Guild Wars 2: Pre-Release Discussion

[tol]

i wish they wouldn't release such awful low res screens.. looks fucking awful

[Gokulo]

so basically no news lol.

Regina: "Hey, all. We saw this come up on the investor call, and wanted to respond.

I just want to reiterate that the development team is fully focused on making GW2 the best PC MMO ever released. We have a very small team exploring the possibility of console, but there are no definite plans for a console version at this time. The core of Guild Wars 2 development is fully focused on delivering a fantastic PC MMORPG experience."

Seasonal factors doesn't change anything either, since we know most companies do their launches at the best times to max out sales.

That post is 2 years old

[Takiwaki]

Exactly, but they said the same exact thing today lol and everywhere is blowing up like its new, so yea no news basically.

[Celeras]

i wish they wouldn't release such awful low res screens.. looks fucking awful

My biggest beef

[vrumpt]

To anybody who enjoyed TotalBiscuit's GW2 videos from last year, he got an invite to the press beta this weekend. He won't be home to play it though, but he'll be having his lackeys play for him and will record commentary on the video footage they get starting Monday. I'm personally happy to hear he got into the press beta as he's got a very objective and accurate opinion on games and the game industry in general. Also his videos from last year were awesome.

[Takiwaki]

I know this is old but for anyone who have just started following its great. This was one of the very first videos that got me totally hooked.

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1013691...Wars-2-Dynamic

[vrumpt]

I know this is old but for anyone who have just started following its great. This was one of the very first videos that got me totally hooked.

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1013691...Wars-2-Dynamic

Same for me. The way they go through the evolution of the MMO genre, pointing out the problems that cropped up along the way, really was eye opener for me. This is definitely a must watch not so much for people interested in GW2, but for MMO players in general.

[Fairy-Killer]

I'm trying to recruit a few people from TG that I ended playing Aion/TOR with. I think most of us are starting to get burnt out on MMOs because nothing is giving us the fire that XI or WoW used to. I actually talked with a few Paradigm guys here and there when we were trying to figure out what the next thing we were going to play would be.

What members of Paradigm? I actually didn't get any contact info with any of the cool guys from PD.

[Dantrag]

What members of Paradigm? I actually didn't get any contact info with any of the cool guys from PD.

Virtue(I think he was with you guys?)
Treciont(how ever you spell it <_<)

I think that's it lol.

[Takiwaki]

Cmon guys just take it to private messages or something! lol

[warbandit]

Conference Call Highlights, GW2 Console Version Confirmed
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/conf...ion-confirmed/

[Takiwaki]

Conference Call Highlights, GW2 Console Version Confirmed
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/conf...ion-confirmed/

It's been posted just one page back =/

and console version been known about for 2 years now.

Let me reiterate what i said before: The "news" about console is actually no news: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/...1&postcount=79 ~MK

[Fairy-Killer]

Just curious of who might also be playing GW2 from the old XI server. What class is everyone leaning toward? I'm thinking guardian but I'm afraid it'll become the "stand back and protect us" guy with no serious amount of damage output. That being said, I usually play a Warrior after that but thinking more on Thief.

[warbandit]

It's been posted just one page back =/

and console version been known about for 2 years now.

I didn´t post because of console version i just did that because thats the title, i did because of conference Highlights, on the page back is just massively saying console version

[Takiwaki]

I didn´t post because of console version i just did that because thats the title, i did because of conference Highlights, on the page back is just massively saying console version

Same source of info, one article points to the other if you read it lol. My point was there really was not any new info from the conference call.

Thanks for posting it anyway, not trying to bitch or anything, was just sayin =/

[warbandit]

Same source of info, one article points to the other if you read it lol. My point was there really was not any new info from the conference call.

Thanks for posting it anyway, not trying to bitch or anything, was just sayin =/

Is ok, is just since they saying "This post is still being updated as we go through the call and get info from other sources" ppl could keep following the news if they want

[Takiwaki]

The one thing bugging me about that release timing part is the whole "taking the seasonality factor into release timing for gw2" It means that even though the game could be ready by summer they might not launch till fall, since that's the best time to launch.

[vrumpt]

I'd like to think arenanet would let us play in like some kind of semi-permanent OB state if it came down to that. These investor calls are always so vague though and usually explain a worst-case scenario situation anyway. If the March/April tests raise a lot of red flags, and they end up having to spend the summer fixing them then I could see them moving launch way back to august/september. Fortunately it doesn't sound like thats the case, since they keep stating that they are on track. Helps when you never really lay down a track to begin with lol.

[Solace]

The one thing bugging me about that release timing part is the whole "taking the seasonality factor into release timing for gw2" It means that even though the game could be ready by summer they might not launch till fall, since that's the best time to launch.

I think it's more of a case of releasing it before summer hits. Most recent MMOs that have launched in September had lackluster results. NCSoft also had released Aion in the fall a few years ago and it didn't go as well as they wanted. Not saying you're wrong, I just think they will release sooner rather than later if it's deemed ready after March/April Betas.

[niwaar]

Their release window also needs to hit while the market is clammering for something to do. With WoW in a declining state and MoP still an unknown timeframe away, it would do them more harm than good to push it beyond June. I still believe (maybe just because I want to believe) that we will see an end April release date. Especially if they are merely "bug hunting" at this point as was said a few pages ago.

Either way, look at the launch lineup for the rest of the year. With two "niche" games in Secret World and Tera launching in April/May, you can see them wanting to push the game a little. However, if they push too far back they will bump into MoP which they do not want to do.

They also have to realize that their financial model is extremely different than their last MMO launch and it is different than anything out on the market besides their own GW1. Even if they did launch near another title or during the summer months, they are more likely to see no significant financial loss because of it.