Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft and ArenaNet. Set in the fantasy world of Tyria, the game follows the re-emergence of Destiny's Edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the Elder Dragons, a Lovecraftian species that has seized control of Tyria in the time since the original Guild Wars. The game takes place in a persistent world with a story that progresses in instanced environments.
| Guild Wars 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | w:ArenaNet |
| Publisher(s) | w:NCSoft (2012–2015) ArenaNet (2015–present) |
| Director(s) | Mike O'Brien |
| Designer(s) | Colin Johanson Eric Flannum |
| Programmer(s) | James Boer |
| Artist(s) | w:Daniel Dociu Kekai Kotaki |
| Writer(s) | w:Ree Soesbee w:Jeff Grubb Bobby Stein |
| Composer(s) | w:Jeremy Soule |
| Series | w:Guild Wars |
| Platform(s) | w:Microsoft Windows, w:OS X |
| Release | August 28, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Guild Wars 2 claims to be unique in the genre by featuring a storyline that is responsive to player actions, something which is common in single player role-playing games but rarely seen in multiplayer ones. A dynamic event system replaces traditional questing, utilising the ripple effect to allow players to approach quests in different ways as part of a persistent world. Also of note is the combat system, which aims to be more dynamic than its predecessor by promoting synergy between professions and using the environment as a weapon, as well as reducing the complexity of the Magic-style skill system of the original game.
As a sequel to Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2 features the same lack of subscription fees that distinguished its predecessor from other commercially developed online games of the time, though until August 2015 a purchase was still required to install the game. The game sold over two million copies in its first two weeks. By August 2013, the peak player concurrency had reached 460,000. By August 2015, over 5 million copies had been sold, at which point the base game became free-to-play.
History
Friend Zone
When Guild Wars 2 launched in late 2012, Friend Zone was still the primary community of The WIDEVERSE. Though there was initial interest, it quickly waned, overshadowed by the pending Mist of Pandaria expansion in World of Warcraft.
SOCIALISM
With the COMMUNISM Revival, Guild Wars 2 again came to the forefront. Spearheaded by Prude, SOCIALISM was created, but like the first attempt, had little traction outside of a few COMMIES.
SAUERKRAUT
Third times the charm, except when it isnt. After the formation of BMW, Prude again attempted to spearhead yet another attempt at Guild Wars 2 in August of 2017. Though slightly more successful, this attempt failed as well, with Future being tasked with leading.
2021 Return
In August of 2021, the boys tried once again. This time was even more successful, with consistent nights doing dungeons as well as a lot of sessions of PvP. Prude became somewhat known on the WPvP stage, so far as he would sometimes run his own groups, inviting many to the WIDEBOYS Community Discord. Prude still plays, as does Tony, but no serious efforts have been put in in several years.