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    How does Guild Wars 1 Differ from the other MMO's?

    So it became quite obvious at this point that GW2 won't be coming out till at least the end of Q3 or somewhere down Q4. It is very obvious they don't want to release it too late.

    Thus, I decided to try to get the trial of the game and probably buy it if I like it. However, I have always heard that this game was best known for shaking up things in the MMORPG genre. So I wish to know, what are the differences.

    List any if possible, thanks .

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    well for starters, its not an MMORPG. It's a Co-RPG. you dont have to team with anyone if ya dont want to (though elite content will be impossible). The graphics are better then most online games (excluding console game cross overs like CoD) but the controls arent very fluid. there is also less of a need to make yourself good, instead its more emphasis on making youre team good, which can have people or NPCs, but the NPCs can be mildy retarded at times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickbuttmario View Post
    So it became quite obvious at this point that GW2 won't be coming out till at least the end of Q3 or somewhere down Q4. It is very obvious they don't want to release it too late.

    Thus, I decided to try to get the trial of the game and probably buy it if I like it. However, I have always heard that this game was best known for shaking up things in the MMORPG genre. So I wish to know, what are the differences.

    List any if possible, thanks .
    First it isn't an MMO, it's a CORPG, which means Cooperative Online RPG.

    It doesn't have threat as most EQ-style online games do, not gear dependent, it was Buy-2-Play from the get go, doesn't use a Talent system. You've got access to 1300 skills but you can only use 8 at a time. So on and so forth.
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    GW1 is less of a MMORPG and more of a Co-opRPG

    There is no persistent world, only towns and outposts aren't instanced.
    The game is divided into 4 campaigns, which you buy individually. Each campaign has a set of missions that you complete to get to the end boss.
    Armor doesn't get better past a certain point quite early in the game.

    There's a lot more, but I'm too tired to think of more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickbuttmario View Post
    So it became quite obvious at this point that GW2 won't be coming out till at least the end of Q3 or somewhere down Q4. It is very obvious they don't want to release it too late.
    Just got stuck on this bit of your post and I have to say, no it is not obvious that the game wont be released in the coming 2-3 months, there is actually points that more then just lightly hint to that the game will be released relatively soon after the closed public beta (which is starting in late March)...

    OT: As others have stated, Guild Wars 1 is not really an MMO it's a Co-RPG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nalle View Post
    Just got stuck on this bit of your post and I have to say, no it is not obvious that the game wont be released in the coming 2-3 months, there is actually points that more then just lightly hint to that the game will be released relatively soon after the closed public beta (which is starting in late March)...

    OT: As others have stated, Guild Wars 1 is not really an MMO it's a Co-RPG.
    Even after beta, the gaming company needs at least a month to make sure everything is done and perfecto. Then they do all that distribution and voila, the game is ready to be ours. However this is what I commonly see in some games. One game that is in the top of my head that never did this was SW:TOR.

    So for GW1, was the CORPG the biggest reason out there that made it a big success?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickbuttmario View Post
    So for GW1, was the CORPG the biggest reason out there that made it a big success?
    I always thought it was because of the pvp, I haven't played it though.

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    So...the beta begins at the end of march. Which means beta done mid April. Which means "everything is done and perfecto" mid may which means a Q2 release. Not sure where you're getting Q3-Q4 numbers.

    But as they were saying, GW2 was a CORPG that was almost in a genre of its own. Nothing else was quite like it in my opinion. I think its uniqueness is what gave it such success.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickbuttmario View Post
    So for GW1, was the CORPG the biggest reason out there that made it a big success?
    The story is excellent, the gameplay is fun and balanced. People who don't like it, tend to not like it because of its heavy instancing (at least in my experience). You have several towns and outposts dotted throughout the map, and outside of those, you get your own, private copy of the world for you and your party. There are henchmen for hire that are basically NPCs built to act like player classes. There are also "Heroes' which are essentially henchmen you have more control over. You can change their equipment, their skill set, etc.

    I've found Guild Wars 1 to be a very polarizing game. You either love it, or you hate it. I'm part of the former category.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blznsmri View Post
    First it isn't an MMO, it's a CORPG, which means Cooperative Online RPG.

    It doesn't have threat as most EQ-style online games do, not gear dependent, it was Buy-2-Play from the get go, doesn't use a Talent system. You've got access to 1300 skills but you can only use 8 at a time. So on and so forth.
    actually gw2 was confirmed to be a MMORPG by arenanet you must be thinking about GW1

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    Quote Originally Posted by vilereaver41 View Post
    actually gw2 was confirmed to be a MMORPG by arenanet you must be thinking about GW1
    the thread is talking about gw1.... lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickbuttmario View Post
    So for GW1, was the CORPG the biggest reason out there that made it a big success?
    It's cheapness made it a big success. It's not a particularly remarkable game compared to other MMOs of the era, but GW1 has remained cheap to play.

    GW1 was also more popular in Europe than in the US.

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    Honestly, Kickbuttmario, you've been around this board long enough to tell the difference yourself (and yes, I'm talking about GW1). The only reason I can see you making this a topic is for the purpose of enlightening new users, or because you're actually that oblivious even after a suitable amount of posts. However, it's my strong belief that you're a very intelligent person living in the shadow of ignorance to fool the ignorant. It's something I do often, but I usually end up sounding ignorant anyway (haha). I blame the vodka.

    Anyway, I tried the demo about a year ago; it's really not all that great. Just invest the 50 bucks and get the full deal. It's a lot cheaper (and more bang for your buck) than WoW (IMO) for a great RPG experience. You can solo the game by yourself, pretty much, so there's really nothing to it. It can be a grind at times, but I found it to be enjoyable. However, once I got my 30/50 HoM I put the game down completely. Not because I started to hate it or get bored of it, but because it's so god damn outdatted like WoW.

    In all, it defies a lot of EQ conventions, and for its' time it was a revolutionary online RPG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuchulainn View Post
    Honestly, Kickbuttmario, you've been around this board long enough to tell the difference yourself (and yes, I'm talking about GW1). The only reason I can see you making this a topic is for the purpose of enlightening new users, or because you're actually that oblivious even after a suitable amount of posts. However, it's my strong belief that you're a very intelligent person living in the shadow of ignorance to fool the ignorant. It's something I do often, but I usually end up sounding ignorant anyway (haha). I blame the vodka.
    How dare people ask questions on a forum. Flog them I say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuchulainn View Post
    Honestly, Kickbuttmario, you've been around this board long enough to tell the difference yourself (and yes, I'm talking about GW1). The only reason I can see you making this a topic is for the purpose of enlightening new users, or because you're actually that oblivious even after a suitable amount of posts. However, it's my strong belief that you're a very intelligent person living in the shadow of ignorance to fool the ignorant. It's something I do often, but I usually end up sounding ignorant anyway (haha). I blame the vodka.

    Anyway, I tried the demo about a year ago; it's really not all that great. Just invest the 50 bucks and get the full deal. It's a lot cheaper (and more bang for your buck) than WoW (IMO) for a great RPG experience. You can solo the game by yourself, pretty much, so there's really nothing to it. It can be a grind at times, but I found it to be enjoyable. However, once I got my 30/50 HoM I put the game down completely. Not because I started to hate it or get bored of it, but because it's so god damn outdatted like WoW.

    In all, it defies a lot of EQ conventions, and for its' time it was a revolutionary online RPG.
    I know the differences between GW2 and the other MMO's but not with GW1. This game confused me a lot when I played it as well. My friend made me try it to help me break from the wow addiction and he told me it was a better game than WOW. So I tried it. It honestly didn't feel that different. The game seems unorganized to me as there were certain classes I could become (last thing I remember, this was about 2 - 3 years ago). The controls feel a little clunky as well. I can play the game in max setting with 4x anti-alising or w/e its called with over 100 fps so that is a good thing I guess. And I knew about the instanced world exploration zones you could go into, which was also pretty cool but those were the only things I ever experienced. If what you're saying is true though, then I don't think getting GW1 will solve much. I got some indispose-able income which I can probably use for better games or current games to be more precise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maklor View Post
    Actually that's a misconception, CORPG is a term Anet came up with themselves for their marketing, it doesn't mean that it isn't a MMO because it IS.
    Actually, it's whatever Developers call it because it's their game and they know it best.
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    There was quite a lot of things that set it apart from MMO's at the time. Off the top of my head, I can remember (and yes, this is written as if explaining it to new people)

    -Fully instanced areas outside of towns/outposts. No having to compete for quest mobs and such, which made it easy to farm certain things.

    -Multiple class characters. You weren't limited to just being a Warrior, or a Ranger, or a Necro, or something. You could be a Necromancer/Priest, or a Warrior/Ranger, or pretty much any combination. Some of them worked better than others, but all were pretty fun depending on the skills you chose which leads to...

    -Skills. There were thousands of skills to pick from, but you could only go out into an instance with 8 skills equipped. Because of this, there was a heavy focus on planning your skills, and some pretty harsh punishments if you picked wasteful or even useless skills that just didn't go with your play style

    -Stats. They didn't have Strength, or Agility, or anything like that. They had Swordsmanship, and Blood Rituals, and Illusions, and so much more. These served to further specialize your class, and help with picking your skills. If you wanted to be an Axe Warrior with a focus on surviving and buffing yourself, you'd put your points into Axes and Strength. If you wanted to use Hammers and help with your allies, buffing them and so on, you went Hammers and Tactics. Each class had 3 or so skill choice stats (ex. Axes, Swords, and Hammers for Warriors), that were available when you picked that class as a secondary. So, you could be a Mesmer with a Warrior Secondary who had a stat focus on casting Illusions and using Swords. Each class also had 1 main stat that was specific to that class as a primary, that usually had a passive effect. Strength for Warriors (armor pen), Fast Casting for Mesmers (faster casting), Energy Storage for Elementalists (more energy to use), and so on

    -No gear grinds every new tier. That's right. Once you had your lvl 20(ish) armor, you had the highest armor stats you could get. The only difference between your gear and the gear of that guy was the looks of it. Now, they did add in Elite versions of the top gear, which wasn't a stat upgrade. It just looked cooler. Stat wise, your gear was still identical to that guy's armor, even if he looks like he's wearing the remains of a giant metal eagle, while you're wearing something out of a gladiator movie.

    -No subscription. Guild Wars 1 was yours to play online as long as you wanted once you bought the original game. They made their money with outfits, bank upgrades, character slots, and little side stories that explained some of the games missing lore. The little stories would reward you with weapons at the end. Again, no different than other weapons in stats, just different looks.

    Again, this is all off the top of my head, with the idea of explaining it to people new to the game. These are just some of the bigger things, but when you get into it, you see that there is so much more to the game that set it apart from MMO's at the time, making it a great and wonderful game
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maklor View Post
    Well no matter what they call it, it is what it is, I don't even see how anyone could argue that it's not a MMO.

    Just because it's called a CORPG doesn't mean it can't be a MMORPG at the same time, it's not like the terms are mutually exclusive.

    The reason some people think it isn't a MMO is because of it being very instanced but it doesn't really disqualify it in any way, by definition it is a MMO.
    Semantic-jumping aside, it is unlike the "traditional" MMORPGs we've come to expect. So unlike them that a different term could fit.

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    GW1 differences from other MMO's

    instanced areas

    limit to available skills (max 8)

    the ability to multi-class

    standardized gear

    low max level, focused on experiencing the lore and not leveling up

    game built with the "no grinding" philosophy (before you people go and shout "BUT WAIT HALL OF MONUMENTS!!!" that's because you're new and you have to catch up to all of us who have been playing for years and just *did* the stuff before the HoM came out)

    complex and DEEP combat system (5 different types of bows each with their own specialties, armor hit locations, over 18 different categories of skills, soft counter strategies)

    skills

    skills

    and more skills

    build your own weapons/armor (more so after nightfall)

    a story-based campaign
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rakeer View Post
    though elite content will be impossible.
    Just for reference (for those just becoming interested in the game), everything in GW1 can be done solo with 7H these days after you've played through every campaign and can assemble counters builds for everything.

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