FFXIV vs GW2

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

What are the pros and cons to each MMO? Been thinking of trying GW2

[Atelier-Bagur]

Oh I can give you an easy one.

GW2 = best dye system in an MMO

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Oh I can give you an easy one.

GW2 = best dye system in an MMO

oh? I only seen bits and pieces of GEW

[Clover_Blake]

GW2 = best dye system in an MMO

Seconded. Also best exploration; each map is a whole adventure!
FFXIV is best in everything else to me, but I enjoyed GW2 a lot.

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Seconded. Also best exploration; each map is a whole adventure!
FFXIV is best in everything else to me, but I enjoyed GW2 a lot.

Looking to play something when I get bored with FFXIV and been hearing GW2 a lot lately

[BiddyBatnana]

GW2 has really nice animations and the best mounts. The sylvari and Asura make great and orignal races. Also the world is very lively which is truly enjoyable.

[Kes13a]

GW2 was okay. "best dye system"? although its a hellhole I prefer Vindictus for dyes, can do main body, trim 1 and trim 2.

however the rest of the game is a very pretty.. cash grabbing, p2w, unoptimized nightmare or mindless repetition and non openworld messiness.

[Renalt]

GW2 is pretty fast paced and is action oriented. I also like the ways quests were handled where you just go to an area and complete on of several objectives to fill the "quest heart" and once filled...quest is done. Most quests can be completed in a pacifist way just doing the simple chores rather than killing if that's how you wanted to play.

Also lots of ways to customize how your character functions. I'm a big fan of regen builds so of course I made a regen warrior.

I think I pretty much maxed out my level just doing World vs World vs World PvP...it's about 10 minutes of running a train followed by utter chaos when you encounter the other world...or both of them.

[Theodric]

If you're after exploration and a world that actually feels inhabited then GW2 and ESO are excellent choices. The latter also has a great housing system.

[RyuDragnier]

GW2 has the following:

Mounts: These things are used not just for a simple "Get from Point A to Point B faster", but they're also used for platforming. A mount that can jump super high up to scale cliffs, a mount that hovers over water and dangerous environments, a mount that lets you teleport through sand portals, a mount that glides (that can be used for insane flying tricks if you master it), a mount that actually flies (short spurts, has an endurance thing for how long that lasts).

Gear: It's all horizontal, with each gear having different substats you switch between. Example, one type has Power/Toughness/Vitality (basically damage/defense/HP), another can have Healing/Condition/Vitality (healing/DoTs/HP). Once you unlock Exotic gear (orange), the only thing higher are ascended pieces (pink) and legendary (purple, same stats as pink, just unique cosmetics that you can change stats whenever). Due to this, gearing out is rather easy and the only gear changes you go for are cosmetic or are because you want to try a different build.

Classes: All of them are absolutely unique, and the elite specializations alter the classes further, making for some very interesting variations of the base class.

Races: The only 2 weak links here are Humans, and Norn (giant humans that transform into beasts). Outside of those 2, most if not all of the races in this game are completely unique. Sylvari are sentient plant people that as a race are only 20 years old when the game starts. Asura are basically goblins with super high tech magical devices and golems. Charr are the former villainous faction from GW1 who are essentially demon cats in the middle of their industrial steamtech revolution with tanks, helicopters, guns, etc. Those are just the playable races too. You have Skritt, which are rats that get smarter as more of them gather. Tengu, which are sentient bird people. Kodan, who are bear people, etc etc. There are a lot of unique races in this game.

Regions: A ton of explorable zones with hidden locations, across a large amount of biomes. Swamps, plains, ocean (you can swim and explore underwater), desert, jungles, postapocalyptic wastelands, snowy mountains and frozen lakes, etc etc.

Free Trial: Has some restrictions, but you get the base classes and a TON of content to do without paying a dime. I'd say it's comparable somewhat with FFXIV's free trial.