Official Guild Wars 2 Thread

CaptnStubing · 10-12-10, 12:14 PM

Reserving this thread nao fo later... or something like that.

Any way, I am very excited for this game. I hope it doesn't have the same problem I and many others had with Guild Wars. There just didn't seem to be a point to the game. It has nice graphics, good game play but for me and the guys I game with, we had no incentive to keep playing. Maybe we didn't give it a chance. Keep in mind I liked the game. It just didn't hold my interest longer than 4 months or so.

That being said, BRING ON GW2!

**zoomy942** · 10-12-10, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptnStubing

Reserving this thread nao fo later... or something like that.

Any way, I am very excited for this game. I hope it doesn't have the same problem I and many others had with Guild Wars. There just didn't seem to be a point to the game. It has nice graphics, good game play but for me and the guys I game with, we had no incentive to keep playing. Maybe we didn't give it a chance. Keep in mind I liked the game. It just didn't hold my interest longer than 4 months or so.

That being said, BRING ON GW2!

i found tons of reasons to keep playing. i always likes the teamwork and cooperation it required to complete a difficult quest. no grinding or anything like that. just quick ass kicking

hirantha · 10-13-10, 10:05 AM

Check the new Hall of Monuments! that will give you a reason to go play again and get as many titles as possible. More titles mean better items in GW2

**ATOJAR** · 10-16-10, 10:49 AM

Is GW2 gonna be a "real" MMORPG like WoW & AoC ect or the same style as the origional where once you leave the big city hubs your pretty much on your own?

CaptnStubing · 10-18-10, 02:09 AM

They said it would be a "persistent" world, so yeah it will be like WoW. They will also have dynamic public events. They will be kind of like Warhammer's public quests.

t3hl33td4rg0n · 11-04-10, 12:19 PM

The dynamic public events are what initially piqued my curiosity. As long as theres a large variety of them, and they expand them over time, I may pick it up.

Also, I got bored with GW1 after about 6-9 months and 2 expansions later lol.

emailthatguy · 11-16-10, 01:14 AM

Expect something VERY different in this game.

The reason?

Game Director Eric Flannum

The last time someone gave Eric full reigns on a title it was considered by a lot of people at the time, to be the most fun, balanced, and creative game of its time. All the while being touted as the most visually stunning game of its time.

When it comes to multiplayer games (eric also did the lions share of the grunt work of the level design in the original Starcraft), this dude knows WTF hes doing.

CaptnStubing · 11-16-10, 01:21 AM

I LOVED Sacrifice.

hirantha · 11-17-10, 12:50 PM

Oh man that was one of the best games i've ever played.. so he is in the creative team for GW2? ah good stuff!!

emailthatguy · 11-18-10, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by hirantha

Oh man that was one of the best games i've ever played.. so he is in the creative team for GW2? ah good stuff!!

he's the game director. i.e. the man in charge of the title, lead designer.

hirantha · 11-18-10, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by emailthatguy

he's the game director. i.e. the man in charge of the title, lead designer.

really? wow we can expect some good stuff.. Didn't think he was playing such a big roll in GW2..

emailthatguy · 11-21-10, 10:26 PM

it's my understanding that he was brought on board to lead the team from the get go as phinney had plans to leave before they even started development on GW1

james is a good guy also though, his zombie mmo should be great.

he actually wrote the story for sacrifice, although he wasnt at shiny persay, he was contracted to flesh out the core story. Another professional writer was brought in toward the end (his name completely escapes me but i remember he was a really nice guy) to flesh out the final particulars, write the manual etc..

10-12-10, 12:14 PM	#1
CaptnStubing Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,714	Official Guild Wars 2 Thread Reserving this thread nao fo later... or something like that. Any way, I am very excited for this game. I hope it doesn't have the same problem I and many others had with Guild Wars. There just didn't seem to be a point to the game. It has nice graphics, good game play but for me and the guys I game with, we had no incentive to keep playing. Maybe we didn't give it a chance. Keep in mind I liked the game. It just didn't hold my interest longer than 4 months or so. That being said, BRING ON GW2!

10-13-10, 10:05 AM	#3
hirantha SUC SUDO Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY, Staten Island Posts: 2,209	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread Check the new Hall of Monuments! that will give you a reason to go play again and get as many titles as possible. More titles mean better items in GW2 __________________ Intel i7 3770K 16 GB DDR3 Evga 670 SLI Look me up in AION and GW2 Game Tag: Famorak

10-16-10, 10:49 AM	#4
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10-18-10, 02:09 AM	#5
CaptnStubing Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,714	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread They said it would be a "persistent" world, so yeah it will be like WoW. They will also have dynamic public events. They will be kind of like Warhammer's public quests.

11-16-10, 01:14 AM	#7
emailthatguy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 443	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread Expect something VERY different in this game. The reason? Game Director Eric Flannum The last time someone gave Eric full reigns on a title it was considered by a lot of people at the time, to be the most fun, balanced, and creative game of its time. All the while being touted as the most visually stunning game of its time. When it comes to multiplayer games (eric also did the lions share of the grunt work of the level design in the original Starcraft), this dude knows WTF hes doing. __________________ No more ati \| Athlon64 X2 6000+ Black \| Asrock Mobo \| 4GB RAM \| 250 GB Maxtor Sata \| Soundblaster X-fi XtremeGamer \| EVGA 8800 GTS \| HP w1907 Monitor \| Logitech Z-680 Speakers \| Audiovox PNP3 Sirius Satellite Radio Tuner \| Sidewinder Mouse\| Vista Home Premium \| Logitech G15 Keyboard

11-16-10, 01:21 AM	#8
CaptnStubing Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,714	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread I LOVED Sacrifice.

11-17-10, 12:50 PM	#9
hirantha SUC SUDO Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY, Staten Island Posts: 2,209	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread Oh man that was one of the best games i've ever played.. so he is in the creative team for GW2? ah good stuff!! __________________ Intel i7 3770K 16 GB DDR3 Evga 670 SLI Look me up in AION and GW2 Game Tag: Famorak

11-21-10, 10:26 PM	#12
emailthatguy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 443	Re: Official Guild Wars 2 Thread it's my understanding that he was brought on board to lead the team from the get go as phinney had plans to leave before they even started development on GW1 james is a good guy also though, his zombie mmo should be great. he actually wrote the story for sacrifice, although he wasnt at shiny persay, he was contracted to flesh out the core story. Another professional writer was brought in toward the end (his name completely escapes me but i remember he was a really nice guy) to flesh out the final particulars, write the manual etc.. __________________ No more ati \| Athlon64 X2 6000+ Black \| Asrock Mobo \| 4GB RAM \| 250 GB Maxtor Sata \| Soundblaster X-fi XtremeGamer \| EVGA 8800 GTS \| HP w1907 Monitor \| Logitech Z-680 Speakers \| Audiovox PNP3 Sirius Satellite Radio Tuner \| Sidewinder Mouse\| Vista Home Premium \| Logitech G15 Keyboard