The unique Guild Wars has hit its highest participant depend in 13 years, thanks partly to a number of twentieth anniversary celebrations. This fantasy MMORPG has been round for twenty years and, going by the response to the anniversary, nonetheless holds a particular place in lots of gamers’ hearts.
Wish to really feel outdated? It’s been 20 years since traditional MMORPG Guild Wars launched and developer ArenaNet is marking the event with a particular in-game pageant.
Guild Wars’ anniversary occasions embrace particular drops in-game, the reopening of minigames Rollerbeetle Racing and Dragon Enviornment, the chance to say a literal hellhound as a pet and extra. On prime of that, gamers who’ve been with the sport eight years will obtain a particular present field.
These occasions, and the anniversary itself, have seen its participant depend rocket to a 13 yr excessive. Guild Wars usually has round 100-200 concurrent gamers, however the anniversary has seen that quantity hit 699.
That may not seem to be lots in comparison with Final Epoch’s 150,000+ gamers, but it surely’s nonetheless a critical achievement for a sport that’s been round for twenty years and was adopted by a sequel.
The anniversary occasions little doubt helped draw gamers in, however there’s an actual nostalgia issue connected to the sport. One long-standing Reddit thread has gamers, present and former, reminiscing about their experiences with the sport. Tales embrace bonding with a mum or dad over the sport, pushing their class to the restrict and simply chilling to the sport’s soundtrack.
Guild Wars’ celebration occasions run till Could 6 and the sport is presently 80% off on Steam. Or in case you favor to play solo, we’ve rounded up the perfect RPGs and finest fantasy video games.
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