Guild Wars: Factions Revealed
NCsoft and ArenaNet unveil their grand second campaign.
by David Adams
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January 10, 2006 - The world of Guild Wars is about to get much bigger. NCsoft today announced Guild Wars: Factions, the second campaign in ArenaNet's massively multiplayer online RPG. The second title adds an entire new continent; new creatures, weapons, and skills; two new professions; and of course, plenty of new adventuring.
Rather than offering an expansion, ArenaNet has designed Factions as a stand-alone campaign in the Guild Wars universe. Players new to Guild Wars can buy Factions and play on the new continent of Cantha -- and then buy the original Guild Wars when they're ready to play on the original continent. Existing players can grab Factions to add Cantha as a new realm of play, either using existing characters or starting fresh.
Along with a dense continent's worth of new quests and exploration, Factions offers new creatures, armor, weapons, expanded cooperative and PvP features, and enhanced guild support.
In addition to the six core professions of the original Guild Wars, Factions adds two new professions: Assassin and Ritualist. Even players choosing one of the original six professions will find new character appearance and new skills -- which can then be carried to the original continent.
NCsoft plans to release Guild Wars: Factions in the second quarter of this year. Meantime, however, the company is hosting a special preview event: the Guild Wars: Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend runs January 20-22 and lets existing and new players try new Factions content, as well as the Battle Isles PvP continent. More details are available at the official website.
"We're excited to be offering this free preview of Guild Wars: Factions to players throughout the world," said ArenaNet co-founder Patrick Wyatt. "Factions is a huge step in the continued evolution of the game, and I think gamers are really going to be excited about the new features they're going to see!"
We'll have more on Guild Wars: Factions as new details come in.
If you're interested in this game, be sure to add it to your wishlist. You can keep notes, rank games, get updates by email, and more.
NCsoft and ArenaNet unveil their grand second campaign.
by David Adams
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January 10, 2006 - The world of Guild Wars is about to get much bigger. NCsoft today announced Guild Wars: Factions, the second campaign in ArenaNet's massively multiplayer online RPG. The second title adds an entire new continent; new creatures, weapons, and skills; two new professions; and of course, plenty of new adventuring.
Rather than offering an expansion, ArenaNet has designed Factions as a stand-alone campaign in the Guild Wars universe. Players new to Guild Wars can buy Factions and play on the new continent of Cantha -- and then buy the original Guild Wars when they're ready to play on the original continent. Existing players can grab Factions to add Cantha as a new realm of play, either using existing characters or starting fresh.
Along with a dense continent's worth of new quests and exploration, Factions offers new creatures, armor, weapons, expanded cooperative and PvP features, and enhanced guild support.
In addition to the six core professions of the original Guild Wars, Factions adds two new professions: Assassin and Ritualist. Even players choosing one of the original six professions will find new character appearance and new skills -- which can then be carried to the original continent.
NCsoft plans to release Guild Wars: Factions in the second quarter of this year. Meantime, however, the company is hosting a special preview event: the Guild Wars: Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend runs January 20-22 and lets existing and new players try new Factions content, as well as the Battle Isles PvP continent. More details are available at the official website.
"We're excited to be offering this free preview of Guild Wars: Factions to players throughout the world," said ArenaNet co-founder Patrick Wyatt. "Factions is a huge step in the continued evolution of the game, and I think gamers are really going to be excited about the new features they're going to see!"
We'll have more on Guild Wars: Factions as new details come in.
If you're interested in this game, be sure to add it to your wishlist. You can keep notes, rank games, get updates by email, and more.
