<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	B-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
by	O
ArenaNet	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
NCSOFT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
sequence	O
,	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
own	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
three	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
new	O
professions	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
18	O
new	O
"	O
multilevel	O
"	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
150	O
new	O
skills	O
(	O
50	O
of	O
them	O
restricted	O
to	O
PvE	O
)	O
,	O
40	O
new	O
armor	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
new	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
titles	O
added	O
as	O
usual	O
in	O
every	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
is	O
in	O
part	O
intended	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
from	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
new	O
races	O
of	O
the	O
Norn	O
(	O
dwellers	O
on	O
the	O
icy	O
slopes	O
of	O
the	O
Shiver	O
Peak	O
Mountains	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
)	O
and	O
Asura	B-Protocol
(	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
southern	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Maguuma	O
Jungle	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
Prophecies	B-Application
story	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
three	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
players	O
enter	O
into	O
the	O
homelands	O
of	O
the	O
Charr	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Prophecies	B-Application
story	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
,	O
the	O
Asura	B-Protocol
to	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Norn	O
at	O
the	O
far	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Shiver	O
Peaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
dungeons	B-Application
"	O
that	O
delve	O
deep	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
dungeon	B-Application
has	O
one	O
to	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
completing	O
some	O
levels	O
requires	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
acquire	O
keys	O
,	O
use	O
switches	O
or	O
levers	O
,	O
defeat	O
bosses	O
,	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
has	O
a	O
boss	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
boss	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
chest	O
to	O
appear	O
,	O
yielding	O
loot	O
for	O
each	O
party	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
maps	O
like	O
all	O
underground	O
areas	O
:	O
The	O
Mission	O
Map	O
above	O
ground	O
displays	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
region	O
,	O
with	O
unexplored	O
regions	O
blurred	O
out	O
but	O
still	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
the	O
entire	O
mission	O
map	O
is	O
black	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
a	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
does	O
not	O
change	O
to	O
reflect	O
which	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
have	O
been	O
explored	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
reflect	O
the	O
precise	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
shown	O
roughly	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
where	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
is	O
situated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
campaigns	O
featured	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sorrow	O
's	O
Furnace	O
in	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Prophecies	I-Application
or	O
The	O
Deep	O
and	O
Urgoz	O
's	O
Warren	O
in	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Factions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
play	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
important	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
gameplay	O
alterations	O
being	O
made	O
to	O
accommodate	O
dungeon	B-Application
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
dungeon	B-Application
levels	O
have	O
an	O
area	O
map	O
located	O
somewhere	O
near	O
the	O
entrance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
will	O
place	O
a	O
marker	O
on	O
the	O
overhead	O
map	O
,	O
indicating	O
where	O
that	O
location	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
levels	O
also	O
frequently	O
include	O
locked	O
doors	O
which	O
require	O
a	O
specific	O
key	O
to	O
unlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
key-like	O
items	O
in	O
earlier	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
dungeons	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
gears	O
in	O
Sorrow	O
's	O
Furnace	O
)	O
,	O
these	O
keys	O
are	O
not	O
carried	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
focuses	O
more	O
heavily	O
on	O
PvE	O
accomplishments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
page	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
quest	O
log	O
is	O
filled	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completed	O
log	O
books	O
can	O
later	O
be	O
turned	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
allied	O
factions	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Norn	O
,	O
Asura	B-Protocol
,	O
Ebon	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
or	O
Dwarves	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
experience	O
and	O
reputation	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
minigames	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norn	O
Fighting	O
Tournament	O
The	O
player	O
character	O
enters	O
a	O
tournament	O
sequence	O
of	O
six	O
matches	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
match	O
being	O
against	O
Magni	O
the	O
Bison	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polymock	O
Resembling	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
fields	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
"	O
pieces	O
"	O
against	O
his	O
opponent	O
's	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
piece	O
morphs	O
into	O
a	O
specific	O
creature	O
from	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
world	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
skill-bar	O
and	O
predetermined	O
weaknesses	O
and	O
resistances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
beating	O
Hoff	O
,	O
the	O
Polymock	O
master	O
and	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
Polymock	O
quest	O
line	O
,	O
victories	O
award	O
Asura	B-Protocol
title	O
track	O
points	O
,	O
a	O
Polymock	O
piece	O
and	O
sometimes	O
an	O
Asura	B-Protocol
title	O
track	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
beating	O
Hoff	O
,	O
victory	O
in	O
Polymock	O
matches	O
merely	O
awards	O
Asura	B-Protocol
title	O
track	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
is	O
set	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
an	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Searing	O
"	O
occurs	O
in	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Prophecies	B-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
northern	O
race	O
of	O
cat-like	O
beasts	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Charr	O
incinerate	O
the	O
Tyrian	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Ascalon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthquakes	O
begin	O
to	O
increase	O
in	O
frequency	O
across	O
all	O
the	O
three	O
continents	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
;	O
Tyria	O
,	O
Cantha	O
and	O
Elona	O
,	O
which	O
correspond	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
stand-alone	O
campaigns	O
;	O
Prophecies	B-Application
,	O
Factions	B-Application
and	O
Nightfall	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
then	O
makes	O
their	O
escape	O
through	O
an	O
Asura	B-Protocol
Gate	O
(	O
a	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
device	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
function	O
to	O
ones	O
seen	O
in	O
Stargate	B-Application
)	O
which	O
brings	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
Far	O
Shiverpeaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
that	O
they	O
meet	O
a	O
Norn	O
(	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
giants	O
that	O
resemble	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
culture	O
and	O
appearance	O
)	O
named	O
Jora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogden	O
,	O
Vekk	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
eventually	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
north	O
to	O
a	O
huge	O
structure	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
that	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
Gwen	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Prophecies	B-Application
as	O
a	O
little	O
girl	O
in	O
Ascalon	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Searing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
and	O
discovers	O
a	O
room	O
called	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Monuments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogden	O
suggests	O
getting	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
Norn	O
;	O
Vekk	O
suggests	O
that	O
his	O
people	O
,	O
the	O
Asura	B-Protocol
,	O
are	O
the	O
best	O
choice	O
;	O
whilst	O
Gwen	O
believes	O
that	O
finding	O
Captain	O
Langmar	O
's	O
squad	O
in	O
the	O
Charr	O
Homelands	O
would	O
most	O
benefit	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
help	O
Ogden	O
,	O
Vekk	O
or	O
Gwen	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
he/she	O
so	O
wishes	O
but	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Norn	O
,	O
Asura	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Ebon	O
Vanguard	O
before	O
proceeding	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reveals	O
its	O
location	O
,	O
which	O
Vekk	O
identifies	O
as	O
a	O
cavern	O
nearby	O
the	O
Central	O
Transfer	O
Chamber	O
,	O
a	O
junction	O
for	O
the	O
Asura	B-Protocol
Gate	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
then	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
assault	O
commences	O
in	O
earnest	O
as	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
the	O
Norn	O
,	O
the	O
Asura	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ebon	O
Vanguard	O
fight	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Central	O
Transfer	O
Chamber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
game	O
trial	O
key	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
campaigns	O
,	O
three	O
replicable	O
bonus	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
access	O
key	O
for	O
a	O
public	O
preview	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
the	O
weekend	O
before	O
the	O
standard	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
chapters	O
,	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
does	O
not	O
add	O
extra	O
character	O
slots	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
account	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Platinum	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
bundle	O
containing	O
both	O
the	O
Prophecies	B-Application
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
the	O
lowest	O
rated	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78.46	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
79/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
seen	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
valuable	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
for	O
its	O
fansthe	O
gameplay	O
differs	O
little	O
from	O
earlier	O
gamesthe	O
content	O
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
short	O
,	O
challenging	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
offerings	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
completes	O
the	O
Prophecies	B-Application
story	O
,	O
less	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
approaching	O
the	O
expansion	O
from	O
either	O
Factions	B-Application
or	O
Nightfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
features	O
introduced	O
by	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hall	O
of	O
Monuments	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
1UP.com	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
hasty	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
"	O
;	O
</s>
