Obviously the response to Guild Wars 2 has been fantastic - we have a lot of new players coming into the game right now as we're getting ready for the release of Heart of Thorns.
Mike O'Brien: We have been championing the buy-to-play business model for more than a decade, and it's really working for us. Can you give people some reassurance about what you actually are doing? The top portion is about being free, the bottom part about raids.Įurogamer: When I read "play for free" I panicked because of the connotations suggested by a different arrangement of those three words. Their announcement was streamed earlier on the Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel. I spoke to ArenaNet co-founder and leader Mike O'Brien, and Guild Wars 2 game director Colin Johanson, ahead of the company's PAX Prime announcement today. New raids will be regularly added to Guild Wars 2 in the future. The first raid will open shortly after Heart of Thorns arrives (2015 but date still TBC), with subsequent 'wings' to open thereafter. Buying the upcoming Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion removes all restrictions.ĪrenaNet also announced 10-person raids are coming to Guild Wars 2, and that they represent the most challenging content in the game. There are some small restrictions placed on free accounts to prevent abuse from the gold-farming black market. Guild Wars 2 never had a subscription fee, only a charge for the game itself - and it's that charge that's being removed.
#GUILD WARS 2 FREE TO PLAY LIMITS HOW TO#
If you want some tips on how to get more gold, you can check out our gold-making guide.There's big news in the Guild Wars 2 camp today as ArenaNet announces the original game will be available for free, right now and for evermore.ĭo not interpret that as "free-to-play". That covers just about everything you’ll need to know about Guild Wars 2 currency. There are certain items in the Gem Store and at the Trading Post can’t be used by free accounts, so these won’t appear in merchant inventories. If you have an F2P account, you can trade gems for coins, but you cannot trade coins for gems. Free-to-play accounts can’t earn any kind of reward for logging in. If you’re looking to rack up Laurels by logging in consistently, it’s not going to happen.
F2P accounts aren’t eligible for login rewards. Most of these limitations don’t affect currency in any way, but there are a few that you should be aware of. There are several limitations being placed on F2P accounts to minimize the number of spammers and bots in the game. Used by guilds to purchase high-tier upgradesĪll these account-based currencies can be found in your Wallet, which you can access by clicking on the currencies in the lower-right corner of the inventory screen. Used by guilds to purchase upgrades and boons Used at Guild Commendation Trader for special items WvW Tournament tokens traded to Battle Historians Scrap tokens traded for Black Lion Claim Tickets Items that double as currency at some vendors Relics from Fractals of the Mists traded to BUY-4373ĭaily relics from Fractals of the Mist, traded to BUY-4373Ĭurrency found and used exclusively in Dry TopĬurrency found and used exclusively the Silverwastes Used for Miyani and attendants at Mystic Forgeĭungeon-specific currency used at Dungeon Merchant Used at Karma Merchants, Master Crafters, and Renown Heart NPCs Special currency for Black Lion Trading Company If you’re curious about one type of currency specifically, you can use the table of contents below to jump to the corresponding section of this article. I’ll also touch on the limitations of the F2P version of the game that might affect your ability to acquire and use certain currencies. This guide will outline each type of currency, what it’s used for, and where to find it. Tyrian currency comes in many forms and from many sources.
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