[Meizicht]

GW2 is a work of art in every way.
Music, visuals, gameplay, system, community, writing/backstory/lore, everything.
The fairness alone is enough to make an entire gaming community become actual people instead of exploiting jerkwads. Every time I go to grab a jumping puzzle, for example, the people around actually help you. Every event, it's like.. instead of people screeching about how you're a bad player or whatever, if someone dies, people rush to help. If someone is having trouble, they help. People actually take the time to extend a helpful hand to those who don't even ask for it, and even PUGs are nice.
Who the hell ever sees that in games anymore? GW2 is a first for me.
I mean, this is my experience on the Fort Aspenwood server at least. I've never seen an idiot noob speaking "leetspeak" over map chat anywhere. That should be an achievement in itself.

The graphics too, holy shit.
They worked their artists to the bone in order to accommodate those who can't afford top of the line PCs to play, which is something NOBODY ELSE DOES. Who would've thought a game company would actually consider those who couldn't spend loads of money? To me, it makes me think maybe, just maybe, Arenanet actually has both confidence, and understanding. Plus not just the in-game graphics, but the cutscene paintings are beautiful.

Jeremy Soule. That's all I have to say about the music. Hnnng.

Also, for me coming from Tera, I was used to action-based gameplay. The fact that Arenanet allows the true action combat mod someone made makes the gameplay even more fluid and easier and more fun to play than originally as well, for me. I like the skill system and the weapons system and how they have all of this set up as well. The combinations are fun also, which makes things all the more detailed and interesting to me ( like when I'm in a mess of a crowd, some elementalist drops a ring of fire and my ranger is suddenly shooting flaming arrows because of it, inflicting even more burn damage; that's always fun xD )
The way the looting system is set makes everything so fair, that it has exploiters crying about how the game isn't fun.. because they can't exploit. Which is funny. Event participation is also handy ( my computer lags so it's nice when I can't get a hit on the champion, yet I still get the chest because I participated the best I could. )
Plus your level adjusts to the area; nothing is TOO easy. You can't be a lv80 killing everything in a lv3 area since your level is pulled down to match. ( your gear and traits are the only things that can make a big difference, but you can't one hit everything like that either. )
Lovelovelovelove the fairness. PvPing kill stealing exploiters can be butthurt alllll they want.

Hell, even when it comes to PvP... usually I'm one who stays as far away from PvPing as possible, but the WvWvW is actually pretty fun. Because it is fair and the majority of people aren't crybabies about it.

The lore makes me excited. For example, just seeing the ruins of the original Lions Arch under water in GW2 gives me a very nice eerie feeling. And the way that there are REASONS in the story as to why some areas of the map aren't open yet ( like Elona and Cantha, if I remember correctly. I didn't play the original, but I read a good bit ) is clever. Most developers are like "meh, it's not done yet" but GW2 is like "WELL because Orr rose out of the ocean, it caused a tidal wave and because of the hordes of dead risen, we can't get in contact with these areas, but we know they still are there because sailors keep washing up on shore" <<<< for those of us who like lore, and the eerie kind of feeling you get when playing, that is love, lol.

And the NPCs you meet especially during the story quests are developed so deeply, you get attached like reading a book.

I mean Tybalt. For those who've played past lv 40-60, you know what I mean. ; A ;''
Wedidn'tgettohavethatapplecider. Baw. ( Hopefully that's not a spoiler )


Anyway, yeah.
>__>
Iloveit. lol


Amoena: And you say YOU were long-winded. >___>;;





EDIT: For those who haven't had the chance to experience it firsthand... Here are some beautiful vistas ( cutscenes from the jumping puzzles that pan around to show you the amazing scenery ) with some equally beautiful music from the original GW:

55 Vistas from GW2