Poll: Guild Wars Vs World of Warcraft

[Raikazu]

I know among the MMORPG community this is quite a fierce topic, and many gamers of each game despise the gamers of the other game.

I will admit to being a Guild Wars player. The main reason for this is I started playing two years ago, while in high school and so didn't have the disposable income to dish out £9 per month on WoW. I've completed all of the Guild Wars installments and still play, but I've been getting quite interested in WoW. I've put together what I think makes each better. I'd like to hear other people's opinions.

Guild Wars - More realistic graphics, better fighting mechanics, more skills, epic storylines, map travel, non-grind, instanced to allow for solo-play.

World of Warcraft - Higher level cap, more complex gameplay, larger community, huge worlds, no loading screens, open-world designed to bring players together.

The release of Guild Wars 2, however, is looking to be a lot more immersive and more stunning that either of these two games. It'll feature open-world for most of the world, like WoW, but will still feature the signiture instanced missions. The large storylines of Guild Wars will be replaced with many smaller storyline arcs to make the game more 'sandbox'. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Oisnafas]

Hmm, pay once for the game, and play all you want, or pay for the game, and continue to pay to be allowed to play it....I'm gonna have to go with Guild wars, because its free.

 

[Abedeus]

Of course Guild Wars.

2,5k hours played as opposed to 3-10 in WoW.

 

[Evil Scotsman]

Guild Wars, as it is free

EDIT: Ninja'd

 

[Retoru]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

 

[Deguasser]

I play both.

I like guild wars better but thats what I play when I don't have money to pay for WoW
I like guild wars because I have more Real Life friends playing it

I like WoW also because it is somewhat fun for me.

 

[Abedeus]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

It's not free. You have to pay $ for it.

Also, PvP. That is all.

 

[cainx10a]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

This. GW is a decent game, but just because it's free doesn't make it's PvE aspect as comparable to what WoW has to offer. Endgame for GW is just grinding, grinding for what? Gear? Stat Points? No, ranks ...

The only aspect of GW which actually works is the PvP which was damn fun. Too bad the alliance battle doesn't support alliance vs alliance battle as it should have been, otherwise, it's just an awful PvP mode, compared to the much more entertaining Team Arenas and Halls of Heroes ladder fights, and how could I forget, Guild Battle: which could be summarized in one word, sextastic.

Guild Wars is NOT an MMO, and that's the bajillion time I keep repeating myself. And it wasn't a FREE game, you bought it, you paid for the expansions, ANET supported the game, but what exactly did ANET offer over the years in terms of decent mmo-like content, nada, other than class balancing, and that's mainly because they had to support a PvP game.

I don't play GW anymore, or even WoW. But I can say that WoW, is a much better game, and actually, is a true MMO, unlike GW.

 

[Gladion]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

So you're saying you've been an avid player of a turd? Sounds strange... Not to mention you don't say what really is better about WoW, just saying "everything" doesn't count in my humble opinion.

Anyways, I think many people don't like WoW in the first place, so that's why GW is getting so many votes; you really have to find out yourself, don't count on the others. It's a matter of taste.

 

[Chechosaurus]

WoW isn't as large as GW as far as world size goes. Not by a long shot. Also, I really can't agree with WoW being more complex game play. You have nearly as many slots for your skills as you do actual skills so there is no knowledge in what skills to choose which is another kick to the face of any argument that WoW requires skill.

I made it to level 70 on WoW before realising that it is futile because they will keep churning out expansion packs with no other motivation than to get to the maximum level so you can get the best gear to then do a dungeon so you can get the best gear.

Where as with GW, you can come and go as you please and I've been playing for more than 3 years now except for my stint on WoW

 

[Archaeology Hat]

WoW. I've played both extensively and I will concede that in some (mainly class balance) areas Guild Wars is better. However I found that WoW has two great advantages over Guild Wars, for me.
Firstly, while Guild Wars is less grindy to level up to the maximum level, it is far more grindy once you've got there, all of the endgame activities involve prodidgious amounts of time invested in them to even START, whereas throughout its history WoW has become less and less difficult to break into at endgame level. From fairly easy money from daily quests to a shallower difficulty curve on Raids.
Secondly, while the WoW community is a frenzied mass of screaming adolescants and arrogant epeen stroking elitists... Guild Wars is worse, at least in the EU. WoW at least had redeeming members of the community in large enough quality (especially on Roleplaying Realms) to make me feel at home. This is partly a problem with the game design, as there are no blatant "servers" as there are with WoW's Realms everyone from one region is dropped straight into a pot and unlike EVE, where this is supported by the game and works to a great extent, the structure of Guild Wars' world is more like the matchmaking system for an Online FPS, except with more grinding... and less fun.

 

[Retoru]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

It's not free. You have to pay $ for it.

Also, PvP. That is all.

I've used bold text to signify where you fail. Also, PvP =/= a better overall game. That is all.

 

[Ranooth]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Sorry i had too.

 

[Abedeus]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

It's not free. You have to pay $ for it.

Also, PvP. That is all.

I've used bold text to signify where you fail. Also, PvP =/= a better overall game. That is all.

Oh no, a WoW fanboy attacked me. What shall I do.


Yes, PvP + good PvE = better game. One you do not have to pay $15 a month to play.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Honestly, I prefer WoW. Since I'm primarily a solo player, I prefer the much larger world, and the fact that I have a chance to survive it on my own (no, I don't care that GW provides henchmen). WoW's level cap is something I like a lot, since I'm not particularly interested in the endgame, so I get to grow through those levels. Not to mention the crafting is really fun.

Still, I prefer City of Heroes to either.

 

[Nintendofreak]

Guild Wars. Because you don't need to keep paying again and again and again and again and...

 

[Raikazu]

I don't prefer Guild Wars just because it's free.
I also like a game with a storyline...Guild Wars.
A game where I'm not required to grind for weeks/months to reach the level cap...Guild Wars.
A game that I look at and think 'wow, these graphics are amazing'...Guild Wars.

I just think AreaNet made Guild Wars to give a game quality, whereas Blizzard are in WoW for the money.

 

[Rhayn]

I'm considering getting it, it looks like fun. How many expansions and whatnot are there now that I have to pay for to get myself up to speed?

I just answered that myself after like, 20 seconds of research. 44.45? seems to be the price for the game and the rather large number of expansions.

 

[cainx10a]

Sure, Guild Wars is free...but, that doesn't make it a good game. As a former avid player of both WoW and GW I can say that WoW is worlds ahead of GW in almost every conceivable way. A lot of people like to jizz all over GW because it's free to play once you purchase it, but keep this in mind: if someone hands you a turd for free, it's still a turd.

It's not free. You have to pay $ for it.

Also, PvP. That is all.

I've used bold text to signify where you fail. Also, PvP =/= a better overall game. That is all.

Oh no, a mmo player attacked me. What shall I do.


Yes, PvP + good PvE = better game. One you do not have to pay $15 a month to play.

Here's what you do. Bring facts on the table. Just because GW is a F2P game, does NOT make it the better game. The PvP in GW actually requires skill, unlike WoW (-cough- gear -cough-), but that doesn't change the fact, that GW is "unsupported" content-wise, unlike WoW.

Guild Wars PvE is so damn boring, grind grind 4 ranks! Now, that's an opinion =D