I think this is the first MMO where I've ever really, truly believed that everything besides combat wasn't simply a sidethought. The environmental puzzles are awesome. I spent an hour on Zraith's beacon yesterday which felt like a free Prince of Persia game, and discovered the secret pirate's cove in Lion's Arch today which was also totally sweet. There are tower defense quests! I was speaking to my friend on mumble while she was on a norn story quest, and talking about how she had to trade things between three different ogres or something to make them all happy. It feels like playing a proper RPG which was actually designed to be enjoyed in of itself.
Shit, I could go on and on about the things they got right in this game. The best by far though is the fact that old content does not get redundant as you level. Was reading this the other day and I found myself nodding furiously at one particular line, which pretty much sums up why I tend to obstinately treat MMO endgame as literally the end of the game for me until expansions come out: it is the introduction of repetition. Really can't wait to see where this game goes with expansions, though. Personally I love some of the NPC races and want to be able to make a skritt or a tengu already.
I'm sort of glad that up until lately I didn't get what made the game any different or interesting, since I'm getting to discover it all now for myself. My thief is only level 20 but I'm having a blast, definitely the right class choice (mesmer was my first pick, but as much as I loved it in theory it just didn't jive with me in practice).
Shit, I could go on and on about the things they got right in this game. The best by far though is the fact that old content does not get redundant as you level. Was reading this the other day and I found myself nodding furiously at one particular line, which pretty much sums up why I tend to obstinately treat MMO endgame as literally the end of the game for me until expansions come out: it is the introduction of repetition. Really can't wait to see where this game goes with expansions, though. Personally I love some of the NPC races and want to be able to make a skritt or a tengu already.
I'm sort of glad that up until lately I didn't get what made the game any different or interesting, since I'm getting to discover it all now for myself. My thief is only level 20 but I'm having a blast, definitely the right class choice (mesmer was my first pick, but as much as I loved it in theory it just didn't jive with me in practice).
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