Guild Wars 2 has won the official 'Best of Show' award at GamesCom in the category of Online Games...

I've not read a whole lot about the game (perhaps I should), and this is the first gameplay footage I've seen, and sure, it looks like GW, but it also looks like every other RPG, and I can't help seeing the WoW-influence. Maybe this isn't representative for how the combat will be, but this looks like WoW's go-around-hitting-stationary-mobs-alone, rather than how GW was, where the mobs usually were in packs and moved around (of course at set paths and spawn points, but still). Not especially psyched about the idea that everything is supposed to be soloable, instead of having to have a team, even if they were henchmen (which is one thing I liked about the PvE in the first one). Maybe I'm just too nostalgic when it comes to GW :P
 
And on a less relevant note, looks like they're going for the big numbers and critz this time, huh? Oh well, guess it's not a big deal, just wondering how it will effect the PvP and how it will be different from the first one. Has there been any gameplay info on the PvP yet? Loved the first game and still thinks it has the best PvP of any (RPG)-game I've played.
 
Still looking forward to this though, looks pretty good.

" I've not read a whole lot about the game (perhaps I should), and this is the first gameplay footage I've seen, and sure, it looks like GW, but it also looks like every other RPG, and I can't help seeing the WoW-influence. Maybe this isn't representative for how the combat will be, but this looks like WoW's go-around-hitting-stationary-mobs-alone, rather than how GW was, where the mobs usually were in packs and moved around (of course at set paths and spawn points, but still). Not especially psyched about the idea that everything is supposed to be soloable, instead of having to have a team, even if they were henchmen (which is one thing I liked about the PvE in the first one). Maybe I'm just too nostalgic when it comes to GW :P And on a less relevant note, looks like they're going for the big numbers and critz this time, huh? Oh well, guess it's not a big deal, just wondering how it will effect the PvP and how it will be different from the first one. Has there been any gameplay info on the PvP yet? Loved the first game and still thinks it has the best PvP of any (RPG)-game I've played.  Still looking forward to this though, looks pretty good. "

"I've not read a whole lot about the game (perhaps I should), and this is the first gameplay footage I've seen, and sure, it looks like GW, but it also looks like every other RPG, and I can't help seeing the WoW-influence. Maybe this isn't representative for how the combat will be, but this looks like WoW's go-around-hitting-stationary-mobs-alone, rather than how GW was, where the mobs usually were in packs and moved around (of course at set paths and spawn points, but still). Not especially psyched about the idea that everything is supposed to be soloable, instead of having to have a team, even if they were henchmen (which is one thing I liked about the PvE in the first one). Maybe I'm just too nostalgic when it comes to GW :P And on a less relevant note, looks like they're going for the big numbers and critz this time, huh? Oh well, guess it's not a big deal, just wondering how it will effect the PvP and how it will be different from the first one. Has there been any gameplay info on the PvP yet? Loved the first game and still thinks it has the best PvP of any (RPG)-game I've played.  Still looking forward to this though, looks pretty good. "

As much as I look forward to Guild Wars 2, I still can't help but think that it will end up like GW1; abandoned. While many other MMOs get substantial gameplay and content updates years into their lives, GW1's updates pretty much ended after only 2 years (where the last expansion was released). Currently in its 5th year, the only updates to be seen are skill balance updates every 4 months or so. Though the first game sold something like 10 million copies, I doubt that there are more than 10,000-20,000 active players currently. The "pay once" model is enticing to new players, but I don't think it's a good strategy for the long term. MMOs are expensive to maintain and develop, and a one-time cash influx doesn't really seem wise. GW2 seeks to rival WoW (again), but will be attempting to do so on a fraction of the budget that WoW gets. Will we be seeing a repeat? After the devs start running out of money they'll start working on GW3 and all but abandon GW2? Not a comfortable thought. I would gladly pay a monthly fee for this game since it looks so promising. I wish Anet knew what an "unsustainable business model" was so they could avoid making another big mistake. I would like GW2 to be a true WoW competitor, not just a flash in a pan. 

I doubt they'll make a whole new game if they ever wanted to expand GW2. They'd just make another expansion. And they wouldn't make a "pay once" thing if they couldn't, but they can, so that's a really good thing and it will bring more players, which means more money, and more money means more content. So in my opinion there are no bad things about their idea.