Felgor wrote on Aug 31
st, 2012 at 2:19am:
Thanks Cale. Very helpful.
How is everyone coping with the controls after playing DDO for so long?
The depends on which control scheme you ran in DDO. If you ran Classic then it will probably take a little getting used to. If you ran what became the default after FtP went live then the only difference is your basic attack [as the rest are remapped to wherever you want them to be].
I assume from your question that you ran Classic.
I ran the newer default, so the only thing that changed for me was the basic attack changed from left-mouse to mouse-thumb-1 [on a logitech g700].
You'll feel SUPER slow until you get used to it and/or find a way to keep swiftness up for longer periods. Especially on a Charr or Norn. They're bigger, but move the same speed, which makes them *feel* even slower than they are comparatively.
Oh, and another newbie tip for you Fel.
Most MMOs are created to lead you around by the nose.
Gw2 is not created that way. It was created to be explored.
People were complaining during testing/betas that there was not enough direction, so Hearts were added. The never existed before that. Keep this in mind. This means that the people who run from Heart to Heart and are merely doing events that they happen to stumble across in progress are not seeing all of the content. These people are then complaining that they're not leveling appropriately to the areas.
They don't realize that it isn't the game's fault, it's their own.
The Hearts were added as an afterthought, not as a guide for where to go. They can give you an idea of what level you should be when you're in that area, and they can give you a clue where to go when you feel a bit lost, but that's all they should be seen as.
The game was meant to be explored, so don't play it as if it should be leading you around, because you will be disappointed if you do expect it to do so.
Oh, and events always take precedence over Hearts. Many times, completing events will also fill a Heart in the area as well, but the reverse is not true.