Official Site: Guild Wars
Studio: NCsoft
Launch Date: April 26, 2005
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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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...
Global Chat: Which mobs do you love killing in MMOs?
Everyone has mobs that they particularly enjoy offing in MMORPGs -- sometimes so much so that we go out of our way to get...
Guild Wars 2 is giving female Charr and Asura precursor breast armor
While it's been safe to assume for most MMOs that a female character of any race would have a bosom, Guild Wars 2 challenged...
Battle Bards Episode 76: Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
“It’s high time that we talk about the Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2!” Syl says, and we couldn’t agree more. The Battle...
Guild Wars 2 players fume over new lockbox cosmetics
Accompanying today's Guild Wars 2 raid wing patch is a cash shop update that has players pissed. New to the cash shop is the Privateer Weapon...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s third raid wing
Forsaken Thicket is set to get much larger and... lanier... today: I was given the opportunity to test out the third wing of Guild Wars 2's...
Guild Wars 2 releases sound design video for latest raid wing
Did you hear something?
Oh, it was just the sound of a Guild Wars 2 boss making death-rattle noises. Carry on.
ArenaNet's just posted its third...
The Daily Grind: What would you do in your MMO if you were suddenly uber wealthy?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a Reddit thread posed to Guild Wars 2 players asking them what they'd do if they suddenly had...
EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs
EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...
Here’s how Guild Wars 2 blends creature and environment art to build a raid boss
ArenaNet has a fresh Guild Wars 2 video out today as part of its raid design series, this one focused on the art design...
Guild Wars 2’s Bobby Stein says raids won’t gate main story progress
ArenaNet's Narrative Lead Bobby Stein has hit the Guild Wars 2 forums to address some of the concerns raised this week when a forum...
