nimagraven: Geeze! No need to be defensive about it. The MMO thing; it's only a label after all and to me it isn't important at all... Nowhere did I mention whether I liked or disliked the game. I simply wanted to know what things there are to do other than hit stuff, level, group etc and achieve in the game... A label is NOT a representative of my personal opinion of liking or disliking the game.. I honestly didn't consider when I threw the label there whether it was important or not, it was just something I stuck there because I didn't know how else to describe it.
I have played 3 hours of the game and I am very pleased with it thus far.. But you must understand, it isn't about "convincing" any one... I just wanted some factual information about the game other than the obvious stuff. Is there crafting? What do guilds do? What happens at end game? Does it suit a PvE player like myself more than PvP?
I'm new to it so these are things I would just like to find out.. That's all.
Sorry, you misunderstand, or I wasn't clear as to formulating (likely the later). I wasn't being defensive, just trying to understand where you're coming from as to what types of gameplay you enjoy (or not).
Ok from now on lets get factual. ;)
Yes there is crafting. That is to say that it is not a skill or a trait but an action/service NPCs provide. Every armour in the game for example has to be crafted from specific materials. Which themselves devide into normal and rare (more expensive/harder to find). Crafting is made more interesting by the fact that every item (excluding some quest items) is made of those basic/rare materials that are required for crafting so you potentially can gather them from loot and item drops.
Guilds serve several purposes. On top of just connecting people in toe world they also serve as potential templates for PvP matches. Generally just social hubs though.
End game is difficult. That is to say you have to try your best to understand the mechanics of the game and its collective aspect to succeed. It is not impossible by any stretch of imagination. Yes it does provide satisfying PvE experience and reward (wont spoil anything here ;) ). For everything you could potentially want to know I suggest the folowing sites:
The official Guild Wars wiki:
[url=]http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page[/url]
The unofficial wiki (contains useful info about strategy and tactics not found in official wiki):
[url=]http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page[/url]
Everything you need to know about skills, their combinations, acquisition and use is here:
[url=]http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page[/url]