When comparing Guild Wars 2 vs Total War: Warhammer, the Slant community recommends Guild Wars 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best multiplayer games on PC?” Guild Wars 2 is ranked 16th while Total War: Warhammer is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Guild Wars 2 is:
There is no monthly recurring fee, and the original GW2 is now completely free. The expansion pack, Heart of Thorns is available for [purchase](http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns) though.
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Pros
Pro Original GW2 is now free
There is no monthly recurring fee, and the original GW2 is now completely free. The expansion pack, Heart of Thorns is available for purchase though.
Pro Deep story, customized per character
Depending on your race, your profession, and a few other choices you make when you create a character, you will have a unique story arc that unfolds with you as you level up.
Pro Graphics are outstanding
Every moment of play is very good. Vista points can be stunningly beautiful.
Pro Gives players the ability to customize their generals and heroes
TW:W gives players the chance to customize the abilities of their chosen legendary lord, generals and even heroes through a detailed skill tree. Skills vary from individual character skills usable in battles (such as spells) to passive skills which influence army movement in the campaign map.
Pro Great setting
Being based around the Warhammer tabletop fantasy world allows for an in depth game with tons lore behind it. Fighting off vampires and zombies are just some of the things to be found in the game.
Pro Tons of replayability
Thanks to the different factions available in the game, the player has a lot of choice as to how they would like to play, which gives a lot of replayability. There are five different campaigns available (four in the game and one as DLC) that each has its own faction to control and set story, which will take quite a bit of time to each be experience to their complete endings.
Cons
Con Only four factions are available in the base game
There are only four factions are available without DLCs (The Empire, Vampire Counts, Greenskins and Dwarfes). Other playable races and factions are currently being released periodically as DLCs.
Con Maps can feel constrained
Due to the compartmentalizing of factions and which land they can take over means that the games maps can feel smaller than they appear since only certain sections can be played on.