Well, today was my first day working with this new company, and I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Work didn’t start until 9:00, so I got to sleep in later than usual. I got in, talked to some guys, then spent the morning preparing some PC’s for rollout. I then took a ride to Libertyville to set up a laptop and run some cables. I must say, it felt damn good to get back onto the technical side of things.
In other news, I bought Guild Wars. Guild Wars is like World of Warcraft in the sense that they’re both MMORPG’s, but there’s where the similarities end. The focus seems to be on killing things, getting loot, and quests, rather than levelling. In fact, there’s only 20 levels, and from what I can gather, that can be achieved in a week or so. Also, except for the cities, the entire map is instanced. This means that the game generates your own little personal copy of the world, that no one else can get to. This, of course, will prevent other players from interfering and bothering you. Conversely, this will prevent you from recruiting help while on your missions.
Comparing Guild Wars to World of Warcraft really isn’t fair, being as the focus is different for both.
WoW:
Monthly Fee
Team Of Developers Working to Fix Bugs
Tweaks and Balances are Commonplace
World Events for Holidays
Immersive Gameplay over 60 Levels, requiring a larger time investment
Lots of Endgame Raiding Content
Guild Wars:
One Price, no monthly fee
Patches are not regular
No world events
Only 20 Levels, which allows for a casual player base
Focus on plot, rather than levelling
The best way I can summarize Guild Wars is that its an RPG with an immersive online feature. Whereas WoW focuses on a community of players, being as there are countless quests and items that can only be completed with other players. The gameplay in Guild Wars is more customized for single player, and the game can be played without any interaction if so desired, you can even hire NPC henchmen to fill in your party.
Well, that’s all the info I have on Guild Wars at the moment, I just got it, and will post more important info as it arises.
Zel-kun out.
David N. Scott | 08-Feb-06 at 2:04 pm | Permalink
Hmmm. Guild Wars sounds more my speed, probably. Glad to hear the First Day is going well…