What's the problem?

In the last days I've been asked several times what's my personal problem with Guild Wars 2 is. Not because my last blog post was not read, but because it wasn't understandable _why_ I'm not able to like such "a beautiful game" and why I wanted to "badmouth" the game.

First of all: I've never said that Guild Wars 2 is a bad game. To be honest, it's a good game, well done and much nearer to "perfection" than World of Warcraft was on release. The attributes of the game are presented well, o.k.
But it's a matter of taste that makes things complicated. As I wrote in the former post there are several aspects I don't like at GW2. In short: setting and story. Plus the fact that I miss the "holy trinity" of tank, healer, dps and, last but not least, I need quest hubs, not "heart attacks"...
(really: I like the possibility to consume the "brain afk"-quests like in World of Warcraft or Lord of the Shops  Rings Online. After all you could turn brain off or an and enjoy the game, regardless of whether you paid attention to the game or not. This is not really possible in GW2, not so easy).

But all of these things are a problem in the sum and they are all a matter of taste. Nobody has to share my taste and nobody has to think like I do. GW2 is really a good game and if I point out why I don't like something then it's _my_ opinion.

So I encourage everyone to try out new games and to not rely on what me or anyone else says. In the end it's up to you to find out what you like or not, nobody can decide this for you and nobody should do so.

As for me, one of the best MMOs I played so far was Lord of the Rings Online (before it got a shopping mall), followed by World of Warcraft. Then Star Wars - the Old Republic follows. Just, because and especially because of the stories these games have. You can clearly see that my taste will surely be different of yours and that' o.k.

As I already wrote I will give GW2 a 2nd try as soon as I finished my "break". And if I am able to find a good class I can identify myself with. Which is, to be honest, still a problem.


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