If anyone can play Guild Wars 2 for free now, does that mean we’re switching business models to free-to-play? Are we going to be one of those games that aggressively monetizes free players through microtransactions? Absolutely not.
For anyone who’s been curious about Guild Wars 2, now you can just go to, download the game, and start playing.
And today we’ll go a step further: we’re making the core game free for everyone. To accomplish that, we’ve already included the core game as a free bundle for anyone who buys Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. So let’s be clear that when we say Guild Wars 2 is buy-to-play, we’re only asking you to buy one thing: the current release, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. As we get ready to ship our first expansion for Guild Wars 2, we want to ensure that we keep the business model friendly and simple. It doesn’t seem right, and we want to do better. When you’re coming in as a new player to a game that has a bunch of expansions, what exactly should you buy in order to play with your friends? The base game and also every single expansion? We’ve seen examples in the industry where that kind of thing has gotten out of control. And we’ve delivered more than 40 major content releases, with world-changing events, Living World episodes, and feature packs, all free of charge.Įxpansions are the one place where the buy-to-play model gets a little tricky. Since launching three years ago-almost to the day, today-we’ve sold more than 5 million copies of the game. This business model has been fantastic for Guild Wars 2 and our fans. It’s good for gamers and good for developers. We’ve been championing this as a great business model for MMOs since launching the first Guild Wars® a decade ago. Guild Wars 2 has the simplest of business models: buy the game and play it as long as you want with no monthly fees. With Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ launching soon, there’s no better time to introduce the game to your friends. Now’s the time to get in on the action while you still have the opportunity to get discounts with your Groupon coupons for ‘Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire.Today we’re happy to announce that the Guild Wars 2 core game is available for everyone to play for free. If you Don’t already have the ‘Guild Wars 2’ base game, then get it since it’s free then whenever you’re ready you can get the expansion.
You can also expect new elite specializations. The Ultimate edition will have an additional character slot an identity repair kit a spear marshal’s presence a Lily of the Elon permanent pass and 4,000 gems, which you can use to enrich your experience, such as by buying upgrades and cosmetic items.Īll of the add-ons have the maximum-level boost for a character, as well as new mounts that will improve gameplay. According to the game developer, the Deluxe will come with an additional character slot, an identity repair kit (totally makeover a character), a spear marshal’s presence (type of heirloom), and a Lily of the Elon permanent pass. You can buy the Standard for $29.99, the Deluxe for $54.99 or the Ultimate for $79.99. When released, you’ll be able to buy three expansions as digital downloads only (no boxed editions), which will enable you to also get future updates for free. Pacific Standard Time, September 22, 2017. Now, the wait is over and die-hard gamers and those new to the MMORPG will be able to get their hands on the latest expansion pack when it launches at precisely 9:00 a.m.
‘Guild Wars 2’ has sold millions of copies and has been virtually unstoppable.
‘Guild Wars’ is an award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game, having been named GameSpot’s Best PC Game of 2012 and picking up plenty more accolades from players and the media since it was created in 2005. By using your ‘Guild Wars 2’ coupons from Groupon Coupons, you can bank extra cash, so use them the second ArenaSoft releases the product and starts taking orders or use them to pre purchase the expansion. Soon you’ll be able to experience all the excitement, beauty and magic of the second ‘Guild Wars 2’ expansion on September 22, 2017, when the expansion set will be released to the public. Were you able to attend the ‘Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire’ preview weekend in early August, or the second one in mid-August? If not, that’s OK.