SURPRISES!
I find myself surprised that I am somehow playing this game obsessively, yet casually. It's very different -- and totally refreshing! -- for me. I want to be playing all the time, and yet I don't feel a strong push to level really quickly or get anywhere in particular. I'm taking time to explore everything, making sure I understand and unlock all my weapon skills, enjoying crafting when I am in a city, and just having a fun time doing whatever I feel like doing. Sometimes I just find cool places to climb to and take pictures of my toons posing. Like these:
The real surprise is how easily I can get sucked into playing longer than I want to. I'm ready to log off and then another dynamic event happens, and well, it's just RIGHT THERE... and then I am escorting a pack bull to Claypool, which I have never explored... and so on. I honestly can't complain about this after years of games that made me feel a strong urge to take a break after I stop to turn in quests. I think that ArenaNet did a brilliant job with game propulsion. Well done!
Another big surprise comes from other blogs and reviews. Now, I am not a zealot and I know that no game is perfect, but I really don't understand the biggest complaint that I keep hearing. Apparently, people are saying that they're getting stuck and not being able to find easy ways to level in between heart quests and personal story. They feel that leveling isn't easy, and things don't flow well. Um, what? I just plain don't get this. Are these people not doing dynamic events, working their dailies, hitting some PvP/WvW, crafting, puzzle solving, or exploring? Even with only doing a small amount of these other things on some of my toons, I have never (not even on any of my beta toons) found that there was an issue with leveling in Guild Wars 2. I'm not saying that these people are necessarily doing anything wrong, but I am saying that I really just don't understand this based on my own experiences and the experiences of my husband, and friends. I'd sincerely love to hear your opinions on this and how your leveling has gone.
And now back to happier surprises!
What surprises me the least about Guild Wars 2 is how happy I am to finally have another MMO to call "home." It's been a long time since I stopped playing... whatever that other game was... and having that hole in my life filled up again is currently making me a very happy gamer. Thanks, ArenaNet!
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