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

The Daily Grind: Do you actually care enough about cosmetics in MMORPGs to buy them?

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You know, we joke a lot about how "fashion wars is the real endgame in MMOs," but it's not always true. I know there...

The Stream Team: Pushed Against the Wall in Guild Wars 2

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Two titans -- it can't be that bad, can it? Uh, yes. With double trouble in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ has to...
You know the song.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 492: Grouping is the new soloing

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Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Albion Online, Elite Dangerous, New World, and Embers Adrift, with adventures in World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag discussion on MMO dungeon pacing.
Yeah, that'll do it.

Vitae Aeternum: How to fix New World Aeternum’s endgame with rewards and content relevance

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New World is currently enjoying an influx of new players following the Aeternum update, but historically New World's struggle has not been attracting players...

One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed

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While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
Poke

Design Mockument: Exploring alternatives to the typical MMO trinity

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Here's a fun thing for you: I swear that way, way back before the game launched, there were documents from the Guild Wars 2...

Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?

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Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The...
sir

Guild Wars 2’s new dev blog on the warclaw’s inspiration just makes me want another cat IRL

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I wasn't entirely convinced that the warclaw mount re-introduced for Janthir Wilds would actually be a mount I used on the daily in Guild...

The Stream Team: Finding Balance in Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds

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After a Poky-crushing defeat, Massively OP's MJ learned that not only have multiple titans infiltrated Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds but that they can...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 491: World of Warcraft’s Buckosaurus problem

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Justin and Bree discuss Halloween across the MMO world, DC Universe Online's Xbox X|S arrival, the World of Warcraft dino debacle, and the secret Guild Wars CCG, with adventures in DDO's 64-bit server, Wayfinder, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on how MMO player populations influence our play.

The Daily Grind: How much in-game money are you willing to spend on an MMORPG house?

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A few weeks back, we did a piece rounding up some of the cool stuff Guild Wars 2 players have been building in Janthir...

ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend

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With everything happening across our neck of the gaming woods this month, it's easy to lose sight of the more warm and fuzzy things...

The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows Store

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The magical co-op realm of Fae Farm expanded to even more platforms this past week: "Phoenix Labs today celebrated the release of Fae Farm...

Rumor: Guild Wars 2-themed digital CCG is called Lion’s Arch Guild Wars Arena – and it’s coming to Steam

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Those sneaky sleuthy Redditors appear to have uncovered something that ArenaNet and NCsoft appear to be preparing to unveil. A SteamDB update shared by...

Throne and Liberty’s Halloween event, Haunted Harvest, is finally here

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So there's some good news and bad news with Throne and Liberty's Halloween event. The bad news is that it was delayed a day;...

Classic Guild Wars baddies and bog mummies inspired Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds boss design

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If you, as a Guild Wars 2 player, have had your fill of candy corn and the Mad King wrecking your face in jumping...
Dudes

Perfect Ten: 2024’s MMO soundtrack themes ranked from worst to best

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Try not to whip your head around all suspicious-like to check out the past 10 months, but 2024 has been a bonanza for MMO...

The Stream Team: Planting lightning rods in Guild Wars 2

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If there's one thing Massively OP's MJ has experience with, it's lightning. But in Guild Wars 2, she's planting lightning rods to capture lightning...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 490: What’s old is new again

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Justin and Bree discuss New World, Wayfinder, Pax Dei, Tarisland, DDO, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, New World, WoW, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on solo vs. group MMO play.

NCsoft Korea confirms restructure and layoffs, renames Throne & Liberty team to Studio X

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Last night, we covered the disturbing industry news that NCsoft was planning a major restructure of its Korean branch owing to the long-obvious fact...

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