Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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  • Publisher: NCSOFT
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2015
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  1. cauterized
    Oct 27, 2015
    8
    I love this expansion. I never had issues with the Mastery and specialisation "grind".. the Masteries are unlocked account-wide anyway, and the specialisation skills are well, specialisations, and rightfully should not be available upon character creation.

    What issues I had with this expansion can be summarised quickly: the non-soloable Hero Points in the new zones, the annoying bugs,    I love this expansion. I never had issues with the Mastery and specialisation "grind".. the Masteries are unlocked account-wide anyway, and the specialisation skills are well, specialisations, and rightfully should not be available upon character creation.

    What issues I had with this expansion can be summarised quickly: the non-soloable Hero Points in the new zones, the annoying bugs, how the new materials cannot be kept in the bank slots, and how confusing it is to navigate around the layers of maps that is the Tangled Depths.

    These issues aside, it has been amazing exploring the new maps. No longer can you idle around in "unsafe" areas, you have to fight smart and understand your class mechanics. Gliding, which had seemed corny when it was first introduced, turned out to be a fun and fantastic exploratory tool - too many times have we fallen to our deaths due to not being able to glide outside of the new maps. There is really no real need to "grind" or to complete maps in a linear manner - take your time to explore, jump around the maps, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the new zone that is the Heart of Magumaa.    … Expand
  2. Piratemot
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    HoT is a great expansion, and of course if you try to rush it, masteries will seem like a grind, but you only ever need to get them once for your account, and you really only need the first levels to continue with the personal story.
  3. xjustin357
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    More than I expected and I had high expectations for this game.

    The story was amazingly amazing. It took you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and the ending fight was perfect.

    The content and map design gives you so much to do. I wish I had more time to write stuff about this but im lazy af so anyways 10/10 must buy if you've played the core guild wars 2 game.
  4. TheBlankBadge
    Oct 27, 2015
    8
    + Very smooth launch technically. No seriously it's been impressive.
    + Elite Specializations generally add a LOT of fresh playstyles to old classes
    + Revenant is awesome new class, which is quite impressive + The new zones and story are greatly improved from the base game, and the base game wasn't that bad. + The Masteries system is largely a success, adding lots of utility to    + Very smooth launch technically. No seriously it's been impressive.
    + Elite Specializations generally add a LOT of fresh playstyles to old classes
    + Revenant is awesome new class, which is quite impressive
    + The new zones and story are greatly improved from the base game, and the base game wasn't that bad.
    + The Masteries system is largely a success, adding lots of utility to exploring vanilla zones at max level and giving the new zones a welcome "Metroidvania" feel.
    + The revamps to the Guild system are excellent
    + Many minor UI and general game improvements
    + The new content encourages group play
    + Guild Halls rock

    * Stronghold is very "meh." Not bad, not great.
    * Scribe is very "meh" as a crafting discipline, but might not be to you.
    * The new WvW maps seem barren so far.

    - Elites can take a fair amount of time to unlock. Not a horrible amount of time, but a fair amount of time.
    - Unlocking Masteries can be a bit too much of a grind.
    - Encouraging group content is great, but not all groups are equal.
    - The new zones can take a heavy toll on your CPU/GPU. I have a solid mid-range i5 and an R9390 and parts of the new zone drop to 15 fps, with middling settings.
    - Still no build lockers. They really really REALLY should implement those.

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    Overall I'm very pleased with this expansion and with moderate play (1-4 hours a day) feel I've gotten both a lot of value and still have a lot of value to still receive. If you're into f2p GW2 enough to have leveled more than 1 character to 80 and still want more to chew on, the expansion is definitely for you.

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    People who want to jump in with both feet without trying GW2 f2p should really try f2p first-- GW2 is great but it's a distinct flavor that doesn't appeal to everyone. HoT is definitely for players who already took a big hunk out of the base game and are looking for more.    … Expand
  5. bob_dobalina
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    A really excellent expansion. I've only got through the first zone after 3 days so far and I'm rather happy how the game and new systems have played out. That and because of the new collections, the entire world is now relevant as far as GW2's unique (for a MMO) horizontal progression. 10/10
  6. amavash88
    Oct 30, 2015
    5
    I have always loved GW2. and the old GW games too. However, recently, I am getting sick and tired of their nonstop crashes, "Send error report" crashes, etc.

    I am being told it is my PC. I am running an octa-core PC 2.6GhZ processor, 2x 3GB VRAM Graphics card (GTX 780), and 32GB RAM. I do not understand how I am out of memory and crashing? This has been happening since the release of    I have always loved GW2. and the old GW games too. However, recently, I am getting sick and tired of their nonstop crashes, "Send error report" crashes, etc.

    I am being told it is my PC. I am running an octa-core PC 2.6GhZ processor, 2x 3GB VRAM Graphics card (GTX 780), and 32GB RAM. I do not understand how I am out of memory and crashing?

    This has been happening since the release of the expansion. I have never had any crash since beta of the core game. I am very much disappointed that Arena Net has not worked on this. It should have been worked on during their various stress tests they had. Every patch they release, every fix they release, seems to be making this more and more often, rather than reducing the crashes or removing them completely.

    I hope to see Arena Net address these issues. It is annoying to keep crashing on major events.    … Expand
  7. SacredJefe
    Nov 1, 2015
    7
    Heart of Thorns is a welcome addition to an MMO which has only received minor permanent content updates in its three years since release. There's a lot of new content to discover and beat including four new maps, world events, WvW updates, character specializations and more. While it's been enjoyable to explore all of this new content for the first time, the mechanics by which one mustHeart of Thorns is a welcome addition to an MMO which has only received minor permanent content updates in its three years since release. There's a lot of new content to discover and beat including four new maps, world events, WvW updates, character specializations and more. While it's been enjoyable to explore all of this new content for the first time, the mechanics by which one must get through the expansion (and the new story mode) is a bit convoluted and arbitrarily gated to slow people down from finishing it all.

    For example, you cannot complete the new story missions in HoT without first grinding out a few of the new Masteries, essentially a new way to level certain abilities for players already at the highest level in the game (80). This may seem trivial to those who play the game daily and for hours on length, but it is much more frustrating for gamers who cannot dedicate daily time to Guild Wars 2. I've been slowly enjoying the story since the expansion released but, after getting through the first eight or so missions, I've been stuck from completing the next one until I grind two masteries in the Nuhoch branch. For me, the story was a bigger seller than the new PvE zones so I was disappointed the developers are forcing me to play content I don't particularly enjoy in order to progress with content that I DO enjoy.

    Again, this will bother some people not at all and others much more. Also, it should be understood that a lot of the content in HoT is geared towards players being in groups, sometimes very large ones at that. Solitary and "lone-wolf" type players might find themselves struggling with the new content due to its difficulty and design for group-play rather than solo. I wish ANet had explained this a little better pre-release, but it is what it is. Just know that if you like going about the game mostly on your own, you may find scarce enjoyment in the expansion but plenty of frustration. If you're a group player, you'll like have a good time.    … Expand
  8. MasterMangoose
    Oct 11, 2016
    0
    Used to be the game you could play how you wanted to get the gear you wanted. Now caters to the WoW exodus and has lost it's way by giving in to the elitist who have segregated a formerly good community in to the "leets" and the "git guds". Raids, eSports, and whiners who forgot they were playing an MMO wanting the content to be increasingly more challenging have ruined a good thing.Used to be the game you could play how you wanted to get the gear you wanted. Now caters to the WoW exodus and has lost it's way by giving in to the elitist who have segregated a formerly good community in to the "leets" and the "git guds". Raids, eSports, and whiners who forgot they were playing an MMO wanting the content to be increasingly more challenging have ruined a good thing. The expansion was a joke and instead of fixing the problem They move forward to the promise of the next expansion. The game itself is horribly optimized, only works well on certain CPUs and GPUs, and is constantly bugged. There are serious game breaking bugs that have been left to be suffered through since the games release four years ago.

    More so to the expansion in general is that we were completely lied to as to what we would receive after we paid for it. Much of the new content was hidden behind raids which we were promised wouldn't be required to play the game. However it is if you want the top tier armor which was to come with the expansion. (which hasn't been released even a year after the expansion came out)    … Expand
  9. OldGamer99
    Jul 4, 2016
    5
    GW2 and HoT have a lot going for it- a fairly action-y combat system (though not as quick as more recent games), great visuals. But with HoT, many of the things that made GW2 great were broken. I used to be able to move between PVE, WvW, sPVP, achievement hunting, and the occasional instance as my mood struck.

    With current rewards (which are still nerfed for all but the new content),    GW2 and HoT have a lot going for it- a fairly action-y combat system (though not as quick as more recent games), great visuals. But with HoT, many of the things that made GW2 great were broken. I used to be able to move between PVE, WvW, sPVP, achievement hunting, and the occasional instance as my mood struck.

    With current rewards (which are still nerfed for all but the new content), and so much of the new content requiring masteries and time gates, the game has losts its appeal. Login went from "what seems fun today" to "I'm only really enjoying sPvP but I need a break even from that".

    I'm a 'steady casual' player: spend a lot of time in-game, spend money in my current games of choice, have moments of decent pvp play but not a great pvp-er, am helpful to other players, like exploring and getting new skins and titles as much as anything else.

    HoT fails on most of the things I like. The mini-games are annoying and seemed designed only to distract me from the fact that there is not that much new content. There are almost no new skins, and what there is ugly (like the gear made out of wreckage- interesting concept if it was part of a much larger offering, kind of weak as one of 3-4 new sets).

    Anet also seems to have made the decision to only spend its dev effort on outfits and black lion weapons, rather than the old armor skins that could be mixed and matched. I much prefer the latter but would tolerate the skins if they weren't cash shop only (technically the blacklion skins aren't cash shop but grinding keys is not practical so you need to buy keys for tickets for skins.)

    It's all rather disappointing. The best analogy I can think of is they had a nicely running jeweled mechanical watch and they threw sand in the gears. They can completely rebuild the watch or pick out the grains of sand one by one but either path is slow.

    The old lead dev responsible for the mess has moved on (great job earlier but I think he lost his way with most recent release) and the company says they are trying to fix things. I have fond memories of the game and will keep an eye on it in hopes that they do but my expectations are low.    … Expand
  10. steve-jobs
    Oct 27, 2015
    9
    After playing the game for several days, I find there's really a lot to like, if you already loved Guild Wars 2. There's a new class that's not just a rehash of some worn out trope, and the 3D map environment is hands down the best part of the game. The storyline is good, with better storytelling than the original. Some might feel there's not enough story, maps, or whatever to justifiy theAfter playing the game for several days, I find there's really a lot to like, if you already loved Guild Wars 2. There's a new class that's not just a rehash of some worn out trope, and the 3D map environment is hands down the best part of the game. The storyline is good, with better storytelling than the original. Some might feel there's not enough story, maps, or whatever to justifiy the price tag, but I'll take a good amount of great stuff, over a great amount of good stuff any day.

    I had a real serious issue with their new class specialization system. It was promoted as something that we'd get to dig into early on, but in the end was going to be something we'd need to grind for. For those buyers that considered this their number one feature, and/or had many alts, the grind level was pretty disheartening.

    I have to say that Anet really did listen to what many of us were saying, and they removed 40% of the grind. To be able to finish the game as the new spec has a pleasing storytelling thing to it. It was a good compromise and I'm happy that they did it. Moreover, I'm happy that they found something we could all live with and get on with playing the game.    … Expand
  11. FlyingChicken
    Oct 26, 2015
    8
    The story so far is great, and the new levels are amazing. This game isn't meant to be completed in week or two and it is still a game that you can leave and come back to as you like. Very enjoyable and so far I have been able to do everything on my own without a party. There are some features where you will need a group, such as raids and clearing out the guild hall, but that is what itThe story so far is great, and the new levels are amazing. This game isn't meant to be completed in week or two and it is still a game that you can leave and come back to as you like. Very enjoyable and so far I have been able to do everything on my own without a party. There are some features where you will need a group, such as raids and clearing out the guild hall, but that is what it was made for. I love the mastery system and the fact that they did not unlock the whole mastery system for the Tyria line was a little disappointing at first but then I thought about it and realized that it gives us more to do. If we created new characters the mastery system wouldn't become unlocked until we hit level 80 and it is also account wide and not character bound.… Expand
  12. MHCerberus
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    New specializations take time to acquire which gave me reason to play my alts again. Many small features like the action camera keep pooping up and giving new reasons to nerd out. The new maps are challenging and make you learn to move, dodge, and play smart. It really does not feel like a grind at all and has kept me on my toes. Beautiful areas, great music, and much more dialogueNew specializations take time to acquire which gave me reason to play my alts again. Many small features like the action camera keep pooping up and giving new reasons to nerd out. The new maps are challenging and make you learn to move, dodge, and play smart. It really does not feel like a grind at all and has kept me on my toes. Beautiful areas, great music, and much more dialogue performed quite well. Rating: Will take my damn time/10… Expand
  13. Anakin1000
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    It's good and solid expansion, and it makes foundation for future expansion packs. I don't get all this hate towards HoT. New maps are huge, engaging and most of all fun. Masteries and Elite Spec are supposed to be END-GAME-PROGRESSION, so stop whining they take long to master... it's supposed to work that way. IF you could master everything in 3 days, they would be no-end-game complains.It's good and solid expansion, and it makes foundation for future expansion packs. I don't get all this hate towards HoT. New maps are huge, engaging and most of all fun. Masteries and Elite Spec are supposed to be END-GAME-PROGRESSION, so stop whining they take long to master... it's supposed to work that way. IF you could master everything in 3 days, they would be no-end-game complains. It's solid 8/10 Expac, worth of it's prize! (I raise note to 10 to counter 0/10 haters)… Expand
  14. kyochievo
    Oct 30, 2015
    0
    I'd played 3500 hours of gameplay and here is my short review.
    This expansion killed off gw2 core pve endgame game-play like dungeons,fractals ect , dot believe me ? check lfg system.
    No new dungeons and fractal maps. Want to play the new exp story mode? than you have to level up yours mastery to progress oh wait there diminishing returns. Want to get Hero points ? good luck soloing    I'd played 3500 hours of gameplay and here is my short review.
    This expansion killed off gw2 core pve endgame game-play like dungeons,fractals ect , dot believe me ? check lfg system.
    No new dungeons and fractal maps.
    Want to play the new exp story mode? than you have to level up yours mastery to progress oh wait there
    diminishing returns.
    Want to get Hero points ? good luck soloing champs to earn it after 3 months when less player doing maps.
    Unnecessarily nerfs class like rev , ranger , nercro ect .
    So much more to say about this expansion so just read others reviews.    … Expand
  15. Krombopulos
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    All these new features that you have UNLOCK in order to play with, even though you already bought the game and some (even a minimum) of them have to be farmed for, in order to be able to use. But let's not be negative Nellies and try to farm instead. Oh wait! All events now take a ridiculous amount of time in order to be completed, requiring you to have no life whatsoever, in order toAll these new features that you have UNLOCK in order to play with, even though you already bought the game and some (even a minimum) of them have to be farmed for, in order to be able to use. But let's not be negative Nellies and try to farm instead. Oh wait! All events now take a ridiculous amount of time in order to be completed, requiring you to have no life whatsoever, in order to complete them. Oh, also 9 out of 10 events require you to have a party and a certain mastery (for which you have to farm in order to get - with a party lets not forget, which makes the whole thing a ridiculous paradox). You can now, no longer enjoy the game casually at your own pace and pleasure, but have to unavoidably rely on at least 2-3 other people in order to enjoy something that you paid 50$ for. I sincerely hope Anet dispatches these horrible gamewrecking additions to a once great game ! Till then I'm finding something else to play !… Expand
  16. derekgrant3
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    Flawless launch, great elements and overall a fantastic experience. Many players feel rushed to do the content or to acquire the new masteries and specializations, but the journey getting them has been enjoyable.
  17. tortietude
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    I am hotly engaged in full-blown addiction. These maps are gorgeous and fresh and the vertical space is cleverly designed. Elite specs are incredible and have made combat even more thoughtful and gratifying (and the synergy in a well-oiled group is amazing!). Personally I really enjoy the pacing and the difficulty of the new maps because you get a real sense of a job well done. Story hasI am hotly engaged in full-blown addiction. These maps are gorgeous and fresh and the vertical space is cleverly designed. Elite specs are incredible and have made combat even more thoughtful and gratifying (and the synergy in a well-oiled group is amazing!). Personally I really enjoy the pacing and the difficulty of the new maps because you get a real sense of a job well done. Story has been great so far and the meta events flow very well. I haven't been this enthralled with a game in a while! Thank you Anet!… Expand
  18. Elvariia
    Oct 26, 2015
    9
    Awesome expansion. Beautiful maps, very fun new profession, a lot of goals set, challenging maps. Not even close to grindy - people just would like to finish everything in one day. I'm happy that I can finally work towards something that matters, not only skins. Loving it so far!
  19. SRetr
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    The new PvE maps, gliding, the lore, story telling, boss mechanics, map events (GW2 quest system), endgame progression is a whole level above GW2 core game. It's fun, well done and absolutely brilliant. This expansion exceeded my expectations: it's a solid 10.
  20. Wit_Huntybee
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    ANet really delivered. The hype built up for this expansion was, in my opinion, completely worth it. This expansion provides us with a ton of things to do. The maps are large, diverse, and beautiful, the mastery system is a great way to provide players with more progression without too much of a grind, the story was phenomenal, it blows away the base Zhaitan story and ends with satisfyingANet really delivered. The hype built up for this expansion was, in my opinion, completely worth it. This expansion provides us with a ton of things to do. The maps are large, diverse, and beautiful, the mastery system is a great way to provide players with more progression without too much of a grind, the story was phenomenal, it blows away the base Zhaitan story and ends with satisfying boss fight. I can't praise this expansion enough. The new Revenant profession is amazing. The elite specializations add more to each profession. People complain about having to "grind" to get your elite specialization, I don't think that's true at all. Getting the hero points required for it is in no way "hard," it provides a decent challenge yes, but it is fun. It requires you to actually DO something to gain something.

    My favorite part of this expansion is the difficulty. A lot of people will agree with me. Guild Wars 2 can be Casual Wars 2. I know there is harder content in the game, but most of the world is easy. This expansion doesn't make it easy for you. The enemies are harder, smarter, and faster. It requires you to think about what you're doing, position yourself better, dodge better, etc. Now after saying this, the expansion isn't very hard. It is challenging, and requires you to play better, but it is not so hard that it is impossible, and I love every minute of it.

    I came across a few bugs during my time of playing. One almost game breaking, but I was able to get through it with some effort, and I believe it's been fixed now. This expansion has been great in terms of performance and bugs.

    Side note: A lot of people are giving this expansion bad reviews for stupid reasons. They complain that ANet is not "listening to them" or "not doing anything." For one thing, it's been 3 days since expansion release. You can't honestly expect them to be able to do much, besides bug fixing/tweaking, in that short of time. However, they are listening to their community. They are not sitting idle and not listening to players criticism or complaints. Also, some complaints have to deal with it being too "grindy." This is not true. Yes, it may be grindier than the base game, but that base game was BARELY grindy. A lot of players are looking for more hardcore game play and progression. They delivered us just that.    … Expand
  21. jblade91
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    GW2 is the first game that I've played that released an expansion with no level increase but still give that sense of progress. All my original gear and builds work for every part of the game and instead I simply have more options to add new abilities via Mastery Tracks (gaining experience to learn gliding or unlock unique vendors for example) or Elite Specializations (a way to evolve yourGW2 is the first game that I've played that released an expansion with no level increase but still give that sense of progress. All my original gear and builds work for every part of the game and instead I simply have more options to add new abilities via Mastery Tracks (gaining experience to learn gliding or unlock unique vendors for example) or Elite Specializations (a way to evolve your character after level 80 to gain new combat abilities like a Engineer becoming a Scrapper who can wield hammers with drones). Then there are the four massive new maps with unique items and bosses, Raids, Guild Halls, and so much more. Plus, it continues the story that ended on a cliff hanger in season 2 of the Living World with fully voiced characters and amazing cut scenes. Blend that with beautiful music and art and it's hard to find fault. I hope to be evolving all of my characters over the next year as more comes out with the ever expanding system of progression. Unless you're somebody who can't live without immediate satisfaction, Heart of Thorns will blow you away!… Expand
  22. Trancid
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    Heart of Thorns is the best expansion I've ever seen. It opens up an already great game to have huge complex maps with many layers, where you can explore by gliding, finding shortcuts and using powerful mobility skills you unlock naturally as you play and enjoy the game.

    It's hard to sum up the positive aspects of the expansion, the visual and audio design are top notch, the story is    Heart of Thorns is the best expansion I've ever seen. It opens up an already great game to have huge complex maps with many layers, where you can explore by gliding, finding shortcuts and using powerful mobility skills you unlock naturally as you play and enjoy the game.

    It's hard to sum up the positive aspects of the expansion, the visual and audio design are top notch, the story is the best for any MMORPG out there, the open world has many small voice acted stories going on everywhere.
    This expansion is a little more challenging than vanilla Guild Wars 2, but you'll have new skills and allies to help you through, join a guild, make friends and go conquer the incredibly designed new maps and new systems that add so much to the game. One bonus note is that GW2 is remarkable for being an MMORPG without obligatory grind, the core game flows as you explore and have fun, while the more hardcore players can go for prestigious skins and cosmetics to stand out.    … Expand
  23. Kuma
    Oct 26, 2015
    6
    The expansion is great for most pve lovers. I prefer WvW in GW2. I actually enjoy the new maps and enjoy some of the pve that the expansion has brought. The expansion added beautiful maps, story line but also added a more time consuming (yes im dropping the grind word) that is unfamiliar with most of GW2 customer base. Not a perfect expansion but not an terrible one either.

    Im a casual    The expansion is great for most pve lovers. I prefer WvW in GW2. I actually enjoy the new maps and enjoy some of the pve that the expansion has brought. The expansion added beautiful maps, story line but also added a more time consuming (yes im dropping the grind word) that is unfamiliar with most of GW2 customer base. Not a perfect expansion but not an terrible one either.

    Im a casual gamer with other priorities and I dont have time to accommodate what the expansion requires.

    On a side note Its weird though that some of the people calling it a perfect game 10/10 are just ripping the people that gave it a low score. (its a different opinion. get over it.)    … Expand
  24. Kuruk89
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    The Expansion truly added challenging content to Guild Wars 2 and the raids have not even been released yet. I'm having a blast with the new class (revenant) and I'm very glad that I have to work for my achievements and my specialization (which I have fully unlocked already) and could not finish everything on day one. The new maps are visually stunning and have interesting events, storiesThe Expansion truly added challenging content to Guild Wars 2 and the raids have not even been released yet. I'm having a blast with the new class (revenant) and I'm very glad that I have to work for my achievements and my specialization (which I have fully unlocked already) and could not finish everything on day one. The new maps are visually stunning and have interesting events, stories and characters. Also: Gliding is just so much fun!… Expand
  25. OutOfPoint
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    This expansion exceeds my expectations. The maps, gliding, story, music and amount of content are fantastic. Auric Basin is my favorite map so far, and as a wvw player mostly, I haven't even touch on that, and pvp as well.

    Mastery points are account bound so for me it isn't a problem, gives me a purpose to keep playing and progress. Hero points which are character based and needed    This expansion exceeds my expectations. The maps, gliding, story, music and amount of content are fantastic. Auric Basin is my favorite map so far, and as a wvw player mostly, I haven't even touch on that, and pvp as well.

    Mastery points are account bound so for me it isn't a problem, gives me a purpose to keep playing and progress.

    Hero points which are character based and needed for unlocking elite specialization seem to be too much, but the latest update has them reducing the total points needed from 400 to 250.

    Overall, I'm having fun with HoT and can't wait to play it after work each day!    … Expand
  26. DruidIsNerfed
    Nov 20, 2015
    0
    Do not bother buying this crap. Constantly nerfing other classes to highlight the one their Devs play. And they are not even in charge of the nerfed class. Extremely unbalanced and biased. If you don't believe me, just read ranger section on their forum and see it yourself. Great game, horrible development.
  27. TaylorSwift113
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    Dis Game is Soh gud, ya'll ned two tri eet I hily recomand eet, I meen cUm oN who doN't wnNNA try this Gaane Peeps thaT giVe It a Bad scOre haVent plAyed iT.
  28. Kylonas
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    New Maps, a lot of new content, gliding, Guild Halls etc. It's huge!
    I finished the story yesterday and now I have still at least 90% new things to explore.
    The Masteries bring in a rewarding and challenging new playstyle.
    And NO it's not grinding when you don't do the same things over an over again. And in HoT you can be in one map for hours not doing one thing twice.
  29. Gerchak
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    This expansion has been absolutely stellar. The storytelling, Elite Specializations, End-game Mastery system, and all around general Quality of Life improvements have revitalized the game for many people. I can only image how good it's going to get with upcoming Raids, continued bi-weekly living world story releases, and all the other staples that Anet have embedded into their online world. 10/10.
  30. chaninxain
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    I feel Anet has to write a guide on how to launch expansions. No downtime, bug fixes are a daily basis, lots of content.

    - The story has received a major improvement from Living Story 1.
    - Challenging content
    - Lots and lots to do
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  1. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    85
    Heart of Thorns is so good I forgot the flaws that made me lose interest in the original game after my initial delight with it. [13/2015, p.64]
  2. Games Master UK
    Jan 3, 2016
    85
    Not the biggest expansion, but it enhances the best parts of an already magnificent MMO. [Christmas 2015, p.75]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 3, 2016
    80
    In spite of the odd stumble, it's a wonderful journey. [Jan 2016, p.120]
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