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Guild Wars 2
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| Developer(s) | ArenaNet |
| Publisher(s) | NCSOFT |
| Director(s) | Mike O'Brien |
| Designer(s) | Colin Johanson Eric Flannum |
| Programmer(s) | James Boer |
| Artist(s) | Daniel Dociu Kekai Kotaki |
| Writer(s) | Ree Soesbee Jeff Grubb Bobby Stein |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | Guild Wars |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Release | August 28, 2012[1] |
| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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Eschewing the tactical approach and virtually unlimited options for character builds of its predecessor, with Guild Wars 2 ArenaNet opted for a more streamlined, traditional MMORPG route, focusing on action, open world events, social interaction and simplified, fast-paced combat. Being simpler and more user-friendly than the original Guild Wars, which was aimed at a niche market, the sequel drew in larger crowds, but at the same time the new approach alienated a huge portion of the old player base. Still, Guild Wars 2 has enough original content to satisfy both casual and hardcore players alike, with a vast world to be explored, multiple instances and different PvP modes. Guild Wars 2 presented the concept of a "living story", which comprises of several moderately large content updates during a year, although a single full-scale expansion (Heart of Thorns, 2015) has been released so far, introducing an entire new character class and further options for fleshing out the existing ones.
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