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The Official Guild Wars 2 thread

fdiaz78 said:
Well just got done playing for tonight and I am happy to say that the game meets and exceeds expectations. Its fun, feels polished and the event system really works well. Tomorrow will be another fun filled beta day.
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Feel's polished? :eek:
 
ValeX said:
Definitely does not feel polished. This beta makes GW1 look amazing. The graphics in this beta are so horrendous I can not continue playing :eek: It's choppy and gives me a headache.

I'm sure it'll be fun once it's all finished, but damn. I will not be playing anymore this weekend. It's terrible.
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I agree about the graphics. Especially the weird comic like fonts, sequences and overall feel are really weird imho and don't fit in the universe. Dunno, the art style just doesn't grab me so far.

Playing the Charr campaign is by far the worst of all the factions btw. Horrendous story line and overall feels like it's a clusterfuck as opposed to the nord campaign and the human campaign. Could also just be my character choice though. Necro was my favorite in GW1 and it feels just completely wrong in GW2.

BTW, hate the combat so far. Very unresponsive and hard to control.
 
I like the art style and graphics. They are a twist compared to the typical MMO/RPG game. Combat feels fun, movement and camera control is straight-up weird. Not sure why they didn't keep that standard. They need to continue to optimize.

Overall, I'd say it's fairly polished compared to several other betas I've played (including WoW...)
 
fdiaz78 said:
Well just got done playing for tonight and I am happy to say that the game meets and exceeds expectations. Its fun, feels polished and the event system really works well. Tomorrow will be another fun filled beta day.
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Agreed. Haven't encountered any bugs yet, though I'm only level 6, heh. Settings maxed, no lag whatsoever, and the graphics are amazing. From the last beta I am noticing many improvements. :)
 
Calling it now: WvWvW victory will be decided not by skill, but by who can bring the most players to zerg the battle. There is no way around this.
 
ValeX said:
I just figured out how to enter the WvWvW matches so I logged on and tried it out, it's pretty awesome!! I like it a lot actually. And for some reason the frame rate felt better than in normal PVE zones...

This game will be cool when it's ready, for sure.
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This. I guess I'm gonna be level 1 (PVE) forever, because PVP is all I need :D
 
I love the game, but it needs to be more optimized. When you're in an overflow district evade doesn't work at all because I had a brief 5 minutes in a non overflow district and it actually works pretty decent, not like TERA, but that game has been out for a while in Korea.

The character art is completely different than GW1, I was cycling through the faces and they have that Korean mmo look, not bad, but not something I was expecting.

I haven't tried pvp, but it's something I plan on doing when the game releases.

Also cash shop doesn't seem overpowered at all the exp scrolls only last an hour tops, which isn't really an advantage unless someone wants to buy 100s of them.
 
Hm interesting. I don't know if it's because they patched something or I am playing in the middle of the night, but SLI Surround is working really well all of a sudden. Really smooth and the FPS numbers are like double I had before.
 
Vega said:
Hm interesting. I don't know if it's because they patched something or I am playing in the middle of the night, but SLI Surround is working really well all of a sudden. Really smooth and the FPS numbers are like double I had before.
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I'm not using SLI, or surround for that matter.... but my frame rates have jumped substantially on the current settings im using and it no longer feels jittery, nor does it drop to 20-30 fps when walking in to a well populated area... :confused: maybe they did patch something overnight :p
 
I would say for me the graphics do pop. Very vibrant. But I also have two machines here to play on so I can compare monitors and the game plays well and looks amazing on my imac. 2560x1440 on a IPS display is beautiful. Logging in early this morning when not a lot of people are on(or maybe they improved performance) the game is running great. I have everything maxed and it's smooth. Not bad for an imac!

I'm not sold on the combat. While I can mash my buttons and i'll attack the nearest target it's not always displaying that target on my targeting bar. Instead sometimes that bar is still locked on an NPC in the area. So i'm not always sure of how much health or what debuffs are on my target as a result. Sometimes you have a bunch of enemies around you and I have no idea who i'm fighting. Just mash buttons and hope for the best.

I wish it had UI customization.

The world seems to come alive. I love how vibrant and active it feels. Divinity's Reach is amazing! Best MMO city ever.

I like the guild perks system. The auction house is great. You can check mail and auction items while your out exploring and don't have to go back to a city. The game has a ton of features and feels pretty complete in that regard, more than some other games that have been out for awhile. Still some bugs and performance issues to iron out of course, but that's what betas are for.

PvP looks fun. I haven't really messed around with it yet at this stage as for this weekend my goal is to focus on PvE. I had higher hopes for the dynamic quests and story so i'm a little disappointed with that.
 
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ValeX said:
Definitely does not feel polished. This beta makes GW1 look amazing. The graphics in this beta are so horrendous I can not continue playing :eek: It's choppy and gives me a headache.

I'm sure it'll be fun once it's all finished, but damn. I will not be playing anymore this weekend. It's terrible.
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Not sure if you were expecting Crysis graphics on an MMO but whatever. When I said polished, I was referring to the overall game. Yes it still needs some work but not once did an event crash or did I die do to a bug. The game world feels "alive" and busy with stuff to do.
 
Vega said:
Hm interesting. I don't know if it's because they patched something or I am playing in the middle of the night, but SLI Surround is working really well all of a sudden. Really smooth and the FPS numbers are like double I had before.
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Yeah my FPS is a lot better today also. My 480gtx is actually running full power today. Its not just idling anymore...
 
dremic said:
first impressions of the beta?

the graphics look dope imo
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Honestly I love everything about it. Been a fan of GW since it came out.

If I had to pick a few concerns, it would be the combat.

Im not use to not being able to simply clicking on things to fight. I also don't like how the things you are fighting will walk through you and be behind you hitting you and you have to turn around to hit them.
 
doug_7506 said:
Honestly I love everything about it. Been a fan of GW since it came out.

If I had to pick a few concerns, it would be the combat.

Im not use to not being able to simply clicking on things to fight. I also don't like how the things you are fighting will walk through you and be behind you hitting you and you have to turn around to hit them.
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Sounds realistic I like it! How does it run? I have a stock i5 2500k and a stock 570..
 
They seem to have been tinkering with the graphics. With 2500k @ 4.5 and 480gtx @ 810 im getting on average 40fps @ 2560x1440

They have said that the game is CPU bound now and does nto work well with SLI/Overclocking. Also a lot of optimization still needs to be done.

The game IMO is beautiful.
 
I'm planning to see what people think of this current beta before I pre-purchase. So far, I'm told it's just like any other MMO. As always, over-hyped!
 
f1n said:
I'm planning to see what people think of this current beta before I pre-purchase. So far, I'm told it's just like any other MMO. As always, over-hyped!
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yeah... I am so skeptical now after star wars... then I got excited for tera played the beta and it was just eh.
 
dremic said:
yeah... I am so skeptical now after star wars... then I got excited for tera played the beta and it was just eh.
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If GW2 can push other MMOs to adopt a F2P expereicne, I'll be happy. Subscriptions need to end.
 
f1n said:
If GW2 can push other MMOs to adopt a F2P expereicne, I'll be happy. Subscriptions need to end.
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I'd be worried about the lack of production after release... where are they going to get money in order to pay for maintenance servers and development
 
f1n said:
If GW2 can push other MMOs to adopt a F2P expereicne, I'll be happy. Subscriptions need to end.
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+1,

I think how they handle the microtransactions will be a make or break scenario for this game.

They are effectively stepping in the place of gold sellers by allowing the buying of gems along with the gem to gold conversion.

This could be great or this could be a disaster. If they don't monitor it closely, many will buy gems and prices of items will skyrocket. If monster drops are not adjusted to these inflated prices than eventually you will get to a point where you will be handicapped if you don't buy gems. Even if they do, inflation still seems eminent...

They say the in game micro-transaction will in no way affect the game play and make it unfair for people who rather not buy gems. I am very skeptical of this. I hope they get it right, but we will see. I have not seen a game that implemented microtransactions properly yet. GW1 was close with allowing you to buy character slots and random stuff like that, but now they are taking it a step further... Should be interesting.
 
Holy crap. Lion's Arch is simply amazing.

Few questions if anyone knows:
- About how far can you get in the beta? As far as you want? I've come across portals that say they are disabled for this "demo"
- For rangers, I've used every weapon and unlocked their skills except for the "Spear". I cannot find a Spear anywhere. Anyone know if they even exist right now?
 
Intel_Hydralisk said:
Holy crap. Lion's Arch is simply amazing.

Few questions if anyone knows:
- About how far can you get in the beta? As far as you want? I've come across portals that say they are disabled for this "demo"
- For rangers, I've used every weapon and unlocked their skills except for the "Spear". I cannot find a Spear anywhere. Anyone know if they even exist right now?
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Not sure, I have seen some lvl 30+ people though
 
So I looked to preorder guild wars 2 from the website and they say they are sold out of digital copies? How in the hell can you sell out of digital copies?
 
tyguy said:
So I looked to preorder guild wars 2 from the website and they say they are sold out of digital copies? How in the hell can you sell out of digital copies?
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So they can limit the number of people hitting the servers right now. I think you can still get digital copies at gamestop. That's what I did.
 
Turning off Depth of Field made the game look much better for me. I don't know why game developers want to use that and motion blur. Two of the dumbest features ever to put in a game.
 
Now that my FPS numbers are better and the game is running smoother I can appreciate it more. Starting to really get into it. Divinity's Reach is truly awesome and put's the other cities to shame IMO. I might roll human on release just due to the city.

I am getting super smoother 96 FPS using my adaptive VSync on my 4-way SLI GTX 680 setup in Surround in PvP mini-games. GPU's are still only being used 30-40% but as long as it's smooth I don't care.

I really like the Ranger class but I fear far too many people will play it. :(
 
Dont forget to get your free money guys! If you hit the get more gems button at the commerce stand. You can get 2000 gems for free right now while they test there micro-transaction system.

Game is really starting to get addictive. It is really fun. I have been running the warrior class but I have to admit my favorite weapon so far is the rifle.

EDIT: ps if you get minis with the gems, go in the water... watching them swim is epic... lol
 
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