Official Site:Â Guild Wars
Studio:Â NCsoft
Launch Date: April 26, 2005
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Today’s Guild Wars 2 patch adds automated tournies, 2v2 team deathmatch map
As June continues to roll along, so do the PvP-related updates in Guild Wars 2. So far ArenaNet has updated Tyria's world-vs.-world content and skirmishing...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal group size for an MMORPG?
During this week's Massively OP podcast (live this afternoon!), Justin and I tackled a detailed question about MMO group makeup, the trinity, and combat,...
PSA: Don’t get phished in Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 is warning players about a "modest uptick in account thefts related to phishing," according to a post on the official forums...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2’s class roster (June 18, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Guild Wars 2 opens an avenue for casual WvW with skirmishes
If you're playing Guild Wars 2, chances are you're quite aware that this month's update will be all about the "competitive" game -- namely,...
One Shots: Summer camp
I ask for "camp" from all of you -- and camp is what I got, although not necessarily what I envisioned. Sometimes it's better...
Guild Wars 2 preps automated tournaments
Guild Wars 2 seems to never lack in assigning players a long list of activities to be completed on any given day. With the...
Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO housing system disappointed you?
We've had many chats here on Massively OP concerning the best and most flexible player housing systems in MMORPGs -- and lamented games that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Surviving the Guild Wars 2 WvW invasion
I've been asked several times for my opinion on how best to handle the influx of non-WvW Guild Wars 2Â players to the game mode...
E3 2017: Survival sandbox Ashen boasts ‘passive multiplayer’
One of the indie highlights of this weekend's pre-E3 show was Ashen, a beautiful survival sandbox with a former Guild Wars 2 artist on board...
Global Chat: Getting a hit of that EverQuest nostalgia
Ahh... smell that? Smells like a new batch of EverQuest nostalgia, served up to us as a fresh progression server. For some of the...
One Shots: Walk of shame
From Zulika Mi-Nam's Adventures in Tale of Toast:
Log into a game to do some play testing.
"Hey, look at these cutsie graphics and...
The Daily Grind: Are social hubs and chat windows enough for your MMO needs?
The other day I was reading up on how the upcoming Dauntless will feature a social hub where players congregate en masse and do...
Guild Wars 2’s WvW update and the first chunk of the ‘Competitive Feature Pack’ are live
As announced at the tail end of May, ArenaNet is spending June upgrading Guild Wars 2's PvP scene, beginning with today's update, which patches up the...
One Shots: The 3:15 giant flea is on time
When it comes to public transportation, I can think of no better way to get from point A to point B than by climbing...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO dungeons
It's hard to look at an MMORPG and imagine them without dungeons. For some people, these instances are the core of their game experience,...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
Here’s how ArenaNet is improving Guild Wars 2’s WvW
As announced yesterday, ArenaNet is taking the month of June to patch the crap out of Guild Wars 2's PvP scene, and these are...
Guild Wars 2 signs on Wizards of the Coast dev as narrative designer
What is Wizards of the Coast's loss is ArenaNet's gain.
Michael Yichao announced on Twitter yesterday that he was leaving the Dungeons & Dragons company...
