When comparing Guild Wars 2 vs Star Citizen (still in development), the Slant community recommends Guild Wars 2 for most people. In the question“What are the most innovative PC MMOs in post WoW era?” Guild Wars 2 is ranked 3rd while Star Citizen (still in development) is ranked 5th. 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 Includes a singleplayer mode, called "Squadron 42"
Squadron 42 is a single player campaign that takes place in the in game universe that allows players to play offline.
Pro Over $73million in funding
A game with the huge scope of Star Citizen will cost a lot of money to develop, and through multiple campaigns, Star Citizen has raised a huge amount of money to make that happen.
Pro Vast, detailed sci-fi world
A long term goal is to have over 400 different star systems in game, most of which will have many planets within them.
Pro Ability to command persistent ships and stations
Players will be able to command multi-person ships with other users who will be able to command their own stations on said ships.
Pro Dynamic economy system
The economy of the game and the actions to keep it moving are constantly going on in the background but allows for players to step in and out of it at their leisure in order to take part.
Pro A true PC game
It's been stated that the game will take full advantage of PC's capabilities and will not be held back by a need to accommodate a console port.
Cons
Con Commercial launch is still a year away (2016)
The commercial launch of the persistent universe game will be sometime in 2016.