So, Guild Wars 2 released yesterday and so did Patch 5.0.4 for World of Warcraft. Which is more compelling right now? Honestly, and shockingly, it WOW and here’s why.
Guild Wars 2 still hasn’t fixed problems that have existed from the beginning of head start on Saturday and now, new problems are rearing their heads. There have been repeated attempts to steal log-in information from customers via phishing e-mails, the lag in game has become so bad that they are now asking for random -diag reports to be sent, the trading post is still down, and yet the cash shop was once again immediately repaired and functional. Customer communication is still strictly via Twitter and forums remained closed.
The game is playable for us and we both enjoy it. Personally, I have trouble staying logged in and supporting the game when the only issue that seems to be addressed by ArenaNet is the functionality of the cash shop. If this game had a monthly subscription fee, then there would be many more people upset. The general view is that Guild Wars 2 can do no wrong, and even mentioning the problems the launch has had will get you roasted over a very hot bed of fire by angry fans.
WOW had extended maintenance yesterday but once the server came up, the game was stable and fully functional. Don’t get me wrong, the massive amount of crying and whining that occurred over the changes was hysterical. The amount of people allegedly rage quitting yesterday afternoon was entertaining. If they had bothered to even try out the new talent trees and consolidated specializations they would have been pleasantly surprised.
All of my characters have had their talent points assigned and mostly new glyphs, but I’ve only had a chance to play my shaman. Although, as you can see from the picture above, I really want to do try out the new Warlock pets! My shaman is incredibly overpowered now. She is capable of one-shotting things and at most it takes three spells to make things die. Leveling to 80 should take another day or two at most, she gained four levels today alone with sporadic play time. Hubby accepted a Scroll of Resurrection last night but I doubt he’s going to sub, which is fine.
To sum up, Patch 5.0.4 wins and Guild Wars 2 has had a bumpy launch to say the least.
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