Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 recently had its February 14th Balance update. Lowry is here to break down the main details for each profession.

Guild Wars 2's latest update includes the latest round of profession balance changes, new World vs World reward tweaks and activity incentives. There are some quality of life updates as well, including randomization options.

A brand new studio update dev blog all about what we can expect from Guild Wars 2 in 2023, including a big content release shift to smaler, more frequent expansion content updates.

The next Guild Wars 2 balance change preview is out, with mantra changes reversed and lots of class balance. ANet has also begun rolling out the DirectX 11 requirement that will phase out DirectX 9 support.

NCSoft West has been hit with a round of layoffs according to a report by VentureBeat. The report states that at least 20% of its staff has been affected, and has seen its CEO depart the company as well.

ArenaNet has a preview of World vs. World changes in tomorrow's Guild Wars 2 update, from encouraging more direct conflict with weekly achievements and new rewards, to siege balance changes.

ArenaNet promises a 2023 Guild Wars 2 roadmap within a few weeks, and reveals when WvW quality of life details, balance change notes, and more content changes, will happen.

ArenaNet has announced that the Guild Wars 2 will begin the process of ending support for DirectX 9 on February 6th, with updated minimum requirements, and an eight-week migration to DirectX 11.

It's January, and next week, Guild Wars 2 is getting ready to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with the return of the Lunar New Year Festival. 

This past weekend saw the Guild Wars 2 raiding community come together to compete for a good cause in the community-organized Ready Check Cup. Lowry has the details from the event here.

This year was  "one of the best years for Guild Wars 2 in recent memory", according to ArenaNet. They've also revealed that the next expansion is in early development. 

In Guild Wars 2, the Wintersday holiday has begun, with new and returning activities and goodies. ArenaNet also issued a hotfix to fix post-processing changes that were set by default by mistake.

Guild Wars 2 is a massive game. Like, really massive. As a result, it can be daunting for new players. Here are five things that Lowry wished he knew before starting in Guild Wars 2.

After an announcement yesterday, Guild Wars 2 is beginning its sixth WvW Restructuring beta today.

The latest round of balance changes are out for Guild Wars 2, following the initial release a couple of weeks ago by the team to let the community weigh in on proposed tweaks.