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Choosing Instanced or Persistent maps (Discussion)

There is talk of GW2 having persistent maps, instead of the instanced maps of GW1. This will get in the way of possible farming, and you have to wait for respawns, and such. Of course it would be a nice change of pace, and some people obviously want it. But there are also many who this would upset. I believe there should be the option to choose which you have, similar to choosing between the PvP and PvE version of Isle Of The Nameless, possibly

Why this is a good idea

•  Having persistent areas nearly destroys the concept of farming, and makes you wait to do quests if someone else just did it. However, game play could be more interesting in ways with persistent maps, so players would have the choice

Why it may not work out

•   Lack of people in persistent maps for people who want to play them