Official Press Release from NCsoft/ArenaNet
ArenaNet Releases their Guild Wars Update: Sorrow’s Furnace to Launch September 7th
New Explorable Areas Available Free to All Guild Wars Players
Bellevue, Wa. (August 29, 2005) -- ArenaNet®, creators of the #1 selling competitive online roleplaying game, Guild Wars®, announces the release of the much-anticipated Guild Wars update: Sorrow’s Furnace. To be released on September 7, 2005, the update will be available free to all Guild Wars account holders and will stream to them live at game log-in.
Sorrow's Furnace offers two large, explorable regions: Grenth's Footprint and Sorrow's Furnace. These regions will provide exciting new high-level content to Guild Wars players, and will offer new quests, new monsters, new items, and more. For characters who have completed their ascension in Guild Wars, these areas will provide new opportunities for exploration and reward.
Guild Wars is a competitive online roleplaying game that rewards player skill more than time played. Players explore a rich fantasy game world, acquire skills, build personalized characters and compete in head-to-head guild battles with players from around the world.
In addition, DirectSong will simultaneously release new music for Sorrow’s Furnace. DirectSong, the world's first official music expansion service, will offer a Sorrow's Furnace music Mini-Pak free of charge to all Guild Wars account holders who register at their website: www.directsong.com. The Mini-Pak also features a preview of Guild Wars Battle Pak 1, the first full music upgrade announced for Guild Wars, available end of September.
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Double Posted for those who may not have seen the other thread.
Official: Sorrow's Furnace on 09/07
beckermanex
salja Wachi
saw the other thread but news like this deserves it's own 
now maybe all the juveniles in here will stop their griping for a while (but mose likely not)
now maybe all the juveniles in here will stop their griping for a while (but mose likely not)
MSecorsky
Giddy up.
Aw crap... that's more than a week out.
Oh well.
Aw crap... that's more than a week out.
Oh well.
sidepocket13
well at least we know its coming! WOOHOO!
Divine Elemental
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Sorrow's Furnace offers two large, explorable regions: Grenth's Footprint and Sorrow's Furnace. These regions will provide exciting new high-level content to Guild Wars players, and will offernew quests, new monsters, new items, and more For characters who have completed their ascension in Guild Wars, these areas will provide new opportunities for exploration and reward. |
im scared of the new items
i shouldnt have freakign sold all my sapphires god dam,it!
salja Wachi
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GAHG!
im scared of the new items i shouldnt have freakign sold all my sapphires god dam,it! |
no sympathy whatsoever. better go back to FoW for more.
enjoy
Alura Pyro
I collect charr carvings do you think I will get new items to trade for?
Tactical-Dillusions
I'm looking forward to the music upgrade too. I was going to buy the music expansion while i was at direct song a moment ago but since i am anti-paypal and my credit card company wants my blood, i would need another payment option. 
Any chance i can go to the post office and acquire some American $'s to send? lol
September the 7th...can't wait!! Roll on the furnace, yay. (polishes l33t weapon of dwarfslaying)
Any chance i can go to the post office and acquire some American $'s to send? lol
September the 7th...can't wait!! Roll on the furnace, yay. (polishes l33t weapon of dwarfslaying)
Xonic
"For characters who have completed their ascension in Guild Wars, these areas will provide new opportunities for exploration and reward."
what? no whining about this yet?
what? no whining about this yet?
PieXags
Does it say anything about an updated 15k tormentors set?
Divine Elemental
lol
Pie keep dreaming ^^
and ye i dont feel srry for myself
ill get that armor 1 way or another ^^
Pie keep dreaming ^^
and ye i dont feel srry for myself
ill get that armor 1 way or another ^^
kleps
only to hope that i get my inet connection running stable by them...
DarkWasp
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"For characters who have completed their ascension in Guild Wars, these areas will provide new opportunities for exploration and reward."
what? no whining about this yet? |
The only people that are not ascended these days are the PvPers, and they could care less.
As for me, YIIIPEE!
Soul Shaker
Wow....perfect timing for me...absolutely perfect.....my birthday happens to be on that day 
WOOTAGE!!! Anet's givin' me a birthday present by accident
terminalpariah
I should have been able to predict this...
Sorrow's Furnace comes out the day I go back to school.
The free music pack sounds interesting. If the price is reasonable I may just buy the Battle Pack...
Sorrow's Furnace comes out the day I go back to school.
The free music pack sounds interesting. If the price is reasonable I may just buy the Battle Pack...
Aracos79
I've been in school since August 5th, so the summer was LONG over for me. That said, it's a FREE update with a ton of cool new stuff for PvEers to check out. I don't see the downside here. Now where's my Fiery Hammer of Dwarfslaying? Muahahahaha!
Aniewiel
I can't wait! *scratches all things off the 7th's date....then sighs at the "work" entry reinstated*
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Phades
I never realized that pve was a race in a unique instanced game.
Kalysha Katana
About bloody time Anet! 
Looking forward to it
Looking forward to it
Valerius
i go back to school on the 7th too lol...
can't wait tho!
can't wait tho!
Xonic
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Wow....perfect timing for me...absolutely perfect.....my birthday happens to be on that day
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j/k
caz67
I can't wait..It's about time we had new content for PvE..
Charrbane
Sweet!!!!!!!!
Wa$d
about time is all i have to say to this news
Sir Skullcrasher
With this new release.. i will finally get a black dye
Divinitys Creature
You know since so many of you will be at school you'll have less time to play SF and so it'll last longer and maybe keep you occupied until chapter 2. I guess that was Anet's theory.
Aniewiel
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Originally Posted by Divinitys Creature
You know since so many of you will be at school you'll have less time to play SF and so it'll last longer and maybe keep you occupied until chapter 2. I guess that was Anet's theory.
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I'm excited even though I will be teaching all day. I figure those areas will wait for me no matter what time I get there.
Network
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
(September 7th is when I go back to school)
(September 7th is when I go back to school)
Theos
Woohoo I get one day free for SF and GF... and then go to 12th grade on the 8th of September... ought to be fun... yay for all AP classes!
banishd
oh god why do they keep saying lol
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Guild Wars is a competitive online roleplaying game that rewards player skill more than time played. Players explore a rich fantasy game world, acquire skills, build personalized characters and compete in head-to-head guild battles with players from around the world. |
st3v3n
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Woohoo I get one day free for SF and GF... and then go to 12th grade on the 8th of September... ought to be fun... yay for all AP classes!
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lazy senior year ftw!
on-topic: yay! finally! i want new characters!
Bingley Joe
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haha owned. i just started my senior year. took AP last year, so my only ap this year is AP Studio Art, and i have 5 out of 6 classes.
lazy senior year ftw! on-topic: yay! finally! i want new characters! |
Haha suckers! I've been locked out of my job by management and we'll probably still be on strike by then!
Union solidarity FTW!
ughh..
OT: YAY!
Da Cebuano
Imagine, people start getting good stuff in grenth's footprint and SoF and BAM!! NERF TIME!! Oooopps, sorry guys, we didn't really mean the rewards part in the advertisements, rather we mean to reward you w/ more areas to explore, dont expect good drops ok!
Wa$d
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Originally Posted by Da Cebuano
Imagine, people start getting good stuff in grenth's footprint and SoF and BAM!! NERF TIME!! Oooopps, sorry guys, we didn't really mean the rewards part in the advertisements, rather we mean to reward you w/ more areas to explore, dont expect good drops ok!
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Galatea
woohoo! finally, an official date! ))) i am super excited.
))) i am super excited.
kirgr526
*eyes roll backwards and starts twitching in excitment*
Man these 6 days are going to drag, no.... wait.....
7th of september American time means (quick calculation) 8th of September in New Zealand time, argh can't.... make.... it... the.... extra.... day...., too.... long.....
Anyway, much excitment. Thanks ANet.
Ok, now need to polish my staff..... damn Mesmers don't have anything 'of Dwarfslaying'! *Starts spamming Backfire in frustration*
Man these 6 days are going to drag, no.... wait.....
7th of september American time means (quick calculation) 8th of September in New Zealand time, argh can't.... make.... it... the.... extra.... day...., too.... long.....
Anyway, much excitment. Thanks ANet.
Ok, now need to polish my staff..... damn Mesmers don't have anything 'of Dwarfslaying'! *Starts spamming Backfire in frustration*
neoteo
im glad most of you are going back to school , finaly some balance , i have been working since the gw realese ... and im not a less fan ... ohh how i wish i had 2 months hollydays to play gw ... hehe
on topic , niceeeeeeeeeeee , not that i was bored , i havend done everything in fiss or uw ... and still have ascalon quests ... lol
( btw , im going to get a credit card so i can buy the expencion the day it comes out , boxed games are just too dam slow )
on topic , niceeeeeeeeeeee , not that i was bored , i havend done everything in fiss or uw ... and still have ascalon quests ... lol
( btw , im going to get a credit card so i can buy the expencion the day it comes out , boxed games are just too dam slow )
Manheim
This expansion should be nice... I hope.
PvE has been boring lately for my W/Mo since... I've completed ever mission/bonus.
Have every single skill for a warrior and monk, even elites.
Have every single rune unlocked.
Have all of the gear I need.
...and money isn't a problem for me.
PvE has been boring lately for my W/Mo since... I've completed ever mission/bonus.
Have every single skill for a warrior and monk, even elites.
Have every single rune unlocked.
Have all of the gear I need.
...and money isn't a problem for me.
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Eh.. semester starts on the 8th for me.. ANet is cruel. ;_;
Phoenix Of The Rising Sun
Prepare for battle!!! We attack sorrow furnace at (7th september) daybreak!!^,..,^ *eyes rolling upwards...with foam drooling from mouth*