None of this started until Darth ad130 or whatever he wants to call himself turned a thread supposedly about Guildwars into a "Gee whatever happened to that Darth_Smilo guy? (snicker snicker, look at me flaunting my ability to sneak back onto the boards)" thread. It didn't seem to me like Spriggan was on a witchhunt or anything--ad130 brought this on himself, and since he made that stupid remark, this Guild Wars thread has had nothing to do with Guild Wars or Video Games. It seems to me Darth gets his kicks by pushing other people's Irritate buttons, which is what got him banned in the first place. He's up to it again and then tries to claim innocence. Admins arguing over him on the boards only gives him more jollies. The Video Game forum was better with him gone, and it'll be better when he gets himself banned once again.
That said, I'd like to talk about the actual topic. I've been thinking about getting Guild Wars--the original one or the sequel (since it's a standalone, apparently). How much of a timesink is it? I consider myself a casual gamer, who occasionally has lots of time to play games. But I don't like a game where I feel like I HAVE to be on for a certain time or schedule. Will Guild Wars appeal to me?