Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 1 was also free to play but with paid expansions. Putting two and two together and noticed that their is definitely a noteworthy expansion size amount of content all being released either simultaneously or at least pretty close together.

I.e. Pvp game modes, pvp rewards, leagues, ladders, currency updates, and not to mention season 2 of the living world .. the list goes on..

So I genuinely would like to know, is this going to all be free updates or should I save some gems for an expansion?

p.s. I personally wouldn’t have any issues with paid expansion, especially if their is another big advertising push that goes along with it to fill up the pvp numbers again

aussieheals.6843:

Guild Wars 1 was also free to play but with paid expansions. Putting two and two together and noticed that their is definitely a noteworthy expansion size amount of content all being released either simultaneously or at least pretty close together.

I.e. Pvp game modes, pvp rewards, leagues, ladders, currency updates, and not to mention season 2 of the living world .. the list goes on..

So I genuinely would like to know, is this going to all be free updates or should I save some gems for an expansion?

p.s. I personally wouldn’t have any issues with paid expansion, especially if their is another big advertising push that goes along with it to fill up the pvp numbers again

I would gladly pay money for a full expansion as long as it came with a PVP league or ladder system. Why they didn’t stick to Guild Wars One’s business model is beyond me.

In 1 year and 6 months, which is pretty much the time it has past from the official release of Guild Wars 2, Factions and Nightfall were released.

I don’t want to be mean, but the amount of features Factions and Nightfall brought to GW1 is nowhere close to what has changed in one year in Guild Wars 2.

Don’t expect an expansion any time soon(ie: not this year) and don’t expect to be able to buy it with gems.

GrandmaFunk.3052:

Don’t expect an expansion any time soon(ie: not this year) and don’t expect to be able to buy it with gems.

I’m not too sure about either of these points. ‘Expanding’ the origial game with premium is available on the gem store and as mentioned the amount of content that is already on the books to be shipped out is definitely large enough to class as an expansion.

I’m no marketing guru but it would seem like the best choice to accompany a large marketing push would be an expansion.

sorrow.2364:

In 1 year and 6 months, which is pretty much the time it has past from the official release of Guild Wars 2, Factions and Nightfall were released.

I don’t want to be mean, but the amount of features Factions and Nightfall brought to GW1 is nowhere close to what has changed in one year in Guild Wars 2.

list of things that has changed in the last year and a half of GW2:

• fractals of the mists
• edge of the mists
• item skins
• new items
• ascended items
• southsun cove

all temporary content can be summed up as “activity the majority of players is currently doing”
re-reading your post, I’m not sure if you’re saying GW1 expansions gave lots more of lots less change than GW2 has had… I didn’t play GW1. So either I agree with you that expansion >>> temporary Living Story, or I disagree with you and provided counter-points :P