Guild Wars 2: 10 Reasons to Be Excited

3. Character Customization It's hard to imagine any other game coming anywhere CLOSE to having as many options to customize your character as Guild Wars 2 has. From the choice of race and profession, to the choice of which two weapon loadouts you will equip your character with before heading into combat, to the choices of which healing skills, utility skills, and elite skills to slot, Guild Wars 2 certainly provides you with near-limitless ways to set your character apart from others. But when you add to the above the fact that you can allocate trait points in five different areas per profession, and that these points add up to provide your character with even more bonus abilities, the possibilities start to become staggering. And when it comes to your character's appearance, there is a very robust character generator that lets you choose and fine-tune a huge array of body-type, face-type, and individual feature sliders to craft your perfect avatar. The armor and clothes dyeing system is also much more intricate than almost every other game on the market. And though you start the game with a large number of colors to use, there is a very fun and easy way to come across more and more unique colors within the game. Your can even purchase armor and gear bearing your guild emblem to maximize the coolness of your character! Speaking of gear, there are a dazzling array of different weapon and armor sets, some of which vary by region, hundreds of which can be crafted by the character, and some of which can only be acquired through defeating the instanced dungeons in the game or through building glory in structured PvP combat.