Guild Wars weekend

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It finally hit me the truth behind the draw to this game: those who like it like it for the PvP aspect; the PvE aspect is only a sidedish, and only enjoyable with a good group of people. Those who don't see it only for PvE playing, and thus are sorely disappointed.
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Well, it was established yesterday that we don't agree so why break with tradition. :P I have no interest in PvP. None. Nada. Zip. I enjoyed the PvE. It was enjoyable with good people but not only with good people. When I found that henchmen were available to fill out parties, I was pleased. It is the feature I wanted which turns the co-op areas into pseudo-solo play. I don't have to deal with the foibles of real players. I don't have to find a group that wants to explore the entire area rather than bolting for the finish so they can move on to the next mission. As I've said before, I'm a "kill every monster, explore every path, pop every chest" kind of player. I do want the henchman feature refined. I want to be able to select more than one of each type. I want to have every type available. I want to control them to the extent that they can be told to hold their ground, guard me or attack on sight.

Even if they don't incorporate such changes, I will still enjoy the game. They would simply improve it. I have never played a game under subscription and probably wouldn't play this one if it wasn't a free server. I have played several previews of subscription games and none have given me the feel that Guild wars does. They all seemed too "open" - in a geographic sense, not necessarily in what you could do next. Guild wars gives me the feel of a dungeon crawl set in a detailed 3D world. I don't need to walk up the side of that mountain just because it is there. If I want to wander, I'll walk out the door of my house and do it in RL. I want objectives and figuring out the paths to and the obstacles set in the way of those objectives.

I am going to pre-order but I am torn as to where. Part of the pre-order bonus is an in-game item unique to the retailer. I would like the Ithas Bow that comes with an EB Games pre-order. However, my second choice would be the Kathan Targe offered in the Best Buy pre-order. The problem is that Best Buy offers a deluxe version that includes a Logitech headset and Roger Wilco software. I would like this for use in the game as well as other games and even messaging friends and family. Does anyone have experience with Roger Wilco, either gaming or other applications? Is it worth an extra $10 and settling for my second choice item? Inquiring minds want to know.