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The Stream Team: Going on a Guild Wars 2 Snargle hunt
What's a Snargle? Actually, it's a who. But that doesn't even matter: It's got such a cool name that when Massively OP's MJ's friends...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Guild Wars 2 releases a guide to the basic mounts players can ride across Tyria
Guild Wars 2 has mounts. That's not exactly news to regular players of the game, especially since the feature has been in the MMORPG...
Think you can balance skills in Guild Wars 2? Give it a shot!
So right now balance in Guild Wars 2 is a contentious issue, due to... well, some community feelings about contentious balance efforts, let's put...
The Stream Team: The tail end of Guild Wars 2’s Looking Back
After running through Guild Wars 2's Looking Back achievement, Massively OP's MJ ran into a roadblock at the very end preventing her from completing...
One Shots: This griffin knows what you did last summer
Greetings! We'll kick off today with this Guild Wars 2 pic from reader Don, who said, "I took this screenshot of my Human Engineer...
The Stream Team: Starting the long journey towards Elementalist mastery in Guild Wars 2
Normally, MOP's MJ is the Guild Wars 2 streamer supreme, but this time around, MOP's Chris is going to be starting off a journey...
Guild Wars 2 tweaks its latest balance patch: ‘The team wants to make it right’
Given all the fuss and fizzle over Guild Wars 2's balance patch this week, you might be surprised to see that ArenaNet has actually...
Massively Overthinking: Is MMO class balance achievable – or even desirable?
This past week, a chunk of the endgame-focused Guild Wars 2 community was up in arms over the profession balance update and the perception...
The Stream Team: Looking Back in Guild Wars 2
Just because the main plot of End of Dragons has ended in Guild Wars 2 doesn't mean that the story is over! In fact,...
Guild Wars 2 adds emboldened raids, more rewarding strikes, and contentious balance changes in today’s update
The latest update for Guild Wars 2 has been rumbling forth with all of the noise of a herd of buffalo on the strength...
Guild Wars 2 team vows ‘better context’ for controversial class changes following death threats
Ideally, an MMO patch day should be filled with delight and exploration. Sometimes, however, there's a sense of dread, especially when the developers start...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best looting system in an MMO?
I've had looting on the brain lately for several reasons. For starters, I spent some time working with my son earlier this year helping...
One Shots: You don’t belong here
Oh man. Oh boy. You've stumbled into the wrong fantasy tavern, bub, and now you're in for it. Everyone's looking at you. Knives are...
Guild Wars 2 shares June 28 balance adjustments and WvW update progress
The future of Guild Wars 2 is being shared by the devs of ArenaNet as the team peers into crystal balls, casts bones carved...
These are the online gaming companies supporting reproductive choice and healthcare for workers
When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
Guild Wars 2 previews better strike mission rewards, class tweaks, and a new system for raid accessibility
ArenaNet just dropped a fresh studio update and a state of the game blog for Guild Wars 2, featuring check-ins from Game Director Josh...
The Stream Team: More smashing and bashing Guild Wars 2 dragons
Having finished up End of Dragons, it's only fitting that Massively OP's MJ celebrates by participating in Guild Wars 2's Dragon Bash event. After...
Guild Wars 2 discuss the development of Marjory and Kasmeer in honor of Pride
Guild Wars 2 has a stellar track record when it comes to narrative and representation, so it only makes sense that to commemorate Pride...