Guild Wars 2 V2: GOTY 2017 or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Arenanet - Games

[QUOTE=Bullet100;35177650]Screenshot of NDA: [IMG]http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5637/1332005812502.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Small chance people will honour that...

[QUOTE=Dominicus;35177689]Small chance people will honour that...[/QUOTE] I already know of >20 people who have beta access. Been receiving screenshots of their invites too.

[QUOTE=Bullet100;35177697]I already know of >20 people who have beta access. Been receiving screenshots of their invites too.[/QUOTE] This thread'll be filled with people doing just that, I'm sure.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;35177371]Wow that's really stupid.[/QUOTE] Uh not really, it's standard beta practice. If you tell people you're in the beta then you expose yourself to being targeted by phishers, hackers, keyloggers, scammers and just dudes plain begging you for your code. All it takes is for one guy to submit to temptation and sell his key and suddenly the half-finished bits of beta are plastered all over the gaming press. Not to mention the risk of somebody delving into the files and stealing code.

[img_thumb]http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2830/retail.png[/img_thumb] [QUOTE]Pre-Sale Program Guild Wars 2 game! Subscribe to your game now, and make sure your access to the beta tester, and play before the other. Pre-package delivery, we will start 4/10/2012. The package includes: The game box Download and activation instructions CD-key [B]An opportunity to beta test the game 20-22.04.2012[/B] After three days 'head start' to load the game and the characters / guilds names of the booking. "Hero's Band" Ring Package does not include a floppy disk[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.vpd.fi/tuote/27850/80/276/PC/Verkkopeli/Guild%20Wars%202%20Collectors%20Edition%20PC%20(D%20VD)"]Retailer source[/URL] "Package does not include a floppy disk" :v:

Haven't checked in on this game in a few months. Good to see it's almost here.

Why do i always hope they pick me because my hardware isn't very good so that they get a better picture of how it runs on low end computers.

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[QUOTE=Bullet100;35178388][IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2le11qd.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] You just posted that, you silly.

[QUOTE=sami-pso;35178309]Why do i always hope they pick me because my hardware isn't very good so that they get a better picture of how it runs on low end computers.[/QUOTE] It's been said many times before. People are chosen according to development needs

I still feel the game is coming out in June. Though these pieces of evidence of it possibly coming out in May is quite interesting.

A summer release would be neato. [editline]17th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=DuncanFrost;35177823]Uh not really, it's standard beta practice. If you tell people you're in the beta then you expose yourself to being targeted by phishers, hackers, keyloggers, scammers and just dudes plain begging you for your code.[B] All it takes is for one guy to submit to temptation and sell his key and suddenly the half-finished bits of beta are plastered all over the gaming press.[/B] Not to mention the risk of somebody delving into the files and stealing code.[/QUOTE] People are actually doing that already. It's kind of sad, but the damage is already done.

[QUOTE=Bullet100;35177545]I know it's a long shot and Guru's reputation is going down the drain but this actually makes sense (same thing happened with SWTOR): [url]http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1226023&postcount=6832[/url] [url]http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1226317&postcount=6846[/url] "They were probably simply told May by the distributor and they put first week of May."[/QUOTE] Sounds unlikely that the game will be released in May. I though they were going for a winter 2012 release?

[QUOTE=Vaught;35179581]A summer release would be neato. [editline]17th March 2012[/editline] People are actually doing that already. It's kind of sad, but the damage is already done.[/QUOTE] how are they already doing that when the beta isnt out yet

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;35179994]how are they already doing that when the beta isnt out yet[/QUOTE] Dunno, to be honest. Seen a [url=http://i.imgur.com/iewt6.png]few images[/url] of people selling "beta event accounts", which I figure comes from having multiple emails that got the invite email then proceeding to sell said emails/accounts for munny. Apparently those numbers indicate the wad of cash they made off of selling.

[QUOTE=Rong;35178406]It's been said many times before. People are chosen according to development needs[/QUOTE] Nah, they see my hardware and go "ain't touching that shit".

[QUOTE=sami-pso;35180126]Nah, they see my hardware and go "ain't touching that shit".[/QUOTE] Really windows XP? Haha. Reminds me, in the GW1 news they said they were stopping making the game compatible for W95, 2000 etc, everything before XP. I wonder how many people still use a pre-XP OS? And play GW in it?

[QUOTE=CommanderPT;35179964]Sounds unlikely that the game will be released in May. I though they were going for a winter 2012 release?[/QUOTE] It's been confirmed by one of the devs on another website I visit (not gw2guru, ew ew ew) that the reatailers are just pulling dates out of their arse; no official date yet.

No invite for me ):

[QUOTE=GoldenBullet;35180283]No invite for me ):[/QUOTE] It said they were being sent over the course of a few days.

Hope has been renewed (:

And here is my source, from last page: [QUOTE]Yes, beta invitations have begun going out. [b]They'll be sent out over the next few days[/b]. Please remember that discussing the beta in any way, shape, or form -- including your status in it -- is a breach of NDA. Don't risk your beta access! ~RB2[/QUOTE] [url]http://facepunch.com/threads/1152237?p=35175940&viewfull=1#post35175940[/url]

[QUOTE=eternalflamez;35180327]It said they were being sent over the course of a few days.[/QUOTE] I'm not getting my hopes up.

First thing I'm doing is breaking the NDA.

[QUOTE=Sickle;35182822]First thing I'm doing is breaking the NDA.[/QUOTE] Do it on GW2's twitter for bonus points [editline]18th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Franke_R!?;35181970]I'm not getting my hopes up.[/QUOTE] Likewise. Probably only accepting 25,000 out of the million.

Goddamn Arenanet playing with my head!, on one hand i'm screaming to get into the beta via email over next couple of days on other hand i know i'll be ok because i'll be buying april 10th, bah!!! [editline]18th March 2012[/editline] One thing i've realised that has been shown very little of and i really want to see is the armor sets for classes. [editline]18th March 2012[/editline] or more specifically when i make my Asura Engineer, can i have Goggles!!!!

made this thread my homepage so i can check constantly for people giving away keys

yeah i'd like to see the different armor sets for each level of structured PvP. as of now the only PvP set i know is plain blood red one

[QUOTE=Source;35183619]Goddamn Arenanet playing with my head!, on one hand i'm screaming to get into the beta via email over next couple of days on other hand i know i'll be ok because i'll be buying april 10th, bah!!! [editline]18th March 2012[/editline] One thing i've realised that has been shown very little of and i really want to see is the armor sets for classes. [editline]18th March 2012[/editline] or more specifically when i make my Asura Engineer, can i have Goggles!!!![/QUOTE] The armor sets aren't class based. They're [i]armor class[/i] based. Guardian and Warrior are soldier(heavy) armor class. Ranger, Engineer, and Thief are adventurer(medium) armor class. Elementalist, Necromancer, and Mesmer are scholar(light) armor class. Thus, Elementalists and Necromancers can be wearing the same set of armor.

[QUOTE=psychojake;35183856]The armor sets aren't class based. They're [i]armor class[/i] based. Guardian and Warrior are soldier(heavy) armor class. Ranger, Engineer, and Thief are adventurer(medium) armor class. Elementalist, Necromancer, and Mesmer are scholar(light) armor class. Thus, Elementalists and Necromancers can be wearing the same set of armor.[/QUOTE] but they also look different by race.