Whenever a new MMO comes up in conversation, a standard litany of negative,
pre-programmed phrases soon follows. “I hate paying that
monthly fee,” for example, or “The tank/healer/DPS roles get boring.” Developer ArenaNet has taken
each one of those complaints and attempted to address them directly
in Guild Wars 2.
GW2 is an MMO, but its aim is to feature only the best
things about the big titles that currently dominate the genre. The
game takes place 250 years after the original
Guild Wars, when the
world sees a threat so immense that all the races are forced to band
together to survive — even the Charr, who were the enemies in the
original title.