| Guild Wars is a series of massive multiplayer online | | | | unknown when the game will be released. There are |
| role playing games (MMORPG) developed by | | | | rumors of an early 2008 closed beta release. |
| ArenaNet of NCsoft, the make of many popular | | | | The original release of Guild Wars offers over 30 |
| MMO's. There have been 3 stand alone games that | | | | class/profession combinations and more the 200 |
| have been released and one expansion. All installments | | | | quests. Each of the stand-alone releases and |
| of this game have been released solely for Windows | | | | expansions includes more character professions, |
| systems. | | | | quests, and map areas to explore. Guild Wars has a |
| The thing that makes Guild Wars different from most | | | | gold based economy and as a result there are many |
| other massive multiplayers, is that it is a | | | | services offering game currency and items for real |
| subscription-free game. Thats right, after the cost of | | | | world cash. |
| the actual software, there are no monthly charges. | | | | Just because Guild Wars is free doesn't mean you |
| The way Guild Wars makes money is by making its | | | | should brush it aside as a game not worth your time. |
| players pay nominal fee for extra areas. Guild Wars' | | | | Guild Wars has game play features and graphics that |
| online system is similar to Battle.net developed by | | | | are competitive with other MMORPG's available on the |
| Blizzard, as its totally free for both PvP and PvM | | | | market. With game updates and new content being |
| players. Coincidently, many of the developers from | | | | streamed down to clients in the background, players |
| Blizzard that worked on the Diablo series and some | | | | may not notice new additions to the game. Recent |
| that were involved with World Of Warcraft were also | | | | client updates have pushed the graphics engine to |
| involved in the development of Guild Wars as well. | | | | new heights, and the game graphics are one of the |
| Development of Guild Wars 2 is in progress, but it is | | | | lushest and most realistic experiences available. |