Wednesday, August 22, 2012

VGCulture - Guild Wars 2 in 2 days

Official Site: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/
Source: Youtube Channel arenanetofficial

The official launch for Guild Wars 2 is actually on August 28th, but those who pre-purchased the game will have a 3 day head-start Friday at mid-night.  Guild Wars 2 is the newest MMORPG to the genre and is ready to change the way we play them like the first series of Guild Wars did.  Guild Wars 2 has been talked about for years now and have been in Beta testing for months.  I did sign up for beta but never got in.  When the game was announced, pre-purchases was available and offered a head-start, exclusive in-game items, and beta access if the player didn't have it already.  I pre-purchased the game and linked my account to my original Guild Wars account and had the chance to play about 3 hours of Guild Wars 2 yesterday during a stress test.  Here are some things to expect:
-Ability to jump!  Adds a new dynamic to exploring
-Spontaneous events happen at any given moment
-Quests are quick and don't require reading long passages
-PvP is available at any level (everyone is max level)
-Do last stands in PvP and take out enemies while down
-No such thing as "kill stealing" and don't have to worry about finding parties
-Tons of customizing in traits and skills
-Interchangeable weapon sets to fulfill combat needs in the middle of battle

PvE is quite different, but hasn't really won me over yet.  PvP definitely blew my mind though, and I can't wait to play some more this weekend.  Guild Wars 2 is available for pre-order and pre-purchase and is sold at $60.  The game's server officially launches on August 28th and those with the 3-day head start will begin on the mid-night of August 24th.

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