Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

I already pre-purchased the game. I was very hyped before BWE. I was a little disappointed during the BWE mostly due to low framerates which they claim will be improved before release. Since BWE ended, I've found myself eager for the next one to start. So no regrets here. Compared to other soon to be released AAA MMOs that have monthly subscriptions, GW 2 is incredibly cheap. It doesn't have to be 100% perfect to be well worth buying.

Originally posted by Roybe

Originally posted by RKameL

Originally posted by Roybe

Originally posted by RKameL

Originally posted by Roybe

Originally posted by WellzyC

 

 

I came to forum on friday and GW2 forum had some players talking about it like it was really crap. Then, most of cases, if we check their previous posts at other threads they were saying the same thing for months or was an account made that day.

 

Trolls will always troll.  What's interesting is that as this particular game has continued to be 'hyped', the trolls have had a harder time to do what they do best.  More and more people have appeared to support the game after trying/seeing it than the detractors can come up with reasons to shoot it down.  I am cringing a lot right now with the amount of 'beta is beta' comments, thus my concerns.  However, the devs are letting us know ahead of time in a lot of the cases that there are known problems that will be repaired closer to release.  Since we have no idea when release is, 'everything' can still be 'fixed'.

 

 

 

Yes, i also have some concerns about some aspects, but im liking of the staff feedback at official forums. Now and then we see an official thread about a concern players have.

Last thing i saw, and i was happy about it, was that the problem players were having to play with friends was a bug and they are working on it.

I've been critical of the game and of the community but I have always planned on buying the game and after all of the complaints I heard after the beta weekend, it compelled me to pre-order the game. I didn't expect the game to be perfect and the only thing that was stopping me was the lack of humilty form the GW2 fanbase but now that I'm seing evidence of humilty, I'm on board :)

Originally posted by RedKatana

Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

Well these are some of the problems I've heard.  Friday was a bad day all around for everyone.  You did realize that the game is currently CPU bound and not being rendered by the GPU, this is supposed tp be part of the optimization process to be done prior to release.  However, I do understand the concern.  As far as instances, I did not see that many...I ran a good part of my personal story, and obviously this was instanced.  However, the world felt open and huge to me.  Again as far as movement i expect that to be cleared up with GPU optimization.  No problem with the cash shop here, bur I do understand everyones concerns on that.

Hmm... Is there a reason why people pre-purchase a game without knowing what to expect? Even buying a Collector's Edition or a Digital Deluxe Edition sounds ridiculous.

@OP

Not at all.

Already bought it dude.   And, what's worse, one beta weekend pretty much spoiled every other MMO I was playing.     They're all so shallow and 2004 now....

I'm glad I prepurchased it. While its not what half of the people here would have you believe its still a good game even if its far from being finished imo. Thoes of us who payed attention to what Anet has actually said and are capable of thinking for ourself knew the questing was the exact same questing as any other MMO just presented diffrent. And they did a good job of it. Thoes of us paying attention knew the combat wasnt going to be TERA combat but a mash of Tera and WoW style combat. It needs work on balance but its still good imo.

Bascially GW2 is a fun game. But its not the alpha and omega of MMO's like fanboys would have you believe but nor is it a terrible WAR2.0 that haters would have you believe. Its right in the middle and its going to be great fun for alot of us.

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Only people that pre-purchased the game could play. So why would someone that was very skeptical prepurchase the game?

 

On top of that, you can not get a refund when you prepurchased a game. Its not a pre-order.

It's called calling your credit card company and getting a charge back.

I played it on my roommate's prepurchased account.  I really really disliked it.  It just didn't feel like a proper MMO to me, maybe it was the teleporting around, maybe it was the limited character progression or the loading screens between zones...It just left a bad taste, but ;hey, to each his own.  I'm sure people will play the hell out of it for years to come.  I may try it again to see if they've improved it during the next BWE but there is no way I'm buying it.

Originally posted by RedKatana

Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

I just checked the records and did an IP trace on your computer... you never purchased the game nor did you partake in the BWE. Why would you post such a thing?!

Originally posted by Vepgenus

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Only people that pre-purchased the game could play. So why would someone that was very skeptical prepurchase the game?

 

On top of that, you can not get a refund when you prepurchased a game. Its not a pre-order.

It's called calling your credit card company and getting a charge back.

He made the fallacious claim that he got the refund from ArenaNet however.

You are missing the obvious "I already purchased the game, you insensitive clod!" option.

The BWE only confirmed my choice to pre-purchase.

Originally posted by Volkon

Originally posted by RedKatana

Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

I just checked the records and did an IP trace on your computer... you never purchased the game nor did you partake in the BWE. Why would you post such a thing?!

Anything is fair game in the pursuit of discrediting GW2.  The BWE went far better than most trolls expected and the smell of dsperation is in the air.

Bravo sir on creating a well-designed poll.

Originally posted by RedKatana

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

Are you sure you were in the BWE? What instances were you in? Please be specific, because in the starting area there is only one instance and that is your personal story. What was similar to GW1? And you pre-purchased the game without knowing it had a cash shop?

There are so many things wrong with this post that I don't even know where to begin.

Originally posted by Charlizzard

Originally posted by RedKatana

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!!

WTH is this? What game were you playing? What Instances?

There are so many things wrong with this post that I don't even know where to begin.

Well if he was going between personal story and major city often, he might encounter loading screens often I guess.

Originally posted by dzoni87

Originally posted by RedKatana

Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

 

You have section in forums called "known issues"

 

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

 

Google is your Friend, as wess as GW2 wiki is

 

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

 

Well, last time i checked this game was called Guild Wars 2  

 

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!

 

I am waaaaay to tired to even argue about this

[Mod Edit]

Your seriously asking WHY people don't research before they purchase?

Did you miss the part where real life society in 2012 is just one giant advertizing mash up? Where there is nowhere you can go now and not get bombarded by advertizing or some sleazy slob trying to sell you something on a whim?

The vast majority of people seldom research a product before they purchase it now because

1.) they have been conditioned NOT to research products before they buy, and

2.) The Internet contains 90% garbage and only 10% of anything that could be considered useful and truthful information. It's hard to know what to believe and when anymore to be honest.

I am not attempting to Troll, but by default I am... to share a point.... MMOs now suffer from the same stupidity that the rest of the consumer market has suffered from for years. At lest we had a few years before the sleazy slobs took over MMOs. Don't expect most Players to research a MMO before purchase. Expect them to purchase on a whim or because their friends did and then be disappointed that the MMO was shallow, boring, and a rip-off.

And I speak from personal experience... for I too have either not done my homework first, or did it in good faith only to discover later the sources of information I used to make my decisions had been untrustworthy.

A non biased poll, I think this game definately has Great White Yeti factor for the simple fact it does what it advertised for the most part and feeds the empty void of immersion and PVP left buy the trash heap of boring WOW clones we have force fed.

I mean if you think about it, WOW was never THAT great it just met the hype at the door and was simply head over heals better than the competition at the time.

Originally posted by Gardavsshade

Originally posted by dzoni87

Originally posted by RedKatana

Yes, I prepurchased Digital Deluxe Edition and after I tried the game last Friday I requested my money back right away....

It took Arena Net 6 days to send me the email saying they refounded my money, this is one of the worst customer services I ever had to deal with. When I did the same for Tera Online I got an answer in few hours, thumbs up for EnMasse customer service.

What made me change my mind and ask my money back? Well like everyone else I had many errors and lag from the start but that's not it even on Sunday I still had lag and low FPS on my high end gaming PC which handles in high setting FFXIV and any other mmorpg there is. In GW2 I had to go to the lowest setting to get 35 FPS.

 

You have section in forums called "known issues"

 

These issues might be fixed soon but main reason I didn't like was the gameplay, every few steps I was taken inside an instance to do a quest or talk to an NPC, to me personally the game feels 100% single player role playing game with chat addition.

 

Google is your Friend, as wess as GW2 wiki is

 

It is very very similiar to GW1 which I didn't like at all, and the videos I have seen so far make it look better but when you actually play it feels un natural and weird. Example I don't like WoW at all and the artstyle too but the movement feels so fluid compared to the stiffness of GW2.

 

Well, last time i checked this game was called Guild Wars 2  

 

I hit a button by mistake and guess what poped on my screen CASH SHOP now that did it I give up that's it GW2 it's not buy2play it's a cash shop game so that's a no no!!

 

I am waaaaay to tired to even argue about this

[Mod Edit]

Your seriously asking WHY people don't research before they purchase?

Did you miss the part where real life society in 2012 is just one giant advertizing mash up? Where there is nowhere you can go now and not get bombarded by advertizing or some sleazy slob trying to sell you something on a whim?

The vast majority of people seldom research a product before they purchase it now because

1.) they have been conditioned NOT to research products before they buy, and

2.) The Internet contains 90% garbage and only 10% of anything that could be considered useful and truthful information. It's hard to know what to believe and when anymore to be honest.

I am not attempting to Troll, but by default I am... to share a point.... MMOs now suffer from the same stupidity that the rest of the consumer market has suffered from for years. At lest we had a few years before the sleazy slobs took over MMOs. Don't expect most Players to research a MMO before purchase. Expect them to purchase on a whim or because their friends did and then be disappointed that the MMO was shallow, boring, and a rip-off.

And I speak from personal experience... for I too have either not done my homework first, or did it in good faith only to discover later the sources of information I used to make my decisions had been untrustworthy.

Well, yea... i can understand where are you coming from. However, doing researches worked pretty well for me and never did i felt scamed for my money at any Video Game that i bought, including MMOs.

Still, i am amazed by mentallity of consumers going downhill from year to year, despite technology advancing faster than ever before.

Considering GW2, i know what i will and what i will not get in that game as whole, let alone beta test (which was pretty much what i expected, if not maybe even more). Certainlly, there are stuff I dislike in it, but still i think that the game is worthy of 50e and I dont fell ripped-off my money at all.