MMO fans, this is big news: A sequel to PVP-heaven MMO Guild Wars is coming, as is an expansion pack.
First the sequel:
Guild Wars 2, a complete sequel, will be released in 2008 and will be subscription free. It will feature:
- Persistent world
- Zone-wide events
- Direct character control, with jumping and more freedom of movement, and increased environmental interaction
- Enhanced graphics engine
- Refined, action-oriented skill syste
- Roleplaying features
- "Return to Tyria," hundreds of years after the events of Guild Wars Prophecies
- New playable races, including Humans, Charr, Norn, Asura, and Sylvari
- Enhanced character progression system with high level cap
- Companions
- Integrated World-vs-World PvP
- Structured Guild-vs-Guild PvP
The Expansion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, will feature:
- Worldwide release is holiday 2007
- No price at this time, but less than a campaign
- Reveals what happened in Tyria after the end of Guild Wars: Prophecies
- Introduces the Norn and Asura, which you can enlist as Heroes
- Primarily set in the dungeons and caverns north of Ascalon
- 100% max-level content
- The Hall of Monuments - Provides access to exclusive Guild Wars titles, companions, miniatures (mini-pets), armor, and weapons that are not obtainable in Guild Wars 2
- 18 new multi-level dungeons
- 150 new skills across all ten Guild Wars professions, of which 50 are special PvE-only skills
- 10 new Heroes
- 40 new armor sets across all ten Guild Wars professions
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