Guild Wars 2

[cidbahamut]

Re: Guild Wars 2

They keep saying they got rid of the trinity and everyone keeps parroting that, but I think what they actually did was just rename it. Sure they gave everyone a built in /DNC with the healing skill slot, but I'm reasonably certain we'll see three overall archetypes resurface once the game goes live. Hopefully they'll have watered down the importance of them to the point where anyone really can fill any role, but I suspect we'll continue to see someone getting stuck on "support" duty while everyone else gets to crack skulls. We're creatures of habit and those habits die hard, so I expect we'll see a lot of resistance to adopting some new fangled paradigm that ArenaNet seems so desperate to push. Players will slip into familiar roles because that's what they're comfortable with, for better or for worse.

[Takelli]

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Is Engineer the Red Mage of Guild Wars 2?

Because that's all I take away from its design on paper.

I would say all the professions are the "Red Mage" of guild wars 2, seeing as how they got rid of the "Holy Trinity" of video games.

Its just that some professions are better at healing, or dealing damage than other, just not to being how a White mage is superior to healing, while a Dark Knight is superior to dealing damage.

[cidbahamut]

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Is Engineer the Red Mage of Guild Wars 2?

Because that's all I take away from its design on paper.

[Etra]

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First off, I had way more fun playing the GW2 beta than I think I've ever had with an MMO, so I'm not sure what that Penny Arcade comic is all about. Anyways, I actually rolled Engineer during the beta, just because, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was also able to complete my main story at level 15 (when they recommend level 19), so I really didn't experience any under-powered-ness. What I did was go the turret route, which some people scoff at, but the enemies go for the turrets first so if you're able to set up more than 1, you can hold your own. Plus I had a rocket turret, healing turret and the standard rifle turret which, with all 3 down, allowed me to pretty much own anything within my level range. And I definitely had fun.

Should of tried PvP as an Engineer. You would of understood what all the problems are people have with it.

[Cheezeman3000]

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First off, I had way more fun playing the GW2 beta than I think I've ever had with an MMO, so I'm not sure what that Penny Arcade comic is all about. Anyways, I actually rolled Engineer during the beta, just because, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was also able to complete my main story at level 15 (when they recommend level 19), so I really didn't experience any under-powered-ness. What I did was go the turret route, which some people scoff at, but the enemies go for the turrets first so if you're able to set up more than 1, you can hold your own. Plus I had a rocket turret, healing turret and the standard rifle turret which, with all 3 down, allowed me to pretty much own anything within my level range. And I definitely had fun.

[Yellow Mage]

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For a variety of reasons (95% RL-related), I'll probably be holding out until BWE2 passes over before I pre-purchase.

It's at least promising that nobody (who has given this game a fair shake as its own entity) seems to particularly hate it! There's still just a bit too much rabid, rose-colored fanboyism out there for me to determine any fundamental flaws there may be to this game's execution. As far as I can ascertain, a supermajority of negative comments made about it were concerning latency . . . which is something that should be expected to be ironed out over the course of the beta.

It's like nearly every "critic" of the game is making

this face

and instead just shouting in chorus "LAAAAAG!"

Hopefully I can trust you guys to make more even-handed comments. Etra has already done a huge favor by pointing out how underpowered the Engineer is, but if that's the most of our worries in the long run, then this game will still more than likely end up amazing.

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All that aside, reading an article on Asura gameplay kinda makes me want to re-create my Tarutaru using the Slider-matic 3000. 'Course, this means that for sake of variety, my Norn would be an Elementalist instead of another Guardian.

I mean, Mesmer probably fits the style of RDM more than Guardian does (while bringing in some of its own flavor), but I'm already also wanting to make a Human Mesmer for another concept that fits even better than that. At least there's another magic knight to fall back upon.

[cidbahamut]

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That thing in the third panel frightens me.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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[Absentia]

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Been playing the beta and I LOVE it. I can't decide between a Mesmer or Ele. I own face more 1v1 with Mesmer, but destroy in groups for Ele. Want to try an engineer, but not this build. The class needs some incredible buffing. NO ONE plays it solely because of how underpowered it is.

I tried the beta weekend a bit, but boy was it a lagfest. My girlfriend got more time with the beta, and even with the lag it was still the first MMO she's actually enjoyed in a while. Picked up 2 pre-orders and now I'm just passing the time with FFXIV. :3

[Etra]

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My PvP video. The original file was 13 gigs and 1080p. Would of taken a whole day to upload... This one is 720p and weird black border. Better off watching it in 720 full screen.

I can't figure out the spoiler tag, so screw it.

[Etra]

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Been playing the beta and I LOVE it. I can't decide between a Mesmer or Ele. I own face more 1v1 with Mesmer, but destroy in groups for Ele. Want to try an engineer, but not this build. The class needs some incredible buffing. NO ONE plays it solely because of how underpowered it is.

[Nandito]

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Can I have your computer then? Mine can't run it.

[Aeni]

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It's like you guys are complaining that because you hated Super Mario Bros. 3, you're all apathetic about Mario 64. It's silly, if you want to dislike Guild Wars 2, dislike the game for what it does wrong, not what its predecessor did wrong.

You misunderstand. If there was a trial, I would definitely try it out, but until then, I'm not buying the game. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

[cidbahamut]

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That world vs. world stuff looks sweet, massive weekly battles, and while I've never been a PvP'er, this may get me interested enough to start.

That was kinda my take on it. I hate PvP, but world vs world battles look like they could be fun for someone like me who doesn't want to take PvP seriously.

[Cheezeman3000]

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Ah, well, I'm glad you're now interested in GW2 Etra, even though the signup process was a massive fail. And it's true, this game is looking so much more refined and... freakin' awesome than GW1 (although I also loved GW1). That world vs. world stuff looks sweet, massive weekly battles, and while I've never been a PvP'er, this may get me interested enough to start.