Ah, yeah, I totally missed what he was trying to do at first.
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Guild Wars 2 |OT| Buy Once, Sub Never, Fun Forever
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Oh so I can pre-purchase right now and play in 11h? Ok that's cool. Thanks.
Can I pre-purchase on Steam or is this from the website only?
just pre-purchased it via the official website. client is downloading now.
last MMO i played (and technically the first MMO i got into) was SWTOR. I learned a lot about MMOs (when I played WoW briefly, I was clueless) and I'm somewhat itching to dive back into it! Hoping this will do the trick.
looking forward to joining the gaf guild
you guys were a lot of fun, and huge help during SWTOR.
last MMO i played (and technically the first MMO i got into) was SWTOR. I learned a lot about MMOs (when I played WoW briefly, I was clueless) and I'm somewhat itching to dive back into it! Hoping this will do the trick.
looking forward to joining the gaf guild
you guys were a lot of fun, and huge help during SWTOR.Purchases from ArenaNet, for the moment, still seem to carry headstart access (beginning in 9.5-12.5 hours).
If you're just joining us and find Jira's OT a bit much to parse:
First: Holy Crap Gamescom Trailer. (720p or you're a terrible person)
Next: Tutorial Video (Watch if you have no idea what the game is like)
and
Seriously All These Things Get You XP in Guild Wars 2
Then:
Little Things that Make Guild Wars 2 Awesome
Also Fucking Bullet Casings Make Different Fucking Sounds on Different Surfaces
Plus Pigeons Come and Carry Your Mail. Anywhere.
If you're just joining us and find Jira's OT a bit much to parse:
First: Holy Crap Gamescom Trailer. (720p or you're a terrible person)
Next: Tutorial Video (Watch if you have no idea what the game is like)
and
Seriously All These Things Get You XP in Guild Wars 2
Then:
Little Things that Make Guild Wars 2 Awesome
Also Fucking Bullet Casings Make Different Fucking Sounds on Different Surfaces
Plus Pigeons Come and Carry Your Mail. Anywhere.
Madison Paige
Member
Read through the OP and immediately bought it. I haven't been able to get into any MMOs in a while (although I really wanted to try The Secret World), but this looks like a very good step forward in the genre. Can't wait to try it hopefully later tonight!
Did you pay for the entire game or not?Is there a way to tell if I have pre-purchase or preorder access (short of trying to log in in 11 hours or so
Well it starts with the GW1 GvG community, some of the best GW1 guilds like EVIL and War Machine will be playing on Stormbluff, but there's a big alliance of very competant players. Of course this attracts a hell of a lot of wannabe pro pvpers, and those are normally the guys some people have problems with. I personally don't mind them, and actually prefer the pvp community, but I just thought it was information worth sharing.
Well it only matters for WvW, sPvP is regional.
jbortz78
Member
Two things I need help with:
First about the Necromancer, you who have tried the class for awhile in both PVE and PVP, what favorite weapons do you use and switch between?
And second, maybe a stupid question, I have a laptop with a Geforce 560m, can I use the 305.67 driver? Just wondering since no "M"-models are mentioned.
See you all on Gandar tomorrow!
First about the Necromancer, you who have tried the class for awhile in both PVE and PVP, what favorite weapons do you use and switch between?
And second, maybe a stupid question, I have a laptop with a Geforce 560m, can I use the 305.67 driver? Just wondering since no "M"-models are mentioned.
See you all on Gandar tomorrow!
just pre-purchased it via the official website. client is downloading now.
last MMO i played (and technically the first MMO i got into) was SWTOR. I learned a lot about MMOs (when I played WoW briefly, I was clueless) and I'm somewhat itching to dive back into it! Hoping this will do the trick.
looking forward to joining the gaf guild
Well there's good news and bad news. Bad news is not much you've learned in other MMOs apply here other than basic controls and menu systems. Good news is you don't have that much experience with the genre and aren't weighted down by any certain expectations and what not.
BrettWeir
Member
All of you that were on the fence and purchased today, the game is seriously damn good. So much fun and content all wrapped under a measly $60 price tag (or less/more, obviously).
This is definitely an alt-itis game.
This is definitely an alt-itis game.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Tonight is going to be crazy. I'm going to try out Mumble to try to talk to you guys before and during launch (and as an added benefit, I'll hopefully know when it launches at the exact moment as a result of all of us trying to log on).
I think I'm going to be devoid of sleep tonight.
I think I'm going to be devoid of sleep tonight.
Purchases from ArenaNet, for the moment, still seem to carry headstart access (beginning in 9.5-12.5 hours).
If you're just joining us and find Jira's OT a bit much to parse:
First: Holy Crap Gamescom Trailer. (720p or you're a terrible person)
Next: Tutorial Video (Watch if you have no idea what the game is like)
and
Seriously All These Things Get You XP in Guild Wars 2
Then:
Little Things that Make Guild Wars 2 Awesome
Also Fucking Bullet Casings Make Different Fucking Sounds on Different Surfaces
Plus Pigeons Come and Carry Your Mail. Anywhere.
So I see you are filling in as the interim Retro. Not that I'm complaining.
Mr. Luchador
Member
It's worth the money even if you' buy it as an RPG, never mind an MMO.
Complistic
Member
Can i have a link to jira (or retro's?) post about why GW2 is different/interesting compared to other MMOs? I don't feel like summing it up again.
No. Instead you can guest on any other server with friends anytime you want. You can just only play wvw on your own server's team.
No. Instead you can guest on any other server with friends anytime you want. You can just only play wvw on your own server's team.
BrettWeir
Member
Tell me about it...I've been up since 1 am last night, working from 6:30 am to 4 pm. Have to take son to lacrosse, make dinner, and SOMEHOW manage to stay up all night because that's how absurdly in love I am with this game.
Nope. Your stuck on the server you create on. You can guest on any server though...except for WvW.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Small patch has been released ~40mb
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Wow, that sounds rough. I have time to rest before launch, but I absolutely detest pulling all-nighters. I avoid it if I can, but I think I may pull one just for this game.
aramanKain
Member
Man I hope this patching stops a few hours before the "maybe zone" (when the servers might come up early) because I would hate to get stopped on the name rush by not having the most recent client.
flyinpiranha
Member
Gotcha. Well, that's kind of a good thing IMO. A strong PVP base makes you a stronger server in general. Although with all this cross server stuff it might not make a difference.
I know I was on one of the first PVP servers in WoW and one of the stronger ones back in the day, when PVP went cross server our pugs could beat quite a few of the premades from other servers just because we had such a strong PVP base, eventually everything evened out though once you play against people for a long time.
It might be totally different in GW though, I have no idea how sPVP works, do you play against your server or is it a giant pool of all servers?
It's makeshift, and a dirty job. And nobody has to do it. But what the hell, I am anyway.
BrettWeir
Member
So much effort into such an easy decision.
BrettWeir
Member
I read this before seeing who you quoted.......and I thought you quoted Lyonaz.
**Ack, dbl post sorry.
Complistic
Member
lol I suppose it will work. I was looking for just the major points though.
flyinpiranha
Member
A hero. Not the poster we deserved but the poster we needed. Nothing less than a knight. Shining.
What do you think those bullet points are?
Littlegator
Banned
sPVP is pretty much the same thing as GW1 PVP. You'll probably feel right at home.
The percentage is based on how many files were downloaded (ignoring size). I think the game is only about 15 GB at the moment
.The % is based on number of files, not overall data downloaded.
Yes, a small threshold of damage must be reached in order to get credit for a kill.
Yes Depending on your contribution level.
I suck as Mage type classes though. =(
aramanKain
Member
Elem definitely is not your typical mage-type class.
So, there was a small update to the client. Earlier today I asked about any issues for people with Windows 8 RTM and the client. Before the client just disappeared. Now it looks normal, but the says it is downloading 0kb (0kbs). Is this normal?
Looks like I will be a human ranger. Seems most interesting for me, and I have always enjoyed playing ranger in games.
Looks like I will be a human ranger. Seems most interesting for me, and I have always enjoyed playing ranger in games.
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