Gamespy Interview

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/guild-wars-.../680914p1.html

PICTURES!

omfg, i think i just converted from mesmer to ritualist in the coolness aspect

Just... drool. Is that the new guild hall?

/Cry
You Just made me do a Poopy~!

WoW!!

I'm worried about the alliances and the two factions. Maybe I'm just reading it wrong but it sounds like your guild has to choose a side, and that I could see causing potential problems.

Wow, just wow. Nice pics of the Ritualist class, new information on the terrain and the new factions. Just great.

And this pic wasn't in the article so don't miss it:
http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/78...g_3313645.html
Looks like a Guild Hall?

Factions is going to be awesome. Can't wait for it to come out!
I am excited about the factions part, I wonder what those "magical walking machines" for luxon are going to be?

Also, I can just imagine the petrified forest where the kurzicks made their home is going to be beautiful.

Can't Wait

So excited... *twitch twitch* can't... wait... for... preview weekend... T_T

I'm in love with Factions already. Oh how my classwork will suffer when I get my hands on this baby.

O...M...G!!!

Now I am extremely excited about Factions. I can't wait for it to come out and it looks like the Assassin and Ritualist are confirmed to be the only two new classes in Chapter 2.

Gawd...life is too slow. XD

OMG GIB TEH CH2 NOW!!!!!11ONE!!!!

Sigh, your gonna do classwork? I certainly wont be doing anything when this comes out

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! Love the pictures.

From what I read, its the player decides what faction to choose. The Guilds can join alliances with other guilds to work together in large battles. Or thats how I read it.

Taking over certien area control outposts eh.. world domination shall finally burrn!

OMG OMG OMG

I'm more excited than ever!

That... is incredible. That Ritualist is completely different from what I had in mind, heh.

The whole "contested area" aspect appears in World of Warcraft except this sounds A LOT more appealing. If the game instances stay true = no random/annoying ganking when you're minding your own business in a town or outpost. =D

I also hope these "faction battles" will be huge. Like 32 vs. 32 huge. XD

*drools*

I can't wait for this game now, looks and sounds brilliant. I want to see what kind of rewards each faction will get for dominating areas, I think it would be cool to be able to access a special realm, like UW/FoW, if your faction has dominace over a particular area. I know I've read something about rewards for dominace, but I think something like that would be cool.

female ritualist, male ritualist there yep - nice =D
but I'm surprised no-ones noticing (or at least mentioning) the MALE assassin?
I'm just glad they confirmed he's in game (so much hub-bub 'bout the lady

along with the new guild hall - very cool - nice artwork/nicely done
only thing I'm missing is an ingame shot of female assassin now

still no CGW at my Barnes & Noble bookshelves -
anyone else seeing them appear at stands (and if so what store(s)?)

Actually, I thought that female next to the male assassin was a female assissin. If you look carefully, you can see she's dual-wielding (though one of the daggers cannot be seen), though I can understand why you'd mistake her for a Ritualist, with the helmet and all.


And I'm really glad after seeing what the ritualists looks like. I was just thinking to myself how few African-themed character designs games usually have. He looks shaman-ish

Im curious to see how they treat the different nationalities and the world map thing. Are they going to have a map for Korea, US and UK or are we going to have to compete with them for dominance?

As for the weekend event coming up, I just wish we got new character slots for it (my impression was we use the ones we have, but I could be wrong).

cool.

i'm not too excited even though i play gw for 6+ hours a day since about may.

i guess the new pvp stuff will be fun or something.

That IS the female Ritualist. Look closely at her costume and you'll see the same elements in the male Ritualist. She's probably dual-wielding because her secondary is Assassin.

Unfortunately...Gaile has confirmed there will be no new slots for the event

Hehehe, balance the teams please!

That is something that the ANET team will have to monitor and basically have to nudge people to one side or another. Otherwise it could easily end up like planetside with people prefering to play in certain areas and with certain people, but equipment played a role as well though in planetside. The tragic part is, that once one side starts to become "dominant", it becomes a domino effect as no one likes to play on the losing side.

This is also assuming that the established top ranked guilds begin to prefer this style of play over the classic gvg. Time will tell after the initial novelty wears off though.

If Anet follows the same business model that Magic has over the past 13 years we are going to be in for a very long ride.

With the new dual wielding for the assassin don't know how weapons are priced. If they come in pairs then that's fine but if each are different then we are going to see a huge price tag as each assassin will need 2.

I do see the dismantle of some guilds in the future. Now you only have 2 choices.

She isn't dualwielding. I can't see what's in her main hand, but she's definitely holding what looks identical to a blood artifact in her second hand.

WOW!!! I want it now!!! NOW!! Give it to me!! I don't wanna wait 'til the second quater.

i agreed with phades. The new expansion sounds cool with a large war map and it sounds more like a war between two factions or guild alliances (so far i understand). however, what is the distinction between these two factions??? I mean i understand the lore part of it but how about when it comes to gameplay??? Well there are no distiction then it is going to sound dull. If there are, then proper balancing must be implemented because there are going to be players who prefer a certain faction over the other. Dominance of number of either side will ruin the balance of the game. Besides that, if every good players are concentrated on a faction only and the other faction are joined with noobs. Then, this will also lead to imbalance as one faction is filled with good and veteran players and the other faction is filled with noob players.

This does not mean I have negative comments on 'Guild Wars: Factions' though because i feel this could a revolutionary felt by any MMORPG players as the fate of Cantha is rest entirely on the hands of the players and more strategy needs to be implemented in the conquest of territory. However, i really hope that they have included 1 vs 1 arena in the expansion as well

Interesting read, the expansion is going to be awesome! ^_^

Damnit, I don't like the looks of either of the two new classes. Let's hope they make a good secondary proffesion then, that's probably my last hope.

wow , this one made me cry also ... simply beautifull

im going to start the I love you Anet for this chapter right now

LOVE TO ARENA NET

edit to be more especific

see the beautifull movement ... and thats a screen shot

http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/78...g_3313644.html

Me too. Oh, jeez, I better get that memory and videocard upgrade before Factions is released. Man, I am SO excited about this. *clears schedule for the weekend after next*

That first picture made me think "Hadooooooouken!" for some reason

ROFL! xD

Too bad there's no female Asssassin picture, since I love the Assassin idea, though, the male looks horrific.

And both female and male Ritualists looks strange, like those Kryta guys in the center of TOA, that look just as strange with their tottoos

OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG !!!! I WANT IT NOW.
I describe this feeling. Im SOOO exited.
Factions is everything u ever wanted from GW. Must buy immidietly!

Thanks for reproducing the article and finally getting a look at the Ritualist profession(1 male one female).

I may be having an Auburn moment and missing the obvious, but a few things leapt out at me. This is'nt a gripe/moan etc etc but an honest and open request for info.

It does read like guild alliances will be able to control sections of the game map, and obtain benefits from doing so.

Some clarification on how it will work would be hugely appreciated, as people(esp Guild Leaders) will want to plan now not wait til they get the shrinkwrap off

Now if it's the faction that holds a city/area that not too bad(two way favour?, every player in that faction will be able to gain the benefits.
One Question tho:

1. What happens if one faction dominates the world map in the same way as America did with favour for over four months. Will steps be taken to ensure this does not happen again?

2. Will players from different factions be able to meet up and play together in PvE, in parties or even as Guilds?

But if it's an alliance of guilds that holds an area then that opens a whole can of worms:

The first question I have on this is:

1. Will these areas be PvE also? I.e will there be a PvP version where control ebbs and flows but the PvE version is unaffected by what happens in the PvP version?

2. If I dont participate in the PvP version do I get the same benefits in PvE as tho I held a region with my Guild?

Now if this PvP version affects what PvE people see and do then the following would be very useful to know.

1. Whats to stop an uber alliance of Guilds Camping the most profitable areas(imagine the top 4 guilds in EU, Korea and America teaming up) . Or will cities/areas offer the same stuff thus making who controls it a moot point apart from bragging rights.

2. What about the little guy? People in small, PvE or with no guild at all are they going to be screwed? (e.g can't access Guild Alliance areas ever, having to pay full price all the time etc)

3. How does this gameplay meet the statement that "you wont need to touch PvP with a bargepole" Surely if you want the cheapest stuff, from the best areas you will need to ally with a guild that holds them which means PvP

I can see lots of internal struggles within Guilds over this. So it would really help if we could get some clarification

Thanks

Shan

P.S reproduced from a post on another site

If i don't get a key in the upcoming preview event i'm gonna freakin' kill my self. :O

i cant wait....but is it just me or does it look like the ritualists wear bowls on their heads?

rofl