Right now, this is probably one of the best pieces of footage for Guild Wars 2 on the internet.  I didn't see it posted up anywhere else, and it really needs to be seen.  This shows off the Human Ranger and Charr Elementalist classes.  The video is captured directly from a demo computer with no commentary to ruin the experience.  This is what it will be like when you are playing.  The sound is incredible, but moreover, the gameplay looks absolutely solid!  SO PSYCHED for this game!  What do you guys think? 
 
  

Fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck-yes!!!

 It looks fucking fantastic!

" I'm assuming it's free like the original game? It looks fucking fantastic! "

• No subscription fee - just buy the game and play until your heart is content.
• World is open and persistent, but there will still be some instanced areas.  Areas can include dungeons and events, as well as story-related missions for your personal character story and some towns.
• Flight capabilities are not planned for the game at this moment, which would mean no flying mounts or flying skills for players.
• No main healing class, as all classes have support mechanics to offer healing capabilities.
• Characters will have ten skill slots, and there will be fewer abilities than the previous game.  Five of the skill slots will be based on your weapon and can only be changed when you change your weapon (and weapons can be race and profession specific, giving gear a far more important purpose in Guild Wars 2 than other games).  The other five skill slots are based on profession, and two of the slots will always be reserved for one healing skill and one elite skill.
• Underwater areas will be in the game, assumingly much like Vash'jir in WoW: Cataclysm
• Crafting will be in the game, although it's unknown how it'll work.
• There will be a day/night cycle.
• If you have weapons or items obtained through the Hall of Monuments in Guild Wars: Eye of the North, they will carry over into Guild Wars 2.  Along with that, character names in Guild Wars 1 will be reserved for you in Guild Wars 2, but it is not known if you need Eye of the North for that to happen.

Really enjoyed the first Guild Wars, definitely going to pick this up!

I hope it comes out this year!

" I hope it comes out this year! "

Considering I put over 1000 hours into the first game this is an obvious buy for me. But man, the gameplay looks so fun, and if the story quests are as fun as the rock hands tornado thing then I'm all up for it.

¡No puedo esperar mas amigos!, awesome demo; i still play Prophecies, cant wait for this.

I should totally get Eye of the North so I can transfer over all my bull shit from my original, expansionless character. 
 

ALSO I WANT TO BE A FUCKING CHARR. COME OUT NOW PLEASE.

Wow. You guys seem super excited. Personally, I have absolutely no interest and found the video way too boring to watch. I hope you guys have fun though!

I don't think it's coming out this year....anyone got any info on the release?

Never played the first. Only recently got into MMO's, but I am way excited for this. THANK you for posting this.

Best game of 2011.

Damn I think I am actually going to sit and watch this whole thing, everything I've seen/read about the game has only made me more excited about it. Wish I had been able to make it to NYCC when they were showing it. 

uh the footage sort of sucks what with it being camcorder stuff.  Also I find the idea that the chick is a ranger (animal companion, warden of the woods, loves nature) yet due to background choices is a noble who lived a life of luxury who has never been out of the city much less been trained in any real fighting just plain funny.
 
I would be surprised if it doesn't come out in 2011.  The iron is getting colder by the day with Cataclysm, soon to be released DCU Online, RIFT in march, and SW:ToR being somewhere in the first quarter.  I never was interested in GW 1 but this one does seem vastly improved though.  We will see.

Looks amazing.   I kind of wish there was commentary though.   The world/environments almost look TOO huge - I was getting lost. 

" I don't think it's coming out this year....anyone got any info on the release? "

I'm really excited about the game, I loved the original game and the lore backstory is just amazing. 
GW2 seems to be an improvement in every single way and I'm happy they haven't just tried to make it a clone of WoW and are instead trying to fix a lot of the problems that plague most MMO's. 
 
Looks really fantastic.. but I'll be surprised if it makes it this year.

Star Trek was never flavor on the month.  It hopped out the gate a steaming pile of eventual failure.   
And you're crazy if you don't think that a game made by Bioware won't do amazing numbers.  Crazy.

Easily my most anticipated game like...ever. 
 
We'll need to get a GB guild set up pronto.

Having played about 2 hours of the original and not liking the feel or look of it, for some reason I want this game SO BAD.

Yay, hooray for the cat on the shop stand :D

Man, that animation during the conversations felt really awkward. They kept moving like they were still speaking even after they became silent.

THANK YOU!

I don't have time to watch 50 minutes of footage at the moment, but just skimming through it, wow, looks amazing. Definitely buying this one. 

" @jakob187: Honestly, I hope it gets pushed back another year, it would make the game better and not compete with other MMOs that I plan to play like Rift and maybe even SWTOR (but that game looks like crap right now) "

"And while I agree that TOR is looking very unimpressive.. I think they'll want to avoid releasing along side it. "

"The game isn't even in beta yet. (What they are doing isn't a beta, they are giving very small portions of the game to very few people). "

wow! thanks for the upload jacob! I'm hyped for this game. I'm sure its coming out this year. 

" @Karkarov: I don't agree.  We'll leave it at that without dragging this out.  = D 
 
@Meowshi: I am not doubting the sales.  I'm doubting the longevity. 
 
@TheMustacheHero said:

" @jakob187: Honestly, I hope it gets pushed back another year, it would make the game better and not compete with other MMOs that I plan to play like Rift and maybe even SWTOR (but that game looks like crap right now) "

...and there is my doubting of the longevity proven in the same thread...
 
@WinterSnowblind said:

"And while I agree that TOR is looking very unimpressive.. I think they'll want to avoid releasing along side it. "

...and there's another... 
 
@CL60 said:

"The game isn't even in beta yet. (What they are doing isn't a beta, they are giving very small portions of the game to very few people). "

Funny.  Rift has been calling that same process a beta for a while now. "

I guess I can't see the difference between something like this and Aeon, and why one kinda floundered into obscurity but this is gonna stick it to WoW? I don't think Im equipped to enter this discussion, I just wonder what sets this game apart.

This is gonna be killer on my pc... :p