So after going back and forth since launch, I finally took the dive and bought the game yesterday.
So far I'm loving the UI improvements over other MMOs (I mostly have WoW to compare it to), and the events seem like there is opportunity for awesome. Loving the active combat, dodging, etc. Here's hoping the PVP keeps me drawn in for some time!
Awesome, you're not alone; we've had 39 new members this week. You'll make #40.
The PVP isn't quite to the level of GW1 yet, but coming from WoW you're in for a treat. In GW2 PVP everyone is automatically leveled to 80, have all skills and traits unlocked (even if your character is level 1) and everyone is wearing per-determined armor; changing weapons and armor is purely cosmetic. All that comes through is skill, strategy and teamwork.
Or, if battlegrounds were more your thing, you're going to love WvW: 4 large maps with supply camps, towers, keeps and a castle to fight over using siege. Each week three servers are paired together and fight to control each others' Borderlands and a central "Eternal Battleground" It tends to be dominated by large groups, but a 5-man 'Havok Squad' can tear down most undefended supply camps / carriers, choking off the enemy fortifications and generally distracting/harassing while remaining nimble and difficult to stop. Good Havok squads can even kick open a tower door or two if they're fast.
I don't post or play that often, but hopefully I can get up with a gaf officer and get a guild invite. As a side note, am I right in reading I need to purchase a transfer just to create a character on a different server?
Just post your character name or username (name.####) and we'll get you invited. We don't have any requirements on how often you play, but sometimes we have to make room and the more inactive players end up dropped. If you play often enough to notice you were removed, you play often enough not to get removed in the first place.
As for playing on different servers, unlike WoW all of your characters are on one server. However, at any time you can click "World Selection" at the character select screen, click any other server (for example, Stormbluff Isle if you want to play with the majority of GAFGuild) and click "Guest". It's basically a free, temporary server transfer. The only restrictions are that you can't engage in WvW for another server (for obvious reasons) and you can't guest outside your region (Europe cannot guest on NA servers and vice-versa)
That said, if you want to roll on Stormbluff Isle, you can buy a transfer (it's about what you'd pay in WoW, since the price is determined by population and SBI is usually High or Full) OR, if you just started, delete your existing characters; the game thinks you're a new player so you get to pick your home over again.
If you take the later option, make sure you stash any weapons or money you've earned into the bank; that's account-wide and won't be deleted. Any character names you have are also reserved for 24 hours.
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|OT3| BEARDGATE 2013 IS OVER. WE WON!!!
I hope it doesn't come as a disappointment to anyone, but the new OT title is pretty tame.
