Let me tell you a story . I start as a young high school student to get into the mmos . The game that impact most of my life was lineage 2 . A game with tons of server and xp rates . This Korean mmo was like cocaine addictive as crazy, i mostly was playing as a pve grind player trying to do quest and stuff . That all changed when one time at a server i was invited in one of the biggest clans (guild) in europe that was pvp based. And then it all started pvp versus clans, russian servers, mobs, admins, noobs, and more. The game was all about who will grind faster to end game kill other players-clans flame till they start cry as babies post on youtube and start all over on new server just to prove we faking rock the place. Seriously the game mechanics need absolute support classes like healers buffers plus being on a competitive constant party meant you had to play like 10 hours just to be changed by a driver to the same character so your party be the fastest on exping top. The mass pvp was amazing although design was kitten and the clan that was winning was mostly the bigger one in numbers which meant politics came into the table. I saw a clan split just because the 1st epic juel's was given to party A and party B though they deserve. Infinity grind fest with no real story . Wars and drama for castles raids and farm areas . The game was releasing your inner demons making you truly hate your enemies . The epic raid bosses was hard to get the required a lot parties and even enemy clans merging to kill them truly making those dungeons one of the most fun times cause of the mass pvp to who will get that damn boss. All in all after some years i left the clan and this addicted game and try many more to get the same sensation of pvp addiction (Neverwinter. BNS . BDO and more ) . When i came to gw2 at start i didn't like it cause of no mass map pvp . But the thing that got me hooked up was 1 thing the "holy trinity". Meaning every class could be good at all aspects of the game . At this point it was like if i was smoking weed and picking berries. Gw2 offers a unique play style both for competitive and casual players .. I wont leave this game although i am taking long breaks, but the no hard grind and no p2w policy rules always feel like i never left. Plus the achievment's are so many you always have something to roll . The community is international and you can make friends with some really nice people, the personal story is good and the quests with dragon's put the epicness it needs. Although a lot need to be fixed to this game but if you really had played other mmos you will come to agree at one thing . GW2 = fun time > real life + money P/S The nostalgia for the Lineage 2 is always gonna be strong .