New player,Eso or gw2?

[Jämes]

So i finished my exams and finally have some time to invest in mmos,been plaiyng warcaft for 7 years so ive got a pretty good experience from mmos but never touched eso or gw2,been watching both games on youtube twitch and i really like both,i want someone experienced from both games to tell me if eso is worth to buy more and invest time than gw2? and why...also i need an honest answer and not an eso fanboy answer cuz i really dont have the money to waste its just eso or gw2, thanks everyone who replies to this!

[Reclaim Her]

eso has a better future

[Jämes]

Originally posted by Legend:

eso has a better future

what do you mean by that?

[Kiss My Ax]

ESO is a lot better and more popular then GW2 will ever be

[Naravolian]

ESO is more casual-friendly (and honestly more fun in the long run) than GW2.

[Tikure]

Unless you already have friends playing GW 2 with you....

I've played both GW 2, and ESO. The Questing, first off is great in ESO. From the side quests, to the unraveling of Deadra and their influence. I can't for the life of me remember.. any quests in GW 2. However, I can talk to you about how I waved 'bye' to the little boy ghost that I felt was my friend. To actually appreciating Argonian lore and the different ways Sithis is looked at. The quests man, are just awesome. It's probably my favorite thing to do in the game, is go off and just.. quest..


I feel they both do the same thing in many regards. Open World PvP, they have Battlegrounds, Zone Events, Raids, you can take any class within both games and mesh them into whatever you want. You can be a really high level and play with your low level friends. Both have action like mechanics rather than tab targeting.


Elsewyr is just around the corner, with another class coming into the game. The game is very active and is only continuing to grow. If you want an MMO that won't feel like a grind rather than a journey well. You got it.

P.S. I have over 700 hours in ESO :/ It happened on accident.

[hyperion]

Honestly, WoW looks like it was made in 1990 and hasn't had a cosmetic update since. I wouldn't even consider it for that reason alone. Black Desert Online looks nice, but it's definitely pay to win, so wouldn't consider that either. I don't know anything about gw2, but ESO is a great game and I typically do not play MMOs. I have around 230 hours in it since I bought it a month ago. It's highly addictive and a lot of fun.

[Congcrab]

There are cons for eso, I have played for 4 years and all I need to say is the combat is kinda clunky. it does get better as you get use to it but if you don't like it or can't get into pvp the game will get boring after 100-200 hours, i have dropped this game a few times just because of bad server connection (this wasn't just me) Also you probably know you don't need a sub to play this game. BUT if you decided to get it you get a bag that never get's full for your mats, I haven't played with the sub for months you don't need a subscription to enjoy this game it just helps with space

[KripTed]

GW2.

You can play the game by yourself (you will meet a lot of people and can join a guild). There's way more content than Elder Scrolls. The game is slightly confusing at first but there is a wiki page to help you out. I personally played them both and Guild Wars can hold my attention more than ESO. ESO is basically Oblivion but online. Nothing new has been added to the Elder Scrolls franchise in awhile (except online). The combat system seems clunky and I didn't like it, at all. Graphically ESO looks better but gameplay and replay value wise I'd say GW2. I could only play 4 hours of this wretched game. Guild Wars 2 is also free to play. After Fallout 76, I'm never supporting Bethesda again. Bethesda can't make a good MMO. I've played Guild Wars 2, Black Desert Online and ESO. It literally goes in that order from best to worst, least in my opinion.

[Drunio]

ESO. GW2 is still a great game and many people love it, but Arenanet has indeed been doing layoffs.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/02/22/guild-wars-2-developers-lay-off-numerous-workers/

I'm not sure if it was anyone from the GW team, but its due to the fact that the company is having financial trouble (their games such as guild wars are not making enough money).

ESO has a fairly decent player base at this point and is supposedly doing quite well.

[KripTed]

Plenty of companies have done layoffs before. The game was made in 2012. So it’s only logical to assume it’s not generating as much revenue compared to when it was new. The game is still active and there are plenty of players. All they really need to do is make a new game and it will be better than the previous title and the games currently mentioned. When the company becomes like Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak, then start to worry.

[tomdude]

I have played both extensively, and played WoW for many years as well. I am currently playing ESO, but will get on GW2 to play some pvp matches or do new story stuff every once in awhile. Both games are easy to pick up and play anytime, and both have account wide progression which is nice for the casual player. GW2 is unique for an mmo mostly for its lack of the holy trinity(tank, healer, dps), and instead has everyone as dps, but with support skills, and instanced pvp does not use gear stats, making it entirely build and skill based.

ESO has better story, quests, and endgame content, and as another person mentioned, the future longevity lof the game looks more promising. You could always try out GW2 first as the base game without expansions is free now, so you can see if you like how the game plays, and if its not your cup of tea, buy ESO.

[✪ EsQuuZmiii]

Damn ESO is so deep and so huge (thats what SHE said)... i love it (NOHOMO). Huge World Map, decent combat system, story line, questing is actually kind a fun to do. I was actually one of them who thought that this game is MEH, but yesterday i downloaded this game and i actually really enjoy. I was playing a lot GW2 and i liked that game also, but if we compare this game to GW2, then i will give more props for ESO.

The only 3 games that i loved was Tera, BnS and Age Of Conan: Unchained... they will be always in my heart, but developers ruined them... at least if we talk about Tera...

Now Im playing only Path of Exile and now this one. And ofc CSGO lol. There i have the most HRs played.

[Jämes]

yea imma stick with eso, thanks for the help guys!

[Esteys]

ESO is great you wont regret it, the only down side for me is that the game felt more like a solo RPG than mmo.

[Drake]

Gw2 has a way better gameplay. Classes feel unique, mounts have a purpose, the craft is huge (eso crafting in comparison is baby like). There is a lot more to do on the overland.

The only issue with gw2 is that it's slowing off a little.

But even then I still find eso needs to step up its game because no, giving us 3 skill lines (this is what a class is in eso, 3 skill lines), a zone that will barely see because everybody is doing dungeons once the story is over (since there is nothing to do in a zone at endgame) and paying 40€ for it and then pay for the dlcs (because gw2 dlcs are free if you connect then they launch, talk about business) is starting to be a little to much, especially for long time players.
Eso is pretty much always the same stuff every year.

If you want my advice, go play path of exile and ditch mmos while you can, now that's a game that gets love from its devs.