wow or guild wars?

[Flarvii]

on CSS you don't see a game you see a simple mechanic of point and click in which there is no such thing as a noob, anyone can click on someone else.

Let's apply that logic to say... The Civilization series and you won't get the same result as strategy is a huge part of all MMOs especially PvP, but if you're talking about RuneScape-style PvP then no, you are absolutely right, as long as you have a better weapon then your opponent then you are going to win. Unless the person you're fighting is a lucky prick...

 

[Flarvii]

it takes about the same amount of time to get to lvl 70(in WoW) as it does to get to lvl 20(in GW. also, who ever heard or somone grinding to get to lvl 80? we do quests for a reason, faster xp in triplicate. play wow, loads more content

It takes about an average of 7+ days of game play to reach level 70 and most of the quests are just copied from quests in the starting zone and some of the words changed, of course this is standard for MMOs today but a bit of variation in quests would be nice once in a while. Also I have heard that WoW has a bigger item inventory (as in the amount of items in the game) compared to Guild Wars but since there can be over 3 versions of the same armour it?s hard to stand up to that.

 

[ice spirit]

GW is far more better, no grinding, no monthly costs. Also is GW in my opinion more about skilz then WoW as with WoW you can take as much skills as you want with you, although with GW you can only take 8 and of those 8 only 3 PvE skills, which makes it a lot more about tactics. What motivates me to play GW is that the use of a party is much more important then with other MMORPGs, which adds another level of tactics and not being able to heal with potions makes you rely more on your team. And honestly whats more fun, being able to fend off 5 w/r with pets(elite zaishen) on your own with a crit scythe build or grinding for hours by just randomly mashing buttons.

 

[Flarvii]

potions are for when you don't have a team, when you're on the brink of destrucion but you don't want to die a potion is to be used. and grinding isn't the only way to lvl in wow, stop implying that it is.
clearly you have never played wow, it is not button mashing, every button can be assigned to do somthing for you, usually the numbers are the best for combat, every class has different attacks that help in different sittuations. e.g. watching a rogue players keystrokes seems like button mashing 1-1-1-1-2 etc. but the all have spesific funcions, pressing one will perform "sinister strike" (by default)and 2 will perform "eviserate". "eviserate" can only be performed if certain things are done to the target first, in the average case it is "sinister strike" about 5 times.
its difficult to explain, but when you start playing you get the hang of things. ITS NOT RANDOM BUTTON MASHING.,

I have played WoW for about 6 months (regrettably) and I have become fairly aware with game play mechanics. So two things:

1 ? With some classes it IS random button mashing (pressed the eviscerate button until the other player dies isn?t really fun to me?) but with the other?s it requires a lot of skill, like priests, warlocks, etc.
2 ? The quests are like grinding (keyword: like) but don?t pose much of difficulty until you reach the higher levels.

 

[Flarvii]

WoW has More Endgame Content

You are right about this, but what motivates the player to get to level 80 with about 1,000+ hours to get there, and after you reach level 80 what exactly is there to do? Grind instances, grind PvP points, grind for better armour, grind for better weapons. Do you see a little trend starting?

The only reason why I play MMOs is because of the guilds and what I thought was a good storyline, for example: Warcraft III has a great storyline and since at the beginning at every Warcraft game there is a different reason why you want to kill the Horde/Alliance I would've thought that Blizzard would do the smart thing and bring the series to a close with a big finale. Blizzard obviously wanted to get more money so they made an MMO, and ever since then WoW has left a massive fingerprint of the MMO industry.

 

[Flarvii]

NONE OF IT IS REALLY GRINDING YOU TWAT

Yes it is.

besides WoW is a great social enviroment aswell

I would rather talk to my friends in real life then over an MMO, and joining a guild really has no point then to talk to more people over in America about how pointless the Redridge quests are.

clearly your "6 months" of "experiance" were poorly invested.

This part confuses me, if you are trying to call me inexperienced then fine but backup your statement next time. More to the point: if your version of an experienced player is someone who loves every bit of the game then your a "Fanboy" or "Partyboy" or whatever they call it and this is clearly a biased argument. I am just trying to point out that WoW has a needless amount of grinding and in my opinion is a waste of time.

YOU ARE A N00B

The word "noob" has absolutely no meaning to me as it is over used.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

I could never really get into guild wars. It didn't really feel all too welcoming. there was something about the beginning quests in WoW that just eased you into it nice and slow. WoW is probably the better choice, but guild wars is pretty good aswell.

 

[Baby Tea]

clearly your "6 months" of "experiance" were poorly invested.

This part confuses me, if you are trying to call me inexperienced then fine but backup your statement next time. More to the point: if your version of an experienced player is someone who loves every bit of the game then your a "Fanboy" or "Partyboy" or whatever they call it and this is clearly a biased argument. I am just trying to point out that WoW has a needless amount of grinding and in my opinion is a waste of time.

I really gotta agree here.
I played WoW for about 6 or 7 months, and it was fun at first...and then it just got boring. I remember logging on and saying to myself "UGH I still have to do THIS quest and go get THIS stuff and find THIS flower..." And I shouldn't really be saying that about a game...that I'm paying monthly for. If I'm not having fun, then why am I playing the game?

And I have plenty of friends who play hard-core, and are level 80 and all that crap and they say the same thing: "The REAL game is at the end!" or "It doesn't REALLY start until you reach level 60/70/80!". So I have to plow and wade through 60 to 80 levels of grinding...just so I can jump right back into grinding for the high-tiered gear?

Yeah, no thanks.

 

[Grimm91]

I have played both WOW and Guild wars. In the end for me WOW won. Just because I liked the classes and the people better. Yes, the whole pay to play makes me mad with WOW but I can deal with it.

 

[Flarvii]

And I have plenty of friends who play hard-core, and are level 80 and all that crap and they say the same thing: "The REAL game is at the end!" or "It doesn't REALLY start until you reach level 60/70/80!". So I have to plow and wade through 60 to 80 levels of grinding...just so I can jump right back into grinding for the high-tiered gear?

This is almost exactly what my friends keep on telling me to do and they claim that the game isn't repetitive *cough*

 

[_Serendipity_]

If you want to try a MMO, I advise dipping your toes in first with a free one like Fiesta Online [http://fiesta.outspark.com/], just to see if you like the format.

 

[TOFUM4ST3R]

Get neither of them. It is better to wait for Star Wars: The Old Republic. In the meantime, check out some free-to-play MMOs to observe how you enjoy them.

 

[s-l-u-g]

interms of money: GW
Plot: GW
Look: GW
and in my experiance the GW community is much friendlier to noobs. which you are from lv's 1-18 from looks of things.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

Try heroin - it'll end up dominating your life less.

nah I'd like to stay away from that sort of thing.I'm aware of how WoW takes over peoples lifes lol so that's sort of making me go to guild wars more..

since I've asked i' like to play a mmo online I've had people arguing about what i should go on.


what is better? or more fun or if there are any other mmo rpg's out there..

=[

Choose life.

Seriously man, do something more constructive with your time!

college doesn't start till sept D= and I'm trying to keep my mind preoccupied with something else till then.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

=O thankyou!

 

[sanzo]

I've played both and honestly, i just like Guild Wars better

No monthly fee, so you can come and go as you please. So if you, say, take a few weeks off from playing, you Don't feel as if you're wasting money. Also, in my experience, people take the game with a much more mellow feel, and don't get all uber pissed when something goes wrong

it takes about the same amount of time to get to lvl 70(in WoW) as it does to get to lvl 20(in GW. also, who ever heard or somone grinding to get to lvl 80? we do quests for a reason, faster xp in triplicate. play wow, loads more content

Ok, first off, it can easily take less than 10 hours to hit lvl 20. I've hit lvl 20 in 8 hours with a character from the factions campaign

NONE OF IT IS REALLY GRINDING YOU TWAT
besides WoW is a great social enviroment aswell, content is not the only part, it is only a major part, clearly your "6 months" of "experiance" were poorly invested. YOU ARE A N00B

There's that great social environment right there. I just really don't feel part of the group until someone calls me "twat"

 

[savandicus]

As someone who has played Gw and WoW for play times that are embarrasingly long

WoW is better if you have alot of time, its all about the end game because thats when the social aspect or WoW shines and when you really get to work together with your guild to kill the harder bosses. Dont play WoW if you dont entend to raid because that is what its all about really.

GW is better if you have less time as you can go through 1 mission in the story at a time and generally not feel like your missing out because your not max level yet. However like i've said before about GW is that once you complete the story line (or lines if you get the expansions) the game feels completed and although their are some end game things to do in GW they can be extremely difficult and extremely unforgiving when you spend 3 hours with 12 players and die on the final monster and have to go back to the start

As far as pvp goes, GW is alot fairer but feels on a much smalller scale, you fight in teams of 4/8 in arenas. In WoW you go up to 40 a side and it feels much more like an epic battle however that said WoW pvp is horribly unfair depending on your class. Pick a cloth character and dont have masses of gear and your go around getting killed in 4 seconds while your still stunned. That said it can be alot of fun because it can be alot more challanging, also you can pick the overpowered classes if you like and be the one who goes around killing people in 4 seconds when they dont stand a chance.

WoW is more social (in game), more content and more lore if you like the warcraft series, quests are more varied exspecially in lv 70 to 80 content.

GW is cheaper, has more plot, more social if you like getting to know a few number of people better, better single player mode as you can take henchmen, more skill based.

Personally i recommend get Guild wars and once you get bored/decide you dont like it then get WoW, because you can play Guild wars whenever you like after taking 6 months off at a time and then playing it for a week but because of the subcription on WoW only get it if you plan on playing for your moneys worth. Or if your rich get both

 

[Socius]

never played Guildwars but i am sick of wow so id say guildwars!

 

[John Funk]

They're both solid at the least, but WoW is a pretty clear victor here. But then again, they're different game types entirely - GW is like a hybrid between the semi-Massive stuff like Diablo and true Massive games.

Also, methinks people don't know what REAL grinding is like. There's very little of it in WoW if you don't force yourself to.

 

[oni565]

Well I've played guild wars (Prophecies/Eye of the north) and WoW and the main difference is that guild wars combat is more centered around fighting in big groups. The only problem with Guild wars is you'll hit level 20 so fast and do all the dungeons... and that's about it, there isn't much to do.