Guild Wars 2

It was really amazing to me how much a non-max level character could do in this event — almost everything!

This event really had a well-rounded list of activities, that suited very different playstyles. If you were a big PvEer, you could run around carving pumpkins, harvesting candy cane nodes, and opening haunted doors. If you were a big PvPer, Reaper’s Rumble and the Lunatic Inquisition were great player vs. player interaction mini-games. If you were looking for a challenge, you could try your best hand at the Mad King’s Clocktower jumping puzzle! If you just wanted to hang out with other players, you had costume brawling in the middle of Lion’s Arch and the the labyrinth in the Realm of the Mad King.

There wasn’t a single second in the last week where I didn’t have something festive to do. Seriously. And I played Guild Wars 2 more than I had in the month before.

This event speaks so much for the quality of products ArenaNet can produce, especially on a non-subscription Buy-to-Play platform. In my opinion, it outshines most content in other subscription-based Pay-to-Play MMOs.

I felt it was a little hard to get some of the rarer items. I opened up like 300 Trick or Treat bags and didn’t receive any recipes. I didn’t try my luck with opening of chests, but I did beat down Mad King thrice and didn’t get an exotic out of the chests.

But what I did get was so great. My character started the event at level 27, and ended the event at level 41. From running around the Labyrinth with other players over a few days, so many blue and green tier items dropped, and it gave me the push needed to clean out all the extra storage I had filled up. I got some cool Tonics, which I will likely not use that much in the future, but are cool holiday souvenirs. I also have some craft items, which, if that time comes, I can perhaps try my hand at crafting some of those cool Halloween items — thank goodness they can be crafted year round!

Home run ArenaNet, you really hit it out of the park. I cannot wait till Christmas.

Every single penny I’ve put into the game has been worth it, and this event only made that even more noticeable.