Abhi.9051

I think, GW2 was more preferential towards PVE from the beginning. They wanted to tell a story. That is what got me interested in it to start with. PVE and WVW have always been flawed in the game. It is the PVE content that has always been superior to any other games around. But I hear you. WIth PVE updates being few and far between, regular players will get frustrated. Personally, I am happy to return after such a long break. Whether I will be happy is something that only time can tell.

My personal opinion (and this comes mostly from researching on whether to continue) is that play with the new content. See how it suits you. There is so much content now, and more so if you want to build new characters, that it is going to pay off for a while (ONLY IN PVE) even if you are playing casually. When I started, I got a guardian and got it to lvl 80. Then I was farming for gold or dungeons or other stuff. Now, there is so much content, I started playing with my main character and created three more (ele, revenant, mesmer). I want to play around with them. And with the lvl 80 insta boost that I got from buying the expansions, I can try to see what my revenant can really do, without waiting for him to lvl up.

While that may be true, I have a lot to catch up in regards to the content that is new. At the moment, I am playing a little bit every day, and I must say I am enjoying it. Let me play for a few weeks and I will get a better idea.

Have you get the raptor mount from POF first story? it can saved lots of running time :) I have not, yet. Just got the 4k gems and bought some black lion chest keys. I would say that was a total waste. Bought a bank account expansion and two extra bag slots for my main character. After the binge buying, I have 1700 gems left that I plan to store. The Shilverpeaks Hunter Glider pack looks amazing, but I am just holding it off for now. Let me play some more and get a better idea. I started with Living World Season 2; haven't been into POF yet. Want to finish this first.

Thanks. I bought the expansion packs (HoT came free with PoF and the 2nd season of Living World). Just enjoying playing S2 of the LW for now with my earlier guardian build (I had created only 1 character). Only downside is, it is so addictive that after starting to play the new ones, I am playing a couple of hours, going to sleep late and as a result, reaching office late. Have to correct this. I had forgotten how addictive it was. Hours pass by in minutes. :lol: My goal is to level up my new Mesmer char too to see how the gameplay is with that class. So, will be busy with the current content for a long time, I think.

Yes, I missed the new content period. but now that I am catching up, the game looks really good. I would like to play, even if just to catch up with the old content. I have only one character now, a lvl 80 guardian. But I started with a Mesmer too. I want to see what a Mesmer can do since I heard a lot of good things. But I will definitely buy the expansions and try out the new story and content with my primary character. BTW, I had some transmutation stones and crystals in the bank. I just found out and got my character to the old armor skin again. I have a few screenshots with two armors. For now, I am going with the Flame Legion one, it has condition damage as against ferocity. I started the Mesmer one because I was researching Guardians today and a lot of people are not really convinced if they are the best solo PVE class. And even if some point out their flexibilities, others just find other classes better. Do let me know what you think. This post has given me some valuable insights. Thank you, everyone. https://i.imgur.com/t6Aus5F.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/A2mq9ym.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/I7TktpS.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/c0xV7in.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/vlML7tc.jpg

Well, debates do bring out information. And negative opinions matter too, not everyone will be happy with the game. So, every opinion helps. Negative ones do help in pointing out the flaws. But I certainly will try out the new expansion pack, will probably buy it next week, once I am a little more familiar. But will not spend anything after that.

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your thoughts. It definitely sounds interesting. I have been looking at the mounts and gliders and those look nice. The mounts are a faster way to travel too, I guess. I will get myself a little familiarized with the game and then proceed to buy the expansion packs; they are not that expensive. However, could anyone please expand on the topic of "aggressive monetization", something DutchRiders.2871 mentioned? Back then you did not need to buy anything if you did not want to. Of course, you could buy fancy stuff and black lion chest keys (wish I had some of those left) with money, but you could also get along pretty well without buying stuff. And I think there is the option to transfer gold to gems now. So, that must be helpful. I also used to research stuff like crazy on the net. There are so many ways to build a character and so many things to do. It was quite immersive.

I left so far back that I have to get myself acquainted with the fighting mechanism and all. I have never done a fractal. And only a few jumping challenges. I used to grind a lot for gold and gear that I could experiment with in the mystic forge. Let's see. Thank you for the replies.

Thanks, guys. I am planning to get myself familiar over this week and if I like it, buy the expansions. I loved the story mode and, as I said, I am not into PVP or WVW. But I like the way it is going, getting back. The best part about the game is that it lets you play in any way you want. So, would love to check out the new content.

To set the context, I bought the game around 2013 (maybe 2012) and played it for around 2 years. I left soon after the "ascended gear" system was implemented. I used to play mostly by myself; I am an Indian on a French server. I grinded enough to get the Citadel of Flame heavy armor set before I left, I was enticed with it. It was the usual stuff. I was looking for legendary gear but that required a lot of things I just didn't want to do, like world completion. It was far easier to buy it (it was Dawn or Sunrise/Twilight that was 100 gold back then...I think it was the latter). Now, after a long time, I downloaded the game again. I got a bunch of mails and gifts in my in-game email. Having returned after such a long time I was just experimenting with them...the dyes, skins and stuff. I mistakenly tried on a few skins and now I don't have transmutation charges to revert. But I am thinking whether to return to the game and download the expansions. I found a lot of new stuff. I used most of my saved hero points on the new training window/system. Still, I am in a dilemma. Any thoughts are welcome. (I am a level 80 guardian. I am not sure if I will be playing regularly...work and stuff. I play PVE.)