WvW Status Report: The Free Transfer Crisis and the Rise of the "Blackgate Turtle"
Four weeks after launch, WvW is buckling under free transfers, population bandwagoning, and an Arrow Cart meta that is choking the fun out of Tier 1.
In-depth matchup breakdowns, meta shifts, guild spotlights, and tactical analysis — all in one place.
Four weeks after launch, WvW is buckling under free transfers, population bandwagoning, and an Arrow Cart meta that is choking the fun out of Tier 1.
ArenaNet ran their third stress test on August 2, and WvW felt the full force of it. Four-hour window, two-hour queues, a controversial engine change, and an emerging racial visibility debate.
BWE3 is a week behind us and the competitive community has not stopped theorycrafting. Automated tournaments, the Conquest meta, and whether downed state belongs in esports, we break it all down.
Guild Wars 2's final beta weekend brought the Hunger Royale, new races, and wild bugs. Our BWE3 postmortem covers everything before the August 28 launch.
ArenaNet just confirmed the date. August 28. Here is what we know, what we are wondering, and what it means for the MMO landscape this fall.
WvW in BWE2 was broken, laggy, unfair, and the best thing we played all weekend. Here is what worked, what did not, and why we cannot stop thinking about it.
The second Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event runs June 8-10. We scored a handful of extra keys. Want one? Enter here.