One of the new changes announced as part of the May 28th update in Guild Wars 2 was a change to how WvW matchups work. The lack of additional information had some people worrying what this would do to WvW. Would the top servers end up completely overwhelming the low ranked servers creating completely unbalanced matchups? Yesterday, ArenaNet released a new blog going over what exactly we are going to be seeing with the new matchup system.
In each article of The Scrying Pool, I look at what is and what could be. After taking a look at what is present in Guild Wars 2 now, whether that be lore or game mechanics, I then ask What If? What if this happened in the lore or this feature was added in a future patch.
The gem store seems to really be working for Guild Wars 2. ArenaNet has just announced a permanent cut in the box price for GW2, a testament to its confidence in the game not needing a drastic price cut as well as confidence in its gem store to continue to thrive.
One of the big real estate items in the gem store is Town Clothing. The town clothing however, doesn't seem to live up as the big ticket items that the gem store showcases them as.
A gaggle of journalists – not the official collective noun – assembled Avengers style to speak to Colin Johanson about the announcement today that Guild Wars 2 is permanently lowering its price.
Colin began by stating how the game “is in a really solid place” at the moment and the price drop comes at a traditional time in the cycle of the game. With the game performing so well the reduction is not a big one but the team is looking forward to getting more players in game because of it.
ArenaNet wants you to journey to Tyria and the company thinks that now is the ideal time.
There have been a barrage of content updates recently that show no sign of slowing down. The last three patches have seen a lot of new changes to give new things for players to do and have arrived in brisk two week intervals.
Now Guild Wars 2 is also getting a 10 dollar price cut, making the standard Digital Edition available for $49.99 and the Deluxe Edition for $69.99.
Is a 10 dollar difference enough to make you want to buy the game if you haven't before? Let us know below.
We'll be speaking to Colin Johanson about the recent ramping up of content and the price change later today so keep your eyes peeled for more Guild Wars 2 news.
So just how long do you expect to wait for new content in an MMO?
Three months or so has often been the average. A month maybe in some cases, if you're lucky.
Apparently ArenaNet finds this cycle just far too tiresome, as the company has announced another update that adheres to the two week cycle established in the previous The Secret of Southsun patch.
ArenaNet has released a new video covering the lore behind the Living Story in Guild Wars 2. In this video, Narrative Designer Scott McGough talks all about the Consortium. He says what players see is 90% of what is going on, like how the Consortium is trying to make Southsun a paradise and the refugees were locked into a contract to live and work on the island.
Scott McGough also makes an interesting point of how the top brass at the Consortium (the 10%) have never been to Southsun, thus only see the reports that the paradise isn't prospering and none of the dangers the island presents. Are the big wigs back at the Consortium HQ really spinning nefarious plots or are they just wholly misinformed to the dangers? Check out the video below and let us know what you think.
Matt "Mattsta" Adams
The Secrets of Southsun patch for Guild Wars 2 is now live and with it comes a bevy of new activities for you to enjoy. The living story takes you to the karka-filled island of Southsun Cove where you will help Inspector Kiel keep the peace between the Consortium and the recently-displaced refugees.
In each article of The Scrying Pool, I look at what is and what could be. After taking a look at what is present in Guild Wars 2 now, whether that be lore or game mechanics, I then ask What If? What if this happened in the lore or this feature was added in a future patch.
Magic Find (MF) has been a topic for heated debate since launch. MF is a stat that increases the chances of mobs dropping better loot. So a person with higher MF has a better chance of getting higher rarity (see more valuable) equipment to drop.
The latest content patch for Guild Wars 2 comes out today with the Secret of Southsun living story release. ZAM had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with a couple of ArenaNet developers to try and uncover a few of the mysteries of Southsun.
Be it the Mad King dungeon, the clock tower jumping puzzle, Flame and Frost or other examples, Guild Wars 2 has plenty of content that comes in with a bang and exits in a flash.
In many MMOs we are used to seasonal content that stays for a short time, but Guild Wars 2 seems to be using limited time content in an entirely different way.
