Guild Wars 2: Pre-Release Discussion

**Syntex** · 2012-01-30 22:30

Originally Posted by niwaar

I think that if you are interested in MMO news you should start going to sites more attuned towards the MMO genre. I hate to say it but Massively even with its sometimes "bad" writers does a decent job at highlighting the "news" of the day for MMOs. Where as a site like Gametrailers doesn't really say much when a developer like ArenaNet drops a nice lore post like they did last week with the Jotun.

I would have to agree and disagree at the same time. I think the best thing EA when publicizing SWTOR was have a specific day on a set interval to drop some sort of information about their game. As a matter of fact, I think that one of the only things EA/Bioware did well with that game was correctly publicize it. I am not a Guild Wars 1 player. Yet I am most excited about GW2 than any game since I first heard about the failure that became XIV. We are all salivating for new information about the game, or new play video, or ... we just want something. Even if they dropped a 30 second game play video every friday of some random thing, they would do a lot to appease those of us who can't wait to get out of WoW and into something better.

Oh god, anything, I mean anything to get me to stop playing wow. I need something to fill the void.

**Senji** · 2012-01-31 00:39

Originally Posted by Syntex

Oh god, anything, I mean anything to get me to stop playing wow. I need something to fill the void.

Best Ive come up with for this Tera/GW2/D3 lull is Rift pvp/ganking for month or so...

**Takiwaki** · 2012-01-31 01:03

Originally Posted by Syntex

Oh god, anything, I mean anything to get me to stop playing wow. I need something to fill the void.

Read up more on GW2, I will assure you in due time you will wake up one morning and be like wait wtf, why am I even playing this shit. One of the main reasons I could not resub to 14 and 11

Not bashing wow just a figure of speech, just in case lol.

**Halion** · 2012-01-31 01:32

Looking at those pvp zones renews the reality that my comp is gonna run this game for shit. XD

**Celeras** · 2012-01-31 05:36

GW2 can do no wrong in my eyes, but it really annoys me when companies release screenshots on such low settings. At least enable AA -.-. Scholar PvP armor:

http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back...holar_blue.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back...cholar_red.jpg

**Dantrag** · 2012-01-31 09:07

Originally Posted by Celeras

GW2 can do no wrong in my eyes, but it really annoys me when companies release screenshots on such low settings. At least enable AA -.-. Scholar PvP armor:

At least it's not like TOR where their advertising is in modes that aren't even possible.

**CasualPlayer** · 2012-01-31 15:10

So in this game there is only a base set of armor and the only thing you can upgrade is your toon cosmetically?

**Tonka** · 2012-01-31 15:23

No. There are different sets of armors with different gear stats. You can use transmutation stones though to take the look from one piece of gear to overwrite the appearance of the piece of gear with the stats you like though. I do believe there will be some purely aesthetic pieces of armor available through things like the online store or mini-games.

Basically, there won't be tiers of gear where the next set of gear blows all the other stuff out of the water.

**Takiwaki** · 2012-01-31 19:19

GWinsider posted a few new pvp screens, note they actually listened to people complain about the red outline for targeting and now you can see a circle used in these screens. The charr in the 3rd shot looks pretty badass

http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw555x.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw332x.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw106x.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw663x.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw273x.jpg
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/back.../01/gw062x.jpg

**Tonka** · 2012-01-31 20:38

I'm noticing a different targeting effect here...the red ring on the ground instead of the outter glow. I'm hoping that's an option across the whole game.

**Takiwaki** · 2012-01-31 20:44

Originally Posted by Tonka

I'm noticing a different targeting effect here...the red ring on the ground instead of the outter glow. I'm hoping that's an option across the whole game.

That's what I said lol

**vrumpt** · 2012-01-31 21:09

Maybe my opinion will change once I play but i'm a fan of the outline effect. I really hope they keep it an option in game to turn it back on.

**Syntex** · 2012-01-31 21:11

I think the class I'm going to play is mesmer. Seems so abusive with multiple cap points and the teleporting shenanigans.

Also one of you mentioned having different stats. Will it be like I can set my haste/attack/crit/armor pen/hit stats(just pulling stats outta my ass so I'm not sure if these are the ones) to my personal tastes and play style but still having the same item budget as another person who did something different? If so that would be awesome. If not then someone explain what you mean by that.

Also those first few pics /demtits.jpg

**Alderaan** · 2012-01-31 21:12

Yeah i find that target circles tend to get lost in effects easily. I liked the outline.

**vrumpt** · 2012-01-31 21:19

Originally Posted by Syntex

I think the class I'm going to play is mesmer. Seems so abusive with multiple cap points and the teleporting shenanigans.

Also one of you mentioned having different stats. Will it be like I can set my haste/attack/crit/armor pen/hit stats(just pulling stats outta my ass so I'm not sure if these are the ones) to my personal tastes and play style but still having the same item budget as another person who did something different? If so that would be awesome. If not then someone explain what you mean by that.

Also those first few pics /demtits.jpg

No idea how stat allocation will work on gear. You only have 4 though; Power (Attack), Precision (Crit), Toughness (Armor), and Vitality (Health). Each time you level you get a flat amount of points in each stat and an extra amount that you can choose to invest however you like. Also, "Respeccing attributes will of course be very easy to do."

**vrumpt** · 2012-02-01 00:26

Ok, so there i was, rocking out to some GW2 soundtrack music like this:

Knowing that Jeremy Soule is a goddamn super hero when it comes to video game music, I was thinking how hes the goddamn Nobuo Uemetsu of the western market. Then I took a gander at his wikipedia page and I'm all like:

When I see this:

The influence has been noted by critics, who have termed Soule "the John Williams of video game music". Among video game music influences, he has cited Square for providing him "with the education for what quality means to this business" and Nobuo Uematsu in particular. His favorite style of music to listen to is British pop and rock music, while his favorite video games are the ones that he has written scores to, especially the ones made by Chris Taylor, though one of his all-time favorites is The Legend of Zelda. He has said that the games he would most like to work on that he has not already are ones by Shigeru Miyamoto, a Final Fantasy game, and a Metroid game.[8]

Mind. Fucking. Blown.

**Takiwaki** · 2012-02-01 02:05

one of my faves

**bluefan** · 2012-02-01 03:28

One of my girl friends saw the engineer Asura and now won't shut up about it.

I think I want to make one too :3

**Celeras** · 2012-02-01 05:07

nvm

**Tonka** · 2012-02-01 06:25

Originally Posted by Alderaan

Yeah i find that target circles tend to get lost in effects easily. I liked the outline.

I agree. I don't like the way it looks, but I can't argue it seems more effective. However, if I'm doing casual stuff, I will want to toggle it.

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