Guild Wars 2 is an online RPG developed by ArenaNet, and continues the subscriptionless business model of the original Guild Wars. The game is set about 250 years after the events of its predecessor in a world devastated by the ancient elder dragons resurfacing after millennia of slumber.
On second thought. I kinda like the tantric lack of release, when I'm hyped for a game.
Waiting 14 days on my delayed copy of Skyrim sent my 'Gamer's Virility' through the roof. Bought and finished like 3-4 games during the wait.
P.S. Love that pic.A giant surfaces and will take that foolish mortal unawares and grip his interest for the remainder of his life. I am ready to be taken.
Only excited because it gets us closer to launch but don't want to get in. I want a whole fresh experience when the full game comes out and I've been keeping away from gameplay videos for that sole purpose too.
I'm preparing for the ill-conceived criticism that will occur in comments when different media outlets mention things they think should be tweaked.
EDIT:
In a Dev Update right here on the ArenaNet Blog, Lead Designer Eric Flannum will discuss some of the changes players experienced during this beta weekend event. Plus, we’ll have some very specific information about an upcoming Guild Wars 2 beta event – I guarantee you will not want to miss it!
@Maystack: they might not be able to say until monday, though I hope Jeff would be.
Other outlets have been able to reveal whether they got in, so although it'd be awesome to hear the opinions of someone from GB it's not looking like likely at this point.
@Maystack: they might not be able to say until monday, though I hope Jeff would be.
Other outlets have been able to reveal whether they got in, so although it'd be awesome to hear the opinions of someone from GB it's not looking like likely at this point.
I'm hoping for a surprise GW2 Quick Look of the beta, although I think it is highly unlikely.
@Maystack: they might not be able to say until monday, though I hope Jeff would be.
Other outlets have been able to reveal whether they got in, so although it'd be awesome to hear the opinions of someone from GB it's not looking like likely at this point.
I have to agree. Also, from what I've seen, none of them are particularly MMO savvy. Jeff sounds like he is the closest thing to the "MMO guy" on staff just by sheer volume of MMOs he's tried, but he always acts like it's a chore for him. Rorie did Cataclysm coverage when it came out though, so my guess is he might be the most dedicated MMO guy at Whiskey considering that he had an account with multiple characters to show off. I wouldn't be opposed to having him do some coverage on GW2, although I think he would gravitate to a Ranger because "OMG PUPPIES!"
@Subjugation: The couple of times they've mentioned GW2 in passing Jeff has seemed especially excited for it - hell, he even built that PC for it in a 2010 Tested feature - but then when he talked about it again in December he seemed confident that it was as heavily instanced as the first game. So I don't think they have been or will be keeping up with it until right around release. Hopefully we'll get intensive impressions then.
@Dark_Lord_Spam: Oh wow, you're totally right. I went back and watched the beginning of that video again because I thought he was calling that his Battlefield 3 machine, but he totally says Guild Wars 2 right after. Well at least it's on his radar. I know Brad also got into WoW a fair bit, and Vinny dabbled, but I don't know if they ever touched GW or have a passing interest in GW2. I'm sure there won't be any shortage of coverage with things ramping up into the final phase, but I agree that it would be nice to have the guys from GB cover it with their unique brand.
On several occasions when Jeff has got to talking about MMO's he's gone on to mention how Guild Wars did things in a good way. Especially when it came to the lack of a monthly fee, good expansions and instancing methods.
It does seem as though if Giant Bomb were in the beta they should have been able to talk about it, but unless we're going to get a surprise Quick Look it looks as though they either didn't participate in it or we'll hear about it on the Bombcast.
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