Evgeny Assessers, Gamemeny author and a fan of Chinese martial arts, Japanese video games and English prose
From young nails I realized that video games as books, music or cinema – can be a real art. Respect Nintendo : loves everything they do. He believes that ingenuity, creative approach and perseverance is the key to success in both life and in virtual entertainment.
Studio Arena.Net In 2012, released Guild Wars 2. The game has incorporated the best achievements in the history of the MMO genre: the developers thought out the gameplay to the smallest details, honed the design of levels and correctly distributed plot events. Then we put GW2 with a clear conscience nine and a half points out of ten.
A couple of years ago, the developers released the first large -scale addition – Heart of Thorns. Four fresh maps and new professions were added with him, shoveled the principles of character development, and also allowed the heroes to fly on the planner. Even in the game, the most difficult dungeons-raids appeared, which, according to all the canons of the genre, could be passed only by a close-knit team. The addition came out, and with its exit, the main game became free.
The second addition, Path of Fire, It turned out relatively recently, and with it the project added in entertainment and diversity.
Announce trailer for the second addition.
Balthazar went south, and something needs to be done with this
A little history: all the people of the Tirian kingdom once long worshiped six gods, but once deities left Tiria at once-and no one knew why. This event was called the "outcome" and made it the point of counting the Tirian calendar.
Despite the fabulous atmosphere, there are many gloomy buildings and places in addition.
And then one of the six appeared – Balthazar. His plans, as always, are unkind: he wants to destroy the world and squeeze all mortals from the light. In the past, people already stopped Balthazar – then he tried to destroy senior dragons. But the arrogant and fierce deity still longs for blood and destruction. So you need to stop it, and the sooner the better.
At the beginning of the addition, players will have a trip to the crystal desert – Balthazar has already gone there with his legion. His plans have not changed: he kills and sows fear wherever his gaze falls. The crystal desert is inhabited by the Elonians, the people of the kingdom of the same name. Five new locations have opened with the desert of the player, which are part of Elona.
Raptor is a sweet and useful pet.
The plot of Path of Fire continues the Huild Wars 2 history and does not claim the title of the best genre in the history of the genre, although the tangled is quite curious, and in the finale, of course, there is an epic battle with the deity. For a NineWin sister sites while, we may even return the balance to this world. Until the next addition.
Living transport and new skills
New places are really extensive, so mounds were added to the game – sled creatures. The first and most charismatic of them is Raptor. The dinosaur can quickly run and overcome long distances in the jump. Then we will get acquainted with a magic rabbit named Springer, who can jump very high. The Third Mount is a rock likely skimmer: it slides through the water, sand and any other surface. And the fourth animal – a jackal collected from moving sand: it is able to teleport to short distances and use sand portals. All four are really useful to the player and solve the problem of many monotonous situations when you need to swim for a long time or climb a mountainous area.
Oases in the desert look great.
C Path of Fire in Guild Wars 2 appeared new elite specializations and opportunities. Engineers can now take either a sword or some holographic weapon in the right hand: for this they have the ability of Holosmith. With this skill, they also gain access to powerful light armor. Defenders gained an elite Firebrand specialization, which allows them to fight an ax, use magical fire and help the allies with mantras. The thieves were given a firearm Deadeye – a very long -range rifle that can set marks on the target. The peculiarity of the marks is that they weaken the victims and give the thief the bonuses. And the soldiers received the ability of Spellbreaker and double daggers – they can interrupt the reading of spells and remove positive effects from enemies. Now the magicians will have to be hard in battles with warriors.
Thieves now know how to shoot and put tags.
Mirage skills were added to Mesmers, allowing them to operate with an ax, deftly dodge enemy attacks and counterattack from several sides. The necromancers received Scourge's skill – it gives them a privilege in the form of a torch capable of invoking shadows, attacking aggressors and helping allies. Elementalists were bestowed by Weaver. With the help of "weaving" they learned to unite the elements, and at the same time took a combat sword in the right hand. Rangers will be able to combine their spirit with their pets – this allows you to get the skills of the animal. In addition, rangers will learn to fight double daggers. And the Revenants learned the ability of Renegade: now their short bow is able to shoot at enemies through foggy portals.
New skills have successfully complemented the already excellent combat system. In addition to class skills, another innovation was added here – a barrier playing the role of the shield. He absorbs the attacking power of enemies, for some time maintaining the health of the player.
In beauty
Naturally, Path of Fire will appear many new things, weapons and impassable dungeons with bosses. New locations are also waiting for us, and in them updated Handle Handle Halls in the oriental style. Artists did not stint on beauty: new places in a good cartoon and atmospheric, and imperfect graphics do not interfere with enjoying desert cities, forests, wastelands and palaces. Visually, everything, as always, is excellent.
Convenience and price
Unusual for the player MMO, the control of the type of non-target will initially raise a lot of questions. But in the end, it is much more convenient to play with him than with the usual Target-mode, as in Wow. Beginners of online games who want to join the beautiful, will need to spend a couple of hours on the development of management. But then everything will go like clockwork.
Another potential players can push off the price tag. The standard addition costs 1990 rubles: by buying such a publication, an ordinary player will receive DLC and increase the character level to maximum. Deluxe version is much more expensive-3699 rubles. As an excuse, she offers an extra cell cell, a set of personality change, a marshal of a spear and a constant pass into a certain elite club called Lily Elona. There is also an ultimatic publication for more than five thousand rubles – apparently for the most ardent fans of Guild Wars 2. On the other hand, the community has a loyal project, so the Ultimate publication in the market is quite appropriate.
Despite the troubles, the empire continues to rebuild and develop.
As a result, Guild Wars 2 acquired a weighty addition by all standards: with new mechanics, plot, unknown dungeons, locations and the ability to drive magic animals. Not enough only Russian localization. In my opinion, fans received from Path of Fire exactly what they wanted, and even more. And me too!
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