Already got it. Played the last two weekend betas. Good stuff.

 guildwars2furs

Yeah, I got it too... will play it for the first time this weekend if all goes well. I am quite curious how it will be.

I have played the last two beta weekends, and I can offer you some advice

1. Guardians, while awesome, are flimsier than they look.
2. Learn to dodge.
3. LEARN TO DODGE.
4. Don't be shy about using your attacks and skills.
5. DODGING, LEARN IT.

I am actually quite intrigued about dodging!

It's such an outlandish concept then what you normally see in MMOs where you jsut sit still and spam attacks.

I'm going to either play a ranger ( i love ranged characters ) or some dual-wielding fines fighter with swords... I think the thief comes the closest to that ( I don't like characters that use heavy armor ).

I'm kind of pissed that the ranger can't dualwield swords... oh well.

You'll want to use all sorts of weapon combinations. They're all fun and useful in their own way. I love how a thief with a pistol and a knife is a master of playing keep away from his enemies. Normal dodging isn't the only way to keep enemies at a distance, after all.

True but I just like the character archetypes. THe sniper and the lightly armoured sword dualwielding killing machine. I was hoping a ranger could fill both roles but sadly he can't. SO, will just have to see how the thief preforms with leather armour and dual swords. ( I will of coruse experiment with all the weapons... but I'm going to grravitate towards thsoe 2 options to the end anyways. )

Sure he can. Just give him a long bow in one weapon set and a sword/dagger in the other. problem solved.

Sword + dagger =/= Sword + sword... ( I'm very specific about that )

Well I know a warrior could do it with ease, but again, your thing about heavily armored guys.

Well isn't a thief the right class for that? I know they can dual-wield swords and they wear light armor. Is there a problem with that build?

A thief only gets a sword in his main hand. No offhand sword.

Funny I remember they could dual swords... from one of those gameplay vids... well then I might have to scratch the idea of a dual sword character.

Is it true therell be many microtransactions?

Yes but none of them will be much more than cosmetic or silly fluff. Though you will get to buy character slots, for sure.

k thx

Gods I hope it's going to be just that and not like... "you must pay to be able to access this dungeon/map "... I'm gona tableflip if that's the case.

You'll also be able to buy the micro-transaction money (gems) with ordinary in-game money (gold/silver/copper).

It's the same system that Puzzle Pirates uses and it works excellently, despite what anyone may claim.

Oh I like the idea that you can buy premium stuff if you jsut grinde enough in the game. I love that concept obviously because I'm not big on spending cash for ingame stuff. ANd TBH, it feels like you've earned it if you grinde for it.

trying it this weekend before i decide

trying it at somebody else's place? No other way I could imagine participating to it without preoordering it.

im in the last beta event :P

But how can you be in the last beta event without having preordered it? I am confused...

because despite popular belief a BETA test is supposed to be for TESTING. its not a REWARD or a PRIZE. i got in a while back.

god i rage so hard when people see beta tests as just sneak peaks

SO you could have signed up as a tester for it? Heh... wish I knew that... would have signed up myself.

Played every beta weekend so far, though I'll have to skip this one. Can't wait for the final game!

Busy on the weekend?

This will be my first contact with the game as I got it just recently. AM curious what it's gona be like.

Yeah, I have guests over for the weekend so I can't play, but I've played enough of the beta to know that the final version's gonna be awesome. :D

Well I hope it's gona rock too... this being the first game I ever buy. ( would be quite the downer if it sucked ).

Got ot :D

Gona play the last beta weekend?

Yes! :D

I preordered ($5 down at Gamestop) for the beta weekends, but I think the game has messed up on just too many things.

Barring some kind of really impressive showing at the August head-start, won't be buying.

Im curious, what didnt you like?

A list probably much longer than you were expecting, so take your pick:

* It's a little too standard MMORPG-ish for me. I really loved the mission-based system of the original Guild Wars. By this point, most everyone in GW1 is likely pretty tired of PvE and Heroes kind of broke things, but back in the old days, you really felt like some kind of medieval commando squad going into enemy territory on a high-risk mission.

* The ordinary heart-quests and dynamic events don't really have that same epic feel to them, and it's hard to see how that could improve down the line. Even the more interesting dynamic events, like escorting someone to set a bomb in a monster-filled cave, feels a little too scripted and wooden. Oh, hey, yet another swarm of 30 centaurs to be annihilated by our 20 players -- didn't see that coming. Personal story is kind of neat, but is meant to be tackled alone -- I'd play a single-player RPG if I wanted that. Dungeons sound neat, but they're a minor aspect of the game -- I'm not buying just for Dungeons.

* It's sad to see the dual-class system go. They cited that it was difficult to balance, but it was a major draw of Guild Wars. There was a limitless number of combinations you could do. I fondly remember an interesting Ranger/Necromancer build that used a staff and almost exclusively necromancy touch spells, and a Ranger/Warrior I designed, that fought with a sword and shield. Yes, they'll add more skills over time, for sure, but the GW2 customization is very restrictive. You should at the least be able to change your weapon skills per weapon. Some of the weapon skills are really terrible, or might not fit your build idea, yet you're stuck with it.

* I'm not a fan of the PvP capture-and-hold gametype that everyone (e.g. The Old Republic) seems to be stealing from World of Warcraft nowadays, and the maps seem better built for more of a 5v5 or 6v6, not an 8v8. Okay, maybe there will be other game types or servers with reduced player count, but I haven't seen that yet. I'd rather have the old 4v4 deathmatches. And the free-join system just invites trouble as usefulness of classes grows or weakens based on the total number of players, or people join but don't contribute, which is unfair for players who aren't into hardcore tournament play.

* WvW is a complete wreck. The game was not designed to have huge armies of characters clash against each other. This is not a Battlefield game, where vehicles and positioning and long-range shooting and complex environments come into play. This is not Planetside, where there's a 15-minute timer on base capture and a base-connection system that creates natural frontlines, giving the defenders a chance to organize and defend. Yes, I understand that over time, servers will be reorganized based on performance in an effort to get equal ability. But a good WvW battle will always be the exception rather than the norm in its current state.

That about covers the big stuff. Maybe some of it will improve over time, or be better at high levels. But I just can't risk it.

I never played the original guild wars.... haven't even heard of it till GW2 was announced.

THe dynamic events feel a lot better then what I'm used to from WoW... they actually remind me of the dynamic events in Warhammer online witch I loved.

The dual class system sounded quite interesting... sad to hear that's not a part of the game. But sicne i never saw it in the original I won't miss it.

I'm not a fan of PvP in general. witch is why I'm glad PVP is restricted to special areas and you can choose not to do PVP at all.

Thanks for the whole info. Actually i didnt play GW yet (any), i just wanted to know because a friend of mine maybe wants to test it. Im a WoW player ^^
And what is WvW?

Probably means World VS World? basicly large scale battles between 2 servers I guess... not my cup of tea.

I could be wrong though.

They already launched it ?

No, it's still in Beta. But if you preordered it you can play it B4 launch during the beta during special Beta events, the last of witch is comming up this weekend ( if you preordered the game ).

Nah i didn't play GW 1 so not sure if i should the second

I didn't play GW1 either.

lol ? so i suppose your only interested if others are playing it aswell ?

just curious if other people are playing this... I bought it myself though.

Im actually curious how many bought it just for the graphics, dun get me wrong do i believe Gameplay wise it might be better then WoW

it did away with many of the things that irked me about WoW, like gankers, ninjas, killstealers, endless mob farming and pesky party invites to do quests... AND most of ALL, the fact that unlike WoW, GW2 has no monthly subscription fee... so it's a one time purchase for the entire game.

I gues that's what sets-it superior to most MMO's (the pay just once)

it's above free to play MMOs becauseh opefully you get the whole game and it's superiour to subscription MMOs because it has no subscription.

And also unlike most other Free MMO's even do presumably free those who have nothing to do with money will efford best gear and stats and so superior to those who didn't invest in the game

I don't mind if they have some overpowered gear in the auction house for people willing to spend IRL money. Asl ong as I get all the game and you don't NEED those items to survive.

Say that to PvP section or PvE demanders who want only those with gear that you can only aquire in the specific Instance/Dungeon (and ofc via buying with real money)

So many people say it's good, but I really don't care for it. I play WoW, and even though it's getting up there in age, I'd rather stick with it than move on to GW2. I've looked at the PvP and I despise it. My reasons are quite simple and I think one of the people above put them into great context. The fact that there's no factions is just upsetting for me. I love massive open world conflict and it doesn't look like it'll be able to provide.

Heh, what a coincidence... the massive open world faction vs faction conflict is the precise reason I hated WoW ( damn them Gankers !!! ). I hate PVP in general ( cause I suck at it ).

Other things that I despised about WOW: ninjas, kill stealers, group invites, sharing quests in order to do them with your other party members, endless mob grinding for XP.

Now admitedly the last time I played was in BC with the sunwell plateau update... I heard they changed a few things since then... but oh well.

Will just have to see how this one pans up.

On the other hand what i loved about WoW was the rich and enticing lore behind every area an d event in their world... it draws you in. The races in general were cool too and I did like the faction conflict in theory... until gankers wouldn't let you do your quests...

The one game that i actually LOVED the PVP in was in Warhammer online. I liked the lore in that one better, the races, the gameplay... well jsut about everything about it was preatty awesome... but I can't afford a monthly subscription for it... witch is why I couldn't play that one.

No monthly subscription is probably the reason I bought this one.

To each to own, I'm not saying GW2 is bad, it's just not for me. :P

You can't go wrong with no subscription fee!

Lol, unless half the maps/dungeons are locked behind micro-transactions... I'm going to tableflip if that's the case.

Yeah, if they pull something like that, that'll be a low blow. :I

I doubt they will though.

I certainly hope they won't... but they will catch a lot of flak if they do. Hoping for the best here.

They said they wouldn't make people pay for special skills, extra powered weapons or things like that. New locations will be added via extensions I think.

I guess that's fair enough. As long as they don't happen too ofthen ( as in the base game being short and having to buy a lot of expantions to get the full game... that would also be a rip off. ) Hoping that's not the case either.

They made only one extension in the first one (well, there were 3 stand alone and one extension) and it was really worth the price.

I preordered it like 2 months ago and always somehow managed to miss the beta weekends because I went to the summer house on weekends. ^^; So this weekend it will be my first try too. Definitely going with the elementalist. :D

Hehe, first time for me too this weekend... I'm thinking either ranger with a bow, or thief with dual swords.

Elementalist is the 3rd in my list of choices but it sounds a little complicated to play... and I don't like wearing robes.

Lol yeah I watched lots of videos even before betas and they say Elementalist is the most complicated class to play, because they can switch between 4 elements and get all kinds of skill sets. :) But that's why it's most interesting for me. xD Well once we're ingame, do tell me your username so I can put you in my friends list. :D

I can tell you that right now... It\s Farlorn... farlorn and some number that I don't remember at this point in time.

But I still don't know how the servers work... how would we even know we are on the same server anyways?

Hmm yeah you're right... Well later on then we'll hook up somehow. ^^

Well there seems to be an FA group forming:

 guildwars2furs

I guess we could go there oto make sure we're in the same place.

Can't really play this weekend even if I just bought a computer just for that game... And Eurofurence is during the game release, yeah xD

I'd suggest that you take a look at  guildwars2furs even if you don't want to join the guild (you can join more than one guild btw).
If you don't know where to go then maybe consider joining the same server, this way you won't have to pay to play pvp with us or other furs in this server.

Have fun playing this game :)

Well seems like a good idea to centralize the people here on one server. I will deffenetly give it a look. Thanks.

I pre ordered the game but I have no intentions of playing the beta, doesn't mean i wont, but I'm not planing to