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Game » consists of 2 releases. First released on Aug 28, 2012

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.

PSA: Large Beta Client Update Available Right Now - 14th July

#1 Edited by selfconfessedcynic (1649 posts) - 10 months, 10 days ago

Hey guys, just a PSA regarding the update which went live earlier today. Y'all should probably download this well before the beta next weekend so you don't get stalled.

Looking around, this should be about 1.4gigs (and over 40k files)

ED: as it seems rather small, I assume there'll be another one as the week progresses.

#2 Posted by CL60 (16906 posts) - 10 months, 10 days ago

Anybody wanna go over to my house and start the download while I'm at work?

#3 Posted by Maystack (869 posts) - 10 months, 10 days ago

The client's all new and flashy now too. From the looks of it, it might mean you wont have to log out to change characters now, as the login is in the client.

#4 Posted by selfconfessedcynic (1649 posts) - 10 months, 10 days ago

@Maystack said:

The client's all new and flashy now too. From the looks of it, it might mean you wont have to log out to change characters now, as the login is in the client.

Yeah! It's now both cool looking and functional instead of just the former.

Though I hope they keep the splash screen, chroma-code and sweeping music. (also we'd be guessing when it comes to swapping characters - though I believe they did say it'd be in for this beta somewhere on their forums)

#5 Edited by Fattony12000 (4379 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Downloading now! Thanks!

#6 Posted by Codeacious (903 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Wait, does this mean no more chroma hashes?

I really liked those things.

#7 Posted by Tarkhein (71 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Then use -useoldlauncher

#8 Posted by RobbieMac (533 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Downloading Borderlands right now, will do so afterwards.

#9 Posted by shinboy630 (868 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

I hope that splash screen/music is still in.

if you need a partner for borderlands co-op hit me up. I love that game.

#10 Posted by Subjugation (4333 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Oh no ... my chroma hashes :(

Don't go away ....

#11 Posted by RobbieMac (533 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

@shinboy630: Oh sick for sure I will let you know when I start that sucker up.

#12 Posted by Turkalurch (94 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

Sweet downloading it now. Crap I think I forgot my username and password combo. Unless they just aren't letting us sign in.

#13 Posted by TheHT (8146 posts) - 10 months, 9 days ago

@Turkalurch said:

Sweet downloading it now. Crap I think I forgot my username and password combo. Unless they just aren't letting us sign in.

can't login yet.

#14 Posted by Maystack (869 posts) - 10 months, 5 days ago

Just a heads up that they've been slipping new updates every so often. Nothing so big yet, but all added up it might take some time. Make sure to keep opening the client to download the files ready for the BWE!

#15 Posted by Turkalurch (94 posts) - 10 months, 5 days ago

@Maystack: Yea I just checked my client after not checking since my last post and I have about 1500 files i need to download.

#16 Posted by TheHT (8146 posts) - 10 months, 4 days ago

Looks like another update is available. Around 55MB total.

#17 Posted by Fattony12000 (4379 posts) - 10 months, 4 days ago

@TheHT: Yup! Done and done.

COME ON GOULD WAREZ II

#18 Posted by Sooty (6705 posts) - 10 months, 4 days ago

Large update?! 1.5gb takes 2 minutes!

#19 Posted by TheHT (8146 posts) - 9 months, 23 days ago

Booted the client up for the hell of it. Am now downloading 10,000 files.

wut the wut.

#20 Posted by Chavtheworld (4153 posts) - 9 months, 23 days ago

@Sooty said:

Large update?! 1.5gb takes 2 hours!

Fix'd

@TheHT said:

Booted the client up for the hell of it. Am now downloading 10,000 files.

wut the wut.

Maybe full game client? MAYBE?

#21 Posted by insane_shadowblade85 (993 posts) - 9 months, 22 days ago

I did the same thing. After looking at some pics on the website I opened up the client to look at it (I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM) and ended up downloading a huge patch.

#22 Posted by Maystack (869 posts) - 9 months, 22 days ago

I have GW2 on my taskbar next to steam, so I inadvertently click it every few days or so. Keeps me up to date with patches though, so I guess my clumsy mouse aim is a good thing.

#23 Posted by TheHT (8146 posts) - 9 months, 10 days ago

Just opened the launcher again. Around 11,700 files downloading.

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