However, it is something that is sure to happen, albeit very slowly, and that is still hugely positive.Ĭurrently ArenaNet have only one expansion announced, this could potentially hint at more. A lot of these changes will take some time, as the F2P accounts have some limitations on when they can access these other game modes (something I shall address later). With the rise of streaming and esports, this could positively reflect on GW2 as a whole. Combined with ArenaNet’s plans to have a PVP League put into place could even attract people who are only interested in that side of the game, but did not want to pay for a whole game just to access it. This means people would be better able to find teams, and be playing against more people of their own skill level. Lastly, this would have an effect on the smaller Structured Player vs Player game mode (sPVP). Having more players in these battles makes for more interesting fights, and huge scale battles potentially going on at all times. More players would also mean more people playing in World vs World – a game mode where entire servers of people battle and besiege each other. This means maps in the game will be busier, with more people talking and connecting. There will be loads of new players flooding the low level zones They will then move on, starting to do their own map completion. This onslaught of new players has huge benefits for all areas of the game too.
GW2 has strongly suffered the lack of any lasting trial, and the core game now being free to play, finally allows people to test the game before committing to paying for expansions in the future. I know for a fact this is the case for some of my friends who managed to avoid the hype of both initial release and subsequent sales. Being free-to-play will attract any number of people who previously did not have money, or those who didn’t want to spend their money on a game they had no chance to try. Most obviously would be the sudden influx of new players this could bring to the game. While some people may be outraged at the thought that a game they paid good money for is now being offered to everyone and their dog for free, this is potentially a very positive thing for the game to come. However, potentially more exciting than that, especially for any non-players of the game, was the announcement that the core game of GW2 was going to be free to play (F2P). For veterans of the game, ArenaNet announced Raids, long promised end game content for players. For fans of the massively multiple online role-playing game Guild Wars 2, it has been an exciting weekend (or week if you include IGN’s quickly removed tweet).
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