Celebrating its 10th birthday, GuildWars2 is our Best Ongoing Game of 2022.
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This year ArenaNet also brought back Season 1 of its living world. Unlike the proceeding seasons, ArenaNet planned for Season 1 to be fleeting, and after it was gone nobody could experience the story of Scarlet or the destruction of Lion's Arch again. But now you can play the complete story right from the start, instead of jumping in at Season 2 and being perpetually baffled.
In 2022, ArenaNet proved that, actually, it's here to stay. The launch of the End of Dragons expansion helped—bringing an end to the 10-year dragon saga with some of the game's best open world encounter design to-date. The meta event on its final map is fantastic—a grand spectacle that makes completion feel hard earned. And the new selection of Strike Missions—essentially small-scale raids against a single boss—have provided some focus for Guild Wars's expansive, sprawling end game.
It hasn't all been plain sailing. A balance patch released earlier in the year sparked anger and controversy. But in response to the backlash, ArenaNet showed a willingness to change. Following the fallout, the studio has retooled its balance process, and spent more time talking to the playerbase—actually listening to concerns and tailoring future patches based on the feedback received.
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