Final Shootout for the US Beta Server/World Selection!!!

Concerns about Yak's Bend's overpopulation have been raised, and the shear number of worlds diluting the vote.

I skipped Anvil Rock, and Darkhaven since those are the 4chan/Reddit servers, and people have expressed concerns about playing with those groups.

Then i picked randomly between Maguuma, Jade Quarry, and Eternal Grove since they were all equal in votes.

Original Thread:http://www.giantbomb.com/guild-wars-2/61-21223/giantbomb-us-beta-serverworld-selection-poll/35-544516/?page=3

Yak's Bend sounds like a place where duders would hang out.

I chose Jade Quarry because Luxons are awesome.

How long is this poll going to run until a final winner is declared? The event is a bit over 24 hours away, so if a choice for this weekend is going to be made, it needs to be soon.

@isnipeyoudie: I sent PM's to a bunch of people, and we have till noon on Friday PDT.

I'm sticking with Yak's Bend. If it's too crowded during the BWE's, we can always have another poll before the final release/next beta. Plus we all get 2000 gems to play around with on the beta's, so worst comes to worst, we can always pick up and leave mid way through.

I don't think it'll be too bad anyway. The Reddit guys are only other really big one and it just means they can lend a hand for WvW. Gametrailers is a community of 12 year olds that will move onto the next game in a matter of weeks and GW2 Guru is about to become irrelevant as the official forums go live.

If Yak's Bend wins again, i'll be annoyed ^.^.

Ok breakfast now...

@Beaudacious: Me too. Not because it'll be crowded, just because I'm not a big fan of Yak's Bend.

Might also be worth mentioning that Sea of Sorrows is the SomethingAwful server. While a lot of the stuff they do is great, they're also world class trolls. Wouldn't be surprised to see them purposefully losing WvW matches.

I'd be more concerned by them than the Reddit guys.

@Maystack: I just meant, i would of made another poll for no reason -.-'

@WinterSnowblind: It was the Runner Up by a large margin i couldn't ignore it.

@Beaudacious: Ah right. Well at least we know for sure now that everyone has a soft spot for yaks.

I picked Jade Quarry this time because I thought it would be best given Yak's overcrowding situation, but it seems to still be winning, so it looks like we're going with it then.

@Maystack said:

I chose Jade Quarry because Luxons are awesome.

Word. *does the ultra-secret Luxon fist-bump*

I'm actually going to sit out on this vote - I want to see what everyone else picks.

I'd laugh if it's still Yak's Bend though.

@selfconfessedcynic: Override the vote. You've got the power.

Kurzick FTW

Hmm, we may have a race on our hands. Two of those are relatively close in votes.

Twenty hours to go guys! Vote up a storm!!

Wasn't Yak's Bend just a tiny outpost in GW1 lol?

Anyway, I voted for it. If it's overcrowded, we can just change it for the actual game. It's good to be in a popular server for WvW though.

For what it's worth, I play(ed) on the same server as the Reddit guys in swtor, and they all were pretty cool dudes. Then again, that could've had something to do with my being in the Penny Arcade guild, but they all seemed pretty ok to me.

Ugh. -.- Oh well, guess it's Yaks Bend. I voted for Eternal Grove.

Remember guys, everyone is getting 2000 jewels so that they can afford one home server transfer during the weekend, so even if the one we pick doesn't work out, we can always change it.

I have a feeling there is going be some great PvP/WvW coming from Yaks Bend , and with the overflow shard population wont be an issue. Any of those 4 choices is fine with me , Just let me in already Arena Net! lol

Well, unless something dramatic happens in the final hours, it looks like the poll results will remain relatively the same as the previous polls. Here's to hoping everything turns out just fine.

Alright, apparently Anet stopped selling digital copies of the game because they anticipate being filled to capacity for the BWE. Level of concern slightly rising.

@Subjugation: I'm just afraid that if our server's pop is too high, the waiting for WvW openings will drive me to spoil the personal story for myself.

Alright, apparently Anet stopped selling digital copies of the game because they anticipate being filled to capacity for the BWE. Level of concern slightly rising.

@Dark_Lord_Spam said:

@Subjugation: I'm just afraid that if our server's pop is too high, the waiting for WvW openings will drive me to spoil the personal story for myself.

You and me both.

@Dark_Lord_Spam: @Subjugation: If there is a queue, you wait for the queue while playing on a different WvW map. Idk if that's any consolation.

Seeing as im already dedicated to the Reddit guild i would suggest not Yak's bend. only due to so many other groups laying claim to it. having played with every Reddit MMO guild, i can say we are a very friendly bunch and there is hardly any drama but idk if you guys go on eternal grove it would be great to go against you guys and GW guru or others. Sea of sorrows is also the unofficial Oceania server right now.

@zamaeri09: You could join both guilds and PvP with whoever's better. :P

So is Yak's Bend what we chose?

Yeah, so are we all meeting up at Yaks then? How are we going to find each other? ^^;

@Askherserenity said:

Yeah, so are we all meeting up at Yaks then? How are we going to find each other? ^^;

The traditional Guild Wars way: Naked dance party at Lions Arch.

How dumb of me to ask! Can't wait to see you guys there! :]

Poll says Yak's Bend , so its Yak's Bend for now.

@WinterSnowblind: Us trolls? Never! ;)

Assuming there will be another BWE before release , we can always checkout Yaks then try a less populated server next time, and have another vote after to decide where to go on launch :)

@Kri0s: They have said that it will be at least one BWE every month until the release. :)

Hey. Hey guys. Guys, guess what.

One hour to go.

@Subjugation: Sorry to say this but it's actually two hours.

http://www.guildwars2.com/en/

@Maystack: This is also assuming the servers don't crash with the massive load. Realistically, I don't expect to be able to play for several more hours.

@WinterSnowblind: Very true. I'm guessing less than a few hours though. Although that may just be me being optimistic :P

@Xyber: That's great news, You just made my day.....well, so far :)

I'm in fellas : D

@Maystack: Timezones ... NOOOOOOOO!

So...its still Yaks? Well beta started so guess im going there... :o

Yeah I chose Yaks.

Awesome, I kept asking ArenaNet if we (Israel) default to the US dataceneter, which they said yes, so I tried to pick Yaks as my home world, and it said it takes a few minutes to transfer because that wasn't my "purchase area" or something like that. Now it's not connecting anymore, so I'm gonna guess I default to the EU datacenters after all.

It still says 50 mins on that website but the thing's up for you guys? Damnit I'm not gunna be on for a couple hours, at least the server rush might have subsided.