MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2 reimagined (August 30, 2015)

    
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It’s been a giant week for Guild Wars 2 as we count down to the now-50-odd days until Heart of Thorns launches, though it’s not been without its bumpy roads. ArenaNet announced the Thief elite spec and next beta date, handed out its third anniversary gifts, committed to an October 23rd expansion release, and revealed a new raiding endgame and free base-game business model, though the last pair bobbed in the wake of a badly timed leak. Plus, Massively OP’s GW2 columnist, Tina Lauro, debated the merits of datamining.

Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions.

PAX PRIME 2015
Runic will show a new game at PAX Prime - Torchlight developer Runic will be revealing its new project at this year's PAX Prime, according to a post on the company's forums. The firm told VG247 that the title is not a Torchlight mobile port and,…
The Repopulation revamps its PvP system - Forget what you might have seen or played of The Repopulation's PvP in the past, because the upcoming sandbox MMO is bringing to bear an overhauled interpersonal conflict system that could suck you in. The team…
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches October 23rd - ArenaNet announced today that Heart of Thorns, the first expansion for the three-year-old Guild Wars 2, will formally launch on October 23rd. https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/637278666070757381 The studio saw several of its PAX Prime reveals spoiled yesterday. Those of you with…
PAX Prime 2015: Devilian reveals founder packs - At PAX Prime last night, Trion announced founder packs for its upcoming OARPG import, Devilian. The cheapest bundle, at $49.99, includes beta access, 2500 credits, a two-day early access, a month of Patron status, two extra character…
Massively OP Podcast Episode 28: PAX Primal - Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 F2P, Atlas Reactor, The Park, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, and WildStar, plus mailbag questions on Elder Scrolls Online, podcast meta, and more GW2.
Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th - No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to the game's payment model WildStar Reloaded. Carbine isn't just changing how you…
THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Star Citizen’s social module is now playable - Star Citizen fans have a lot to chew on this weekend, as Cloud Imperium has released the game's social module, a dev blog on electronic warfare, and the weekly Star Marine status update. Design director Tony…
Otherland reschedules early access for September 10 - A day after its early access was supposed to begin, Otherland announced that it has rescheduled the start of alpha testing on Steam for September 10th. "As mentioned before this gives us additional time to prepare US…
Marvel Heroes’ lead content dev leaves for mobile startup - Geoff Tuffli is leaving Gazillion for a Los Angeles-based mobile startup, according to a recent forum post. Gazillion's Benjamin Gross will be assuming the majority of Tuffli's "content oversight responsibilities" on Marvel Heroes. Tuffli lists a number…
Star Trek Online bug creates neverending party - [AL:STO]Once upon a time, Star Trek Online gave players a "party amplifier" that spawned a disco ball and other effects on command. Then a gremlin got into the system recently and caused the amplifier to stick…
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