Guild Wars 2

[Muffincat]

Pre-orders are soon-ish too :3

[Muffincat]

My friend pre-ordered it for me and I AM SO EXCITED :333333333333

Gotta hurry up and finish my HoM <3~

[Jayhmmz]

Our website got some press passes for the next closed beta weekend, I hope it's relatively soon!

[earthyearth]

I might try this one, just because there is no monthly fee

[Muffincat]

Well, I played on the stress test yesterday, and that was awesome :3 It's going to take me a bit to get used to, but I think it's going to be a super fun game

[Synge]

So how are people liking this game? Haven't spoken to a lot of you in a while. Those that own it, are you enjoying it/still playing? Andd for you guys that don't, go get it, damn it! Tis awesome <3

[Mizel]

I actually just finally got a trial key from a friend in another forum. I get to play starting yesterday until Sunday... the game is really cool. I played for a bit last night. I’m really liking it Made a Sylvari (because they reminded me of Swamp Thing lol) Elementalist. It surprised me, but it actually took me awhile to get my bearings with that game. It’s drastically different control-wise than games like WoW. There are def some things I absolutely *love* already… you can cast while moving and you can dodge, which are both awesome and the auto attack is nice as well. The group events are also really cool. Reminds me of the Rifts in Rift, which is the one thing I loved about that game (other than the awesome skill trees).

I didn’t get to mess with much else like crafting or gemming or anything. Was mostly just taking some time to mess around with questing. I did notice that the skills look a bit simplified (kind of like what WoW/D3 are like now), but like I said I haven’t gotten to that point of being able to mess with them yet. I’m hoping that there’s at least some challenge to making/customizing the character with the skills, but I’ll get there soon enough.

All in all.... it's really fun and I think def worth the money. It's only what, $40? And then no monthly sub yet stills gets patches, updated, and new content, so can't beat that.

Oh, and it's pretty. So pretty

[Synge]

Yeah, the combat is a lot different than traditional MMOs, very fast paced and excellent for PvP in my opinion (Are World vs World and Structured PvP open to trial users?). As for your worry regarding character building; There's actually a lot more depth to it than you would initially think. The various weapon skills, limited skill bar, multiple trait lines and trait perks unique to each class.. You'll find plenty of customization options and challenge in building toons that meet your playstyle and determining what works best for you in PvP, solo PvE, group events, etc.

It actually took me a bit to really get into it, but once I did I was hooked, and now am in love. Glad you're enjoying it :]

60 bucks, actually. But even that is well worth it, given the reasons you listed.