Guild Wars 2 is about your journey, the things you do, the people you meet, and the experiences you have every day, not a race to a destination. Whether you're a stern gladiator, a mysterious traveler, or an elegant mystic, express yourself with endless character customization options.
Dream up the perfect protagonist for your story with five playable races and a detailed character creator. Choose from eight unique professions, equip your favorite weapons, and tailor your skills to your play style. It's the same Guild Wars 2 that it's always been and the same gem store that it's always been.
For example, free players will have less inventory space, will have a limit on how often they can begin new whispered conversations and will not be able to send mail to players. Free players will also have to reach level 60 before they're allowed to take part in Guild Wars 2 's world versus world mode. O'Brien declined to comment on whether Heart of Thorns or other future expansions may also become free upon the release of subsequent expansions for Guild Wars 2.
Our bet is that we still believe in buy-to-play, but all we want you to buy is Heart of Thorns. With that step to appeal to new players, the developers also went on to reveal a new raiding system that will be added to the game with the Heart of Thorns expansion to satisfy the hardcore player base that already exists. As popularized in other MMOs, raids will be a player experience challenging groups to overcome extremely difficult bosses.
However, ArenaNet is putting its own special spin on raiding. One of those barriers Johanson pointed to is a heavy focus on user interface and "watching a lot of UI bars move up and down. Johanson noted that Guild Wars 2 's raiding system is also well positioned to take advantage of the game's unique approach to player roles — which is to say that there are none.
It's all about playing the profession that you love and setting up your build to support and work with the other people in your party to overcome the challenge. You're not sitting in a lobby waiting 40 minutes for your healer to get online. Nobody has to go player a character they don't want to play just so that the party can raid. They can play PvP immediately but must get to rank 20 before using custom and unranked arenas.
All these changes are live today, so we invite you to see for yourself. We have an exhaustive FAQ covering these changes and other topics related to the free game, so check it out if you have additional questions. Guild Wars 2 is famous for having the friendliest community in online gaming, and that community continues to grow. With Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns on the horizon, of course the game was going to have an influx of new players.
And now, with this change, it will have a larger one. Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is full of end-game content, including Masteries, Fractals, Stronghold, and our newly announced challenging group content, raids. This is the perfect time to bring new players into your guild, to help them level up and master their professions, to practice coordinating as a team, and to prepare for all the challenges that the jungle will bring. O'Brien's message to players is simple: try it.
The game they are playing is exactly the same game that they were playing Friday, no changes at all. If you would like to see a list of the full restrictions in place for free accounts, head here. Phil has been writing for PC Gamer for nearly a decade, starting out as a freelance writer covering everything from free games to MMOs. He eventually joined full-time as a news writer, before moving to the magazine to review immersive sims, RPGs and Hitman games.
When he's not levelling up battle passes, he's checking out the latest tactics game or dipping back into Guild Wars 2. He's largely responsible for the whole Tub Geralt thing, but still isn't sorry.
Phil Savage.
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