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As someone who played RO for years... The similarities are exactly why I enjoyed GW2... Are you talking about the hearts or the events? The Achievements? The m

As someone who played RO for years... The similarities are exactly why I enjoyed GW2... Are you talking about the hearts or the events? The Achievements? The main difference is that the world the player experiences is more "coherent" in GW2 because of the Elder Dragon threat and their involvement in it (ie their hero's journey). Also, what are "quests" to you? There's so freeform stuff you can do in the game. Most of the Hearts you can complete without ever really caring about them. It's just a nice little exp bonus. Events? People can just not do them. Go to a different area (as in, hold W for 10 seconds, or use a waypoint?).

Dalewyn 4y ago
>Are you talking about the hearts or the events? The Achievements? The main difference is that the world the player experiences is more "coherent" in GW2 because of the Elder Dragon threat and their involvement in it (ie their hero's journey). I didn't even get that far because I was inundated to my armpits with QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE with literally any action I took. It was nauseating and quickly drove me mad. What makes me wonder to this day is if I had a different client from everyone else, because quite literally noone I ever talk to about this seems to be able to relate (case in point). >Also, what are "quests" to you? The kind you would find in RO, Runescape, Skyrim, and so on. Scripted things to do, but not particularly conspicuous and in the way if I'm not interested in pursuing them.
- spoiler 4y ago
  Hmm. To me it seems like you maybe didn't get out of the new character instance. That thing is basically a 20-30 minute (depending on race) racial story instance. Those tend to have linear progression most of the time, and I think you maybe mistook the instance's progression objectives as quests. Once you get out of that, it's an open world and you can do what you want, though. I think it's worth giving it another try, it's a great game.

Dalewyn 4y ago

>Are you talking about the hearts or the events? The Achievements? The main difference is that the world the player experiences is more "coherent" in GW2 because of the Elder Dragon threat and their involvement in it (ie their hero's journey). I didn't even get that far because I was inundated to my armpits with QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE QUEST IS AVAILABLE with literally any action I took. It was nauseating and quickly drove me mad. What makes me wonder to this day is if I had a different client from everyone else, because quite literally noone I ever talk to about this seems to be able to relate (case in point). >Also, what are "quests" to you? The kind you would find in RO, Runescape, Skyrim, and so on. Scripted things to do, but not particularly conspicuous and in the way if I'm not interested in pursuing them.

spoiler 4y ago
Hmm. To me it seems like you maybe didn't get out of the new character instance. That thing is basically a 20-30 minute (depending on race) racial story instance. Those tend to have linear progression most of the time, and I think you maybe mistook the instance's progression objectives as quests. Once you get out of that, it's an open world and you can do what you want, though. I think it's worth giving it another try, it's a great game.