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When not writing code, which he does both professionally and for fun, Colin enjoys making alts and spending all of his gold (both real and digital) on dyes and cosmetic gear in a variety of MMOs. He is the new writer for Massively Overpowered's Guild Wars 2 column,Flameseeker Chronicles.
Personal blog: Occasional Hero
Twitter: @ChaosConstant
Hands-on with Multiversus: How WB’s new brawler stacks up against Super Smash Bros.
Colin Henry - July 29, 2022 5
Like most of the readers of this site, I spend the majority of my gaming time in MMORPGs, or I wouldn't be here. But...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s S1E3 Clockwork Chaos
Colin Henry - July 19, 2022 7
Ask veteran MMO gamers who the star of Guild Wars 2's first living world season was, and you're not likely to hear names like...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Colin Henry - July 12, 2022 13
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Guild Wars 2 trolls are blocking others’ access to new legendary weapon skins… by causing events to succeed
Colin Henry - May 27, 2022 32
Guild Wars 2 players are failing to succeed at failing because other players are trolling them by forcing them to succeed. Hang on, let's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s restored living world S1E2 Sky Pirates
Colin Henry - May 24, 2022 3
Ready for another trip down Guild Wars 2's memory lane, or, perhaps, to experience more of the game's long-lost stories for the first time?...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored Living World S1E1 Flame and Frost
Colin Henry - April 20, 2022 14
Where were you nine years ago? I don't know about you, but my life looked very different in 2013 when Guild Wars 2 first...
Guild Wars 2 gives update on the Jade Sea meta, WvW, and DirectX 11
Colin Henry - April 14, 2022 39
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet promised more frequent communication in its recent post-End of Dragons roadmap, and today it delivered on the promise. Highlights include...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s open world is not the place for hardcore content
Colin Henry - March 30, 2022 54
If you're paying any attention to Guild Wars 2, you have, by now, no doubt heard the debate over the Battle for the Jade...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s post-End of Dragons roadmap
Colin Henry - March 29, 2022 5
Last week, we got a tsunami of good news from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet. Studio directors Colin Johanson and John "JT" Taylor, along...
Interview: Talking Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ soundtrack with lead composer Maclaine Diemer
Colin Henry - March 9, 2022 0
Maclaine Diemer is the long-time lead composer for Guild Wars 2, with soundtrack credits going as far back as the very first Living World...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Spoiler-free first impressions of Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons
Colin Henry - March 1, 2022 26
Remember when "Cantha confirmed" was a Guild Wars 2 meme? I, along with many other players, never thought we'd actually see Cantha in the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What to do first in Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons
Colin Henry - February 28, 2022 3
Happy launch day! Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is finally here! A big, meaty chunk of content the likes of which we haven't...
The most important reveals from the Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons influencer sneak peak
Colin Henry - February 25, 2022 12
Guild Wars 2 fans are so close to Cantha, they can practically smell the incense wafting out of Shing Jea Monastery. And yet there...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you’ve missed if you haven’t played Guild Wars 2 since Path of Fire
Colin Henry - February 23, 2022 12
There are a lot of great MMORPGs out there, and even if you enjoy Guild Wars 2, maybe it's not your main game. Maybe...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons’ newly unveiled jade bots mastery
Colin Henry - February 8, 2022 7
With the launch of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons less than a month away, and the release date finally revealed, ArenaNet has held...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons guild hall, Echovald Wilds, and strike mission
Colin Henry - January 19, 2022 6
With Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion set to launch some time in February and the beginning of that month looming on the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s siege turtles and updated End of Dragons elite specs
Colin Henry - December 2, 2021 3
We are finally in the home stretch for Guild Wars 2's upcoming End of Dragons expansion! With less than three months to go, ArenaNet...
Guild Wars 2 teases End of Dragons’ hovering, cannon-wielding new siege turtle mount
Colin Henry - November 18, 2021 11
On Earth, turtles are known for being slow-moving, land- and sometimes water-dwelling reptiles with tough shells. In Guild Wars 2's upcoming End of Dragons...
No, Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons won’t have playable Tengu
Colin Henry - November 15, 2021 22
Have you ever returned to an old park or neighborhood that you haven't been to since your childhood and found it simultaneously super familiar...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Should Guild Wars 2 delete leveling?
Colin Henry - November 9, 2021 34
Leveling is one of those things that you just have to have to count as an RPG, right? It’s expected. At this point, the...