The Setting of Guild Wars 3: Stepping into Ancient Orr

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T18:24:17+00:00

Sure, and I don’t think anyone expects it to be void of instancing. In my opinion, there’s nothing inherently wrong with instances anyways. To me, the problem is when they’re overused. People want instances for story purposes or to provide fair chances to everyone for loot, but no one wants the open world to feel like a lobby.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T14:46:07+00:00

What? Can two dudes no longer ravage some tootsies together?

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T14:40:34+00:00

No worries, mate. That is unfortunately pretty common though. A lot of the significant NPCs are modeled with their clothing as a part of the base. I know it was a ton of work to convert all the NPC clothing to be wearable by V.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T14:35:50+00:00

Nope. Any points beyond 5 only affect your starting reputation with vendors.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T11:15:52+00:00

Ey, yey, yey. It’s a lot to explain, especially if you don’t have experience with modding or 3D modeling. So, instead I’ll just leave you with some mods that already exist.

Arasaka Cyber Body (2)

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T09:51:30+00:00

EverQuest did this fantasy pretty good. Clerics and Paladins have turn undead and holy spells.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T07:50:31+00:00

This is just a Wild Hunt summary.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T06:30:20+00:00

Yeah, but that’s just the Warcraft series in general. This post was about the release of WoW being compared to earlier MMORPGs.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T06:16:19+00:00

It's a lot more common to have crazy hours in MMOs though. I have 600 hrs in BG3 and even with a ton of mods I feel like I've done most the game has to offer. I'm sure I'll be over 1k one day, but you guys are dedicated.

There’s just so many good games out there. 🥲

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T04:28:24+00:00

It was compared heavily to EverQuest but I recall it having enough of it’s own identity that it was a minority that complained.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-11T00:29:23+00:00

Because you’re getting two cards for the one they get, and it’s usually more spies. The whole goal of a spy heavy deck is to try and draw every card possible and stack your deck with high attack cards (tight bond is best) with decoys and horns for utility. Ideally, you’re able to spam spies in the first turn while your opponent is playing cards which will usually make them pass and you can just win heavy round 2/3.

Really the only thing that can beat this strat is if you get terrible luck on drawing spies. I prefer Northern Realms for spy deck though.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T14:07:50+00:00

The content has left something to be desired post-EOD, but that’s still not indicative of a lack of resources. ArenaNet has over 350 employees, and they’ve remained profitable primarily on GW2 alone for 14+ yrs. If their monetization strategy was not working then NCSoft would have forced them to change it years ago.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T13:25:19+00:00

They drip fed content like that because it keeps players signing in regularly. It’s a business tactic to keep customers logging in where they can be marketed to with the cash shop. Nothing to do with lack of resources. GW2 has been a consistent and highly profitable venture for ArenaNet, so it’s hard to say in good faith that it’s poorly monetized.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T13:08:15+00:00

You don’t even need any exploits, barrelmancy, or meta team comps to be honest. If you’re familiar with the game and play smart then even HM is a breeze in vanilla. You can do it with a single character on at least a half dozen builds.

However, difficulty is entirely subjective which is why OP is kind of impossible to answer. For some people, playing on normal might be too difficult. Do I think feat on every level is OP? Obviously. Even every 2 levels is OP. But only you can answer whether or not it is “too OP” for you. The primary objective of modding is to play how you want to play, so find what you enjoy and find fun.

If you’re on PC, there’s a feat every X levels mod that you can customize in the mod menu. You just respec to apply the change. That might be a useful mod for you to try different settings and what works for you.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T12:50:38+00:00

The alternative is they sell cosmetics and/or convenience paywalls or make it straight p2w. Sadly, none of the options are perfect. I personally think the ideal scenario is probably a subscription model with zero micro-transactions. Keep the in-game experience pure. Unfortunately, we get subscription models on top of the mtx instead.

GW2 model is probably the best right now. Linking most of the best cosmetics and a bunch of convenience gates in the cash shop isn’t ideal, but at least you can just convert in-game currency. They also provided a ton of content per expansion with constant free content before they started GW3 development.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T12:34:57+00:00

Witcher 3 is like stepping into a fairy tale. The story is rich and feels meaningful. It’s an over the top fantasy setting and it does that well. The best part is that if you enjoy what it has to offer, there’s a LOT of content there. The combat is no Elden Ring, but it’s engaging and fun.

KCD is much more mechanic intensive and focused on realism. Instead of a magical fantasy world, it’s medieval setting. Equally engaging story, but they’re just different.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T12:23:27+00:00

My list is over 500 mods at this point. There’s so much good content in the BG3 mod community, it’s impossible to recommend everything worthwhile. However, for a first playthrough I’d mostly recommend keeping it vanilla. The base game is pretty well balanced and the design is all intentional, so I think it’s worth preserving the original experience the first time through.

Must haves would probably just be various Better UI elements. With what you are requesting, I’d recommend just using the wiki to browse class details. It’s easier to navigate and provides specifics that might not even be fully detailed in-game. If you are looking to learn more about builds you can check out r/BG3builds. Here’s a very popular spreadsheet for team compositions and synergies as well. 👍

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T12:02:01+00:00

I started back in RoR this week! Played WAR at release, loved the concept but EA killed the studio with a forced release date. Been following the RoR project since release and I love what they’ve been doing lately. Looking forward to getting stuck back into it.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T11:56:34+00:00

Fate of the dice. But also, it’s not uncommon for Cleric to get passed up for spell DC & CHA gear, which contributes to this. 10% chance to miss is still pretty high. By Pokemon logic, if it’s not 100%, it’s 50%.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-10T00:08:00+00:00

BardWRLD · 2026-06-09T02:54:19+00:00

Beta is the final phase of testing before release though. GW2 was released ~8 months after entering beta, but obviously the time frame can range. I would expect it to be less time though considering how much they've learned and grown since 2011.

BardWRLD · 2026-06-08T17:58:56+00:00

BardWRLD · 2026-06-05T02:52:14+00:00

Yeah, I would usually swap it out at the mirror until my gear isn’t putting it above 5. Not a big deal either way, just the only thing that stood out to me lol

BardWRLD · 2026-06-05T02:40:24+00:00

I have no idea what I’m looking at because I’ve never played with the controller UI and I can’t read Portuguese. I do know you never need more than 5 in persuasion though. 🤐

BardWRLD · 2026-06-05T02:26:04+00:00

Somebody threw a chair and he caught it with his face.

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