***POLL*** So which should I get with birthday money? Diablo 3 or Guild Wars 2?

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#1 AFBrat77
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I loved Diablo 2 and the original Guild Wars, spent YEARS playing both........but for your money, if you had to choose the better game, which would it be?

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#2 SovietsUnited
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You will probably get many more hours out of GW2, so that's what I recommend, even though Diablo 3 in it's current state is pretty awesome.

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#3 takeiteazy3
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GW2 by far has more replayability and i have found it more fun overall.
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#4 Franko_3
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If you liked GW1, you should grab GW2. I like Diablo 3, but it's not like Diablo 2 in term of replay value. On the other side, GW2 has ton of thing to do.
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#5 RoccoHout
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GW2 by far. Diablo 3 is imo a dissapointment, and the game is basically play the same acts and gundeons over and over again with just a higher difficulty.

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#6 wis3boi
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you wont find anyone voting for D3 me thinks

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#7 ShimmerMan
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Diablo III is an addicting but very average action roleplaying game. When I quit playing Dibalo 2 I thought to myself "yeah that game was awesome but time to move on". When I finished playing DIablo III I figured I had wasted my time on the product. The combat is good (good enough to keep people playing until they gear up). But everything else about the game is the epitome of medicore or average.

Haven't played GW2 so can't comment on that.

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#8 deactivated-59b71619573a1
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GW2 hands down

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#9 Croag821
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GW2 if you plan to do any PvP. Diablo 3 was fun but it turned very grindy very quickly for me and after I beat it twice I really had no desire to continue playing. GW2 has a lot more to offer in terms of content and things to do.
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#10 AFBrat77
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Maybe it was a sign that Guild Wars 2 was released on my birthday ;)

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#11 HyperWarlock
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buy the least popular one so you can feel a little more unique and awesome.

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#12 vfibsux
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OMG he said Guild Wars 2 and the mods haven't locked it yet!

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#13 DanielDust
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GW 2 offers more for your money, so that,
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#14 AFBrat77
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OMG he said Guild Wars 2 and the mods haven't locked it yet!

vfibsux

I'm asking opinions on 2 different games, not asking a specific question to GW

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#15 jer_1
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Guildwars 2 without a doubt. D3 is such a letdown, don't bother. GW2 is far far more enjoyable, and will no doubt last you MUCH MUCH longer!

Edit: Your Mileage May Vary!

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guild wars 2, by far. D3 is fun, but after the first playthrough i couldn't bring myself to keep coming back.
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#17 James00715
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GW2. A good, free to play MMO trumps D3 easily. Unless you love "lootz", then maybe D3 but it is very grindy to get the good stuff.

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#18 spittis
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Both are awesome but at the moment I'd have to say GW2, they are working on lots of nice changes for D3 so it's probably a better product if you get it later on.

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#19 AFBrat77
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Both are awesome but at the moment I'd have to say GW2, they are working on lots of nice changes for D3 so it's probably a better product if you get it later on.

spittis

hmmmm.....maybe once the inevitable expansion comes around ;)

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#20 jakes456
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neither both are beyond overrated.


D3 should have been less than $15. It's worth one playthrough. Can't hold a candle to D2.

GW2 is no World of Warcraft. It's basically a rift hybrid and does nothing new. Awful graphics for 2012.

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#21 DanielDust
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Awful graphics for 2012.

jakes456

The graphics are good, but it runs terribly bad for how it looks.

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#22 BrunoBRS
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[QUOTE="jakes456"]Awful graphics for 2012.

DanielDust

The graphics are good, but it runs terribly bad for how it looks.

i was going to say "don't feed the troll". but then i saw who i was quoting.
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#23 DanielDust
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[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

[QUOTE="jakes456"]Awful graphics for 2012.

BrunoBRS

The graphics are good, but it runs terribly bad for how it looks.

i was going to say "don't feed the troll". but then i saw who i was quoting.

It runs worse than BF 3, that is in no way, shape or form acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. It's the only thing that kept me from joining day one, waiting for areas to clear a bit, hopefully next week. It's a decent looking game, not more not less.
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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] The graphics are good, but it runs terribly bad for how it looks.DanielDust
i was going to say "don't feed the troll". but then i saw who i was quoting.

It runs worse than BF 3, that is in no way, shape or form acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. It's the only thing that kept me from joining day one, waiting for areas to clear a bit, hopefully next week. It's a decent looking game, not more not less.

kevin was right. too many PC gamers worry more about the game's performance than how much fun it is.
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#25 AjaxNeron
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For a single-player experience, Diablo III. If you've got online, which I'm assuming you do, then Guild Wars 2.

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#26 DanielDust
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[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] i was going to say "don't feed the troll". but then i saw who i was quoting.BrunoBRS
It runs worse than BF 3, that is in no way, shape or form acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. It's the only thing that kept me from joining day one, waiting for areas to clear a bit, hopefully next week. It's a decent looking game, not more not less.

kevin was right. too many PC gamers worry more about the game's performance than how much fun it is.

I'd say I have good reasons to worry when I can't even get 30 frames in zones with a lot of action on a GTX670 at just 1680x1050.

Yes, when games run bad, so bad it takes the fun away, people worry about it and hope it'll get better, they don't go "it's okay man, because it's fun".

Not sure why you're suddently trying to hide all this, now that it launched, everyone knows the worst problem of GW 2 is optimization, the rest of the problems being irrelevant, since overall it's a great game, or what, you're going against "game runs bad" because it somehow sounds like the game is bad or what?

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#27 jakes456
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For a single-player experience, Diablo III. If you've got online, which I'm assuming you do, then Guild Wars 2.

AjaxNeron

because Diablo 3 can be played offline... /facepalm

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#28 AjaxNeron
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[QUOTE="AjaxNeron"]

For a single-player experience, Diablo III. If you've got online, which I'm assuming you do, then Guild Wars 2.

jakes456

because Diablo 3 can be played offline... /facepalm

No need to be rude. I meant if you want to play multiplayer, then play Guild Wars 2. Diablo III's multiplayer pales in comparison.

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#29 Kane04
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Since we're talking Guild Wars 2, I've just finished installing the 2 DVDs and now I'm downloading 4 GB X__X I haven't been asked to create security questions or anything, isn't that a bit weak on the security side? o_O
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#30 chrisrooR
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GW2. Nuff said.
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#31 chrisrooR
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[QUOTE="jakes456"]

[QUOTE="AjaxNeron"]

For a single-player experience, Diablo III. If you've got online, which I'm assuming you do, then Guild Wars 2.

AjaxNeron

because Diablo 3 can be played offline... /facepalm

No need to be rude. I meant if you want to play multiplayer, then play Guild Wars 2. Diablo III's multiplayer pales in comparison.

He's pointing out that you need an online connection to play both.
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#32 bloodling
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For a single-player experience, Diablo III.

AjaxNeron

D3 gets boring real fast in SP. MP is more entertaining and strategic, but it's not up to par with other, better MP games.

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#33 XaosII
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You can try Diablo 3's "demo" (up to level 13) so you can decide for yourself:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6939568/Diablo%C2%AE_III_FREE_Starter_Edition_Now_Available-8_14_2012

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#35 PetJel
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Diablo 3 is pretty dang fun as long as you don't expect the replay value to be in the 300+ hours unless you are very hardcore. And replay it is, literally.

GW2 looks great but I hear many people say the PVE becomes really boring really fast. I havn't played it myself yet so wouldn't know.

You deceide.

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#36 Litchie
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I'm pretty sure GW2 will be better than D3. Blizzard might fix D3 some time later, but right now GW2 must be the better choice.

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#37 nutcrackr
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GW2 isn't like the original, so there's that.
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#38 free_milk
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Guild wars 2
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#39 deactivated-59d151f079814
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I am actually kind of shocked that your asking this question.. Weren't you the biggest fan of Guild Wars in this forum if memory serves? Would think Guild Wars 2 would be the obvious pick.. As for D3... Its ok to good.. To me it feels alot like Diablo 2 was at release.. Amazing at first but just wore down after awhile.. It was really only after the expansion and numerous patches that it really became amazingly addictive.. Diablo 3 is on the right steps but I honestly think it has a long ways to go before it can get any where close to the kind of level D2 got to.
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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] It runs worse than BF 3, that is in no way, shape or form acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. It's the only thing that kept me from joining day one, waiting for areas to clear a bit, hopefully next week. It's a decent looking game, not more not less.DanielDust

kevin was right. too many PC gamers worry more about the game's performance than how much fun it is.

I'd say I have good reasons to worry when I can't even get 30 frames in zones with a lot of action on a GTX670 at just 1680x1050.

Yes, when games run bad, so bad it takes the fun away, people worry about it and hope it'll get better, they don't go "it's okay man, because it's fun".

Not sure why you're suddently trying to hide all this, now that it launched, everyone knows the worst problem of GW 2 is optimization, the rest of the problems being irrelevant, since overall it's a great game, or what, you're going against "game runs bad" because it somehow sounds like the game is bad or what?

funny, i have a worse card, and run the game maxed on 1080p at 50-60fps.
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#41 Miroku32
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Guild Wars 2 is my answer.

BTW, surprised Diablo 3 got votes. I thought it was the most despised game on the PC forums of Gamespot.
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#42 AFBrat77
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I am actually kind of shocked that your asking this question.. Weren't you the biggest fan of Guild Wars in this forum if memory serves? Would think Guild Wars 2 would be the obvious pick.. As for D3... Its ok to good.. To me it feels alot like Diablo 2 was at release.. Amazing at first but just wore down after awhile.. It was really only after the expansion and numerous patches that it really became amazingly addictive.. Diablo 3 is on the right steps but I honestly think it has a long ways to go before it can get any where close to the kind of level D2 got to.sSubZerOo

Yes, a big fan, I suppose I was less vocal of my love for Diablo 2

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#43 mhofever
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Diablo Wars 2 and a half.

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] It runs worse than BF 3, that is in no way, shape or form acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. It's the only thing that kept me from joining day one, waiting for areas to clear a bit, hopefully next week. It's a decent looking game, not more not less.DanielDust

kevin was right. too many PC gamers worry more about the game's performance than how much fun it is.

I'd say I have good reasons to worry when I can't even get 30 frames in zones with a lot of action on a GTX670 at just 1680x1050.

Yes, when games run bad, so bad it takes the fun away, people worry about it and hope it'll get better, they don't go "it's okay man, because it's fun".

Not sure why you're suddently trying to hide all this, now that it launched, everyone knows the worst problem of GW 2 is optimization, the rest of the problems being irrelevant, since overall it's a great game, or what, you're going against "game runs bad" because it somehow sounds like the game is bad or what?

Somethings wrong then.. Because I play on my 7850 at 1080p, everything max oued, fxaa AA.. And it bounces from 40 to 80 fps.. It usually hovers in the high 40s to mid 50s..

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GW2 by far. Diablo 3 is imo a dissapointment,RoccoHout

Both games are a dissapointment.

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#46 cyborg100000
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[QUOTE="RoccoHout"]

GW2 by far. Diablo 3 is imo a dissapointment,-Unreal-

Both games are a dissapointment.

Not sure about Diablo but you could see what you would get with GW2 a mile off so don't pretend to act disappointed about it.... Not that you should be, it's a good MMO in its own right I'd say.

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#47 fib112
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I liked GW1 and am not that impressed with GW2, mostly due to the graphics being so dated looking. I can't get over that. Diablo 3 looks great and has been a lot of fun for me.

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#48 deactivated-59d151f079814
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I liked GW1 and am not that impressed with GW2, mostly due to the graphics being so dated looking. I can't get over that. Diablo 3 looks great and has been a lot of fun for me.

fib112
Huh what? You don't like GW2 because it looks dated graphically, but you think Diablo 3 looks great? This makes no fvcking sense what so ever, especially when GW2 is technically more advanced graphically than Diablo 2 by a long way..
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#49 jakes456
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there should be a neither option because both games are terribad.

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#50 SKaREO
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there should be a neither option because both games are terribad.

jakes456
Yeah I also voted neither. Both those games are utter garbage.