Gamespot's Factions Environment Preview

Charrbane

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

This article explains the new regions in GW: Factions.

Oops I mean Gamespot. Heh

The bit about the Jade Sea is most interesting.

Shusky

Shusky

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Flying Purple Hippos

Emperor's Palace sounds awesome. Something unique for a change

master_ranger_matt

master_ranger_matt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Salt Lake City, Utah.... no im not mormon

Radicals Against Tyrants [RAT]

R/Me

I am going to love the expansion.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

ah yes sounds and looks good but will it taste as good ?

Kerrick??

Kerrick??

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elena
ah yes sounds and looks good but will it taste as good ?
I guess that depends on whether or not you like chinese food...

The bit about Shiro's wail was particularly interesting... as well as the bit about the Jade Sea being actually frozen.. and made of Jade ( Oh. makes sense. )

The screenshots look like a step up graphically.. hope my laptop is up to par.

heavy metal rules

heavy metal rules

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

cape cod, ma

{bkr} bad karma ressurection

W/

wow, some more pic's i hadn't seen before, the undercity sounds very very interesting I think i might have to venture down there and take a look see. mmmm. this keeps getting better and better, just can't wait

MadOnion

MadOnion

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Beautiful, simply beautiful screenshots, I especially like the forest one.

Konrow

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

all the environments lok and sound awesome. i really can't wait for faction.

M1h4iL

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

Very interesting, I have my self new wallpaper

Nevin

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

Undercity = Necromancer hang out.

I like the whole mining jade out of the jade sea thing, with the sea monsters and ships frozen in time. The graphics are so amazing the city, the bamboo thickets, wow.. Just wow.

Edit: Holy crap.. The forest... The giant tree houses..

EnvyHax

EnvyHax

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Looking amazingly great, I hope new Guild Halls will come with the Factions expansion ^_^

Son of Urza

Son of Urza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

I'm the guy right behind you staring through your head . . . .

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Unsavory activities . . . hmm. Wonder how many female eles will be hanging around for no apparent reason . . .

The sea still looks a lot like water. Wait a minute, did they say giant tortoises and SNAILS as beasts of burden? I thought the preview said they used magical walking machines . . . but using giant snails for draft animals is just weird.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Did anyone open up the screenshot thing on gamespot and look through them?

Because there is one that I've never seen before that is stunning...its like our pre-searing remade.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen007.jpg

Duckchow

Duckchow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northern California

Monkey Trouble

R/A

Wow, great read!

Between this and Oblivion I'll never be able to get anything else done anymore.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

lol Giant snails brings back memories of the Neverending Story - remember the racing snail???

Shamus Sureblade

Shamus Sureblade

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Beantown

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Son of Urza
Unsavory activities . . . hmm. Wonder how many female eles will be hanging around for no apparent reason . . .
That is too funny

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vilaptca
Did anyone open up the screenshot thing on gamespot and look through them?

Because there is one that I've never seen before that is stunning...its like our pre-searing remade.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen007.jpg
Thanks for the link... great shot.

I, for one, can't wait!

Kerrick??

Kerrick??

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/E

Did that part about Shiro's wail remind anyone of The Searing?

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevin
Undercity = Necromancer hang out.
That, and it will probably be a major place for Assassins.

Everything is looking great, I am looking forward to the release.

Charrbane

Charrbane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Lozza
lol Giant snails brings back memories of the Neverending Story - remember the racing snail???
I can see Rangers riding those things.

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

Undercity = new UW?

Starsky-sama

Starsky-sama

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Land of the Z Chest \o/

[NOT]-Nomads of Turmoil.

W/

the 4th image (right of the Jade Sea part).

Is that a centi/milli-pede? (on the wall)

Im speculating that there's gonna be more insect-like creatures/ even pets in this game around?

(ch.1 had only the spider that really stood out from the lot of available pets)

/g'day.

Ork Pride

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

every one of these reviews make me wanna hurt even more anet employees until they tell me release date

Rilder

Rilder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mystic Shadow Soldiers (MSS)

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Starsky-sama
the 4th image (right of the Jade Sea part).

Is that a centi/milli-pede? (on the wall)

Im speculating that there's gonna be more insect-like creatures/ even pets in this game around?

(ch.1 had only the spider that really stood out from the lot of available pets)

/g'day.
the picture that goes with the snipet about the jade sea? i believe thats one of the sea creatures that were frozen during the "wailing"

Eclair

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wouldn't it be awesome if you had to go through it, and there's like this eerie silence, and then randomly a creature breaks out from the frozen jade and starts attacking your group? That'd be awesome^^

Glasswalker

Glasswalker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Northwest Ascalon

Freedom

N/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Lozza
lol Giant snails brings back memories of the Neverending Story - remember the racing snail???
There was a giant sea snail that they rode in the old Rex Harrison Dr. Doolittle. That's what I first thought of, but then again, I'm old.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nevin
Undercity = Necromancer hang out.
I'm thinking that there are 'Black Market' Collectors and Crafters down there. You might have to do a quest for them before they will deal with you. Rest assured I will be heading there as quickly as possible on the preview weekend.

MoldyRiceFrenzy

MoldyRiceFrenzy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2005

Santa Rosa, CA

Confusion in The Ranks[tArD]

Mo/W

Sweeet