Looking For A New MMO? #2 - The Lands of Tyria are STUNNING! (Guild Wars 2 in 2024)

Guild Wars 2 has A LOT to offer new players in 2024. Follow along as we explore the lands of Tyria and answer the question "Is Guild Wars 2 Worth Playing in 2024?" If you enjoy the video, be sure to give it a like and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

All the music in this video is from the GW2 Soundtracks. All rights reserved to GW2 and original composers.

[mihailodukic]

The only mmo that respects your time as a player .

[CharuKatriona]

GW2 has so much variety, my partner and I love playing it together, even though our gaming styles and preferences are very different. We enjoy GW2 more than any other MMO we have tried together. He plays with action combat crosshair, while I play with tab targeting, he’s methodical and organised, keeping us on track with the main storyline quests, or whatever our goals are for each session we play, while I’m a scatterbrained explorer getting us off track with random events, hidden locations and admiring stunning views I find along the way. He focuses on perfecting one character at a time and I have maxed out my character slots for variety of personalisation and play styles. His gaming background is FPS, MMO and MOBA and mine is cosy life/farm sims, MMO and city builders and yet we both absolutely love Guild Wars 2. There’s something for everybody here.

[NikeGipple]

GW2 is perfect for those who have other responsibilities or other video games to play, because it allows you to choose your goal and pursue it. If that is not respecting your time, I don't know what could be more.

Also, GW2 does not destroy your progress when you leave the game. What you have achieved is there waiting for you.

That's why as well as: to one of the most beautiful explorations ever, a collaborative openwold without necessarily having to party, a world alive with events and not static npc's, a combat system as fluid as never before in mmo's, a fair and not oppressive monetization of more of the same things, the best made mounts with different skills from each other and not skins with speed buffs.

I can go on but GW2 is unique and that is why like gw1 it will never die

[blobfish]

I did the same thing this week. Tried gw2 at launch didn’t stick with me. Decided to give it another go again after all this time and I’m loving it. Actually feels like a game.

[BrantMarcksson]

I'd like to give some insight into the renown heart system. You can talk to them to get the interaction you want. If you feel like you were doing them just to get them done and speeding through them, then that's what you chose to do. There's an amazing game here for those who slow down, look around, read, and explore.

[ChimpOnComputer]

I've gone back to GW2 recently as well and I love it, got a Guardian and Ranger to 80, and am now on my way to unlock the Twilight legendary greatsword and grinding to get Griffon Mount.

[Shrek_The_Mathematician]

Not having every skill 100% swappable is not so bad when you take into account the all the trait choices and combinations, the specs and elite specializations. If you also include gear choices and relics it gets even better. As a former Gw1 player there is IMO much more depth and choice with the build system of Gw2 at end game. At lower levels though I agree it can feel limiting because you don't have anything unlocked and can't even equip any specs and choose traits. The one thing I really miss from Gw1 though is getting new special skills that are not tied to your class in the world through questing. They tried to add this once in Gw2 in the game's early years and you could get a new healing skill from completing a mission that any class could use, but it has been removed since sadly and they never did something like that again.

[SKID]

For the record you don’t have to play this game in a tab target style, it has an action cam bind for more of a modern / ESO feel, which is what I personally play.

[sirith]

Just a few things I want to mention for anyone who might want to start playing:

1. There basically three game modes in GW2: Open World, PVP and "dungeons". All of them require different types of skills because of different mechanics. Going full DPS might not be the best choice so keep that in mind - Necromancers who use "Froze to the bone" might agree with me. This skill is awesome - Especially in things like DLC Open World. Enemies deal way more damage than base Tyria.
2. Gear matters but not that much - you might see a lot of players running around in legendary or ascended gear. Don't sweat about it. It's matter of few % in grand scheme of things compared to exotics and it can be acquired easily from Black Lion market. Getting later gear is a matter of time and work, however ascended and legendary gear allow to go further into fractals/switch prefixes on the fly. It's mostly a matter of achievement.
3. Prefixes are static - did you had a moment where you rolled a gear you wanted but with lowest possible stats? Don't be scared about it here. Game have static amount of stats depending on prefix, level and rarity. If your friend have exotic, berserker Greatsword = you will get exactly the same thing.
4. Skins and dyeing - you can freely change your equipment appearance if you have transmutation charges. Dyeing your equipment on the other hand cost absolutely nothing. Skins and dyes you once unlocked can be used as many times as you want so go wild with.

Bonus: If you brought all dlcs and have access to Skyscale = take it slowly. It's a long grind which might take weeks. Is it worth it? Yes. But rushing it is definitely not something you should do immediately.

[krisgustoff]

Some of the comments here are crazy😂 I am now an experienced player with a leveled character of every profession (class for gw2), completed the whole story, countless hours in a number of different game modes, multiple legendary pieces, and yet still I have more content to experience. I find it is helpful to get into a guild that likes to do what content you like to play. I personally like the Meta events where they are timed events that are visible on the wiki and provide good loot, experience, and consistent time frames for victory. If this isn’t for you well then there are other modes like you mentioned here; PvP, World vs World(server wide large scale PvP), fractals(short puzzles and bosses), Strikes( Raid level short boss fights), dungeons, world bosses, and on and on… With the expansions you get access to what are called specializations which that your profession( aka class) and give you access to different abilities and class usages. Almost even profession can be dps, healer, or support through their own mechanics.

The trading post contains most items you will ever need and the economy isn’t just centered around liquid gold. A lot of people never see their liquid gold go up too much so they just think they are always broke and could never afford to buy anything. Well once you look at websites like gw2 efficiency and enter your accounts api you find that like me you may be gold poor (ie I have like 500 gold right now) but in my material storage I have 20k of things I could sell on the trading post and straight up buy gen 1 and gen 3 legendary weapons.

To get to the point GW2 has a unique experience that is different for all other MMO’s I have played. You can get loot and gold from everything, you get experience from everything, and there are enjoyable activities in any game mode to match your play style. You like to PvP great you have full access to skills at level 2 and can practice on training golems before queuing up. Like exploring run around and do a few events while exploring and you will get to level 80.

I hope you enjoy your journey and look forward to more content to come. Thanks for the perspective.

[nebulastar]

Having originally come from GW1 as well, the weapon skills were really one of my favorite things about GW2. Especially since you can swap them out mid battle just by switching weapons. And having very few skills even on the caster classes that require you to hold still was another big plus. Always hated how casters had to stand still whenever casting in most other MMOs.

[moiseszermeno]

You will have a lot of fun once you get to hearth of thorns it is the first expansion but it is such a masterpiece in level design

[ch.k.]

GW1 and WoW classic players have one thing in common... they hold on to their nostalgia and are often very quickly disappointed if the successor does not fulfill it.

[NBOZZ]

I was overwhelmed at the beginning when I started playing and now im addicted to the game. I wish I knew this game when it came out. 😢 I’m still learning new stuff 😅

[nightshade]

It was really entertaining, listening to you enjoying Tyria for the first time. I have began my own adventure in GW2 a little more than 1 month ago and... it was a rough start.
I felt that way, because, believe it or not, I approached this game with the mindset of ESO/BDO/WoW player. Which was a huge mistake. GW2 is an entirely different game and everyone should try it with a clear mind. It took me a good while to get used to it. But once I did - I completely fell in love with it.
And what is more important - GW2 respects your time. If you have job/kids/other RL stuff to do, the game and its content/progression/money for sub won't slip through your fingers. Even if you leave and come back few months later, your progress will still be there and remain relevant.
Looking forward to more of your videos! :)

[MangyB]

I played GW2 on launch and fell off before hitting level cap. I've been playing this past year and loving it. One thing you mentioned is how you feel disconnected and I definitely understand that. I don't think I started to really appreciate the scale and scope of Tyria and its lore until after Path of Fire. It takes a long time but eventually it feels more alive and massive than any other MMO I've played. A lot of the side stories are hidden behind achievements and that contributes to the slow burn.

[RobGamer]

Each race has its own stunning home city with a bank, trading post, crafting stations, waypoints, POI's, vistas and master points (you will come back for when you begin your masteries at level 80).

[RobGamer]

Note: the initial (tutorial) combat quest (Shamoor, for humans) is the beginning of your personal story. The first thing you do (for each race) is the beginning of your personal story. You will meet and quest with Captain Thackery again (each ten levels) as you continue to quest.

[UndeadR]

You can treat hearts like classic side quest. Every heart have NPC you can talk to know what and why you doing. There are often also more NPC around who tells you whats going on in area. Its more immersive that way. 😀

[traveling.down.the.road]

As a long time player of GW2, I would like to encourage you to make more videos about this game. I think you will find the GW2 community to be very supportive of your work, and hopefully it will also attract some new players to try the game as well. GW2 is very under rated and over looked by most gamers, and I'm sure if more people tried it out, they would fall in love with it, just like I did, and millions of others, who have purchased it and it's expansions over the years.