guild wars

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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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs do you keep installed long-term, even when you’re not playing them?

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I tend to be the kind of person who keeps MMOs and other video games installed a long time, especially if I've gone to...

The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion

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One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...

Eternal Magic has been accused of ripping off Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, and SMITE

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It's no secret that Eternal Magic, the now-in-beta PvP MMO from Chinese developer Duoyi, got off to a bad start with the community earlier...

Guild Wars 2’s next major class balance patch is dropping October 1

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Forget your pumpkin spice lattes, Tyrians, because you will soon be drinking deep from the cup of a balance patch that is due to...
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Vague Patch Notes: Crime and punishment and intent in MMOs

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Last week, we saw Blizzard explain its philosophy behind why some World of Warcraft bugs in which players got to get more stuff than...

Interview: ArcheAge Unchained’s Merv Lee Kwai on housing, RMT, and the future of the game

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The announcement of ArcheAge Unchained and its buy-to-play, no-pay-to-win ruleset has been one of the big surprises of the season for the five-year-old MMORPG...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow

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A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...

The Stream Team: MOP experiences Guild Wars 2’s new prologue, Bound by Blood

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There is more content ready to be explored in Guild Wars 2, and Massively OP is up to the challenge! How dangerous could a...

The Daily Grind: What constitutes a ‘classic’ MMO to you?

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Earlier this week, a job posting on Blizzard's career site made it clear that the company considers Diablo III one of its "classic" games....
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 239: Astellia ascending

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Justin and Bree discuss Astellia, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, WoW, LOTRO, PlanetSide Arena, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag topic on making gaming more productive (or not).
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Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet

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Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...

The Daily Grind: Has a class spec or overhaul ever saved an MMO character for you?

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Thieves and rogues and backstabby stealthy types don't usually do much for me in MMORPGs. Oh sure, I play a stealth thief in literally...

The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright

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Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...

One Shots: Tossing virgin gamers into volcanoes

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The great volcano god Kenny is angry (again). Kenny's got a temper like you wouldn't believe, and he goes off on every perceived insult...
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Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 just lost another great dev in Bill Freist

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Not a week ago, we reported on the loss of two developers from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet, a lead game designer and a...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play

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Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.

First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga prelude, Bound by Blood, now live

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It was just two short weeks ago that ArenaNet invited its fans to Seattle for the announcement of the continuation of Guild Wars 2's...

Guild Wars 2 money-making video for the ‘middle class’ prompts calls for economy transparency

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As we stand on the brink of Guild Wars 2's fifth living story season - I mean, Saga - players are nervous for the...
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The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of dodge and joust mechanics in MMOs?

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Deep in the bowels of a Reddit thread about WildStar vs. WoW Classic a while back, several people mentioned WildStar's combat as being one...

One Shots: What a view!

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When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...

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