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I'm starting to hate EQ2 more and more everyday.... that's all I have to say. Anyone tried the beta of "Guild War"?? how is it?
If the beta and current screenshots are any indication of the final product (probably unlikely), I will NOT be getting Guild Wars.
The combat was pretty nifty, you had combat arts that, when it did something like restrict the movement of the target, actually animated when it proc'd. For example, a hamstring slash attack would restrict a targets movement (mob or PC). When a mob did this to me, even after combat, I was limping for a few seconds while the effect lasted. Combat is also pretty hectic.
However, fighting isn't the only thing I'm interested in and the customization of your avatar was really limited. Also, from the beta, when in a town your helm is automatically removed (I manually do this in both FFXI and EQ2) and your weapons do not show. I want the control to remove my helm or not. And I want to show off my weapons (like in FFXI and EQ2) in town. The weapons were only shown when out in a combat zone (wilderness or whatever).
I didn't venture far in the beta so my experiences are highly limited.
If there's evidence, towards release of the game, that the final product will be more polished, then Guild Wars is a viable alternative. However, I'd be more watchful of Vanguard or Dungeons & Dragons Online. They seem to be quite promising. *shrug*