Happy to help. I should warn you that the actual combat is somewhat similar (especially at first glance) to typical "hotkey" combat. That being said, it's much more organic and reactive than most other games. There are very few skills in the game that force you to stand still while using them. Movement, evasion, and positioning Leave last one for when you have 4 hours to kill. It's not mandatory, but for those who develop obsessive/compulsive tendencies while playing, you'll be forced to finish due to the green star on your map and the quest-help in the corner of your screen. It is not mandatory at all. How would you feel about an optional subscription to support the company and the further development and improvement of Guild Wars 2? With talks of upgrading the engine, graphics, and other features in another thread, one of the issues that was consistently brought up was funding. Outside of the theres like 3 options one is get HoT one is verify your email if i remember right and the other is you need to validate your account and it says it unlocks in 4 days, does it unlock in 4 days after getting HoT? 1. [deleted] • 8 yr. ago. Yeah you need to wait 4 more days after you bought HoT to get access to guild banks and the TP. 1 On Steam, it starts with an initial ~2GB download then the game downloads further content from the Guild Wars servers as needed depending on where you are and where you go in the game (or you can force it to download everything [wiki.guildwars.com] if you prefer). The whole game is ~4GB. Guild Wars 2 MMORPG Role-playing video game MMO Gaming. 67 comments. Best. Add a Comment. Silimaur • 1 yr. ago. If you play to level 80 and like it, just buy the first two expansions on sale for $15. That will give you enough end game content to let you know if you want to play/pay more! 13. x-Justice • 1 yr. ago. 1. Guild Wars 2 is a true casual MMORPG. No matter how long or frequent you take breaks from the game, Guild Wars 2 will always wait for you. Despite having endgame content that is extremely difficult, such as Raids, Strike Missions, and high level Fractals, Guild Wars 2 is still a pretty casual MMORPG ten years later. Even sub-based games have their issues - and there's no need to look any further than at what dirt has Activision been dragging Blizzard through lately - but considering the vast differences in even the underlying philosophy between Free-to-P(l)ay and monthly subscription games, the latter, naturally, provide a much more reliable income, thus I'm not too familiar with the development cycle of the original Guild Wars, but searching quickly showed that they released 3 stand alone episodes and an expansion within two years of release, which would make up for a lack of subscription or micro transaction model. YAYC0.

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