Unfulfilled Promises by A.Net?

Anet can't program at the speed of light be patient buddy

I read yesterday in the Christmas addition of PC Gamer (Britain's biggest pc games mag) that they expected Chapter 2 to be released in SEPTEMBER 2006 ( Anyone heard anything from any reputable source to dispute this? That is a looong time, Anet are gonna potentially lose a lot of cash if they delay it that long...

How are they going to lose cash? most guildwars players that are on at the moment are probably still going to be just as interested in chapter 2 if it was next xmas.

Don't listern to rumors just wait and see when it's out, worrying about the release date won't speed it up.

and this thread is complete balls, why are you(the OP) worried about such minor things?

How are they gonna lose cash??? The longer they leave it, the more chance people will get bored, buy more games and play them rather than bother with buying a GW expansion 9 months after they've stopped playing it! Some (myself not included) have already done this (eg stopped playing GW all the time because they've done all the PvE,then bought CIV 4 and already forgotten how good GW was )

I stopped playing guildwars for a 4 months and i came back just for halloween, i think it will be like any PC game, you play it to a point and then once something new for it is released people go out and get it and play again.

Look at NWN i haven't polayed it in a year the second NWN2 hit the shelves i'll be biting shop assistants to get to it faster.

It all depends on how much you liked the original game.

Guildwars for my £17.99 i have got 486hours of game play most games give 20 hours tops.

I feel better now I'm too pessimistic i suppose - just hope that you're right...

Gaile promised in Lions Arch a while back that if Chapter 2 came out after the end of June (think it was june) 2006 she would give everyone a free chocolate - so if that release date of sept 2006 is true, yay! free food :P

win-win situation.

i remember when they wrote on there main webpage, that people wearing fissure armor would benefit something.

ive yet to see anything like this happen

both Anet/NCSoft reps have stated first HALF of 06.

ALEX has ruled out jan1 and GAILE has said it will not be a down to the last day cliffhanger like the *summer* special

Got a link for that? It would be in a FF if anything.

And they got that timeframe from where? A ton of little kiddies sitting behind computer screens voting in online polls? If I were to chose between something the people who own and program the game (ie, anet) and an independant gaming magazine which has nothing to do with anet, I know who I'd chose and it definitely aint the latter.

EDIT: I'm so far behind in this thread that it aint funny.

Too many are complaining just to be heard. Honestly, the things you guys are complaining about is just ridiculous.

Not enough updates and events? Are you kidding?

Get real and worry about more important things. The effort wasted to voice an insignificant bitch would be better spent learning the game as it currently exists.

ANet has amazed me with its support of its game. They update way more than I could expect. They update faster than I could expect. The fact that they even host special events leads me to beleive they do truly care about their gaming community.

Stop whining.

One of my Freinds, Friends. tried to sign up for a beta test on GW Chapter 2. He couldnt get in, he says thier rooster was full. But, instead they gave him a list of what they would be testing, he said that new areas for the Gods(Like FoW) would have armor, and that armor instead of Globs, and shards.. would be Rubies and Saphires.

Now, i dont know if this is 100% true, but thats what he says.

ok, for right hand, or anybody complaining about this game:

I want you to go buy a used copy of dungeonlords on e-bay.
then come back here and see if you feel like complaining.

Resisting "mountain/molehill" comments, here is some info on the initial complaints:

Case 1: DirectSong has been made aware of the desire to have the "old" music back in certain areas. It is they who program the triggering of music files. But with working on music for the coming chapter, they may well be prioritizing that ahead of answering requests concerning the first release. I would not call this an "unfulfilled promise" so much as a postponed one, and not one that can be, in any stretch of the imagination, placed at ArenaNet's feet.

Case 2: The Frog said that he believed there would be uses. He (and I) still believe that. There was no timeline expressed.

Case 3: I'm sorry to be blunt, but this is completely false. The Frog never said there would be a new pet in the Sorrow's Furnace Update. You may have misunderstood and merged conversations about the future chapter with the SF Update -- easy to do from transcripts that often do not contain the questions -- but never did anyone promise new pets with that particular update.

Case 4: I was sent a PM. I responded, as a courtesy, with my own perception of the issue and the fact that I would ask about an OLM update, which I did. The OLM hasn't been updated in some time, but description changes could well be in hand in the current draft. The armor hasn't been modified, but such a promise was not made. So excuse my confusion but what "promise" was unfulfilled here?

And please, I ask that no one PM me with such questions in the future. I consider Private Messages to be private, and if I'm being asked to issue a statement, would like to know that before the fact, not after. Let's avoid misunderstanding by keeping discussion on the forum proper and I will participate as I am able.

You're right. We say "First Half 2006" and we mean it. And yes, I have promised chocolates to everyone if it's June 30th. I have 100% confidence it will be earlier than June 30, 2006! I just made 120 French Truffles yesterday; can you imagine how many I'd have to make to feed all the chocolate-lovin' Guild Wars fans out there? 1,000,000+++ ? Way too many to contemplate! That's why you can rely on the release being before 30 June!

I don't recall any news page comments about benefits for those wearing Fissure Armor. Of course my memory may have failed me -- all the in-game Egg Nog, doncha know. Anyway, all our news and our FF interviews are archived; could you quote and date that comment about Fissure Armor for me, please?

As the Alpha Tester Coordinator for Guild Wars, I can assure you that this is absolute, 100% bunk. All testers enter the test through me. Yep, just call me The Gatekeeper. Or maybe The Key Master. Well, certainly not Zuul! Anyway, in addition to sending tester forms and acceptance letters, I also write the notes that let people know when we don't have openings or are unable to accept them into the test. Such notes never contain information about what we're testing. When you think about it, providing such information to those not in the test, those not bound by NDA, would be very counterproductive. I would therefore suggest that your friend's friend is playing a prank and I sure hope no one believes such a story.

Hope those answers help.

sonofa.....she's farming truffles!!!

what do you know about chp 2 that we don't??!

Thanks a lot, Gaile, for your answers and clarifications. As usual, your contributions to this community are greatly appreciated.

Hahaha. I know what will keep us safe.... thoughts of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.... He would never hurt anyone.

I bet she knows alot about chapter 2 that we dont...