! lol

But I really do think Guild Wars is a great game. No monthly fee is definitely a plus. And you can create different types of characters and get them competitive in a relatively short amount of time.
 
TheGamerZ said:
I, personally, don't think World of Warcraft is worth the monthly fee. I was in the beta, and don't get me wrong, its a good game, but $15/month can go towards better things IMO.

I play Guild Wars right now and I'm enjoying it... the no monthly fee is really a plus for me.
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The curent game is ALOT diffrent form the beta now
 
I am also in this same predicament. I want a new game, and these two both look fun. The main issue I have is that I have no friends who play either game, so I will be solo. Which game fits this better?? In addition, I am going to start playing Neverwinter Nights with my girlfriend soon, and I want to be able to dedicate time to both.
 
tikicult said:
I am also in this same predicament. I want a new game, and these two both look fun. The main issue I have is that I have no friends who play either game, so I will be solo. Which game fits this better?? In addition, I am going to start playing Neverwinter Nights with my girlfriend soon, and I want to be able to dedicate time to both.
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Guild Wars is more single player friendly, especially if you are a fighting type class. I do a lot of missions with just henchman. I think the monk is good if you want to team up a lot with other people mostly.

But teaming up with people on certain missions is actually fun sometimes. Sometimes...it's not ;) You'll need real people every now and then but no biggy. You'll find a lot of people right away looking for groups to team up with.
 
The thing about guild wars is, you can always play most missions with the henchmen, if you don't have anyone better to play with. You could also find a PUG (pickup group) in one of the outposts to party with, but the quality is hit or miss. Sometimes you'll get a great group and sometimes you'll wish you'd never bothered. Of course, you could also join a guild, which means you'll have guild members to play with. The Guild Hall forums are a good place to look for guilds, and there are also two guilds from the forums here.

@tikicult, I would say GW is better for you, because you don't pay for time you're not playing GW (while you're playing NWN) and it's also much easier to play GW for an hour and then log off. A lot of missions and quests are pretty short. Some take longer but many can be accomplished in just an hour or less. I started a new character last night and did 3 quests in just 25 minutes... :p

@Liquid_Cooled, so, what do you think of GW?
 
Dude, if your friends play WoW. get that, there's no question of how much more fun games are with friends. If you don't care about that, though... having played both WoW and GW, I recommend City of Heroes. :D

Out of the two options you offer, WoW is the better game, I feel. Deeper, more people, doesn't feel like hopped-up Diablo.

Be well!
 
Hate_Bot said:
The curent game is ALOT diffrent form the beta now
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Well i've played the current version too; my sister has the game. Still not impressed.
 
I have both and i like WoW alot better. i think the gameplay is better, and just more fun. And 12 a month is not that much when you think about it. That is 12 sodas a month you dont buy :rolleyes: :D
 
aggpirate said:
I have both and i like WoW alot better. i think the gameplay is better, and just more fun. And 12 a month is not that much when you think about it. That is 12 sodas a month you dont buy :rolleyes: :D
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That is the weakest argument I have read. And it's 15 a month ;)
 
AbsintheCommando said:
Dude, if your friends play WoW. get that, there's no question of how much more fun games are with friends. If you don't care about that, though... having played both WoW and GW, I recommend City of Heroes. :D

Out of the two options you offer, WoW is the better game, I feel. Deeper, more people, doesn't feel like hopped-up Diablo.

Be well!
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How is a game that has no story deeper?
 
Ive played some guild wars. IMO, a MMORPG should be about community. Guild wars doesnt really have that feeling, since each time you play, its a diffrent world. In WoW, each time you log on, tis the same game you played before. All the guil members are there, your friend(s) might be around there also, its just more fun
 
i just got Guild Wars yesterday. it is soooo complicated..... whatever happened to the good ol days of D2? oh well, itll be fun to relearn everything.
 
If you're having trouble, read this thread, and feel free to ask a question in there or in the Hard GuildWars Guild thread.

 
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