If you're an online gamer, then probably you've heard or even played Guildwars, an online game published by Arenanet. It was a revolutionary game that offers all the features of a standard online role playing game, this includes the PVE (dungeon crawling, questing, item hunting, crafting, title grinding) and PVP (arena battles, guild battles, rank tournaments) aspects. But the only thing different in Guildwars is that you have your own set of environment, that you alone can access. It's not really an open world setting, where you find other players roaming around the map and finding "Quest NPCs." Though this may seem unappealing to most gamers, this handicap is offset by other cool features that Guildwars has brought to the gaming table.
One of the most significant attribute of Guildwars is the fact that you only need to buy this game once, and play it forever - no more monthly fees.Considering the quality of the game, especially the graphics and the astounding musical score that they integrated; it's a good bargain for most online gamers. I call it a "Win-Win" situation, and you can easily make it your casual game. I usually play Guildwars when my main game is having a weekly maintenance.
With the coming of its sequel Guildwars 2, my gaming principles will be a lot different from before. I know any gamer out there is also anticipating this fantastic sequel, it’s the "Real Deal" in online gaming experience. It's not just hype and over press releases; the content and innovation of Guildwars 2 will mark a new age in the MMORPG industry. Fortunately, Guildwars 2 will be release early next year and this would peak the interest of most weary online gamer that is tired of the normal and common features that other MMO gaming company have offered before.
So what makes Guildwars 2 stand out from other online games on the market? First, you have "Dynamic Events," no more static NPCs that gives you common quests that you already memorized and have those redundant sequence of events, in Guildwars 2 it’s all random quests and will depend greatly on the decision you make along with other gamers on a particular environment. For example, if a town is attacked by a group of Centaurs and you happen to be there, if you choose to save the town from these creatures then it will be there the next time you visit it. But if you let the Centaurs destroy the town, then it will be in ruins and overrun by these creatures and you may need to drive off the Centaurs, rebuild the town, before you can interact with the NPCs and towns folk there.
Another great addition to Guildwars 2 features is that the classes are not anymore restricted to their usual role in a group. In other online games, if the role of the priest is to heal and to make sure that all members stay alive in dungeon crawls, then that will be his job for the entire raid. While in Guildwars 2 everyone can heal and revive each other; this makes it a more diverse game in terms of new tactics on raiding sessions. But still the most significant aspect of Guildwars 2 is its beautiful graphics and artwork, every detail of the world is eye-candy for all gamers.
In terms of quality and value, Guildwars 2 will be the most prominent online game to date, and if the promised features do deliver. Then it will be build a strong following among the vast and enthusiastic online gamers, just waiting for that one game that will bring them a new gaming experience.
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