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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

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s beta drop RNG

Tina Lauro Pollock - May 6, 2015 43

Never before have I seen Guild Wars 2's Dry Top and the Silverwastes hive with such activity as we've seen this week. In case...

Plan out your Guild Wars 2 specializations with this tool

Justin Olivetti - May 6, 2015 18

One of the big changes coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the revamp of the trait system into the new specializations....

Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?

Justin Olivetti - May 5, 2015 32

Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 12

Justin Olivetti - May 5, 2015 42

Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!

ArenaNet strips, kills, deletes, and bans Guild Wars 2 cheater

Eliot Lefebvre - May 5, 2015 189

Today's lesson is that you shouldn't cheat in online games. Alas, a Guild Wars 2 character had to die to provide this valuable information...

The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include advanced classes?

Justin Olivetti - May 5, 2015 80

One of the very first RPGs that I played was Final Fantasy for the NES. I remember pouring over the manual at my friend's...

Guild Wars 2 hints at bow-using Guardian elite spec

Justin Olivetti - May 4, 2015 66

The next elite specialization for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns may be out of the bag, as ArenaNet posted a new piece of...

One Shots: Pics or the beta didn’t happen

Justin Olivetti - May 3, 2015 34

Stargate Worlds was one of those rare MMOs that progressed into the beta stage and was played by many yet never launched. Even today...

Perfect Ten: How to find the right MMO for you

Justin Olivetti - April 30, 2015 60

A common question that I see posited around forums and Reddit is, "What MMO should I play?" If there is a more loaded question...

Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns’ first elite spec is the Chronomancer

Eliot Lefebvre - April 30, 2015 71

Let's talk history for a moment. Before Guild Wars 2 was a thing, before it was even an idea, the team at ArenaNet was working...

Working As Intended: Ten lessons I learned from classic Guild Wars

Bree Royce - April 29, 2015 47

Guild Wars -- the first Guild Wars -- celebrates its 10th birthday this week alongside several of my characters who are equally old. I originally...

Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns beta FAQ clears the air

Justin Olivetti - April 29, 2015 6

Guild Wars 2's beta test for the Heart of Thorns expansion is one of the hottest tickets in town this spring. Because of this, there's...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 11

Justin Olivetti - April 28, 2015 16

Justin, Bree, and guest John discuss Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns, Neverwinter, Meridian 59, Ultima Online, classic Guild Wars, WildStar, Elder Scrolls Online, and Elite: Dangerous, with mailbag questions on making your own MMO.