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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
No monthly fees.
I have to say it. Tell your friends. Inform your neigbors. Put your guild on alert. No. Monthly. Fees. |
PC Gamer Has Landed!
fRag_Doll
I'm sorry Gaile
I'm sorry Gaile, really I am. I just couldn't resist.
Sofonisba
At least--it sounds like--we can tie GW2 to GW1 account in some way, which means maybe we can still keep our guilds.
My main concern is losing touch with the guild/disbanding because half are in one game and half in another with no lines of communication.
My main concern is losing touch with the guild/disbanding because half are in one game and half in another with no lines of communication.
Illuminus
Wow, sounds exciting and scary at the same time! I trust that ANet will keep GW 2 within the same style that made us love GW 1 so much.
Gaile Gray
As I said earlier, there will be no transfer of characters to or from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. There will be many benefits to having a history with Guild Wars. Please see comments shared concerning "The Hall of Monuments."
Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by fRag_Doll
I'm sorry Gaile
I'm sorry Gaile, really I am. I just couldn't resist. |
LiQuId StEeL
After reading, I saw a small caption I missed... there will be a place with memorials of sorts for your [gw1] characters' achievements (titles).
Characters will not transfer over.
Characters will not transfer over.
Machinae
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I really don't see how having a higher level cap equates to "grinding." Seriously -- I've played games with caps, without caps, with caps that the devs raised over the years, and everything in between.
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Edit to actually get back to the point I forgot to make:
The "grinding" would occur when players realise that to stay on top of the PvP game, they must have 2007+ levels. Perhaps 100+ levels is the new R3 for HA? :P
As I see it, the attribute cap is a large part of the balance in the game as it is. Perhaps it's time for a re-balance with GW2, and with that may come a higher cap (or none?), but with the current system I don't see it working.
Sir Skullcrasher
Should I buy two copies and give one of the cd-key to someone I know online. Or save my money and buy onlny one copy?
TGgold
I'm, overall, hoping that within two years they remove the Guild Wars name from the title.
This. Is. Not. Guild Wars.
I'd much rather ANET come out with a new RPG, abandoning GuildWars in the process, over giving us rubbish like this. Even if levels are cosmetic, people *will* be segregated. I mean, look at Rank as it is...
Further BAD NEWS for all of us who play GW for what it is, not becuase we're too cheap to be paying for an alternative...
50 PvE Skills? I almost threw-up...wait...I did. This is quite possible the most hideous thing I've seen in my entire GuildWars existence. Do you want to know what this is screaming to me? This screams that GW cannot balance itself anymore. Why *should* skills function differently in PvE and PvP? They shouldn't. But, once again proven, ANET is too incompetent to find a way to make the AI more challenging, no, they're going to throw large numbers of overpowered enemies at us instead of skilled, or challenging, AI.
This day has made me shed a tear for the GW I know and love. I can guarentee you that I *will not* be buying the next expansion until I see someting resolved. If, after community response from people I know or value their opinion, I will decide to buy the game. Right now it's looking grim ANET, it's looking mighty grim.
NOTE: I noticed people are happy about the increased level cap because it "makes them feel like they're growing". May I ask what about being infused, ascending, Weh No Su, Growing in Sunspear Ranks, etc did *not* give you satisfaction that your character was growing? Why do you feel the need to have a number express your strength, when, if you think about the story, your character has grown in so many ways you, with immature eyes, have overlooked. I'm a pen-and-paper roleplayer, and so many times you learn from experience and story elements, not those numbers on the page. If you cannot find satisfaction in the current system of growing, I hate to tell you this, but those numbers are going to leave you even more hollow inside.
This. Is. Not. Guild Wars.
I'd much rather ANET come out with a new RPG, abandoning GuildWars in the process, over giving us rubbish like this. Even if levels are cosmetic, people *will* be segregated. I mean, look at Rank as it is...
Further BAD NEWS for all of us who play GW for what it is, not becuase we're too cheap to be paying for an alternative...
50 PvE Skills? I almost threw-up...wait...I did. This is quite possible the most hideous thing I've seen in my entire GuildWars existence. Do you want to know what this is screaming to me? This screams that GW cannot balance itself anymore. Why *should* skills function differently in PvE and PvP? They shouldn't. But, once again proven, ANET is too incompetent to find a way to make the AI more challenging, no, they're going to throw large numbers of overpowered enemies at us instead of skilled, or challenging, AI.
This day has made me shed a tear for the GW I know and love. I can guarentee you that I *will not* be buying the next expansion until I see someting resolved. If, after community response from people I know or value their opinion, I will decide to buy the game. Right now it's looking grim ANET, it's looking mighty grim.
NOTE: I noticed people are happy about the increased level cap because it "makes them feel like they're growing". May I ask what about being infused, ascending, Weh No Su, Growing in Sunspear Ranks, etc did *not* give you satisfaction that your character was growing? Why do you feel the need to have a number express your strength, when, if you think about the story, your character has grown in so many ways you, with immature eyes, have overlooked. I'm a pen-and-paper roleplayer, and so many times you learn from experience and story elements, not those numbers on the page. If you cannot find satisfaction in the current system of growing, I hate to tell you this, but those numbers are going to leave you even more hollow inside.
lacasner
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
As I said earlier, there will be no transfer of characters to or from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. There will be many benefits to having a history with Guild Wars. Please see comments shared concerning "The Hall of Monuments."
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Hmmm..interesting...
sixdartbart
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Originally Posted by fRag_Doll
I'm sorry Gaile
I'm sorry Gaile, really I am. I just couldn't resist. |
Retribution X
No way in hell I'm getting GW 2. Why even get GW 2 If GW is still running. and if GW servers arn't going to be running, why get GW:EN?
Unless, The chars I play are my current chars grandchildren, and have everything they do right now transferred to them, and I get to start at level 20...
Unless, The chars I play are my current chars grandchildren, and have everything they do right now transferred to them, and I get to start at level 20...
Antheus
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I really don't see how having a higher level cap equates to "grinding." Seriously -- I've played games with caps, without caps, with caps that the devs raised over the years, and everything in between.
As a gamer, I think I sort of like the ability to get higher numbers, even if it only shows my investment, my time spent in the game. Now, surely it's true that someone may have lots of lower-level characters, and that player may have achieved more and know more about the game than a player with a single high-level character. It's not, in my opinion, anything like, "My level 50 is 'better' than your level 20." Or, "I'm all that because I was the first to reach Level X." I just sort of like that feeling of having been around for a while, or "veterancy." It sort of ties in with how much I like the Divine Aura, and the birthday presents, and the first year's Halloween items and with the fact they're only owned by those of us who were here, 'way back then. Each of those things seem to show a history, and for some, that's a very cool thing. |
Will levels be included in combat calculation? That's all that matters.
If they are shown in the same way as current XP bar, it doesn't matter.
If they are included in combat, and level 154 mob will hit your level 58 character for 57,213,427 damage just because of level difference, then it's grind based.
Otherwise it doesn't matter.
So, will it affect combat? Or be just a title?
dead man ivan
Gaile I seriously need to know if the Art team is planning Dx10 r not!! Please let me know immediately(I play on a crappy computer right now so I really need to save up!!)
Also, talk about information overload!! Now I wont be able to sleep because of too much information(the last time I didnt sleep was when there was no info from Anet concerning the Inquirer article!!)
Also, talk about information overload!! Now I wont be able to sleep because of too much information(the last time I didnt sleep was when there was no info from Anet concerning the Inquirer article!!)
Innit
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As I said earlier, there will be no transfer of characters to or from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. There will be many benefits to having a history with Guild Wars. Please see comments shared concerning "The Hall of Monuments."
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Hoax
Gaile is EOTN going to have new professions?
Silent Coyote
Hmm I think its a shame their moving away from the campaign system, I thought it had alot of potential. Not sure of what to make of GW2 at the moment, will have to get a copy of the article myself first.
Retribution X
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Originally Posted by dead man ivan
Gaile I seriously need to know if the Art team is planning Dx10 r not!! Please let me know immediately(I play on a crappy computer right now so I really need to save up!!)
Also, talk about information overload!! Now I wont be able to sleep because of too much information(the last time I didnt sleep was when there was no info from Anet concerning the Inquirer article!!) |
Save up. You'll need to...
Jeremy Untouchable
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
As I said earlier, there will be no transfer of characters to or from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. There will be many benefits to having a history with Guild Wars. Please see comments shared concerning "The Hall of Monuments."
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If my huge poll was correct, 50% of the people will be upset at this. However i trust that ANet will put out such a kick-arse game that they will rethink there positions.
Thanks Gaile for clearing this up.
Taka Nagasani
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Roleplaying Characters will gain the opportunity to acquire higher levels. I believe that the magazine refers to a cap of 100 or more. This is an opportunity that players have been requesting over the last couple of years. I know that personally, I like the idea a lot.
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Darcy
This was posted several pages ago.
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Originally Posted by JC68
"You cannot carry over stuff, but can via the hall of momuments, allowing you to display titles of and see the weapons and use minis of your chars from good old GW1"
from PC Gamer, page 7... |
youngstar
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Originally Posted by TGgold
I'm, overall, hoping that within two years they remove the Guild Wars name from the title.
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Hoax
The level cap needs to be expanded but i think 100 is just pushing it. a lower cap say 35ish? would be nice
Lonk
So Gaile, will froggie make it to GW2? =p
lacasner
for Pve it doesn't matter much, pvp is what most people should be concerned with.
wetsparks
Most of you guys are over reacting with the level thing. The people who founded ANET are the people who developed Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft.
http://www.arenanet.com/team.php
I think these guys know what they are doing and even if there is the capability of leveling to level 100+ I doubt you would have to get there to beat the game based on past games they have made.
http://www.arenanet.com/team.php
I think these guys know what they are doing and even if there is the capability of leveling to level 100+ I doubt you would have to get there to beat the game based on past games they have made.
Alleji
Not at all excited about GWEN, but GW 2...
One thing WoW really lacks is the ability to create max level PvP characters. If GW will turn into a "WoW clone" except keeping the 8-skill system and having an option for PvP chars, it will already be much, much better. No monthly fees (if they really manage to pull off a persistent world MMO without monthly fees) would be icing on the cake.
If you're keeping organized PvP, I have only one more criteria: balance, something you're failing miserably at right now. If you manage to balance the game second time around, giant thumbs up and you'll have every PvPer buy it and all the expansions. (While catering to the PvE market, you're overlooking that PvEers can play the game with one expansions or two, whereas for PvP players it's mandatory to have all of them)
Balance, balance, balance. If you can pull it off you'll have the best game on the market, but if GW 2 is balanced as well as GW 1 today, I don't think you'll have a PvP community... can't say much about PvE.
One thing WoW really lacks is the ability to create max level PvP characters. If GW will turn into a "WoW clone" except keeping the 8-skill system and having an option for PvP chars, it will already be much, much better. No monthly fees (if they really manage to pull off a persistent world MMO without monthly fees) would be icing on the cake.
If you're keeping organized PvP, I have only one more criteria: balance, something you're failing miserably at right now. If you manage to balance the game second time around, giant thumbs up and you'll have every PvPer buy it and all the expansions. (While catering to the PvE market, you're overlooking that PvEers can play the game with one expansions or two, whereas for PvP players it's mandatory to have all of them)
Balance, balance, balance. If you can pull it off you'll have the best game on the market, but if GW 2 is balanced as well as GW 1 today, I don't think you'll have a PvP community... can't say much about PvE.
FlameoutAlchemist
Interesting piece, and I thank Liquid Steel for sharing the information that a lot of us have been waiting for. I'm sure that some of this stuff will be answered when I actually get to read the article in April, or may have been posted already, but I was wondering if someone, or even Gaile, could answer a few of these. I'm not really going to touch on GW2 because, at this stage in the game, it's still all speculation with the exception of the highlights that have been posted.
1. I've seen it insinuated here that GW:EN is going to be the last 'expansion' of GW1. While I like the idea of not adding any more classes in lieu of focusing on what's already out there, is it indeed true that this is it - For +2 years, there will be nothing more than weekend and holiday events to look forward to in GW1?
2. Will there be an open BETA, or a world preview event for GW:EN? If so, is there an approximate timeframe as to when we could expect to see either occur?
3. When James Phinney says that there's going to be extended character development past lvl 20, could you expand on that a little bit? Are we talking about titles based on XP points, etc?
4. Because these catacombs supposedly extend all over the three main continents, will you need to have all three prior campaigns to play this expansion to its fullest?
5. This is a follow-up to #1, but because you're abandoning the Campaign-style format in favor of Expansions, does this mean we could expect to see skills for Faction characters, like Assassins and Rits, in Lion's Arch?
6. Anet now has three campaigns worth of experience to work from, and all the associated flames and kudos to prove it. Are there any specific problems or successes that C4 will address or build on?
7. In GW:EN, will we finally know where and why "Charr sez Rawr!"?
That's all that I can think of right now.
1. I've seen it insinuated here that GW:EN is going to be the last 'expansion' of GW1. While I like the idea of not adding any more classes in lieu of focusing on what's already out there, is it indeed true that this is it - For +2 years, there will be nothing more than weekend and holiday events to look forward to in GW1?
2. Will there be an open BETA, or a world preview event for GW:EN? If so, is there an approximate timeframe as to when we could expect to see either occur?
3. When James Phinney says that there's going to be extended character development past lvl 20, could you expand on that a little bit? Are we talking about titles based on XP points, etc?
4. Because these catacombs supposedly extend all over the three main continents, will you need to have all three prior campaigns to play this expansion to its fullest?
5. This is a follow-up to #1, but because you're abandoning the Campaign-style format in favor of Expansions, does this mean we could expect to see skills for Faction characters, like Assassins and Rits, in Lion's Arch?
6. Anet now has three campaigns worth of experience to work from, and all the associated flames and kudos to prove it. Are there any specific problems or successes that C4 will address or build on?
7. In GW:EN, will we finally know where and why "Charr sez Rawr!"?
That's all that I can think of right now.
Hoax
Any word on new professions for EOTN?
Machinae
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If my huge poll was correct, 50% of the people will be upset at this. However i trust that ANet will put out such a kick-arse game that they will rethink there positions.
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Of course, I'm sure this wouldn't happen. Ever.
FlameoutAlchemist
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Originally Posted by Hoax
Any word on new professions for EOTN?
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TGgold
I jsut dont' see hwo this will work. Are they goign to explain how say...
"Well Jimmy, when I was a young man we coudl fight monsters all day and never become any stronger. We had to use our skill to hone our fighting abilities. Now I'm too old to fight, but, Jimmy, I see you've become even stronger than me at my best by killing monsters a few hours every day..."
"Lolz, yu guyz got pwned by lvl 8 charr. *pings* I'm level 89 and 14% of the way to earning my next level."
Maybe they'll do somethign dramatic and say the Gods come back and make everyone godlike...it will only be the 4th time they do that....
"Well Jimmy, when I was a young man we coudl fight monsters all day and never become any stronger. We had to use our skill to hone our fighting abilities. Now I'm too old to fight, but, Jimmy, I see you've become even stronger than me at my best by killing monsters a few hours every day..."
"Lolz, yu guyz got pwned by lvl 8 charr. *pings* I'm level 89 and 14% of the way to earning my next level."
Maybe they'll do somethign dramatic and say the Gods come back and make everyone godlike...it will only be the 4th time they do that....
Illuminus
I really do hope the ritualist will have a comeback in GW 2... It be sad if i wont be able to play my favorite profession in the future again!
Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by dead man ivan
Gaile I seriously need to know if the Art team is planning Dx10 r not!! Please let me know immediately(I play on a crappy computer right now so I really need to save up!!)
Also, talk about information overload!! Now I wont be able to sleep because of too much information(the last time I didnt sleep was when there was no info from Anet concerning the Inquirer article!!) |
Hoax
Gaile any more info on EOTN?
Bryant Again
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
As I said earlier, there will be no transfer of characters to or from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2. There will be many benefits to having a history with Guild Wars. Please see comments shared concerning "The Hall of Monuments."
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The Hall of Monuments sounds cool, though.
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Originally Posted by Machinae
This, most of all, is what is worrying me. So far, Anet do seem to care about their fans, but I'm actually worried incase they take the view of "It's ok if we lose 50% of our fans, because we'll have such a kickass game that we'll make more than that up from old WoW fans and new players".
Of course, I'm sure this wouldn't happen. Ever. |
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Originally Posted by Alleji
If you're keeping organized PvP, I have only one more criteria: balance, something you're failing miserably at right now. If you manage to balance the game second time around, giant thumbs up and you'll have every PvPer buy it and all the expansions. (While catering to the PvE market, you're overlooking that PvEers can play the game with one expansions or two, whereas for PvP players it's mandatory to have all of them)
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lacasner
Yea it will be a headshot hehe...I mean it probably was the only way to get it done but still disappointing in a sense..
Narcism
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Originally Posted by Silly Warrior
Question is...where are these players...and how can I steal their copys of the mag so I can scan them in....
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JC68
Gaile, since GW:EN will be something "less" (in the meaning of "stand-alone product"), any words about CE for GW:EN? or will there be only "normal" version?
MSecorsky
I will OFFICIALLY forgive the level cap changes IF...
I can be in on the Beta test!
Please?
I can be in on the Beta test!
Please?