I'm not playing any of the games on the list at the moment, though the one game on the list I actually played before and subscribed to was EVE. I really loved EVE, only problem was that after the expansion the game didn't work on my computer so I had to stop playing it.

Currently, I'm playing Guild Wars, and I'm very happy with it at the moment. It's been my favourite game for a whole year already, and so far, nothing I've played comes close to the enjoyment level I get from Guild Wars. My main aim right now is to complete all the campaigns on my mains, and hopefully get some titles before Guild Wars 2 comes out.

Has it even been confirmed that GW2 is going to be free like the first one? I havn't really paid much attention, since I don't get all hyped about a game until it comes out, so excuse me if that question is obvious lol.

Yes, GW2 is confirmed to be free. It's already been stated in the FAQ, so it's pretty much confirmed.

 But i'm assuming it will be free still though, my only fear is that they end up going the DDO route further down the road, and start charging for "extra" content in bite sized portions that are actually needed to even continue playing.

They already kind of follow the DDO route anyway. They charge for campaigns, which you actually do need if you want to to play competitively in PVP. Though you can still take part in PVP, without the campaigns, you wouldn't  have certain skills or classes avaliable to you, so you might end up disadvantaged. Another alternative is to buy the skill unlock packs which can be found in the NCSoft store.

Nope, I would be bored after a while, if I wasn't able to progress. There wouldn't be any drive to compell me to play. The main reason why I play games is because I want that sense of achievement I get when I accomplish something, be it a difficult quest or mission, or even gaining a level and reaching max level if the game has a low level cap. It could even be armour progression, that is, I make enough money and earn enough materials to get myself a nicer armour than the one I already have. The stats need not be better than my previous armour; as long as sense of achievement is there, I'm happy.

That's not to say that I am a fan of the leveling type of progression. To me, there are other types of progression, such as the accomplishment of moving through missions to know what happens next in the storyline. That, to me, is my favourite part of gaming, to advance my character so that I would know what happens next. It's like reading a book really; you finish one page and turn to the next to find out what happens next. In a way, I guess I treat my gaming like I'm reading a good book; if I'm engrossed and I desperately want to find out what happens so much that I end up loosing track of time, I'm happy with it.

My favourite would be Kaineng City in Guild Wars. I loved the feel of the city there, and since it was one of the main hubs, you could find basically everything there. The place was extremely beautiful as well, and it seemed like a very lifelike representation of an ancient Asian civilisation, which was what I loved about the place. It also had slumps and underground drainage systems, though those were instanced and crawling with gangsters, which added to the overall feel of the place.

It's not as populated as Lion's Arch or Kamadan, but in my opinion, it's the most beauitful.

Though I'd say I loved Tatooine in SWG as well, it really reminded me of the excitement I normally get whenever I was doing anything Star Wars related. I literally grew up on Star Wars so it's like a huge dose of nostagia for me. Though I did find the city extremely confusing.

Normally for an hour on weekdays, and about two hours on weekends per day, if I'm not too busy or tired from school. Otherwise, I'd go a whole week without playing anything. Now that project work and school assignments and studying is taking up most of my time, I barely have any time to play games anymore, which is good, because I used to have a huge addiction problem when it comes to gaming and internet usage. Now that I barely have time to game anymore, I find I'm not as addicted as I used to be.

Honestly, I don't care what's behind the toon, and whether the person behind the toon is the same gender as that toon. It's only a game anyway, a game played with other people, and who are we to judge another person based on the customisation choices that person choses?  Frankly, to me it really doesn't matter at all. I don't cyber at all anyway, and I just ignore people who try to cyber with me, which is extremely rare, thankfully. Though one of these days I just might tell another person I'm a dude just to see their reaction!

I'm female in real life, and I tend to play female toons most of the time, simply because I'm horrible at acting, and I'd fail at roleplaying at being a guy. And, I like to play dress up as well, and dressing up my characters is like dressing myself up in real life, because it kind of creates an impression of myself. I tried playing a male toon twice, but I felt rather uncomfortable and self concious, so I deleted those characters.

I think the grind I enjoyed the most was the quest grind in Guild Wars. It might have been due to the instanced nature of Guild Wars, but the quests were interesting, and like someone else said, I think they're more like dungeon runs as well, because you have to plow through enemies to get through to your objective, and I really did like that. It also helped that the combat in Guild Wars (especially on Ritualists) is extremely fun as well, and that did a lot to relieve the monotony that is the grind. Though I have to admit that I didn't even feel like grind at all when I played, I guess it does seem like grind to someone who does not enjoy what he or she is doing.

I'd have to agree with CCP as well. I admit that I'm not very knowledeble about Star Trek, but it seems that CCP really do know how to create an in-depth science fiction world, complete with quite a high amount of freedom to do whatever you want inside the game, as long as you can afford to upgrade yourself. So yes, I'd say that CCP would be more successful in such a venture.

Besides CCP, I'd chose ArenaNet as well, simply because I love the Guild Wars mechanics and I wouldn't mind seeing it being implemented in more games.

Definitely not. I like game that have a varried community, because it makes things a whole lot more interesting. I especially like interacting with people of different age groups,  because at least there is some variety in the people I interact with. Having just a server with people from the same age group would be extremely boring, in my opinion. And, there are other things I would rather spend my extra money on, like casual single-player games, clothing and books for example.

And I also agree that maturity does not necessarily depend on age. Yes, it does make sense that the more one is willing to learn from other people, the more mature one gets, but I have met people from both the younger and older crowd whom I like to interact with due to their matuarity. Though sometimes, I do get the feeling that I'm not as mature as I would like to consider myself, and interacting with people from all age groups is a learning experience, even the bad ones.

My first MMO was Runescape, and though it was and I dare say never will be my favourite game, it definitely ranks as one of my favourites, mainly because I love the crafting system. In fact, it was in Runescape that I started getting interested in crafting. I admit, I never got to a high level in Runescape so I can't really say whether upper-level crafting is as annoying as some people say, but at the lower levels, I really liked it. In fact, it was one of the few games that I could concentrate on crafting rather than fighting, and that's what I liked about it. Only other game I found that had the same thing was SWG,  if you picked a trader.

There were three games that I liked more than Runescape, and they were Guild Wars, SWG, and EVE Online. I especially loved Guild Wars (it still ranks as my favourite game of all time) because of the epic storyline and quests, and the fact that grinding and hitting the level cap was not the main focus of the game, and of course the classes. It was the first game in which I actually liked all the classes. I've never tried the PVP though, but I plan to once I finish the campaigns. Only thing I don't like about Guild Wars was the lack of crafting, and I felt that in terms of crafting, Runescape was far better.

As for SWG, it's Star Wars, enough said. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I needed a science fiction game that would take my mind off EVE, since EVE was unable to work on my laptop after the recent expansion. I only wish I had played SWG before the NGE, because my cousin said that it was actually much better during that time, but at that point in time, I didn't have a debit card, so I couldn't play. 

And of course, EVE Online. I cannot really explain why I loved EVE so much, I guess it just clicked with me. Even though there was a lack of avatars, I liked the extensive crafting system and the fact that you could do practically everything on one character, since the game had no classes, and all players could learn the same skills. That's a huge benefit of the sandbox genre, in my opinion. 

For some reason, even though I like to try out different races, my main always ends up being a human. I'm especially interested in humans because they seem so versatile in games, and they can succeed in every profession. And, out of all the other races, they always seem to look the nicest.

Yes, it is true that we are humans in real life, but I've always viewed real life humans and ingame humans as being different. And, they certainly seem to be the most influential as a race.

I voted extremely important as well, because the main reason why I play MMORPGs in the first place is because of the community aspect, otherwise I might as well invest in a single-player game. As another person has said, I don't mind a small percentage of idiots in the game, because after all, that's where the drama is, and honestly, I cannot help being interested in drama from time to time. But, when the majority of players I interact with are like that, then I automatically look for another game to play. I don't mind idiots from time to time, because after all, they liven up the atmosphere from time to time (and for all I know, people might consider me an idiot in game as well), but too much of everything is never really a good thing.

Does it really matter whether Guild Wars is an MMO or not? According to the FAQ, Guild Wars is a CORPG,  and while the developers don't really consider it an MMORPG, I'm just glad we can talk about this game here. Whether it is an MMO or not, at least it is an extremely fun game, and one of the most successful as well.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear you're having fun in Guild Wars. It's my favourite game for many of the reasons you listed as well, though I do admit that I would rather have a deeper crafting system than the one we have now, if what we have can even be considered one in the first place.

I never actually played WoW before, but I have watched my cousins play it. They were seriously addicted to it at that point in time, but thankfully, not so much now.

Currently, I have the original and the expansions, including Warth of the Lich King sitting around in my room (my cousin passed them to me), but I have yet to actually install them. I want to complete all the campaigns and expansions in Guild Wars first before installing WoW.

Heh, I'm kind of like that as well actually. I also tend to not really pay much attention to any ads that have the word "free" in them. However, I do end up paying attention to free games when mentioned in forum threads, and if I like what I hear, I would download and try them out. I just don't pay attention any of their ads.

But that is not to say that I am completely against free to play games though. I treat them like I would for pay to play games; if they are good and I enjoy them, I would support them.

To be honest, I'm a bit sick of fantasy at the moment. I was really into fantasy as a teenager and the games I tend to play the most are still fantasy based, so yes, I think I sometimes live too much in a fantasy world. That's why I voted for science fiction, it's something new to me, and I've only recently gotten into it again (I used to be obsessed with Star Wars as a child and now that obsession seems to be recurring, especially after I heard about SWTOR). So yes, at this point in time, my preference is science fiction.

I also do not agree that fantasy is limited in any way. Like science fiction, limitations are only due to ones imagination and there are so many new concepts that one could come up with to redefine both genres.

I see that I'm the opposite of a lot of people. Lack of instancing is actually going to be one of the main things that would keep me away from the game. The main reason why I loved the first Guild Wars so much was because of the instancing, as it actually paved the way for more interesting quests, and a huge emphasis on storyline and lore. However, I am curious to see how Guild Wars 2 is going to implement the events system, but I actually would be much happier to see that the storyline and lore would be just as strong as the first.

In fact, this game is actually the first game that gave me the urge to write fanfiction, and I normally save that for my favourite anime/manga and books.

Other than that, I cannot think of anything else that could keep me from this game. In fact, if they really did implement a monthly fee, which I'm sure they wouldn't, I would still play it.

Well, from what I know, stuff like costumes and ingame name and appearance changes as well as increased storage space can only be found in the cash shop, as well as bonus missions, but it's not as if you actually need those to really enjoy the game, do you? Even the bonus missions as well, yes, they give max level weapons as rewards, and the weapons are actually no better than any of the in game max-level weapons as well. You can buy the skill unlock packs if you like, but those can also be obtained ingame by buying skills with Balthazar points or by aquiring and capturing skills as you go along in PVE.

So yes, I would say that the cash shop in Guild Wars is extremely fair, and that I hope Guild Wars 2 continues with such a cash shop. 

 I'd say my favourite area would probably be Kaineng Center, not the instanced parts of the city, but the main city itself. I just love the architecture of the place. It really makes me feel as if I stepped into ancient China or something. I love the ambiance of the place, and the music is really beautiful as well. The colour scheme was lovely as well, and like most capital cities, you really don't notice any squallor or poverty until you see the city's outskirts, so yes, there is a sense of realism there as well.

I admit that I have yet to actually see the Emperor's palace, but from what I can see from the city, it promises to be really beautiful.