The Guild Wars 2 Manifesto

The game looks VERY impressive. 
 
I'm very interested.

it's going in a good direction, but I'd like to see some straight-up random game-play.

This video has done nothing to convince me that this would be better than other traditional MMOs out there other than the fact it has better looking animation. 
 
Seriously, it was all "other games do this and that, but we won't do that!"

" I was a huge fan of GW, and am skeptical about the direction GW2 is headed in.  I liked the original game, but I don't like how it seems like they want to "change everything" with the sequel. "

Looks amazing.

I am sold all they have to do is deliver, hell I will get it anyway not like it has a monthly fee.

looks pretty good!

They're going to unveil pure gameplay at Gamescom, which should be in nine days. They're making it nearly impossible to withhold hype, but I'll keep my judgment until then.

*nerd boner*

Their PvP is calle WvWvW or World vs. World vs World. Each of these pits 3 servers together against each other. I think Warhammer would have worked in their huge battles had they done this instead of it being different factions against each other. This way, you just have different servers fighting each other. We will see but it is definitely a cool direction to take things. Server bragging rights that DON'T have to do with player size sounds enthralling to me.

Arena Net is very well run and I loved Guild Wars; until all the end game loot was just about the same and you had to grind the same things over and over.  Sounds like they might have fixed that. YAY!

why must i chose between this and Old Republic 

I like you, Guild Wars 2. I like you a lot. : >

" @Bummey: It was pretty clearly all in-engine. Most of it gameplay. I don't know what you're on about.  This was not CG lol. "

If they can execute all of the promises they've made, it should be a fantastic game. 

No gameplay. Eh.
 
Still, the new engine looks AMAZING. I am damn impressed, but the quality of the gameplay remains to be seen.

" How about they actually show some straight up gameplay instead of theatrical shit like this? I hate trailers that show everything but the actual game they're advertising. "

"If they can execute all of the promises they've made, it should be a fantastic game.  "

" why must i chose between this and Old Republic  "

Still playing the first one, and I'm longing for nr 2. Though I'm not sure about the skill system they've developed for GW2. But we'll just have to wait and see. A definite buy anyways.

Talk is cheap.  Grind is inherent in every progression based games, be they MMO, RPG or even shooters.  The act of taking your character to the next level is a grind, some just hides it better and make it less monotonous.  NCSoft's history has been fairly average, so I'll believe it when I see it.

" Talk is cheap.  Grind is inherent in every progression based games, be they MMO, RPG or even shooters.  The act of taking your character to the next level is a grind, some just hides it better and make it less monotonous.  NCSoft's history has been fairly average, so I'll believe it when I see it. "

Look good.  It will probably make a good second MMO for me behind SWTOR.  I'll check it out when it drops whenever that is.

man this is such a great trailer, so excited for this. 

If they can truly deliver on the cause-and-effect system of what they're promising, then I may just have to get into Guild Wars.
 
The characters look great, the environments even better.  Best of all is the continued lack of a monthly fee.

" Talk is cheap.  Grind is inherent in every progression based games, be they MMO, RPG or even shooters.  The act of taking your character to the next level is a grind, some just hides it better and make it less monotonous.  NCSoft's history has been fairly average, so I'll believe it when I see it. "

Oh hot damn. Give me a release date. Right meow!

" If ArenaNet pulls off their lofty plans, then Guild Wars 2 might very well be the next BIG thing in MMOs. They might be about to rewrite the template for what a modern MMORPG does. This might be the future. It looks effin bright!  Stellar! "

Officially excited!

i dont know... TERA looks great too...
i love the look of GW2 but its way too soon and many mmos are  coming out by next year, so wait and see.

This looks amazing.

" @Seppli said:

" If ArenaNet pulls off their lofty plans, then Guild Wars 2 might very well be the next BIG thing in MMOs. They might be about to rewrite the template for what a modern MMORPG does. This might be the future. It looks effin bright!  Stellar! "

You are waaaay too optimistic. Almost every MMO that comes out promises something revolutionary. Makes one more of a skeptic you know. Not that I don't hope for a breath of fresh air in the genre, it would indeed be interesting just how much of their PR speak they can deliver on. "

Every bit of news just makes GW2 look even better than before.

Tree-bears with lightening guns. Win.

Looks pretty good really. The first one was good too.

" Well you definitely can't say they have a lack of ambition, which makes me more excited for this game than a cinematic trailer would. So good luck Arenanet. Do yourselves proud.  "

Here's hoping the game actually keeps up with the promises made so far. It'd be a real shame to see such a huge list of promises completely abandoned and have them end up giving us another WoW clone...

The developers annoyed me a bit with their overselling, but  it does look quite good. Even got to see a Sylvari!

T_T  I wish they were making this Mac compatible...  I want to be a part of this so bad! 
  
*fingers crossed* 
 
EDIT:  Interesting finding.  It seems that approximately 10% of WoW players are Mac users (though the official number seems a closely guarded secret).  The original Guild Wars has sold upwards of 5M copies.  Assuming Guild Wars 2 also sells at least that many units, and assuming a Mac version would wrangle in another (let's low-ball it) 250,000 units sold (+5%), at $50 apiece that's: $12.5 million.  How is it financially sound not to make a Mac version?

OK, I'm intrigued. If they can pull this vision of, sounds like it could be a good one. 

Damn do i hate these kind of trailers.

that dragon looks like a purple version of the one in cataclysm

Looking forward to gw2

The more I see, the more I want this game. TAKE MY MONEY ARENASOFT

I didn't understand the hype behind this game, so I watched this hoping to get it.  I still don't get it.  This game looks fucking terrible.   I give them credit for unabashedly busting out the hyperbole hyping their game though, masterful work.  These people should work for Peter Molyneux.
 
It's hilarious though that they gripe against how MMO's make you grind.  Guild Wars 1 was only grinding.  In terms of moment-to-moment action, Guild Wars makes WoW look like Uncharted.