Poll: GW2 vs WoW, who will win?

[Hectix777]

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http://www.killtenrats.com/2011/01/14/world-of-warcraft-players-guide-to-guild-wars-2/

read this.

Thank you so much for posting this I will edit the first post so other posters may read this again, thank you again

 

[Hectix777]

Ok just to say Guild Wars 2 is not making itself out to be a woW killer or clone. Guild Wars always has and strives to be on the opposite spectrum of the MMO genre as WoW. Also if anyone does want to discuss GW1 or 2 we do have a group. Just saying...

where?

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Ok just to say Guild Wars 2 is not making itself out to be a woW killer or clone. Guild Wars always has and strives to be on the opposite spectrum of the MMO genre as WoW. Also if anyone does want to discuss GW1 or 2 we do have a group. Just saying...

where?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Guild-Wars. There it is not too hard to find.

 

[Jewky]

I've never been much of a fan of MMORPG's, yet I have played WoW for a shiatload of time (which, in retrospect, I seriously regret), mainly for the storyline and the PvP'ing and to make the permanent whining of classmates stop. After having grinded my Nelfy Priest to level 70-80-85 and all the gearing up for PvE and PvP, having downed the stuff you needed to down, achievements become the interesting thing in the game, which also is a massive grind. So I've pretty much quit the thing, because frustration > fun, also because Cataclysm is poor when compared to Burning Crusade(which was the best expansion for the bloody game).

Tl;dr, I'd rather spend my time studying and enjoying myself with a more interesting game with less grind, such as Portal and Mirror's Edge (and whatever RTS you can come up with).

 

[ThePizzaGuy556]

IF GW2 is free like the first one (subscription wise) then It wont even have an affect on WoW's playerbase.

 

[inkheart_artist]

Now I'm significantly more interested in GW2 then any WoW expansion pack, that ship has sailed. But there's barely any information on GW2 and you make a thread asking people which is better? They don't even have a release day on that shit, for god's sake.

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

I've never been much of a fan of MMORPG's, yet I have played WoW for a shiatload of time (which, in retrospect, I seriously regret), mainly for the storyline and the PvP'ing and to make the permanent whining of classmates stop. After having grinded my Nelfy Priest to level 70-80-85 and all the gearing up for PvE and PvP, having downed the stuff you needed to down, achievements become the interesting thing in the game, which also is a massive grind. So I've pretty much quit the thing, because frustration > fun, also because Cataclysm is poor when compared to Burning Crusade(which was the best expansion for the bloody game).

Tl;dr, I'd rather spend my time studying and enjoying myself with a more interesting game with less grind, such as Portal and Mirror's Edge (and whatever RTS you can come up with).

"If you love MMOs, you'll want to check out Guild Wars 2. If you hate MMOs, you'll really want to check out Guild Wars 2."

 

[icame]

Honestly, even if GW2 lived up to its hype, it wouldn't kill wow. Nothing can except another blizzard MMO.

 

[FollowUp]

It has nothing to do with my personal preference, but WoW is such a juggernaut that I don't think enough people will switch to guild wars.

 

[milkmuffins]

I haven't read through all 4 pages so I apologize if this has been said, but the main falacy in the argument is that GW2 will not subscription based so it isn't trying to compete with WoW.

About the whole longevity thing GW1 has been out around the same amount of time as WoW and even without a subscription it is still active and profitable for the Devs.

 

[Retronana]

I like to think that someday we'll get an MMO that's completely different that anything we've seen before, unfortunately no company is willing gamble that much money when they can get a safe return just making a WoW variation. Guild wars 2 will NOT outsell WoW in a million years, doesn't mean it won't be a massive success though, heres hoping

 

[Davey Woo]

I don't think anything will ever take down WoW, not even a sequel of some kind. Regardless I'll never get WoW unless it goes completely free, I've been playing Guild Wars for 5 years and I'll get GW2 on release.

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

I posted my opinions a while back, but I think I'll add this:

Best case scenario:
GW2 ends up being an absolutely incredible game in every way. Every house that has a computer has a copy. It revolutionizes the genre.

Worst case scenario:
GW2 ends up being a pretty good game. It has a playerbase with numbers roughly equivalent to GW1. It revolutionizes the genre.

Because as someone (I believe from Penny Arcade) said, whether or not the game is good, and even if it doesn't end up coming out, it has already had a positive effect on MMOs. The developers have looked critically at the genre, highlighted what works and what doesn't work, and looked for ways to cut out or minimize the unpleasant aspects of the genre while adding a personalized feel that helps the genre toward living up to its potential as the most immersive and personal form of RPG.

Even in the unlikely event that GW2 completely flops, I'm sure we'll see many aspects of it cropping up in future MMOs like Titan.

 

[Canid117]

Wow.

Because nothing beats wow.

what about chuck norris

Have you ever seen them both in one place at the same time?

Yes, and he was roundhousing its face off, he was about to kill it but felt sorry for WoW and it's desire to suck souls into its gorge of greed but walked away saying that wasn't worth the effort to kill.

That was a Wow robot to divert suspicion.

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

I like to think that someday we'll get an MMO that's completely different that anything we've seen before, unfortunately no company is willing gamble that much money when they can get a safe return just making a WoW variation. Guild wars 2 will NOT outsell WoW in a million years, doesn't mean it won't be a massive success though, heres hoping

I do hope you realize that that's exactly what GW2 is trying to do: be an MMO that's completely different from anything we've seen before, and nothing at all like a WoW variation. They're the company that's willing to take that gamble.

 

[Ulkjen]

I believe there is going to be one strong player base for guildwars2. Mostly since the darn game has, well, no actual subscription. Buy the game and your good. The player base should expand massively from that.

 

[Dethpixie]

WoW isn't going anywhere anytime soon and proclaiming something the WoW-killer has never helped either.

 

[Yopaz]

I'd say WoW. WoW already got a solid base, it got monthly subscriptions rather than a 1 time payment. That monthly payment will make people play it for as much as possible just top get their money's worth, but with Guild Wars they can afford to relax.
WoW will remain bigegst because really, people don't want too much change, they just want to renew what they already got.

 

[Bad Cluster]

Simple, GW2 will loose, because its made by NCsoft. Look at all their games, they all failed to last, all for the same reason, lack of endgame content and support. They even managed to butcher Tabula Rasa with it.

It's not made by NCsoft, it's made by ArenaNet. Like the original GW, which has had quite a respectable level of both success and acclaim. NCsoft is only publishing it, and they're giving ANet pretty much complete freedom over development. They aren't even giving them a deadline.

Also, ANet has repeatedly said that the game will come out "when it's ready." They're going to polish the thing with a toothbrush before they let it out the doors. They've definitely been keeping an eye on the failures of previous MMOs, as evidenced by the fact that they canceled public beta tests planned for 2008 because they realized that most people view betas as demos now.

Well, in that case, lets hope they won't get pressured by NCsoft in any way. It would be great to have something fresh out there which isn't same bag of marbles under a different name.

Personally though, every time I see an MMO tag slapped near a franchise of my interest, I just turn the page. Played too much, too many, to care or have any hopes for the genre to change in any significant way. Saying it here just in case, so peopel dont think I'm a fanboy or a hater

 

[Arthedain]

@EmperorSubcutaneus: you can't convince people with a costructed promo video like that. you need actual gameplay, like this: (jump at 2:00 for gameplay footage)


I voted GW2, but I know very well that WOW CAN'T JUST DIE. Too much advantage. But still, it's an old game, and it's getting stale and repetitive.