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[Hoo-doo]

They are making an event out of this, the entire building is watching the signup counter.
Must be nice to kick back and see all that potential playerbase pour in.

 

[Ferny]

In every MMO I've played in, I've been the official guild "Fucker who always makes terrible puns". My record is 43 minutes straight of nautical puns.

It would be a shame to not have those talents proudly displayed in the guild chat then...welcome aboard sir!

 

[nataku]

For those not getting an e-mail just hit the resend notification button on the beta signup page. I waited for 10 min and didn't get anything, hit resend, got it instantly.

Seems like they took the option down or something.

 

[Napophis]

fuck me, why didin't i think of that!

 

[Kalnos]

You'll keep this guild afloat for sure.

You're knot funny.

 

[Xyber]

For those not getting an e-mail just hit the resend notification button on the beta signup page. I waited for 10 min and didn't get anything, hit resend, got it instantly.

I did that and still haven't received a mail, oh well. It will probably show up eventually.

Edit: Just got it. Now let the wait begin!

 

[Kos Luftar]

You haven't played a MMO before am I right?

Just GW1.

 

[Herla]

The fact that I'm hoping for the beta to start this weekend is scaring me. I need to play this so bad...

 

[HarryHengst]

I dont think the beta wil start this weekend. Next weekend at its earliest, and probably only weekend events like last weekends was.

 

[Retro]

It would be a shame to not have those talents proudly displayed in the guild chat then...welcome aboard sir!

Awesome.

Too bad my wife probably won't join up, we're even worse together;

I hope it's not next weekend. I have my sister's wedding reception to go to.

If your sister loved you, she'd understand. Run that line past her.
Over the phone.
Not in person.
And play somewhere she probably can't find you.
Maybe outside the country.

 

[nataku]

I dont think the beta wil start this weekend. Next weekend at its earliest, and probably only weekend events like last weekends was.

I hope it's not next weekend. I have my sister's wedding reception to go to.

Assuming I even get invited to the beta of course.

 

[Schweinehund]

Signed up, playing swtor right now but I'm looking for something more fresh.

Odd thing was during sign up the application form was in french. I was able to piece it together easily though.

 

[ShaneB]

You're knot funny.

Don't make me walk the plank

 

[Jira]

Still no confirmation...WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY

 

[GrizzNKev]

Still no confirmation...WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY

From facebook:

Confirmation emails might take a short bit, be patient -- it's taking the system a while to get them through. ~RB2

 

[Jira]

From facebook:

Ah, thanks.

 

[Nemesis121]

Still no confirmation...WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY

same here.....

 

[Syril]

A network error has occurred...
Can't send system information.

Sorry. =(

 

[01DragonFly]

Still no confirmation...WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY

you can resent your mail in the page where you download the scanner

 

[Sophia]

A network error has occurred...
Can't send system information.

Sorry. =(

Keep trying. It'll go through eventually. It took me like 20 tries.

 

[Syril]

Keep trying. It'll go through eventually. It took me like 20 tries.

Yay, I'm signed up! Now I'm just waiting for the confirmation email. It's probably taking a while with all the traffic they're getting.

 

[Midou]

you can resent your mail in the page where you download the scanner

Where? It says that in faq but I can't see it.

 

[DrAg0nBoY]

They took the resend option down. Just wait a little more you will get the e-mail.

 

[Midou]

I signed up almost an hour ago, but I'll give it more time.

 

[GrizzNKev]

So I realized that if this happens on the weekends of March 3rd or March 10th, I'll be away and unable to play the game. If that happens and I get in, and it's just a key that they send, I'll give it away.

 

[PhoenixDark]

I signed up almost an hour ago, but I'll give it more time.

Same here

 

[HBroward]

Signed up 10 minutes after it went up and just received confirmation. Now for the wait.

 

[SDBurton]

So I realized that if this happens on the weekends of March 3rd or March 10th, I'll be away and unable to play the game. If that happens and I get in, and it's just a key that they send, I'll give it away.

That's very generous of you man.

 

[Jira]

So I realized that if this happens on the weekends of March 3rd or March 10th, I'll be away and unable to play the game. If that happens and I get in, and it's just a key that they send, I'll give it away.

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First come first serve?

Some more impressions:

http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/02/impressions-guild-wars-2-beta/

"It is rare to encounter a game that so readily defies convention, but it is even rarer to find one which succeeds in doing so. ArenaNet have crafted a game of such splendour, originality and beauty that there are no words to describe how much I enjoyed playing it. Guild Wars 2 is such a vastly superior game to its predecessor that one could play the original and never know they were related. This may ostracise some of the original fan base, but for all the changes ArenaNet have made over Guild Wars (all for the better) it is a necessary trade off for not only attracting new players to the genre, but lifting the genre above the stagnant pool it currently resides in. With an unrivalled abundance of launch content, innovative and addictive combat, incredible PvE and what is unquestionably some of the finest PvP I’ve ever played, ArenaNet have created something quite remarkable and also something truly special."

 

[nataku]

Arenanet is trolling me now. That's the second newsletter I received telling me to sign up for the beta.

Still waiting on my confirmation email.

 

[Jira]

Oh awesome, every class has Traits that do something when you dodge:

Guardian

Selfless Daring - Dodging has a chance to heal allies

Warrior

Reckless Dodge - Damage foes at the end of a dodge roll

Engineer

Evasive Powder Keg - Create a bomb when you dodge

Ranger

Cover Me - Your pet gains might when you dodge
Vigorous Evasion - Gain Vigor on evade

Thief

Expeditious Dodger - Gain swiftness on evade
Uncatchable - You leave behind Caltrops when you dodge


Elementalist

Evasive Arcana - Create an attunement based spell on dodge
Stop Drop and Roll - Dodge rolling removes burning

Mesmer

Deceptive Evasion - Create a clone at your current position when you dodge

Necromancer

Evasive Animation - Summon a Jagged Horror when you dodge roll

 

[Kalnos]

Don't make me walk the plank

Sorry, I went overboard.

 

[etiolate]

Signed up and waiting for email. According to FB

Confirmation emails might take a short bit, be patient -- it's taking the system a while to get them through. ~RB2

 

[GoldenChicken]

Arenanet is trolling me now. That's the second newsletter I received telling me to sign up for the beta.

Still waiting on my confirmation email.

I'm not even getting any newsletters, despite signing up for them seperately a couple of weeks ago. Been waiting on the confirmation email for almost two hours now.

/startspanicking

 

[BrettWeir]

Pffft
Atleast you have registered! /curses work

 

[GrizzNKev]

That's very generous of you man.

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First come first serve?

I'll probably hold some kind of MSPaint drawing contest or something. I dunno yet, I'll decide if I get in and we get some dates for this thing. Though I've gotten into pretty much every beta I've ever signed up for, since I'm super lucky or something.

 

[Proven]

@perfectnight and Coxswain, I had to go at the time, and just got back. Do you want to continue?

Did the beta sign up 15 minutes ago. Confirmation within five minutes.

 

[Jira]

Scumbag ArenaNet

Doesn't send confirmation email, but tells me I can sign up for the Beta. Though to be fair to them this was NCSoft that sent the email and not ANet.

 

[kayos90]

That Necro Dodge Bonus. So awesome.

 

[Negaiido]

Scumbag ArenaNet

Doesn't send confirmation email, but tells me I can sign up for the Beta. Though to be fair to them this was NCSoft that sent the email and not ANet.

I thought you were already in the beta?

 

[kayos90]

I'm assuming the confirmation Email is that they accepted your registration, right? It's not that you're actually IN the beta.

 

[ZeroEdge]

Pffft
Atleast you have registered! /curses work

This is why I have RDP enabled on the home PC and if I am at Work I just use Logmein on the good old iPad so I can remote home and sign up Can't let work get in the way of my Gaming hehehe.

 

[Arken2121]

Now give us pre order information! =)

 

[GrizzNKev]

Still... no.... email...

I know it means essentially nothing relative to whether or not I'm selected, but I'm going to obsess over it until it's in my inbox anyway.

 

[SDBurton]

Loving the Guardian and Engineering dodge.

 

[Proven]

None of us know if we're in the beta or not; it's just a confirmation email to say that our sign up went through and we're in the system. They're not going to sort through them and send actual invites until after the 48 hours are over, more than likely.

Another beta impression article is up. I might be picking this one specifically because of the mesmer arguments I've been reading. I'll take a break from posting so much for tonight. http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/02/impressions-guild-wars-2-beta/

I should have just linked this instead. Scroll down to the newer stuff; much of it are more detailed accounts than the ones we've gotten the past few days. http://www.guildmag.com/press-closed-beta-test-aggregration-page

 

[LowParry]

You think confirmation waiting is bad, just wait for the day the invites go out. And your inbox is empty.

 

[CAW]

Filled everything out but the guild info as I don't have a GW2 guild (will join the GAF guild as usual). Is that something they look for? People in guilds, more than people not in a guild? I've always wondered that when applying for MMO betas.

 

[MadSkillzBahamut]

Filled everything out but the guild info as I don't have a GW2 guild (will join the GAF guild as usual). Is that something they look for? People in guilds, more than people not in a guild? I've always wondered that when applying for MMO betas.

I think they just generally look for a range of players, hardcore MMO players to people that hate MMOs.

 

[Retro]

Some more impressions:

http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/02/impressions-guild-wars-2-beta/

After five hours, I’d completed less than 1% of the charr content, had explored only 1 underwater area, had missed dozens upon dozens dynamic events and hadn’t even touched my personal story, looked at the guild system, traits, explored structured PvP or World vs. World, visited any of the other races lands or completed a single dungeon. It’s staggering to think all this will be present come launch day and not two years down the road.

What I loved the most was the team work that was necessary. Due to trebuchet operator being so far away from the keep it is absolutely critical that you have spotters to tell you how near you are to your target, whilst effective coordination of supply is a must if you are to quickly build siege units. It also became apparent how important effectively coordinating your defences will be. Small groups of players whose sole intention is to disrupt siege equipment with hit and run tactics is going to be a top priority for those trying to defend their keep.

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