Tag: Guild Wars

NCsoft 3Q Earning Release: Guild Wars Up, Lineage Down

NCsoft’s call to fame and fortune is Lineage, but their third-quarter earnings release illustrates the changing times. Year-over-Year sales for Lineage are down 20%, while City of Heroes / City of Villians sales are down 23% versus the previous year. That put NCsoft’s net profit down 21% from last year. There was good news for the computer game company, Guild Wars sales were up 16% versus the previous year and up 57% when compared to the previous quarter.

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Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack – Friendly Petition

The initial attraction to Guild Wars was simple – it was an MMORPG that did not require a credit card. The other thing I admired about Guild Wars was a genuine respect that ArenaNet had towards players. The fansite program showed that. Recently, things have started a change. This post is a call to action, so that ArenaNet can return to their glory days. The Bonus Mission Pack should be accessible to all Guild Wars Players, even those without credit cards!

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Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack – Interview With Colin Johanson

At the Official Guild Wars website, ArenaNet has posted an interview with Colin Johanson, Design Lead for the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack. If you’re interested in finding out more November’s new content, the interview is an excellent read. It’s Colin’s job to make the update sound exciting, but I was really impressed by the four new missions.

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Alliance Battles Bonus Weekend – Guild Wars Gets Civilized

Every once in a while, ArenaNet throws a weekend event that just shouldn’t be missed. This is one of those weekends. Here’s the official word, “Participate in Alliance Battles this weekend to earn double faction. This bonus will last through 11:59 PM Pacific (-7 GMT) on Sunday, September 30.” Sure enough, I did participate. I joined my fellow Luxons and fought against the Kurzicks. Ahhh, the bonus has been just great. I unlocked a ton of skills and I maxed out my Luxon Faction bar three times.

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