Whether we realize it or not, A LOT of content and quality-of-life features were added to the game within the first year. More recently, Anet has committed to a 2 week content cycle bringing us something new almost every time.
I’ve played Guild Wars 2 since Beta and up to now, have enjoyed every second of it. Regardless of some of the minor flaws and missteps, the game is as good as it gets and with a little more time and polish under it’s belt – will be the bar other MMOs will hopefully follow. This is the first game since Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot where I feel vested in the game, made tons of new friends, and experienced a different breed of MMO. Although I do spend most of my time in WvW, I was still able to enjoy the PvE updates/content when I could.
I understand Anet wants to get the seasonal stuff out of the way so they have that under their belt and can tweak it year after year, but I would like to see more permanent content and changes to the world as a whole. Also, winning a WvW matchup should mean more than just bragging rights and a pat on the back, WvW should have more rewards and an effect on the server as a whole to encourage participation regardless of the match-up. The commander, guild and party system could use more tweaking as well.
Anyway, I made a video commemorating the game’s 1 Year Anniversary taking a look back at the all the content updates since release.
Enjoy!
Overlord Sorin | Sorin Rising | Ansorin
Elephant Ambush [EA] | Dragonbrand |
GW2 YouTube!