It seems that there are a decent number of people that continue to play and love GW2 and a decent number of people who believe it suffers from lack of longevity.  I'm curious what people have done in the game to this point and whether or not that influences their choice to continue playing.  So here's the poll.

Edit:  I understand that these poll selections will not fit every single person's exact situation.  Like any other poll, please select the option that best fits your situation.  Specifically, the poll is looking for the amount played/accomplished in game and whether or not you will continue playing.  I apologize for any 'flavor' text in the poll options.

Intelligently constructed survey - but still shows the 60/40% split between pro and con players.

Factor in the fanboi/hater bias on this site - I would GUESS at this being approximately 1:3 - then you have a pretty good approval rate.

Even if these factor out at 1:1 (which even detailed observation here really doesn't support) you still have more liking it than not.

Hit lvl 80, working for 100% map completion (99% as today) working for legendary weaps

WTB dungeon groups

Where is option "I stopped playing and I don't play to play again" (even non regullarly) ?

There are people who returned game or people that are quitting for good. 

It is not trolling on my side I just think it is valid question.

Originally posted by Kenaoshi

Hit lvl 80, working for 100% map completion (99% as today) working for legendary weaps

WTB dungeon groups

They need more personal story quests, that send you back through the lands, i am not a completionist, but i love traveling the lans as long as i have a goal in mind.

I would gladly pay 10 euro for a 20 to 30stepstory modeincluding a dungeon story mode(making dungeon and exploration modesfree) even if the whole sory was kind of linear.

My endgame consists mostly of PvP, both WvWvW for longer sessions and sPvP for shorter sessions.

Originally posted by Azzataky
I'm level 80 some time, I like everything in game so far even leveling another alt(s). But what I miss is something "epic". Story is cool, dragons are there, bosses in dungeons are cool, but dragons in world come regularly. I miss epic fights with bosses like Baium from Lineage 2, where you are not going on them everyday. But GW 2 is not that game I guess. You can teleport everywhere etc. Its just casual friendly and also time consuming friendly, I hope that lack of epic stuff wont make me stop playin. I like it so far, we'll see.

Sometimes i just dont use teleports but travel the distance on foot, quit enjoyable just doing the events thrown at you.

LvL 80, exotic armor and most of my weapons. Completed the personal story and I'm now working on my 100% world and will try to get arah armor as well.

I'm also aiming for legendary after I get enough money but that'll take some time now.

Tho there's still tons of achievements I still have to do, like jumping puzzles which I still didn't do, diving, etc...

edit: I forgot there's this halloween acts and events which are really cool (except the part where I got DCed when act 3 started and couldn't log in for 10 mins, hated that ofc :D )...

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Originally posted by Azzataky
I'm level 80 some time, I like everything in game so far even leveling another alt(s). But what I miss is something "epic". Story is cool, dragons are there, bosses in dungeons are cool, but dragons in world come regularly. I miss epic fights with bosses like Baium from Lineage 2, where you are not going on them everyday. But GW 2 is not that game I guess. You can teleport everywhere etc. Its just casual friendly and also time consuming friendly, I hope that lack of epic stuff wont make me stop playin. I like it so far, we'll see.

Sometimes i just dont use teleports but travel the distance on foot, quit enjoyable just doing the events thrown at you.

 

 

Yea I do that sometimes too. But I usualy play with my gf or friends and those people they don't get it, they don't want to wait, they want to farm. :/

Originally posted by fenistil

Where is option "I stopped playing and I don't play to play again" (even non regullarly) ?

There are people who returned game or people that are quitting for good. 

It is not trolling on my side I just think it is valid question.

How big does the poll really need to be?  Just pick the option for not playing regularly - that would include not playing at all, ever again, no matter what.

Originally posted by Roxtarr
My choice isn't there.  Hit level 80, not in full exotics, log in 3-4 times per week and having fun.

Hit level 80 and there's still tons I enjoy and log on for.

That one covers what you just described.

 Hit level 80, full exotics, completed story and I'm still a lot of fun. Do log on regularly.

I'm still chasing achievements and jumping puzzles. In the meantime I level up crafting on my alts, and occassionally level up my alternative character. Altoholics will enjoy this game, as for others only those who like cosmetic progression.

Its difficult to really make a poll tailored to what everyone did. Not really to be expected every option is available. Probably would been best to go with the options...

Playing the game and still enjoying it

Playing the game every so often

Not playing the game anymore though might peek back occasionally

Not playing anymore and no plan to ever return

Never played/Never plan to

But meh. I want my "Made 2x level 80s and have no plan of playing ever again" option cause I'm picky and demand one for a situation that obviously everyone should of encountered! /sarcasm

Originally posted by halflife25
I am lvl 80 and playing PVP. it is mostly my guildies keeping me in game right now. I have a blast in PVP with them.

yea but you cant do nothing alone in pvp you always need to have gang bang party to do something that makes difference.

Originally posted by Purutzil

Its difficult to really make a poll tailored to what everyone did. Not really to be expected every option is available. Probably would been best to go with the options...

 

Playing the game and still enjoying it

Playing the game every so often

Not playing the game anymore though might peek back occasionally

Not playing anymore and no plan to ever return

Never played/Never plan to

 

But meh. I want my "Made 2x level 80s and have no plan of playing ever again" option cause I'm picky and demand one for a situation that obviously everyone should of encountered! /sarcasm

Except.. OP correct me if I'm wrong, but that wouldn't be the same kind of poll.  Maybe he's trying to figure out when people tend to quit, not just if they quit.  Do they quit when they run out of things to do, or somewhere along the way, before then?

It becomes a question of whether people leave the game because they need more of the same sort of content, or because they want something different.  I think its a good question.  For almost any MMO.

Originally posted by Purutzil

Its difficult to really make a poll tailored to what everyone did. Not really to be expected every option is available. Probably would been best to go with the options...

 

Playing the game and still enjoying it

Playing the game every so often

Not playing the game anymore though might peek back occasionally

Not playing anymore and no plan to ever return

Never played/Never plan to

 

But meh. I want my "Made 2x level 80s and have no plan of playing ever again" option cause I'm picky and demand one for a situation that obviously everyone should of encountered! /sarcasm

Yeah, a poll like that would work.  However, my intention with this poll were to relate in game accomplishments to desire to continue playing the game.  The three best "play phases" that would fit the largest number of people and provide relatively telling information were pre 80, at 80 and 80 with full exotics and story complete.  I suppose I could have added map completion to the last play phase as well.

Edit: @Vhaln Yes, exactly!  Your response went up as I was typing my reply above.

Hit 80 on my ele and leveling up my guardian / warrior.

Got really bored with my ele but I'm one of those that have to finish one char to start the next so slogged through it via DE grinding. God that was bad but my fault so.. >.>

One option that might be missing, given the spirit of the poll, would be something like

• Didn't like the game at all, and quit almost right away.