Archive for September, 2011
Guild Wars 2 Impressions | Tap Repeatedly
Lewis B at Tap Repeatedly has given a glowing preview of ArenaNet’s upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 2. A delightfully long review filled with impressions of playing Guild Wars 2 at Eurogamer Expo 2011 over two days. Irrespective of all this and even in its current form, it all comes down to a fundmanetal question you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Guild Wars 2: The Separation Between PvP & PvE Widens | MMOCrunch
Mike at MMOCrunch argues that the separation between PvE and PvE modes of gameplay in MMORPGs is widening and Guild Wars 2 has taken the separation in one more level. Pretty hostile comments on the post which I think are totally undeserved. It is a well argued post and it is up to the readers [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Winds of Cantha Part 2 Has Arrived | Guild Wars Wiki
ArenaNet has announced the release of second of the three-part Winds of Cantha content expansion for Guild Wars. You can get more details by following these links: Announcement on Facebook New Guild Wars Winds of Change Content Has Arrived | Massively
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Guild Wars 2 Art Preview – Casey Schreiner talks to ArenaNet Concept Art Lead Kekai Kotaki | G4TV
G4TV/The MMO Report’s Casey Schreiner talks to ArenaNet Concept Art Lead Kekai Kotaki about Guild War 2‘s art work. PC Games – E3 2012 – Guild Wars 2 Source: Guild Wars 2 Art Preview – Casey Schreiner talks to ArenaNet Concept Art Lead Kekai Kotaki | G4TV
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Team ArenaNet’s PvP Builds/Strategies Used At Gamescom & PAX | GuildWars2PvP
GuildWars2PvP has a post that explains the profession/skill/weapon combinations used and the strategies used by ArenaNet developer team during the PvP matches at Gamescom and PAX. I think this is totally awesome, big thanks to Isaiah Cartwright of ArenaNet for sharing the information with us. Izzy Cartwright has given us an exclusive look into the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Eurogamer Expo 2011: Beer and Good Company | Attached To Keyboard
Tasha Darke shares her experiences at Eurogamer Expo 2011. I start this post with an admission: size counts. I’ve always steered clear of all UK conventions on the basis that as a nation we have very few big exhibition centres and they weren’t really relevant to my interests. Earl’s Court One, where Eurogamer Expo was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Can AAA MMORPGs Profit Without Subscription Fee? | Gamasutra
Gamasutra talks to Colin Johanson to understand the business model used by AreneNet/NCSoft for Guild Wars(and made profits) and is going to be used by Guild Wars 2 also. They seek an answer to the question “Do AAA MMORPGs require a subscription fee to make profits?” What are the subscription fee for in the first [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Guild Wars 2 Interview with Colin Johanson at Eurogamer Expo 2011 | NordRTV
NordRTV has posted an interview on Youtube with ArenaNet’s Colin Johanson about Guild Wars 2 MMORPG. Pretty basic introductory stuff if you want to show it to your friends who have never heard of Guild Wars 2. Video not found Source: NordRTV’s Guild Wars 2 Interview with Colin Johanson at Eurogamer Expo 2011
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )How to Name Your Guild Wars 2 Characters | The Priory Library
Do you have trouble selecting a suitable name in MMORPGs according to your race/background? Do your friends embarrass you by selecting Brangelina and DarthVaderRulez for their fantasy character names? The Priory Library has a great guide on how to select a character name based on your choice of Guild Wars 2 race. Don’t know about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Gamescom 2011 Interview with Colin Johanson | GuildMag
A very in-depth interview with ArenaNet’s Colin Johanson about all aspects of Guild Wars 2 is posted at the GuildMag website. Checkout the lore about Dredges of Sorrow’s Furnace from Guild Wars and how Guild Wars 2 races learn from each other and more details about Asura personal story. There are no plans currently to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Cathedral of Flames – Charr Homelands | A Tyrian Odyssey
Best post I have read this month. Also the best blog I have discovered in a while. Filled with beautiful screenshots(click to see the larger versions!) and engaging story-telling of the adventure, it is a must read for every Guild Wars lore fan. It seems that Pyre’s warband in Doomlore Shrine not only has problems [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Most Active Guild Wars 2 Podcasts | Hunter’s Insight
A great overview of what Guild Wars 2 podcasts are currently active and are worth checking out and Hunter‘s honest feedback about them. [You can also take a look at the list of Guild Wars 2 podcasts in the right side-bar of this website under the heading 'GW 2 Podcasts/Magazines']. Also check-out the post by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Bitgamer Interviews Colin Johanson About Guild Wars 2 | bit-tech.net
Bitgamer has a three-part interview of Colin Johanson published about Guild Wars 2 races, Guild Wars relation, Buy-to-play business model and more. BG: The MMO market’s been almost flooded with lots of free-to-play titles, and with big name titles such as Star Wars: The Old Republic and Blizzard’s Project Titan on the horizon, do you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Yet Another Guild Wars 2 Preview | PC Gamer
I must say I am a big fan of PC Gamer because it is one of the magazines that has covered Guild Wars 2 from a very early time. Other gaming magazines/websites are only now catching up with covering one of the most innovative upcoming MMORPG of this time. “We’re bringing a cooperative experience that’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Where does the Guardian fit when there is no “Holy Trinity”? | Guardians of Tyria
Varyn at Guardians of Tyria explains where the Guardian profession of Guild Wars 2 fits in the absence of hard Holy Trinity requirement in the game. I have seen many people who are fans of the dedicated tank or healer roles try to box one or the other Guild Wars 2 profession into a similar [...]
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