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Guild Wars 2

A living world, no subscription, and over a decade of updates. The elder dragon saga that set the stage for everything coming in GW3.

Live Status

Steam live data
GW2 Steam players now -- Live · refreshes on load
Business model Free-to-play Base game free · expansions buy-to-play
Latest expansion Secrets of the Obscure 2023
Subscription None No monthly fee ever
GW2 still receives regular updates and living world content. The bridge to Guild Wars 3.

Professions

Nine classes
Guardian
Warrior
Engineer
Ranger
Thief
Elementalist
Mesmer
Necromancer
Revenant
Each profession has three elite specialisations unlocked through expansion content.
GW2 Voice of the Deep launch wallpaper
Guild Wars 2 official announcement art
Guild Wars 2 official wallpaper
Full Galleria of Tyria

Community Resources

Essential GW2 tools
gw2skills.net Build editor — skill planner for all nine professions with full trait and equipment setup. metabattle.com Meta builds database — current PvE, PvP and WvW tier lists, maintained by the community. snowcrows.com Raid builds and guides with benchmarked DPS performance on all endgame content. gw2efficiency.com Account dashboard — currencies, inventory, trading post and achievement tracking. blishhud.com GW2 overlay framework with community modules for tracking, navigation and custom UI. raidcore.gg / Nexus Nexus addon manager — install and update GW2 addons including ArcDPS and friends.
For live GW2 API tools — gem converter, TP watchlist, build ID — visit the Tools page.