Guild Wars 2

[murdoc]

I just got an email rewarding me for signing up for beta by telling me about a video I can view if I like them on Facebook.

Thanks. 

But, the interesting part was the line that said: "We know you're very eager for us to send out beta invitations, and we will be sending these confirmations out shortly."

[Draegan]

That's because the next beta event is in a few weeks, at the "end of the month".

[Ingmar]

The point is nobody turns up to a portal keep in daoc and got turned away.

This happened all the fucking time on our server. Hybrid without a group speed buff? Fuck right off.

[Nevermore]

Wasn't a problem for Albs.  Maybe Midgard would have had less problems if they weren't so elitist. 

[Fordel]

Wasn't a problem for Albs.  Maybe Midgard would have had less problems if they weren't so elitist. 

Your making a joke, but that was seriously one of Mid's biggest issues. No one in that realm liked anyone else in that realm.


They also had a complete inability to stay in groups larger then 16.

[ashrik]

I just got an email rewarding me for signing up for beta by telling me about a video I can view if I like them on Facebook.

Thanks. 

But, the interesting part was the line that said: "We know you're very eager for us to send out beta invitations, and we will be sending these confirmations out shortly."

Here is the stand-alone video
Nothing new or even noteworthy, I suppose, unless you count the Asura(?) that's in it for a brief second.

[Draegan]

They did a whole art dev blog on the asura a ways back, so it's not new really. 

[luckton]

Still, it's nice to know they care 

[Sjofn]

Wasn't a problem for Albs.  Maybe Midgard would have had less problems if they weren't so elitist. 

Your making a joke, but that was seriously one of Mid's biggest issues. No one in that realm liked anyone else in that realm.


They also had a complete inability to stay in groups larger then 16.

It wouldn't have been an issue if we had more than 20 people around at any given time. We could make our sad version of a "zerg" work against the much bigger zergs provided both groups had the must-have shit, like speed and CC and crap. If they didn't? Might as well break down into one really good 8 man group to harrass the opposing zergs and let the leftover people be canon fodder, 'cause that's all they'd be anyway.

Mid's biggest issue was population. The end. Everything else could've been dealt with in one way or another if we didn't have that problem. But we didn't even have enough people to make it so the people who truly could not stand each other could ignore each other. I had to work with people I loathed all the fucking time, because we had no choice. And that tends to make people even MORE resentful of people they don't like, it turns out.

[Draegan]

I could swear there is a DAOC forums somewhere.   

[Sky]

Are the last few posts showing up as 2008 for everyone?

[Hawkbit]

Why, yes they are.

[Nevermore]

I would have been even more appropriate if they'd been dated 2003 or so.

[Sjofn]

Look, population issues hurt me. They hurt me deeply.

[Tyrnan]

Look, population issues hurt me. They hurt me deeply.

You hide it well 

In other news, we'll be able to pre-order from April 10th. All versions will include Beta access, 3 day headstart and a Hero Ring (+2 to several stats).

[Shatter]

https://buy.guildwars2.com/

[Draegan]

More than any other game, I really love the GW2 art style.

[schild]

Golem Banker not being permanent sucks balls.

In fact, lots of one-time use shit going on. Pretty ghetto unless GW2 is going to have some kind of cash shop. In which case, do not want.

[Shatter]

This will probably be the first MMO in years Ive bought that wont be CE

[Numtini]

This has been in production so long I have a pre-order for a physical copy I need to cancel.

[Sky]

More than any other game, I really love the GW2 art style.

So tempted to buy the CE for this reason. It's the only mmo going that has really been able to utilize some good artists.

[murdoc]

Mid's biggest issue was population. The end. Everything else could've been dealt with in one way or another if we didn't have that problem. But we didn't even have enough people to make it so the people who truly could not stand each other could ignore each other. I had to work with people I loathed all the fucking time, because we had no choice. And that tends to make people even MORE resentful of people they don't like, it turns out.

I was on the one server, Bors, that had a large Midgard population. The Midzerg, at times, was larger than Hibernia and Albion combined. The was still some elitism, but generally speaking everyone was welcome to the Zerg (AE MID TO DEEP). It's when people tried to follow the 8 man hitgroups that the bitching would start.

I don't see anything worth the extra cash for the Deluxe or CE versions. I LOVE the artstyle, but I have enough artbooks that sit on shelves collecting dust.

[Sjofn]

We were talking about Mid/Igraine. It was itty-bitty.  


I, too, really like the Guild Wars art style most of the time. Except when they go all LOL FANTASY ART LOL and try to make me play a character who is running around in heels and a sports bra. On the other hand, most of their dudes are good looking instead of freaky power-fantasy stand-ins, so at least I can be a pretty boy mesmer instead of a lady mesmer who runs like a girl and makes me worry she's going to twist her ankle running around in those thigh-high 5-inch-heel boots.

[Bungee]

Oh come on, starts April 10th? Let me throw money at that already!

[kildorn]

Mid's biggest issue was population. The end. Everything else could've been dealt with in one way or another if we didn't have that problem. But we didn't even have enough people to make it so the people who truly could not stand each other could ignore each other. I had to work with people I loathed all the fucking time, because we had no choice. And that tends to make people even MORE resentful of people they don't like, it turns out.

I was on the one server, Bors, that had a large Midgard population. The Midzerg, at times, was larger than Hibernia and Albion combined. The was still some elitism, but generally speaking everyone was welcome to the Zerg (AE MID TO DEEP). It's when people tried to follow the 8 man hitgroups that the bitching would start.

I don't see anything worth the extra cash for the Deluxe or CE versions. I LOVE the artstyle, but I have enough artbooks that sit on shelves collecting dust.

I played Hib/Bors for a long time. We had the low pop "fuck your class" issues, but thankfully not as bad as Mid/Igraine. Igraine's mids had... population issues and a high percentage of total douchebags from what I could tell. Scratch that. Igraine's douchebag population across the board seemed abnormally high.

As for preorders.. What, not open for orders today? PREORDER PRECANCELED.

I agree with schild that the limited time bonuses seem to hint heavily at a cash shop.

[Tyrnan]

They've already confirmed that there will be a cash shop for cosmetic and convenience items from what I remember, which is pretty much the same as GW1.

[Zetor]

GW1's cash shop wasn't bad at all imo -- I didn't need to buy anything from there in order to play the game normally (except for the expansions ofc). This is in stark contrast with lotro, coh, allods, ...

[Lantyssa]

At least I have a month before they take my money.

[Furiously]

At least I have a month before they take my money.

And a few more months before they take it all!

[Furiously]

https://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/status/181023390260396034

Beta invites are going out.

[kildorn]

I eagerly await not actually getting one. :(

[Bungee]

Crafting.

http://youtu.be/-elq2JYlfA8

[Tmon]

If I follow my usual pattern I'm going to waste tons of money and resources on cooking and what ever the equivalent of tinkering is. 

[kildorn]

The accelerating crafting bar thing is <3 <3 <3

[01101010]

The accelerating crafting bar thing is <3 <3 <3

Yes. Dear god yes.