Are you going to move on to GW2?

Yep wel spoken....

And I might have a look at D3

I'll probably move over to GW2 at some point, but I'm in no rush to do so.

I think I'll wait 6 months or so before I move over.

I would like to stay in GW1 as long as possible however if time allows I would join GW2 and see how the events continued.

Well will add

will def move onto guild wars2

With the added advantage to pop back over to 1 for some play also

I think anet is doing a good job at the moment (allbeit the nerfs ,AI, ect)

They gave you a good run for your money .who else has done this for money spent, nobody!..

I have purchased slots mainly cause like my guy/gal rather than reroll it
never farmed and have enjoyed it ..

So roll on Beta and hope I get a chance to play it before release

I think Anet has definately done some strange things in the past. Some changes I disliked, some I loved. I think it's good they listen to the community, but it would have been better if they did things better right away. That's pretty hard to do obviously with a world-wide community with different opinions. But I think GW1 is still a fantastic game to play, and Anet has learned much (I hope).
I'm confident GW2 will be better than GW1, and I'm looking forward to it, especially the new aspects such as the continuous world. I wonder how they will deal with stuff like quests failing due to some random person running along and getting some NPC killed because of aggroing mobs you're trying to avoid... Loot should still be automatically assigned, that's just a great system. Let's just hope there will be no "protect this NPC" quests anymore, and that other NPC's won't get attacked by mobs. That's probably the one thing I hate about GW1: missions/quests failing because some NPC died. GAH!!!

I'm planning on buying GW2 for sure! And I'm taking my guild with me ^^ And i'm going to take my time exploring and doing quests. I shall not rush! If that makes me the last guy in my guild to reach the end, I don't care.

and to the OP: I'm aiming for GWAMM, and filling my HoM. And I probably won't make it before GW2 comes out lol.

Provided you're not constantly playing games that are similar to begin with, this shouldn't be much of a problem. I mean, Mabinogi, RF Online, and Ragnarok are starkly dissimilar from each other.

My point about "cool shit", though, extends beyond just shinies. It also includes real character building, like doing 6-digit damage or one-hit killing boss monsters (see: Disgaea). As I said, GW managed to half-ass the whole thing: there's grind, but the grind doesn't get you great returns - yet at the same time, maxers still have to grind for those few percentage points or extra seconds of duration.

Ultimately, the biggest knock against GW2 is how Anet handled GW1. They've shown themselves to be inconsistent and directionless - not knowing what they actually want to do with the game, and not knowing how to execute even when they do. They've taken great ideas and squandered them. So even if GW2 looks good at beta, what are the odds that it will still be any good at six months or two years?

I'll probably buy it. But I might be occupied by Aion though.

I'll wait till the price drops. I'll have more important things to think about when it comes out (2010) and I personally think it'll be nothing like the game I loved in Guild Wars 1

This is really the only thing that sways me back into the realm of checking GW2 out. In general, I'm not impressed with the way GW1 started shifting (into the typical MMO-grind zone) and I'm turned off by promises of more of the same in GW2. But the lack of a fee means that I don't have to invest much to keep trying it out, unlike standard games, and I'm willing to accept less quality in return. Overall, the question seems to be a false dichotomy - if the servers are going for both GW1 and GW2, and there's no fee for either, I don't see any need to choose, not when I can play both at any time.

Of course it isn't going to be like GW1. Otherwise they would just keep adding on expansions to GW1.

And when it comes out next year I will definitely be getting the game. Arena Net has done very well with GW1 and I see no reason why they can't continue their success into GW2. Besides, I will probably have grown bored with Starcraft 2, Spore, Left 4 Dead, Dragon Age: Origins and whatever other great games are coming out this fall and into next spring and will be needing a break of them for a while so that I can come back to them refreshed later.

Edit: BTW, I know people on this forum like to complain that Guild Wars has "changed" and how they don't like the changes, but I personally think that it is the person that has changed more than the game. I know that since I started playing over two years ago I have certainly changed and thus I don't play nearly as much as I used to. My play time is pretty much weekend events that interest me, that doesn't make GW all of a sudden a bad game just because I don't play much anymore.

Probably...but it all depends on the beta I guess. As for GW1, I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaar from completing it, don't have a single maxed title lawl.

I plan on moving to Diablo 3 or Guild Wars 2 when they're released. I did everything Guild Wars had to offer and want something new.

I didn't deck out my HoM for fun (especially the useless destroyer weaps). So I'll definately give GW2 a go. Whether I stay or not will depend on how good a game GW2 is.

Also looking forward to Diablo 3 and Dawn of War 2 so there may be some comp for my time.

Will have to see how A-Net is acting during the time to GW2 release, if they continue to favor the minority of the player base as they have done so far, I and the majority of my friends in GW will pass on the next game.

Fortunately, not all copy L2's look. Quite a few do, however. Silkroad, Requiem, and Aion are a few that come to mind.

Not sure about the comment regarding "real character building", though. I don't find GW's build system to be shallow in any aspect whatsoever. It just doesn't follow in the reins of your normal RPG. A month ago I'd be with you on the grind, but with the recent updates coupled with the amount of time it takes to max those titles I no longer find the issue terribly upsetting. These days, it sounds like ANet's saying "sure, you can grind your ass off, but don't expect much in return".

In terms of how they've treated their game, I'm pretty with you on that. I am pretty upset with how ANet treated their game, but recent changes has things looking a bit for the better. However, I feel that if anything they've learned a lot from GW1, and that we shouldn't be seeing as much "what the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO" in GW2.

Don't flame me for this but, there won't be a beta unless something magicly changes Izzys mind or someone else.
Right now I think its a BAD IDEA to release ANY informantion on gw2's development because of WAR, and WOW:LoTLK.
They are out to sell a game to more people, not just the fans they have already......trust me.
If they release a video or trailer after WOW:LoTLK that's not a bad idea.

Uhhm Anet have said themselves there will be a beta close to the release date.

No, I probably wont.

I'll reserve final judgment until it's out, but everything I hear about GW2 (forced grouping, no heroes/henches just one "sidekick", increased grind, persistent world), as well as the direction GW1's been taking for the last 1.5 years, makes me think that it's not a game I want to play.

More "grind" is good for me. If only because vanilla GW pvp is too much of a pain to be fun. I hope there will be lots of aspenwoodish gameplay. On steriods.

I never really got why people tought the basic GW from the beginning was so incredible. You get bored with it after a week because once you got your character trough the game, there was nothing worth coming back for. Exept the repetitive pvp wich is FAR more of a grind then any vanquishing because it has the same builds in the same arenas again and again.

With the number of MMORPG released recently that did not live up to the hype created by the company I am kind of glade that ANET is not releasing any information at this time. The fact that several of these company have and continue to lie to their customers tells me who is really in charge now. I so hope ANET / NCSoft don't go down this path. I want a quality product where the publisher is hands off.

I also expect they are keeping silent as not to compete with other titles being released by NCSoft.

When the time comes I will evaluate GW2 based on it own merits as a new game and decide to buy or not buy as an informed customer. Being forced to play with other people is a deal breaker for me.