Guild Wars was developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. It is one of the few large MMORPGs commercially marketed with no monthly fee. An individual could buy the game at your local electronics or big box store and start playing as long as they could provide an internet connection.
Two related campaigns were later released: Factions and Nightfall. The original game is generally referred to as Guild Wars Prophecies. An expansion pack Guild Wars: Eye of the North was also released, though that requires at least one of the main three campaigns to be installed. Because characters can move freely between the campaigns after reaching a certain point in the game (assuming the player has purchased a copy of any campaign he wishes to explore), "Guild Wars" is generally used to refer to the overall game, and not to a specific campaign.
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Table of Contents
- Great Temple of Balthazar
- Isle of the Nameless
- Zaishen Challenge
- Zaishen Elite
- Hero Battles
- Random Arenas
- Team Arenas
- Heroes' Ascent
- Hall of Heroes
- Ascalon Academy (Pre-Searing Ascalon)
- The Great Northern Wall (Ascalon)
- Fort Ranik (Ascalon)
- Ruins of Surmia (Ascalon)
- Nolani Academy (Ascalon)
- Borlis Pass (Northern Shiverpeaks)
- The Frost Gate (Northern Shiverpeaks)
- Gates of Kryta (Kryta)
- D'Alessio Seaboard (Kryta)
- Divinity Coast (Kryta)
- Riverside Province (Kryta)
- Sanctum Cay (Kryta)
- The Wilds (Maguuma Jungle)
- Bloodstone Fen (Maguuma Jungle)
- Aurora Glade (Maguuma Jungle)
- Dunes of Despair (Crystal Desert)
- Elona Reach (Crystal Desert)
- Thirsty River (Crystal Desert)
- Augury Rock (Crystal Desert)
- The Dragon's Lair (Crystal Desert)
- Ice Caves of Sorrow (Southern Shiverpeaks)
- Iron Mines of Moladune (Southern Shiverpeaks)
- Thunderhead Keep (Southern Shiverpeaks)
- Ring of Fire (Ring of Fire Islands)
- Abaddon's Mouth (Ring of Fire Islands)
- Hell's Precipice (Ring of Fire Islands)
- Explorable Areas
- Towns
- Towns
- Explorable Areas
- Towns and Outposts
- Explorable Areas
- Towns and Outposts
- Explorable Areas
- Missions
- Towns and Outposts
- Explorable Areas
- Towns and Outposts
- Explorable Areas
- Missions
- Gate of Desolation
- Ruins of Morah
- Remains of Sahlahja (challenge)
- Towns and Outposts
- Explorable Areas
- Missions
- Gate of Pain
- Gate of Madness
- Abaddon's Gate
- The Shadow Nexus (challenge)
- The Ebony Citadel of Mallyx (elite)