@@puo2123 The complete collection is all, not even the extra storybooks of Eotn are neccessary, neither are Mercenarys nor extra xunlai chest slots. This comes from someone whos been playing for a very long time and has neither of these purchased.
This is the BEST game I played in my entire life. Not for the PvE but for the PvP. It kept me playing 7 years only GvG battles daily. Was part of a few top 100 and top 50 guilds in GvG. No other game had such good PvP like GW1.
I never liked gw 2 in comparison to gw 1. the pvp modes in gw 1 were so darn good. only reason it "died" is because ppl were hyped into gw 2. i honestly wish gw 2 never released.
I started playing Guild Wars 1 since Prophecies came out back in 2005. It's such a beautiful game that even Guild Wars 2 can't touch it. Even if I myself have migrated to Guild Wars 2, this remains my favorite and all time classic.
My parents played this game when I was a kid and I watched them and thought it was cool. I wanted to make characters, so they got me my own account to do so! Later on, I decided to actually try playing it, and since that moment GW1 has been a huge part of who I am as a person.
From what I understand, keeping the servers up costs so little that my constant recommendations alone might be paying for it. Just got another two people into it and then just in pre searing they’re already having an amazing time. One of them was like “wait so this is JUST the tutorial???” I feel like every time I introduce someone to this incredible game, I can experience it for the first time all over again.
Just watching this makes wants to play again. I played over 16 years and 15,000 hours in this game. There was always something to do in this game, pve, pvp, gvg, Holiday quests and parties, GVG almost every night. This is truly one of my favorite all-time games. No other game I've played since, has ever given me the fun and satisfaction in both PVP and PVE. Just the satisfaction of healing and DPS build strategies in this game was was brilliant.
I have to say I had only ever heard of this game before, never seen it or played it, but here I am, 46 yrs old and in 2023 and just started it for the first time like 2 days ago. Looks like it's gonna be a fun time!
Recently got back into playing gw1 and it’s awesome! Just got my first LDoA which I’m pretty proud of lol. Would be awesome to see more ppl discover/rediscover this great game!
GW1 is such a game where u feel worth ur Time spend in, if u wanna have a break, take a break, and go back in where u stopped....the music is such a classic Masterpiece, the Maps are incredible good designed....i just love it
This game has been such a big part of my life when I was a teenager. I still have guildies as friends on social media and even know couples who met in GW and have a kid now. The only downside of playing GW now is that you're doing everything with heroes. Making parties and having to do complete a mission with them was sometimes frustrating, but the community was one of the best I've ever experienced. The skill system is what I miss the most in GW2. Half your skills are decided by your weapon and the other skills you barely change, if ever. In GW you'd change your skills all the time! Trying to find a new way to combine 8 out of hundreds of skills.
I used to play from release, and not even 5 years ago there were barely any videos on YT about Guild Wars 1, mainly OSTs uploaded(thanks guys) and a few guides that were never taken down. But I am SO glad to see this resurgence. I played this game when I was 18, I'm 36 now with 2 children and don't anticipate investing so much of my time doing this again, but my account is still active and every once in a while I love to sit in the places I spent the most time in with people who may be reading this now. What a thought huh? All of my characters have the last name "Arroyo" just in case anyone may know me!
@@Gruboria The good old days when there were no Heroes and Alesia [Healer Henchmen] was hellbent on getting your party killed over and over again :D I believe she secretly colluded with the Charr to get Ascalon burnt to a crisp.
This brings back so many good memories and sleepless nights. It warms my heart to known that the devs won't shut downt the servers. Really makes you appreciate it more. And it is Buy to play, where a lot of games are/were pay to play, and got canceled and shut down. In an era where new mmos had to be "WOW killers" this was very different. This one really stood the test of time. Happy to see it make a return in 2023.
Nobody believes me but I soloed the four Nightfall elite levels (you can chain them) in HARD MODE, completely alone with no heroes or henchmen. I used a Elementalist/Assassin back before they nerfed Shadow Form. I got a screenie that proves it.
Technically not an MMO, its more a cooperative online RPG, I know that really doesn't make much of a difference but the way the game works, you can make the distinction. Still an AMAZING game even in 2023!
I just bought GW1 complete collection and I cannot wait to get off work and jump in, haven’t played in 15 years. Even got one of my best friends who I played with back then joining me :)
I love this game. I've had some of the greatest adventures in my gaming life on this game. I initially bought it out of curiosity, because it was said to be a "dead mmo". I figured I was going to treat it like a single player game. That's not what happened however. The community that still plays this game is INCREDIBLE. I've made friends on here that I played 14 hour sessions with going through the story together and watching all the cutscenes and exploring all of the beautiful and unique places that this game has to offer. We went out hunting down skills, they taught me about builds and how everything works. I sank like 200 hours in, in a very short amount of time. I haven't touched the game in a while, but the memories will always stay with me. This game truly is unique. The way you're able to build your character and the story and the world are just amazing.
Absolutely love this game, remember the days getting home from school and logging in with friends to play through the missions, recently created an alt account and falling back in love with it all over again!
Really sad seeing this, love you boys i'm sure we are old adults now... but I still remember the first time heading into the Maguma Jungle, or seeing Rurik get axed, getting my first 15K armor..... What a time to be alive, wish I can be chilling at the beautiful pools in the Crystal Desert.
Back at its release I never played WOW and Guild Wars was my first MMO experience, and I'm so frigging happy it was, outstanding classic MMO, with great cut scenes and storytelling as well. the art design and world was simply fantastic as well.
I still love this game. Today I've met a random dude from Germany in Dzagonur Bastion while cruising through Nightfall. We did a couple of missions and it felt like I was 13 again. Minus the fear of getting clobbered by the AI :P
When this game came out I got it for my B-day and MAN this Journey I had i played everyday no-lived it and still I would just re-create a char and start over this was really the best game for me.
Nice review. Good to see GW1 getting some love. Re your comment about Nightfall and Factions not being "Real Expansions". You might mention that they add new maps, new story and new classes. Also nightfall adds Hero's of course. So that's ticks all the boxes that other folks look for in expansions. So there's that. And re Eye of the North - You can enter EotN at level 10, you don't have to wait until level 20. My go to is to do that and then level to 20 in EotN with the Scale Up that EotN gives you. And if you follow Asura quest line and get Pain Inverter, you have a 1 shot boss killer to use in whatever other expansion you play later. Also I have mercs that I get using PVP characters, so they start at level 20. Even with these tricks, the game is not a slam dunk, but it's work and a challenge. Enjoy.
Guild Wars was my live back then.. I knew every quest every inch of the maps.. but then I stopped playing cause Irl reasons.. came back a few years later Andy account got hacked.. the stole everything from me and all my characters were naked.. I asked Arena net if they could give me my stuff back but it was not possible.. I still miss the game a lot
One day I want to get back into it. I've listen to the ost hundreds of times for over a decade and listened to it today which is my usual 😂 It's my favorite mmorpg of all time and it's beyond nostalgic. Thank you for the video!
I started gw1 in May'05, first ever online game, first ever mmo. Everything about it; the soundtrack, art, landscapes, character building, story..all superb. It was my single most favorite gaming experience ever. Unforgettable nearly 19 years later.
Honestly GW2 doesn't hold a candle to GW1 in terms of story and world design, GW1 really stood out from the other mmos out there and had some GODLY soundtracks compared to the forgettable GW2 soundtracks.
I still jump on from time to time. I played this when it first released and hadn't played for 12 years. Now I jump back just to enjoy the music and mindless go through random missions. This game is awesome
To this day Guild Wars 1 holds an incredibly special place in my heart. And there's still so much I haven't done. Plus, I was like 8 when I played the first time around, and only really completed Prophecies, did most of Factions, and did a little of both Eye of the North and Nightfall. I definitely need to get back into it at some point.
I like that you clarify that you're not being paid by Arenanet or NCsoft because the idea of them secretly sponsoring people to talk about Guild Wars is funny mental image to me when they don't even really update the game anymore
"poor man's wow" really does not, and never did, this game justice. It was already a misconception back then and I'm kinda sad to hear you say those words all these years later.
I may come back again. Really good game. Bought Factions very late back in 2018. I can just recommend it to everybody and I love that ArenaNet is still running the servers for it. Also you explained it very well. I would recommend to go with Prophesies, since it's Tutorial still has my heart and my Level 20 Max in their is also a nice Quest to do :D
Just started in 2023! Well I first played it as a kid but it was only for an hour it two and the game felt very different because it just released. Haven't played in many years. It's cool to see in many towns there's more players still than I thought there'd be.
I havent played in years and deleted all my characters because I was a bit addicted back then but Im downloading it right now. Not sure what awaits me...
i'm really glad i played this for hundreds of hours with my friends back in the days. We still share the stories from time to time and it brings us back ;) Would be awesome if arenanet would give GW1 another shot!
Guild Wars was my very first MMORPG I ever played. I was a beta tester back when they would released the beta test game at the start of every month. This game was (and is still) amazing. I still have very fond memories of my guild and doing GvG, which was an amazing aspect of the game. My guild is still intact, though empty, within GWs. I have one huge pet peeve is when folks refer to the ORIGINAL Guild Wars as 'Guild Wars 1'...grrrr! I'm now 59, still play pc games, but rarely dip into GWs. I tried Guild Wars 2, but it didn't win me over and left me feeling hollow. I would go back into Guild wars, but I find it just makes me sad, as it reminds me of all the friends and amazing players I once knew and are now no more. Although, I will say, it still makes me chuckle when I think back to when the 'flame wars' erupted on forums between WoW player fanbois and GWs fanbois - Guild Wars was the new kid on the block and a potential threat to WoW. The player rivalry between the two camps was massive, and each side looked for every and any opportunity to flame the other. Some were just plain nasty, but for the majority it was good humoured, often hilarious and would have me near to tears with laughter. I was privileged to witness an ANet moderator appear in game with their avatar and drop the 'ban hammer' on a player. The chat window went into melt down, and it was so funny. I also had the honour of chatting with Gaile Grey in game as she appeared in character. The other thing I loved about Guld wars was the Holy Trinity of Healer, Support and Warrior - epic and so much fun in GvG. What I admired about GvG was the fact that lower ranked Guilds got to play on home territory, so if you and your team appeared in a strange guild setting, you knew you were a higher ranked guild. Brilliant. Doing map runs for newbie players was an amazing, fun and warming aspect of the game. We did this for free, some players would charge gold, but to be honest, we ( I ) found it the best way to make new friends and potential new guild recruits. There was next-to-no voice comms back then, so every interaction was typed, and some of it was hilarious, and sometimes heart warming. Guild wars had a real sense of community back in the day on release - yes, we had some 'odd' people cruising the guilds to see what they could get for free then vanish, or just be there to troll everyone - but for the majority, it was a fantastic time and experience. I have dipped in just to reminisce and take my characters for a walk or two. European servers are (or were last time I saw, and forgive me if they have since been shut down) a ghost town, so I shifted to US as everyone seemed to be there who still played the game - but no one I knew. To any and all former and current players and devotees of the original, and best, Guild Wars game. I love and respect you all and you all hold a special place in my heart for keeping this beautiful and amazing game alive. Maybe I'll see you in game sometime.
An incredible game! I got thru proph, factions, a good chunk of eotn towards the end and some of nightfall. I need to finish nightfall, what a fantastic expansion! The music, the environments. The people that still play are awesome!!!
Nah - Not at all I just bought it last week. Lots of helpful people and there are a lot of resources online because the game is so old. I've been having a blast!
@iansteel, That is NOT an acceptable reply to the Kings Decree for the Defense of Ascalon! Get your credit card out and Buy: Guild Wars Complete, no more cannon fodder whining! Hope that Inspirational and heavily Sarcastic goading gets you into gear! Enjoy obtaining your LDoA and GWAMM Titles. GL and all meant in jest, be well and may Dwayna cure your hesitation.
Played GW2. But my best friend spend many time - long time ago - in GW1. We will now give GW2 together a try. We are over 50 now... Started console and PC games as children... Thank you for your video and - Greetz from Germany!
Over 50, living in Germany, played console and PC games as a child. Any chance that you experienced any of those childhood computer games on an Commodore Amiga computer? I still have my very first computer from 1987, an Amiga A1000 that I spent a small fortune upgrading with an internal hard drive and extra RAM and 2nd floppy disk drive. Haven't turned it on in years, because I also have several other Amiga computers that are more advanced, and even they don't get used much anymore, but they were so much fun to use and learn how computers worked, when IBM compatibles were text only and Apple was just getting going with their Apple II and the first Macintosh models. So sad that Commodore was mismanaged into oblivion, which doomed the Amiga computer to an early death, when initially it was far superior to all other personal computers available at that time. The Amiga enjoyed much more success in Europe than it ever did in the USA, except for video production, once the NewTek Video Toaster was created.
GW2 is different, but it's an amazing game. The game basically start when you reach level 80. If you don't want to focus on PvP or WvW, you'll be forced to buy an expansion, but you won't regret it. The game is really fun, with a lot of contents, maps and places to explore and different classes and specializations (that grant you different gameplays).
Was thinking about firing this up for nostalgia purposes again! Besides WoW. GW was my first serious MMO back in the day. Started in late 06. I think I played last in 2014/15. Over 10k hours invested last time I checked.
I could've sworn they took down the servers when 2 was released, I'm legitimately sad I could've been playing this whole time. My favorite game of all time
This was my favorite game. I had to start new accounts over the years and bought it on steam at one point and every time I scroll by.... it always floods back.
I wish it was still as busy as before... I miss doing guild 1v1 tournaments for prizes and that kind of stuff... I also loved collecting the armours for the Assassin and doing UW for ectos... Good times
Just to add, if you buy all expansions, mission packs, and even the full mercenary kit, you can still get all of this for under $100, which is amazingly reasonable when most games are 80$ per expansion. If you look at larian studios, they set a pace that arenanet could follow. I think everyone agrees guild wars is a unique MMO, if arena net went ahead with guild wars 3, but carried over what makes guild wars stand the test of time, they would potentially have a game as well renowned as BG3. Entirely my opinion but I think they could revitalize their company with a new guild wars title built on what made guild wars so amazing. Even with a skin store, expansions, etc.
I think that new players can skip buying the bonus mission pack until they're ready and still are interested in it. There's so much to do in-game that you won't miss it at all, if you decide not to buy the pack.
I am still playing it everyday. Only classic DooM and GW1 are the only old games that I've played for a long time. Hope you can return to this game after your done with your Fallen Order playthrough.
Guild Wars 1 is the best. I didn't even need to watch the video. It just is. Gonna watch the video anyway and be like "Yeah I love that about Guild Wars 1 too!"
I spent 6 years playing this game 2005-2011 Its the best mmorpg ive played. Ive made some great friends on there. 55 monk farming, OG tomb runs. Thise were the days.
I'm more into sci fi games. Even so, after 17 years happy spellcasting I also give this 10/10. IMPORTANT note: 'God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals' title can be displayed in guildwars TWO!
I loved the theory crafting! My fav team comp was Fevered Dreams, which trivialized most hard mode content. Also had a blast in AB, when it was still alive.
Ritualist and Mesmer or Dervish healer, loved the variety and unique things about this game. Capturing elite spells, dual classes, skill templates and so much more. Nothing like this exists as far as I know. Plus the map size is insane.
Although I've been playing World of Warcraft for years, I'll say that Guild Wars 1 was the best MMO I've ever played. The game was truly amazing. Factions and Nightfall expansions were great too. Eye of the North not so much. Great game!!!
I dont know if someone already mentioned it, but as far as I know it wont stay up indefinitely. They said it will stay up as long as Guild Wars 2 is staying up, cause it runs on that same server guild wars 2 does.
A game untouched by greed or time. Its still as great as it was back when we were younger
id say nearly untouched. Theres a lot you have to pay for
@@puo2123 The complete collection is all, not even the extra storybooks of Eotn are neccessary, neither are Mercenarys nor extra xunlai chest slots. This comes from someone whos been playing for a very long time and has neither of these purchased.
@@astralaris8712 but you can buy yourself an huge adventage with extra character slots mercs and extra accounts.
@@puo2123 You said *had* to pay for, not *can* pay for
@@puo2123 He said untouched by greed, not untouched by general purchases. Studios don't make games for free or charity, you know
If they would do a remake of Guild Wars where they touch only the graphics and nothing else I would probably quit my job ngl
and animations, they are very clunky
100% agree
The need to do something about the game having no z axis as well
Same
Same.
This is the BEST game I played in my entire life. Not for the PvE but for the PvP. It kept me playing 7 years only GvG battles daily. Was part of a few top 100 and top 50 guilds in GvG. No other game had such good PvP like GW1.
Yes. The fact, that there is still no MMO with such good PVP is almost ridicilous.
As a lifelong gamer, I will always miss the competitive pvp of this game.
It's a shame pvp is unplayable without bots.
@@jeremysmith7176 elaborate?
@@relog You need enough player for a match. Without bots you wouldn't be able to get enough players for matches
I never liked gw 2 in comparison to gw 1. the pvp modes in gw 1 were so darn good. only reason it "died" is because ppl were hyped into gw 2. i honestly wish gw 2 never released.
The henchmen system is a revolution missed by everyone
with the added bonus of being able to customize certain henchmen down to what they were wearing and abilities/spells used. Was so much fun.
The heroes yea. I love controlling multiple NPC skills while farming and pvp
I started playing Guild Wars 1 since Prophecies came out back in 2005. It's such a beautiful game that even Guild Wars 2 can't touch it. Even if I myself have migrated to Guild Wars 2, this remains my favorite and all time classic.
Nothing beats GW2
@@AlanMichaelJackson If only GW2 had the same skill system
@@AlanMichaelJacksonGW2 and GW1 aren’t even the same type of game. The only similarity they have is their names (pretty much)
My parents played this game when I was a kid and I watched them and thought it was cool. I wanted to make characters, so they got me my own account to do so! Later on, I decided to actually try playing it, and since that moment GW1 has been a huge part of who I am as a person.
if i could relive the golden age of guildwars, i would
Ive never found anything even close since unfortunately
GW1 was one of the best gaming experiences of my life
From what I understand, keeping the servers up costs so little that my constant recommendations alone might be paying for it. Just got another two people into it and then just in pre searing they’re already having an amazing time. One of them was like “wait so this is JUST the tutorial???”
I feel like every time I introduce someone to this incredible game, I can experience it for the first time all over again.
I think I said the same thing when I first did pre searing, heh.
Just watching this makes wants to play again. I played over 16 years and 15,000 hours in this game. There was always something to do in this game, pve, pvp, gvg, Holiday quests and parties, GVG almost every night. This is truly one of my favorite all-time games. No other game I've played since, has ever given me the fun and satisfaction in both PVP and PVE. Just the satisfaction of healing and DPS build strategies in this game was was brilliant.
There are no biased opinions on GW, my man, there's only general consensus about its greatness 😅
I have to say I had only ever heard of this game before, never seen it or played it, but here I am, 46 yrs old and in 2023 and just started it for the first time like 2 days ago. Looks like it's gonna be a fun time!
Which release did you start with?
@@chuckp342 The very first one, Prophecies.
@@s3tione That's awesome! Prophecies is my favorite! Hope you enjoy
Hey, how has it been going?
Recently got back into playing gw1 and it’s awesome! Just got my first LDoA which I’m pretty proud of lol. Would be awesome to see more ppl discover/rediscover this great game!
GW1 is such a game where u feel worth ur Time spend in, if u wanna have a break, take a break, and go back in where u stopped....the music is such a classic Masterpiece, the Maps are incredible good designed....i just love it
This game has been such a big part of my life when I was a teenager. I still have guildies as friends on social media and even know couples who met in GW and have a kid now.
The only downside of playing GW now is that you're doing everything with heroes. Making parties and having to do complete a mission with them was sometimes frustrating, but the community was one of the best I've ever experienced.
The skill system is what I miss the most in GW2. Half your skills are decided by your weapon and the other skills you barely change, if ever. In GW you'd change your skills all the time! Trying to find a new way to combine 8 out of hundreds of skills.
I used to play from release, and not even 5 years ago there were barely any videos on YT about Guild Wars 1, mainly OSTs uploaded(thanks guys) and a few guides that were never taken down. But I am SO glad to see this resurgence. I played this game when I was 18, I'm 36 now with 2 children and don't anticipate investing so much of my time doing this again, but my account is still active and every once in a while I love to sit in the places I spent the most time in with people who may be reading this now. What a thought huh? All of my characters have the last name "Arroyo" just in case anyone may know me!
I was a 13 year old boy, now almost 32 with 2 kids as well, what memories I'm glad we got to live through them.
I know you, you owe me all your money
i log in just to hear the music in old ascalon :) its so nice
@@Gruboria The good old days when there were no Heroes and Alesia [Healer Henchmen] was hellbent on getting your party killed over and over again :D I believe she secretly colluded with the Charr to get Ascalon burnt to a crisp.
This brings back so many good memories and sleepless nights. It warms my heart to known that the devs won't shut downt the servers. Really makes you appreciate it more. And it is Buy to play, where a lot of games are/were pay to play, and got canceled and shut down. In an era where new mmos had to be "WOW killers" this was very different. This one really stood the test of time.
Happy to see it make a return in 2023.
I genuinely needed this video to get me to dip my toes back into this game. Guild Wars 1 is incredible.
I love this game, i play since 2004 with many breaks. I began 14 yo, i m 31 yo... I play every day.
I support this game by buying character slots and stuff every once in a while.
I support it in the same way! Recently bought the bonus mission pack and outfits. BMP is amazing !
Same here!
Nobody believes me but I soloed the four Nightfall elite levels (you can chain them) in HARD MODE, completely alone with no heroes or henchmen. I used a Elementalist/Assassin back before they nerfed Shadow Form. I got a screenie that proves it.
Love this game, still one of the best MMORPG's ever made.
Technically not an MMO, its more a cooperative online RPG, I know that really doesn't make much of a difference but the way the game works, you can make the distinction. Still an AMAZING game even in 2023!
@@kwith It’s an mmo
@@ancientseed2607 it's not a MMO, it's a co-op rpg
@@DemethVLK I get that, but it’s also an MMO, he even said it in the video.
@@ancientseed2607 massively multi-player online. You do online missions in a rpg with friends. It's not an mmo, it's a CORPG. Doesn't change much tho.
I just bought GW1 complete collection and I cannot wait to get off work and jump in, haven’t played in 15 years. Even got one of my best friends who I played with back then joining me :)
This game was the bomb, And it's still so mutch better then GW2
The end game was great, farming the Fissure and Underworld was super challenging up worth it if you could find ecto or obsidian.
That world map brought back so much nostalgia.... damn
I always thought this. Even years on I don't even play games anymore but I miss guild wars it was such a sick part of my childhood!
I love this game. I've had some of the greatest adventures in my gaming life on this game. I initially bought it out of curiosity, because it was said to be a "dead mmo". I figured I was going to treat it like a single player game. That's not what happened however. The community that still plays this game is INCREDIBLE. I've made friends on here that I played 14 hour sessions with going through the story together and watching all the cutscenes and exploring all of the beautiful and unique places that this game has to offer. We went out hunting down skills, they taught me about builds and how everything works. I sank like 200 hours in, in a very short amount of time. I haven't touched the game in a while, but the memories will always stay with me. This game truly is unique. The way you're able to build your character and the story and the world are just amazing.
If Anet could bring the game some new stuff, I'd be back in no time. This game is pure epicness
I wish they'd remake it - It was marketed as a skill-based PvP game, and man, was it ever.... Prophecies and Factions were amazing.
please no. remaster good ( but i'm sure Anet would fail to nail that too), remake in 2023 bad. very bad
@@pstizzz Totally agree. Anet has no talent anymore.
Absolutely love this game, remember the days getting home from school and logging in with friends to play through the missions, recently created an alt account and falling back in love with it all over again!
Really sad seeing this, love you boys i'm sure we are old adults now... but I still remember the first time heading into the Maguma Jungle, or seeing Rurik get axed, getting my first 15K armor..... What a time to be alive, wish I can be chilling at the beautiful pools in the Crystal Desert.
Or the absolute PTSD-inducing Mursaat when you get to the Southern Shiverpeaks without infused armor!
I still have my install CDs..l had no idea the game servers were still going!
This game has so many great lessons and features that modern games should learn from its borderline stupid why its just in this game.
For real even GW2 left a lot behind. Like all the genius of gw1 was left behind in gw2
Back at its release I never played WOW and Guild Wars was my first MMO experience, and I'm so frigging happy it was, outstanding classic MMO, with great cut scenes and storytelling as well. the art design and world was simply fantastic as well.
I still love this game. Today I've met a random dude from Germany in Dzagonur Bastion while cruising through Nightfall. We did a couple of missions and it felt like I was 13 again. Minus the fear of getting clobbered by the AI :P
When this game came out I got it for my B-day and MAN this Journey I had i played everyday no-lived it and still I would just re-create a char and start over this was really the best game for me.
Nice review. Good to see GW1 getting some love. Re your comment about Nightfall and Factions not being "Real Expansions". You might mention that they add new maps, new story and new classes. Also nightfall adds Hero's of course. So that's ticks all the boxes that other folks look for in expansions. So there's that. And re Eye of the North - You can enter EotN at level 10, you don't have to wait until level 20. My go to is to do that and then level to 20 in EotN with the Scale Up that EotN gives you. And if you follow Asura quest line and get Pain Inverter, you have a 1 shot boss killer to use in whatever other expansion you play later. Also I have mercs that I get using PVP characters, so they start at level 20. Even with these tricks, the game is not a slam dunk, but it's work and a challenge. Enjoy.
Correction, Eye of the North's end game content is Slaver's Exile. It only unlocks when you have completed its story and comes with end game rewards.
now this is a man who loves MMO's and guild wars 1. pure love for the game!
Guild Wars was my live back then.. I knew every quest every inch of the maps.. but then I stopped playing cause Irl reasons.. came back a few years later Andy account got hacked.. the stole everything from me and all my characters were naked..
I asked Arena net if they could give me my stuff back but it was not possible.. I still miss the game a lot
One day I want to get back into it. I've listen to the ost hundreds of times for over a decade and listened to it today which is my usual 😂 It's my favorite mmorpg of all time and it's beyond nostalgic. Thank you for the video!
This is my favorite MMO of all time. Always makes me happy to see others enjoy it as much as I did way back when.
God I'm old...
It's the current year: Play Guild Wars.
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I started gw1 in May'05, first ever online game, first ever mmo. Everything about it; the soundtrack, art, landscapes, character building, story..all superb. It was my single most favorite gaming experience ever. Unforgettable nearly 19 years later.
Honestly GW2 doesn't hold a candle to GW1 in terms of story and world design, GW1 really stood out from the other mmos out there and had some GODLY soundtracks compared to the forgettable GW2 soundtracks.
I still jump on from time to time. I played this when it first released and hadn't played for 12 years. Now I jump back just to enjoy the music and mindless go through random missions. This game is awesome
To this day Guild Wars 1 holds an incredibly special place in my heart. And there's still so much I haven't done. Plus, I was like 8 when I played the first time around, and only really completed Prophecies, did most of Factions, and did a little of both Eye of the North and Nightfall. I definitely need to get back into it at some point.
Just a friendly reminder that it costs absolutely nothing to re-record when reading a script.
Otherwise a really good unbiased video. :)
The poor man's WOW? Pft, more like the rich mans guild wars.
i still go back and play it from time to time. the first guild wars is still my favorite game.
I like that you clarify that you're not being paid by Arenanet or NCsoft because the idea of them secretly sponsoring people to talk about Guild Wars is funny mental image to me when they don't even really update the game anymore
"poor man's wow" really does not, and never did, this game justice. It was already a misconception back then and I'm kinda sad to hear you say those words all these years later.
I may come back again. Really good game. Bought Factions very late back in 2018. I can just recommend it to everybody and I love that ArenaNet is still running the servers for it. Also you explained it very well.
I would recommend to go with Prophesies, since it's Tutorial still has my heart and my Level 20 Max in their is also a nice Quest to do :D
Just started in 2023! Well I first played it as a kid but it was only for an hour it two and the game felt very different because it just released. Haven't played in many years. It's cool to see in many towns there's more players still than I thought there'd be.
It was best game ever so happy to see people still play it, I might jump back on.
It's cool to see Gw1 covered in 2023. I remember when I got the Gwamm title.
I havent played in years and deleted all my characters because I was a bit addicted back then but Im downloading it right now. Not sure what awaits me...
That was a really good video, i enjoyed it! Make more you've got talent!
Ahhh still such a great game. I've played it since launch and still hop on at times.
i'm really glad i played this for hundreds of hours with my friends back in the days. We still share the stories from time to time and it brings us back ;)
Would be awesome if arenanet would give GW1 another shot!
Guild Wars was my very first MMORPG I ever played. I was a beta tester back when they would released the beta test game at the start of every month. This game was (and is still) amazing.
I still have very fond memories of my guild and doing GvG, which was an amazing aspect of the game. My guild is still intact, though empty, within GWs. I have one huge pet peeve is when folks refer to the ORIGINAL Guild Wars as 'Guild Wars 1'...grrrr!
I'm now 59, still play pc games, but rarely dip into GWs. I tried Guild Wars 2, but it didn't win me over and left me feeling hollow. I would go back into Guild wars, but I find it just makes me sad, as it reminds me of all the friends and amazing players I once knew and are now no more.
Although, I will say, it still makes me chuckle when I think back to when the 'flame wars' erupted on forums between WoW player fanbois and GWs fanbois - Guild Wars was the new kid on the block and a potential threat to WoW. The player rivalry between the two camps was massive, and each side looked for every and any opportunity to flame the other. Some were just plain nasty, but for the majority it was good humoured, often hilarious and would have me near to tears with laughter.
I was privileged to witness an ANet moderator appear in game with their avatar and drop the 'ban hammer' on a player. The chat window went into melt down, and it was so funny. I also had the honour of chatting with Gaile Grey in game as she appeared in character.
The other thing I loved about Guld wars was the Holy Trinity of Healer, Support and Warrior - epic and so much fun in GvG. What I admired about GvG was the fact that lower ranked Guilds got to play on home territory, so if you and your team appeared in a strange guild setting, you knew you were a higher ranked guild. Brilliant.
Doing map runs for newbie players was an amazing, fun and warming aspect of the game. We did this for free, some players would charge gold, but to be honest, we ( I ) found it the best way to make new friends and potential new guild recruits. There was next-to-no voice comms back then, so every interaction was typed, and some of it was hilarious, and sometimes heart warming. Guild wars had a real sense of community back in the day on release - yes, we had some 'odd' people cruising the guilds to see what they could get for free then vanish, or just be there to troll everyone - but for the majority, it was a fantastic time and experience.
I have dipped in just to reminisce and take my characters for a walk or two. European servers are (or were last time I saw, and forgive me if they have since been shut down) a ghost town, so I shifted to US as everyone seemed to be there who still played the game - but no one I knew.
To any and all former and current players and devotees of the original, and best, Guild Wars game. I love and respect you all and you all hold a special place in my heart for keeping this beautiful and amazing game alive. Maybe I'll see you in game sometime.
Wow..what a fucking amazing nostalgia bomb. Im coming back
i didnt even know it was going to be open indefinitely. i am rejoining and i am keeping a presearing character to try to get it to 20
One of these days I will finish GWAMM! It's only been 20 years!
God dammit I’ve tried so hard to not dip back into it. I’m too busy. Now I can’t wait anymore. Thanks.
An incredible game! I got thru proph, factions, a good chunk of eotn towards the end and some of nightfall. I need to finish nightfall, what a fantastic expansion! The music, the environments. The people that still play are awesome!!!
I really want to start GW1 but I feel like everyone is a vet so I'm infinitesimally behind the curve
Nah - Not at all I just bought it last week. Lots of helpful people and there are a lot of resources online because the game is so old. I've been having a blast!
@iansteel,
That is NOT an acceptable reply to the Kings Decree for the Defense of Ascalon!
Get your credit card out and Buy: Guild Wars Complete, no more cannon fodder whining!
Hope that Inspirational and heavily Sarcastic goading gets you into gear!
Enjoy obtaining your LDoA and GWAMM Titles.
GL and all meant in jest, be well and may Dwayna cure your hesitation.
Played GW2. But my best friend spend many time - long time ago - in GW1. We will now give GW2 together a try. We are over 50 now... Started console and PC games as children... Thank you for your video and - Greetz from Germany!
Over 50, living in Germany, played console and PC games as a child. Any chance that you experienced any of those childhood computer games on an Commodore Amiga computer? I still have my very first computer from 1987, an Amiga A1000 that I spent a small fortune upgrading with an internal hard drive and extra RAM and 2nd floppy disk drive. Haven't turned it on in years, because I also have several other Amiga computers that are more advanced, and even they don't get used much anymore, but they were so much fun to use and learn how computers worked, when IBM compatibles were text only and Apple was just getting going with their Apple II and the first Macintosh models. So sad that Commodore was mismanaged into oblivion, which doomed the Amiga computer to an early death, when initially it was far superior to all other personal computers available at that time. The Amiga enjoyed much more success in Europe than it ever did in the USA, except for video production, once the NewTek Video Toaster was created.
@@traveling.down.the.road56 Friend had an Amiga, I was team Atari AT und GFA Basic :)
GW2 is different, but it's an amazing game. The game basically start when you reach level 80.
If you don't want to focus on PvP or WvW, you'll be forced to buy an expansion, but you won't regret it.
The game is really fun, with a lot of contents, maps and places to explore and different classes and specializations (that grant you different gameplays).
Older millennial who played GW1 when it first launched here. Recently re-downloaded and absolutely loving the experience. Great video.
i played gw1 because my mom didnt wanna pay for a WoW Sub
edit: lol just heard the part that you played it bc of the same reason
Was thinking about firing this up for nostalgia purposes again! Besides WoW. GW was my first serious MMO back in the day. Started in late 06. I think I played last in 2014/15. Over 10k hours invested last time I checked.
GW1 is one of the most incredible ORPGs.
I think I'm going to return to this game. Thanks for the video dude!
I played GW from age 6 to 14 or so with my dad. Good times.
I could've sworn they took down the servers when 2 was released, I'm legitimately sad I could've been playing this whole time. My favorite game of all time
Had no idea this game was still around.
One of the best games I ever played!
Haven't touched it in 15 years, though. I might come back, seeing it's still active.
This was my favorite game. I had to start new accounts over the years and bought it on steam at one point and every time I scroll by.... it always floods back.
I wish it was still as busy as before... I miss doing guild 1v1 tournaments for prizes and that kind of stuff... I also loved collecting the armours for the Assassin and doing UW for ectos... Good times
Id like to play it again, the solo campaign was so great but no idea about the build.
guild wars (1, not 2!) is my favorite game
Just to add, if you buy all expansions, mission packs, and even the full mercenary kit, you can still get all of this for under $100, which is amazingly reasonable when most games are 80$ per expansion.
If you look at larian studios, they set a pace that arenanet could follow. I think everyone agrees guild wars is a unique MMO, if arena net went ahead with guild wars 3, but carried over what makes guild wars stand the test of time, they would potentially have a game as well renowned as BG3. Entirely my opinion but I think they could revitalize their company with a new guild wars title built on what made guild wars so amazing. Even with a skin store, expansions, etc.
I think that new players can skip buying the bonus mission pack until they're ready and still are interested in it. There's so much to do in-game that you won't miss it at all, if you decide not to buy the pack.
I am still playing it everyday. Only classic DooM and GW1 are the only old games that I've played for a long time.
Hope you can return to this game after your done with your Fallen Order playthrough.
Miss my warrior😢 need to reinstall this
I got into to guild wars back in the day best it didn’t have a subscription, too.
Guild Wars 1 is the best. I didn't even need to watch the video. It just is. Gonna watch the video anyway and be like "Yeah I love that about Guild Wars 1 too!"
Thank you for great video for Guild Wars. It is still a great game. Im still playing a lil
I spent 6 years playing this game 2005-2011
Its the best mmorpg ive played. Ive made some great friends on there. 55 monk farming, OG tomb runs. Thise were the days.
I'm more into sci fi games. Even so, after 17 years happy spellcasting I also give this 10/10. IMPORTANT note: 'God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals' title can be displayed in guildwars TWO!
Your reason for playing guild wars is exactly the same as mine! 🤣 i recently completed a prohecies playthrough and i loved it
I'm with you, its my all time favorite game and began playing it again just this year.
Playing this game right now. Have been for the past 210months.
I loved the theory crafting! My fav team comp was Fevered Dreams, which trivialized most hard mode content. Also had a blast in AB, when it was still alive.
Ritualist and Mesmer or Dervish healer, loved the variety and unique things about this game. Capturing elite spells, dual classes, skill templates and so much more. Nothing like this exists as far as I know.
Plus the map size is insane.
Although I've been playing World of Warcraft for years, I'll say that Guild Wars 1 was the best MMO I've ever played. The game was truly amazing. Factions and Nightfall expansions were great too. Eye of the North not so much. Great game!!!
I downloaded this today after remembering how much pure bliss it brought to a younger me.
I dont know if someone already mentioned it, but as far as I know it wont stay up indefinitely. They said it will stay up as long as Guild Wars 2 is staying up, cause it runs on that same server guild wars 2 does.
Put 3k hours into it back in the good days. xD
It still is awesome
Played it 2008-11 and did it all. Just logged back on. Epic.