Studio:Â ArenaNet/NCsoft
Launch Date: August 28, 2012
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid B2P (Cash Shop, No Sub, Paid Expansions)
Platform: PC
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Official Site:Â Guild Wars 2
Studio:Â ArenaNet/NCsoft
Launch Date: August 28, 2012
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid B2P (Cash Shop, No Sub, Paid Expansions)
Platform: PC
Studio:Â ArenaNet/NCsoft
Launch Date: August 28, 2012
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid B2P (Cash Shop, No Sub, Paid Expansions)
Platform: PC
The Daily Grind: Do you ever feel addicted to MMOs or entrapped by compulsive gameplay mechanics?
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Global Chat: Is it worth your time to alpha test MMOs?
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Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
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Guild Wars 2 has all the activities going on right now
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The Daily Grind: When was the last time you went sightseeing in an MMORPG?
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The Stream Team: Frivolity in Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 179: MMO parenting fails
Justin and Bree discuss Star Wars Galaxies Legends, World of Warcraft, Elite Dangerous, LOTRO's Weatherstock, Trion's layoffs, No Man's Sky's multiplayer, DDO, and Wizard 101 updates, with mailbag entries on how to start an MMO blog and spooky stuff in Guild Wars 2.
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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite non-awful gaming subreddit?
I want to flip the tables on the whole toxicity/Reddit thing a bit. Earlier this week, we talked about some of the problems Reddit...
Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 178: #womenarecosmetic
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