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GW2âs setting feels so fantastical compared to final fantasy. Really liked it and played a sylvari and asura who are so well identified from their start. For me though the overall storytelling was a lot less compelling in comparison to ff msq. Havenât played in a few years and canât judge newest experience
I just started playing GW2 a week ago, got my Charr to lv35 and i've done my first lv30 story dungeon…and if I'm being honest, i'm a little confused about what to do most of the time. For the most part it just feels like I'm wandering around aimlessly doing odd-jobs for random npc's who don't actually have any tie to anything. I've watched vids and they hit the nail on the head when they say "a new player is plopped into the world and might not know what to do because there's so much to do!". Even by lv35, I'm still lost about what my goal is and just grinding levels hasn't been terribly gripping.
Eeeeh… no. I played GW2, several times on several characters, all races, all different options… no. GW2 is a constance firefighting game to no end. Sure, its a war game, there has to be fighting, but there is no pacing to talk about. Maybe thats my HoT and PoF experience talking, too, but GW2 is that game I loved and that burned me out every (!) time I wanted to play. That story is good, the world is awesome, but there is no depth. Depth is being hinted at, yes, but there's nothing there. Maybe the new expansion (finally) adresses that, I havent played it, but all in all… As a GW1 veteran and ex-fan… it was huge disappointment and nothing for FF14 to copy (except maybe the dye system, and yes, mounts are awesome – but I dont see any possibility to translate that system into FF14, since if would take away from the players, not add anything).
The best thing i think GW2 did starts in the beginning with the story. You have three options, three times, that affects the starting stories. So theoretically, you can play a char from start to about level 20-30, 9 times, and have a different story each time. Like for humans, you can start as nobility, or poor slum person, or middle class. Each decision affects your starting story.
Love both games, there is a reason GW2 has always been one of my go to side mmo's. It is just so well made.