After 21 years, Guild Wars Reforged now permits you to identify your self like a World of Warcraft character, so now I am simply John

The present of Guild Wars Reforged simply retains on giving. That’s, in the event you’re the kind to fixate on naming your fantasy roleplay characters one thing super-specific – or love to seek out artistic methods to hyperlink your identify to one thing that’ll make grown adults chuckle like Beavis and Butthead. It is a good time to be an immature fool, let me let you know!

Talking of endlessly quotable 90s cartoon characters, that is precisely the main focus of the most recent Guild Wars Reforged replace. Effectively, it is my focus with this week’s Guild Wars replace. Are this stuff weekly? I’ve had subsequent to no time to play the sport I used to be sure would clog my 2026 gaming calendar when it was introduced, however I am cheering for this still-stellar MMORPG all the identical – particularly now that I can identify my legendary hero (who dies an terrible lot) John. That is it – simply John. Or Ray. Jay?

Sure, the most recent Guild Wars Reforged replace simply used a Romeo and Juliet quote to herald the stress-free a long-standing rule that after dictated {that a} participant character be identified by their first and final identify. 21 years after the discharge of the bottom recreation, gamers are lastly free to precise themselves with names like Gary with out having to supply a suitably uninteresting surname.

The announcement even goes on to make clear that present dual-named characters can drop one or the opposite with a bought ‘Character Identify Change’ merchandise from the store. No, there is no low cost for that service, Nord PvM by way of Steam (ah), why would they try this?

Anyway, it is an attention-grabbing time for the sport. Certain, it is not the one retro MMORPG on the market coming again with a couple of adjustments, but it surely’s good to see the re-release coming with a steady dedication to refresh the entire expertise past being nostalgia bait.

Whereas the previous couple of patches have seen them refresh the gloriously inexperienced “Pre-Searing” areas with some alt-timeline fight eventualities and exploration zones, ArenaNet is giving the post-searing world a little bit alt-timeline consideration subsequent week as an alternative. April 28 sees the discharge of the Tunnels of the Forsaken dungeon – a riff on the Pre-Searing Forsaken dungeon, Forsaken Tunnels, added at the beginning of the month. Wait, that was quick… Anyway, you will discover it within the Depths of Tyria, Bort.

You can also make your mark as Boris in Guild Wars Reforged for $19.99 / £17.99. Seize it on Steam, and you will have a straightforward method to play among the finest MMORPGs of the early 00’s in your sofa. The massive Reforged replace gave it fairly respectable controller help and even made it Steam Deck Verified. I do not assume I might have made it out of faculty (and even to highschool) if I had this on a handheld again within the day. What a world.