Guild Wars 3 Was Confirmed To Be In Development

NCSoft confirms Guild Wars 3 is in development, leaving fans excited and concerned about potential changes to the beloved franchise.
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NCSoft, the company that owns ArenaNet, has officially announced that they are working on Guild Wars 3. The announcement came during a recent shareholder meeting by NCSoft co-CEO Park Byung-moo, who didn’t provide many details about the upcoming sequel. We had to read a translated version, but it’s clear that the game is indeed in development.

The announcement of Guild Wars 3 has taken many by surprise. Despite the ongoing success of Guild Wars 2, with consistent updates and a dedicated player base, plans for a sequel have been revealed. With the release of the fourth major expansion in 2023 and future expansions scheduled for 2024 and 2025, some fans are curious about the timing of this new development.

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It’s strange to make a third game when the second is doing well. Usually, newer games in a series like this are only announced or made when the previous game is losing steam. This way, a revitalized look of it is done, but it seems like this isn’t the case here.

The news (found first by Kotaku) has received different reactions from the Guild Wars community. Some people are excited about the possibility of a sequel, while others are concerned about how the new game will make money. Guild Wars 2 has been known for its fair payment system, where players only pay once for the base game and then buy big expansions occasionally. Many players are worried that Guild Wars 3 might start charging a subscription or using more aggressive in-game purchases, similar to other games from NCSoft.

“ArenaNet has a meaningful IP called ‘Guild Wars,’ and it went through ‘Guild Wars 2’ and is now making ‘Guild Wars 3’. If you look at the process, it’s quite competitive. It’s not completely profitable, but I evaluate that it has grown its competitiveness.”

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With little official information from ArenaNet or NCSoft, all we can do is speculate about the potential setting, gameplay changes, narrative direction, and release timeframe for the new game. We are sure that more information, including a true world announcement, will come in time. For now, we have to be patient.

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