...it has since been taken down though

ArenaNet will probably be sniping these videos. Did anyone download the videos from gametrailers before they vanished?
Also, the video you embeded can only be watched inside the US because it's copyrighted by Viacom, so it's useless :/

Fuck you Viacom.

I can't either. Guess they wised up to it and took it down. Guess y'all have to wait 'til the official PAX East reveal.

Video just popped up again. Watch it while it lasts. Enjoy!
 
  

The videos are back up on Gametrailers:
Part 1:   http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-guild-wars-2/711238
Part 2:   http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-guild-wars-2/711236
Part 3:   http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-guild-wars-2/711234
Part 4:   http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-guild-wars-2/711232

Guess they decided that fighting the Internet and Guild Wars fans, trying to hide it like it never happened was pretty much futile and just announced it.

Wait I didn't know Arenanet was at GDC...  I thought they were just going to be at PAX East.

Thief = Assassin 
 
I'm liking what they have done with GW2. I'll be definitely buying it... Pity the beta will be at the end of this year so it will come out early next.

man that looks great.  I like that any class can heal or revive another, and when you die you go down like second chance from Call of Duty where you can do some minor attacks from the ground, and a buddy can help you up, or if you die completely you can still be revived by anybody.  cant wait to play this!

" man that looks great.  I like that any class can heal or revive another, and when you die you go down like second chance from Call of Duty where you can do some minor attacks from the ground, and a buddy can help you up, or if you die completely you can still be revived by anybody.  cant wait to play this! "

Awesome link. Thanks for that!

OH GODDAMN!  Hopefully, just HOPEFULLY, we'll get a release date at PAX East.

while it looks better, the thief(sin) still isnt the class for me. This game however looks amazing.

" Thief = Assassin   I'm liking what they have done with GW2. I'll be definitely buying it... Pity the beta will be at the end of this year so it will come out early next. "

Reminds me of Dragon Age 2, mostly because the Rogue/Thief class can jump backwards away from the enemy, but also the fact that the combat seems more involved and faster paced. 
It looks like this combat system will be more fun to play than your typical MMO combat.

" @phrosnite said:

" Thief = Assassin   I'm liking what they have done with GW2. I'll be definitely buying it... Pity the beta will be at the end of this year so it will come out early next. "

Stating speculation as fact ftw! (The timing part, not the Thief = Assassin part) "

" @Dedodido said:

" @phrosnite said:

" Thief = Assassin   I'm liking what they have done with GW2. I'll be definitely buying it... Pity the beta will be at the end of this year so it will come out early next. "

Stating speculation as fact ftw! (The timing part, not the Thief = Assassin part) "

It's not speculation. There was an article about Arenanet saying that the beta would be at the end of the year because they wanted the fans to be "blown away". "

 We will be conducting small closed alpha and beta tests in 2011. The feedback from these tests will determine when we will do public beta tests and ship the game.

Wow GW2 looks amazing, can't wait.

Looks great. I notice that they made the damage output and hp much higher. 

This game looks amazing and very polished. I can’t wait for it to come out!

Between this and Rift I think I’ll have to give starwars a miss three mmo’s will just be to much!

Only thing that bothers me is the lack of dedicated healers, this everyone heals themselves stuff is crap, say what you like about it but some people only enjoy healing and that rogue was still taking tons of damage. 

" Only thing that bothers me is the lack of dedicated healers, this everyone heals themselves stuff is crap, say what you like about it but some people only enjoy healing and that rogue was still taking tons of damage.  "

" @Vorbis said:

" Only thing that bothers me is the lack of dedicated healers, this everyone heals themselves stuff is crap, say what you like about it but some people only enjoy healing and that rogue was still taking tons of damage.  "

There's healing, definitely. It's just de-emphasized. Somewhere in these videos he talks about Guardians throwing down some kind of Healing Rune AoE on the ground and ranged classes shooting out of that rune dealing AoE healing around their target, effectively damaging the enemy and healing the melee fighters.  Healing always is a teamwork thing and is only necessary in grouping situations. Thus there doesn't need to be a dedicated healing class. Everybody can heal, if you play a certain way and more importantly playing off each others support abilities.  If people who like healing will jump on this take on healing - only time will tell. I think it's brilliant. "

" @Seppli said:

" @Vorbis said:

" Only thing that bothers me is the lack of dedicated healers, this everyone heals themselves stuff is crap, say what you like about it but some people only enjoy healing and that rogue was still taking tons of damage.  "

There's healing, definitely. It's just de-emphasized. Somewhere in these videos he talks about Guardians throwing down some kind of Healing Rune AoE on the ground and ranged classes shooting out of that rune dealing AoE healing around their target, effectively damaging the enemy and healing the melee fighters.  Healing always is a teamwork thing and is only necessary in grouping situations. Thus there doesn't need to be a dedicated healing class. Everybody can heal, if you play a certain way and more importantly playing off each others support abilities.  If people who like healing will jump on this take on healing - only time will tell. I think it's brilliant. "

Problem is, I find dealing damage on MMOs to be rather dull, would much rather heal friends while they do the killing. Giving everyone some heals is fine, but I hope there are ways to make your character become better at healing/support than those who just want to DPS. Maybe there doesn't "need" to be dedicated healers, but I hope the role isn't removed completely because everyone can heal. "

" @Seppli said:

" @Vorbis said:

" Only thing that bothers me is the lack of dedicated healers, this everyone heals themselves stuff is crap, say what you like about it but some people only enjoy healing and that rogue was still taking tons of damage.  "

There's healing, definitely. It's just de-emphasized. Somewhere in these videos he talks about Guardians throwing down some kind of Healing Rune AoE on the ground and ranged classes shooting out of that rune dealing AoE healing around their target, effectively damaging the enemy and healing the melee fighters.  Healing always is a teamwork thing and is only necessary in grouping situations. Thus there doesn't need to be a dedicated healing class. Everybody can heal, if you play a certain way and more importantly playing off each others support abilities.  If people who like healing will jump on this take on healing - only time will tell. I think it's brilliant. "

Problem is, I find dealing damage on MMOs to be rather dull, would much rather heal friends while they do the killing. Giving everyone some heals is fine, but I hope there are ways to make your character become better at healing/support than those who just want to DPS. Maybe there doesn't "need" to be dedicated healers, but I hope the role isn't removed completely because everyone can heal. "

Needs more mesmer announcements