There’s no way to convert a GW2 account to a Steam account
Eight years later,Guild Wars 2is finally coming toSteam. Out ofnowhere. ArenaNet also shared a vibrant teaser trailer for the 2021 expansionEnd of Dragonsthat references Cantha andKuunavang.
The subscription-less MMO will be playable on Steam starting in November – who knew the day would ever come? – but there’s a big caveat: current player accounts “cannot be accessed via Steam.”
In other words, the Steam edition ofGuild Wars 2will have “the same maps and servers,” and “everyone plays together,” but accounts won’t be able to transfer over from the ArenaNet launcher and vice-versa.
With that in mind, the Steam release is about pulling in new audiences (or, I guess, bringing back lapsed fans who dropped the game years ago and wouldn’t necessarily mind starting fresh on Steam along with their buddies). It’s wild to think that I was intoGuild Wars 2way back when. I can’t imagine returning – MMOs aren’t compatible with my day-to-day in 2020 – but plenty of people will dig it.
Your First Look at Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons[ArenaNet] [Thanks,elric6]
