You never get better gear through spending real money - you need to play the game to earn it - so unlike Diablo 3 you never need to spend a cent more on the base game than you need to do so to reach the highest tiers in the game. There is a real-money auction house in GuildWars 2, but it is mainly used for cosmetic vanity items and convenience mechanics like extra bank space and character slots. You get tons more content for the same cost. I don’t see why, if you could fork out money for Diablo 3, you wouldn’t fork out money for this. It’s not like World of Warcraft, where you have to pay subscription fees every month.ĭue to the success of the free-to-play model for MMORPGs, of which Guild Wars is one of the most popular, other MMOs like Star Wars: The Old Republic and Rift have adopted free-to-play aspects in their games in their bid to get more players. You never have to pay subscription fees, like in the original Guild Wars. It’s free-to-play, with no subscription fees Here are a list of reasons on why this game is so awesome, interspersed with some thoughts on what could make it even better.ġ. Yes, Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is just out, but Guild Wars 2, to me, is the game to beat. In short, if you want a new MMORPG poison, go buy Guild Wars 2. Damn you ArenaNet for making such a spectacular sequel! Guild Wars 2 continues to suck all my waking free hours. In a nutshell: I fell in love all over again.
So how does Guild Wars 2 compare to its predecessor, whom I simply loved to bits? I have played quite a bit of MMORPGs in the last seven years, like World of Warcraft (till Burning Crusade), WarHammer Online, and Rift.īut nothing compares to the time I spent on ArenaNet’s original Guild Wars, where I spent over 2000 hours(!) over seven years playing that game with all its expansions. Launched about one and a half months ago in late August, it took me some time to post this review, partly because I was travelling in and out of the country but mainly because I was having so much damn fun playing the game. It wasn’t Diablo 3, nor was it Mass Effect 3. Additionally, the chapter's world boss encounter will become available in a special private squad version for up to 50 friends and guildmates, as well as a public version for up to 80 players that will occur on rotation every two hours.There was only one game for me I had to play in 2012. Players will be able to earn new dragon-themed rewards: a new cape, a dragon eye infusion to channel their inner Elder Dragon, a special icy greatsword skin, and new dragon-themed minis. By playing the main storyline, players will be able to max out the Dragon Slayer mastery, granting them access to rare item drops. Players will be thrust between these two forces of nature to stop the conflict by any means necessary, and nobody is getting out unscathed. With ally Braham, norn of prophecy, on the cusp of confronting his destiny, two of Tyria's largest and most enigmatic threats emerge to do battle in a clash of supremacy over control of the world's magic. For now, enjoy the trailer as two dragons are about to go to war! One grand look at Primordus as you head into the finale.
#Guild wars 2 free to play auction house update#
The final chapter is free for everyone who logs into the game on launch day, all you'll need to do is update the game. This campaign has been going on for 18 months and has been one of the longest-told story arcs in gaming over the past five years with a ton of awesome storytelling that's all leading up to one gigantic world boss encounter for up to 80 players to get in on at once. This will be the fourth and final chapter of Episode Five titled Judgment, which brings about a ton of action as well as a number of dragon-related rewards, because we're dealing with dragons here at the end. ArenaNet will be releasing the final chapter of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga for everyone to play this Tuesday, April 27th.