guild wars 2

Official Site: Guild Wars 2
Studio: ArenaNet/NCsoft
Launch Date: August 28, 2012
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid B2P (Cash Shop, No Sub, Paid Expansions)
Platform: PC

But not of-the-year material.

The Daily Grind: Do you expect MMO expansions to include new classes, or is a new spec good enough?

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Back when Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire was announced, a number of our commenters sparred over whether or not the game's elite specs...

One Shots: Hugs not drugs

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This week's edition of One Shots is brought to you by the National Hugs and Fistbumps Council, which recommends that everyone enjoy at least...
More soon.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained is rapidly approaching beta (August 18, 2017)

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The wait for the Camelot Unchained beta has been long and arduous in the way that only "just sit around and wait" can possibly...
Where now?

Guild Wars 2’s second Path of Fire preview weekend is about to begin

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Update: It's live! Didn't get a chance to jump into Guild Wars 2 during last weekend's Path of Fire preview weekend? You're getting another chance...

Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire preview weekend experience

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I'm delighted to have found a moment to bring you an extra edition of Flameseeker Chronicles that outlines my thoughts on the first Guild Wars...

Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
H1Z1

Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving

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Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.

Guild Wars 2 deep-dives Path of Fire’s elite specs for every class

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ArenaNet has a new dev vlog out today focusing on the development of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire elite specs. Some of the...

The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go

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A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...
Maybe here? Who knows.

Leaderboard: Did Guild Wars 2’s preview weekend convince you to buy Path of Fire?

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This past weekend, the gaming segment of my Twitter feed was positively dominated by chatter about Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion free preview weekend. I...
Vivid lore also allows for more nuanced silliness.

The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of Guild Wars 2’s non-traditional mounts?

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Mounts are the big new thing in Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, and as I've previously mentioned, I was initially concerned about...

PSA: Guild Wars 2’s mounts may be causing motion sickness issues

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Longtime readers will know that we take motion sickness from games pretty darn seriously around here, given that we have a writer who's been...

Guild Wars 2’s free-play Path of Fire preview weekend is live

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Update: It's up, go go go! Ahead of its September 22nd launch, Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion will be on public display this...
Now imagine you're dragging a sack.

The Daily Grind: How long before an MMO or expansion launch do you want to know about it?

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I admit to being worried about Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion release as the year wore on and we'd still heard nothing....

Guild Wars 2’s new item identification system is a huge blessing for bloated inventories

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WoodenPotatoes is continuing his huge Guild Wars 2 infodump on ArenaNet's behalf with a few more videos you might want to peek at ahead...
Too hot (hot damn)

Guild Wars 2 begins selling level 80 character boosts

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Does anyone actually take a character to level 80 in Guild Wars 2 the normal way any more? With all of the boosts given...

Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire’s huge new in-game map and the promise of PvP

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There's a joke on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit that you don't need to read anything about the game -- you just wait for...

Leaderboard: Will you be trying Guild Wars 2 for free this weekend?

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As part of its marketing push ahead of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion launch in September, ArenaNet is plotting a freebie weekend...

Global Chat: What Asian MMOs can learn from the west

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Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...

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