User:Norstrum
“If you do not wish to die, then you better do as I say.
— Elwynd
About Me[edit]
Name | Age : Adam | 25yrs
Location : Michigan, United States
Occupation : Retail
Activities / Hobbies : PC Games (MMORPG, Sci-Fi Fantasy RPG, RTS), Movies, CCGs
Trivia : I'm a semi-perfectioist; I'll spend 15-minutes writing an article and an hour editing it. I'm also a planner - I love strategy and tactics, both in games and real-life.
Guild Wars 1[edit]
GW Experience : Began playing in June 2005 (6 years)
Main Character : Elwynd Anakiir (Ranger)
Other Characters : Alana Norstrum (Warrior) | Solaris Devengaard (Ele) | Luciana Raven (Ritualist)
HoM Progress : Currently at Level 25: "Ascendant" Title
Trivia : In almost every game where you create a character, I tend to lean towards thee Ranger/Hunter profession. I enjoy using ranged attacks along with traps/preparations, as well as communing with nature.
Guild Wars 2[edit]
Reserved Names : Elwynd | Solaris | Blink
Fav Professions : Ranger | Engineer | Thief
Fav Races : Sylvari | Norn | Charr
Trivia : All of my character names are original. I have been known to debate with myself over character names for weeks on end before arriving at a decision.
GW2 vs GW1 (Opinions)[edit]
NOTE: Any comments in regards to these opinions can be redirected at my talk page.
Energy : I'm VERY excited about the zero energy cost for all skills. Energy potions and similar mechanics in other games was irritating, and the recharge already seemed like enough of a 'consequence' for using a skill. Switching Energy to be purely movement-based (dodging) was HUGE.
Dynamic Events : nothing irritated me more than feeling obligated to complete quests I didn't feel like doing. I didn't care if the Farmer lost all his pigs, it wasn't my problem. And the lure of ale and 15 gold wasn't that enticing. But NOW... You say centaurs are attacking a village?! One that I was hoping to do some selling/trading at?! Well dammit, I'm on my way! It's nice to actually SEE the fruits of your labor now, especially on a personal level.
Skills : I'm a fan of the fixed attack skills. In GW1 there was an overwhelming possibility of builds. and as soon as one became reliable, it was adopted by everyone and became part of the metagame. Then usually the skills had to be nerfed to allow balancing. And thus the cycle began: New Build > Metagame > Nerfed > New Build and so on. At least you have the option to change Utility skills outside on combat while exploring in GW2. Should balance things more I think.
More to come -- stick around!
--Elwynd || 
