Guild Wars 2
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Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ArenaNet, set in the fantasy world of Tyria. Players can explore expansive maps, engage in story-driven content, and participate in PvP and world events. The game offers a free-to-play base experience with paid expansions such as Visions of Eternity.
Players create characters and explore a persistent online world, progressing through story expansions, earning gear and masteries, and competing in PvP or cooperative world events.
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Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- ArenaNet
- Launched
- Aug 2012
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