Guild Wars 2 release date was eagerly being awaited by online gaming fans. ArenaNet, the company that develops the online game, was keen to show off the latest version of the game at a premier game show in Korea late last year. The fantasy themed video game is developed from the story of the world of Tyria that was in existence three thousand years ago.
Serpents inhabited the land and were the custodians of it, taking care of the environment and its resources. That was until the humans arrived at the scene and created havoc, defiling the surrounding with construction and throwing off the balance of nature that the serpents worked so hard to maintain.
The storyline is wound around three lands, referred to as continents and their fight against evil. Cantha is the Asian continent, in whose emperor must be rescued by the player. Ascalon, previously a land belonging to creatures known as charr, is rife with fighting between these natives and the human race.
The battle of good against evil rages on in this Western continent and the player will at some point be enlisted by the King and prince of the land to help in the war. The North-African continent of Elona was once marked by prosperity. As the game progresses, the player encounters an evil god and must help to rescue Elona from wicked forces. Each story makes part of the series and flows through to make an interesting plot line.
Version two provides eight professions, which is three more than the previous game offered and five races. These attributes determine the type of skills that a character will possess. The user can choose to be a lone character and acquire powerful weapons. On the other hand, being part of a team ensures cooperation and the pooling together of different skills. Every profession available is eligible to a different kind of armour, skill and responsibilities. Therefore, choosing a characters profession gives the user a hand in deciding what kind of armory suits him most.
Key features in the new version include enhanced weapon skills. The new skills allow for weapons potential to be unlocked following an achievement. Each character is endowed with a set of different skills, none of which are necessarily better than the other.
The user also gets the opportunity to try out new skills and earn points from such attempts.
An injured player must therefore be careful about how ho or she expends his energy to preserve his or her health. The compass also has undergone revamping to increase its functions, notably the zoom and panning function.
ArenaNet also launched a support system, complete with a code of conduct, to enhance users experience. Email updates are available through a pop-up mail that alerts players of any new developments in the storyline. After about four years of waiting, the Guild Wars 2 release date looks likely to be announced soon. At least that is what the entire Utopia awaits.