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An expansion pack for the popular MMORPG Guild Wars 2 from ArenaNet. Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is set after the events of the previous DLC: Heart of Thorns. This time the players have to defend the southern realm of Elona and the Crystal Desert from the march of the army of Balthazar, the god of war and fire. The Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire add-on introduces five large zones, which you can explore both on foot and on a mount.
Videos and Screens
[2:05] Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire launch trailer
[1:38] Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire trailer #1
GameGrin: 9 / 10 by Simon Brown
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire continues the story with an imaginative and fun campaign filled with great character moments and a reverence for the world of Tyria that is infectious. The addition of mounts that feel more than a speed boost is a welcome one but the lack of dungeon and raid content sticks out.
Total Gaming Network: 5 / 5 by Shawn Zipay
This is Guild Wars at its absolute best. ArenaNet has done an absolutely stellar job here. The visuals are fantastic. The already solid graphics and colorful spells complemented by gorgeous vistas throughout a number of varied and richly detailed environments. The story is thoroughly engaging from start to finish. Any reservations about the additions of mounts into the franchise should be tossed aside. Perhaps most importantly, ArenaNet learned from the mistakes in Heart of Thorns and addressed the biggest problem that plagued that previous expansion: the grind.
MMORPG.com: 9 / 10 by William Murphy
Welcome back to the best of the best, Guild Wars 2. Keep it up.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 216 votes. 33 players anticipated the game.
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Description
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is another expansion pack for the popular MMORPG Guild Wars 2. The add-on was created by the authors of the original game, namely the team at ArenaNet. Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire was released for PC.
Plot
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is set after the events featured in the previous DLC: Heart of Thorns. After players’ heroes thwarted the plans of the world’s conquest by Balthazar, the god of war and fire, his eye became fixed on the southern realm of Elona and the Crystal Desert. Heroes have to stop the march of his evil army before the entire realm falls under its feet.
Mechanics
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire developer prepared a bunch of new content for the add-on. Among the new attractions the most important are the five new zones waiting for explorers. Interestingly, those locations are bigger than any of the places you could visit so far. We should also note here that you can explore them either on foot or on the back of one of several mounts. The latter serve not only for transport (they can also help you reach hardly accessible places) – they are also a great help in combat.
Besides, the creators prepared nine elite specializations for heroes, which allows them to progress beyond level 80. The list of changes closes up with a brand new guild hall, epic boss fights and new types of armor, weapons and outfits inspired by Elona’s culture.
Technical aspects
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire can be purchased separately or bundled with the previous expansion. The add-on requires only the original Guild Wars 2 to play, however, in order to use the aforementioned new guild hall you must also own the Heart of Thorns expansion.
Last updated on August 29, 2017
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: ArenaNet Inc.
Publisher: NCsoft
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 X2 3.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce GTS 8800/Radeon HD 2900 or better, 50 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Base Gamefor Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire