Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 264 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 63 out of 264

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  1. Thaksin
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    Let's be honest, shall we? The plot, great, for an MMO, in many ways better than even some single games! Gameplay remains on par, elite professions, interesting! Maunts?! Better mounts than in any game, in principle! The best behavior on horseback, wherever it was and not the main thing are the mounts are different from each other, not just skins, as in other games.
  2. TerterBG
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Story is awesome.
    The mounts are the best in MMOs.
    A lot of quality of life has been added.
  3. Naaiiim
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    The devs dont care about the game. If only the game got updated as much as the gem store.
  4. Miyammoto
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Guild Wars 2 could be the best game in the world, but there is no Russian localization. Arena net is the most greedy company in the world. They sell the game, they sell skins in the game, but they can't find 3 cents for Russian localization. This is discrimination against the ru-community.
  5. Gurdaer
    Jul 22, 2021
    0
    Don't ever ever buy this game! I don't care the story or the content or other things. This game in 2021 has optimization problems! You cant even play the game because its using dx9? I bought it yesterday and started refunding today. This game has a loooot of technical problems. I suggest you to run away when you see this game.
  6. marelooke
    Jul 14, 2021
    3
    Game goes to great lengths to push people towards real money purchases with excessive grind. There's also quite a bit of gambling through lootboxes, an issue ArenaNet has been ignoring by just disabling them in some of the affected countries (a list that has not been updated despite the changing legal landscape)

    To top it off the setting of the expansion appears to be mostly fan-service    Game goes to great lengths to push people towards real money purchases with excessive grind. There's also quite a bit of gambling through lootboxes, an issue ArenaNet has been ignoring by just disabling them in some of the affected countries (a list that has not been updated despite the changing legal landscape)

    To top it off the setting of the expansion appears to be mostly fan-service and brutally drops the storyline from Heart of Thorns (the previous expansion) without ever properly resolving it. Character traits of popular characters were turned into caricatures because they proved popular.

    The core gameplay is fun, but despite requiring a purchase the game feel more and more like a F2P game with the monetisation.    … Expand
  7. GG-Scrub
    Jun 18, 2021
    0
    Introduced some of the best mounts you will ever find in any MMORPG. The story is still strong and everything is still overall very good.
  8. Tenarus
    Apr 22, 2021
    2
    The phrase "never play on patch.-day" never fitted any game better then guild wars 2. Well and from patch-day I went to patch-week to patch-month, because not only are patches released incredibly buggy - they stay bugged for SEVERAL months if not years.
    Overall the storytelling is ok-ish. I've seen better, I've seen worse.
    The quality of the patches got worse and worse with every    The phrase "never play on patch.-day" never fitted any game better then guild wars 2. Well and from patch-day I went to patch-week to patch-month, because not only are patches released incredibly buggy - they stay bugged for SEVERAL months if not years.
    Overall the storytelling is ok-ish. I've seen better, I've seen worse.
    The quality of the patches got worse and worse with every release. The content feels like the same thing over and over again. Most things you do ingame are not rewarding at all. For players that spend a longer time ingame there is simply not enough to do. What do I mean by that? Let me tell you what my playtime looks like: Mondays I jump in the game, just to do the weekly raid reclears in like 2 hours (raids, that have been in the game for years. The release of the last raidwing is more than a year ago...) Some evenings I do a quick fractal run which cant keep my group entertained for more than 30 minutes. Farming at this point is pointless - you cant progress gear and I dont want to build duplicate legendaries. But Arenanet stated - against what players want - that there will be no more dungeons and as far as I know no more raids. Content draught which gets me to stop playing.

    And lastly the cashshop: What started off as some nice cosmetic rewards got a dump of putting new stuff in every other week just to earn more and more money. This isnt bad in itself, but selling CHAIRS? The shop got quite ridicculous...

    TL;DR So all in all: A game that started off good a while ago, but cant deliver any content that keeps you playing. To top all of this off the content that is currently in the game is severely bugged. Content in the game keeps you doing stuff for max ~4h/week if you clear all of it.    … Expand
  9. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    After HOT the maps fells way to simple, but maybe players needed less verticality. The introduced mounts are the best, their implementation is very unique in the MMO genre. Story was ok. My biggest complaint is the path Anet choose after introducing mounts: PAY FOR THE SKINS or play with just the one. ZERO skins for being good player and playing the game, nothing. What of the most annoyingAfter HOT the maps fells way to simple, but maybe players needed less verticality. The introduced mounts are the best, their implementation is very unique in the MMO genre. Story was ok. My biggest complaint is the path Anet choose after introducing mounts: PAY FOR THE SKINS or play with just the one. ZERO skins for being good player and playing the game, nothing. What of the most annoying things is the ever present bug that makes your mount invisible, and your character stuck in place because somehow basic skin messes thing up. When I bought skins from gem shop and used them on mounts everything was fixed.… Expand
  10. WOWisthebest
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Very, very trash game only low iq players like it. Even TESO is better. I recommend you World of Warcraft the Greatest game what ever made.
  11. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    9
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  12. Angenix
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Cool story. Mounts are incredible. Loved environment. Metas are not good as HoT, but still cool.
  13. alceste007
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    I am really impressed with the mounts and other gameplay elements added in this expansion. The story was also very interesting.
  14. JamesCZ
    Mar 3, 2020
    10
    As someone who is writing the review almost 3 years later after seeing the content age I still think its a very good expansion. Especially if i count that there also came 6 more content updates (Living World) .
  15. nemoo
    Feb 13, 2020
    1
    Dont play this game if you want a support team that cares for you, got 20000 gold taken away and when i showed them how i got the gold they just stopped responding to my emails really lazy support
  16. Drakis
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    story missions are the most boring and buggiest thing in the worlddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  17. breddy_gud
    Apr 21, 2019
    5
    The world, the story at least in parts, the amount of content in general is nothing to be overly critical about.
    The content itself, however, the pacing, the balance, is completely in shambles. It's recycled, regurgitated, it's built around making you run circles to stretch it thin and thinner. The only big thing are mounts and they're just used to gate content.
    The boss fights are an    The world, the story at least in parts, the amount of content in general is nothing to be overly critical about.
    The content itself, however, the pacing, the balance, is completely in shambles. It's recycled, regurgitated, it's built around making you run circles to stretch it thin and thinner. The only big thing are mounts and they're just used to gate content.
    The boss fights are an atrocity that ANet should answer before a court for.    … Expand
  18. Blackmoor
    Dec 30, 2018
    9
    A lot of people forget that Guild wars 2 expansions not only include the base expansion maps but the added Living world season maps, which extend the narrative by quite a lot and are free if you log in when they are released if you own PoE. Even though it has flaws, PoF brings 9 new class specializations which are incredibly well done, a mount system that it's not only a speed buff with aA lot of people forget that Guild wars 2 expansions not only include the base expansion maps but the added Living world season maps, which extend the narrative by quite a lot and are free if you log in when they are released if you own PoE. Even though it has flaws, PoF brings 9 new class specializations which are incredibly well done, a mount system that it's not only a speed buff with a skin, hunts for epic bosses and a decent story for an MMORPG which in my opinion they are usually lacking. New content and balance patches had been released over the span of the expansion lifetime and probably more will come. There had been already 5 patches since expansion launch (1 year from now) with a lot of new content and balancing. All around it's a lot of buck taking into account the asking price is only 30$ and no subscription.… Expand
  19. smeliukas
    Jul 18, 2018
    0
    Pros:
    Nice graphics
    Fun low end PVE Many skins to customise your character Cons: Extremely toxic community (if you are new player, one of five people will help you, others will send you ***. If you aren't experienced in PVP or high end PVE, you will be kicked and called all kind of words) Very weak PVP and WvW balance (classes and matchmaking are probably worst of all other MMOS)    Pros:
    Nice graphics
    Fun low end PVE
    Many skins to customise your character

    Cons:
    Extremely toxic community (if you are new player, one of five people will help you, others will send you ***. If you aren't experienced in PVP or high end PVE, you will be kicked and called all kind of words)
    Very weak PVP and WvW balance (classes and matchmaking are probably worst of all other MMOS)
    Becoming grindy
    Prepare your wallet if you want nice skins or progress faster
    Loads of game mechanics abuse and GMs don't care
    Not polished content, loads of bugs.
    GMs not communicated with players.
    Competitive play non-existent

    When GW2 was released it was fun, a lot of it. However, after it became free to play and with every new expansion, it just became non balanced, toxic and money grabbing game. I was playing it since day one and today I would strongly suggest new players to avoid it, especially if you're under 16. This game will take all enjoyment in gaming away and after playing it, you will become not relaxed, but more angry. Avoid.    … Expand
  20. captnobody
    Jul 3, 2018
    0
    Beyond Frustrated

    Just bought the two expansions after playing the game a bit all the way back when it came out. I've been looking for a new game to play for a while and the new content looked like it might be fun. After verifying I was me twice through email and once thought text. I try to log into the game only to see that I'm locked out because it thinks I'm an unauthorized user    Beyond Frustrated

    Just bought the two expansions after playing the game a bit all the way back when it came out. I've been looking for a new game to play for a while and the new content looked like it might be fun. After verifying I was me twice through email and once thought text. I try to log into the game only to see that I'm locked out because it thinks I'm an unauthorized user trying to break into my account. Fair enough, I appreciate the game trying to protect my account. So I go the support page to make a ticket thinking this will take an hour or so for them to get back to me and we can clear this up. That was over 20 hours ago at the time I'm writing this. I haven't even received a email from them (besides the auto generated one when you make a ticket). This is unacceptable customer service. I literally just spent over $70, really looking forward to jumping into the game just last night and they can't have the decency to at least tell me that they are looking into it.

    Frustrated

    24 Hours later and still no response from their support. I'm putting in for a refund. Don't play this game, if you have a problem you will wait days for a response from them. Worst customer service I've ever experienced from a game.    … Expand
  21. Jmaconpc
    Jun 5, 2018
    8
    Fun game
    Great customer support!
    Friends required i think
    It's a big commitment to start a new mmo ha
  22. TIZ
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Great expansion! Slightly less lore driven and detailed as HoT expansion. However, very nostalgic with many GW1 references and far more fun and a better story overall. So glad this MMO just keeps getting better as it matures. Definitely updated enough to stay modern in 2018! The new living world content released every 4 months also keeps breathing fresh life into it.
  23. Foxtina
    Jan 29, 2018
    8
    This second expansion of Guild Wars 2 is my favorite so far! All mounts are so great to have.
  24. Skellimancer
    Jan 25, 2018
    2
    Pay2win trash expansion for PvP with Overpowered to the max specs. Zero balance to pvp leaving scourge and mirage to dominate everything. Pve adds mounts which make a lot of content laughably easier than it already was.
  25. Cell1e
    Jan 5, 2018
    10
    This is a lovely expansion. I am loving the mounts, I didn't think I would but they are great fun and really unique to any mounts in any other mmo I have played.
    I love that the maps are doable solo. Thanks so much Arena Net. I love the freedom to explore in my own time and at my own pace and I feel I can with these new maps. The story was good, a little bit tricky in places but mostly    This is a lovely expansion. I am loving the mounts, I didn't think I would but they are great fun and really unique to any mounts in any other mmo I have played.
    I love that the maps are doable solo. Thanks so much Arena Net. I love the freedom to explore in my own time and at my own pace and I feel I can with these new maps. The story was good, a little bit tricky in places but mostly quite manageable for
    a noob like me. (You know I think I noticed the companions like Rytlock, Canach and Kasmeer were being a lot more effective in battles than they have been in previous story missions. Is that my imagination I wonder?)
    I have only unlocked a few elites skills so I cant really comment on them now but I am happy there is more choice and weapons to learn about. :)
    The reward armors are lovely, I especially like the light and medium ones the best, lovely fabrics and details like tassels and draping.
    Overall I think this expansion deserves a solid 9 from an average casual player like me. :)    … Expand
  26. ZeftheWicked
    Dec 12, 2017
    6
    A step backward.

    Unlike what most reviews here would have you believe Path of Fire is not the new best in MMORPG gameplay, heck it struggles to be "new" at all. Love it or hate it, previous expansion delivered tons of innovation both to the franchise and the genre true to it's Guild Wars 2 legacy. Gliders, amazing multidimensional maps you could get lost in, mastery system to    A step backward.

    Unlike what most reviews here would have you believe Path of Fire is not the new best in MMORPG gameplay, heck it struggles to be "new" at all.

    Love it or hate it, previous expansion delivered tons of innovation both to the franchise and the genre true to it's Guild Wars 2 legacy.

    Gliders, amazing multidimensional maps you could get lost in, mastery system to slowly turn uphill battle with hostile jungle maps into memorable moments when you traverse half of map in a blink of an eye or soar above cloud levels ignoring any danger you previously had to face...

    There was new WvW borderland, new sPvP map, new profession and ofc introduction of elite specs. New approach to events (outposts) and the huge replay value with massive amount of collections turned the definition of GW2 experience on it's head. And i loved it.

    Not all was golden, but it was there, and my biggest gripe at the time was the sales and marketing policies, not the product itself.

    And now? Path of Fire not only brings extremely little to the table in terms of novelty (and this is an expac of series that rose on innovating!), it even goes as far as to cut back on previous systems rather then expanding!

    The "big new" (and the only one so far) are mounts. I won't lie, they are extremely practical, and useful. But it's mounts ppl...feature every damn MMORPG out there already has...

    Mastery system got reduced, it's smaller here then it was in HoT. Basically just mount masteries, nothing more. No new profession. No new content for sPvP or WvW. Elite specs are hit and miss with the core mindset being "a role" rather then "playstyle" as it was in previous expansion. A decision i grealty detest. Gone are the outposts(!!) which were a great way for event-driven story telling and getting players to group together for later stages of map meta. Why was this great idea axed??

    Maps got back to being flat, something between HoT and core Tyria, but much more skewed to the latter's style.
    A lot of ppl are happy about it, beats me why. Every other mmo out there can muster flat maps with slight verticality. It was GW2 and HoT that gave us something new, unique and challenging.

    Lastly the replay value is also...well...nowhere near HoT, let's be honest.

    Where this xpac does shine are the areas where previous one struggled - smooth launch, good pricing, no sales or marketing ploys, steady content updates with no huge breaks before and after launch, and much more casual friendly.

    But to me that's not enough. It's predecessor at launch was really rough around the edges in many ways, but it went in there, innovated and turned GW2 (and general) mmorpg experience on it's head as it should, given it's legacy.

    While here i feel i'm getting "Core Tyria +", something that even if it was launched before HoT, would still feel as a very safe bet. Let alone after groundbreaking Heart of Thorns.

    The xpac itself is nice and well designed. But "nice" is not what i want or expect from this franchise. I expect daring and groundbreaking, because it's Guild Wars 2. This meek and apologetic approach that indirectly tries to pretend HoT didn't happen disgusts me, and leaves me with no more mercy for it then a 6 outta 10.    … Expand
  27. ShinGlacier
    Dec 1, 2017
    0
    The game has a lot of potential, but ANet doesn't care about the players, they are more interested in their money instead.

    The game evolved since launch, that's true, but at quite a slow pace. The expansion stories were a lot shorter than the main one and a lot more convoluted. The new classes that were added with the expansions are a bit of a fresh air, but ANet doesn't know how    The game has a lot of potential, but ANet doesn't care about the players, they are more interested in their money instead.

    The game evolved since launch, that's true, but at quite a slow pace.

    The expansion stories were a lot shorter than the main one and a lot more convoluted.

    The new classes that were added with the expansions are a bit of a fresh air, but ANet doesn't know how to make them fit in the different aspects of the game (PVP, PVE, Raids).

    Spellbreaker from the last expansion doens't have a place in Raids, as an example. Scourge was so nerfed that it lost it's place in any raid for more than 3 months.

    ANet doesn't seem to test what they do and then it takes 2+ months for them to fix it.

    Classes are absurdly unbalanced in PVP, you can take an overpowered one and simply cheese you way to the top tiers.

    End game content (I include making new Legendary items, high level Fractals and Raid Wings in this category) are slow, very slow to come out. We had to wait 6 months for a new raid wing (had 4 before that), and ONE YEAR for 01 new fractal level. That is RIDICULOUS.
    The new legendary items are lackluster. As an example the new rifle and shield are simply garbage when compared to the previous ones. The medium legendary armor look absurdly crap, when compared with it's heavy and light counterparts.

    Now they decided and go heavy with the lootbox system. It was ALREADY present in the game, with Black Lion Chests, but now they decided to introduce Random Mounts for a price. When they are not random, which are 2 atm, they are extremely overpriced.

    Oh, and I forgot to mention that they slyly changed most of their servers to Amazon ones, giving most of their player base worse pings, while a minority ended up getting better pings, and they don't even acknowledge that.

    So yeah, that's it I guess. A game with potential, but huddled together with a greedy, lazy management.    … Expand
  28. madsong
    Nov 29, 2017
    9
    An MMO that actually care about story, about crafting a world. No gear treadmill, no Pay to Win, just playing the game. Sure, the PVP and WvW (three way server battles) could have some more time given to them, but for a beautiful PVE experience you cant do better than this game.
  29. Drevia54
    Nov 27, 2017
    7
    After years of absence on GW2, I see that the game has not aged too much! With pleasure, I made a few parts and it made me want to buy the extension. Especially for the mount! it's also cool to have new areas to explore and a new story quest.
  30. IazeCode
    Nov 24, 2017
    9
    This expansion is great. It is simply good. Lots of contents, sight seeings to do, mobs aren't overly powered as it did in HoT expansion. Mounting is a plus! and talk about story
    The expansion story was amazing, it could be seen as a little long but that's only if you want to finish it in one or two days. Take a week to finish the story, its worth it.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    85
    A trip to the vast Crystal Desert is worth every penny if you’re mainly into PvE (the new maps are one-time affairs though due to lack of meta events), but it does not offer much to those who prefer PvP or WvW. [13/2017, p.44]
  2. PC Gamer
    Dec 15, 2017
    80
    Not the most inventive MMO expansion, but a robust chunk of new maps that flesh out the best MMO around. [Christmas 2017, p.66]
  3. Wccftech
    Nov 27, 2017
    75
    Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire manages to do just enough to keep fans interested in visiting the world of Tyria by adding much needed features like mounts. The new class specializations also provide new and interesting ways to play your typical MMO class archetypes. Still, Path of Fire probably won't convince anyone who wasn't already enthralled with ArenaNet's MMORPG.
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