The end of the year is a new hope for players who want to play the game.
Of the many MMORPG games out there, Guild Wars 2 is one of the best in this genre. Unfortunately, it looked like they had been short on players over the past few years. Even after the basic game is permanently free, players only need to buy the expansion. This makes ArenaNet have to think of new ways to bring in new players for the game. And Steam was chosen to be the solution.
Through the game's anniversary livestream and the official forum, ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars 2 will be visiting Steam in November 2020. They wanted to invite new players to explore Tyria with the community they had formed over the past few years.
The “transfer” of Guild Wars 2 to Steam also allows players to play with players who have become veteran players of the game via the ArenaNet launcher on one server. In other words, players don't need to have the same client to play them.
Unfortunately, there is bad news for older players who want to move their accounts to the Steam version or vice versa. This is because ArenaNet makes it clear that the feature is not available to them.
This case is similar to the Steam version of Final Fantasy XIV and the separate launcher version from the official website, where players who have a game license on Steam will not be able to use the account from the official website version.
As of this writing, ArenaNet still has not provided more detailed information on when Guild Wars 2 will be released on Steam besides November 2020.
Guild Wars 2 can now be played for free on PC via its official launcher. The game will visit Steam in November 2020. Meanwhile, players who want to continue their story can purchase the expansion provided by ArenaNet.
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