Guild Wars Noob Report

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An amusing article over at AFK Gamer was put up on Slashdot regarding Guild Wars:

http://afkgamer.com/archives/2005/04/27/gu...a-noob-is-born/  (note: article is very PG-13)

Reading this reminded me of the beta weekend I played with Guild Wars.  It was a very "what the (bleep) am I doing."  I'm not meaning to smash Guild Wars or say "don't buy it," it's just that I had wondered at the time if I was just a moron or if the game was really THAT newbie-unfriendly.  I'm glad to see I'm not alone.  :)

Once you get the hang of it, I'm sure it's grand.  Many Lurkers here have posted to that effect.

BTW, is anyone else tired of people calling Guild Wars a "free" game?  Arena.Net has already said that the game won't have a monthly subscription, but will instead offer expansion packs that you can buy every few months.  That's essentially the same thing as a monthly fee distributed over time, because if you don't buy these expansions, you'll be left behind your friends who are all buying them.  I congratulate Arena.Net for the good marketing scheme, but please stop calling it a "free" service.  :)

-Bolty
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LOL! Hilarious article, and a great humorous writeup of the E3 and WPE GW experience. Currently, though, almost every complaint they have with the game can be solved by simply reading whatever words happen to be on your screen and/or pressing alt.

Also, now if you use your map to zone to another area, your group does NOT come with you. Praise the lord.

You are allowed to have only 8 skills at a time for Very Good Reasons ™.

I think I will take the high-road and give the first answer that comes to mind: "It was beta a YEAR before release. So stfu noob!" and to the complaints about non-beta issues, "RTFM" :)

A very fun read! :lol: