Guild Wars 2
Ranked 8 of 15 MMORPGs by recommenders
People recommend it for its busy open world, content that stays relevant across expansions, and solid performance, with long play sessions reported.
People recommend it for its busy open world, content that stays relevant across expansions, and solid performance, with long play sessions reported.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs well, no crashes
“hundreds in gw2, I don't think I ever had an actual crash”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Building an AI-native engineering org” “Guild Wars 2, all run great.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Feels like WoW reskin
“feel too much like WoW reskins to bother with”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Reverse-engineering the 1998 Ultima Online demo server”
Other MMORPGs people recommend
The four most recommended other MMORPGs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World of Warcraft | 67 | 65 | 51% | 12 | 20 yrs5 owners | — |
| EVE Online | 52 | 23 | 69% | 11 | 11 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Ultima Online | 44 | 5 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| RuneScape | 35 | 18 | 66% | 8 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Guild Wars 2This page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“hundreds in gw2, I don't think I ever had an actual crash”
“Guild Wars 2 and most other games are pure slop.”
“I feel it has a lot of players. No matter which corner of the map you go to, you can always find people doing either open world group content or their own thing”
“feel too much like WoW reskins to bother with”
“in GW2 content from Path of Fire is still relevant in the gameplay of the current expansion”
“many happy hours spent in GW2”
“Guild Wars 2, all run great.”
“This is how well designed MMOs do things. Guild Wars 2 for example.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.