Sept, 4 2007
If you're not already a Guild Wars fan, then move along, as there's little reason for you to get started with Guild Wars: Eye of the North. Unlike ArenaNet's previous stand-alone campaigns - which were designed for both new players and seasoned vets - Eye of the North primarily caters to the most ardent Guild Wars fans with beefed up avatars.
Strangers to the series will feel like they walked into a movie halfway over, and won't get all the juicy references to past events, before ...
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Aug 9, 2007
The Guild Wars franchise has always succeeded in delivering content that appeals to a variety of players. Whether you like the occasional quest, running dungeons on Hard mode for epic loot, helping your guild rise the PvP ranks, or starting your own naked dance orgy in town, the series has always been able to deliver - minus the monthly fees.
But while Guild Wars still looks great on the visual front when compared to World of Warcraft, its beginning to show subtle signs of aging. The more we ...
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Aug 8, 2007
With no monthly fees, level grinding, and intense world class PvP play, the Guild Wars series has always stood apart from the rest of the MMO pack. But Guild Wars: Eye of the North, the last title in the original Guild Wars series, breaks from previous campaigns in a variety of ways:
It will cost less than a full-sized campaign at $39.99. The non-special edition of Nightfall retailed at $49.99, for example.
It will require players to own at least one previous Guild Wars game.
It will ...
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Find out how the Hall of Monuments will let your legacy live on in Guild Wars 2
Jul 18, 2007
Things are about to change for Guild Wars fans as the August 31 release date for the series' first true expansion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North draws closer. Developer, ArenaNet is breaking ties with the formula they've followed for delivering new content in the past. Sure, there'll be more dungeons, quests, and heroes to collect. But don't expect to start off by leveling up two new professions.
ArenaNet feels that they've got enough professions for players to choose from right now. "Part of ...
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Wait... this isn't an expansion? A sequel you say?
Apr 9, 2007
Its 100 years later in the world of Tyria, in the kingdoms of Ascalon and Kryta - the original Guild Wars: Prophecies setting. The same key tenets of gameplay remain in place, but much has changed alongside the ever more sparkly graphics; not least that everything seems… well… persistent. Up until the advent of the sequel, when you ventured outside a settlement there wasnt much chance of bumping into a friend.
No chance actually - you and your party would meet up, then fight ...
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Eye of the North is an explosive end-of-season-style expansion pack - success in which, and indeed the rest of the Guild Wars canon, will filter into Guild Wars 2. Noobs should look away ...
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ESRB Rating
Guild Wars: Eye of the North is rated: Rating Pending