Guild Wars: State of the Game: February 26, 2007

The latest State of the Game is up for the week of February 26th. This article talks about the common mistakes that many PvE players make when moving from cooperative gameplay to competitive gameplay:

The Guild Wars community is deeply polarized around PvP and PvE. Very few players dedicate a lot of energy to both, and fewer yet are successful at both. One reason is the difficulty in learning PvP when you're accustomed to PvE; the two sides of the game are designed differently. There's a huge hurdle here. Someone who has learned the game while leveling up to 20 has a lot to unlearn to have a chance at playing PvP at a high level. It causes a lot of players to miss out on the beautiful PvP system which, to my mind, is the shining feature of the game.

In this article I'll try to point out the most common mistakes PvE players make when trying PvP, as well as basic concepts a lot of beginner players don't immediately grasp. Hopefully this article will help experienced PvPers as well, in that they can post a link to it when they don't want to explain why Mending isn't a good way to stay alive.