New Guild Wars 2 Trailer

Zorachus said:
Yep, my main thing I want gone are the invisible fences. That just kills a game for me. In an MMO, I want the freedom to go where ever the heck I feel like going, and jump over fences and tree stumps too, just adds to the freedom and getting me into the Fantasy world.
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Yep.. that's what got me in The Witcher.. not an MMO, but it drove me around the bend and I stopped playing the game eventually.. felt wayyyy too much like I had to be on a specific path..
 
How do they pay for the servers? I can't believe there is no monthly fee...how do they make money from this? It makes me think that other MMO companies that charge monthly fees are taking advantage of their players.
 
In Guild Wars 1 most of it was instanced which means less servers needed. They also sold things like additional character slots plus the expansions.
 
Gabriel said:
How do they pay for the servers? I can't believe there is no monthly fee...how do they make money from this? It makes me think that other MMO companies that charge monthly fees are taking advantage of their players.
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Expansions, perhaps minor micro transactions? Who knows :confused:
 
Gabriel said:
How do they pay for the servers? I can't believe there is no monthly fee...how do they make money from this? It makes me think that other MMO companies that charge monthly fees are taking advantage of their players.
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There's random stuff you can spend money on in GW1. Most of it is pvp related - or you can just unlock it with faction through pvp or finding it in pve. Hard to explain if you've never played the game, but basically micro-transactions. BTW, I didn't spend a cent on that stuff. The game is 100% playable without spending a cent extra.
 
Gabriel said:
How do they pay for the servers? I can't believe there is no monthly fee...how do they make money from this? It makes me think that other MMO companies that charge monthly fees are taking advantage of their players.
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Fair assumption right there. I spent something like $15 on Guild Wars and I have been playing it off and on for over 3 years.
 
Not to get off topic or anything but, how is the community in GW1? Is it something worth getting into or atleast giving it a go this late in the game?
 
skizzled said:
Not to get off topic or anything but, how is the community in GW1? Is it something worth getting into or atleast giving it a go this late in the game?
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Yes it's definitely still strong. Not as strong as three years ago, but it still has a decent amount. At one of the Summer events there were over 150 servers in the town which means in only that place there were 15000 players, let alone every single other town/outpost/district/instance.
 
Gabriel said:
How do they pay for the servers? I can't believe there is no monthly fee...how do they make money from this? It makes me think that other MMO companies that charge monthly fees are taking advantage of their players.
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Could be the case. their are "many" free MMORPG's in japan that are a bit like wow but free to play.

i think GW2 will come out within a year. i predict it will be out summer next year at the very latest.

it sounds like they have all the characters, skills game worlds etc etc all implemented. they just need to beta test the servers for a year to get them tip top stable.

If and i mean IF this game is as good as wow but free to play, it will top WOW simply because its "free" and "very good game" two things that 99.9% of gamers love.
 
Corbin said:
Yes it's definitely still strong. Not as strong as three years ago, but it still has a decent amount. At one of the Summer events there were over 150 servers in the town which means in only that place there were 15000 players, let alone every single other town/outpost/district/instance.
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I snapped these off at Halloween 2007 I think.. best virtual party I have ever been to.. my wife was even enjoying watching..

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I really enjoyed the Guild Wars community and game years back... it will be fun to get back into it... I am getting a little bored of lotro...

edit: I think I have some shots of even more chars... there were hundreds at this one spot.. it was crazy..
 
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Man! Those virtual parties where some of the most bizarre. Really miss Guild Wars, its PVP was unmatched and addicting.

I sorta wished it focused a tad bit on PVE.
 
Dirt McGirt said:
Man! Those virtual parties where some of the most bizarre. Really miss Guild Wars, its PVP was unmatched and addicting.

I sorta wished it focused a tad bit on PVE.
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Not to trash your opinion. But whats the point of an MMO and PVE?

PVP is where its at. PVP introduces you to random elements. Much more exciting that the same old PVE over and over.
 
USMC2Hard4U said:
Not to trash your opinion. But whats the point of an MMO and PVE?

PVP is where its at. PVP introduces you to random elements. Much more exciting that the same old PVE over and over.
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Guild Wars was made for you sir!
 
I am not an MMO guy, mainly because of the time involved and the monthly fees. Having said that, this one really appeals to me (especially no fees). I only wish they had done away with the cutesy anime looking characters. I realize that it is fantasy based and all, but I am just to old for that shit.... it looks like it is added to appeal to toddlers...

The game looks like is has a bit of a sci-fi vibe to it - that I like!
 
Parmenides said:
Yeah, throughout the video I was asking myself.. so what's the catch? If it's about as good as they make it out to be, I suppose the catch will be the DLC's. $5 here for a new little area with new monsters and armour. $10 there for another. $5 here for a pet or something. $15 for new levels and more quests etc...
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Just like they did for Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall and Eye Of The North?

Oh wait, that's right, they didn't.
 
If you want more eye candy, go to the bottom of each Class page, and there are 5 videos showcasing some of the actual gameplay skills.

Watch the Necromancer one in particular and tell me that wasn't what a WoW DK was EXPECTED to be able to do.

Don't forget that different class skills interact. For example, an Elementalist could put up a static wall, then a ranger could shoot monsters through it. As each arrow passed through the wall, they would gain an electrical charge and do extra damage. Another example given is a Warrior Cycloning through a Firewall where the Cyclone causes the wall to fly out and hit mobs on the other side as the Cyclone passes through it.
 
That ranger game play video actually looks more awesome than what I was expecting out of this game.
 
USMC2Hard4U said:
Not to trash your opinion. But whats the point of an MMO and PVE?

PVP is where its at. PVP introduces you to random elements. Much more exciting that the same old PVE over and over.
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MMO with just one or the other isn't as exciting as one with both imo.

PVE and PVP are good for variety, you play one a while, then play the other, go back and fourth a nd spice things up a bit.
 
Polarhound said:
If you want more eye candy, go to the bottom of each Class page, and there are 5 videos showcasing some of the actual gameplay skills.

Watch the Necromancer one in particular and tell me that wasn't what a WoW DK was EXPECTED to be able to do.
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That does look a lot like what people probably expected out of a WoW DK. It was definitely what what I expected anyway with dooming enemies, dark curses, hands of the dead, and sucking the life out of enemies...

Instead WoW got a magic using Warrior that sprinkles rainbow colored spells on the enemies. And they took away the proper Insect Swarm from DKs too...
 
KrypticMind said:
Looks amazing so far. I'm too lazy to look it up, but is there going to a CE?
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I remember reading a while ago that there will be a CE edition but it won't include artwork. I'll have to see if I can find the link when I get home tonight.
 
ocellaris said:
That does look a lot like what people probably expected out of a WoW DK. It was definitely what what I expected anyway with dooming enemies, dark curses, hands of the dead, and sucking the life out of enemies...

Instead WoW got a magic using Warrior that sprinkles rainbow colored spells on the enemies. And they took away the proper Insect Swarm from DKs too...
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Rainbow colored spells.. Kind of reminds me about snippets of Episode 5 of Retarded Animal Babies on Newgrounds (can't link at moment since NSFW)
 
I played it and 2 expansions and got tired of 20 its only a number. Weekly nerfs and no way to solo level.
They seemed to be all over F#$%^ing up the game in any way they could.
I don't think I would give them another nickel until its out and they allow me to try it first.
 
sparks said:
I played it and 2 expansions and got tired of 20 its only a number.
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This statement shows that you haven't bothered to watch the Dev video or read up on the basic differences between GW and GW2.

Nerdrage score: 0.2
 
From what I've been following and seen, I would pay monthly for this game. Looks awesome and gameplay really does look more fun and different then the normal MMO.

I can't wait for it to come out. Looks like it could really push our cards with max settings, walking around town with loads people, in battle, and especially in Eyefinity (Eyefinity/Surround better be supported!)
 
did you play the original Polarhound...IF SO you know what I am talking about.
If NOT then you know nothing about this game and should sit on the side line.

The frog and the lady talked a lot and everything they said was BULL SH#$
Auction house, oh we are working on it. That was when 1 was first released.
GO FIND IT they had 4 years.

The frog loved to say oh its only a number.
The nerfed EVERTHING and made sure you had a F up time playing.

don't tell me how great 1 was. I was there.....check the 11/11 patch. The day the removed the elementals from the game. OH that is not correct. they just made a mess of them and laughed.
won't go into details since if you were there you already know about it.

AND F the dev video. I heard their bs for 2 yrs.

ps I watched the videos of the classes....if its anything like 1 combat wise those were max level players killing level 1's
 
Polarhound said:
This statement shows that you haven't bothered to watch the Dev video or read up on the basic differences between GW and GW2.

Nerdrage score: 0.2
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This. Dudes obviously a WoW fag. Dissing the dev vid shows his fagdom. This shit is going to be epic, anyone who says otherwise is just being salty.
 
sparks said:
did you play the original Polarhound...IF SO you know what I am talking about.
If NOT then you know nothing about this game and should sit on the side line.

The frog and the lady talked a lot and everything they said was BULL SH#$
Auction house, oh we are working on it. That was when 1 was first released.
GO FIND IT they had 4 years.

The frog loved to say oh its only a number.
The nerfed EVERTHING and made sure you had a F up time playing.

don't tell me how great 1 was. I was there.....check the 11/11 patch. The day the removed the elementals from the game. OH that is not correct. they just made a mess of them and laughed.
won't go into details since if you were there you already know about it.

AND F the dev video. I heard their bs for 2 yrs.

ps I watched the videos of the classes....if its anything like 1 combat wise those were max level players killing level 1's
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Sounds like someone had an Elemental that got nerfed and couldn't run people threw certain areas anymore for an outrageous price, lol.

GW2 looks like it's going to be great, definitely a first day purchase or me.
 
This game keeps looking better and better. I hate to get hyped for another MMO but after reading and watching this game as it develops, it's hard not to. Bioware has their work cut out for them.
 
The hype meter is strong with this one. I was also pumped up big time watching all the early in-game videos for WarHammer before its release, and the game looked awesome. But we know how that turned out.

I just want GW2 to be truly open ended world and less instances. Get rid of the invisible fences and allow my character to move freely across the game world where ever I like.

Make big open cities with auction houses and trainers.

If GW2 is setup like that of a traditional MMO like EQ or WoW they could still charge a lower monthly payment and be a strong #2 in the market.
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I cant play the first one anymore because my account became blocked while I wasn't playing for about a year. The laundry list of things they wanted in order to unblock the account is retarded. Did you buy any expansion through the ncsoft store? better write down your key, because they want every single one. They also want the address and credit card number that was used for each purchase made, better hope that you haven't moved or had your credit card number changed in the last 6 years.

It isn't just me. My friend reinstalled his after more than a year away and his account is blocked too. I had three accounts, one for myself, one I gave my sister, and one my ex-girlfriend stole. I easily spent $200+ on the game and expansions and the only account that still works is the one my ex-girlfriend stole.

I loved the first one, spent tons of time playing and collecting all the armor for my ranger. When these videos came out for GW2 I nearly wet myself in anticipation. This sparked my re-installation of the first one and now I have a very very sour taste for ncsoft. This game went from an absolute buy, to meh.
 
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