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[mrNTE]

Finally installed Mumble, but I'll probably be afraid of using it.

No worries, you are not alone.

 

[Mulligan]

Can only play for an hour tonight, which isn't fun. I'm gonna try my hardest to dedicate the whole of Saturday and Sunday to the beta, though. I still need to find out which class i'm gonna main at launch.

 

[Weltall Zero]

Because you've got the Kool-aid running intravenously, man. Can't be excited for anything without being on something that's altering your perceptions.

Junkie.

Untrue, nothing in my veins but blood. Perfectly normal, red, chilly, strawberry-flavored blood.

World Transfer

World transfer will be free and unlimited from Noon July 20 to 6:00 PM Pacific on July 21. After this period, you’ll need to spend gems for a transfer. Transfers will still be unlimited. The gem costs for a world transfer after 6:00 PM Pacific on July 21:

FINALLY high time for a company to offer better deals for transfers to low pop. servers (not the "free when moving from high pop. to low pop. I've been advocating for years on WoW, but hey). Also awesome that the 1800 gems per transfer is an upper bound that is unlikely to ever be needed. I was actually wondering about the seemingly disproportionate transfer price.

This is where I am. I tried the whole cynical approach years ago. Guess what? I was bored. I'd rather have fun all the way up to a game's release, be disappointed if it flops, and move on. I mean, as long as people don't take it personally when a game isn't what they wanted it to be, what's the harm?

People just take shit too seriously.

EDIT@BattleMonkey: We've had some people from the original Guild Wars be 'realistic' about Guild Wars 2. Guess what? Their opinion doesn't change what we've experienced for ourselves while playing it. They're allowed to have a different opinion, but it doesn't make either opinion right or wrong. This game is not like Guild Wars, so having experience or not having experience with it is borderline trivial.

Indeed. I still want someone to explain to me how I'm making too quick a judgement about a a game that I've played 30-40 hours of already. Many games at this price point don't last that long!

apparently lag is a non-issue, so I'll be rolling my characters on Gate of Madness (US).

Well, it was a non-issue for me, but I may have a high tolerance for it. I would really recommend you guys to try it for yourselves this beta weekend and decide if it's acceptable.

Edit - Actually, its not quite like appearance slots. There are specific pieces of clothing that can only be worn in Town Clothes slots, and armor cannot be worn in these slots. But you can switch between the two any time you are out of combat.

I really want a "toggle cloth set" keybind...

http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/interview-gw2-game-designer-jonathan-chap-sharp/

Really interesting stuff about the custom finished animations! I wonder what they look like.

So here's an interesting question... would Guild Wars 2 be considered a Free to Play game? I know they advertise it as having no subscription fee, but I wonder if this is just to avoid the negative impression the term F2P brings (I.e. low quality, bad graphics, etc.) And also, Guild Wars 1 came out in a time before Free to Play existed as a term.

Is Mass Effect free to play? Assassin's Creed? Arkham City? To me, "free" means "free", not "pay me, then it's free". That's only free if you're a phone company advertising their products.

Oh man, I am not going to get to play nearly as much this weekend as I had hoped. arrrrg

Nooooo!

some tips for taking screenshots that might be useful:

There's also a keybind (unbound by default, or perhaps Shift+PrintScreen, I think) for taking regular-sized screenshots without the UI.

 

[Deitus]

Well, its 2 hours until the beta officially starts (and probably 1 hour until the servers open early), and my internet is still not fixed. Its working much better now, so I can actually use my computer for things instead of just my phone (but I still have to hit refresh once or twice to get most pages to load), but still not nearly consistent enough to play an MMO. And I still haven't heard from the guy who is supposed to come out here and fix it.

I'm getting pretty worried here.

 

[Alister_McCalister]

Official forums updated with the list of known bugs:

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Known-Issues-Beta-Weekend-Event-3/page/1#post276056

 

[Jira]

Official forums updated with the list of known bugs:

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Known-Issues-Beta-Weekend-Event-3/page/1#post276056

Less than BWE2, most seem to be related to the newest content which makes sense.

 

[j_hiro]

Official forums updated with the list of known bugs:

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Known-Issues-Beta-Weekend-Event-3/page/1#post276056

"In the Eternal Battlegrounds jumping puzzle, torches and skills do not emit light." Nice. This'll make things interesting in the darker areas.

 

[Übermatik]

So when my UK friend tries to purchase the beta (digital deluxe), the site doesn't list the UK as a selectable option, and instead, I imagine, uses his IP and incorrectly identifies him as being in the US?

How can he avoid this so he can buy?

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Create Character -> Skip to End -> Enter Name -> Skip to End -> Logout -> Repeat

I have 2 names I absolutely must have and another two I'd like to have.

But..but.. what then? You delete these characters, and then.. you hurry to not lose the name through the next ones?

 

[Alister_McCalister]

But..but.. what then? You delete these characters, and then.. you hurry to not lose the name through the next ones?

I think the prevailing opinion is that your name is reserved for an hour or so.


I have no facts to back this up, just hearsay.

 

[Jira]

But..but.. what then? You delete these characters, and then.. you hurry to not lose the name through the next ones?

I think the general consensus is that they're held for 24 hours.

 

[Jira]

Another small update was put up, seemed to be a launcher update.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

I think the general consensus is that they're held for 24 hours.

ooooh okay, I'll try that, too, then Will names that work in the BWE work at launch as well? Or the other way around, can I take names that are already reserved in the BWE?

 

[Jira]

ooooh okay, I'll try that, too, then Will names that work in the BWE work at launch as well? Or the other way around, can I take names that are already reserved in the BWE?

There's no name reservations in the BWE, none of this applies to headstart or launch. At headstart any GW1 names will be reserved for the accounts in which they're on for the duration of the headstart, but after that all of those names will be made available for everyone. So once headstart starts, all names except the GW1 names are up for grabs.

 

[flyinpiranha]


Some feel that GW2’s proximity system of aggro seems to favor those attacking at range due to them simply being the furthest from the target. Are there any plans to adjust how mob aggro is generated or dealt with server side, or to maybe better cushion those closer to the action?

Jon: We’ve actually made some fairly significant strides in how creature hate is determined. I won’t reveal any secrets, because I think discovering this is one of the important aspects of mastering the game, but I will say that this system relies on fewer factors and will be easier to stabilize on our end and has thus far been a lot more fun to game. Good luck figuring it out!

That's what my melee'n ass likes to hear!

 

[JonCha]

So has the Xpadder guide been lost? Sorry for spamming, but this thread is moving quickly.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I know I can't logon right now but the launcher says I don't have a valid email?

edit: if i change my username to my gmail it says i dont have guild wars 2 registered but I can check on arena net and it shows my beta key registered.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

There's no name reservations in the BWE, none of this applies to headstart or launch. At headstart any GW1 names will be reserved for the accounts in which they're on for the duration of the headstart, but after that all of those names will be made available for everyone. So once headstart starts, all names except the GW1 names are up for grabs.

Noo, that's not what i meant

My question is, if I manage to get a name in BWE, will i be able to snatch it during headstart, too?

like, if "Shawn Michaels" is reserved over from GW1, will I be able to use it during Beta, even if it is? Or if I can name myself "Shawn Michaels" in Beta, is this a sign the name is still up for grabs when the game comes out?

 

[Jira]

Noo, that's not what i meant

My question is, if I manage to get a name in BWE, will i be able to snatch it during headstart, too?

like, if "Shawn Michaels" is reserved over from GW1, will I be able to use it during Beta, even if it is? Or if I can name myself "Shawn Michaels" in Beta, is this a sign the name is still up for grabs when the game comes out?

It should be.

 

[Mulligan]

I know I can't logon right now but the launcher says I don't have a valid email?

edit: if i change my username to my gmail it says i dont have guild wars 2 registered but I can check on arena net and it shows my beta key registered.

Same happening to me, hopefully it's just the launcher. Should be okay when the servers are up.

 

[j_hiro]

I'm logged in.

 

[Achtius]

me2

 

[Stuart444]

I'm in

 

[Jack_AG]

I'm logged in.

I still get errors.

 

[Vinci]

Getting in now! Yay!

 

[Saprol]

Good thing I spent zero time considering what race/class I wanted to try out. Hmm.

 

[inky]

They wiped out stuff for this? Great, I thought they wouldn't...? Need to read this thread more often it seems.

 

[Hawkian]

screw you guys, hard

i mean

have fun

 

[JetBlackPanda]

is anyone else having login issues? it says I do not have a valid code but I do... it shows on there webpage.

 

[Kimaka]

Awesome, there is a character select option now.

 

[Ferrio]

Wait, are our character names reserved from this beta?

 

[01DragonFly]

Wait, are our character names reserved from this beta?

probably no, only GW1 names(which are two word named example: Dragon Fly ,all 1 word names are free for all right now)
the servers are up =)

 

[Achtius]

so who should i pm to get in the guild?

 

[thetrin]

Shit! It's up! I'm going to log on in a bit, after I finish some work (the benefit of working from home).

EDIT: would love to get into the GAF guild. Who should I PM?

 

[Squall ASF]

So has the Xpadder guide been lost? Sorry for spamming, but this thread is moving quickly.

I think we're hosed now, people are now able to play so no one will respond

 

[Vano]

lol, Gate Of Madness is battling with Henge of Denravi in WvW :V

 

[JetBlackPanda]

well I guess something went wrong with my BETA key access. I can't logon to the beta but I can logon to the website and it shows my account however my display name is all fucked up its just random numbers and letters.

 

[spk]

Anywhere to get a last minute key for a friend?

 

[Hawkian]

I think we're hosed now, people are now able to play so no one will respond

I got you lads. Give me a minute to dig it up

 

[thetrin]

lol, Gate Of Madness is battling with Henge of Denravi in WvW :V

GAF vs. Something Awful. Hahaha

 

[JonCha]

I got you lads. Give me a minute to dig it up

Cheers bro. Glad someone responded!!

And Euro GAF get on Gandara. Or should I roll Gates of Madness with these Americans?

 

[01DragonFly]

if someone is inviting to the guild send me one, Character name : DragonFly (lol)

 

[Zod the Bear]

Can I get an invite to the new guild? Cadarn.8954

 

[JonCha]

Sod it I'm rolling Gates of Madness because I've got a feeling few will be on Gandara.

 

[Jack_AG]

is anyone else having login issues? it says I do not have a valid code but I do... it shows on there webpage.

I can't login. I'm on the forums fine but not the game.

 

[aramanKain]

Interesting info on how the launcher behaves:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/wvg49/support_answer_about_launcher_cpu_usage/

ANet really takes a whole new approach to game resources/assets and I love it.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Lies and deceit!

The GW2 beta started early ;_; my name got taken.

 

[Spookie]

Spookie.2186 needs an invite to the new EU guild.

 

[darkwing]

oh yes, first act of the game, go to World vs World

 

[inky]

It'd be funny if Henge of Denravi claims victory this time around ;P