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Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 17:27 - 1

Hey there.

I played Guild Wars in the early day of betas - missed a few due to not been able to get hold of the codes for a few. Got back into the 3 or 4 betas before the finale due to friend codes and pre-order.

The finale was fun- woke at 8am GMT just to see it

Only managed to see the fireworks and the wurms- I had to go after that.

So, my question is- Is there any beta testers still around? If so - do you recognise me? I went by my forum name and done HA in ToPK. In the first beta I was in I continuesly re-rolled characters to see which I favoured. I hanged around in LA abit back then.

Thanks for reading.
Ashleigh

Achilles Antony

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Hangar 18

25 Feb 2007 at 17:38 - 2

I took part in the betas. I spent the majority of my time doing PvE back then, so I definitely wouldn't recognize you from there. I hung around LA quite a bit too, however, and your name does seem familiar, so who knows... it's been a long time. I used to go by the name Darian Lowther, if that helps any.

I was also part of a two man team that wrote a review for the game before it came out. Sadly the site is now defunct, but I still have the review around somewhere. It's interesting to go back and read what I thought of the game back then, and how much it has changed since.

Ah, memories.

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

25 Feb 2007 at 18:11 - 3

Yes, Hi!

*waves*

JMFD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Looking...

E/

25 Feb 2007 at 18:19 - 4

Still here!

Joined in the last 2 beta weekends

Dragou Du Porzan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Mo/

25 Feb 2007 at 18:24 - 5

Participated in every one of the betas, although it almost didn't happen that way. During the E3 for Everyone event I decided I'd ignore the character screen warning that mesmers were for advanced players only and try that as my first character. Uhhhh... big mistake. I didn't have the slightest clue what I was doing. Worse, I didn't know how to attack without calling out my target every time, so everyone I partied with was yelling at me to, "Shut the heck up!" After realizing mesmer wasn't working out for me, I gave ranger a try. But that was back before the ranger skills were fully implemented (no pets back then, for instance), and I quickly got bored of just shooting my bow all day.

I was just about to give up on the game before I found my place in it. On the last day of the event I decided to give it one more go, this time as a monk. I made up the name Dragou Du Porzan for absolutely no reason whatsoever and gave monking a shot. BOOM... I'm in love. I finally felt like I was a contributing member of the party, being responsible for the well-being of my teammates. I've been playing as Dragou ever since.

Seffapotamus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Washington, DC

Mo/

25 Feb 2007 at 18:30 - 6

Yep, I attended every Beta weekend, as well as The first WPE and E3 4 Everyone.
I was called: Seffapotamus Bezit (whammo) and he's still alive and kickin' (and waiting for his 2nd birthday[wishing time played before release counted]

)

The days before guru are still fresh in my memory

BryanM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

25 Feb 2007 at 18:39 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragou Du Porzan

(no pets back then, for instance)

There was too pets. The skill was called Charm Lynx and it was uber expensive for the skill gem at the trader, when the trader even had it in stock.

What was awesome was they came in all different awesome shades and colors.

Here's a pic with it loaded and the guy's hawt pink kitty:

http://www.guild-hall.net/screenshots/e3/e3-20.php

Lilanthe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

25 Feb 2007 at 19:00 - 8

I played in a/the WPE (dunno if it was it, but it was a weekend long), in 2004.

I remember the PvE part was one area in post-ascalon, with alot more cliffs and ruins. With some guards at the start that charge into the enemy and get slaughtered shortly after.

I played in HoH and Ascalon arena. I remember all warriors had hammers and knight armor shouting "For Great Justice" all the time.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

25 Feb 2007 at 19:17 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanM

Here's a pic with it loaded and the guy's hawt pink kitty

Don't dig up old memories that make us sad. I still want pets in different colors.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 19:22 - 10

Wow- Lot's of people around.

There was this guy who really helped me in LA. I remember him- not the help he gave, or his name- but I remember that moment.

His first name initials were A and his second initial K.

I have TONS of great memories from them days. Time has flew by

{BHC}KingWarman88

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Castle 2_5_2 SwissLand

BHC

W/N

25 Feb 2007 at 19:31 - 11

Hey,

I was back in those days... I do miss them :P

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

25 Feb 2007 at 19:34 - 12

i have 2 friends I still play BF2 with(at the time played Battlefield DC with them). They both were in beta and convincing me to come and play Guild Wars, so i had good knowledge during beta and bought it when the game came out if that counts

Corran Horn

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Alliance of Xen

R/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 19:35 - 13

Remember when they changed Ascalon?

BryanM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

25 Feb 2007 at 19:35 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken

I still want pets in different colors.

Me too, me too....

I liked the E3FE about 5 times more than the finished product. Getting rid of the skill gems, the attempt of keeping PvP somewhat in-lore, and all the pretty kittys... it broke my heart.

Also the one-man party zones. It was gonna be a blender for everyone...

SolidShadow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

holland

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 19:37 - 15

jep, seen friendslist comming and going but still hanging out

icedragon981

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

At my computer

Teh Nine [lll]

N/

25 Feb 2007 at 19:39 - 16

Well, I've only been playing since Faction's release (got Factions, fell in love, got Prophecies and have been playing ever since, along with purchasing NF as soon as it was released) but I have guild mates in Teh Nine who have been around since the beginning and am constantly depressed by all I missed in that year before Factions, unlimited minions, ToPK HoH, everything. Consider yourselves lucky.

Chris Blackstar

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

United States

25 Feb 2007 at 19:39 - 17

I managed to get into the last couple of beta weekends just before the main game was release, although during the betas I did not get very far in the game, I do remember looking at the materal traders and wondering what the hell ectos were, given that they were selling for 300g, that to me was like the price is today, given that making even a couple 100g took awhile.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 19:43 - 18

Hehe..

I'm slightly upset that I lost all my screenshots after a reformat went wrong and messed up my system files on my old PC.

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

25 Feb 2007 at 19:43 - 19

I remember finding a group at Divinity Coast. After we beat that, we all agreed to stay together and plow right through the Jungle missions and we did.

I also remember how there was no Crystal Desert, or Southern Shiverpeaks, also how we started out at Lions Arch.

you know the factions tutorial, and NF's. Open chest thingy and get ur starter wep. That was in Prop beta, before they took it out

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 19:46 - 20

Yeah - That guys blabbed on then said 'Go over to that tent and pick up your weapon'..

I also remember a mini- lvl 2 wurm you had to kill as you left that small settlement.

I done that tutorial atleast 50 times on the first beta xD

I got confused alot in the betas. When I reached the last possible mission at that point(sanctum if I remember correctly) I was like WTF where is the next mission?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bahumhat

I remember finding a group at Divinity Coast. After we beat that, we all agreed to stay together and plow right through the Jungle missions and we did.

I also remember how there was no Crystal Desert, or Southern Shiverpeaks, also how we started out at Lions Arch.

you know the factions tutorial, and NF's. Open chest thingy and get ur starter wep. That was in Prop beta, before they took it out

BryanM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

25 Feb 2007 at 19:55 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corran Horn

Remember when they changed Ascalon?

E3FE Map, you can click on areas and get the description for'em:

http://jerrith.com/GW/fort.htm

Like how it was easier to see the hamster maze tunnels on those maps.

Liked how Fort Koga was so awesome. Closest thing we have to it now is Fort Aspenwood. It isn't the same.

The great town of Kyhlo, so fancy. So very much content and maps they just trashed, they did. It's so sad...

It would be so, so, so awesome if the "Hard Mode" they're implementing is like the Veteran Missions -

"The Stone Summit Dwarves have raised Rotscale from the dead, and are preparing to invade Ascalon. Who will stop them? Price Rurik issues a challenge to the greatest warriors in all the land to form a party and put an end to Rotscale's terror."

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 20:17 - 22

Hehe...

Is it just me or was 'Gladiators Arena' the first name of Random Arena?

I think people have been getting confused with it saying 'Gladiator Arena' in the manual as it was previously Gladiators Arena.

Bahumhat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere

C A K E[YuM]

25 Feb 2007 at 20:25 - 23

Oh yea, remember when the pvp creation had the pigmail armor, and ascalon armor for wearing. All skills could be unlocked instantly.

Buying Droknar's Forge armor at Ventari's Refuge.

no voice-acting either, just text.

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

25 Feb 2007 at 20:36 - 24

Town of Kyhlo...

My ele is extremely old...

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/781...nfusionle5.jpg

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 20:39 - 25

Hehe..YEAH..

That weekend where ALL the skills unlocked was cool. We seen a big variety of builds unlike modern day metas.

Can anyone remember how many beta weekends there were in total? I've lost count but there was definately atleast 5.

BryanM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

25 Feb 2007 at 21:16 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Can anyone remember how many beta weekends there were in total?

I think it was one at the end of every month, but I might not be remembering it correctly. Something like 4-6 pre-order events, I think, I think...

ph34r my deadly Canthan Targe, it has such l33t statzzz.

Ashleigh McMahon

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

North East England

WoTU[Warlords of the Underworld]

Mo/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 21:29 - 27

Fear my 1337 Chimeric Prism.

Waddly Hobbins

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

25 Feb 2007 at 22:24 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon

Fear my 1337 Chimeric Prism.

*jealous of chimeric prism* Darn you Europeans :P

Here's my pretty pink kitty from one of the earlier BWE's. Notice how the lynx isnt even on the party list...>.>

Gustin

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/

25 Feb 2007 at 22:33 - 29

howdy. I played for a few of the beta weekends. I had a necro then and as soon as the game was officially released I remade him and still have the original char and name. Grant it I don't play him that much.

The end was really fun though. A bunch of us were running around trying to avoid the wurms, lol. Was funny how many of us managed to survive for a while.

Serafita Kayin

Exclusive Reclusive

Join Date: May 2005

Tuscaloosa, AL

Seraph's Pinion (wing)

R/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 22:50 - 30

Sera's as old as the beta weekends, and still kicking. And I still have my War Pick, too...

Curse your Chimeric Prism.

Rion

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Blashyrkh

25 Feb 2007 at 22:51 - 31

Yeah I miss the beta days. I still have my beta box sitting around somewhere. I <3 my Chimeric Prism too. :P

Whenever I see Fort Koga it reminds me of when it was the only random arena there was. I wish they'd bring back the arena they took out of rotation though. I can't remember how we got there or anything, but it was really basic, like the training arenas. I remember somehow going on a massive (several hours long) win streak in that arena with a party of 4 rangers.

I remember when Hundred Blades wasn't an elite and there was a huge uproar when it was made an elite, and you couldn't cap it off that Charr right outside Piken Square any more. And when Soul Reaping gave 2 points of energy per attribute point. Yeaaah.

Fun times.

Ilya Khan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Los Angeles, CA

-FdM-

Me/Mo

25 Feb 2007 at 23:03 - 32

I'm still here...barely. All I remember is capping 100 swords as a level 7 or so

Gustin

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/

25 Feb 2007 at 23:47 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serafita Kayin

Sera's as old as the beta weekends, and still kicking. And I still have my War Pick, too...

Curse your Chimeric Prism.

I've never once used my warpick, lol. Being that my original character was a necro it wasn't much use to me. And then after realizing that the requirement and the damage and mods on it were pretty much trash, I never bothered making a warrior to actually play with it. Was so dissapointed

Myrkwid

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/Me

25 Feb 2007 at 23:52 - 34

I remember my first beta, when a mate and me joined gw. We were running through the explorable areas in ascalon, searching for a way out of the ruins. After hours we asked "How can we leave these ruins?", "Do the primary missions!", "What missions?". Yay for being a total noob, was really funny

The old city of ascalon with the large campfire in the middle, ah, the memories.

Unfortunately I lost msot of my screenshots. Learned the hard way, that guildwars can't count up to numbers larger than 999. After gw999.bmp it started again with gw001.bmp overwriting my precious betascreenies.

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

26 Feb 2007 at 00:03 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanM

ph34r my deadly Canthan Targe, it has such l33t statzzz.

2 years later and I found a use for mine

Koss looks pimp with it

I still think with everything Anet has done/tried to do Gwen taunting and burning everyone is still my favorite thing to have happened in GWs.
She couldn't get to the top of the hill where storage is in ascalon and thats where I was watching the slaughter.

good times

I miss the little darling I hope they get her back soon.

MegaMouse

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

south mississippi

Warriors Of Melos WOM

E/N

26 Feb 2007 at 06:49 - 36

I got in ne day of the original beta test. cCouldn't pay more although I wanted to. I work offshore so that is the reason I didn't get in any more had to go to work. Although my time in GW has slacked off a lot (haven't actualy played for over a month now), I will wait and see what the next chapter is before I decide to stop all togethr.

Mega Mouse

Edge Martinez

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

NC

DKL

26 Feb 2007 at 07:09 - 37

I played in the last event before launch and fell in love with the monk. I remember getting Ressurect in post-searing and thinking, "I have become a god." Oh yeah... how quickly we learn.

Supervixen

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Asia

26 Feb 2007 at 07:33 - 38

Still around, though your name doesn't ring a bell. Mostly due to the fact that my guild liked hanging in the international district.

I think I started from the 2nd or 3rd beta. Those were fun times. Sitting at the computer for the entire weekend, forgoing sleep and eating biscuits at the comp to maximise playing time. Heady heady days.

My first character was of course a W/Mo. Though I didn't use mending. I had no clue how to! I did, however, get pats on the back for helping to keep our party alive with my crucial heals. I was such a badass Paladin yo~

Beta was great for grabbing names you wanted for characters. Occasionally I get people screaming at me in PM, "So you're the bastard who got that name!!!" <3 I still have a second pre-order account sitting on names I will use as more chapters appear.

p.s. I still miss the old interfaces. The new one just doesn't click for me.

Edit: Oh right, I forgot names are account specific now. Good thing I pulled out all the good ones to use on my main account already.

So long 24hr timeouts. ;_;

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

26 Feb 2007 at 07:40 - 39

Been with the game since WPE.

Here's a secret question: Any of you guys got a chance to "slip" (oops) into Korean BWE and be the first to try out the Pre-Searing Ascalon?

I did. XD

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

26 Feb 2007 at 11:04 - 40

*sigh* only a couple of months after release. This is the first online game I have ever liked much at all (and obviously enjoy quite a bit since I'm still here - I can not think of any game I have more hours in). Best I can do is remember reading about betas.

I finally figured I'd bite the bullet after an uncle wanted to trade some computer work for a game (for whatever reason he didn't want to pay me money - I no longer remember why) - I figured I would at least get the nice picture of Eve on the cover

and there were not any traditional single player games I wanted at the time.