Steam meets Blizzard.

I guess they’re giving up on convincing people to download their launcher.

  • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    1 year ago

    Guild Wars 2 has no monthly fee and has a cash shop but the items are either QoL improvements or cosmetic. There’s nothing there that gives the player an edge over non-paying players.

    I really like the Guild Wars 2 model. The base game is free to play now too.

    • Myrbolg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Yes, I played gw2 for a long time. Unfortunately, I didn’t like how WvW played essentially as big blobs stuck together. Pvp was interesting, but missed some objectives there. I’m currently trying WoW, it also has its many flaws, but is a new flavor for me.

    • TheCraiggers@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Goddamn I miss GW1. It was the opposite model where you bought the game but then could play for free forever.

      But anyway, what an amazing game.

      • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        This is the same in Guild Wars 2. They make their money from the shop and by selling expansions.

        • TheCraiggers@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Oh I know. I was a huge fan of GW1. Wife and I bought GW2 opening day. And while it was an interesting game, it wasn’t for me. I loved the skill system in GW1. I spent too many hours designing skill builds while at work (shhh).

          But that was gone for the sequel. I understand why they did it, but I still think it was a travesty to lose something so unique and well thought out.

    • RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      Gw doesn’t really have anything that gives someone an advantage though. It’s designed completely different from WoW and to compare them in this way is kons of disingenuous.

      • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The idea is everyone can reach the same statistics in terms of weapons, armour and build. It’s skill that makes a player better than others. That’s why I avoid PvP and WvW :D