Guild Wars 2 - buy or not to buy? Your opinions (gw inside!)

you only have to buy once and the community is pretty good imo.

Lolz...1 comment on this but 11 entries on the giveaway. :D

Anyways, GW2 is quite fun but it becomes quite a grindfest if you don't have friends to play with. :/

I played it last year. You should buy it, it`s a great game.

Few of my friends played it non stop for some time few months ago and they seem to love it. Also I tried it on a free weekend once and it was pretty fun. My friends recommend it for you.

It's amazing. I played it for several hundred hours and I still come back sometimes. They keep the game updated and add more content over time, so there's always something to do, events to participate in... Guild system is pretty cool, PvP is great - World vs. World is one of the best features in MMO I've ever seen. Just keep in mind that GW is mainly PvP MMO, there's PvE too, but it's not that great. Probably my n.1 favorite MMO (although I have more hours played in WoW).

"cons and negatives" im afriad you will get only bad news about the game

No, don't play any MMORPGs.

Yea buy it. Also it is now (4-13th april) 50% off. You will have realy good time with the game although it may not keep you for ever but there is no subscription and you are not forced to pay anything extra and you can get premium currency (gems) for normal (gold) if you want something realy bad. I spent a lot of great time with GW2 and although I am not in mood to play it atm I know I will probably get back and play it intensively sooner or later. If you want pros and cons:
Pro - nice graphics, lots of stuff to do, most of stuff is available from the begining, a lot of different stuff from other MMOs, regular updates with new content, great story
Con - if you dont find something which you love there (PvE,PvP,WvW ...) you will probably at some time get bored and give it a rest because there is no "Endgame" and if you dont care about achievements/story there is no carrot on a stick of new better gear to keep you grinding. Also by getting it now it means you missed 1,5 year of story (and content you cant in most cases replay) which is not that big deal if you care about it but for some people it can be.

I've got little over 2.5k hours of playtime on GW2, it's quite fun realy, if you get bored with PvE and constant content updates, you can always move to World vs. World and start massive zerg fights. Given that it's 50% off atm, I'd say go and buy it.

idk isn't it suuuuper late to join now? Also, I suggest joining a free weekend event once before you decide to see if the game runs properly for you (did not for me :/)

If you like MMOs then it's almost a must. Even if you play it only a month it'll be worth it. And like people have said, there is no sub fee so you can always come back after a long period of off time. I enjoy GW2 and altho I don't play it atm, I also know that I will go back to it many many times. I recommend it.

Brać. Jedyne MMO, które mnie konkretnie odciągnęło od WoWa. Fabuła w living story jest interesująca, ciągle coś się dzieje, gra z kimś to czysta przyjemność. Dodatkowo 15 kwietnia wejdzie bardzo duży update, który jeszcze bardziej wzbogaci rozgrywkę.

I haven't played GW2 since I bought it, basically. Played it for a while but it wasn't as good as GW1. Don't bother.

...that said I'm looking for people who are looking for a guild, maybe with guildmates it'd be worth playing again.

Didn't read the rest of the thread, but I figured put in my two cents :)

I logged about a thousand hours in GW2, played regularly for a bit over a year (from launch til a month or so after the 1-year anniversary event stuff). Between WvWvW, PvP, campaign story stuff, living story stuff, and just general PvE and world exploration stuff, there should be to keep you entertained long enough to get more than your money's worth.
Full disclosure, I am a bit biased towards games that don't have subscription fees, but GW2 is also just a great game.

I find it quite fun. It has plenty of content for its price, plus you don't have to pay a sub like most MMOs. I really love the WvW the most. It really brings pvp into another light.

I have the game, and i liked it, even though i didn't play that much of it. I would recommend it, but i think its ultimately your choice, and there should be some kind of free trial, even for a day or two or for just a few levels, you should try it out yourself or see some youtube videos at least, so you can get the vibe of the game and whether you would like it or not

Buy it, especially now there's a 50% discount.

Here's the thing about MMORPGS.

Unless it's F2P, it's hard to justify a purchase especially full price and hop on the game when you are years behind the release date.

I would recommend it since now its 50% off (just 20€ and u dont have to pay ever again!).
I think the most important pro is that it has great updates, both on stories, quest, as in balance and features. I play mostly PvE and you have tons of stuff to do, quests, bosses, dungeons, exploration, etc... If u get a nice guild, the WvW seems to be funny to. On the other hand, the PvP seems to be a bit forgotten (I havent played it but heard that),although they are doing some competitions... I really dont know very much abot PvP in GW2.
If u like the PvE side of MMO´s I would totally recommend you.

I don't know how its now, but Feb or April last year i completed the game in 5 weeks. Yes, is possible complete that game. If you like the MMORPG its good buy, but you will have the feeling the game needs something more. Also, here you can find good prices if decide buy it GOCDKEYS

I wouldnt... I tried it and I was bored to tears.

Buy it. Even if you get bored of it in a month or two you will still get more /played out of it than most other games for the same price. And you can always come back to it later since it has no sub. The classes are different enough that you will roll at least one or two alts . Don't listen to people who say you're late to the party or it's been out for too long. The game is more alive than ever, you can get into PvP at any level and it's not gear dependent and you should have no problem finding dungeon runs, even easier if you get into any half decent guild.

Positive: the PvE is kind of fun if you play with friends, the mini games are fun, awesome events (Halloween, winter and such).
Negative: It can become a bit grinding and maybe a bit boring if you dont have friends to play with.

Well people here have already mentioned most of the more obvious pros and cons of the game so I'll give you one pro that many have forgotten to mention . That is , It has one the most awesome and most engaging tutorials in a MMORPG ever. I think from my experience its the only mmorpg that has you fighting an epic boss right at the end of the tutorial and makes feel like a boss, gets you pumped up for the rest of the game.