Originally posted by Vesavius

Just wanted to say how impressed with the in game community I have been so far, speaking from my server on The Far Shiver Peaks at least.

Much to my worry that it wouldn't be, the chat has been constant, good natured, entertaining, and helpfull.

So much in contrast to the vile TERA community, or the overwhelmingly arrogant TSW one.

So nice to see :)

To the yellow (and red) part - You couldn't have just been happy, could you? *Facepalm*

To the red part- The irony is so big it's not even funny.

Edit: Almost forgot: "My community is better than your community"

Originally posted by MMOwanderer

Originally posted by Vesavius

Just wanted to say how impressed with the in game community I have been so far, speaking from my server on The Far Shiver Peaks at least.

Much to my worry that it wouldn't be, the chat has been constant, good natured, entertaining, and helpfull.

So much in contrast to the vile TERA community, or the overwhelmingly arrogant TSW one.

So nice to see :)

To the yellow (and red) part - You couldn't have just been happy, could you? *Facepalm*

To the red part- The irony is so big it's not even funny.

Edit: Almost forgot: "My community is better than your community"

hey, you coulda just ignored it and smiled ;)

I was just speaking from personal experience from games I have played. I could have easily talked about the nasty assed Aion community or whatever as well. These were just two games that I have tried this year so they got used. No otyher agenda.

As for your 'irony'.. well, this thread is talking about how the /map chat isn't arrogant at all (which seems to be a very common consenus), so I am not getting your 'big irony' really :/

If me saying these things offended, then I apologise, but remember... No one can offend you, you can only choose to be offended.

Originally posted by eyelolled

Originally posted by Vesavius

Well, I thought it might have been a local server thing, because we all know that different ones in the same game can grow very different cultures, but it seems /map chat has been good pretty much right through the game so far.

 

Why is this though?

 

The fact that PvP orientated players are not forced to endure what they consider to be 'boring' PvE content in order to fight, and so don't have to entertain themselves in other ways?

Core game design, as in the removal of many points of conflict throughout the world and the introduction of puzzle elements (the jumping challenges) to discuss?

Active policing by the GMs?

The general lovelyness of GW players?

All of the above? 

I think the primary reason is the fact that there is so little competition in the PvE environement. In other games, everytime that someone else would steal your node/boss/mob or whatever, it would just add another level to the frustration. People wanting to release that frustration take it out on others.

The other fact is that in the WvW it's promoting server pride. 

Another is that it's buy2play (not free2play @#$@%@@#$@!!!!  lol  ) so there is a general feeling of relaxed play rather than a rush to cap.

The last and probably biggest reason, is the types of people that really enjoy making other peoples life difficult by greifing or whatever, really don't have a part of the game that is for them. THEY don't have a reason to play GW2

All very true.

Something seems to have clicked though. I am really interested to see what tommorow brings.

Originally posted by Vesavius

Just wanted to say how impressed with the in game community I have been so far, speaking from my server on The Far Shiver Peaks at least.

Much to my worry that it wouldn't be, the chat has been constant, good natured, entertaining, and helpfull.

So much in contrast to the vile TERA community, or the overwhelmingly arrogant TSW one.

So nice to see :)

Some of us didnt get in, Far Shiverpeaks were full faster than a bullet... Right now 2/3s of our guild are on other servers. :(

On the other hand will we have that fixed eventually since there is a free home server transfer.

So far do the community seems nice though but we will see tomorrow when "normal" people will start to play unlike people who paid for the game in april. So far so good at least (except a few guys insisting to only speak german).

Originally posted by Loke666

Originally posted by Vesavius

Just wanted to say how impressed with the in game community I have been so far, speaking from my server on The Far Shiver Peaks at least.

Much to my worry that it wouldn't be, the chat has been constant, good natured, entertaining, and helpfull.

So much in contrast to the vile TERA community, or the overwhelmingly arrogant TSW one.

So nice to see :)

Some of us didnt get in, Far Shiverpeaks were full faster than a bullet... Right now 2/3s of our guild are on other servers. :(

On the other hand will we have that fixed eventually since there is a free home server transfer.

So far do the community seems nice though but we will see tomorrow when "normal" people will start to play unlike people who paid for the game in april. So far so good at least (except a few guys insisting to only speak german).

Shiverpeaks is locked off now then?

Damn... still have RL friends coming to play... guess I will be guesting on their server a bit

So far I haven't had any real contact with the community. Maybe it's because my character is just level 10. Running around, questing, gathering, sometimes asking something, seeing other players run around nearby.

I think the best community I saw in a game so far is the one of Fallen Earth. And the worst was the one in Heroes of Newerth, during the beta test.

Community is very nice and friendly:)

One of two things are going on here:

Either every Dbag miraculously decided to not play GW2 while all the nice people did, or the game's cooperative design actually fascilitates the niceness, bringing out the best in players.  Hmmm, I wonder which it could be.  

Either way, it's sooooooo refreshing to see so many players helping each other out.  I've already met so many strangers and had great conversations with them.  I forgot that was even possible in MMOs.  

Originally posted by vee41
This kind of sheds light on why the community is so rage free: they have pretty damn aggressive and active ban policy.

Can only be a good thing IMO.

I am sure plenty of 'innocent' people (because isn't everyone innocent when they are telling their side?) will whine about it, but it is obviously paying off.