Guild Wars 2

It is according to this list.

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/9594/The-List-5-Awesome-BuytoPlay-MMOs.html

1) Guild Wars 2
Coming up on three years since launch, Guild Wars 2 remains as one of the best MMOs on the market and easily the best all-around MMO in the buy-to-play bracket. The amount of content that’s been released over the past 2 ½ years for no additional charge is absolutely staggering; everything from new features, new modes and maps, and even a constantly evolving storyline has helped this game continuously change and evolve over time.

With its first paid expansion on the horizon, there has never been a better time to jump in on the Guild Wars 2 craze. Virtually all aspects of the game, from the combat, to the questing, to the server-wide warfare, and competitive PvP modes offers a fresh take for the genre that you won’t find anywhere else. Plus, the game is on sale all the time so chances are you can hop in at a fraction of the standard price and get ready for the expansion later this year.

It’s good to see GW2 leading the pack. Hopefully more MMO’s follow the trend.

Indeed, kudos to Anet.

Though to keep Anet in check, the B2P market is pretty terrible atm. Luckily Zenimax screwed up ESO launch enough, that it may take sometime for them to catch up.

BrooksP.4318:

Indeed, kudos to Anet.

Though to keep Anet in check, the B2P market is pretty terrible atm. Luckily Zenimax screwed up ESO launch enough, that it may take sometime for them to catch up.

I don’t think they will catch up if HoT delivers.

BrooksP.4318:

Indeed, kudos to Anet.

Though to keep Anet in check, the B2P market is pretty terrible atm. Luckily Zenimax screwed up ESO launch enough, that it may take sometime for them to catch up.

Any MMO that has a “premium” tier of service is not really B2P. Those that started as a sub-fee MMO and failed into a limited B2P tier to survive were never true B2P MMOs.

Brother Grimm.5176:

BrooksP.4318:

Indeed, kudos to Anet.

Though to keep Anet in check, the B2P market is pretty terrible atm. Luckily Zenimax screwed up ESO launch enough, that it may take sometime for them to catch up.

Any MMO that has a “premium” tier of service is not really B2P.

Well of course it is.
It´s irrelevant how they started out.
Only thing of importance is “how much” Buy2Play it is, or how relevant a subscription is to the gameplay experience.
Without a sub ESO can be played without restrictions, AFAIK.

" David is a freelance writer and full-time nerd. He loves to play, write about, talk about and think about all things gaming".

Think about= opinion. Also a writer give opinion: any writer can give opinion about any game.

I do not understand how some of you player treat a professional writer opinion as fact?
I look for hard evidence and there is no hard evidence because personal opinion was already given.

Fact definition- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not opinionated…

Opinion definition- “the formal expression of a professional judgment”

Evidence- “ground for belief or disbelief; data on which to base proof or to establish truth or falsehood”

Last: that is why i do research before make case. Next time: Please! do research before give conclusion.

DarkSyze.8627:

" David is a freelance writer and full-time nerd. He loves to play, write about, talk about and think about all things gaming".

Think about= opinion. Also a writer give opinion: any writer can give opinion about any game.

I do not understand how some of you player treat a professional writer opinion as fact?
I look for hard evidence and there is no hard evidence because personal opinion was already given.

Fact definition- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not opinionated…

Opinion definition- the formal expression of a professional judgment

Hard Evidence-

Last: that is why i do research before make case. Next time: Please! do research before give conclusion.

Nobody is treating it as a fact. They are just agreeing with his opinions.

HawkMeister.4758:

Brother Grimm.5176:

BrooksP.4318:

Indeed, kudos to Anet.

Though to keep Anet in check, the B2P market is pretty terrible atm. Luckily Zenimax screwed up ESO launch enough, that it may take sometime for them to catch up.

Any MMO that has a “premium” tier of service is not really B2P.

Well of course it is.
It´s irrelevant how they started out.
Only thing of importance is “how much” Buy2Play it is, or how relevant a subscription is to the gameplay experience.
Without a sub ESO can be played without restrictions, AFAIK.

Speaking as someone playing without it the sub in ESO is pretty meaningless. It gets you a 10% boost to XP and gold found and the promise that as long as your sub is up to date you’ll be able to access all the DLC (that will be released at some point in future) for free.

But for now there’s nothing you can’t do in-game without a sub, and I suspect it will be a long time before there’s enough DLC for it to be prohibitive.