# Guild Wars 2 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/guild-wars-2/ 8 people recommended Guild Wars 2 in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 8 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it for its busy open world, content that stays relevant across expansions, and solid performance, with long play sessions reported. Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Runs well, no crashes (2 comments in the sample): "hundreds in gw2, I don't think I ever had an actual crash" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50310418)) "Guild Wars 2, all run great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634768)) ## What people warn about - Feels like WoW reskin (1 comment in the sample): "feel too much like WoW reskins to bother with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48035738)) ## Other MMORPGs people recommend - [World of Warcraft](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-of-warcraft/): 39 recommend, 22 mixed, 61 criticize - [EVE Online](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eve-online/): 28 recommend, 18 mixed, 18 criticize - [RuneScape](https://hackerapproved.com/p/runescape/): 23 recommend, 11 mixed, 16 criticize - [Ultima Online](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-online/): 21 recommend, 4 mixed, 4 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Guild Wars 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/guild-wars-2/ (8 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.