What's up guys!  I'm extremely happy to tell you that the press NDA will be lifted on Monday, February 20th.  What does this mean?  The NDA basically protected leakage of closed beta information during the testing phase, so that the closed beta testers would not recklessly release random and potentially outdated game info, since closed betas are often going through constant iterations.  With the NDA lifted for the press, they will be able to release their impressions of the closed beta, and provide us with lots of delicious screen shots and videos.  It is important to note however, that this lifting of the NDA is exclusively for press only.  All other testers and fans who have been invited to play GW2 beta will still have to remain silent.  Also rememb

What's up guys!  I'm extremely happy to tell you that the press NDA will be lifted on Monday, February 20th.  What does this mean?  The NDA basically protected leakage of closed beta information during the testing phase, so that the closed beta testers would not recklessly release random and potentially outdated game info, since closed betas are often going through constant iterations.  With the NDA lifted for the press, they will be able to release their impressions of the closed beta, and provide us with lots of delicious screen shots and videos.  It is important to note however, that this lifting of the NDA is exclusively for press only.  All other testers and fans who have been invited to play GW2 beta will still have to remain silent.  Also rememb

This amazing video was just released by Wartower, and it really shows how much the GW2 devs love the game!  While the video does not show us any new concrete info, it does show us the amount of dedication and excitement that the team has for us fans!

What I enjoy most from this video is the sheer enthusiasm that is shown throughout the mini interviews. We all know from personal experiences, that doing something you love is just the greatest feeling.  When we see a team composed of passionate gamers, artists, storytellers, programmers, and designers, it really tells us a lot about the game itself.

Be sure to check out Wartower's channel, because they have some very nice videos showing an extensive amount of GW2 gameplay.  They will also be covering GW2 extensively in the future as more news and info comes rolling in, so stay tuned!  Plus, their introduction theme song is from Castle Crashers, as if that wasn't epic enough already!

P.S.  Keep your

This amazing video was just released by Wartower, and it really shows how much the GW2 devs love the game!  While the video does not show us any new concrete info, it does show us the amount of dedication and excitement that the team has for us fans!

What I enjoy most from this video is the sheer enthusiasm that is shown throughout the mini interviews. We all know from personal experiences, that doing something you love is just the greatest feeling.  When we see a team composed of passionate gamers, artists, storytellers, programmers, and designers, it really tells us a lot about the game itself.

Be sure to check out Wartower's channel, because they have some very nice videos showing an extensive amount of GW2 gameplay.  They will also be covering GW2 extensively in the future as more news and info comes rolling in, so stay tuned!  Plus, their introduction theme song is from Castle Crashers, as if that wasn't epic enough already!

P.S.  Keep your

Hey guys!

Below are two videos that I HIGHLY recommend viewing for those who have not seen them, or have not watched actual Guild Wars 2 footage.  The thing that separates these videos from all the other game play videos scattered on Youtube is valuable commentary.  The reason why this commentary is valuable, is because it comes from a well known game reviewer who has never ever played the game in his life.  Not only that, he also knows very little compared to a lot of the other fans who have been following the game for some time.  Due to these reasons, watching this reviewer play is basically like watching a fresh beginner making his way through the world, without much of the previous lore and experience of a rabid Guild Wars 2 follower.

You get to see a beginner's first time reactions to all those features that GW2 has been gushing about.  For those who are still borderline on their opinions of how the systems would work within the game, here is a perfect

GUILD WARS 2  BETA STARTS SOON, OFFICIAL RELEASE AFTER TO FOLLOW!

It's Chinese New Years!  Year of the D-d-d-dragon!!!  Arenanet has once again surprised us with a new blog post.  This time telling us to stay tuned to the blog, official website, and the Facebook fan page for further info on how to participate in the beta!

"We recently finished our first closed beta test, and we’re now ready to hold progressively larger events. In February we’ll invite select press to participate in beta testing, and in March and April we’ll aggressively ramp up the size of our beta test events so that many of you will have a chance to participate. And of course, this all leads to the release of Guild Wars 2 later this year." - Mike O Brian, Anet Founder and Vice President.

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Hey guys.  It's me, skittleg, and I'm back from the dead.  I cannot wait to once again drown in a sea of MMOs.

As you all may have observed from my past blog posts, I almost exclusively write about Guild Wars 2.  Now, I could spend hours on end rambling about the many reasons of why Guild Wars 2 has especially caught my attention, but I will save you all the pain and simply redirect you to older blog entries.

Today, I would like to address a particular question that seems to hover around Guild Wars 2 PvE content:

"If there is no specific "end-game" in Guild Wars 2, how do players achieve a sense of accomplishment from PvE?

What if I've played through all the dynamic events and their chains, before the developers have time to create new ones?"

 

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One year ago, Guild Wars 2 made its debut at Gamescom 2010, showcasing the awesome Shatterer event and familiarizing fellow fans with its intricate dynamic events and personal story systems.  Now, the beast is back, with an armada of new gameplay and encounters.  For the first time ever, a PvP map is available for players to enjoy and experience the fast paced visceral action that combat provides.  

This years showcase also includes a "small" dragon boss named Tequatl the Sunless, which is apparently a champion of Zhaitan, one of the great Elder Dragons in Guild War's lore.

Finally, all five races are playable, with partial character customization and level contraints.  Seven out of the eight professions are also playable.

The amount of videos, interviews, and G

You cast Meteor Chaos!  You look your energy bar.....!!??  No movement.

Guild Wars 2 game designer Jon Peters has a new blog up, and he has surprised us all with several major changes to the game.  One of these changes has yet again sparked a myriad of heated debates and discussions throughout the fanbase.  This change has effectively taken Energy out of Skill usage.  Activating skills will no longer require energy as a long term resource, and the only thing preventing skill spammage will be the skill cooldown itself.  However, Arenanet is still looking for an alternative long term resource to compliment the usage of skills.  In my opinion, they should just take out the entire energy bar, and leave a stamina bar for the dodging mechanic.

Many people who have played previous GW2 demos have noted that skills costed a miniscule amount of energy, and the only time a player could run low on energy was when he/she used the dodging moves consequently. Therefor

Breathtaking!  (But remember to breathe!  We still need a living playerbase for the actual game!)

These images are among my favorites, but feel free to share if you have your own favorites!

Too many to count.  I think my eyes have wandered off to some strange time-space dimension where people eat, sleep, and talk about Guild Wars 2 artwork.

These have got to be some of the most impressive concept works I have ever seen, and I really do hope that ArenaNet can integrate as much of this as they can afford into the real game.  That would really make for some inspiring in game sceneries.