[GW2] Beta sign-ups closed at over ONE MILLION!

Echo · February 2012

Shit, the whole "visit another server" was an idea I had for WoW ages ago. Glad to see it happen.

Architeuthis Dux · February 2012

warban wrote: »

Arthil wrote: »

B-b-but....

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/28970/guild-wars-2-beta

... :cry:

Wouldn't it be cool a certain someone was able to do something like this who reads the Penny Arcade forums.

Don't be crass, dude.

Entriech · February 2012

I'm honestly surprised that thread hasn't been removed or edited. A public admission of favoritism doesn't seem like the sort of thing that Arenanet would really want kicking around. Given how they've re-iterated a number of times over the past few days that selection is based on testing profile rather than any other criteria.

Edit: I also get wanting to do something nice for a thing you're involved in, I just don't know if this was the right way to go about it.

Entaru · February 2012

Architeuthis Dux wrote: »

warban wrote: »

Arthil wrote: »

B-b-but....

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/28970/guild-wars-2-beta

... :cry:

Wouldn't it be cool a certain someone was able to do something like this who reads the Penny Arcade forums.

Don't be crass, dude.

We rolls our dice we takes our chances. WaM was incredibly nice to post here the moment she could. I know it showed up for me here a few seconds before I saw it in other places.

That's going above and beyond on her part and we shouldn't complain about it.

Neli · February 2012

That's pretty dumb of Anet. Send special people invites sure, but giving an entire forum a cut in the queue like that is annoying

Sarksus · February 2012

Well whatever is the case I tweeted that link to the GW2 Twitter account. We'll see if I get a response.

warban · February 2012

I apologies for my above statement. I wasn't trying to be offensive. I didn't ask it directly anyway. I understand posts like that are why game employees choose not to interact with fans directly. I don't want to be the "This is why we can't have nice things" so again I apologies.

Entaru · February 2012

Neli wrote: »

That's pretty dumb of Anet. Send special people invites sure, but giving an entire forum a cut in the queue like that is annoying

I'd be pretty surprised if they knew anything about it.

Let's not take a post on a forum as some sort of sponsored favoritism. Especially not without any proof.

Enig · February 2012

Yogscast takes a look at the Engineer:

The AMA on Reddit (covering WvW topics) will be starting in an hour, so this link may be worth taking a look at around then: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/

SwashbucklerXX · February 2012

Entaru wrote: »

Neli wrote: »

That's pretty dumb of Anet. Send special people invites sure, but giving an entire forum a cut in the queue like that is annoying

I'd be pretty surprised if they knew anything about it.

Let's not take a post on a forum as some sort of sponsored favoritism. Especially not without any proof.

Exactly. Chances that it's "I know a dude who works at ANet and I'm totally going to assume he'll let me and all my friends into Beta!" are quite high.

Klyka · February 2012

Well he did say the guy at ANet is the co-founder of their forum/website

Basil · February 2012

Yeah, yeah the engineer is pretty boss.

Entriech · February 2012

SwashbucklerXX wrote: »

Entaru wrote: »

Neli wrote: »

That's pretty dumb of Anet. Send special people invites sure, but giving an entire forum a cut in the queue like that is annoying

I'd be pretty surprised if they knew anything about it.

Let's not take a post on a forum as some sort of sponsored favoritism. Especially not without any proof.

Exactly. Chances that it's "I know a dude who works at ANet and I'm totally going to assume he'll let me and all my friends into Beta!" are quite high.

If that's the case, then it behooves them to be made aware of it so that the mistaken individual can be corrected. Either way, I know multiple folks have sent the forum thread on to Arenanet, so one way or another, it's a done issue.

steejee · February 2012

Those yogcast guys are like a not-funny version of the IT crowd guys, end up muting the video anytime I watch something they put together.

Corehealer · February 2012

Klyka wrote: »

Well he did say the guy at ANet is the co-founder of their forum/website

He's pretty much guaranteeing everyone who responds to him and are on his "list" will end up not being in the beta, at least not right away. It's the only right thing to do.

reVerse · February 2012

I don't see why they shouldn't all be let in. After all, anyone who plays FFXI has some very special tastes in video games. Makes sense testing your systems on those people, though I would imagine the press beta would've been enough testing for the needs of special people.

lu tze · February 2012

If they are, they are. No sense whining about it really.

I really can't see some random developer getting a couple of hundred beta slots to hand out though.

Draygo · February 2012

Also wasnt WaM apart of the team that developed the beta application process? If it's true WaM should know.

Also I dont particularly care about it either. Developers as far as I am concerned can invite who they want to the beta to test their game.

But yes I may be a bit jealous over it but its perfectly fine. I could also be jealous that I am not a friend or family member of an arenanet employee as well.

With that said, gif betas neow plx.

REG Rysk · February 2012

Favoritism in the selection process would bother me, only insofar as I wasn't being allowed in.

Beyond that, I'll be happy to face-maul some folks who thing they're special because they "know a guy."

Draygo · February 2012

@corehealer your link to the first gw2 thread is broke

here is the correct link:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/117352/gw2were-all-waiting-very-very-patiently-for-class-reveals-twitch/p1

REG Rysk · February 2012

Look at that thread title.

How far we have come...

Joshmvii · February 2012

Man, I have no idea what to play in this game. I recently came to the realization that I only really always play the tank in MMOs because I want to easily be able to do group content, and when I don't have to do the role, I actually really enjoy stealth DPSers and even some healing now and again. I'm leaning toward Guardian, but I can't tell if that's the play the Paladin type guy mentality of the past, which isn't needed in this game at all.

Enig · February 2012

Here's the AMA (questions & answers) on WvW at Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/q45rm/iama_guild_wars_2_game_designer_ama_about_world/

My highlights:

ANet are considering both real-money and in-game currency for server transfers (not finalized). They are also considering allowing a period for new accounts to do free home-server transfers
XP rate for WvW will be approximately equivalent to leveling in PvE
There will be WvW achievements and there may be the possibility to earn titles via WvW
WvW will be available for testing in the Mar/Apr beta weekends
NPCs ambient chatter will comment on the world's level of success in WvW
GW2 will not have guild cloaks, but guild emblems can be displayed on armor/weapons
Every objective has multiple routes of attack, including stealthy or underwater ones in some cases
ANet is considering giving thieves the ability to do some "infiltration" in WvW. However, they don't want to unbalance things
The guild with the highest participation in claiming an objective gets first shot at claiming that objective for their guild
There are in-game alerts if your guild's WvW objective is under attack
Armor is damaged when you die in WvW, as you can get loot/gold from enemy players equivalent to drops you'd get in PvE. (Important to note that you do not actually take the defeated player's stuff)
There will be PvE bosses and events in the WvW areas
There are "squads" in WvW. You unlock "commander" mode by buying an item (one-time purchase). You then choose to be an active commander and people can opt to join your squad. Being a commander gives you a special chat channel to talk to your squad, and the ability to place waypoints on the WvW map
Siege weapons can be placed anywhere and are balanced with the understanding that players must defend them
Enemy players in WvW will be labeled with generic names (as seen in the press weekend footage) to give them the "enemy" aspect, and to prevent players being singled out
The only fast-travel waypoints in WvW are keeps that have been upgraded to have a waypoint (and the safe areas where you enter). Otherwise, better get running
Fighting hotspots will show on the WvW map
Performance optimization and increasing the population for maps is a major focus of development at the moment

unintentional · February 2012

https://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/status/173009070247260160

omg

"few days"

Automaticzen · February 2012

Joshmvii wrote: »

Man, I have no idea what to play in this game. I recently came to the realization that I only really always play the tank in MMOs because I want to easily be able to do group content, and when I don't have to do the role, I actually really enjoy stealth DPSers and even some healing now and again. I'm leaning toward Guardian, but I can't tell if that's the play the Paladin type guy mentality of the past, which isn't needed in this game at all.

That is totally why I started with Guardian.

Stupid · February 2012

From the AmA:

There is a quaggan mercenary camp in each borderland map that can play a pretty cirical part of assaulting or defending the keeps in that map as gaining favor with the quaggans lets them build weather control stations that shower the nearest keep with healing rain for your allies or zaps your enemies with bolts of lighting. I assume that's enough to make people want to fight there

I think I want to marry GW2!

EDIT: I should point out that this was in response to a question about underwater combat in WvW areas. Supposedly the quaggan camp referred to is actually underwater!

Spawnbroker · February 2012

Okay, so I have this fantasy about playing GW2.

I want to play a Ranger. I want to have a hawk / owl / eagle, some sort of hunting bird as my main pet in WvW. I want to be a member of a squad of 3-4 people and our primary job is scouting out enemy positions. I want to go behind enemy lines and relay information back to my server's main army, and while I'm not doing that be an annoying fucktard pulling off guerrilla tactics against the enemy's lightly defended supply caravans and outposts.

I really want to be able to do all that.

Entaru · February 2012

Automaticzen wrote: »

Joshmvii wrote: »

Man, I have no idea what to play in this game. I recently came to the realization that I only really always play the tank in MMOs because I want to easily be able to do group content, and when I don't have to do the role, I actually really enjoy stealth DPSers and even some healing now and again. I'm leaning toward Guardian, but I can't tell if that's the play the Paladin type guy mentality of the past, which isn't needed in this game at all.

That is totally why I started with Guardian.

I honestly started there with the Guardian also. . .however as time has gone on and I have seen the skills in action, the weapon sets and what is possible I have come to realize it's still top for me. Not so much because of the tank mentality (I'm not sure this fits as even with heavy armor the health pool is smaller than warrior) but because of the pure level of control and support they can have on the battle field.

Rend · February 2012

Entaru wrote: »

Automaticzen wrote: »

Joshmvii wrote: »

Man, I have no idea what to play in this game. I recently came to the realization that I only really always play the tank in MMOs because I want to easily be able to do group content, and when I don't have to do the role, I actually really enjoy stealth DPSers and even some healing now and again. I'm leaning toward Guardian, but I can't tell if that's the play the Paladin type guy mentality of the past, which isn't needed in this game at all.

That is totally why I started with Guardian.

I honestly started there with the Guardian also. . .however as time has gone on and I have seen the skills in action, the weapon sets and what is possible I have come to realize it's still top for me. Not so much because of the tank mentality (I'm not sure this fits as even with heavy armor the health pool is smaller than warrior) but because of the pure level of control and support they can have on the battle field.

For me, my favorite role isn't necessarily healing or tanking (even though I do enjoy both of those), it's the savior role, I like to support my allies. I like to be the force multiplier. I like to be the reason you didn't die. So guardian is still an attractive choice for me, and it certainly was "going to be my character at launch" when it came out, but my first character is going to be an engineer. The zone control support nature of the engineer is, I think, really what I'm looking for.

World as Myth · February 2012

Entaru wrote:

Architeuthis Dux wrote: »

warban wrote: »

Arthil wrote: »

B-b-but....

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/28970/guild-wars-2-beta

... :cry:

Wouldn't it be cool a certain someone was able to do something like this who reads the Penny Arcade forums.

Don't be crass, dude.

We rolls our dice we takes our chances. WaM was incredibly nice to post here the moment she could. I know it showed up for me here a few seconds before I saw it in other places.

That's going above and beyond on her part and we shouldn't complain about it.

I don't know who that person who posted is, and I DO know Cliff very well, and I'm pretty certain he wouldn't have approved anything like this. I'm talking to him about it.

edit: Cliff is getting the post removed. It was not authorized. Those guys are gonna be disappointed.

MEN INTO POSITION QUICKLY · February 2012

Yeah, the huge number of ways you can impact a battle as an engineer is really attractive for me also. Just watching a video of a dude looking through all the skills and kits was enough to get me super hyped for it.

Joshmvii · February 2012

I think with GW2 i'm going to have to just wait for the char creation screen, and just pick what my gut tells me sounds the coolest to me to begin with. If i'm lucky I can get in the beta and try different ones out as well I suppose.

Entaru · February 2012

Rend wrote: »

For me, my favorite role isn't necessarily healing or tanking (even though I do enjoy both of those), it's the savior role, I like to support my allies. I like to be the force multiplier. I like to be the reason you didn't die. So guardian is still an attractive choice for me, and it certainly was "going to be my character at launch" when it came out, but my first character is going to be an engineer. The zone control support nature of the engineer is, I think, really what I'm looking for.

Engineer will be my first alt because of what you are talking about. I have gone back and forth between the two professions more times than I can count as I've run down the different scenarios in my head. this latest round of info has put me back into the guardian camp just barely and there is a possibility I will slide back to the engineer as a main. I like both concepts quite a bit. So much so that I don't forsee myself needing another alt for a while because these two will pretty much do it for me for a while. (Sure I'll make alts that's not what I am saying. They just won't see anywhere near the hours these two characters will. I could be wrong, and when I put my hands on the game everything changes for me, but I don't think so. . .)

DaemonSadi · February 2012

•There are "squads" in WvW. You unlock "commander" mode by buying an item (one-time purchase). You then choose to be an active commander and people can opt to join your squad. Being a commander gives you a special chat channel to talk to your squad, and the ability to place waypoints on the WvW map

WANG SQUAD ROLL OUT!

NOW BACK IN!

MEN INTO POSITION QUICKLY · February 2012

990,000 beta sign ups.

I was thinking 1mil sounded about right earlier.

Joshmvii · February 2012

Am I crazy or did I read a long time ago that the exp required between each level in GW2 is static? I know in one of the previews I read this week the writer said something about the level cap of 85 discouraging him from playing alts, but I thought i remembered reading that even though the number was high, the levelling curve was going to be flat so you wouldn't feel like it took forever to get to max level. It kind of seems like the levels are just a formality compared to most MMOs anyway, since you can pvp/sidekick anyway.

steejee · February 2012

Joshmvii wrote: »

Am I crazy or did I read a long time ago that the exp required between each level in GW2 is static? I know in one of the previews I read this week the writer said something about the level cap of 85 discouraging him from playing alts, but I thought i remembered reading that even though the number was high, the levelling curve was going to be flat so you wouldn't feel like it took forever to get to max level. It kind of seems like the levels are just a formality compared to most MMOs anyway, since you can pvp/sidekick anyway.

I've definitely seen it referred to as being pretty flat before (aside from like the first 10 levels).

Entaru · February 2012

Joshmvii wrote: »

Am I crazy or did I read a long time ago that the exp required between each level in GW2 is static? I know in one of the previews I read this week the writer said something about the level cap of 85 discouraging him from playing alts, but I thought i remembered reading that even though the number was high, the levelling curve was going to be flat so you wouldn't feel like it took forever to get to max level. It kind of seems like the levels are just a formality compared to most MMOs anyway, since you can pvp/sidekick anyway.

Here's a good blog on it: http://www.arena.net/blog/progression-and-leveling-in-guild-wars-2

am0n · February 2012

unintentional wrote: »

https://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/status/173009070247260160

omg

"few days"

For the "No Twitter at Work" Folks among us, mind quoting it? Put it in a Spoiler if it's large, please!

Neli · February 2012

GW1 sold 6 million units

I bet 10 internet dollars that this will outsell that 2 to 1

Penny Arcade

[GW2] Beta sign-ups closed at over ONE MILLION!

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