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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EVE Evolved: What went wrong with the Shadow of the Serpent event?
Last week's EVE Online patch added the massive Shadow of the Serpent event, a game-wide storyline arc that pits players against the Serpentis and Angel...
One Shots: Totes adorbs
My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
Massively Overthinking: What’s never going to happen in your favorite MMO?
Last week's Overthinking question was a very broad one all about genre-wide wishes that go unfulfilled. But what if we drill that down? That's...
The Daily Grind: Does your character have a backstory?
One thing that greatly bugs me about MMORPG character creation is how little thought that these games give into providing any sort of backstory...
Guild Wars 2 considers skill splitting to balance PvE and PvP
If you've ever played a PvE MMORPG that had to balance classes, stats, and skills around PvP -- or vice versa -- then you...
Perfect Ten: MMO novel tie-ins
When I was a kid and only slightly more nerdy than I am today, I used to read movie novelizations like crazy. I don't...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Re-engaging lost Guild Wars 2 players
I recently read an interesting opinion piece by Jason Winter that got me thinking about the general sense of apathy that he believes is...
Find out how to make the most of Guild Wars 2’s Ley-Line event
It's been a while since Guild Wars 2 shook hands with its old friend the Living Story, huh? Well, the good news is that...
Global Chat: The verdict on Landmark
Landmark's launch hasn't gone unnoticed by the MMO blogging community. Several players have decided to use the game's official release as an opportunity to...
The Civilized Gentlemen take home Guild Wars 2’s Pro League Season 2’s top prize
This past weekend, ArenaNet crowded the champion of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Season 2 Finals the single-elimination tourney: Europe's The Civilized Gentlemen,...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Guild Wars 2’s World Championship e-sports tourney will feature $200K prize pool
ArenaNet has just announced details of the Guild Wars 2 World Championship in partnership with ESL.
"On Saturday, September 17, at the ESL Studios in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO deserves a movie next?
Now that the Warcraft movie is out and about and apparently its handlers are contemplating sequels, I have a burning question for you: Which MMO would...
The MOP Up: League of Legends fights in-house toxicity (June 19, 2016)
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...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
Guild Wars 2 details the journey to obtain legendary armor
Guild Wars 2 legendary gear: You're either mad for it or flee from it entirely. Those who are making the pursuit of obtaining the...
Guild Wars 2 leak teases living story season three content
An Italian video games site appears to have leaked information about Guild Wars 2's living story season three in a new interview with ArenaNet.
Though the...
Guild Wars 2 debates deleting the Desert borderlands map, discusses raid boss fight
Guild Wars 2's fourth and final developer video on the Stronghold of the Faithful features ArenaNet Game Designer Jason Reynolds discussing the design of...
Guild Wars 2 players host LGBT pride march on June 26
Sometimes there just aren't enough pride parades in your area. Sometimes you don't feel safe being out in your local community. Heck, maybe you...
