Little correction, Not all fractals are recicled parts of the story, some of them are events that took place at some point in the Lore of the game, like Urban battlegrounds that tells the story of the Searing of Ascalon.
@@mantasa0000 i think they are used to have an incentive, like being extremely strong for instance. So they like to min max and shit, thats what they fjnd fun
@@jgsource552 There are more than enough incentives in GW, so I'm not sure what you mean. The difference is in one game you chase a piece of gear- simple and basic, In the other it's just a lot less linear and skill based, rather than number based.
The "endgame" of gw2 is a mess, they even admitted the core of the game need some work, game is good but not everybody wants to play a game that has no step-ups besides some visuals lol
The biggest thing about GW2 that I've liked is that I've taken literal years off the game, come back, and it doesn't feel like I'm behind or that everything I was doing is suddenly irrelevant. They to a GREAT job at making the majority of their older content still accessible and viable to go out and do unlike a lot of MMOs I've played. I think a huge portion of that is because you're not always running on the gear treadmill to try and keep up with everything - you can just grab some exotics and experience the majority of content as is. That's a hard formula to nail down. I never realized it until I was playing another MMO to show them something cool from an older expansion only to realize how fruitless and forgotten it was. GW2 keeps it fresh and you can really see how they've grown through the years going through the stories and content.
I'm a super casual gamer and that's why I eventually just dropped WoW. Every time I came back it was like a completely different game where I was starting from scratch again. Nothing I had done the last time I played mattered int he least. I've been playing GW2 since launch and just this year completed my first legendary, but I've been working on it little by little the whole time.
Great video! Its nice to see new people (and content creators like you!) getting into GW2! I love how "go at your own pace" it is and the freedom it provides. A lot of the end game seems very daunting and usually turns people off, but thats why its great we have such a wonderful community to help our newer players out!
Nice take on the Game. Been Playing the Game since launch and still find ways to have fun even after doing everything the game has to offer thanks to the strong, friendly community.
16:31 This part should be heavily emphasized for anyone coming over from other MMOs or other time intensive 'main games'. GW2 does not try to monopolize your time and attention like most other MMOs do. Very little of the game's content is FOMO-style, and almost nothing is removed or made irrelevant intentionally. You absolutely can leave for weeks or months at a time without feeling like you're being penalized when you come back.
With the exception of living world episodes, I will add. You get them for free at their release, and of you miss one you have to buy it with gems. However, gems can be bought for in-game gold, so you still have an option for not paying for that content.
I'm about 1month in and still playing through the story. I've played them in order, almost finished LW S4. I like to complete each map once I've entered it to satisfy my ocd. The game seems very active and it's not often you'll be left fighting a quest boss alone, someone usually joins in. I've not tried any of the instanced fractals etc yet. I really like the horizontal progression now I have other commitments, family, dogs etc... Nice knowing I can leave the game for a few weeks, months or even years and my gear is still relevant. Highly recommend anyone try it out.
Warms my heart to see GW2 videos do well for folks. Glad you enjoyed the game. It's my most played game of all time, and that number ticks ever upward day by day.
pretty good video, as people play guild wars 2 more they come to terms with the tradeoffs. If you want hardcore content then you admit there will be a strict meta that evolves. The casualness allows you to play the way you want, but has its own restrictions. Its definitely different and not for everyone.
About Matchmaking in sPvP: I honestly advise everyone to get into Ranked matches. In the beginning, only unranked is available (to keep the bots away), where you'll get stomped. I've been playing pvp for years now, and I still get stomped in unranked (either total noobs or pvp-gods are playing there, who are expecting all of my moves, and cannot even touch them, they kill me in 0.5 seconds, and still have no idea how to counter rhem, I learn nothing... or I kill the total noobs in 0.5 second, and I also learn nothing). But in ranked, you'll get paired with players on your skill level, it's more fun, and I learn a lot more. Furthermore, I found it to be less toxic, interestingly.
@@pantheraleo2 oh I know, so am I. was surprised to see they had a youtube channel. But yeah, if you ever decide to play the game, be careful if you find yourself in Divinity reach or Black Citadel.
Good summary of GW2, glad you are enjoying the game. I've been playing since a couple months after launch, and haven't taken a break yet, but even after all of my time in the game, there's still plenty of things for me to do, that I haven't experienced yet, or goals I haven't completed. Just yesterday I found a new corner of a core map that I had never seen before. If any of your viewers reading this like exploration, then they should definitely give GW2 a try, as exploration is one of its strongest points. I also love the horizontal progression and the utility of Legendary gear, being able to swap stats any time you are out of combat, being able to transmute the appearance for free as many times as you like, and with the rest of GW2's build system and combat, being able to swap from a DPS, to a Support, to a Tank, or to a Healer almost instantly, makes playing a joy and allows me to do almost anything I want on each character. As you said, GW2 is very alt character friendly, and I currently have 26 toons on my main account. Looking forward to seeing more of your GW2 YT content, so I've subbed to your channel.
Thanks you a bunch for the essay! Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be makin any more content on the game, mostly because I don’t think I’ll have anything new to say(sense I don’t do guides or anything) but I am at any rate still going to be playing the game.
@@itsnanablitz aww i was hoping you’d make more GW2 content as well. Even if its just clips of you playing the game talking about random stuff. GW2’s biggest problem is lack of marketing so people really only discover this game because of content creators like yourself.
Well, most of my stuff is scripted and planned, so I wouldn’t do clips n such. Unfortunately my content structure doesn’t really leave much room for follow ups unless there is a need for such
@@itsnanablitz Well it’s totally up to you if you want to do more GW2 videos, but you might feel it’s worth the effort as you discover more about the game and the content it provides. Thanks for this video though and enjoy your time in Tyria.
Im on my 8th year in the game and I keep coming back to play it, sometimes I just log in to chat with fellow Charrs in the black citadel or help new players in fractals.
I think something noting is that in pvp you can try out the class you have at max level you can take a level 1 character in and try it out with all specs and elite specs and no need to grind for gear it's all standardized
Hey hey - loved the video and glad to see GW2 getting some praise! I've been playing over 10 years now and STILL have not run out of things to do since every time I log in I have so many choices. PvE, Living Story, achievement hunting, searching for all the little jokes/easter eggs, or just roaming around maps looking the beautiful environment design, crafting, etc. So many choices to fit practically any mood. The community (entirely agreeing outside of 5 player sPvP) is really great and super helpful, too. That said, like your journey with sPvP, I went into WvW as NOT a PvP-loving player, but ended up returning to it until I grew to love it because it's such a dynamic game mode. I did eventually join a really nice, non-meta, WvW-based guild I run with a few evenings a week, but you don't need a guild. All you need is to ask in map or team chat if there are any tags running open squad and you can join a temporary group. Some are more experienced than others, so mileage will vary, but enough of those and you may have an experience that you might enjoy. I also found that being in Discord is a game-mode changer, even just to listen. Anyway, I'm really glad that you enjoy the game, and again, good to see the game getting some praise!
Glad you enjoyed the game. I've been playing Gw2 for 10years now and honestly ....its the only MMO that I install with every computer i get and come back all the time. Played wowclassic's, EVE, ESO etc. and while I enjoyed those games, Gw2 makes me come back all the time. Its not perfect, God knows Anet marketing is probably abandoned in a gutter somewhere, but I never felt betrayed or extorted for my cash by Anet, actually I barely spent much in Gw2. All in all nice video big like!
GW2 is my go to. I am, at best a casual for half the yea (login rewards and done) and hardcore for the other half. My work is seasonal and when it's on it's 60 to 70 hrs a week for half the year, but when it's down it's 0 and I spend my time in GW2. If I were to play another MMO, I'd worry about how far behind I was and when back into it if I could find people to play with me to help get myself BiS. There's too much else to worry about in life to also have to worry about a game...game...as in fun, not worry. I play GW2 so I don't have to fold on the whole genre.
People don't understand GW2 because it's progression isn't linear. You can reach any endgame content within 3 days. At heart it's a completionist/collector game with A TON of content and fun public events you can join on the fly. You don't rush for endgame and then be content starved for half a year like you do in WoW etc. It just has a different vibe to it compared to any other MMO.
About the Holy Trinity...There are Healers, and Tank's too, but only one gamemode need tanks, because not all enemies can be tanked or can get aggro from a player. But there are Important Rolls in the end game, DPS, Healers, Agressive and Defensive Supports (Giving Key important Buffs like Alacrity and Quickness)
I like gw2 cause of how much it appreciates your time. Even old areas can have relevance. I found higher levels playing around low level areas and i learned they were also trying to complete. There's a great amount of content, regardless of whether or not you're on an expansion, combat feels fucking awesome. I have heard that there is a meta with a lot of stuff, but the game doesn't force it upon you like many other mmo's do.
The last (okay, only 😅) video of yours I'd seen was WoW vs FFXIV, I never expected to see you play my favorite MMO, much less enjoy it, especially INCLUDING the PVP?!?! So hyped! Your new avatar is great, I mean the old one was cute and furry baited me to watch the other video but the shading on this one is so stylized! Not to mention the epic art at 0:26 fits so closely with the gw2 painterly concept art aesthetic just👌
"Plus even when you get down you're not out of the fight, you can still deal damage, and because of the game's rally mechanic you can just get right back up _on certain classes_ and..." while showing a downstate fight between and ranger and necromancer, well played👏
I'm waiting for a sale, all dlc+all living world is like 137$ here. Where as diablo 4 is only 89. I guess ill try new world while waiting for a sale. Nw is like 25$ now on steam
Don’t waste time on other games, I played all, this is far the most balanced, an for me the best. PvP modes are just awesome, once you get it you can’t stop it. Ever. Peace
I second both KJ's and Balázs Kozák motions! While you wait for one of the game's frequent 50% off sales, the base game is free to play so you can get some characters to max-level and see if you enjoy the game's hybrid action combat/build customization before spending any money. If the game is for you, then like Balázs so eloquently said, you will begin to find other mmo's floaty in movement, unweighted in animation, tasteless in tactical positioning, and boring in build diversity compared to gw2's action combat. I wish I could enjoy other MMOs more, I've never been into WoW but follow both the Final Fantasy and Elder scrolls franchises but their MMOs' combat just can't satisfy me after GW2.
Guild Wars 2 has 9 Core Professions all which have 3 Elite Specializations each which have unique twist for the Core Profession which means the game has 27 different class options. I recommend looking up Meta Battle's leveling guide 👍 What it does is lower your time to kill which will make the game flow better. One thing the Meta Battle probably does not take in to accounting is the resent buffs to core weapons 😅 for Engineer player's go Rifle and you will have fun. Rifle was buffed a lot. For a short moment it was the best Low intensity build Sad truth about boons (buffs) is that you want Quickness and Alacrity. They make the game feel better. Alacrity lowers the cooldowns which allow you to click stronger abilities more often and Quickness makes you cast everything faster making using set abilities flow better 😁 after you start doing end game group content like Raids you will notice the difference ... best way to feel is to play condi berserker (warrior) 👍 you use long bow which is slow to use but once you give yourself quickness it feels so much nicer to use.
I play GW2 a lot and enjoy it. I have been playing since launch on and off.. I also have played FF14 since launch with a few breaks . Both games are my Go to games..
That's my biggest flaw with GW2, the class system and weapons dictating your skills. I want to be a 2H Guardian, but my firebrand build dictates for optimal performance I MUST use a torch and axe. Which really sucks. And there still is a holy trinity of sorts, but instead of it being hard locked to tank/support/dps it's like a triangular selector with each of those class types at each of the corners. You can spec more towards DPS or more towards support or being tanky. Biggest pro imo is the fact that no matter what your progress never becomes outdated. There's no constant rushing to keep up, once you have end-game gear, you have it forever and it'll never become out of date.
It's alright, with wow you feel like you're always working for something. With gw2 it just goes by so fast no real world story other then the 8 main quest every 10 levels but some of that is just stuff you picked making your toon. No real feeling that you worked hard for something, dungeons are dead a long with most the stuff no one does anymore. It's not a bad game tho something to pick up and put down without feeling like you're missing out on raiding and gearing like wow. But gw2 just feels empty to me, pushes you along to 80 in like a day then that's it. If you want to raid some still raid but it's just go back and do more of the same.
Dungeons are long abandoned, yeah, but there’s also fractals and strikes besides raids. I’ll agree with another comment - GW2 is for completionist and collecters. For me personally there’s no incentive to play CM fractals, but I do so bc I get shiny gold for my future legendaries and I can get achievements and titles for CMs. Moreover I can cycle through activities - today I play WvW just because I find it enjoyable, but then I grow tired of it and go raid with newbies in my guild, after that I can rest from raiding and do achievement hunting. There’s enough activities to keep me occupied when I want to take a break from one of them.
It's always fun to see a newcomer impression, hope you enjoyed the game, btw the problem it's always the same, they see the things in a wrong way :) so if a veteran say that this game is worth getting into it's ok but if a newcomer start playing and after few months he say it's (or it's not) worth getting into, well ... simply it's not reliable because most of the time he only has a very small partial vision of a game and often he doesn't even really understand how it works, which takes time, a lot of time. Many things in this video are quite wrong, but it's ok because you are a new player, I don't expect more, but I can say that as in PvP (structured) you understood the basics by just going beyond the first impression and at some point something clicked, the same is with WvW or fractals or raids etc. You must go beyond, even veterans that play a specific game mode do not really understand the other game modes of GW2 until they REALLY spend some time going beyond their first impression.
I'd go so far as to recommend GW1 - the girlfriend and I played the entirety of it last year, in preparation for starting GW2, and it was a blast. The AI henchmen/heroes mean that you can play the entire thing, expansions and all, either solo or in a very small group, and it works flawlessly. As for GW2... it seems to be more active than ever. If you head over to any of the "meta events" where big world bosses spawn on a regular basis, you'll find a spontaneous raid-load of people fighting it, even on a weekday when... ahem... we should have all been doing something productive instead. Big tip for new players though: Follow the story on your first playthrough. Don't aim for zone completion. If you aim for zone completion, you'll find the story content way too easy, and your exploration will have meant that you see things kinda out of sequence. Also, try to avoid using the mounts in the core campaign first time - they're great mounts, but they mean that you interact with the world in a very, very different way, and lose some of the sense of adventure (because you can bounce over all the enemies and ignore them).
Also (and this might be pinworthy possibly), if anyone reads this and plans to buy the expansions, BUY THE NEWEST ONE! You ALWAYS get the older ones when you buy the newest one in GW2! that way you save tonnes of money compared to buying them "in the order they came out".
@@vadim6656 specialization happened, tanks have taunts,there are dedicated supports,dedicated healers,DPS. But what I should add is all classes can do DMG,so you still got to pull your weight. They tried to have no trinity but people ended up doing it anyway so they embraced it
You mean healers/boons/dps? Cause outside of a few raids there aren't really any tank mechanics. There's fixate but you don't need tank gear for those.
@@MaveraceAnimation yes tanks do exist ,just not really needed outside of raids as you said,the game has evolved after 10 years,I said support not boons because 90% of people watching this have no idea what a boon is probably, everybody knows what a support does
I've actually only seen an advertisement for gw2 vs all the top ten it's just that people don't talk about it as much , like i heard about ff14 and wow from people around me
GW2 is my personal favorite mmo... never really managed to get into WoW, just not my thing, and ESO is... nice but i really dislike ZoS' monetisation alot. Plus even GW1 still has a somewhat doable playerbase, and ArenaNet said they'll keep it online for as long as GW2 is online, as GW1 barely costs them anything, and only two dudes are maintaining that gem. One thing i generally really love about GW in general, that no other game really has for some reason is the Mesmer class. it's just kinda unique to Guild Wars.
The sad part about WvW, is that all the content is behind "joining guilds". It is going to be hard if you solo roam, but joining a guild, and trying to improve within the dmg/cleanses/strips of that guild and maybe do some GvG just puts a whole new spin to PvP. It is basically like you said about PvP, once you get what is going on, from the "bombs". after you bait out their dmg or before, to the boon giving to heals/strips/movement etc. It is an insanely fun game mode. But as a new player, it must seem like a hot mess, with no strats and completely chaotic. Sometimes is, but most times people understand that either strips, dmg or cleanse/heal/stab is missing
Don't be afraid of WvW you can go into the map and look for a commander tag and join the group just like in meta trains. You Do Not need a guild to go in. you can roam solo small group or zerg. all depends on how you like to pvp. Just go in and again like all other game modes go have fun.
Any chance you're gaming on EU? Edit: "Not to play as an elementalist" pfft. I shall Weave your fate into demise and misery! ...Soon as I finish my downstate rotation...!
Compliments for acknowledging that the story of any game is only interesting once. Any MMO is about the repeat content and in that regard GW2 is second to none. If you have all expansions and Living World seasons there are currently over 30 LVL 80 maps to do, which means that when you get tired of one thing you an simply do another.
its funny ive found this video because i have been trying to recently play GW2 this past week or so, I currently play ESO and FF14, but i cant pay the FF14 sub, so I decided to try Guild Wars 2. Also Charr exist so I have the furry bait that dictates whether I actually try an MMO or not because humans are boring.
To anyone curious: I, too, picked up GW2 and got hooked, bought the Heart of Thorns/Path of Fire Expansion Bundle and yet I haven't touched any of it yet. My Human Necromancer is still wandering the Core Map as a Power Reaper Murder Hobo picking up Vistas and Hero Points and I love it. But you forgot to mention my Nemesis: Jumping Puzzles. Those things can break your heart, grind you soul to dust and make you cry. But the feeling of triumph you get at completing one is immense. And please, tip your Mesmer for helping you out, eh?
Anets advertising for GW2 was...lets just say it wasn't successful. After a few ad campaigns fell flat and provoked a fair bit of ridicule and community outrage, they kind of just stopped. It's probably for the best.
For free to play players, your only allowed 2 character slots, which means you can only create 2 characters. If your interested in the mounts, you MUST buy the expansion. The graphics are very outdated. In my opinion GW2 is not as good as a lot of UA-camrs make it out to be, they duck and weave around the real questions. If your not willing to put money in, your not gonna have a good time.
Heya, thanks for pointing them out, I don’t ever catch these things until after the fact, I can tell you that I misspelled all 3 of those things in my script to be what I said so that’s also something to improve on. I’m trying to get better at my vocal performances in general
"guild wars is one that never appreared on my raydar" bruh its been one of the big 5 for years. there is no way you play ff14/eso and wow without players who also play gw2. the overlap is insane as majority of those people will go back to gw2 they wont go back to other games because they just dont feel the same. wow and ff14 are games that hold a shotgun to the back of your head specially at the start of an expansion. gw2 never does and never will. Happy that your bringing attention to the game congrats on the video blowing up but saying you had never heard of it is a bit insane.
Appearing on my radar and not knowing about it are not the same but I get what your saying. I knew the game existed but that was it, it exists, not that people played it or continued to play it, or that is was good at all
Wow players are always the most hardcore-anti-every-other-mmo-players i've met, most of them dont play another mmo's they also hatin about them. just like old people saying "back then, everything was better"
I love the game so much but I really hate the progression and mastery system... Archievements should never have such a big role. I wish I could just quest and grind and still make progress with mastery points...
Well then, I would say play for free till like level 30 or so, it’s a different feel to the combat that is not for everyone so I would recommend seeing if you like the flow before spending any money
i hit cap 4 years ago on 6 characters and there hasnt been any meaningful progression in the game since then. everything new just awards the same type of gear. if you want ascended gear which is barely an improvement over exotic gear, you have to grind achievements and fractals. Gw2 has a metric shit tonne of grinding. event rewards are pathetic at best to the point where nothing feels meaningful.
Ok, so for names and such, I just have a hard time getting them right, sense most of the time I don’t catch any vocal mistakes until the comments point them out, I’m trying to get better
Little correction, Not all fractals are recicled parts of the story, some of them are events that took place at some point in the Lore of the game, like Urban battlegrounds that tells the story of the Searing of Ascalon.
One part of the searing. GW1 Prophecies tells another part of the searing.
That is the hardest thing for new players to understand, have fun, do wherever you want, enjoy the game insted of force a grind on you.
I know right? It's like people are so used to the punishing grinds they straight up don't understand when another game doesn't really do that
@@mantasa0000 i think they are used to have an incentive, like being extremely strong for instance. So they like to min max and shit, thats what they fjnd fun
@@jgsource552 There are more than enough incentives in GW, so I'm not sure what you mean. The difference is in one game you chase a piece of gear- simple and basic, In the other it's just a lot less linear and skill based, rather than number based.
Might be hard for some. I find it incredibly refreshing and easy to understand. The game couldn't make it easier to understand either.
The "endgame" of gw2 is a mess, they even admitted the core of the game need some work, game is good but not everybody wants to play a game that has no step-ups besides some visuals lol
The biggest thing about GW2 that I've liked is that I've taken literal years off the game, come back, and it doesn't feel like I'm behind or that everything I was doing is suddenly irrelevant. They to a GREAT job at making the majority of their older content still accessible and viable to go out and do unlike a lot of MMOs I've played. I think a huge portion of that is because you're not always running on the gear treadmill to try and keep up with everything - you can just grab some exotics and experience the majority of content as is. That's a hard formula to nail down. I never realized it until I was playing another MMO to show them something cool from an older expansion only to realize how fruitless and forgotten it was. GW2 keeps it fresh and you can really see how they've grown through the years going through the stories and content.
I'm a super casual gamer and that's why I eventually just dropped WoW. Every time I came back it was like a completely different game where I was starting from scratch again. Nothing I had done the last time I played mattered int he least.
I've been playing GW2 since launch and just this year completed my first legendary, but I've been working on it little by little the whole time.
So what if endgame is dead where will you use this best in slot?
In FF 14 you have the best stats in 3 days
Great video! Its nice to see new people (and content creators like you!) getting into GW2! I love how "go at your own pace" it is and the freedom it provides.
A lot of the end game seems very daunting and usually turns people off, but thats why its great we have such a wonderful community to help our newer players out!
Nice take on the Game. Been Playing the Game since launch and still find ways to have fun even after doing everything the game has to offer thanks to the strong, friendly community.
16:31 This part should be heavily emphasized for anyone coming over from other MMOs or other time intensive 'main games'. GW2 does not try to monopolize your time and attention like most other MMOs do. Very little of the game's content is FOMO-style, and almost nothing is removed or made irrelevant intentionally. You absolutely can leave for weeks or months at a time without feeling like you're being penalized when you come back.
With the exception of living world episodes, I will add. You get them for free at their release, and of you miss one you have to buy it with gems. However, gems can be bought for in-game gold, so you still have an option for not paying for that content.
@@soon_to_emergewell they stopped doing them now
You heard it here folks, PLAY GUILD WARS 2, DO IT
I'm about 1month in and still playing through the story. I've played them in order, almost finished LW S4. I like to complete each map once I've entered it to satisfy my ocd. The game seems very active and it's not often you'll be left fighting a quest boss alone, someone usually joins in. I've not tried any of the instanced fractals etc yet.
I really like the horizontal progression now I have other commitments, family, dogs etc... Nice knowing I can leave the game for a few weeks, months or even years and my gear is still relevant.
Highly recommend anyone try it out.
Warms my heart to see GW2 videos do well for folks.
Glad you enjoyed the game. It's my most played game of all time, and that number ticks ever upward day by day.
I only hope my other vids do well too TwT
8:47 "Ice-BROAD saga."
The cold mistress hurt him it seems.
pretty good video, as people play guild wars 2 more they come to terms with the tradeoffs. If you want hardcore content then you admit there will be a strict meta that evolves. The casualness allows you to play the way you want, but has its own restrictions. Its definitely different and not for everyone.
I've been playing for close to 11 years now and I've never gotten bored if that's any indication about the quality of this game
About Matchmaking in sPvP:
I honestly advise everyone to get into Ranked matches. In the beginning, only unranked is available (to keep the bots away), where you'll get stomped. I've been playing pvp for years now, and I still get stomped in unranked (either total noobs or pvp-gods are playing there, who are expecting all of my moves, and cannot even touch them, they kill me in 0.5 seconds, and still have no idea how to counter rhem, I learn nothing... or I kill the total noobs in 0.5 second, and I also learn nothing).
But in ranked, you'll get paired with players on your skill level, it's more fun, and I learn a lot more. Furthermore, I found it to be less toxic, interestingly.
Thanks for the tip. I usually play wvw and i wanted to try out spvp but i found it much more difficult. Guess that’s why
@@Carebear_Pooh you do need to reach r20 before you can enter ranked, but it's quite easy. ^^
at 14:55, that was me who said that and trust me when I say it gets weirder here.
pfft, he's a furry, he surely knows all about... stuff
@@pantheraleo2 oh I know, so am I. was surprised to see they had a youtube channel. But yeah, if you ever decide to play the game, be careful if you find yourself in Divinity reach or Black Citadel.
Good summary of GW2, glad you are enjoying the game. I've been playing since a couple months after launch, and haven't taken a break yet, but even after all of my time in the game, there's still plenty of things for me to do, that I haven't experienced yet, or goals I haven't completed. Just yesterday I found a new corner of a core map that I had never seen before. If any of your viewers reading this like exploration, then they should definitely give GW2 a try, as exploration is one of its strongest points. I also love the horizontal progression and the utility of Legendary gear, being able to swap stats any time you are out of combat, being able to transmute the appearance for free as many times as you like, and with the rest of GW2's build system and combat, being able to swap from a DPS, to a Support, to a Tank, or to a Healer almost instantly, makes playing a joy and allows me to do almost anything I want on each character. As you said, GW2 is very alt character friendly, and I currently have 26 toons on my main account. Looking forward to seeing more of your GW2 YT content, so I've subbed to your channel.
Thanks you a bunch for the essay! Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be makin any more content on the game, mostly because I don’t think I’ll have anything new to say(sense I don’t do guides or anything) but I am at any rate still going to be playing the game.
@@itsnanablitz aww i was hoping you’d make more GW2 content as well. Even if its just clips of you playing the game talking about random stuff. GW2’s biggest problem is lack of marketing so people really only discover this game because of content creators like yourself.
Well, most of my stuff is scripted and planned, so I wouldn’t do clips n such. Unfortunately my content structure doesn’t really leave much room for follow ups unless there is a need for such
@@itsnanablitz Well it’s totally up to you if you want to do more GW2 videos, but you might feel it’s worth the effort as you discover more about the game and the content it provides. Thanks for this video though and enjoy your time in Tyria.
I’ve been a gw2 player for 8+ years and let me tell you, it always warms my heart to see new people find and enjoy this game :)
I keep coming back to this Video, it's so weird how many names I recognize in here. Its overall a really solid review too.
Im on my 8th year in the game and I keep coming back to play it, sometimes I just log in to chat with fellow Charrs in the black citadel or help new players in fractals.
I think something noting is that in pvp you can try out the class you have at max level you can take a level 1 character in and try it out with all specs and elite specs and no need to grind for gear it's all standardized
Hey hey - loved the video and glad to see GW2 getting some praise! I've been playing over 10 years now and STILL have not run out of things to do since every time I log in I have so many choices. PvE, Living Story, achievement hunting, searching for all the little jokes/easter eggs, or just roaming around maps looking the beautiful environment design, crafting, etc. So many choices to fit practically any mood. The community (entirely agreeing outside of 5 player sPvP) is really great and super helpful, too.
That said, like your journey with sPvP, I went into WvW as NOT a PvP-loving player, but ended up returning to it until I grew to love it because it's such a dynamic game mode. I did eventually join a really nice, non-meta, WvW-based guild I run with a few evenings a week, but you don't need a guild. All you need is to ask in map or team chat if there are any tags running open squad and you can join a temporary group. Some are more experienced than others, so mileage will vary, but enough of those and you may have an experience that you might enjoy. I also found that being in Discord is a game-mode changer, even just to listen.
Anyway, I'm really glad that you enjoy the game, and again, good to see the game getting some praise!
Glad you enjoyed the game. I've been playing Gw2 for 10years now and honestly ....its the only MMO that I install with every computer i get and come back all the time. Played wowclassic's, EVE, ESO etc. and while I enjoyed those games, Gw2 makes me come back all the time. Its not perfect, God knows Anet marketing is probably abandoned in a gutter somewhere, but I never felt betrayed or extorted for my cash by Anet, actually I barely spent much in Gw2. All in all nice video big like!
Glad I got to have time to watch this vid, very entertaining mate good work✨💛
Thank you!
GW2 is my go to. I am, at best a casual for half the yea (login rewards and done) and hardcore for the other half. My work is seasonal and when it's on it's 60 to 70 hrs a week for half the year, but when it's down it's 0 and I spend my time in GW2. If I were to play another MMO, I'd worry about how far behind I was and when back into it if I could find people to play with me to help get myself BiS.
There's too much else to worry about in life to also have to worry about a game...game...as in fun, not worry.
I play GW2 so I don't have to fold on the whole genre.
Nice video, just an advice: be stubborn again! Engage fully WvW in zerg and guild raids. You won't regret it XD
Woah, i really like your channel man, recently discovered it
Thank you! I’m glad your enjoying it!
People don't understand GW2 because it's progression isn't linear. You can reach any endgame content within 3 days. At heart it's a completionist/collector game with A TON of content and fun public events you can join on the fly. You don't rush for endgame and then be content starved for half a year like you do in WoW etc. It just has a different vibe to it compared to any other MMO.
sure make a legendary in 3 days and get skyscale in 3 days XD from fresh
@@yukimizuno4046 What are you even talking about? You don't need either to play the endgame content. You can jump into raids withing 3 days.
Just started love it
About the Holy Trinity...There are Healers, and Tank's too, but only one gamemode need tanks, because not all enemies can be tanked or can get aggro from a player.
But there are Important Rolls in the end game, DPS, Healers, Agressive and Defensive Supports (Giving Key important Buffs like Alacrity and Quickness)
I like gw2 cause of how much it appreciates your time. Even old areas can have relevance. I found higher levels playing around low level areas and i learned they were also trying to complete. There's a great amount of content, regardless of whether or not you're on an expansion, combat feels fucking awesome. I have heard that there is a meta with a lot of stuff, but the game doesn't force it upon you like many other mmo's do.
Hahaha Does he really respect your time?
Try to play a quick pvp game or gather teams for a raid
First vid to pop off, good work my dude
aw you ddnt touch the commander feature...
The last (okay, only 😅) video of yours I'd seen was WoW vs FFXIV, I never expected to see you play my favorite MMO, much less enjoy it, especially INCLUDING the PVP?!?! So hyped! Your new avatar is great, I mean the old one was cute and furry baited me to watch the other video but the shading on this one is so stylized! Not to mention the epic art at 0:26 fits so closely with the gw2 painterly concept art aesthetic just👌
"Plus even when you get down you're not out of the fight, you can still deal damage, and because of the game's rally mechanic you can just get right back up _on certain classes_ and..." while showing a downstate fight between and ranger and necromancer, well played👏
Heya, the art was a commission from Swendong, here is their insta, go check them out! swendongstudio
Welcome to Tyria ^^
One of the best if not the best MMOs to play out there!
If you want to see really impressive mount physics look up the serious Roller Beetle Racing circuit here on UA-cam,
I'm waiting for a sale, all dlc+all living world is like 137$ here. Where as diablo 4 is only 89. I guess ill try new world while waiting for a sale. Nw is like 25$ now on steam
You don't need to buy all that right off the bat.
Don’t waste time on other games, I played all, this is far the most balanced, an for me the best. PvP modes are just awesome, once you get it you can’t stop it. Ever.
Peace
I second both KJ's and Balázs Kozák motions! While you wait for one of the game's frequent 50% off sales, the base game is free to play so you can get some characters to max-level and see if you enjoy the game's hybrid action combat/build customization before spending any money. If the game is for you, then like Balázs so eloquently said, you will begin to find other mmo's floaty in movement, unweighted in animation, tasteless in tactical positioning, and boring in build diversity compared to gw2's action combat. I wish I could enjoy other MMOs more, I've never been into WoW but follow both the Final Fantasy and Elder scrolls franchises but their MMOs' combat just can't satisfy me after GW2.
Guild Wars 2 has 9 Core Professions all which have 3 Elite Specializations each which have unique twist for the Core Profession which means the game has 27 different class options.
I recommend looking up Meta Battle's leveling guide 👍 What it does is lower your time to kill which will make the game flow better.
One thing the Meta Battle probably does not take in to accounting is the resent buffs to core weapons 😅 for Engineer player's go Rifle and you will have fun. Rifle was buffed a lot. For a short moment it was the best Low intensity build
Sad truth about boons (buffs) is that you want Quickness and Alacrity. They make the game feel better. Alacrity lowers the cooldowns which allow you to click stronger abilities more often and Quickness makes you cast everything faster making using set abilities flow better 😁 after you start doing end game group content like Raids you will notice the difference ... best way to feel is to play condi berserker (warrior) 👍 you use long bow which is slow to use but once you give yourself quickness it feels so much nicer to use.
I play GW2 a lot and enjoy it. I have been playing since launch on and off.. I also have played FF14 since launch with a few breaks . Both games are my Go to games..
Very good video 👌
Love your sona. And yup, been playin GW since beta. Welcome aboard
to pinpoint something : you buy living world seasons but if you play the game when the episodes are releasing u get them for free
That's my biggest flaw with GW2, the class system and weapons dictating your skills. I want to be a 2H Guardian, but my firebrand build dictates for optimal performance I MUST use a torch and axe. Which really sucks. And there still is a holy trinity of sorts, but instead of it being hard locked to tank/support/dps it's like a triangular selector with each of those class types at each of the corners. You can spec more towards DPS or more towards support or being tanky. Biggest pro imo is the fact that no matter what your progress never becomes outdated. There's no constant rushing to keep up, once you have end-game gear, you have it forever and it'll never become out of date.
Im back recently after almost a decade. Im loving GW2 all again. I left when HoT was initially released. I regret stopping playing GW2.
It's alright, with wow you feel like you're always working for something. With gw2 it just goes by so fast no real world story other then the 8 main quest every 10 levels but some of that is just stuff you picked making your toon. No real feeling that you worked hard for something, dungeons are dead a long with most the stuff no one does anymore. It's not a bad game tho something to pick up and put down without feeling like you're missing out on raiding and gearing like wow. But gw2 just feels empty to me, pushes you along to 80 in like a day then that's it. If you want to raid some still raid but it's just go back and do more of the same.
Dungeons are long abandoned, yeah, but there’s also fractals and strikes besides raids. I’ll agree with another comment - GW2 is for completionist and collecters. For me personally there’s no incentive to play CM fractals, but I do so bc I get shiny gold for my future legendaries and I can get achievements and titles for CMs. Moreover I can cycle through activities - today I play WvW just because I find it enjoyable, but then I grow tired of it and go raid with newbies in my guild, after that I can rest from raiding and do achievement hunting. There’s enough activities to keep me occupied when I want to take a break from one of them.
Great game to hangout with friends
You should come back and remake this after the new expansion comes out because a lot of things seem to be changing.
Already have the script outlined and ready for it, preordering the expansion too
very informative video about GW2, wish u had this video out years ago, u could get whole lot of subs.
It absolutely is!
as a guild wars 2 player I highly recomend it is super fun and is worth playing if you want a fun game that is not too grindy
"you don't even really need to farm anything"
*looks at skyscale requirements.. sweats nervously*
good review furboy
It's always fun to see a newcomer impression, hope you enjoyed the game, btw the problem it's always the same, they see the things in a wrong way :) so if a veteran say that this game is worth getting into it's ok but if a newcomer start playing and after few months he say it's (or it's not) worth getting into, well ... simply it's not reliable because most of the time he only has a very small partial vision of a game and often he doesn't even really understand how it works, which takes time, a lot of time.
Many things in this video are quite wrong, but it's ok because you are a new player, I don't expect more, but I can say that as in PvP (structured) you understood the basics by just going beyond the first impression and at some point something clicked, the same is with WvW or fractals or raids etc. You must go beyond, even veterans that play a specific game mode do not really understand the other game modes of GW2 until they REALLY spend some time going beyond their first impression.
I moved to GW2 from ffxiv around end of June last year. Haven't looked back 👍
Definitely gonna check it out!
You fursona vtuber is so adorable! I just want to give him head pats lol ❤️
Thank you, I think I’d like head pats too
*gives head pats* ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა
I'd go so far as to recommend GW1 - the girlfriend and I played the entirety of it last year, in preparation for starting GW2, and it was a blast. The AI henchmen/heroes mean that you can play the entire thing, expansions and all, either solo or in a very small group, and it works flawlessly.
As for GW2... it seems to be more active than ever. If you head over to any of the "meta events" where big world bosses spawn on a regular basis, you'll find a spontaneous raid-load of people fighting it, even on a weekday when... ahem... we should have all been doing something productive instead.
Big tip for new players though: Follow the story on your first playthrough. Don't aim for zone completion. If you aim for zone completion, you'll find the story content way too easy, and your exploration will have meant that you see things kinda out of sequence.
Also, try to avoid using the mounts in the core campaign first time - they're great mounts, but they mean that you interact with the world in a very, very different way, and lose some of the sense of adventure (because you can bounce over all the enemies and ignore them).
Excellent video!
Also (and this might be pinworthy possibly), if anyone reads this and plans to buy the expansions, BUY THE NEWEST ONE! You ALWAYS get the older ones when you buy the newest one in GW2! that way you save tonnes of money compared to buying them "in the order they came out".
There is a trinity,there are healers,supports and tanks,long ago there was no trinity.
Really? I thought there are no healers and tank. What has changed
@@vadim6656 specialization happened, tanks have taunts,there are dedicated supports,dedicated healers,DPS. But what I should add is all classes can do DMG,so you still got to pull your weight. They tried to have no trinity but people ended up doing it anyway so they embraced it
You mean healers/boons/dps? Cause outside of a few raids there aren't really any tank mechanics. There's fixate but you don't need tank gear for those.
@@MaveraceAnimation yes tanks do exist ,just not really needed outside of raids as you said,the game has evolved after 10 years,I said support not boons because 90% of people watching this have no idea what a boon is probably, everybody knows what a support does
tbh the trinity is pretty much non-existent in the open world.
Solid video! Yeah Anet never market's.
World vs world is amazing, join a commander tag & watch your inventory fill up full of goodies lol
I’m doing a vid on the pvp more in depth and I do touch of wvw more, or at least I plan to
I've actually only seen an advertisement for gw2 vs all the top ten it's just that people don't talk about it as much , like i heard about ff14 and wow from people around me
GW2 is my personal favorite mmo... never really managed to get into WoW, just not my thing, and ESO is... nice but i really dislike ZoS' monetisation alot. Plus even GW1 still has a somewhat doable playerbase, and ArenaNet said they'll keep it online for as long as GW2 is online, as GW1 barely costs them anything, and only two dudes are maintaining that gem.
One thing i generally really love about GW in general, that no other game really has for some reason is the Mesmer class. it's just kinda unique to Guild Wars.
The sad part about WvW, is that all the content is behind "joining guilds". It is going to be hard if you solo roam, but joining a guild, and trying to improve within the dmg/cleanses/strips of that guild and maybe do some GvG just puts a whole new spin to PvP. It is basically like you said about PvP, once you get what is going on, from the "bombs". after you bait out their dmg or before, to the boon giving to heals/strips/movement etc. It is an insanely fun game mode. But as a new player, it must seem like a hot mess, with no strats and completely chaotic. Sometimes is, but most times people understand that either strips, dmg or cleanse/heal/stab is missing
Have never played WvW in a guild, everything is available to me, enter the world, find the zerg and tag along like everyone else.
Don't be afraid of WvW you can go into the map and look for a commander tag and join the group just like in meta trains. You Do Not need a guild to go in. you can roam solo small group or zerg. all depends on how you like to pvp. Just go in and again like all other game modes go have fun.
Any chance you're gaming on EU?
Edit: "Not to play as an elementalist" pfft. I shall Weave your fate into demise and misery! ...Soon as I finish my downstate rotation...!
No I’m using NA servers, and yes I don’t think ele is a good first class
@@itsnanablitz Shame.. If only you were on EU :c
great review
I've played all the games you mention, same thing, kept seeing guild wars 2 on all kinds of top 10 list, tried it, now I only play guild wars 2 lol
ABSOLUTELY GW2 IS AMAZING I GOT INTO IT 2 DAYS AGO, ITS AMAZING SO FAR
The part about the story is sooo truue bro XD
Thanks i like gw2 alot
Compliments for acknowledging that the story of any game is only interesting once. Any MMO is about the repeat content and in that regard GW2 is second to none. If you have all expansions and Living World seasons there are currently over 30 LVL 80 maps to do, which means that when you get tired of one thing you an simply do another.
Pvp in guild wars is Top notch 👌
you can max up your character by doing only pvp ! that's crazy
Just follow some tutorials about builds and how to play. And you'll be good to go
The expansions are buyable with gems along with the living worlds so you could get it all for free
its funny ive found this video because i have been trying to recently play GW2 this past week or so, I currently play ESO and FF14, but i cant pay the FF14 sub, so I decided to try Guild Wars 2.
Also Charr exist so I have the furry bait that dictates whether I actually try an MMO or not because humans are boring.
It's better than wow for me. Deleted my characters of 15 years. I cannot stand what the playerbase has devolved into anymore.
YES IT IS.
Just go and play, whoever reading this comment.
Best mmo out there, if only they had a better lfg system
To anyone curious: I, too, picked up GW2 and got hooked, bought the Heart of Thorns/Path of Fire Expansion Bundle and yet I haven't touched any of it yet. My Human Necromancer is still wandering the Core Map as a Power Reaper Murder Hobo picking up Vistas and Hero Points and I love it. But you forgot to mention my Nemesis: Jumping Puzzles. Those things can break your heart, grind you soul to dust and make you cry. But the feeling of triumph you get at completing one is immense. And please, tip your Mesmer for helping you out, eh?
Gw2 for life
whit expansion YES,free to play definitely not
Anets advertising for GW2 was...lets just say it wasn't successful. After a few ad campaigns fell flat and provoked a fair bit of ridicule and community outrage, they kind of just stopped. It's probably for the best.
They did End of Dragons justice, and it sold better than the previous expansions. ^^
For free to play players, your only allowed 2 character slots, which means you can only create 2 characters. If your interested in the mounts, you MUST buy the expansion. The graphics are very outdated. In my opinion GW2 is not as good as a lot of UA-camrs make it out to be, they duck and weave around the real questions. If your not willing to put money in, your not gonna have a good time.
Nice vídeo.
try Action Camera in keybinding settings make the game much better
It's 800 gems.
Not 80 gems.
No it’s 80 gems per US dollar, I was right the first time
@@itsnanablitz
Ah I see, I misunderstood what you were saying.
Mispronounced:
Ice brood saga.
Arena net.
Renown hearts.
Heya, thanks for pointing them out, I don’t ever catch these things until after the fact, I can tell you that I misspelled all 3 of those things in my script to be what I said so that’s also something to improve on. I’m trying to get better at my vocal performances in general
Based.
"guild wars is one that never appreared on my raydar" bruh its been one of the big 5 for years. there is no way you play ff14/eso and wow without players who also play gw2. the overlap is insane as majority of those people will go back to gw2 they wont go back to other games because they just dont feel the same. wow and ff14 are games that hold a shotgun to the back of your head specially at the start of an expansion. gw2 never does and never will.
Happy that your bringing attention to the game congrats on the video blowing up but saying you had never heard of it is a bit insane.
Appearing on my radar and not knowing about it are not the same but I get what your saying. I knew the game existed but that was it, it exists, not that people played it or continued to play it, or that is was good at all
Y E S
Gw2🔥👍❤️👏
Wow players are always the most hardcore-anti-every-other-mmo-players i've met, most of them dont play another mmo's they also hatin about them. just like old people saying "back then, everything was better"
Best mobil mmorpg
Wait did you just say Area net?.
Some one of the ways you pronounce words took me out 🤣🤣💀💀
Here for the femboy vibes
Bro what, where
I love the game so much but I really hate the progression and mastery system... Archievements should never have such a big role. I wish I could just quest and grind and still make progress with mastery points...
get PoE and HoT.
I already own all the expansions, I got them in a steam bundle
@@itsnanablitz I meant your audience
Well then, I would say play for free till like level 30 or so, it’s a different feel to the combat that is not for everyone so I would recommend seeing if you like the flow before spending any money
i hit cap 4 years ago on 6 characters and there hasnt been any meaningful progression in the game since then. everything new just awards the same type of gear. if you want ascended gear which is barely an improvement over exotic gear, you have to grind achievements and fractals. Gw2 has a metric shit tonne of grinding. event rewards are pathetic at best to the point where nothing feels meaningful.
never come across this channel before, is it a running joke to mispronounce every other thing? honest question.
Ok, so for names and such, I just have a hard time getting them right, sense most of the time I don’t catch any vocal mistakes until the comments point them out, I’m trying to get better
Follow up: I’m Actully very well spoken in everyday life, but reading from a script and into a mic for performance isn’t as easy as most would think
If you want a game better than WoW and FF14, yes.
I wouldnt go as far as to say that now