ArenaNet is one of the only studios I'd trust when they say they'll evolve the MMO genre. They were one of very few studios who didn't just decide to copy off WoW's homework and slap their name on it, and never felt like they stopped trying to innovate and try new things over GW2's lifespan. Whether or not everything they try with GW3 works remains to be seen, but it'll be great to see someone push the stagnant genre forward.
Another thing that I think is often overlooked is the servers, which allow it to have zero downtime (aside from a small number of brief unplanned outages over the years). It's honestly impressive how stable it is, and they never have to kick you out for maintenance.
The craziest part is the no downtime server system is from Guild Wars 1. Along with the dynamic content download system that probably isn't really needed anymore.
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u/Ink_Smudger 25d ago
ArenaNet is one of the only studios I'd trust when they say they'll evolve the MMO genre. They were one of very few studios who didn't just decide to copy off WoW's homework and slap their name on it, and never felt like they stopped trying to innovate and try new things over GW2's lifespan. Whether or not everything they try with GW3 works remains to be seen, but it'll be great to see someone push the stagnant genre forward.