I don’t know why Angry Joe GW2 video is a core memory to me.

I just bought this game and i gotta say no mmo gave me an impression as big as this even at the start, even the community looks really nice and supportive, thanks for the review joe. Oh and to all of those WoW fanboys about to get salty on me, LOOK AT ALL THE FUCKS I DON'T GIVE *DANCES MY WAY OUT*

2020: Still playing.

Later in 2020, this remains to be the best publicity GW2 has ever had.

This game is now FREE TO PLAY

This aged well. Till now gw2 is still one-of-a-kind, companies just keep on spewing out boring mmos with the same old boring stuff- and so here we are, 2021, an mmo lover still playing a 9 year old game.

When you feel burnt out with GW2. Watch this video to re-love the game again. This review is foreplay to me

bought the game after watching this angry review back in 2012. 5 years later.. not a single regret and still playing until today.

Guild Wars 2 is probably one of my favorite MMO in years. full of content and locations to explore. I recommend this MMO for players both old and new 2 to the genre.

So, Guild wars 2 is basically everything good about RPGMMOS, cranked up to 11, then took some steroids and got cranked up to eleven again? Sounds like an RPGMMO that suits me perfectly. (If i can run it)

6 years later: its even better now with path of fire and unique mounts that each do a different thing. redone water combat so its more fast and fun, and refined development of all story, missions, and community driven content. The community is actually nice too, and cares about each other: like he said, no raging over people stealing your hard work (or camp) out from under you... that promotes community kindness.

2020: this has aged like fine wine indeed.

"It's not like a 5 man party IT'S A BIG ASS PARTY!" this just perfectly describes guild wars 2

I'd pay good money to see a 10 year anniversary edition updated review for this game since there's so much that changed and so much new content added

Still playing GW1 to this date, been 12 years now :)

Joe, you seriously need to a GW2 review 2.0.. this game has been improved improved to damn near perfection, with all new systems, events, DLC, and overall quality updates

This game is still good, especially to play during the summer, and it's easy to get back into if you take a break from it since there's no subscriptions fees or anything, yet everyone who plays the game continuously does nothing but bitch about it. Seriously they'll find anything to complain about, even if they play daily.

This games still hugely active. it's friggin brilliant. I'm not much of an mmo player but damn this is a great game.

I would like to see him review this game again after all the changes.

I was a long long time WoW player and I just started playing Guild wars 2 at the end of January. I am absolutely loving this game I truly wish I started playing it so much sooner. It's leaps and bounds more fun than WoW or any other MMO.

Where's the Heart Of Thorns video, Joe? Huh? Where is it?

That was the most generous GameStop I've ever seen...

August 28, 2018 is _Guild Wars 2's_ sixth anniversary. I won't cover ALL the changes and advancements, but since this initial video review, it has had two expansions- _Heart of Thorns_ (2015, coincidentally the same year I joined) and _Path of Fire_ (2017)- and has an active world story-line in the form of between-the-expansions Living World (currently on Season Four, Chapter Three as of this posting). A ninth occupation was added with _HoT:_ the blindfolded and heavy-armor Revenant, who channels the power of legendary heroes and monsters from the Mists (spoiler: they're all characters from _Guild Wars 1!_ ) into the living world. On top of adding the Revenant, _all nine occupations_ have horizontal-development expansions called *Elite Specializations,* which you can evolve your characters into, and grants you further access to a unique weapon for each. An example of this from each weight class: -- light armor Mesmer can evolve into a *Chronomancer* (reducing Skill cooldowns) or a *Mirage* (more deceptions). -- medium armor Ranger can evolve into a *Druid* (healing specialist) or a *Soulbeast* (can physically merge with their Pet to bestow that particular critter's capabilities onto the player). -- heavy armor Revenant can evolve into two different multiple-player-buffing types- *Herald* (gaining access to Legendary Dragon Stance, which can bestow _unlimited-duration boons_ ) and the *Renegade* (Legendary Charr Stance, brings NPC ghost allies to the fight). A new five-player dungeon system called *Fractals of the Mists* came around, which increases in difficulty depending on which Tier you play. (NOTE: Fractals _does not replace_ the Personal Story-based open-world Dungeons mentioned here by Angry Joe. But, unlike the latter, Fractals gets a new dungeon added every six months-or-so). *Raids* are similar, but on a larger scale with bigger objectives, and can be played by a full Squad (25 players per map). *Guild Halls* with customization decorations and non-combat buffs and bonuses. *Festivals* were added within the first year, most of which have become annual events. These festivals... -- *Wintersday* (aka generic Christmas without the "Christian" parts, and Santa Claus is replaced with a toy-gifting technomage asura named Toymaker Tixx) -- *Halloween* (PRAISE -JOKO- MAD KING THORNE AND HIS BLOODY PRINCE!) -- *Lunar New Year* (aka Chinese New Year, with a 5v5 PvP mode called "DragonBall") -- *Festival of the Four Winds* (like an east Asian bazaar, but paired with a separate open world NPC gauntlet) -- *Super Adventure Box* (directly inspired by and homage to 8- and 16-bit console video games from the 1980s and '90s, complete with low-resolution pixel-like enemies and weapons, and tons of iconic game easter eggs. Save the Princess Miya[moto] from the tyrannical Lord Vanquish by fighting through platformer-like Worlds!) ...are breaks in the monotony of regular content, and bring the player base together for their unique limited-time events. *Gliding* was added with _Heart of Thorns,_ meaning fatal falls aren't much of an issue in open world/PvE or Story Mode, and it allows you to reach places you couldn't previously by walking or jumping. You can't stay up forever, but through the Mastery system you can extend your airtime. *Mounts* were added with _Path of Fire,_ with a selection of [currently] six animals to ride on with purchasable skins, and each mount has a different unique ability to help you get around all of Tyria! You cannot fight while riding a mount, and you will be knocked off of it if enough damage occurs while riding, but you can perform an opening strike against opponents for an initial advantage. (Mounts are currently restricted to open world/PvE and Story Mode.)

This has got to be the most EPIC review of a game EVER. After all these years, whether I play GW2 or not I just come back to rewatch this video.

5 years after this video --- 2nd expansion Path of Fire. GW2, still going strong.

4 years later now and this game is unrealisticly good with all of the negatives mentioned in this review removed and the positives improved on. Definitely the best in it's genre.

Started playing this in 2020 due to the pandemic after rewatching this for nostalgia, finally crafted Twilight

Everything good mentioned in this video is still good in 2020. Everything bad mentioned in this video got fixed years ago. He also mentioned that $60 was well worth it. In 2020, it is $30 for the full game plus both expansions.

INFO: all negative aspects are fixed these days!

Now that this is free to play their is no excuse not to play this

Ten years and so much has changed. Im glad you're still uploading reviews, and I'm glad GW2 is still going strong.

23:43 "WvW could use some mounts" 7 years later you got your wish Joe!

Okay, I'm convinced. Take my money.

I ordered GW2 Heroic Edtion. It will arrive in 2 days. I hope people still play this.

2017 - Game is still extremely popular, new expansion, big playerbase, core game is free to play (pay for expansions), and they have raids/heroic dungeons.

2021: This game still rocks.

Until WoW dies, other MMOs are just sidekicks.

the only problem with Gw2: it is 4pm. You start the game. You explore a bit, do some quests, laught your ass off because of some NPC dialogue you overheard. You look at the clock. It is 4 am. Fuck. I have to go to work in 3 hours!

2021 and this mmo is so enjoyable and high populated

2021: still playing.

Angry Joe at his prime.

now it's free2play it deserves an 11/10

It's 2020 and I just started to play GW2 with my friends. I'm looking forward to buying the expansions.

Its been 10 years Joe its time to come back to GW2

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns HYPE!!

I pretty much went through this game 100mph. I regret it and feel like making a new character, take all my choices slowly and thoughtfully and actually read/listen to every side-conversation and such. Take more time and enjoy the world.

Still an amazing game, play it every night with my fiancee and my friends. The game is very well done. Great review! And this was before the two expansions even came out where the all the extra content enhanced it.

2021. Still playing. Game is free to play now and all mentioned downsides have been fixed long ago.

I stopped playing GW2 some week after it was released, mainly because I was bored and alone. A friend who played from start untill now invited me to try it again so I re-installed the game and honestly I was blown the fuck away. The amount of content they put in that game during those two last years for a F2P model is just insane. He also showed me all the thing I've missed across Tyria, jumping puzzles, mini-dungeons, hidden secrets, fractals for those who seek challenge. And you know what's the most epic thing of all, I randomly assisted to a world boss event, the battle of the jungle wurm, and to see that huge army of players, that the community is so strong that it actualy build up its own TeamSpeak servers and such to defeat a 3 sides massive encounter is just fantastic. So yeah I canceled my WoW subscription 2 days ago, I know I'll come back because WoD is about Draeneis' lore and I love this race to much to not at least complete the alliance questing line. And for those who say that GW2 was a flop or is a dead game ... you should reconsider.

Thanks to this review i started playing GW 2. TY JOE! This game is like a shining light in a cloudy day full of stale grindy boring MMOs. It's f2p now so anyone can try it out for free, but it has a few nasty limitations for f2p players like not being able to chat in zone chat or limited whispers, only 2 character slots and a few others thet don't really impede your gameplay but feel annoying at times. these limitations are lifted if you buy the expansion and you get a ton of new content AND a glider that helps you travel a lot faster. The graphics are so beautiful that most of the time you feel like you are immersed in a classic painting. The gameplay is solid, combat is interesting and fresh with both tab/select targeting and action targeting, using skills on the run, changing weapons during combat and dodging enemy AOE attacks will make you feel like a bad-ass all the time. Quests are interesting and have multiple objectives that vary from combat to item interactions, random events pop up quite often compelling you to engage them naturally, but the best thing about the game is the exploration. I really felt good about exploring maps to 100% and i also got a nice reward out of it. The community in this game is absolutely fantastic. Random people that you meet in the world will actually stop and TALK to you, group events are spawned costantly and are a joy to participate in and guilds are very helpful and friendly. The only things i didnt like is there are no mounts (although the quick travel system is very good) and no player housing (if you are into that sort of thing). If you want a fresh and interesting MMO with minimal grinding, a ton of fun activities and a great community than jump in GW2 right now!

Gw2 is heavily underrated.

I always come back to this review after I first saw it in 2013. It convinced me to get into pc gaming and guild wars 2. It holds a special place in my heart as well because if it weren't for Joe and this review I'd never had met the love of my life, my lovely girlfriend of 4 years on guild wars 2. Thanks for everything joe

this game sounds like its the best game ever made..

Never played an MMO before. When I get a PC, I know which one I'm getting :)

2021: still playng for 9 years now.

Over 8 years later and I still love this game. The amount of content you get for the money is just insane. And sometimes you still have to queue for world versus world, it's still that busy.

Guild Wars 2 was an 8/10, now it is a 10/10. They fixed almost all of the things people (including guild wars 1 players) hated about it.

This is a Happy Review :D Ps. i still play this game since beta to date!

If you're looking to get into Guild Wars 2, the base game is now free to play, which is a lot of content for you to try out. There have been 2 expansions since 2012 when it came out. Buying the second expansion (Path of Fire) will also unlock the first expansion (Heart of Thorns) for $30 USD. The game is also coming to Steam as well in the near future. Give the free to play base game a try if you're interested and go from there.

Could we please do a part 2 to speak on some of the great additions and fixes made since this videos release. I will always love this game and your amazing video!

Haha, all the fanboys in the comment sections who are way too arrogant and defensive on someone else's opinion. Even people saying "WAHHH, There is nothing after level 80." Well if I must explain, there is much stuff to do such as: Craft Legendaries Craft to Max Level in each Class World Completion Ascended Gear Fractals Dungeons RvR and Structured PvP Explorable Mode Play with Friends Achievements Dailies Monthly's The reason why I think everyone says there is nothing to do is because they feel over defensive over a new MMO that other people like. This game deserves this rating for many reasons. The simple fact that so many hate this game for extremely immature and stupid reasons, baffles me.

I need help guys! I usually don't play MMOs but Joe really got me with this review and I'm thinking of buying the game. Is it still good? (a stupid question maybe but I really need your opinions)

You know Guild Wars 2 is great when the new WOW expansions are trying to mimic what Guild Wars does, but it still fails at it. Battle for Azeroth was the end of my WOW journey forever now. I had GW2 since launch but for some reason didn't stick with it. Joe was right here, the game's systems are fundamentally better than WOW. Everything you do matters, the whole game is set up so that it is naturally more social, combat feels better, it has mounts now which are better than WOW since each mount has its own unique uses and character, there is just so much stuff to do and collect, the music is absolutely amazing, crafting and exploration are handled better, and all of this WITHOUT A MONTHLY FEE! Finally bought a skin after years because I felt kind of bad I've been playing the game for so long without giving them more money, its weird. Even Guild Wars 1 is still going and my Sun Spear Paragon guy is still there from like a decade ago. How do they do it? Well this game has killed WOW for me and I hope it does for others. Best Angry Review

10 years later still holds up still improving

still worth it's price today.

I fucking knew a Monty Python scene was imminent...

The first decade of Guild Wars 2 celebration is here. What an amazing community. For those that haven't tried, the Steam release is also available now, and the third expansion has been released in 2022 too. Not only is the game even more refined and full of content, but welcoming to both new and returning players, with its horizontal progression and fair monetization model.The base game is totally free, so give it a shot, and bring a friend. See you in Tyria.

In 2021 it is still part of the "big 5" with WoW, Ff xiv, ESO, GW2 and OsRS.... i never would have imagined gw2 would become a mainstay in the genre, yet here we are and its a titan in the industry. Makes me happy

it blows my mind how there are people that skipped guild wars 2 but picked up ESO

The subscription skit was awesome, I know this is old but still relevent.

Angry Joe should do an update video on this MMO

2021: Far better game then New World.

Just started playing a week ago. I remember watching this review years ago, but I only had a shitty laptop that was incapable of running the game properly. Eventually I forgot about it, and when I got my current PC, I didn't think to get it. It was only recently that my flatmates started playing, that I remember this review and downloaded the game. Best decision I could have made. I've barely begun to play and already I find the game so damn good. Can't wait to level up to get on par with my mates and do some high level shit XD

Is it worth playing this in 2016?

I still come back to rewatch this every year, just for fun. Such an enjoyable video review.

Waiting for that gw2 2.0 review joe... so much has changed and it'd be awesome to get a strong angry army presence back into the game, and i'm sure you'd have allot of stuff to say and maybe critique.

Guild Wars INVENTED the no-subscription MMO. Back in 2005, the original Guild Wars was, I think, the first big name MMO release to say "OK, so what if we just sold the players the game and let them play free forever?" This was BEFORE the rush of "F2P" MMOs. Guild Wars showed that you don't HAVE to pay subscription fees to get a great MMO experience. And now here we are, where there are (I believe) only TWO MMOs still around that charge subscription fees- WoW, because it's huge and millions of people will pay to play it regardless and it cannot fail and it doesn't _need_ to adapt to the market because it still _is_ the market, and EVE Online, which is... special.

anybody whatching this in 2017 cause they are playing guild wars 2 now?

2021. Still playing. On my 16th year for the entire franchise! I started playing the first game @ 8 years old and now am 22 going on 23 this year.

as there is a new expansion out, it would be great to see you maybe do a small playthrough of the game in it's current state. nothing fancy, but just a "how's the game 5 years later" type of thing. as most of the guild wars 2 community knows of your review, i think it would be a fun thing to do for us, but also for yourself! anyway, this video got me into guild wars 2 4 years ago and i still play it now, so thank you!

I'd like to see an updated opinion of yours on this Game Joe, now everything has improved - Also it would be AWESOME! if you did a Heart Of Thorns DLC Review :p

This is the best MMORPG of all time for one reason: NO FUCKING SUBSCRIPTION FEES!

If this game was 10/10 when it cost money, what is it know that it's free?

10 years later and this review is still relevant. I honestly feel bad for people that haven't given GW2 a try just because they thought other games would eventually come out like it. Nope... Thankfully GW2 is still alive and well, and because it's a horizontal progression game, there's no real catching up to players that have played for 10 years. You can just jump in and play at any time.

I bought this game full price (After going shop to shop and finding the last copy in town) purely on Joe's recommendation. And it was a great decision. I love this game. Joe you were totally on the mark with this review. Beautiful, creative, addictive, revolutionary. Guild Wars 2 is a winner.

Best mmo I've played so far. I know this is an old ass video but just got to level 80 and found this in my watch list. Not spent a single buck on the game and still got so much out of it. And so much more left. No boring ass grinding, everything you do is fun, and what a great community. Never got bored of it and never will. I'll keep taking usual breaks and getting back to this game. Might buy heart of thorns in the future to unlock more game.

Nearly 6 years later and still playing every day! The expansions have made even better over the years!

+1 for a redo of Guild wars 2 angry review, would love an up to date review, grate job as always man, this will always remain a clasic.

It took AngryJoe less than half the review length to convince me to download it. GG, Joe.

You know what I like ? Me getting rewarded for being curious and exploring, and this game rewards me for it.

2021 and it's still the best. I joined January this year and have 1k hours already, I played many mmos through my life and gw2 is the deal!! Crafting, exploration, combat, unique mount system, verticality in maps, challenging content, u name it! It has everything

10 Years later and still going strong with 2022 being memed as "Year of guild wars 2"!

Who else lost it at the Monty Python killer bunny scene? XD

3270 people only disliked because of the title, they didn't watch the video.

Paying monthly for a game is the most stupid thing you can do especially in a game with microtransactions. But as long stupid never dies..... well here we go.

It has been almost 10 years... I have been trying to find another mmo that can "make it better"...Well, no. When i find something i always compare it with GW2 and it always seems lacking..Yes there are games that might be doing something pecific better than this game but why the hell would i bother playing those games when i can relog on my acc and have a billion other things, all of them well designed and fun (except WvW-the weak aspect of gw2 perhaps) to do. Another thing which guild wars 2 does and mazed me is how well the classes are designed! I am a pretty strict warrior class type player in mmos, in gw2 i want to try EVERY CLASS. No other game ever has made me want that.

And yet Bethesda decide to make ESO a subscription based game :(

Please re-review this game. I know it's still awesome, but still would be cool if you could tell us all, haters and lovers, what is new in this game now, compare to what you reviewed here.

Watching this in 2019 :)

Almost 9 years later and I'm still playing GW2 cause this video convinced me. I got a community on there, and even got to bond with my girlfriend over it. Thanks again Joe.