guild wars

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

Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom

Justin Olivetti - August 18, 2015 13

Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.

The MOP Up: Fishing Planet will rule all

Justin Olivetti - August 16, 2015 21

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...

Perfect Ten: Ten MMO futures that never were

Eliot Lefebvre - August 13, 2015 122

One of the things I spend a lot of time thinking about is Operation Unthinkable. For those of you who don't feel like clicking...

Exclusive: Guild Wars 2’s Revenant elite spec is the Herald

Tina Lauro Pollock - August 12, 2015 38

The Revenant is shaping up to be a unique profession on a Guild Wars 2 roster, with fresh ideas in regards to combat abilities and its place...

Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together

Justin Olivetti - August 11, 2015 80

Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...

Guild Wars 2 teases the Revenant elite specialization without much subtlety

Eliot Lefebvre - August 10, 2015 30

The upcoming Revenant will have an elite specialization in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns just like the other professions in the game. What...

Earn your wings in Guild Wars 2’s new PvP leagues

Justin Olivetti - August 10, 2015 11

Coming this fall to a Guild Wars 2 near you will be the next evolution of the game's PvP scene. ArenaNet announced today that it...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2’s new mastery system details revealed

Tina Lauro Pollock - August 10, 2015 18

On the opening day of Gamescom 2015, I crept away from the buzzing hum and dazzling lights of the show floor to sit down with Guild...

One Shots: First steps into a greater world

Justin Olivetti - August 9, 2015 36

Do you miss Vanguard? It's been a while now since that particular fantasy world closed its doors to players, but warm memories of the...

The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios discriminate against character races?

Justin Olivetti - August 8, 2015 150

Call me silly if you like (or call me maybe), but I do believe that studios consciously discriminate against some of their very own...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns starts first public beta weekend

Justin Olivetti - August 7, 2015 32

You won't need to head all the way out to Gamescom this week to see the latest and greatest in Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Shards Online: Proposing the ‘persistent online world’ game

Bree Royce - August 7, 2015 19

Last week, our comments erupted over some game studios' haphazard use of the term "MMO" -- and how that overuse and misuse has possibly tainted the...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2 confirms 2015 expansion launch

Justin Olivetti - August 6, 2015 40

If you were worried that perhaps Guild Wars 2 was being a little too pokey with its Heart of Thorns testing and reveals, then...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns gallery

Bree Royce - August 5, 2015 24

Guild Wars 2 heard you liked screenshots, so it made sure to bring a ton to Gamescom, all flavored with Heart of Thorns goodness. Massively OP's...

MMO Mechanics: Brilliant MMO boss mechanics

Tina Lauro Pollock - August 2, 2015 42

I love a good boss fight as much as the next MMO player, and I'm sure I'm not alone in favouring fights that really...

NCsoft Q2 2015: Guild Wars 2 is up, WildStar is down

Bree Royce - July 31, 2015 144

NCsoft has published its second quarter 2015 financial report, and it's basically a repeat of quarter one. The company attributes its quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year boosts primarily...