Guild Wars 2: The Future Of Online Role Playing Games

Guildwars 2 is considered to be the most anticipated online game for 2011, but it seems it won't be release this year. ArenaNet, the developer of Guildwars 2 is still tweaking the game to its full potential. As they always say in any press releases, "It will be out, when its ready." That statement will bring more hype and as it always did in other online games, it will also raise the curiosity level a bit higher.

As an avid fan of massive multiplayer online role-playing games or mmorpg for short, I'm always on the look out for some of the most innovative games on the market. To tell you the truth, every online game gives the premise that they are the most unique among the pack.

Being different and offering more diverse features makes Guildwars 2, a step higher among the other games out there. What makes it different? Almost every part of this game is revolutionary on its own right. Take for example - "dynamic events" - where there are no designated npc (non player character) to get your quests and no scripted events that are expected to happen. It's all random and it will depend solely on world events, that's a fresh approach to the old questing method that we have known before.

The SWTOR Scoundrel Skills and Abilities

Star Wars: the Old Republic (SWTOR), offers a total of eight main classes. Each of the main classes offers an additional two advanced classes. Any gamers who choose to play as a Smuggler gets to choose between specializing as either a Gunslinger or a Scoundrel early on in the game. Given they branch from the same main class; attire, weapons and general appearance are rather similar between the two advanced classes. They also share one abilities tree and have two advanced class specific skill trees each.
The SWTOR Scoundrel class is known for its healing abilities and burst ranged damage which is reflected by the Scoundrel's weapon preference and abilities. Unlike the Gunslinger, the Scoundrel deals with damage using a blaster shot gun and offers gamers with skills and abilities such as Stealth, Cover system and Medicine.
The advanced class shares the Dirty Fighting skill tree with the Gunslinger specialization. This ability tree offers a variety of skills and abilities but is focused on using tricks and skills that takes advantage of the situation. Example abilities offered by the skill tree are those that lowers cool down time by a lot and deals extra damage on opponents when they're weak. This ability tree best depicts the tricky, opportunistic nature of smugglers in the vast Star Wars universe.