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Everyone freak out and unfriend me NOW...

...because it's time to post about what I would change in Guild Wars 2. Yes, I said CHANGE. :-O

I'm gonna start by saying that I really love Guild Wars 2 (and ArenaNet as a company) thus far, so hopefully no rabid fanatics -- or zombies, though, I really don't know why they would care whether or not I like GW2 -- will eat my face while I sleep.

Now that I have declared my love for the game, and my appreciation for its creators, I am going to list the things that I have noticed so far in the game that I would personally like to see changed.  DISCLAIMER: I understand that everything that has been done, has been done for a reason.  These are all just my personal desires and are solely based on my own experiences up to level 30.

I want:

• "Target of Target" display option for the UI and...
• A more customizable UI!
• DX11, please.
• Some kind of indicator (whether a bar like WoW, or LoTRO-style swirls at feet) for when a mob is inducting a skill.  Animations are cool, but are often covered up by tons of other people's animations.
• Return to Waypoint at death shouldn't cost money when you already are going to pay for repairs, too.  And speaking of waypoints...
• I MISS MOUNTS.
• And I miss having a "home" location to map to.
• Person to person Trade option would be nice, especially since the mail system fails a lot.
• /follow !!!
• Being able to set an AFK tag.
• More/better town clothing options. Go ahead and put them in the store, even, ArenaNet, I'd buy them!
• More emotes please!  /scold  /sigh
• I want to be able to change appearance after creation.  My ranger needs a new 'do!
• Character name changes would be swell, too.
• I know this was mostly unique to LoTRO, but I would LOVE to see an in-game music system.  Bands are fun!
• When transforming into something other than yourself for a quest, it would be awesome if I liked playing it rather than missing my own, much more effective, skills.
• A more robust Guild Roster display, with player note options.
• Food (which costs a LOT to make) should have a vendor price.
• I'd like to be able to "preview" items from the Trading Post.  I've not bought several things because of the lack of this feature.
• Guild Bank should function like all other banks and vaults and have preview option, too.
• When you complete a puzzle that opens a magical item revealing a CHEST, you should be able to click on it and get loots.  Instead, after playing this underwater pipe organ over and over, I had to be content with the fact that I made a nice, old quaggan lady happy...

If any of these things are already in the game, and I somehow missed them, please let me know and feel free to call me a n00b!

And, once again, I want to stress the point that I am truly enjoying this game so far, and the above changes would just be the cherry on top of the tasty sundae that is GW2.

So, be brave with me... what would YOU change or add?

GW2: Smelling the Roses

I do not have a level 80 in Guild Wars 2 yet.  In fact, my highest toon is only level 27.  And guess what?  For once, that doesn't bother me.  I've been so happy to take my time and really explore this game, that "keeping up" with other players isn't even a factor.  How refreshing!  Now, admittedly, at some point soon I am going to get itchy and want to try some dungeon-y goodness, but for now I am content to continue playing the way I have been... which consists of a LOT of exploration (I love completing maps!) and messing with alts.  I generally am not a person who has severe alt-addiction, and am fine just leveling up whatever class/profession I start with, BUT somehow I have found myself with some minor fear of "leveler's remorse."  I didn't get to fully try out as many professions as I wanted to in BETA, so I am using this time to play with them and figure out who I want to call "main" and love the most forever.  And I can't complain about this amazing journey when along the way, I am getting to:  figure out tricky jumping puzzles....

take screenies of my pets doing weird things...

and hang out with dead pirates.