I agree with the above comments, except Guild Wars is not really a MMORPG, in that it is not a persistant world. Plus unlike MMORPG, there is a definite end game to Guild Wars, you beat it like you would any other single player RPG, except in GW you can play with other people, and you meet these people in the various GW cities and towns which can be thought of as giant in game chat rooms. All that said, it is a pretty massive game, so playing time alone, it is well worth the price to own it.