A very well written article was posted to the Guild Wars site today that takes a look at the competitive play aspect of the game and how it's looked throughout the ages. It takes a look back to the beginning of the world championships and how they looked when they got started up to the present and how it's changed over the years and most importantly, it takes a strong look at the future and what the team wants to see it evolve into. If you're a competitive player now, in the past or plan to be sometime in the future you're going to want to read this article. Be sure to check it out here.
wow they really are going to shake things up with this. 1v1 Hero Battle Tournaments...Using tournaments to determine Guild Rank...big changes, but looks like it should improve the current state of affairs.