Aodlop.1907 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 For me, it was LWS4. Even the trailers for each new episode were amazing. Joko was maybe the best vilain GW2 ever had, and Kralkatorrik was the only Elder Dragon that genuinely felt like a massive dragon and a proper, destructive force of nature. LWS4 is also when we got introduced to the Skyscale, and one of the only good looking armor sets in the game that's not in the gem store: the Requiem armor. And of course, the music! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Original Season One. 5 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxian.9823 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 For me it would be Heart of Thorns and Season 3. What I liked the most was exploring the vertical jungle maps for the first time as I unlocked exploration abilities that made the maps even more spectacular. Add to that the soundtrack (tarir, the main theme, mordremoth...). Visually the scenarios are amazing. The enemies introduced are a real challenge. And metas are my favorite in the whole game. I quite liked the story Spoiler I didn't expect Eir's death and I loved running away from "Faolain" through Auric Basin. Although I couldn't raid for a long time, I defeated 3 or 4 bosses and had a great time. I'll admit that it was a time when I used to play more with friends and since LWS4 I play mostly solo, and this game is much more fun with friends. So yeah, HOT and LWS3 for me. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic.1897 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Probably back when my friends I knew personally still played We used to play Drunk Fractals where you'd drink every time you were downed. Edited October 2, 2022 by Mic.1897 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftFootpaws.9134 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I've enjoyed PvE all the way through to the current era, all the expansions were a peak for me although I feel Path of Fire had almost no staying power after that compared to HoT and EoD. Competitive modes peaked around the PoF era, and haven't been heard from since. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aodlop.1907 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 28 minutes ago, Mariyuuna.6508 said: although I feel Path of Fire had almost no staying power after that compared to HoT and EoD. Really? I struggled to find stuff to do in EoD, what do you suggest? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynx.9058 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Not sure there really was one. This game, for me, has always been kind of middling. It has some cool things about it, some interesting design features that other games don't have, but it doesn't seem to really stand out in any particular way, which is probably why it's never been super popular or as highly advertised as other MMO's. There's also the fact that it can be a very hard game to get into these days, everything is just a little more confusing than it needs to be, the mount grinds are ridiculous, and as soon as you hit level 80 you get hit with this massive wall of so many things to do and absolutely no direction on where to go or what to do first... it's very intimidating for newer players. IMO the best thing about the game are Charr and Asura, they're fairly unique among MMO's both visually and with their lore/characterization. Charr are what got me to try the game in the first place, when I heard about these big monstrous beast people that used guns and tanks =P 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgar.3024 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Story-wise : LWS4, i also really like the early parts of IBS though. Second half just felt rushed and generic :/. Gameplay-wise : now. Edited October 2, 2022 by Ashgar.3024 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgar.3024 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lynx.9058 said: Charr are what got me to try the game in the first place, when I heard about these big monstrous beast people that used guns and tanks =P Didn't know much about GW2 when i made my account at a friend's place. Looking at Character selection, picked what looked like the monster race cause that's usually what appeals to me. Spent like an hour designing my Charr Thief who's still my main to this day thinking " he looks cool". Intro plays plays then i immediately fell in love with everything about them. The edginess and all lol. I'm also a huge fan of steampunk so yeah they're the perfect mashup of everything i like. Fav race out of any MMO by a decent margin. Specially like the effort that went into making them look like a whole different species, instead just just slapping a fursuit and a tail on a human-like character like a lot of other mmos do. Edited October 2, 2022 by Ashgar.3024 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Core Tyria at launch when I was a noob (new game smell!), and then later HoT. I was very invested in the story and really adore Sylvari, so even though they left us hanging on some pretty major salad plot points, I was excited to explore the jungle and followed announcements about the upcoming content with avid and genuine glee. Since then, HoT maps and core areas are my go-to places for farming and exploration when I'm not working on something else. The other expansions flopped pretty hard in comparison with regard to story, visuals, and staying power. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueki.4753 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Story-wise, it was before the desecration of Balthazar. They should never have touched him. Gameplay-wise, it was when core Warrior was still good, before HoT. I don't remember the exact time. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyelogix.1654 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 When the game released playing an elementalist was quite tough as your main, but i was having a blast. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blude.6812 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Before CC was added to the game. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Naxian.9823 said: For me it would be Heart of Thorns and Season 3. What I liked the most was exploring the vertical jungle maps for the first time as I unlocked exploration abilities that made the maps even more spectacular. Add to that the soundtrack (tarir, the main theme, mordremoth...). Visually the scenarios are amazing. The enemies introduced are a real challenge. And metas are my favorite in the whole game. I quite liked the story Reveal hidden contents I didn't expect Eir's death and I loved running away from "Faolain" through Auric Basin. Although I couldn't raid for a long time, I defeated 3 or 4 bosses and had a great time. I'll admit that it was a time when I used to play more with friends and since LWS4 I play mostly solo, and this game is much more fun with friends. So yeah, HOT and LWS3 for me. LS3 was the best at create expectations and mystery. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elricht Kaltwind.8796 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Season 3 for sure. The living story really came into its own that year and they revisited a lot of the themes I loved in Guild Wars 1. The world wasn't quite so filled with ridiculous flashy gaudy stuff yet and everything was just at its peak in terms of gameplay and aesthetic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorani.7205 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 In terms of me playing all available game modes and getting the most out of the game - just before Raids came out. I did PvE, played WvW and PvP to finish my Ascension backpack. Never got into Raids, Strikes and higher level Fractals from that point on. The number of fiends playing PvP went down after that too, so I kind of stopped doing that. It was probably the time where I had the most active "friends" and people playing I knew on a personal level including guild activities. When server teams came up in WvW, the people I knew from AG went down significantly. That is kind of a long time ago, but I can honestly say, that GW2 never got back up to that mark, oscillating between lows (Balthazar) and highs (Aurene "killed" by Kralkatorik) in the story and throughout Living Stories and Expansions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elricht Kaltwind.8796 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Blude.6812 said: Before CC was added to the game. Lol. CC has become a lot better over the years tbh, if you don't think so just go back to some dungeons from launch. Apparently when they designed Caudecus Manor they thought enemies that could chain-launch you without interruption was a fun mechanic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flasterko.4087 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 For me was PoF and LS4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HnRkLnXqZ.1870 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 LW3 The maps were nicely designed with a lot of attention to detail. We still had resources for Raid development. Open World and hardcore content were two separate things. Masteries were great. Even farming stuff was well designed (e. g. BFF berries/chests or LD leather-farm). Replay value for the maps, due to the useful ascended gear. Rewarding dailies for those maps with various interesting tasks. Unique Jumping Puzzles wich sometimes overshot the goal (e. g. the two volcano puzzles), but tried to progress in design and difficulty. Good story with two antagonists, where one was not much more than an ordinary human, yet managed to grind our gears. And imo the most epic area in the game, the Primal Kiln. The only thing that I do not like about LW3 was the unnecessary 6th episode. The vision about Balthazar could have easily been executed by finding the Eye somewhere in Tyria. Either with the help of an Asura or Valette. Instead, we have got a werid GW1 fanservice chapter. The map itself was good, as well as the JP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Heart of Thorns was peak for me. There was a brief return to that magic at the start of PoF and the start of LS4, but HoT despite its flaws is the standard bearer for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeegee.4320 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Heart of Thorns. They really nailed the gameplay aspect of being lost on the jungle (before nerfs and mounts). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizgurk.5639 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 feb2020 Not because of the patch itself, but the fun that comes with trying out and learning new builds. I wish they'd rearrange the meta every three months or so. It would keep the game interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndigoSundown.5419 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Before Ascended debuted. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raknar.4735 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Release in 2012. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruisenior.6342 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Heart oF Throns (HoT) by far. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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