guild wars

Official Site: Guild Wars
Studio: NCsoft
Launch Date: April 26, 2005
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Guild Wars 2 talks legendary crafting bugs and legendary weapons

Jef Reahard - December 5, 2015 13

ArenaNet's Matt Pennebaker has posted an introduction on Reddit that details his work on Guild Wars 2's legendary weapons and crafting bugs. Pennebaker writes...

Perfect Ten: Where to get your MMO podcast fix

Justin Olivetti - December 3, 2015 34

We'll assume since you're a savvy gamer reading Massively OP that you're already well aware of the world's best MMO podcast. But what do...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Vale Guardian raid boss guide

Tina Lauro Pollock - December 2, 2015 5

I've been having a grand auld time smashing my toon against Guild Wars 2's first raiding tier recently, and since I've now (finally!) started...

Guild Wars 2 promises quarterly balance updates, says e-sports are crucial to the game’s growth

Justin Olivetti - December 2, 2015 122

ArenaNet Lead Developer Colin Johanson has strong words in defense of Guild Wars 2's emphasis on e-sports, saying that these programs are "extremely successful" and...

Global Chat: Sifting the good raiders from the bad

Justin Olivetti - December 1, 2015 48

Game designer and blogger Psychochild posited an interesting question recently: How can you tell the difference between a good raider and a bad one? He...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 40: Gnome Huntarz

Justin Olivetti - December 1, 2015 47

Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, GW2, WoW, The Repopulation, Devilian, Marvel Heroes, and Dogma: Eternal Night, plus mailbag questions on finding time to play and whether EverQuest Next is vaporware.

Guild Wars 2 kicks off PvP league season

Justin Olivetti - December 1, 2015 20

The official start to Guild Wars 2's PvP league season begins today! This advancement track is available for both individuals and guild teams as...

Guild Wars 2’s PvP League starts tomorrow

Jef Reahard - November 30, 2015 26

Guild Wars 2's first PvP League season starts December 1st, which, not coincidentally, is tomorrow. ArenaNet has published a how-to post for those of...

One Shots: The rowsdower abides

Justin Olivetti - November 29, 2015 37

One of my most prized physical MMO possessions is my WildStar rowsdower plushie. It always sits there, looking at me as though it's accusing...

Guild Wars 2 sees a bright future in e-sports

Jef Reahard - November 27, 2015 112

Why did Guild Wars 2 go free-to-play? According to Fortune, ArenaNet's decision to switch business models was centered around its desire to grow the fan...

Guild Wars 2 hints at WvW overhaul as WvW dev departs studio

Justin Olivetti - November 26, 2015 76

A big revamp of Guild Wars 2's world vs. world mode is in the works according to a Reddit post by Lead Developer Colin...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for Guild Wars 2 players

Tina Lauro Pollock - November 25, 2015 47

It's been a glorious, if very long and busy, year for Guild Wars 2, so I'm sure ArenaNet is eager to see Wintersday approaching at...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies

Matt Daniel - November 24, 2015 25

If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...

The Daily Grind: What are the basic rules of conduct for an MMO community?

Bree Royce - November 24, 2015 88

If there's one thing I've learned from 18 years of playing MMOs, it's that games train us to abide by some pretty weird codes...

MMO Mechanics: Three game-changing movement mechanics

Tina Lauro Pollock - November 22, 2015 50

In order to create the most truly challenging MMOs that connect players with the specific virtual environments they're traversing, developers have always worked on...