So I know usually the "Should I get into this game?" and such threads are generally looked down upon, but my friend and I are utterly bored and are looking for a new game to play, and like the past, GW2 came to mind.
We've been wanting to buy/play this game since around Halloween or so. My friend thinks Skyrim is an amazing game, and quote, "If it was an online game, I'd no doubt play it." We're just kind of iffy on MMO's, though. We're afraid we may run into some MMO that's just so boring to level and have absolutely no satisfaction at the end of our leveling journey. For example, we played WoW two months before TBC came out. Loved all of TBC. When WotLK came out, we were... basically entirely bored of it, my friend getting bored right before sunwell came out. he came back during Cata (as I just played casually/once a week) and quit in a matter of a month, just because the whole game feels way too repetitive, and without a guild of 15+ people, we'd... have absolutely nothing to do. Raiding seemed to be the only way to do things. heh.
The two bits of help we're asking for is:
1] Your opinion,
Is GW2 a different/unique kind of MMO? In the sense that the graphics/theme/scenery is something new to discover, or are we going to feel like it may be just some generic MMO? Is there a lot to do while leveling or at the end game? (Either PvE or PvP), and to confirm a rumor: I was told for the most part you can play with up to 5 friends and pretty much do just about everything in the game. Is this a lie, or what? Are we going to have to find a guild to play with 20+ people just to get things accomplished?
2] Vidyacard!
My friends needs to upgrade his video card from a GT250, and he wants to spend 'as little as possible without much hiccups.' He's okay with not having everything on high, but he also wants (ideally) medium to high quality and getting at least 30-45 FPS constant, if not more. Any advice in that area, or should I go to the computer subforum? >_>
Odd topic, odd questions, halp us out!