Guild Wars 2: The One Thread

[wenslydale]

any1 know when the betas are and how to sign up for em?

[Sunseeker]

any1 know when the betas are and how to sign up for em?

There are no announcements of beta, and it's unknown if they are planning one.

[wenslydale]

There are no announcements of beta, and it's unknown if they are planning one.

i thought so thanks

[Valeron]

There are no announcements of beta, and it's unknown if they are planning one.

There will be a beta but it's uknown if there will be an open beta.

Also, new lore blog is up.

http://www.arena.net/blog/dream-and-nightmare

[Plagous]

This article was a great finale to this week. Disappointed that we wont get to see The Grove or Rata Sum at GamesCom/PAX this year. Looking forward to the eventual Asura week (said be be sometime after the conventions).

[Merendel]

Interesting blog. I wonder if there will be an option to join the nightmare court or if they will just be an evil NPC faction like your generic pirate/bandit clans that attack places.

[Valeron]

You won't be able to join the Nightmare Court. It is the "evil" faction that all of the races have had (I'm sure the Asura will have one as well).

[GrodinLB]

They said there was going to be an open beta on facebook a month or so ago. Although it will only be for a week before release. Expect a close beta date in the next few months.

They have two HUGE conventions coming up.

Pretty sure they also said there won't be a beta key giveaway at PAX or Gamecom.

[Mif]

You won't be able to join the Nightmare Court. It is the "evil" faction that all of the races have had (I'm sure the Asura will have one as well).

The Inquest.

[aej]

Incase you guys missed this..

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=844819&postcount=319][/url]
WvWvW:





This is from an anonymous source. I am hoping that it is okay to publish this. If not, the report post button is just over there and I am just a PM away.

• There are three teams; Blue, Red and Green
• The castle is in the centre of the map. To the north of the castle, but not visible on the released screenshot, is the Red team's base
• In order to see the darkened areas on the map, you must explore those areas
• Each team has access to a waypoint to their home base and to other significant areas of the map when you take control of them. For example the keep and castle should provide a waypoint once captured
• Supplies are used to make siege weapons. Helping out the NPCs at the Lumber and Mine camps will provide your team with these supplies
• There are small NPC towns located on the map. Helping them will enable them to aid your team. For example they will attack the enemy keeps, mines etc.

Speculate away

[Plagous]

It looks absolutely massive. Imagine what this would be like with over 100 players from each server playing all at once. I can't wait until we see the finalised version of this.

[bohapjut]

wvw screen looks pretty nice

[nixcookies]

wow that looks absolutely incredible, the size of it looks massive. I'm even more hyped than before.

[Wyrmrider]

Nice screenshot!

Looks like there's a lot of interest within each team's "base" area, and they're pretty big... each roughly the size of Wintergrasp maybe?

Is the dark area simply an "explore to permanently reveal the map" thing with no further gameplay relevance? Or is it more like the "fog of war" in an RTS, where having vision of that location shows you enemy troop movements?

I have no idea what mechanics will be involved in sieging the center castle, but I already like how they've laid it out -- layers of walls with staggered entrances, clear visibility all around. Seems like it will be a pleasure to defend.

[GrodinLB]

Shit, WvW looks sensational just from the map. Can't wait to hear more about it. Looking forward to seeing some pvp footage from the next few weeks.

[Underskilled]

I'll be honest, before I completely scrolled down, I thought that pic of the WvWvW ground was a whole questing zone, I'm serious, that looks HUGE.

[Dr. Max Del]

Sound recording sounds fun

i heard what you did there...
8D

[Skelington]

Only a very large exclamation point can relay my response to that, for english lacks sufficient adjectives.
!

[Ronyx]

They said there was going to be an open beta on facebook a month or so ago. Although it will only be for a week before release. Expect a close beta date in the next few months.

They have two HUGE conventions coming up.

Source? I checked their FB page and there was nothing of the sort there.

[Snowy]

Source? I checked their FB page and there was nothing of the sort there.

There have been several places over the past 2 years, though here is their FAQ:

http://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/game-faq/#two

"When will there be a beta?

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. Guild Wars 2 is a very large and ambitious game, and Guild Wars players rightfully have very high expectations. We want players to be absolutely blown away by the game the first time they experience it."