Well, it's a new year.

BustroQuick

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/

Happy 2007 everyone, and congratulations to the GW crew for making it this far.

Cheers

Where do you forum people see GW at in a year? Dead? Thriving? I'm interested in opinions.

Personally, I think they'll stop at 4 chapters, and hopefully turn around to fix up or expand some of the old ones.

Hmm?

Potu Exe

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anti Penguin Movement [ApM]

E/

hmm.. I soppose it could probably last another year, or pretty close to one, but after that I think things might go a little downhill unless the game gains more replayability factor or something of the like, which, I'm sure will most likely happen.

Anyway, happy new year everybody!

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

I can picture it having at least 3 more chapters out and maybe after that, a dying community unless they make more games. I guess they'd make more if their popularity increased such as it has with the release of Nightfall.

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

If they stopped at anything, it would be now, since NF closed up the story of The 5 gods and Tyrian Heroes and all that. Chapter 4 is starting a whole new story, they have no reason to cut it off then..

germanturkey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

[PoW]

E/

yah!! happy new year. to be honest, i didn't think gw would last this long.. but yeah, i'm happy and i'll probably start playing my ranger now

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

One word: Diablo

Guild Wars will be around for a long time. It's got legs, and will provide significant profit for Anet for several years. Can you say "Cash Cow"?

Kern Wolf

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

NJ

W/E

All things considered, I think ANET did a hell of a job with a great game...
Happy New year, all...

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

*cries* it isn't a new year for me yet v.v still got 2 1/2 hours to go, well happy new year to yall!

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

My guess is most likely two, maybe three more chapters and then time to move on. That will have given Guildwars a heck of run in Online Gaming. Maybe onto GW 2. That sorta depends on how much they can update their current game engine - once they need to do a rewrite to make a "modern" game they will do so.

Not that I think that it will loose money, have no players, or any other pretty much nonsense - more that their development money and time will make more on something a little newer. At that point they will move on. It *will* happen at some point and anything over three years active development on new content (not just servers up) is very very very rare.

KurtTheBehemoth

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

tubbyville

Kurt's Royal Guardians

Mo/E

The original OP cheated as you can see by the time he started this thread. 10:58. How can you ring in the new year before it happens. Im just pissed cause he stole my thunder.

Ill get it next year for sure. I will post Happy new year a full 5 hours early.

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by w00t!
Can you say "Cash Cow"?
Moo!

Happy New Year

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by KurtTheBehemoth
The original OP cheated as you can see by the time he started this thread. 10:58. How can you ring in the new year before it happens. Im just pissed cause he stole my thunder.

Ill get it next year for sure. I will post Happy new year a full 5 hours early.
LMAO you do know that you can see the post time in your own timezone current time.

It could have been 12:01 at his place but 10:58 in your neck of the woods

And as for next year I'll beat you too it, I come from the future... OZ.

bebe

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

Saying forum timezones are set to what you set it up to as your timezone when you register, so his time might actually been new years. xD

Happy new years btw!

sixdartbart

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by KurtTheBehemoth
The original OP cheated as you can see by the time he started this thread. 10:58. How can you ring in the new year before it happens. Im just pissed cause he stole my thunder.

Ill get it next year for sure. I will post Happy new year a full 5 hours early.
Ever hear of time zones???

GL on the shards BTW


for everyone else HAPPY 2008 sorry Kurt looks like you won't get that first either

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

I love how everyone thinks world time revolves around them..

Anyway I think it will be around in a year.. but I also think it will start dying.. not majorly but with other mmorpg and online games, and the new consoles so I see a slight decline.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

It will die slightly when this "Aion" game gets released..

Hot Dead

Hot Dead

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Happy New Year!
I have no idea where ANet and GW will be in a year, but i am quitting playing this year... Just gonna get my christmas hat in about 53 minutes and go to bed. Hope everyone has/had a good night/party.
-bora

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by KurtTheBehemoth
The original OP cheated as you can see by the time he started this thread. 10:58. How can you ring in the new year before it happens. Im just pissed cause he stole my thunder.

Ill get it next year for sure. I will post Happy new year a full 5 hours early.
Today, 04:58 AM

Redfeather1975

Redfeather1975

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Apartment#306

Rhedd Asylum

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
It will die slightly when this "Aion" game gets released..
I wonder if that game will have a monthly fee?
I really like GW and will continue to play it, but when Aion comes out, I'm positive I'll try it out regardless of whether it costs a monthly fee.

Teger

Teger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

LLJK

A/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by BustroQuick
Happy 2007 everyone, and congratulations to the GW crew for making it this far.

Cheers

Where do you forum people see GW at in a year? Dead? Thriving? I'm interested in opinions.

Personally, I think they'll stop at 4 chapters, and hopefully turn around to fix up or expand some of the old ones.

Hmm?
the thing is, their company structure sort of demands they release at least 1 or so new product a year in order to keep their revenue stream up, so I doubt they will stop now, although im betting the next chapter will be smaller, if indeed it isnt an expansion for one of the existing chapters, which would be nice...

Redfeather1975

Redfeather1975

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Apartment#306

Rhedd Asylum

Me/

They will thrive once if they get super cool Tengu Heroes out.
How could they not?!

/me holds breath for Tengu Heroes

/me faints

Sasuke The Betrayer

Sasuke The Betrayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Los Angeles

Pink Pearl

Mo/Me

ITS 12:03 WHERE IZ MY HAT!!

Happy Newyears

winkgood

winkgood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

GoL

R/



oh yea.. last years and this years

this years isn't as nice but oh well.

Bibblenorn

Bibblenorn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Miendrak'el Myrth [MeM]

I hate to ask a silly question, but I have been sitting in Kamadan for 40 minutes now... it hasn't started in our district yet... will it?

winkgood

winkgood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

GoL

R/

I think some of the districts are way delayed. I'm waiting in LA 85 and still nothing.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

What a great way to ring in this new year: Not getting our festival hats. Now we have to wait for Gaile to come on here, reassure us, etc etc. But it is barely 2:30 in Washington. Guess we will have to wait through 2 more events . . .

winkgood

winkgood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

GoL

R/

Maybe a delayed reaction of the Y2K bug :P

LONGA

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

Happy New year.Whish we got a grate game to play for another year.
I think my newyear come earlier.