Not sure where the 2.2 came from but SWTOR sold 2.4 in the first week, I'm enjoying GW2 as much as any mmorpg, it feels alot like LOTRO and AoC blended together.
Once Swtor goes F2P I wont at all be surprised to see the number between these two games ballance out, SWTOR has way more content, if they did pvp like GW2 as just a big roaming zerg, GW2 wouldn't even hold a candle to it.
Different genre. I'm sure folks could pull numbers for other titles and they would be higher than D3. Point is if you like or hate the game, they did well.
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Congratulations Anet, well deserved, great game loving it!
I don't give a monkeys elbow about whose game is selling more, all I care about is that the game I'm loving at the moment is a success, that success means future content additions and expansions, more for me to enjoy
The problem here is they have orchestrated it in such a way that this number will ever decline. "2million units sold" 90% of the population could leave and it still would be "2 million units sold"
I personally think there is a hard ceiling to this game, Where everyone who wanted to play it, did.
Except that is true with every game.
For instance, "WoW has sold x amount of units". Everyone could stop subbing and they will still have sold "x amount of units'.
All these numbers show, like every game that is purchased, is intiial interest. And this shows initial interest is high.
What must be compared going forward are concurrent players.
No, because this isn't sub based game. since that is not their business model, their success and expectations from investors does not depend on players playing at once. arenanet doesnt care if you play for a month and then drop it for a few months. what is most relevant is that the amount of expansion sales is higher than the initial amount of original guild wars 2 sales.
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Originally posted by IceAge It's not a speculation by saying WOW Eu/Na subs are 3-4 mils in 8 years
WoW will not go beyond 3-4 million subs? Not sure, I can't read into the future, and it's not what I would SPECULATE
I'd be happy to talk about it after NCSoft releases the financial information FACTS, though, or I can just add to the speculation disaster if you'd prefer. Your call.
no offense
but until Blizzard gives regional breakdowns - its impossible to discuss how many WOW subs are non-eastern
the last time Blizzard announced regional breakdowns was over 5 years ago, Jan 2007
now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
Or... did they? Do we know their development costs or their operating costs compared to how much they've earned?
Nope. I just know 2 million is a lot of sales. I play games that companies make. It's their job to do the financial part and if I'm able to play games with my friends and family, they did well.
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I love how some people keeps saying that you can't compare GW2 box sales with WoW 2004 box sales, because hey .. it was 2004 and at that time, it was a different market! But is "FAIR" to compare a 8 years old game, wich they build a huge fun base in this time, with a 2 weeks + old release game.
Let me tell you when we can compare the 2 games! After one year when GW2 launch world wide, including China, S. Korea ( Asia ) S. America , etc and AFTER they first or next expansion starting from that time.
What you MAY compare right now, is WoW ( an 8 years old game ) sales in EU/NA with 3-4 mils subs according to Blizzard , and GW2, a 2 weeks old game which already have 2 mil box sales ( NOTE: In this time,they suspended digital sales for 1 week, where we can safely say that in today market, digital copies sales the most )! WoW will not go beyond 3-4 mils , while GW2 , well .. use your imagination.
People then, will say that WoW has subs, while GW2 not! Well , sorry to tell you, but there are A LOT of players spending $ in the cash shop and at the end of the day, I kinda think that GW2 is making more money then a sub game. However, this is .. speculation ( as many do ), and we can't tell for sure, untill NcSoft release the financial report at the end of the year, or first quarter from the next year!
Untill then , good job Anet!
WoW has a cash shop too.
Oh there you are! The ONLY, think you saw from my post, is about the cash shop! Did you saw what I said? Is speculation and we will find the "true" when NcSoft release the financial report! But hey , keep ... pushing your non-sens untill then, ok?
Well I mean, you had a TON of speculation, as you say, in your post. If you would like me to make up numbers and things too to comment on more of your post, I can be talked into it. Feel free!
TON of speculations beside the .. cash-shop earnings? Please, tell me what other speculations i've been made beside that ! It's not a speculation by saying WOW Eu/Na subs are 3-4 mils in 8 years , and that GW2 has already sold 2 mils boxes in 2 weeks, while 1 week digital sales have been put on-hold.
So please, come with real arguments...
Digital copies were the most? Not sure in this case, i don't know if they broke it down by type of sale.
WoW will not go beyond 3-4 million subs? Not sure, I can't read into the future, and it's not what I would SPECULATE
Also your timeframe of when we can compare, is just something you made up there as well.
I just mentioned that WoW has cash shop items as well, but you tell me I'm wrong to only pick that out of your post. I just didn't think it would be wise to argue so much made up stuff. I'd be happy to talk about it after NCSoft releases the financial information FACTS, though, or I can just add to the speculation disaster if you'd prefer. Your call.
About digital copies , we may not say for sure that they sold more through this type of sale, or not, but it's a VERY important factor in today's market. People couldn't find a way to buy GW2 since they put the digital sales on-hold! The only way was to order from a website and/or their local game shop and wait 3-5 days to arrive, while if they had it digital open, well ..
Well , I really hope you can't be serious that WoW CAN go beyond 3-4 million mark. We are taking the actual reports from over the years and do a simple math.
My timeframe is perfectly fine. Tell me, is GW2 launched world-wide? You keep comparion WoW subs world wide, but why not wait for GW2 to release world wide and then you can compare the 2 games! Right now , as I said, you CAN compare the EU/NA WoW with GW2, so please feel free to start a comparation on this "think".
We will definitely talk when NcSoft releases the financial informations! But I am pretty sure that you or others will find a *WAY* to keep .. bashing
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Originally posted by Yamota How many copies did Diablo 3 sell. Something like 10 million no?
yes D3 sold 10 million after 2 months
Blizzard aside, SWTOR was the only mmo to launch in excess of million units
as i posted earler, it took RIFT 4 months to sell 1 million last summer, June 2011
You cannot compare subscription based MMOs to non subscription based MMOs. GW 2 should rather be compared with Diablo 3 which is also B2P, RPG and online only.
Originally posted by IceAge It's not a speculation by saying WOW Eu/Na subs are 3-4 mils in 8 years
WoW will not go beyond 3-4 million subs? Not sure, I can't read into the future, and it's not what I would SPECULATE
I'd be happy to talk about it after NCSoft releases the financial information FACTS, though, or I can just add to the speculation disaster if you'd prefer. Your call.
no offense
but until Blizzard gives regional breakdowns - its impossible to discuss how many WOW subs are non-eastern
the last time Blizzard announced regional breakdowns was over 5 years ago, Jan 2007
now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
Ah, so even more speculation by IceAge
Speculation? You made me smile I readed somewhere ( can't find it, but I will if you want ) , that WoW subs numbers are 60% in Asia and 40% EU/NA . In 2008 it was around 50-50% , but STILL , if it's 50-50 , from a total of 9 mil subs ( http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-warcraft-subscriptions-slip-to-91-million-6389957 ) it will be around 4.5 mils ! But I will try to find that link where it's says that WoW EU/NA has 40% from the total of subs ok?
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Originally posted by IceAge It's not a speculation by saying WOW Eu/Na subs are 3-4 mils in 8 years
WoW will not go beyond 3-4 million subs? Not sure, I can't read into the future, and it's not what I would SPECULATE
I'd be happy to talk about it after NCSoft releases the financial information FACTS, though, or I can just add to the speculation disaster if you'd prefer. Your call.
no offense
but until Blizzard gives regional breakdowns - its impossible to discuss how many WOW subs are non-eastern
the last time Blizzard announced regional breakdowns was over 5 years ago, Jan 2007
now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
Ah, so even more speculation by IceAge
Speculation? You made me smile I readed somewhere ( can't find it, but I will if you want ) , that WoW subs numbers are 60% in Asia and 40% EU/NA . In 2008 it was around 50-50% , but STILL , if it's 50-50 , from a total of 9 mil subs ( http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-warcraft-subscriptions-slip-to-91-million-6389957 ) it will be around 4.5 mils ! But I will try to find that link where it's says that WoW EU/NA has 40% from the total of subs ok?
Sure, find the out of date article. Or keep with your guesses based on percents that may or may not still be accurate.
Make sure if you do find an article, that it has a date on it.
Originally posted by fatboy21007 Look out WoW, some1 is gaining steam XD
WoW has more subscribers than GW2 ever will
They should since GW2 doesn't really have subscribers....
I think in the end they will sell almost as many boxes as WoW has subs, especially if their expansions are good.
If you are going to compare apples to apples, then we have 2 metrics. Concurrent users and/or Boxed sales. Lets compare those instead of 2M people bought GW2 but only 9M play WoW. How many boxes has WoW sold over the years? This includes the expansions? To me, as an online game, the best metric is how many people are currently playing it? Also, how do you determine overlap. How many people are playing both? and who gets to claim those numbers? Here's a better idea. How about we look at this like "Hey! I got options now! As a gamer, I can go play WoW. OR I can go play GW2 Or I can play both". Doesn't it make sense to have many successful titles? Instead of looking for a game that will finally down the giant? If you don't play the giant, and there is another succesful game that works for you.....In all seriousness, Why do you care?
I'm glad GW2 sold 2M and WoW will sell it's millions. It proves the genre isn't dead and there are examples of success so we can keep looking forward to studios investing in these games.
Originally posted by IceAge It's not a speculation by saying WOW Eu/Na subs are 3-4 mils in 8 years
WoW will not go beyond 3-4 million subs? Not sure, I can't read into the future, and it's not what I would SPECULATE
I'd be happy to talk about it after NCSoft releases the financial information FACTS, though, or I can just add to the speculation disaster if you'd prefer. Your call.
no offense
but until Blizzard gives regional breakdowns - its impossible to discuss how many WOW subs are non-eastern
the last time Blizzard announced regional breakdowns was over 5 years ago, Jan 2007
now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
Ah, so even more speculation by IceAge
Speculation? You made me smile I readed somewhere ( can't find it, but I will if you want ) , that WoW subs numbers are 60% in Asia and 40% EU/NA . In 2008 it was around 50-50% , but STILL , if it's 50-50 , from a total of 9 mil subs ( http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-warcraft-subscriptions-slip-to-91-million-6389957 ) it will be around 4.5 mils ! But I will try to find that link where it's says that WoW EU/NA has 40% from the total of subs ok?
Sure, find the out of date article. Or keep with your guesses based on percents that may or may not still be accurate.
Make sure if you do find an article, that it has a date on it.
The article was writen when Vivendi said that they are looking to sell Activision-Blizzard stocks, and that means, this year! But I can't really remember where did I read it! But still , even if can't find it, the 50-50% remains ok? Which means 4.5 mils ( which I don't believe ) subs in EU/NA before the release of GW2! So, speculation speaking, WoW subs in EU/NA is no more then .. 3-4 mils as we speak! Can go back to his 4.5 ( which it will never happen , again speculation speaking ) when MOP releases.
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Originally posted by kadepsyson Originally posted by Amjoco
they did well.
Or... did they? Do we know their development costs or their operating costs compared to how much they've earned?
Nope. I just know 2 million is a lot of sales. I play games that companies make. It's their job to do the financial part and if I'm able to play games with my friends and family, they did well.
"The 400,000 concurrent player record set over the headstart weekend has been repeatedly matched in the first two weeks of the game's life. Considering that ArenaNet suspended sales of the game to ensure server limits were not taxed beyond the sanctity of player enjoyment, the figures are quite astonishing."
We'll see if they keep announcing things going forward. We'll also see if Blizzard ever releases NA/EU-only Sub Numbers.
Congratulations Anet, well deserved, great game loving it!
I don't give a monkeys elbow about whose game is selling more, all I care about is that the game I'm loving at the moment is a success, that success means future content additions and expansions, more for me to enjoy
Amen brother. I don't care if GW2 wins the MMO market, or if WoW remains the undefeated champion. Whatever. If you're having fun, you win. You the player who are enjoying this game wins!
If you're not having fun with GW2, or forcing yourself to like it, move on and play another MMO. There's ArcheAge and The Repopulation to look forward to, but I'm looking forward with the potential and expansion of GW2's gameplay.
Speculation? You made me smile I readed somewhere ( can't find it, but I will if you want ) , that WoW subs numbers are 60% in Asia and 40% EU/NA . In 2008 it was around 50-50% , but STILL , if it's 50-50 , from a total of 9 mil subs ( http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-warcraft-subscriptions-slip-to-91-million-6389957 ) it will be around 4.5 mils ! But I will try to find that link where it's says that WoW EU/NA has 40% from the total of subs ok?
Sure, find the out of date article. Or keep with your guesses based on percents that may or may not still be accurate.
Make sure if you do find an article, that it has a date on it.
The article was writen when Vivendi said that they are looking to sell Activision-Blizzard stocks, and that means, this year! But I can't really remember where did I read it! But still , even if can't find it, the 50-50% remains ok? Which means 4.5 mils ( which I don't believe ) subs in EU/NA before the release of GW2! So, speculation speaking, WoW subs in EU/NA is no more then .. 3-4 mils as we speak! Can go back to his 4.5 ( which it will never happen , again speculation speaking ) when MOP releases.
So if I'm understanding you correctly, even though you can't find the article, you're asserting it as 'fact'. And THEN you say you don't believe the 'fact' you're making up out of thin air.
Originally posted by Lethality Hehe, no. This game isn't mainstream enough... it has a limited appeal, and there are signs that the foundation has cracks in it (endgame, broken designs, balance.)
Not really - no more than any other game that was just released 2 weeks ago. The game is pretty balanced and TSW doesn't have decent end game either and TOR - fuh'get about it.
Your bias is showing.
It's not bias - it's experience and knowing what I see when I see it.
Are you level 80? Hav eyou been to Orr? Whgat can you tell me about end game, the dynamic events and grinding for gear?
Grinding for gear? You can have gear that is nearly as good as the best gear in the game after 2 weeks as a reasonably casual player you call this grinding? have you played Aion, Eve or Atlantica Online, or even WoW. You don't like de's go play WvW budy or sPvP. If you dont like any of that then dont play the game you simply dont like it, just as many people dont like WoW raids and even more who simply dont like RPG's. Gaming is subjective you can say i don't like the endgame but you can't say there isnt one. Everygame has an endgame even if its simply killing monsters.
Congratulations Anet, well deserved, great game loving it!
I don't give a monkeys elbow about whose game is selling more, all I care about is that the game I'm loving at the moment is a success, that success means future content additions and expansions, more for me to enjoy
Amen brother. I don't care if GW2 wins the MMO market, or if WoW remains the undefeated champion. Whatever. If you're having fun, you win. You the player who are enjoying this game wins!
If you're not having fun with GW2, or forcing yourself to like it, move on and play another MMO. There's ArcheAge and The Repopulation to look forward to, but I'm looking forward with the potential and expansion of GW2's gameplay.
I agree I only care to the point its successful because I want games to try new things instead of repeating the same old same old. There are elements of GW2 that arent different enough for me like crafting but hopefuly games will try to branch even farther out now instead of cloning.
Only 2 million in 2 weeks? i expected alot more, around 4-8 million in two weeks.
Look at diablo (not a mmo i know) sold 6 million in the first week or so, and diablo wasn't even as hyped as guildwars 2 is/was.
Bit of a dissapointment.
You shouldn't feel dissapointed. Remember, Blizzard and Diablo are one of the largest know names in the PC industry.
If I went to my Aunt Mertle and said "Aunt Mertle, have you heard of the Diablo video game"? More than likely she is going to say yes. If I asked the same question about Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2 she would probably wonder what I was drinking.
GW2 had no television commercials or large ad campaign. Diablo 3 did. Diablo name has been known since around 1996. And like you said, they are not the same type of games so we shouldn't compare them anyway!
GW2 did gooood.
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Right, sorry it was just a bad joke lol, only funny because it's true yet it got people all angry
Not sure where the 2.2 came from but SWTOR sold 2.4 in the first week, I'm enjoying GW2 as much as any mmorpg, it feels alot like LOTRO and AoC blended together.
Once Swtor goes F2P I wont at all be surprised to see the number between these two games ballance out, SWTOR has way more content, if they did pvp like GW2 as just a big roaming zerg, GW2 wouldn't even hold a candle to it.
Different genre. I'm sure folks could pull numbers for other titles and they would be higher than D3. Point is if you like or hate the game, they did well.
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No matter how you cut it 2 mil is a lot of sales.
Or... did they? Do we know their development costs or their operating costs compared to how much they've earned?
Ya Ya sold more in the first day and held my attention for about 6 hours.
It may of sold 10 million copies, but D3 was a total failure in my eyes and millions of other's I am sure.
I hope for Blizzard's sake that MoP satisfies their customer base or 2012 might be a costly year for Blizzard.
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Congratulations Anet, well deserved, great game loving it!
I don't give a monkeys elbow about whose game is selling more, all I care about is that the game I'm loving at the moment is a success, that success means future content additions and expansions, more for me to enjoy
No, because this isn't sub based game. since that is not their business model, their success and expectations from investors does not depend on players playing at once. arenanet doesnt care if you play for a month and then drop it for a few months. what is most relevant is that the amount of expansion sales is higher than the initial amount of original guild wars 2 sales.
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no offense
but until Blizzard gives regional breakdowns - its impossible to discuss how many WOW subs are non-eastern
the last time Blizzard announced regional breakdowns was over 5 years ago, Jan 2007
http://www.neogamr.net/news/world-of-warcraft-passes-8-million-subscriber-mark
now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
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Nope. I just know 2 million is a lot of sales. I play games that companies make. It's their job to do the financial part and if I'm able to play games with my friends and family, they did well.
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About digital copies , we may not say for sure that they sold more through this type of sale, or not, but it's a VERY important factor in today's market. People couldn't find a way to buy GW2 since they put the digital sales on-hold! The only way was to order from a website and/or their local game shop and wait 3-5 days to arrive, while if they had it digital open, well ..
Well , I really hope you can't be serious that WoW CAN go beyond 3-4 million mark. We are taking the actual reports from over the years and do a simple math.
My timeframe is perfectly fine. Tell me, is GW2 launched world-wide? You keep comparion WoW subs world wide, but why not wait for GW2 to release world wide and then you can compare the 2 games! Right now , as I said, you CAN compare the EU/NA WoW with GW2, so please feel free to start a comparation on this "think".
We will definitely talk when NcSoft releases the financial informations! But I am pretty sure that you or others will find a *WAY* to keep .. bashing
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Only 2 million in 2 weeks? i expected alot more, around 4-8 million in two weeks.
Look at diablo (not a mmo i know) sold 6 million in the first week or so, and diablo wasn't even as hyped as guildwars 2 is/was.
Bit of a dissapointment.
You cannot compare subscription based MMOs to non subscription based MMOs. GW 2 should rather be compared with Diablo 3 which is also B2P, RPG and online only.
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Speculation? You made me smile
I readed somewhere ( can't find it, but I will if you want ) , that WoW subs numbers are 60% in Asia and 40% EU/NA . In 2008 it was around 50-50% , but STILL , if it's 50-50 , from a total of 9 mil subs ( http://www.gamespot.com/news/world-of-warcraft-subscriptions-slip-to-91-million-6389957 ) it will be around 4.5 mils ! But I will try to find that link where it's says that WoW EU/NA has 40% from the total of subs ok? 
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
Sure, find the out of date article. Or keep with your guesses based on percents that may or may not still be accurate.
Make sure if you do find an article, that it has a date on it.
If you are going to compare apples to apples, then we have 2 metrics. Concurrent users and/or Boxed sales. Lets compare those instead of 2M people bought GW2 but only 9M play WoW. How many boxes has WoW sold over the years? This includes the expansions? To me, as an online game, the best metric is how many people are currently playing it? Also, how do you determine overlap. How many people are playing both? and who gets to claim those numbers? Here's a better idea. How about we look at this like "Hey! I got options now! As a gamer, I can go play WoW. OR I can go play GW2 Or I can play both". Doesn't it make sense to have many successful titles? Instead of looking for a game that will finally down the giant? If you don't play the giant, and there is another succesful game that works for you.....In all seriousness, Why do you care?
I'm glad GW2 sold 2M and WoW will sell it's millions. It proves the genre isn't dead and there are examples of success so we can keep looking forward to studios investing in these games.
The article was writen when Vivendi said that they are looking to sell Activision-Blizzard stocks, and that means, this year! But I can't really remember where did I read it! But still , even if can't find it, the 50-50% remains ok? Which means 4.5 mils ( which I don't believe ) subs in EU/NA before the release of GW2! So, speculation speaking, WoW subs in EU/NA is no more then .. 3-4 mils as we speak! Can go back to his 4.5 ( which it will never happen , again speculation speaking ) when MOP releases.
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
Or... did they? Do we know their development costs or their operating costs compared to how much they've earned?
Nope. I just know 2 million is a lot of sales. I play games that companies make. It's their job to do the financial part and if I'm able to play games with my friends and family, they did well.
Hi5. This is all we need to be worried about.http://www.guildfans.com/story.html?story=30544
"The 400,000 concurrent player record set over the headstart weekend has been repeatedly matched in the first two weeks of the game's life. Considering that ArenaNet suspended sales of the game to ensure server limits were not taxed beyond the sanctity of player enjoyment, the figures are quite astonishing."
We'll see if they keep announcing things going forward. We'll also see if Blizzard ever releases NA/EU-only Sub Numbers.
Amen brother. I don't care if GW2 wins the MMO market, or if WoW remains the undefeated champion. Whatever. If you're having fun, you win. You the player who are enjoying this game wins!
If you're not having fun with GW2, or forcing yourself to like it, move on and play another MMO. There's ArcheAge and The Repopulation to look forward to, but I'm looking forward with the potential and expansion of GW2's gameplay.
So if I'm understanding you correctly, even though you can't find the article, you're asserting it as 'fact'. And THEN you say you don't believe the 'fact' you're making up out of thin air.
Cool.
Grinding for gear? You can have gear that is nearly as good as the best gear in the game after 2 weeks as a reasonably casual player you call this grinding? have you played Aion, Eve or Atlantica Online, or even WoW. You don't like de's go play WvW budy or sPvP. If you dont like any of that then dont play the game you simply dont like it, just as many people dont like WoW raids and even more who simply dont like RPG's. Gaming is subjective you can say i don't like the endgame but you can't say there isnt one. Everygame has an endgame even if its simply killing monsters.
I agree I only care to the point its successful because I want games to try new things instead of repeating the same old same old. There are elements of GW2 that arent different enough for me like crafting but hopefuly games will try to branch even farther out now instead of cloning.
You shouldn't feel dissapointed. Remember, Blizzard and Diablo are one of the largest know names in the PC industry.
If I went to my Aunt Mertle and said "Aunt Mertle, have you heard of the Diablo video game"? More than likely she is going to say yes. If I asked the same question about Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2 she would probably wonder what I was drinking.
GW2 had no television commercials or large ad campaign. Diablo 3 did. Diablo name has been known since around 1996. And like you said, they are not the same type of games so we shouldn't compare them anyway!
GW2 did gooood.
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.