Guild Wars II sells 3 million copies

Great game!!! must be played like no others, and must not be compared. It is unique in every way and I can see why some people stop. I myself stopped, than came back. Now I am playing it non stop and learned that this game cannot be played like other MMOS and definitely should not be compared to them. Brand new system like GW2, most likely leave most old school MMO players comparing, I know I did but never again. This game by far is the best game to date!!! enjoy all, and let the guild wars community grow.

Yeah! I am glad GW2 is doing well. I hope additional purchasable content will be released soon so i can keep supporting it. Gameplay wise, I've moved on to TSW. How I missed the silent protagonist, at least one that doesn't talk so much, and a world where not everyone is quite so irritating. I may go back to GW2 full time if they get better writers.

Guys I am going to take a rather strong stance on this constant boredom dialog that players keep bring up after they purchase a new game; especially when it comes to MMO. First there is not perfect game, realize the limitations of the game and learn to overcome it. No different than any other part of life. Learn to use the different facets of the game to your advantage. When it comes to playing GW2 I try to mix it up, if you?re enjoying what you?re currently doing then keep doing it. But there are plenty of different things to do in the game, work on crafting, and join one of 4 different World vs. World battles. Jump into some structured PvP; do some dungeon runs. I find one of the best ways to ?enjoy myself? best in GW2 is by offering to help out others in the game; try shouting out in the different chats, in guild chat, to friends that you are available to help them. Remember that sharing your knowledge is a great way to make friends and help them enjoy the game even more. Another suggestion is join others on their Story line quests, makes the game much more enjoyable. I also enjoy going back over old zones and exploring then in greater detail, there are plenty of treasure chest and puzzle quests to explore. Of course there are the achievements that the game has, have you completed them all? I have just given you a few examples of what the game can offer you if you put the time in. Remember it?s not ArenaNet job to keep you entertained, that yours! So think outside the box, make up other ways that you can come up with on how the game can be more enjoyable there is always something to do.

All I can say is that after playing this, going back to any other MMO that is based on chance/ luck over skill (WoW, Rift, SWTOR) is impossible.  The game may not be perfect, but arena net is on to something with GW2.  Needs more time to develop though for endgame stuff I have heard.  

How many of those 3 million are still playing? I got bored with GW2 within a couple months. It has some good concepts, but it's just another themepark with a gear grind on the end. Which is interesting, because I seem to remember them saying the end game was not going to be a gear grind.

GW2 is awesome enough said.

This game was just as disappointing as Diablo 3. Bought both, played for a few weeks, got bored and never touched them again.

Loved GW and waited a long time for GW2 and, while it is a great game, it wasn't good enough to hold my attention for long, and on a personal level these aren't the changes that would make me want to play again.

Anyone else having problems staying interested in this game? It seems like after you learn your 5 skills per weapon (level 5?) that you have available to your profession, there's absolutely nothing to look forward to. 

I just find myself bored with the game. It lacks something that other MMO's have. But it's definitely a step in the right direction. 

What they failed to say is 2.5 million of those buyers have already realized the game is not that good and stopped playing.

Yea Guild Wars 2 is great, I am still playing it and all these changes just sound amazing. 

I played it for two months and then stopped, never to return. Just got boring and my friends stopped playing it, so to getting anything done is five times as hard because every challenge is based around doing things together so when you are on a barren server the game is close to impossible. I have to admit, this game was a let down for me. I was expecting to play this for years and it only held my interest for a couple months. Shame.

Great game , bought 2 weeks ago , but it looks like sales are a bit low . They have spend 5 years developing it and just 3 millions sold . It's a shame when poor quality games from EA and Atcivision selling millions and quality+ quantity like Guild Wars 2 only few . 

This is league of legends all over again.

The first year comprised of overwhelming hate and mudslinging by players who had collectively assembled the largest mountain of stupid arguments (it's too easy, it has a cash shop, its pay 2 win). Hell, gamespot's own forums are home to an archive of this kind of irrelevant crap. Of course, the biggest argument against it was:

"It doesn't have as many players as the competition"

And now, to quote Wikipedia again: "As of July 2012, League of Legends had over 32 million registrations and averages 12 million players worldwide per day, with the number of concurrent users online at any given time peaking over 3 million. Players also collectively log 1 billion hours per month, making League of Legends the world's most played video game"

For every preview, review and piece of news that indicated LoL was somehow not the utter failure players claimed it to be, legions of LoL-haters would gather in the forums and comment sections to regurgitate their personal brand of garbage.

The irony is multifold. LoL's cash shop is closer to Guild Wars' and Guild Wars 2's than WoW's payment system. We know how that idea turned out to be a failure 7 years running. Second, dota is less popular than LoL, the game that was allegedly "the dota clone, the poor man's dota, the noob's dota", the same claims leveled against Guild Wars 2 and its predecessor. Lastly, it's currently more popular than WoW itself.

I don't have to respond to or convince the haters but sometimes there's so much crap in the comments section i feel i have to do it for the benefit of the uninformed; the spectators who're here just to read news and perhaps decide if they should try out a new game.

Very solid game. I play lots of different games so I'm not one of those that spends a majority of my time in Guild Wars 2. What I think I like best is that you can start several professions (classes) and that they all play very different. The skill slots allow different strategies but make you really think about which ones you want to use at any time. I love the fact that other players can rez you on the battlefield. 

The idea of jump puzzles and vistas. So many great things without any monthly subscription. I also think there is just enough story with voice dialog to hold it together... personally i would like more but they have done enough. Deserving of GOY in a year with lots of awesome  games. 

I do though love to jump over to Crusader Kings 2 or something like The Walking Dead to mix it up. Me thinks one of the biggest 'failures' someone can make in playing an MMO is expecting it to be the only game you will ever play.

I'm one of them : P

I think if GW2 was the first game of this sort that I'd played, it would have totally captivated me.  

The problem is, I played WoW for nearly 6 years, and by the time I finally cancelled my accounts for the last time, I really was so sick of that type of gameplay that I had no desire to ever go back to it.

GW is not exactly the same as WoW, but it is still mostly about clicking on a target and then mashing a skill button - or three.  GW2 has more evolved gameplay when compared to WoW, but at this point I need something completely different.  

Also, I would actually like to have the option of grinding sometimes.  I can't really get into the prebaked storyline in MMOs because the world doesn't change.  I know somebody just turned in this same quest 10 seconds ago.  I prefer the storylines that users make as a result of playing the game.

I had a lot of fun playing this game. Life beckons, however.

3 million? i guess it's too late for me to start GW2.

Got to level 30 and realized I was working through a painful grind.  Accomplishments and events lacked a certain 'punch' and felt like simple zerging.  The heart areas were more just quests but without really feeling connected to what you were doing, so it feels very mindless. I'm glad others enjoy it so much but it isn't the big WOW I was waiting for.

This game was very fun. Even after completing this game 100%, I still found reasons to log back in and play. I look forward to many updates and expansions in the future!

I look forward to them changing up the guild system. For a game called Guild Wars 2 I've seen surprisingly little emphasis on guilds. In fact I haven't even seen a reason to join one yet.

GW2 was a bit meh. I played the beta and found it  ok. I didn't buy  into the retail cos my friend convinced me not too. He ended up buying a copy to play in the Beta. Just before the game hit retail, he asked for a refund, and got his money back, but they didn't revoke his CD key.
After a while I ended up asking for his copy of him. Managed to hit level 25-27, while experience problems with the game.
Every quest I was doing, I was 2-4 levels below the recommended level requirement (even after clearing all quests in the starting zones), the combat was repetitive as hell, and quests were just a copy of the one before. The game grew tiring that I felt like it was a waste of time. I dropped out after 3 days of playing.

Weak marketing ploy.

Generic MMORPG.

This is a nice MMORPG for sure.. 

I got banned from Guild Wars 2 because apparently the CD key I bought on ebay was "purchased using a fradulent credit card or paypal account" and now I can't play the game anymore. I also can't get a refund because it's been too long and ebay won't do anything. ArenaNet support doesn't care, won't unban me and won't help with the situation in any way.

No more GW2 for me.