Naming Rights
What’s in a name?
For MMO players, lots.
That’s why ArenaNet is making it super-easy to reserve your Guild Wars character name(s) in Guild Wars 2.
As outlined in a blog post, ArenaNet will build a list of Guild Wars names from all active accounts, [...]
Epic Journey
If you’ve ever wondered how footsore your MMO character might be after trudging through miles and miles of a game world, just ask Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 fan Kelly Wells.
Wells’ story is detailed in the latest ArenaNet blog post, which [...]
Stressed Out!
It’s routinely said of MMO stress tests that they exist not to stress out the servers, but the players.
Outside of a few minor bugs, yesterday’s Guild Wars 2 stress test seemed to run very smoothly. Server transfers even worked properly, and [...]
The GW2 Evolution
Guild Wars 2 will revolutionize how people play MMOs.
I know, you’ve heard that before. And if you’re on the other side of the fandom fence, you’ve got a litany of disagreements to counter that claim:
Renown hearts and dynamic events [...]
So Fluffy!
You can’t play Guild Wars 2 yet, and that makes you sad.
But you’ll be happy to learn that the Charr plush toy is back in stock in the NCSoft store.
For just $34.99, you too can experience the love and camaraderie of a fierce and stalwart [...]
Stressed Out
Want to play Guild Wars 2 next week? Great!
Want to enjoy playing Guild Wars 2 next week? Well, that might be a bit more challenging.
ArenaNet‘s scheduled a stress test for Guild Wars 2 this Monday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT, as posted [...]
Social Working
PC Gamer‘s interview with ArenaNet‘s Eric Flannum sums up the state of MMOs pretty much perfectly:
“MMOs often make it too darn hard to play with your friends — a ridiculous state of affairs for the most social genre in all of [...]
Cat Fights
German fan site Wartower’s got a lengthy interview with ArenaNet Design Writer Scott McGough.
He chats for over half an hour about the Charr in Guild Wars 2, touching on their society, their rules of war, and even their mating habits. Rawr!
The [...]
Shopping Spree
The Guild Wars 2 Gem Shop web interface is live… sort of.
You can view the Gem Shop’s offerings here, and it looks like you can even buy items and Gems online — or at least you will be able to, at some point. Right now, the interface [...]
Now You’re Cooking
Becoming a great chef takes lots of time, patience, experimentation, and often money.
That’s true in both real life and in Guild Wars 2.
ArenaNet‘s Linsey Murdock posted an interesting synopsis of cooking on the GW2 forums, calling cooking [...]
Blown Away
How was it for you?
In one of the most anticipated gaming weekends of the year, hundreds of thousands of players rampaged through Tyria in the first Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase event. I am thrilled that I can engage with readers/viewers/listeners/telepaths [...]
Blade Storm
“Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.”
A classic piece of advice, but it seemed especially appropriate this past Guild Wars 2 beta weekend, where fans of melee professions thought their lack of range to be a major disadvantage against [...]
