Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet is finally bringing a free-to-play MMORPG to Steam

Along with the decade, Guild Wars 2 will soon be released on the Valve Steam platform.

Guild Wars 2, available for nearly a decade via a dedicated client downloadable from the official ArenaNet website, will be available from August 23rd on Steam:

Players will be able to experience the base game of Guild Wars 2 for free (with the same restrictions as free accounts created on GuildWars2.com).), upgradable to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, and Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons from launch day. We’ve taken your feedback into account to better inform potential players about the Living World unlock, which is why we’re also creating a Complete Collection Pack that includes Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, and Living World Seasons 2-5 (Living World Season 1 is free for everyone). The full collection will not be immediately available to players outside of the Valve platform, but we will be working on adding it to our online store and in-game store for players who have created an account on GuildWars2.com soon.. (Note: Current Guild Wars 2 accounts cannot be linked to Steam or vice versa. Visit our knowledge base for more information.) In addition, our Steam page will state that Living World Seasons must be purchased separately from expansions.

Steam version of Guild Wars 2 released with improvements

The American studio ArenaNet (NCsoft) has been working for many months on the development of technical innovations and gameplay improvements for new players to celebrate the arrival of Guild Wars 2 on Steam in the best conditions:

To make the most of the launch on Steam, we’ve been working on improvements for new players over the past few months. We’ve improved leveling speed, updated default options and keys to be more convenient, added several sets of new achievements that take players to level 80, added a raptor mount trial period once players reach level 10 (which becomes a permanent unlock upon purchase). expansions), adjusted rewards for leveling up and leveling up to level 80, updated gameplay of initial content such as world bosses with updated mechanics and tutorials, simplified dungeon currency and improved dungeon rewards, easier access to raid content, added options accessibility, improved gameplay in scenario mode instances, reworked fractal instability, improved rewards and currency for raids and strikes, removed tedious mechanics such as equipment repair, fixed several long-standing bugs, and implemented DirectX11 to improve game performance. We also released the first three episodes of Living World Season 1, giving players a better understanding of the story as they move on to later content. The fourth episode will air on September 13th. fixed several long-standing bugs and implemented DirectX11 to improve game performance. We also released the first three episodes of the first season of Living World to help players better understand the story as they move on to the next content. The fourth episode will air on September 13th. fixed several long-standing bugs and implemented DirectX11 to improve game performance. We also released the first three episodes of the first season of Living World to give players a better understanding of the story as they move on to the next content. The fourth episode will air on September 13th.

Ten Years of Guild Wars 2 Celebration

In addition to the Steam launch, ArenaNet will host a Guild Wars 2 10th Anniversary event. Players will be able to earn new achievements related to various aspects of the game, including world bosses, expansion quests, live world quests, PVP, and more. By completing these feats, players will earn Proofs of Legend that can be used to unlock the new Decade Armor Set when players have enough to complete the trade. Progress in various reward schemes will also be increased by 30% during the Anniversary Event.