A Letter to Our Fans [from Mike O'Brien]

We just posted this to our website:

Sounds like 2011 is now confirmed

At least they finally broke the silence.

I wonder what they think is going to keep people interested until 2010/11?

Thanks for posting, Regina. I probably would have missed this otherwise.

'When it's done'

You guys learned that from Blizzard didn't you?

Anyway, thanks for the communication.

hrmz this does not help at all actually. It actually confirms that Anet is unsure of when they will be able to release the game, since they tell their investor that the launch will be much later then anticipated, hence the word "delay" I was quite comfortable not knowing anything, this actually shaken my believe just a little bit lol. oh well.

So the game is most likely going to be released in 2011, and we're not going to get any information until at least 2010? I really don't understand this business plan. Announce game in 2007, no good information until at least 2010, and nothing to keep players interested?

Oh well, at least Blizzard will be able to keep me entertained until then.

thx mr. gw person! ^__^

i wonder if the live team was created because of this
or if that was an entirely separate thought process...i.e. they mite consider doin sumptin additional on top of the live team?

i think that is blizzards exact words. i wish they would do some | other things like blizzard......

Life

Other games

School

Friends

Titles

I practically quit GW 1 except to sign on and talk to my guildies. Still gonna check out GW2 though.

Enough with the trying to read between the lines and putting words in their mouth. Why do people have problems with honesty? They're being as honest as they can be within their NDA.

Good on them for saying "O hai". They didn't have to waste time quelling the chuntering of the vocal minority.

Nothing in that letter said that. Again, assumptions.

Not to be negative, but I'm glad to hear you're proud of what your team has accomplished GW2 wise, because none of your players are.

"We'll have a lot more to say when we're closer to release."

So, we'll finally hear about what GW2 is and if it even exists in 2010 or 2011? "closer to release" is a pretty broad statement this far out. Seriously, if you even had the slightest doubt that the game wouldn't have any information released until 2010 at the earliest (which is what this statement implies,) why in the bluest of all hells did you announce the game in 2007? That's absurd.

This entire past week has justified my subscription to WoW more and more, while also confirming my suspicions that all you guys had completed at the time that you announced GW2 was a long egotistic press release and a fancy high def logo for the game.

Really liked the start of the letter, right at the point of "to set the record straight."

but then nothing after that...I thought "here it comes a date or something:....nothing.

I havent played anything since I took my break, and havent posted here since this "new letter".

So, I guess take your time and make it rreeeaalll good then.

cheers. (Ill be waiting )

Yes, I'm giving my opinion and making assumptions. Welcome to discussion forums.

They had to explain why Guild Wars wasn't getting any new campaigns.

All conspiracy theories aside, I am glad to see that Mr. O'Brien took the time to make a statement of sorts. I believe it was Shigeru Miyamoto who once said, " A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever". If ArenaNet wants to make the best MMORPG ever, it will take time. Even if it isn't the "best MMORPG ever", I would prefer that one of my favorite developers set their sights so high.

Hasn't this lame protest been shot down a hundred times already on this forum? What else should they have done, not announce that they were making a sequel and leave us all wondering why the heck we aren't getting any more expansions?

There was no "setting the record straight" in that whole thing at all. It was just more PR crap which told us next to nothing except to basically warn us that nothing will be heard of or seen for a very, very long time.

Many of the original programmers came from Blizzard, so it is not really a surprise there. I for one, would much rather have a well polished game than one that is rushed out and doesn't meet expectations. I can wait, at least I won't be spending $15 a month to play a game that I already bought.

You forgot the "set the record straight" part. God that's a useless letter.

We all know they'll release the game when they're ready. Release dates are always like this with ever game. Its certainly not news to anyone who plays video games.

I just they'd share some information about the game in the meantime. The lack of information about the game is why people are so pissy about GW 2. Again, I suppose we shouldn't be so angry since all games go through similar development cycles.

Right now, I'd be satisfied with concept art. I would promise to be a very good girl the rest of the year if ArenaNet decided to bestoy such a gift upon the rest of the GW community and myself.