Guild Wars

Guild Wars is one of the most popular MMORPGs out there right now. There are two ways to play the game, role-playing and PvP combat. My personal favorite is role-playing but then I’m a chick and most of us are more into fantasy and relationships than hacking up our fellow players. Then again….I enjoy a good hack and slash when I’m in an especially bad mood.

Like most MMORPGs there are tasks you must complete to earn certain rewards and you can cooperate with other players or with NPCs. For those who are really into the game there are tournaments where you can prove how bad you are (or good, or whatever slang you like) and win real money on down the line.

You have a 3d avatar that you walk/run/pillage with in third person (for the most part, but if you really want to get the feel of blood on your hands you can choose first person). Lots of professions, lots of options, and lots of fun.

Of course all these professions, characters, and options requires lots of memory for optimum fun. The required space is 256MB but it is recommended that you have 512MB. All of this memory comes in handy when updates are installed (which happens rather frequently). The problem with updates (not just bugs) is that it can cause your hard drive to become fragmented. Yuck. With a fragmented hard drive it takes longer for everything to work and lag time can increase in game. You do not want to be lagging when you are in the middle of a battle. Trust me. It’s bad.

Fortunately, there is a simple solution. Every time updates are issued take a little time to defrag your computer. This will guarantee that the process never takes too long (wouldn’t want to delay getting in game any more than necessary).

Do you love Guild Wars? What is your favorite MMORPG?

Photo Credit Dalvenjah

May 29th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in MMORPG | (0)