Free to play
The Guild Wars 2 base game is now free. You can play up to the max level, as any of the five races and as eight of the nine classes, experience the entire original story and try out the various game modes, all without opening your wallet.
However, there are some drawbacks to going completely free-to-play. You can only have two characters, not great for altoholics. You also have less bag space, which means you’ll rack up less loot. And there is a lot of loot to accumulate.
You’ll be limited to Central Tyria, which is the setting for the entire base game, so that’s not bad. But your communication will also be limited, which prevents you from truly immersing yourself in the community.
Expansions
If you decide you like what Guild Wars 2 has to offer, you should definitely purchase the expansions: Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire. The story becomes more intricate and complex as it unfolds and new information about the characters, ancient dragons and gods of Tyria comes to light.
The new elite specializations that come with the expansions completely change the way the classes play, which means that the gameplay is updated every time a new one comes out. In addition, you have access to the new features of the game: gliding from heights and mounts.
Oh, the mountains! The mounting system in Guild Wars 2 is one of the best, if not the best, of any MMORPG out there. Each mount has unique abilities that help you traverse the world, and getting on and off it is so smooth that it makes mounts in other games awkward. Each mount also has skills to unlock and an ever-growing stable of skins.
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