description Guild Wars Overview
Guild Wars is an action role-playing game developed by ArenaNet in 2005. The initial campaign was later renamed Guild Wars: Prophecies to distinguish it from later installments. It features both cooperative and competitive gameplay modes, including player versus player combat with specialized characters.
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info Guild Wars Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2005 |
help Guild Wars FAQ
Why is the first Guild Wars sometimes called Prophecies?
The 2005 game was originally released simply as Guild Wars by ArenaNet and NCsoft. After Guild Wars Factions and Guild Wars Nightfall came out in 2006, the original campaign was commonly identified as Guild Wars: Prophecies.
Did Guild Wars have a monthly subscription like World of Warcraft?
No, Guild Wars was sold as a boxed game with online play and no required monthly subscription. That was a major difference from World of Warcraft, which launched shortly before it in 2004.
What kind of PvP made Guild Wars stand out?
Guild Wars built much of its identity around structured PvP, including Guild versus Guild battles and the Hall of Heroes. Characters used an eight-skill bar, so team builds and skill choices mattered as much as gear.
How is Guild Wars connected to Guild Wars 2?
Guild Wars 2 is ArenaNet's later MMO set in the same world of Tyria, but it plays very differently from the heavily instanced 2005 game. The Eye of the North expansion from 2007 helped bridge the original game toward Guild Wars 2's story.
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