Chapter 2 Information from Computer Gaming World

Dentenko

Dentenko

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/Me

geez...I am SOOO getting chp.2....im gonna be a ritualist...like a shadow priest in WoW....but il still keep my monk.

Sounds awesome Arenanet.

Dralspire

Retired

Join Date: Apr 2005

All this enthusiasm flying around and mixing with wild speculation reminds me of a comment a very good female friend of mine made many years ago, "Rather than lusting after some future, focus on the present."

Symbol

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

So...are there going to be new skills for existing classes?

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

any beta for chapter 2 or A-Net already got testers hard at work to find out all the bugs and exploits in the game?

Alanus

Alanus

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

USA

Sasquatch Carrot Slingers [FooT]

R/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dralspire
All this enthusiasm flying around and mixing with wild speculation reminds me of a comment a very good female friend of mine made many years ago, "Rather than lusting after some future, focus on the present."
Yea.
I still wanna beat the game before chapter two comes out!

dagger bird

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Clan Solid

N/E

whats this?
a new map, a new world i thought they werent done with the old one yet?

Excer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/Me

well buying a new expansion is cheaper than paying a monthly fee

anyways, i'm sure that not ALL the info on chapter 2 was in this magazine preview, so there's prolly a lot of other new stuff not mentioned, including stuff added on to the old regions. so dont complain now, complain when its released and you find out for yourself what its like

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Everyone is like "Spirits are Overpowrd, NERF NERF"

So of course they made an entire profession that uses Spirits.

Ritualist will be my new character choice. Its like All the Ranger goodness with monk heals. If they get some nice caster stuff Rit/ranger will be my choice for real.

M1h4iL

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

Great post Inde, very informative, cant wait for chapter 2 :O I can already imagine towns full of assasins and ritualists only LFG.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

Inde great post, has fuelled my already fired interest.

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Inde
Chapter 2 information on Guild Wars and the new three nation continent of Cantha.
  • 2 new campaigns per year are slated to come out
Gotta say id like to know what that means.

Does it mean new chapters or perhaps new regions?
Or perhaps some kind of event?
And if there is 2 a year, should we be worried that AN isnt providing enough content to match the price and timeline... 6months is next to nothing for modern content creation.

masterslayer89

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Deaths Avengrs

W/Mo

i kinda dont like whats goin on...
the expansion should be just that, an EXPANSION. i dont like the sound of a new pre sear area, i think the new professions r great but it should be an extended area. in other words, u should finish up the fire islands then take a boat or something to cantha where there r more missions, anet should try to mod the alredy existing characters and skills the least they can because that would pi** (not sure if thats allowed in a forum lol) the people off who spent so much time getting the skills and good stuff for there character, the ritualist and assassin should start in normal pre sear not some wierdo cantha monastery thing.

simply put, anet should only make additions not change the stuff alredy there

ps. make it so u can lvl up to like 30 or 40 when u get to cantha

Auldaur

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Texas

R/Mo

I think it sounds great, I'm excited.

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

Quote:
Originally Posted by masterslayer89
i kinda dont like whats goin on...
the expansion should be just that, an EXPANSION. i dont like the sound of a new pre sear area, i think the new professions r great but it should be an extended area. in other words, u should finish up the fire islands then take a boat or something to cantha where there r more missions, anet should try to mod the alredy existing characters and skills the least they can because that would pi** (not sure if thats allowed in a forum lol) the people off who spent so much time getting the skills and good stuff for there character, the ritualist and assassin should start in normal pre sear not some wierdo cantha monastery thing.

simply put, anet should only make additions not change the stuff alredy there

ps. make it so u can lvl up to like 30 or 40 when u get to cantha
Err I think most people do NOT want to start in normal pre searing AGAIN. I know I don't. It's nice to have a different starting area.

And why should you only get access to Chapter 2 by finishing Chapter 1? Besides Chapter 2 is supposed to be able to be a stand alone game. It defeats purpose if you're required to finish Chapter 1 and if you have to start a new character in Pre Searing....AGAIN.

And NO! to level 30 or 40. Why do people insist on bringing this up over and over when it's been said by ANET that there are no plans at all to raise the f-ing level cap.

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

I CAN'T WAIT!

<-- Excited. Majorly.

ghostlyranger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

a few thing,

from words, it seems ritualist can be a better class than ranger to play a beastmaster role,...

and i want to know if i can use my existing character to play the storymode of the chapter 2,

masterslayer89

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Deaths Avengrs

W/Mo

thast what i was trying to get at, u should be able to use ur original character to play as in chapter 2, the new factions and all that sounds confusing

Amity

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostlyranger
and i want to know if i can use my existing character to play the storymode of the chapter 2,
Me too, if you can't (which would be a very bad idea) theres not much point of playing until chapter 2 comes out.

Also with the additions of new professions does this mean that there will be more charater spaces, so that people dont have to delete hours of work.

heist23

Journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/Mo

i'm curious as to when chapter 2 is slated to release....was it this may or april or something or other?

Phades

Phades

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

"Ability to go to Cantha and change your secondary profession to ritualist or assassin."

High skill point stored characters can now begin to rejoice.

I was really hoping that they were not going to do this in addition to combining it with "low level" areas allowing people to just blitz through the game. Then have the backlash of exploitation for months till ANET corrects them.

FeuerFrei

FeuerFrei

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

In the middle of WWIII

Airreon Grievers[AG]

R/Mo

OMG OMG OMG...IM SO gettin Chapter 2...i cant wait....mehz......i think im gonna blow up soon...this soooo freakin awesome....

TRIvario

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Fortune Cookie [LucK]

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by masterslayer89
thast what i was trying to get at, u should be able to use ur original character to play as in chapter 2, the new factions and all that sounds confusing



ever wonder why there are rubies and saphires in chapter one?

skretth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Australia

after checking out any local stores and not being able to get a copy (from australia) i went hnting online

found this store sells it for 7.99

however the cover is completly different
http://www.zinio.com/issue?is=116422167&ns=zno

is it the same magazine?
or are their diff versions?

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mysterial
I'd much rather see more skills/attributes on the professions we already have rather than have more professions.
Like the elementalist - how about maintained elementals of their own for a pip of energy or something? Soooo much more could be done and added to this class. Rangers have the goods but could use a little more that makes it obvious to the rest of the world, lol. And the mesmer should be able to aid the parties energy for starters - seems like it would have been a better call before the necro but that's me.

Timmo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2006

Guild Bashing Inc

Me/W

lol i can see the diablo team and wow team on this one, 2 new classes assasin and ritualist remind me of the expansion on diablo 2. lol.

will the lvl cap be increased????

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by TRIvario
ever wonder why there are rubies and saphires in chapter one?
They were just goofy items which were overspeculated on which now GW feels like they have to do something with them. I say don't change the plan that's part of speculation and being wrong! But that's me

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

IMO ritualist first synopsis disappointing.. so a class that melds 3 together when we can already meld 2? sooo many more ways to go IMO... course I need a lot more details but can't say it's firing me up.

tell me about the new class skills (particularly for elementalist, mesmer, ranger who are the current batch watching more from the outside) that might help spice those up!

coldslammer

coldslammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

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W/Mo

i can see it now, minion factories with ritualists owning it up in HoH

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Ritualist doesn't sound too bad. Like a dark priest, but it seems like he heals in wierd ways, with his spirits. So it almost sounds like an enchanter, but without enchants.

Assassin looks and sounds exciting. I can't wait to make one of each of these new professions.

pappayaponta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Europian Comando force

W/Mo

Really NICE! But what it is about choosing allience in cantha. Will it be like in WoW that your enemy with an opposit allience to you or wont it matter?

pappayaponta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Europian Comando force

W/Mo

And whats the thing about 55 maps that can be taken over?

zakaria

zakaria

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

I respect this game and respect ArenaNet that tried so hard to give us CH2...so plz don't complain about getting it 50 $ then u will get shocked if it's not good as you thought..paying 50 $/Infinity Time of Good Playing = 0....Not like WOW i have to pay 15 $ per month to play game with rude ppl.
ArenaNet try to please all players as much as they can
if the makers of GW put statues of them in Tyria & Cantha...i will /kneel infront of them everytime i pass through them...
SO SHAME ON YOU..

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Screenshots of new classes coming VERY soon acording to everyones favorite spokesperson ( you should know . . . ). Also you failed to mention the 25 new sills for each class.

Katari

Katari

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Upstate

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vilaptca
Ritualist doesn't sound too bad. Like a dark priest, but it seems like he heals in wierd ways, with his spirits. So it almost sounds like an enchanter, but without enchants.

Assassin looks and sounds exciting. I can't wait to make one of each of these new professions.
Ha, you and everyone else! Let's hope Ritualists make darned good healers, because I get the feeling that the majority of groups will be full of A/Ri and Ri/As.

I know my first char in C2 will be a sin primary, unless theres another profesion that we don't know about.

chilln_1ce

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Me

Can the idea of territory control be elaborated? Will these be much like WoW, so in other words, levels not instanced for your own party but for everyone?

Spiteful Soul

Spiteful Soul

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

FoW

N/A

N/

sweeet.....Im soo buying the new chapter.

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiteful Soul
sweeet.....Im soo buying the new chapter.
id suggest waiting for the price and C3 release info first to make sure they aint ripping us off.

Alberic

Alberic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

United States

[AB]

R/

Color me excited.

The Yoink

The Yoink

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Knights of the Ring

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Katari
Ha, you and everyone else! Let's hope Ritualists make darned good healers, because I get the feeling that the majority of groups will be full of A/Ri and Ri/As.

I know my first char in C2 will be a sin primary, unless theres another profesion that we don't know about.
lol... A/R's and Ri'As's.... just what I was thinking....

Could the standard tank soon become in demand in PvE?? Stay tuned...

from the sound of it, a Ri/Mes might be interesting


Thanks Inde for doing your thang and droppin' some info on us

Rancour

Rancour

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Camp Rancor (Rancour :D)

I'm a free spirit (that's not what the guild is called, I just am)

W/R

Hmm, is it a violation of copyright if you actually post WHO wrote the thing and who has the copyright? Or do you have to ask them first?

But on the Cantha topic, I can't wait! Assassin with dual-wield... Finally a proper sub-profession for my warrior.