Guild wars vs. wow

heedoyiu

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i know like a million people are going to not follow me but does anyone like guild wars rather then world of warcraft? I played both and wow is a better mmo but i dont know i just like guild wars more
 

skace

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Well, they are totally different experiences. But if I had to pick only one I'd probably say WoW simply because I don't believe Guild Wars' pros outweigh it's cons.
 

Cheetah8799

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Originally posted by: heedoyiu
i know like a million people are going to not follow me but does anyone like guild wars rather then world of warcraft? I played both and wow is a better mmo but i dont know i just like guild wars more


I played WoW since about the last week of beta, then took a break over the summer because I got tired of my main character. ALso needed to just take a break.

I started playing Guild Wars. I really didn't enjoy it much.

Now that it's cold out again here in MN, I'm back into WoW on a new realm trying some new types of characters. Having fun again.

I prefer WoW for sure.
 

EvilManagedCare

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Can anybody identify what they like better over WoW?

I have Guild Wars, and admittedly I haven't been able to sit down enough with it to distract me from WoW. I like the graphics for GW better, but as we all know that doesn't make the game. The companyOne thing I can't seem to get into is the class system, where in a nutshell you choose a primary and secondary class. I don't know what it is, but I just can't seem to embrace it, though it is unique.
 

spunkz

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guild wars has more balanced pvp, that's all. you have set maps, set abilities, pretty equal gear, and choose from that. but guild wars pvp is also instance-only. in wow, you can do instanced pvp or you can travel through the world and encounter people at any time in any place so there's a little more variety in combat situations. pve in wow is way better too
 

Zerohm

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It's hard to explain, but I really enjoy the "continuous world" of an MMO. All other games, you are basically just playing a disposable instance of the game, but with an MMO you are logging into the same world each time that goes on without you while you're not there.
 

heedoyiu

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i dont know, yes i will say wow is a lot better but still i think the pvp
is awesome in guild and wow is good too but i just like how guild wars plays and
looks. but yes as a game wow does own its face off. I just like guild more
 

Nextman916

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My friend has played guild wars everyday for 4 months already,and he still loves it. He let me play for a while and i enjoyed it, its alot different that WoW. Which one is better? WoW probably but if you want a free MMO guild wars is great.
 

shortylickens

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Guild Wars is free.
NO game is good enough that I should have to keep paying to play it.

I love Deus Ex and Baldurs Gate and Knights of the Old Republic. But I would not even consider paying a fee every month I wanted to play them. Those games are also much better than WoW or Everquest or SW:G.
 

Malak

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Originally posted by: Zerohm
It's hard to explain, but I really enjoy the "continuous world" of an MMO. All other games, you are basically just playing a disposable instance of the game, but with an MMO you are logging into the same world each time that goes on without you while you're not there.

I only got that feeling when it came to games that actually had either a continuing storyline daily or a community that really played with each other. The only two games I noticed that in was MXO and EVE.