Is Guild Wars 1 still worth it?

RyChaiinZ · March 9, 2021 at 10:33 AM

Hello dear players.

I currently have the desire to play Guild Wars 1 again but I have such a stupid feeling that I will not meet any other players. I would have to play everything from the beginning. Or would you say I should rather leave it and switch to Guild Wars 2.

Would look forward to some answers.

MFG RyChaiinZ

bsoltan · March 9, 2021 at 11:35 AM Official Post

Hello,

Please keep in mind that this is an English language forum:

Forum Rules Use English

The only language that is being supported on Legacy - in order to allow for easier communication - is English. Don't engage in practices like using leet-speak or try to make text hard to read.

Don't use all capitals, don't use a ton of punctuation marks.

To answer based on a Google translate.

The game is still fairly active but if you are wanting to play everything with other people you will need to arrange that or find a very active Guild/Alliance.

To just play through from the start you should expect to play some of it yourself, although you will see and play with others. The addition of 7 Heroes for PvE has made this much easier to manage for player to play alone.

Asking on a GW forum if the game is worh it is always going to be slightly biased. There is also a reddit thread about game activity in 2021: https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/co…d_wars_in_2021/

If you do decide to play I hope you enjoy!

RyChaiinZ · March 9, 2021 at 11:58 AM

Guild Wars 2 didn't grab me that much. I've only been watching Guild Wars 1 videos for the last few days. I will now try my luck and start with the story. I really want to play the game now. Comments have inspired me. Discord looks very active. Guild I will certainly find in the worst case I join an English guild. Thanks again for your words have a nice day.

Your RyChaiinZ

bsoltan · March 9, 2021 at 12:11 PM Official Post

Great to hear it. There is definitely a very big German playerbase - possibly the biggest in Europe. In case you weren't aware there is a German Fan Forum for GW and GW2 at : https://wartower.de/forum/

Yes the Discord https://discord.gg/gw is active and Guilds advertise here too, you can also find them in-game.

I hope you enjoy and good luck on your in-game adventures!

Aragorn_Granpasso · March 9, 2021 at 1:02 PM

I have returned playing GW1 almost a year ago, after a long long pause. I started playing in 2005 and always felt something special for this game.

I was amazed by the quantity (and quality!) of the players still playing it and definitely recommend you to return, it is totally worth it

lem0nhaz3 · March 9, 2021 at 1:33 PM

We would enjoy you’re come back!!! Still active and plenty of activities

cosyfiep · March 9, 2021 at 5:12 PM Official Post

Welcome! There are some guilds out there that are willing to help out new folks, and yes, it is worth it (been playing for 15 years and still going strong).

Ariyen · March 14, 2021 at 8:54 PM

I still prefer gw1 to any other mmo. You can ask here and on our Facebook group for fellow players to join you.

I'm sorry that others haven't been this helpful. However, I can say that adding people as friends helps!

That's better than nothing.

Thanks!!

Purely · March 15, 2021 at 6:34 AM

Quote from RyChaiinZ

Or would you say I should rather leave it and switch to Guild Wars 2.

The two games are entirely different. Play the one you enjoy playing the most.

Quote from Ariyen

I still prefer gw1 to any other mmo.

GW2 is an MMO, unlike GW1, which isn't. Thank God.

RyChaiinZ March 9, 2021 at 12:09 PM