Hey :) Just as a side note as I've seen a few comments. This video does not include any story spoilers outside showing a couple of characters in case you have not made it through the story as of yet. When making the series I wanted to make sure to avoid impacting any new players first time through the storyline. Cheers!
Really enjoyed watching your journey into Tyria. It's refreshing to watch someone so fully engaged with this unique MMO before reaching a conclusion. Minor issue, the Living World episodes are only paid content if you weren't playing during it's release. The content is completely free for players that login during it's release window.
I agree, I played the main story without the paid living story episodes and most of my reactions were : Who the hell is this? Why do I know him? The heck are they talking about?
@@phaus5815 i dont think its that overwhelming. when i started gw2, the only game i played was temple run. when i bought expansion thats when i got overwhelmee
@@phaus5815 I'm pretty new, been at if for just a few months. Imo, start with the story, preferable with a friend or two if you can. I had the good fortune to get introduced through other friends, and we played the story. They were very patient with me, and there was lots of laughs as I accidentally aggro'd things, dragon triggered off cliffs countless times, accidentally broke the game one or two times, etc. Was a very fun and hilarious experience.
I remember the sense of wonder, logging into the game on day 1.. massive groups of players completing world events.. fighting in huge wvw battles, it was truly amazing.
This channel should have subs of at least over a million by now. Mitchmanix is imo the best content creator on this platform by a very long stretch. The amount of work he puts into his content leaves others, including the top hitters, to shame. You deserve great success my friend
Its been incredible watching your adventures through GW2! I've really enjoyed following Disco Gizmo's story in your videos and livestreams, and seeing your enjoyment of my favorite game. And you've quickly become one of my favorite content creators. My day is brightened when I see a new livestream or video of yours to watch. I hope we get to see more GW2 content from you going forward, but either way I'm excited to see what's next. Thanks for all the great content!
From the cineastic mastermind, who brought us the jawdropping adventures of His Chiseled Wickedness GALACTICHAD, comes a new captivating blockbuster. Join the daring endeavors of His Swinging Quirkyness DISCO GIZMO, as he ventures through a magical world of grim perils and overwhelming beauty, which leaves us speechlessly amazed! Do not miss 2022's must-see for the entire family (even the awkward parents-in-law)! IMDb: 9.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 97% Metacritic: 107% 116% liked this film (god, how I love your entertaining videos ❤️👍)
This may sound weird, but I’ve watched these GW2 videos of yours several times. As a veteran playing since original beta, it warms my heart to hear someone talk so warmly about my favorite MMO game. It makes me want to go back with a new character and re-do the whole story with a fresh perspective. THANK YOU 😊
If review of the game give you chills, you know its hella worth it. Also cheers to you for one of the most complete yet easy to enjoy videos. Well done PS: i am sold and instaling…. 😂
Dude, you just smashed me with the solo at the end! :D And good to have those new player's feelings back after I have turned myself into a darn grinder for legendaries.
As a long-time GW2 veteran, it was a joy to watch your journey; it brought back a level of nostalgia and missed appreciation that I didn't realize was absent. It is a great introduction to new players and a wonderful reminder to us old-timers of what the game offers. Thank you!
After 10 years and a lot of reviews and videos about the game, I didn't expect to find a new one to raise the bar. I enjoyed all of your previous videos, but this "recap" of Gizmo's journey had everything really: funny moments, serious thoughts and opinion, wonderful footage and great edit. Those moments when you decided to let the music speak were also great. Thank you for your take on Fear Not This Night. I'm an old man, but almost cried.
Dude, you've become one of my favorite content creators, I see your vid, I instantly click it. XD thx for all your work. I Will always remeber the Disco Gizmo journey as a great time. =P
WOW! What an amazing video. I laughed at your other series while marveling at how authentically humorous they were and how well scripted and editing they were... but this video was on an entirely different level. As a GW2 player who started PRE-LAUNCH and played for quite a few years and who loves ANET and GW1 and GW2, it's so wonderful to see someone brand new to the game experience and appreciate it so much. Thanks for sharing this with us and I look forward to not only watching all your current videos but watching your new content for years to come hopefully. You have real talent and passion and it shines brightly in every single one of your videos I've watched to date. P.S.: Have you saved all your VODs of your entire GW2 playthrough? Twitch hardly has any left on there and I noticed you've only recently started streaming on UA-cam. I'd love to go back and watch some VODs of your early days in this wonderful game. Maybe you could post them to UA-cam as an unedited "playthrough" but regardless I love you work dude. :D
I'm just getting back into GW2. I played around 2017 so I barely remember anything and this was an amazing watch with some good funny moments. I will say out of other MMOs I played I truly love the feeling of the world being alive and not just at hubs and things but you get so engrossed that time just flies by.
Truely an amazing vid and story of YOU that journeys deeper within GW2, just well put and really well done, this shows new players how and what is actually done in the game thanks for making this game Bigger as Myself love this truely unique game on his own.
A great & fair rewiew as ten year veteran player all i can say thank you Mitch....NOW have completed all the current content You are now ready for the True end game of GW2. Fashion Wars 2
Wow. Looks amazing. Played EQ2 a long time ago before I dropped out of the P.C master race. Wish I’d tried this. Love the exploration. Came for the detailed breakdown stayed for the hairdo.
OMG thank you for sharing, I made the fatal mistake of trying to watch this at work, My colleagues were very suspicious as I kept laughing, Hilarious coverage and as a veteran player., really enjoyed your coverage,. thank you.
This video is what got me to try Guild Wars 2. I'm now near the end of Path of Fire, and gonna try to do Season 4 and maybe Icebrood Saga before taking a bit of a break from it for the new FFXIV patch. Needless to say, I'm loving GW2 and really glad that you inspired me to try it!
Off the bat with this game the community and the soundtrack are both incredible!! Within the first few days I went on exploring missions with peole I met in game (especially marveling at traveling via siege trutle haha) and because of that I noticed how well the music changes and adapts to what you're doing and where you are, and the transition from one soundtrack to another is seemless (this is also an awesome thing during world bosses)!! Love the videos and how you showcase the amazing world of Tyria! Hope anyone reading this has a great day!
This Video is just amazing and I have to be honest the beautyful end of this great recap of my absolute favorite game actually brought a couple of tears out of my eyes. 🔥👌
Had this recommended to me out of nowhere and as someone who couldn't get into GW2, I thought I would watch the first 5 mins and see where it went. Sat completely immersed through the whole thing and incredibly inspired, you are a fantastic story teller and I loved the adventures you had with Disco Gizmo! As someone who ruined the game for myself by using boosts and hurrying to end game, this time I want to try from scratch and explore the whole world instead of rushing. Now I need to decide on my race and class lol
It's been an absolute pleasure to join you on your journey! And as an aside to anyone who may be discouraged by the Living Story Seasons being additional "paid DLC" in a sense. Keep in mind they can be bought for free with ingame conversion of gold-to-gems, and that Seasons 3-5 are each effectively an expansion but for the fact they don't include elite specs for the professions. Outside of that fact, each season easily contains an expansion-worth of content :)
I haven't played yet, but GW seems very "fair cost" to me. They charge for expansion content that cost a lot of money and effort to create and it works out far cheaper than a sub-based MMO if you don't rush/nolife your way through the content. The full expansion set is < $50, which is less than a single AAA game or ~4-5 months of a typical paid MMO sub. I might be missing something, but this seems fair to me. If I were investing time into this world, I'd feel reassured that there is a working business model there to keep it going while not ripping off players. Have I got this right?
@@paulie-g GW2 is very fair. There's a handful of convenience type things you might want to get from the gemstore (Copper-fed Salvage-o-matic is great if you've bought the expansions so have a shared inventory slot to put it in. infinite salvage kit for all characters) but the game is entirely playable without them (e.g on the salvage kits if you make a habit of keeping about 4 of the basic 25 use kits in your bags, and restock back to 4 when you pass by a merchant every so often, you'll rarely find yourself out of savage uses). Many veterans will keep an eye on the gold conversion, and when it dips down to below 120g for 400 gems, they'll grab a few (note with "custom exchange" button, you get get less than 400 if you lack the gold to get that many) Once you hit lvl 80, if you make a habit to salvage your drops and sell the mats from your bank regularly on the tradepost, you will have little trouble earning the gold to get gemstore shinies when you want them. 99% of gemstore stuff is cosmetic, the rest is simple convenience (again you don't really need the convenience stuff, game is more than playable without) and account upgrades like additional character slots and the living story season (always buy the full bundle for a 20% discount, not single eps via the journal). I make loads of gold, of which I drop quite a bit into gems for skins, but I still drop some cash down now and then as well to support the game. I suppose you could describe it as a voluntary sub except you get neat skins and stuff for it, or character slots, if you decide to put down some cash. But you completely don't have to if you can't/don't want to :)
only an expansion for a F2P game. it is nowhere near a wow expansion. and LW is some of the worst mmo content i have ever tried . both in story and gameplay. if i had known where they would take it, i would never have started in the first place.
Ah crap. I'd watch the whole video but I'm still a new player and don't wanna get spoiled. I left a thumbs up for you and will have to watch this when I'm caught up!
Loved this video; it's beautifully put together, and the touches of humor are a hoot. I think you hit the positive points of GW2 on the nose and, for me, captured the magic of GW2, in that it has such a variety of things for a player to engage in. After 15k+ hours, I don't think I've yet 'done it all', and still enjoy playing. World vs World is a really fun part of the game that you can easily sink a lot of hours into, it can be full-on pvp while roaming around engaging in duels, or it can be more pve-ish, by scouting objectives or taking supply camps (always some good fights around camps, too) But, I think GW2 does really shine with it's open world events - which seem to be rather unique in comparison to other mmo's. Additionally, many collections and achievements keep players coming back to the early maps, so I don't think you see 'dead' early maps, as much as I've seen in other mmo's. It's a good system. Btw, I also enjoyed catching some of your Twitch streams of GW2. Hope you plan to do more! Thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you for highlighting my favorite game better than anyone has done before you. Your character was perfect for capturing the fact it doesn't always take itself too seriously to focus on fun. My only wish is that season 4 had gotten more of a spotlight, because to me, that era in the game was its pinnacle for amazing storytelling and visuals. The trailers for each episode of it were pretty epic too. Living worlds 3 and up are like expansions in their own right with the amount of content offered. They probably should have been sold as such after their completed release, to be more straightforward for those who missed them fresh, rather than the confusing model they chose. But, I guess being able to buy them with gems is the upside.
GW1 was my first MMO, got it for free with my first gaming PC. I'll never forget that moment where the world goes to shit going into Act II of the story, and literally everything you've become used to in the world is now destroyed and full of demonic beasts. Unfortunately GW2 just didn't hold up for me. I went into it super excited to play with my S.O., and was met with four hours of pointless unfocused side quests and nothing else.
Someone I use to know always talked about Guild Wars 1, and how great it was! Guess you could say thanks to this video I want to look into it, and try Guild Wars 2. Already looking forward to the upcoming Steam sale next week for the game. Thanks again.
The funny story behind why there are no more dungeons in the game, is that ArenaNet forgot how to make them. It is very old code and the people who made it all left the company, and no one remaining understood it and even remotely touching the code would completely mess up some other part of the game.
For FFXIV players I think Guild Wars 2 is the perfect side-game to play during patch lulls. It has a really good story, the second best I've played through next to FFXIV itself, it has a much more dynamic open world to scratch an itch that FFXIV can't with many map metas being an extremely popular part of the endgame, it has more closely-integrated PvP content (crystalline conflict was an excellent addition but like all PvP it's extremely different from how your job plays in the main game) and you can put it down when FFXIV content picks up again with an extremely low level of FOMO.
Heart of Thorns are my favorite zones in any mmo mostly because the design is just amazing. I never cared about WoW's nagrand style plain boring zones that kind of thing is my least favorite zone design in any game not just mmo's. Tangled depths still is my favorite of them all and to me its how zones should be made.
Griffon acts more like an advanced glider is a normal misconception in Gw2 before someone has learnt to utilize it properly. One thing to start with is to do a wingflap as you dive with the Griffon 🙂 Instant full speed. I got some videos if you want to see what a Griffon can do. However, I am not nearly as advanced in flying as plenty of my guildmates 😅 Many of them has made tutorials where you can learn to do the same.
I genuinely think GW2 is the best MMO. I enjoyed making PvP builds and being able to jump right in without needing to level. In fact, you can become PvE ready just by PvPing (not that I ever wanted to). The environments were also something to look at as well as explore since you need to collect the skill points. The only reason I don't play it anymore is because the PvP started to feel stale as most people are just playing meta builds.
Even though this is "just" the previous videos stitched together, they were all so great that I really enjoyed watching them in one go. In addition to that, this video is perfect for explaining other possible players why I love this game so much, as you captured so many of the great aspects perfectly and in a very entertaining way.
I love this game , after playing wow for 14 years this is a breath of fresh air. You can do it all here pvp, realm vs realm, raids and 10 man content, exploration and world meta events, pure story if you so wish, festivals. So many amazing zones that range from fairly easy to omg wtf hit me lol. It is a beautiful game also, the graphics for being older are amazing, and they are upgrading the engine. It isnt a pay to win game either, the best gear comes from you creating it with materials and achievements in the game. Thats another thing if you are an achievement hunter then you have a whole 50k soon to be more achievements to accomplish
Wow. This was probably the most entertaining and best put together review for the game I have seen to date. More entertaining than quite a few movies I have seen lately. You've done an amazing job, putting this together. Well done. And thank you for all those kind words about my favorite game. It was a delight to watch. :)
The last bit of guitar is the best. its very emotional and thanks u for enjoying the game, to give the game the respect that it deserves.. thanks and I hope u enjoy it more.
Your videos and content are incredibly well done. If I was a game developer I'd throw stuff your way to cover on behalf of the company. GW2 is an amazing game and very underrated, your video encapsulates the game perfectly. A great advertisement for the game and ArenaNet. Kudos
What an amazing objective video on one of the Greatest MMO's, your commentary and opinions are very well done and thought out, plus your sense of humor is amazing. Thankyou Mitch appreciate what you do for the often overlooked MMO community :)
Always looked forward to your review of each expansion. Honestly disappointed you've reached the end of them, but thrilled you enjoyed them so much. You captured exactly what makes the game so special, and with a sense of humor that perfectly matches the energy of the game. I still hope we'll get to see more of Disco Gizmo, but thank you again for these wonderful videos chronicling his adventures!
Excellently summarized, and oh man that solo at the end is still so good! GW2 may not be for everyone, but the community we've got is by far my favorite of any game. People look out for each other, and there always seems to be someone around who's happy to help new people get their bearings. It's really refreshing!
Many are talking about the masteries system on their 1st impression videos but almost no one mentions that they are effecting your account, not just your character. Many afraid to take the wrong class and then delete and lose all the progress. It is important to mention how gw2 allows you to do mistakes without you feel like you waisted you precious time. Alot of new players heard that gw2 respects your time, but didnt see a good example of that before actually playing
Hello, guys! Great video👍 I played WoW for over 10 years, and just returned after a 7 year break. I am however open to try out other mmos aswell. Do you think I should try Gw2?
Been playing 10 years, there's not a single game I've played during that time frame that has even come close to pulling me away from GW2. I can no longer play single player games, at all, as I miss the activity of others around me even if I'm not actively grouped with them. It's going to be hard for a company to create a game that will pull me from GW2, it might be Diablo 4, but I don't know if I can deal with the isometric view any longer after glorious hack and slash ARPG action in full 3D within GW2. Thanks for promoting the game, hopefully it leads to more success for GW2. And I hear, there is a GW3 in the works! WOOT!
Your commentary during this video made it so enjoyable to watch. And the game does look pretty sweet. But after trying it for a bit I couldn't really find something that made me wanna keep playing. Maybe it was the lack of story line during the lvling time up to lvl 60 ? I liked the events that happen in the zones but that was all there was it seemed to me. And personally, I need More. Maybe I'll try GW2 again later and persevere till atleast lvl 60.
Hey :) Just as a side note as I've seen a few comments. This video does not include any story spoilers outside showing a couple of characters in case you have not made it through the story as of yet. When making the series I wanted to make sure to avoid impacting any new players first time through the storyline. Cheers!
New player here, thank you very much for that
same i haven't beaten Living Story Season 1 Yet, So I am Looking forward to Finally getting around to it at some point,
Really enjoyed watching your journey into Tyria. It's refreshing to watch someone so fully engaged with this unique MMO before reaching a conclusion. Minor issue, the Living World episodes are only paid content if you weren't playing during it's release. The content is completely free for players that login during it's release window.
I agree, I played the main story without the paid living story episodes and most of my reactions were : Who the hell is this? Why do I know him? The heck are they talking about?
this is why you never under estimate the griffon riders of the game : D
As a 10year veteran, I just wish I could induce a GW2-amnesia on myself, just so I can experience everything for the first time, one more time
as a new player no, it's too complex and overwhelming :'(, I'd like to already get the hand of this
@@phaus5815 i dont think its that overwhelming. when i started gw2, the only game i played was temple run. when i bought expansion thats when i got overwhelmee
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I'm pretty new, been at if for just a few months. Imo, start with the story, preferable with a friend or two if you can. I had the good fortune to get introduced through other friends, and we played the story. They were very patient with me, and there was lots of laughs as I accidentally aggro'd things, dragon triggered off cliffs countless times, accidentally broke the game one or two times, etc. Was a very fun and hilarious experience.
I played GW 1 but I'm thinking of starting GW2. Waiting on my pc parts.
I remember the sense of wonder, logging into the game on day 1.. massive groups of players completing world events.. fighting in huge wvw battles, it was truly amazing.
Mitch is the gift to gw2 we never knew we needed❤️❤️👏
Get over yourself
Ah, yes! The classic "pocket raptor" blunder. We've all been through it!
This channel should have subs of at least over a million by now. Mitchmanix is imo the best content creator on this platform by a very long stretch. The amount of work he puts into his content leaves others, including the top hitters, to shame. You deserve great success my friend
I'm definitely going to try _Guild Wars 2_ again after seeing this. Your guitar solo at the end gave me chills. 💜
Its been incredible watching your adventures through GW2! I've really enjoyed following Disco Gizmo's story in your videos and livestreams, and seeing your enjoyment of my favorite game. And you've quickly become one of my favorite content creators. My day is brightened when I see a new livestream or video of yours to watch. I hope we get to see more GW2 content from you going forward, but either way I'm excited to see what's next. Thanks for all the great content!
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Since it's the "New Player Experience" video, safe to say that they cost money. I don't think new players were logging in to limited "free" events.
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Amazing comment mate 😂🥳
This may sound weird, but I’ve watched these GW2 videos of yours several times. As a veteran playing since original beta, it warms my heart to hear someone talk so warmly about my favorite MMO game. It makes me want to go back with a new character and re-do the whole story with a fresh perspective. THANK YOU 😊
You are very welcome
If review of the game give you chills, you know its hella worth it. Also cheers to you for one of the most complete yet easy to enjoy videos. Well done
PS: i am sold and instaling…. 😂
Dude, you just smashed me with the solo at the end! :D And good to have those new player's feelings back after I have turned myself into a darn grinder for legendaries.
As a long-time GW2 veteran, it was a joy to watch your journey; it brought back a level of nostalgia and missed appreciation that I didn't realize was absent. It is a great introduction to new players and a wonderful reminder to us old-timers of what the game offers. Thank you!
After 10 years and a lot of reviews and videos about the game, I didn't expect to find a new one to raise the bar. I enjoyed all of your previous videos, but this "recap" of Gizmo's journey had everything really: funny moments, serious thoughts and opinion, wonderful footage and great edit. Those moments when you decided to let the music speak were also great. Thank you for your take on Fear Not This Night. I'm an old man, but almost cried.
Man i wish i had discovered your channel earlier, I got hooked to your content after watching the galactachad supercut.
Dude, you've become one of my favorite content creators, I see your vid, I instantly click it. XD thx for all your work. I Will always remeber the Disco Gizmo journey as a great time. =P
He’s great, right? Deserves way more subs.
@@loftus4453 he certainly does, he is imo the best content creator on you tube! By a long way!!
Such a lovely look at GW2, thanks Mitch - hope we see more amazing guitar solos in future vids too!
that guitar solo to fear not this night gave me chills!
WOW! What an amazing video. I laughed at your other series while marveling at how authentically humorous they were and how well scripted and editing they were... but this video was on an entirely different level.
As a GW2 player who started PRE-LAUNCH and played for quite a few years and who loves ANET and GW1 and GW2, it's so wonderful to see someone brand new to the game experience and appreciate it so much. Thanks for sharing this with us and I look forward to not only watching all your current videos but watching your new content for years to come hopefully. You have real talent and passion and it shines brightly in every single one of your videos I've watched to date.
P.S.: Have you saved all your VODs of your entire GW2 playthrough? Twitch hardly has any left on there and I noticed you've only recently started streaming on UA-cam. I'd love to go back and watch some VODs of your early days in this wonderful game. Maybe you could post them to UA-cam as an unedited "playthrough" but regardless I love you work dude. :D
The vods are here friend: ua-cam.com/video/1n5jnbZV3Y4/v-deo.html
@@MissFirefly11 Oh that's awesome! Thanks so much. 😃
I'm just getting back into GW2. I played around 2017 so I barely remember anything and this was an amazing watch with some good funny moments. I will say out of other MMOs I played I truly love the feeling of the world being alive and not just at hubs and things but you get so engrossed that time just flies by.
Truely an amazing vid and story of YOU that journeys deeper within GW2, just well put and really well done, this shows new players how and what is actually done in the game thanks for making this game Bigger as Myself love this truely unique game on his own.
A great & fair rewiew as ten year veteran player all i can say thank you Mitch....NOW have completed all the current content You are now ready for the True end game of GW2. Fashion Wars 2
Is there an award process for best content creator in this genre? This video deserves greater recognition, unbelievably skilled piece of work!
I must say, you're really a big part of why the GW2 community are great for now !
Crazy that this only has 40k views
Such a great recap. I enjoyed seeing this summary of your journey.
I kinda like that the "skating" glitch has never been removed from the game (at least not on my PCs)
Mitch really hit it out of the park with these videos. Nice to have them as one ridiculously, breathtakingly, unbelievably complete package.
this was a love letter to the game i've spent nearly 4000 hours in over the past 7 years. thank you.
Wow. Looks amazing. Played EQ2 a long time ago before I dropped out of the P.C master race. Wish I’d tried this. Love the exploration. Came for the detailed breakdown stayed for the hairdo.
Absolutely speechless incredible video
OMG thank you for sharing, I made the fatal mistake of trying to watch this at work, My colleagues were very suspicious as I kept laughing, Hilarious coverage and as a veteran player., really enjoyed your coverage,. thank you.
you sir, deserve a sub. Thank you for this entertaining yet informative morning coffee.
This video is what got me to try Guild Wars 2. I'm now near the end of Path of Fire, and gonna try to do Season 4 and maybe Icebrood Saga before taking a bit of a break from it for the new FFXIV patch. Needless to say, I'm loving GW2 and really glad that you inspired me to try it!
Off the bat with this game the community and the soundtrack are both incredible!! Within the first few days I went on exploring missions with peole I met in game (especially marveling at traveling via siege trutle haha) and because of that I noticed how well the music changes and adapts to what you're doing and where you are, and the transition from one soundtrack to another is seemless (this is also an awesome thing during world bosses)!! Love the videos and how you showcase the amazing world of Tyria! Hope anyone reading this has a great day!
This Video is just amazing and I have to be honest the beautyful end of this great recap of my absolute favorite game actually brought a couple of tears out of my eyes. 🔥👌
Had this recommended to me out of nowhere and as someone who couldn't get into GW2, I thought I would watch the first 5 mins and see where it went. Sat completely immersed through the whole thing and incredibly inspired, you are a fantastic story teller and I loved the adventures you had with Disco Gizmo! As someone who ruined the game for myself by using boosts and hurrying to end game, this time I want to try from scratch and explore the whole world instead of rushing. Now I need to decide on my race and class lol
It's been an absolute pleasure to join you on your journey!
And as an aside to anyone who may be discouraged by the Living Story Seasons being additional "paid DLC" in a sense. Keep in mind they can be bought for free with ingame conversion of gold-to-gems, and that Seasons 3-5 are each effectively an expansion but for the fact they don't include elite specs for the professions. Outside of that fact, each season easily contains an expansion-worth of content :)
I haven't played yet, but GW seems very "fair cost" to me. They charge for expansion content that cost a lot of money and effort to create and it works out far cheaper than a sub-based MMO if you don't rush/nolife your way through the content. The full expansion set is < $50, which is less than a single AAA game or ~4-5 months of a typical paid MMO sub. I might be missing something, but this seems fair to me. If I were investing time into this world, I'd feel reassured that there is a working business model there to keep it going while not ripping off players. Have I got this right?
@@paulie-g GW2 is very fair. There's a handful of convenience type things you might want to get from the gemstore (Copper-fed Salvage-o-matic is great if you've bought the expansions so have a shared inventory slot to put it in. infinite salvage kit for all characters) but the game is entirely playable without them (e.g on the salvage kits if you make a habit of keeping about 4 of the basic 25 use kits in your bags, and restock back to 4 when you pass by a merchant every so often, you'll rarely find yourself out of savage uses).
Many veterans will keep an eye on the gold conversion, and when it dips down to below 120g for 400 gems, they'll grab a few (note with "custom exchange" button, you get get less than 400 if you lack the gold to get that many) Once you hit lvl 80, if you make a habit to salvage your drops and sell the mats from your bank regularly on the tradepost, you will have little trouble earning the gold to get gemstore shinies when you want them. 99% of gemstore stuff is cosmetic, the rest is simple convenience (again you don't really need the convenience stuff, game is more than playable without) and account upgrades like additional character slots and the living story season (always buy the full bundle for a 20% discount, not single eps via the journal).
I make loads of gold, of which I drop quite a bit into gems for skins, but I still drop some cash down now and then as well to support the game. I suppose you could describe it as a voluntary sub except you get neat skins and stuff for it, or character slots, if you decide to put down some cash. But you completely don't have to if you can't/don't want to :)
only an expansion for a F2P game. it is nowhere near a wow expansion. and LW is some of the worst mmo content i have ever tried . both in story and gameplay.
if i had known where they would take it, i would never have started in the first place.
@@kimrasmussen7188literally every comment you leave is you being a hateful dickhead. try enjoying something for once. miserable wretch.
"That is one f***ed up Pokemon" That quote just got you a new subscriber
Ah crap. I'd watch the whole video but I'm still a new player and don't wanna get spoiled. I left a thumbs up for you and will have to watch this when I'm caught up!
I hope someone from ANet sees this amazing video :)
Criminal if they don't reach out to him!
A wonderful video, and good guitar playing.
Great job on this Mitch! Loved it
I miss the days I had a PC. This was a game I loved. Although the nostalgia from first Guild Wars still remains. As a Lions Arch runner 🏃♀️
Please continue with GW2 videos. Maybe do PvP, WvW.
I really love your way of presenting stuff in your videos :) Also I had to chance to play with you on drizlewood meta :)
WOW! What a video. 👏
Loved this video; it's beautifully put together, and the touches of humor are a hoot. I think you hit the positive points of GW2 on the nose and, for me, captured the magic of GW2, in that it has such a variety of things for a player to engage in. After 15k+ hours, I don't think I've yet 'done it all', and still enjoy playing. World vs World is a really fun part of the game that you can easily sink a lot of hours into, it can be full-on pvp while roaming around engaging in duels, or it can be more pve-ish, by scouting objectives or taking supply camps (always some good fights around camps, too) But, I think GW2 does really shine with it's open world events - which seem to be rather unique in comparison to other mmo's. Additionally, many collections and achievements keep players coming back to the early maps, so I don't think you see 'dead' early maps, as much as I've seen in other mmo's. It's a good system.
Btw, I also enjoyed catching some of your Twitch streams of GW2. Hope you plan to do more! Thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you for highlighting my favorite game better than anyone has done before you. Your character was perfect for capturing the fact it doesn't always take itself too seriously to focus on fun.
My only wish is that season 4 had gotten more of a spotlight, because to me, that era in the game was its pinnacle for amazing storytelling and visuals. The trailers for each episode of it were pretty epic too.
Living worlds 3 and up are like expansions in their own right with the amount of content offered. They probably should have been sold as such after their completed release, to be more straightforward for those who missed them fresh, rather than the confusing model they chose. But, I guess being able to buy them with gems is the upside.
Been playing since launch 10 years ago. and guild wars 1 when I was a kid.
I literally cannot play other mmos, they just dont hold up to this game.
GW1 was my first MMO, got it for free with my first gaming PC. I'll never forget that moment where the world goes to shit going into Act II of the story, and literally everything you've become used to in the world is now destroyed and full of demonic beasts.
Unfortunately GW2 just didn't hold up for me. I went into it super excited to play with my S.O., and was met with four hours of pointless unfocused side quests and nothing else.
@@ledumpsterfire6474 well i hope you know gw2 is a lot more than that now.
Wish I had found this game earlier, i am hooked, its everything i wanted it to be.
Someone I use to know always talked about Guild Wars 1, and how great it was! Guess you could say thanks to this video I want to look into it, and try Guild Wars 2. Already looking forward to the upcoming Steam sale next week for the game. Thanks again.
Greatest review on youtube.
The funny story behind why there are no more dungeons in the game, is that ArenaNet forgot how to make them. It is very old code and the people who made it all left the company, and no one remaining understood it and even remotely touching the code would completely mess up some other part of the game.
For FFXIV players I think Guild Wars 2 is the perfect side-game to play during patch lulls. It has a really good story, the second best I've played through next to FFXIV itself, it has a much more dynamic open world to scratch an itch that FFXIV can't with many map metas being an extremely popular part of the endgame, it has more closely-integrated PvP content (crystalline conflict was an excellent addition but like all PvP it's extremely different from how your job plays in the main game) and you can put it down when FFXIV content picks up again with an extremely low level of FOMO.
need the song with your guitar in full sir :D
Awesome video, I love GW2, thanks Mitchmanix 👍🏿
Great video, thanks
Heart of Thorns are my favorite zones in any mmo mostly because the design is just amazing. I never cared about WoW's nagrand style plain boring zones that kind of thing is my least favorite zone design in any game not just mmo's.
Tangled depths still is my favorite of them all and to me its how zones should be made.
I love gw2 although i had a stroke. It's difficult but playable.
Also i had surgery and not 100% but i love this game man. Hehe
Griffon acts more like an advanced glider is a normal misconception in Gw2 before someone has learnt to utilize it properly. One thing to start with is to do a wingflap as you dive with the Griffon 🙂 Instant full speed. I got some videos if you want to see what a Griffon can do. However, I am not nearly as advanced in flying as plenty of my guildmates 😅 Many of them has made tutorials where you can learn to do the same.
I genuinely think GW2 is the best MMO. I enjoyed making PvP builds and being able to jump right in without needing to level. In fact, you can become PvE ready just by PvPing (not that I ever wanted to). The environments were also something to look at as well as explore since you need to collect the skill points. The only reason I don't play it anymore is because the PvP started to feel stale as most people are just playing meta builds.
After watching this I'm gonna give the game a go.
One of the best "Guild Wars 2 New Player Experience" videos I've stumbled upon.
All his videos are amazing
47 min felt like 10 minutes, very nice video!
Been enjoying your journey through tyria💜 glad you did enjoy gw2 as much as i did :D
ooo goodo a Disco Gizmo documentary✨😍✨
Never mind me, just dropping a comment on the best GW2 shenanigans adventure on UA-cam. Secrets of the Obscure WHEN???
Even though this is "just" the previous videos stitched together, they were all so great that I really enjoyed watching them in one go. In addition to that, this video is perfect for explaining other possible players why I love this game so much, as you captured so many of the great aspects perfectly and in a very entertaining way.
I love this game , after playing wow for 14 years this is a breath of fresh air. You can do it all here pvp, realm vs realm, raids and 10 man content, exploration and world meta events, pure story if you so wish, festivals. So many amazing zones that range from fairly easy to omg wtf hit me lol. It is a beautiful game also, the graphics for being older are amazing, and they are upgrading the engine. It isnt a pay to win game either, the best gear comes from you creating it with materials and achievements in the game. Thats another thing if you are an achievement hunter then you have a whole 50k soon to be more achievements to accomplish
I love the sound tracks on GW2
such a well crafted video, u can tell how much effort this took. good job man
Wow, Mitch! This review is second to none my friend!
Gizmo is such charismatic Asura 😄
Wow. This was probably the most entertaining and best put together review for the game I have seen to date. More entertaining than quite a few movies I have seen lately. You've done an amazing job, putting this together. Well done. And thank you for all those kind words about my favorite game. It was a delight to watch. :)
Incredible video! On my way to try the game again since 2012 .
Welcome back!
The last bit of guitar is the best. its very emotional and thanks u for enjoying the game, to give the game the respect that it deserves.. thanks and I hope u enjoy it more.
The guitar solo was something I'd never have imagined come up in this video. Amazing!!
Your videos and content are incredibly well done. If I was a game developer I'd throw stuff your way to cover on behalf of the company. GW2 is an amazing game and very underrated, your video encapsulates the game perfectly. A great advertisement for the game and ArenaNet. Kudos
lol the asura character creation is anti-thesis to the seriousness of the intro. well done
What an amazing objective video on one of the Greatest MMO's, your commentary and opinions are very well done and thought out, plus your sense of humor is amazing. Thankyou Mitch appreciate what you do for the often overlooked MMO community :)
Always looked forward to your review of each expansion. Honestly disappointed you've reached the end of them, but thrilled you enjoyed them so much. You captured exactly what makes the game so special, and with a sense of humor that perfectly matches the energy of the game. I still hope we'll get to see more of Disco Gizmo, but thank you again for these wonderful videos chronicling his adventures!
I truly enjoy Disco's adventures. It is a refreshing as Guild Wars 2. Hope to see more.
"the power of disco and pure evil."
Why did you say exactly the same thing twice?
Excellently summarized, and oh man that solo at the end is still so good! GW2 may not be for everyone, but the community we've got is by far my favorite of any game. People look out for each other, and there always seems to be someone around who's happy to help new people get their bearings. It's really refreshing!
Many are talking about the masteries system on their 1st impression videos but almost no one mentions that they are effecting your account, not just your character.
Many afraid to take the wrong class and then delete and lose all the progress. It is important to mention how gw2 allows you to do mistakes without you feel like you waisted you precious time. Alot of new players heard that gw2 respects your time, but didnt see a good example of that before actually playing
I'm pretty sure on the official GW2 site there is a sale of the expansions! I am so very tempted.
i only bought the 59.99 pack. worth it. Gw2 doesn't ask you to play everyday / everymin
That was so entertaining to watch! Amazing sense of humor and storytelling skills!
Also a veteran player since GW1 days and GW2 beta here. Just wanted to say, you did a great job capturing the game's appeal. Great videos my guy
You have GOT to release a full version of that song so I can have it as a ringtone. Please!
Hello, guys! Great video👍 I played WoW for over 10 years, and just returned after a 7 year break. I am however open to try out other mmos aswell. Do you think I should try Gw2?
do it! the core game is free
Thank you so much for you streams and videos. Now you know what it's all about. And boy was it worth it. Really enjoyed the ride. See you in Tyria.
One of the most in-depth showcase of the game, amazing effort my man
Been playing 10 years, there's not a single game I've played during that time frame that has even come close to pulling me away from GW2. I can no longer play single player games, at all, as I miss the activity of others around me even if I'm not actively grouped with them.
It's going to be hard for a company to create a game that will pull me from GW2, it might be Diablo 4, but I don't know if I can deal with the isometric view any longer after glorious hack and slash ARPG action in full 3D within GW2.
Thanks for promoting the game, hopefully it leads to more success for GW2. And I hear, there is a GW3 in the works! WOOT!
This video is so great, it makes you want to dive into the game immediately. I really love it.
God I love these reviews for GW2. 36:07, that face xD
Your commentary during this video made it so enjoyable to watch. And the game does look pretty sweet. But after trying it for a bit I couldn't really find something that made me wanna keep playing. Maybe it was the lack of story line during the lvling time up to lvl 60 ?
I liked the events that happen in the zones but that was all there was it seemed to me. And personally, I need More. Maybe I'll try GW2 again later and persevere till atleast lvl 60.
Damn, after ESO I didn't want to try another MMORPG again. This is very tempting though. Thank you for the indepth video :)
@MitchManix If you were playing the guitar at the end, I'd really like to hear more of your music!
He definitely was