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

Perfect Ten: Ten weapons that should be in more MMOs

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Swords, spears, axes, maces, and bows for fighters. Wands and fancy-looking staves for mages. Wolverine-style claws and double daggers for thieves. Some useless trinket...
IT'S

Guild Wars 2 improves structured PvP with a minor patch

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We mentioned earlier today that the second season of Guild Wars 2's professional league kicks off today, so it seems apropos that players are...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!

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Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
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Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2

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The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth

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Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...

Guild Wars 2 preps players for PvP League Season Two

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The second season of Guild Wars 2's PvP League coming next week on February 23rd, and when it arrives players will have a few...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday

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At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...

NCsoft’s Master X Master’s ‘global’ test due to begin soon

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NCsoft has announced that the first global test for its upcoming franchise-blending MOBA Master X Master is on the way. Curiously, the "global" test appears...

MMO Mechanics: Eight annoying MMORPG mechanics that grind my gears

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The inspiration behind this edition of MMO Mechanics is a recent conversation I had with my housemates about the column and the inner workings...

One Shots: Hard tack and bottomless grog

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This week marks a small change-up in how we do things here at One Shots. Prompted by a suggestion from one of our readers,...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts

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Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...

Behind the scenes of Guild Wars 2’s monster squad

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Maybe you don't give a second thought to the mobs that you kill, but rest assured that there is a lot of thought and...

Massively Overthinking: The best government for an MMO guild

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This week's question comes to us from Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl, who says his team is in the process of implementing a direct...

NCsoft Q4 2015: Sales surge for Guild Wars 2, bump for WildStar

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NCsoft's fourth quarter 2015 financial report is in. The Korean gaming giant reports that its quarter-over-quarter sales, operating profit, and net income are all up,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A visual guide to gliding in Guild Wars 2

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that there aren't many mechanics that are more fantastical than zooming around within...

Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam

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No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
That looks pretty much like the existing world, really.

Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP

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Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...

Jeff Grubb leaves Guild Wars 2 for Amazon Game Studios

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ArenaNet game designer and author Jeff Grubb is leaving the studio, according to his personal blog. He revealed that he decided to depart his work on Guild...

Guild Wars 2 promises less grind, faster progress with spring update

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Can you believe that it's already been more than three months since Heart of Thorns came out for Guild Wars 2? As players settle...

Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration

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The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...

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