Guild Wars 2 Ranger Unveiled

Posted on July 14, 2010

The video above represents the first look we’ve had at the Guild Wars 2 Ranger class, and as ever it looks awesome. Shown are examples of the ranger skills Barrage, Hunter’s Call, Spread Shot, Serpent Strike and Whirling Defense in that order. While much of the video is no doubt staged to some extent for [...]

Guild Wars 2 Tackles Death and Healing

Posted on July 8, 2010

Guild Wars 2 recently published the fourth installment of their “Combat” series of articles, this time written by Jon Peters, one of the game’s designers. The article discusses death and the traditional trinity of MMO group combat roles (healer, tank, DPS).
Peters starts with some good news: “As weird as it might sound, we decided to [...]

Get Drunk and Break Things in Guild Wars 2

Posted on July 5, 2010

ArenaNet’s John Stumme has explained on the developer’s blog how Guild Wars 2 is about more than just heroically battling monsters for the good of the people – it’s also about getting absurdly drunk on ale and smashing up a tavern. Magnificently unconcerned with setting a responsible example for bar dwellers everywhere, ArenaNet is including [...]

Guild Wars Updates… Guild Wars

Posted on June 18, 2010

Apologies for the tautology in the title, but the fact is that Guild Wars really is updating the wars of guilds. Those of you who may have played Guild Wars and been distracted by its lengthy and engaging campaigns have clearly missed the point, as what the name refers to is the ongoing PvP battles [...]

Guild Wars 2 Warrior Unveiled

Posted on June 10, 2010

The Guild Wars 2 Warrior class has been unveiled by developer ArenaNet, and it is brutal. One of my pet peeves in MMOs based on personal combat is that the attack animations, and reaction animations from the targets, often seem a little tame. It is often difficult to discern if the enemy has been struck [...]