Possibly late spring, but I wouldn't doubt a summer release. If they are in the planning stages of an open beta, the earliest we might see it opening is a month. That's if they plan it out and nothing else goes wrong.
My guess is that an open beta would be more of a stress test to see if the servers can handle the loads, and to see how content actually works vs. a mob of actual players.
The game looks like it's working well from the videos we've seen, as well as the comments that their closed beta is going well. However, you can never account for the masses, they have ways of twisting game systems in ways developers could never think of.
Can't you keep acumulating HOM points past launch? As long as your account was made before the launch of GW2 you can keep playing 1 and getting points that'll carry over to two.
Ahh now that's poppin but back to stying humble can't wait for the actual date, hard enjoying any MMOs period since my exxperience last year at PAX.
I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
It was already posted yesterday, but yeah it is indeed good news.
Maybe we finally can get a date soon.
damn right i know were all dying for this game because every time i check the mmo forums its always the same cool people waiting for guild wars 2 hehe i love you guys and im happy for sharing this long as wait with you all :P although it will be going on a little longer
Time to see what this game is all about.Im not expecting to be amazing because after all these continues lies and fake game hypes this game could be another overhyped crap.Lets wait some more to see it live
Well, they did say they would have a short closed beta if everything goes according to plan. Guess the plan is going accordingly. Please OB, start in Feb.
7/50 HoM here - and I'm having fun taking my time gaining more points. I left GW to go back to WoW shortly after the Factions box was released. I really wish I had stuck with GW instead, but hindsight is 20/20. (Let me just add that WoW gave me that first "OMG - open world! moment, despite having played UA.) I'm just settling back in after finishing the Prophecies and EoTN campaign on a brand new character. I'm starting with the Factions campaigns now (after all this time), reaquainting myself with the Kaineng Center.
This is the first MMO in a great while that has sparked my interest.
I just hope that the game doesn't get "overhyped" to saturation levels. I'll also be keen to see objective open beta reviews. The game looks fantastic based on the PAX and other convention coverage and footage we've seen, but I can't wait for the necessary vetting open beta reviews will provide. I just hope that the GW community can stay objective in the face of any criticism. It's kind of painful to see how another recent AAA title was promoted and marketed to the hilt as the next coming, and the subsequent meltdown of that community in the face of what turned out to be valid objective criticisms after its release.
GW was and is great for its time, but it has its flaws. (Mainly the fact that it isn't an MMORPG!) I can't wait to experience the CORPG I love in an MMORPG environment. (And obtain another 23 HoM points!)
i got 1 GWAMM 50/50, 2 accnts with 30/50, 1 accnt at 29/50 (cant decide whether to fill the last point up with armor or weapon) and 1 up and coming 18/50
1 accnt didnt have Nightfall. i used a 10-hour NF trial key to finish the campaign in NM, get 3 elite armor and get all NF heroes displayed in HOM
OBT is very good news but i wont hold my breath for OBT on Feb. April most likely to coincide with the GW Anniv
"PLANING" been the key word here... so I reckon another month and we might see something... but I'm stilling waiting for the Media to go in and hopfully the NDA will be lifted and we get to see "Hopfully" a near finished game with top game play!! like TB the yogscast or Jesse Cox... that would be awsome... SOOO stinging for this game... But I'm not going to over hype myself just incase... still excited though!!!!
You get it by maxing 30 titles. It's a pretty hard grind.
It's not that hard, you gain most stuff whilst playing through the campaigns. And if you do not do the same thing over and over again, but mix it..cleaning one area for the vanquishing title (remember to take the Zaishen quest), a quick Morostov/Quinkai run for the Faction titles, trapping Zaishen-Elite, and doing the Zaishen mission and bounty (which makes you go into the dungeons) and you do a lot of titles and gain a lot of money - with the later you can buy stuff like sweets or beverage and the mini pets.
The hardest grind is if you want to get every glob of ectoplasma dropped which you use for the Obsidian armor, but everything else..
Cartography somewhat, but you easily end up with 95% when done with vanquishing.
Survivor can be bought or combined with farming obsidian shards you need anyways (for the HoM, obsidian armor) in the fissure of woe. Each run is about 100k. So 11 runs. Less if you take scrolls or clean everything, but it's faster just doing what has to be done instead of killing everything.
The single most motivating thing for me was, having other people around who need stuff, too. You end up doing everything, all over the place, which leads to a more interesting time.
Don't forget that some titles are account wide, and stuff like sweets or Z-keys can be transfered, you do not need to do everything with one char, not for GWAMM and even less for the HoM (which is completely account wide).
--
About that open beta news: Heh, i already forgot that interview again, seeing that is was originally posted on the 12th.
I'd love an open beta, but at this stage, her answer does not mean a thing. "planning has begun". How long will the planning take? It is like "hey guys, open beta next week?" "sure". Or do they want to fix the bugs first, extended discussions, maybe deciding whats actually going to be in there etc.? And even if it's the first type of planning, maybe the question was "hey guys, open beta later this year?" , or "open beta, week before release?".
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
I'm losing interest in this one fast. I remember when they promised minimal instancing and awesome pvp. Now all I hear about is instanced pvp and once a week faction wars.
I'm losing interest in this one fast. I remember when they promised minimal instancing and awesome pvp. Now all I hear about is instanced pvp and once a week faction wars.
I forget what was promised initially
but instanced pvp and "once a week" faction wars has been in the FAQ for at least 3 years -- no surprises there
anyhow, this is the only new game im looking forward to
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Possibly late spring, but I wouldn't doubt a summer release. If they are in the planning stages of an open beta, the earliest we might see it opening is a month. That's if they plan it out and nothing else goes wrong.
My guess is that an open beta would be more of a stress test to see if the servers can handle the loads, and to see how content actually works vs. a mob of actual players.
The game looks like it's working well from the videos we've seen, as well as the comments that their closed beta is going well. However, you can never account for the masses, they have ways of twisting game systems in ways developers could never think of.
Regardless, this is extremely exciting news.
Can't you keep acumulating HOM points past launch? As long as your account was made before the launch of GW2 you can keep playing 1 and getting points that'll carry over to two.
amg amg amg! *nerdrages*
Seriously I would sell my non-existing wife for this game! :-)
50/50 and gwamm. I'm so ready for this!
Ahh now that's poppin but back to stying humble can't wait for the actual date, hard enjoying any MMOs period since my exxperience last year at PAX.
I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
So jelly right now.
damn right
i know were all dying for this game because every time i check the mmo forums its always the same cool people waiting for guild wars 2 hehe 
i love you guys and im happy for sharing this long as wait with you all :P although it will be going on a little longer
I got from 32/50 to 50/50 in 1 week!
Still here?
What are u waiting for?!
That shouldn't be too difficult. Maybe we all should sell our non-existent spouses for this game, or maybe there is a traitor amongst us ;-)
OOH MY GOD!!!! (feints)
Mission in life: Vanquish all MMORPG.com trolls - especially TESO, WOW and GW2 trolls.
Time to see what this game is all about.Im not expecting to be amazing because after all these continues lies and fake game hypes this game could be another overhyped crap.Lets wait some more to see it live
Well, they did say they would have a short closed beta if everything goes according to plan. Guess the plan is going accordingly.
Please OB, start in Feb.
BOOYAKA!
7/50 HoM here - and I'm having fun taking my time gaining more points. I left GW to go back to WoW shortly after the Factions box was released. I really wish I had stuck with GW instead, but hindsight is 20/20. (Let me just add that WoW gave me that first "OMG - open world! moment, despite having played UA.) I'm just settling back in after finishing the Prophecies and EoTN campaign on a brand new character. I'm starting with the Factions campaigns now (after all this time), reaquainting myself with the Kaineng Center.
This is the first MMO in a great while that has sparked my interest.
I just hope that the game doesn't get "overhyped" to saturation levels. I'll also be keen to see objective open beta reviews. The game looks fantastic based on the PAX and other convention coverage and footage we've seen, but I can't wait for the necessary vetting open beta reviews will provide. I just hope that the GW community can stay objective in the face of any criticism. It's kind of painful to see how another recent AAA title was promoted and marketed to the hilt as the next coming, and the subsequent meltdown of that community in the face of what turned out to be valid objective criticisms after its release.
GW was and is great for its time, but it has its flaws. (Mainly the fact that it isn't an MMORPG!) I can't wait to experience the CORPG I love in an MMORPG environment. (And obtain another 23 HoM points!)
Re: SWTOR
"Remember, remember - Kakk says 'December.'"
I stuck at 14 and will not go beyond
Can't play GW anymore IDK why, its like WoW for me, I enter and stops 20 mins later
"It has potential"
-Second most used phrase on existence
"It sucks"
-Most used phrase on existence
For the love of god roll on GW2 PLS!
While playing swtor...i CAN¨T WAIT to get my hands on Guild Wars 2 !!!
Hope open beta is very "OPEN" & very soon
i got 1 GWAMM 50/50, 2 accnts with 30/50, 1 accnt at 29/50 (cant decide whether to fill the last point up with armor or weapon) and 1 up and coming 18/50
1 accnt didnt have Nightfall. i used a 10-hour NF trial key to finish the campaign in NM, get 3 elite armor and get all NF heroes displayed in HOM
OBT is very good news but i wont hold my breath for OBT on Feb. April most likely to coincide with the GW Anniv
Have fun storming the castle! - Miracle Max
Awesome News!
Play FF13-2 for a month, then once that's wrapped up, GW2 around the corner.
Today was a good day.
The Deep Web is sca-ry.
what does gwamm mean?
Everything creates huge amounts of negativity on the internet, that's what the internet is for: Negativity, porn and lolcats.
"PLANING" been the key word here... so I reckon another month and we might see something... but I'm stilling waiting for the Media to go in and hopfully the NDA will be lifted and we get to see "Hopfully" a near finished game with top game play!! like TB the yogscast or Jesse Cox... that would be awsome... SOOO stinging for this game... But I'm not going to over hype myself just incase... still excited though!!!!
It's the title, God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals.
You get it by maxing 30 titles. It's a pretty hard grind.
It's not that hard, you gain most stuff whilst playing through the campaigns. And if you do not do the same thing over and over again, but mix it..cleaning one area for the vanquishing title (remember to take the Zaishen quest), a quick Morostov/Quinkai run for the Faction titles, trapping Zaishen-Elite, and doing the Zaishen mission and bounty (which makes you go into the dungeons) and you do a lot of titles and gain a lot of money - with the later you can buy stuff like sweets or beverage and the mini pets.
The hardest grind is if you want to get every glob of ectoplasma dropped which you use for the Obsidian armor, but everything else..
Cartography somewhat, but you easily end up with 95% when done with vanquishing.
Survivor can be bought or combined with farming obsidian shards you need anyways (for the HoM, obsidian armor) in the fissure of woe. Each run is about 100k. So 11 runs. Less if you take scrolls or clean everything, but it's faster just doing what has to be done instead of killing everything.
The single most motivating thing for me was, having other people around who need stuff, too. You end up doing everything, all over the place, which leads to a more interesting time.
Don't forget that some titles are account wide, and stuff like sweets or Z-keys can be transfered, you do not need to do everything with one char, not for GWAMM and even less for the HoM (which is completely account wide).
--
About that open beta news: Heh, i already forgot that interview again, seeing that is was originally posted on the 12th.
I'd love an open beta, but at this stage, her answer does not mean a thing. "planning has begun". How long will the planning take? It is like "hey guys, open beta next week?" "sure". Or do they want to fix the bugs first, extended discussions, maybe deciding whats actually going to be in there etc.? And even if it's the first type of planning, maybe the question was "hey guys, open beta later this year?" , or "open beta, week before release?".
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll
Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde
And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
yeah thats it.....hype it up you guys....keep hyping.....almost there.
It will be done when its done and it will still be (a good looking) game like many others.
lolz
I'm losing interest in this one fast. I remember when they promised minimal instancing and awesome pvp. Now all I hear about is instanced pvp and once a week faction wars.
I forget what was promised initially
but instanced pvp and "once a week" faction wars has been in the FAQ for at least 3 years -- no surprises there
anyhow, this is the only new game im looking forward to
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