Actiontrip Preview: "Guildwars 2 is vital step forward for mmorpgs"

[Arathorn]

Well, looks like ex blizzard director and his ex blizz friends have formulated a wow killer, and have made that pivotal next step in the mmorpg genre.

According to Actiontrip (one of my trusted outlets for reviews)

WHY HOT?
Almost every aspect of an already great game seems to have been improved, promises to be a vital step forward in the Guild Wars franchise and indeed the genre of MMORPGs

I got to spend a day and a half on site experiencing Guild Wars 2 cooperative, PvP and WvW game modes. Even with the time I had to play, I felt like I only scratched the surface of what the game has in store for us. For a title that's been in development for five years now, my primary question going in was: What took them so long? Seeing and playing the differing game modes answered that question. Even with its current work-in-progress status, Guild Wars 2, across the board, drips with quality. It is clearly a product produced by a talented group who want nothing less than the best in every part of their game and are willing to invest the blood, sweat and tears to achieve those results. While it will be difficult waiting for the release of Guild Wars 2, it is made easier by the fact that what awaits us is a game that should change MMOGs for the better and make a wide variety of players happy. Here's hoping that ArenaNet finishes strong and meets their goals.

WvW Looks f'n epic and massive, look at this siege!



--- Post Update ---

[Sickman]

I've learned to take the words "WoW Killer" with a grain of salt when it comes to MMOs.

It may be fantastic, which I really hope it is, but I'll believe it when I see it.

[terrannova]

Seems like Wow's having no problem just dying on its own. Yet another heroic guild moved off my server (original November 2004 US Launch server) because there isn't enough people logging in for them to raid or for recruitment. Sure Mop might bring back a few old timer folks just to check out new content... but will that be enough to stay longer than that first month?

I'd love to see GW2 redefine what an MMO should be, but the smallest grains of salt has been added.

[castor5]

That siege reminds me of the Warhammer Online sieges. Damn those where epic, I miss them so much. That game had the most boring endgame ever though, and it died. I hope GW2 succeeds where Warhammer Online failed, it sure looks like a strong candidate!

[EsPeHil85]

No monthly fee, no microtransactions. Well none that really effect the gameplay.