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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Failing to down Drakkar in Guild Wars 2 turns on free-for-all open PvP in the zone
All right, so it's a little bit harder to beat Drakkar at this point in Guild Wars 2. That's fine. You kind of expect to...
Guild Wars 2 will begin its first public Swiss tourney PvP test tomorrow
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet has been murmuring the words "Swiss tournaments" for months now, all the way back to Mike Z's big post...
Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020
I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...
NCsoft Q4 2019: It was a rough quarter for MMORPGs, especially Guild Wars 2
NCsoft corporate had a solid financial quarter for the last three months of 2019, with increases in revenue quarter over quarter and year over...
Guild Wars 2 just put an end to cheese mechanics in the Drakkar encounter
It's patch day for Guild Wars 2, and that usually means one of two things: a tiny one-line bug tweak, or a major release....
Fight or Kite: Examining the state of Guild Wars 2 PvP ahead of the big balance patch
About two weeks ago, ArenaNet dropped one of the largest - maybe the largest - balance patch previews for Guild Wars 2 to date....
Guild Wars 2 has lost a couple more devs in the last few months
Another developer has exited the Guild Wars 2 franchise: This time it's Hugh Norfolk, whose final title with ArenaNet was Lead Systems Designer. Norfolk...
One Shots: Star Butts – The Next Generation
I am sincerely glad that we have a mature and grown-up community here at Massively OP that does not abuse its posting power to...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 258: Camelot Unchained and Colossus
Justin and Bree discuss Camelot Unchained and Colossus, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Astellia Online, and Warcraft III Reforged, with adventures in Neverwinter, The Sims 4, and SWGL, and a mailbag entry on New World.
A popular YouTuber has released a 27-chapter Guild Wars 2 audiobook in video form
The popular Guild Wars 2 YouTuber WoodenPotatoes has been quite busy lately. How busy? Try producing a 27 chapter-long audiobook that's set in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you avoid MMORPG raiding – and why?
As part of the preview of upcoming Guild Wars 2 content for 2020 yesterday, ArenaNet's Andrew Gray made some comments on raiding I thought...
Guild Wars 2 just gave the most far-reaching core content preview we’ve seen in ages
ArenaNet heard you wanted more communication, and now, that's exactly what you're getting. Guild Wars 2's new-ish Content Design Lead, Andrew Gray, has chimed...
Temtem banned 900 cheaters, then changed its mind on granting appeals
Apparently, Temtem has borrowed a bit more from Pokemon than just its overall vibe: It's also borrowing the elder franchise's reputation for attracting the...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Guild Wars 2’s massive balance patch eyes major nerfs
There's a big, big update coming for Guild Wars 2 players -- and no, it's not another Living World Saga thingy. This one is...
Harvesting and crafting will soon grant experience in Crowfall
February - and Crowfall's big overhaul - are inching closer, and ArtCraft has been teasing some of the big changes it's making with the...
Guild Wars 2 collabs with the Ad Council’s Seize the Awkward suicide prevention campaign
Here's some warm fuzzies we don't want to postpone to our monthly Massively Uplifting column: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is using its annual...
Datamining unveils hints about the remaining content in the Icebrood Saga for Guild Wars 2
When you're curious about the upcoming content for Guild Wars 2 but don't have any official word on the matter, who do you turn to?...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice
The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...