Guild Wars 2

[Grakor456]

My feelings on the Human plot, and how it actually all fits together pretty well. Possible Human plot spoilers ahead!

Spoiler:

I felt the Human personal storyline was much more engaging and relevant. I played a Human Noble Elementalist whose sister was supposedly killed by centaurs. My first section dealt with a party in my honor, at which bandits attacked and kidnapped my socially awkward but loyal childhood friend. This led to an investigation with the Seraphs (the guards, basically) in which I helped take down a minister. However, that minister had some sort of backing from higher up, and the Seraphs promised to continue looking while I went off on my merry way. Then I was contacted by the Human hero Logan Thackeray, a Seraph commander, who said that he'd found a journal that mentioned my sister being alive and kidnapped in the wreckage of a centaur camp (and since he knew me from our collaboration he recognized her last name). I went through some travails in that regard and it turned out that the same corrupt official had led to my sister's apparent death was organizing strife throughout the land.

So basically, the Human story ties up really well in that all of my misfortune is being caused by someone trying to destabilize Kryta by allying bandits and centaurs in an effort to depose the queen.

My dad also played a Human but instead was a street-raised gangster. His old gang was hired by the same shadowy noble to poison a ton of people by ruining a well and he had to get his friends out of the gang as well as helping Logan stop them if he so chose.

This is probably why I could never roll a human in this game. The novel Edge of Destiny made me want to see Queen Jenna die in a fire. Potentially Logan dying with her.

[Kaghuros]

Luckily I'm free of the grip of those (supposedly) horrid novels so I think I can better appreciate the things Arena.net actually intended for their characters. I kind of like Logan even though he's bit brash. He seems like a hero who's had to restrain his urge for violence and justice because he's working inside the law now, and Jennah comes across as an interesting, though quite naive, queen who I have some sympathy for.

I personally prefer Countess Anise, the spymistress and Mesmer, because she totally gets what's going on. She's kind of the voice of reason behind the brashness of Logan's heroism, and I found myself taking her story options much more because they suited my play style. One I especially liked was a mission where I went to a party and snooped around and coerced info out of guests instead of breaking into someone's house.

[Grakor456]

So the next weekend event starts today. As an update, I believe my transfer did work during the last one, so I should be on Eredon Terrace.

My goals for this weekend: try out the Mesmer (as well as possibly the Warrior and Necromancer,) get more experience with WvWvW, and just have fun with it.

I'll update later!

[Spiralin]

WvWvW? This game isn't like DAoC, is it?

[Grakor456]

In what sense?

It has its more "casual" PvP mode as something DAoC-esque. It's not necessary to delve into, but it was a lot of fun when I briefly tried it during the stress test. But yeah, three worlds, capture keeps/towers, etc. Fun stuff.

[McKnighter]

Eager to play!

Try out -all- the classes.

[Jaella]

WvWvW explained ;

Huge map battles of server vs server vs server.

[Grakor456]

As a note, Kretol couldn't join Eredon because it was full. Both of us are now playing on "The Wilds."

[McKnighter]

Playing. I'm in love.