Busy Playing Guild Wars 2

You ever wonder if you have too many hobbies? I do. I knit a lot, I tend to my African Violets, other plants, maintain a household, listen to audiobooks, browse Ravelry (it's an addiction, really!) and I play games. A lot of games. Currently, I play World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Aion, Minecraft, and now... Guild Wars 2. I've been waiting for what seems like forever for Guild Wars 2, and when it came out, obviously, I was excited. However, it wasn't until Monday morning that we had the funds to purchase it. At $59.99, it needed to be budgeted into our finances. That said, for the past 2 days, I've been playing as much as I can. While I'm only level 9, this game appears like it will go on forever. I'm not even joking. 2 days of playing, and I'm not even out of the starting area. Which, I guess is a good thing, because I'll feel like I'm getting my $60 worth.



(I cropped a good portion off of the sides of the above picture, my screen resolution was too big, and made for some really small, bad blogging pictures). Made by NC Soft, the people who put on Aion, the world really reminds me of Aion. Guild Wars 2 has that beautiful, whimsical feel that I love. It's a MMO, but doesn't seem to be the traditional type (the go kill 12 worgs and come back to turn the quest in type, instead it has a general description of what needs to be done with a progress bar). It has events that you can team up with other members to help, customizable armor, and the character selection is fantastic. So far, I've only ran into one jerk in-game, which is pretty shocking, considering by level 9 in other games, I've had already come across many jerks. (And by saying jerks, I'm being nice.)



As for me, I chose to play a Ranger. Because who can resist having an exotic cat as a pet to fight for you? Not this girl! As stated above, currently only level 9, and having a great time leveling up. Also guildless for the time being, as a few people I know are still setting up the guild and deciding which server everyone is going to be on.