Guild Wars 2

The first Guild Wars had some of the greatest PvP of all time, and now that Anet is taking the reigns of its own publishing and business model this an opportunity to give GW2 players a taste of what the original was about and bring those completely new to the franchise into the fold.

Free accounts would have limitations, but these limitations would be lifted if the player links a non-free2play GW2 account, purchases a GW1 campaign, or spends $20 on the GW1 store.

General Changes:
*PvP accounts no longer cost $$. Free accounts with zero purchases will be purged after a year or two of inactivity.
*All PvP skills, equipment, and game modes unlocked for everyone, as how it is in GW2 SPvP.
*Guild Hall no longer required to enter GvG. Instead, the HA hub will have the option to enter GvG rated matches and issue unrated challenges (must have 2 members from the guild leading the party). A map will be randomly selected from the current month’s AT rotation.

Limitations on free PvP accounts:
*Trading disabled
*Rank progression is limited. Example: up to bambi in HA
*Limits on chat similar to GW2 F2P restrictions

Future Possibilities:
*For linked accounts there could also be some tie-in rewards/titles for SPvP based what was accomplished in GW1 PvP, similar to how the HoM works for PvE.
*The GW2 SPvP wardrobe could be linked to provide a corresponding existing skin in GW1 and vice versa.
*GW2 Daily progress could include “Complete GW1 Zaishen Quest” (daily quest).