Guild Wars 2 Hype Thread - GS score 9.0 (Hype met)

Just 3 more weeks.

I've always wanted to get into MMOs, but my PC situation makes subscriptions (or anything that would require investing a lot of time) hard to swallow. Maybe once I get another computer, I'll try this one out.

I'm hoping AAA, but my spider sense tells me Gamespot will give it an 8.0.

I've always wanted to get into MMOs, but my PC situation makes subscriptions (or anything that would require investing a lot of time) hard to swallow. Maybe once I get another computer, I'll try this one out.

miriPlays

[QUOTE="miriPlays"]

I've always wanted to get into MMOs, but my PC situation makes subscriptions (or anything that would require investing a lot of time) hard to swallow. Maybe once I get another computer, I'll try this one out.

BrunoBRS

from this test i took out 3 things:

1- i really enjoy the sword/dagger combo with the ranger.

2- sylvaris wearing leather don't bother me at all, in fact i think it suits them (first time the studded coat doesn't look fugly on a character if i may say so myself). this is important because the main reason i went with a ranger instead of a warrior was because i couldn't stand sylvaris in chainmail, and it would be forever before i could wear leafy armor.

3- i really, really don't enjoy playing the elementalist. shame, because i'm not fond of the other two light-armored cIasses, and that final asuran cultural armor was my main motivation to play as one.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="miriPlays"]

I've always wanted to get into MMOs, but my PC situation makes subscriptions (or anything that would require investing a lot of time) hard to swallow. Maybe once I get another computer, I'll try this one out.

miriPlays

Bumpin with more screens from the new Lion's Arch Puzzle area!

Yeah, the game's optimization just improving. I had everything maxed and ran at 40 FPS. Shame I couldnt play a lot of the stress test though, I got disconnected continiously (though, this was not the game's fault).

What about raids?dramaybaz

There are none. Instanced PvE has a max of 5 players.

It still doesn't make sense -- I can run Crysis on high fine......but I can't run Guild Wars 2 on medium in anything with more than 10 people. I literally checked my FPS in WvWvW when about 10 people were nearby (no fighting) and it was hovering at 2-3 fps. My processor is caked with dust. Think that might be it? Or is the game not optimized well for my set up? :P Not sure if dust affects game FPS issues.......need to clean this **** out.

It still doesn't make sense -- I can run Crysis on high fine......but I can't run Guild Wars 2 on medium in anything with more than 10 people. I literally checked my FPS in WvWvW when about 10 people were nearby (no fighting) and it was hovering at 2-3 fps. My processor is caked with dust. Think that might be it? Or is the game not optimized well for my set up? :P Not sure if dust affects game FPS issues.......need to clean this **** out.

Lethalhazard

Dust doesn't hurt your fps, it just makes things a bit warmer, and so long as you're not at the thermal limit, you'll see no performance gain/loss.

Just sounds like typical MMO performance :?, damn annoying that they all look mediocre and perform no where near as good as they should. Hope it's just an resolvable optimization issue.

What hardware do you have exactly?

[QUOTE="Lethalhazard"]

It still doesn't make sense -- I can run Crysis on high fine......but I can't run Guild Wars 2 on medium in anything with more than 10 people. I literally checked my FPS in WvWvW when about 10 people were nearby (no fighting) and it was hovering at 2-3 fps. My processor is caked with dust. Think that might be it? Or is the game not optimized well for my set up? :P Not sure if dust affects game FPS issues.......need to clean this **** out.

Inconsistancy

Dust doesn't hurt your fps, it just makes things a bit warmer, and so long as you're not at the thermal limit, you'll see no performance gain/loss.

Just sounds like typical MMO performance :?, damn annoying that they all look mediocre and perform no where near as good as they should. Hope it's just an resolvable optimization issue.

What hardware do you have exactly?

Bumpin with more screens from the new Lion's Arch Puzzle area!

Kholdstare14

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"][QUOTE="Lethalhazard"]

It still doesn't make sense -- I can run Crysis on high fine......but I can't run Guild Wars 2 on medium in anything with more than 10 people. I literally checked my FPS in WvWvW when about 10 people were nearby (no fighting) and it was hovering at 2-3 fps. My processor is caked with dust. Think that might be it? Or is the game not optimized well for my set up? :P Not sure if dust affects game FPS issues.......need to clean this **** out.

Lethalhazard

Dust doesn't hurt your fps, it just makes things a bit warmer, and so long as you're not at the thermal limit, you'll see no performance gain/loss.

Just sounds like typical MMO performance :?, damn annoying that they all look mediocre and perform no where near as good as they should. Hope it's just an resolvable optimization issue.

What hardware do you have exactly?

So all the new classes they added in Factions/Nightfall aren't included (as of now)..? Good riddance to the Assassin lol. Also hopefully Mesmers aren't completely worthless in PvE this time around...I wish I could play this game! I need to get a new computer :/bobcheeseball

Thieves are in many ways evolved from the assassin.
The engineer has elements from the ritualist.

Mesmers are not worthless in GW1 PvE, at least not anymore. As for mesmers in GW2, they have little in common with the mesmer in GW1. Now they have portals, lasers and illusions.

Picture contest

Some of these are really amazing.

Making sure you guys know, your name is reserved for you for 24 hours if you delete your character. So for launch, just make a character really quick, delete, then go again.

I will do this since it'll be 3 AM and as soon as I make my characters I will go to sleep.

[QUOTE="princeofshapeir"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]warriors can use ranged weapons, rangers are great melee cIasses, thieves are an evolution of the assassin, mesmer is unrecognizable, ele uses all 4 attunements at once this time, etc. BrunoBRS

Ha, I remember being a ranger and using a hammer because I had NO idea what I was doing as a young gamer. People were like "WTF?" in PvP.

Making sure you guys know, your name is reserved for you for 24 hours if you delete your character. So for launch, just make a character really quick, delete, then go again.

I will do this since it'll be 3 AM and as soon as I make my characters I will go to sleep.

Snakemaster9

[QUOTE="Snakemaster9"]

Making sure you guys know, your name is reserved for you for 24 hours if you delete your character. So for launch, just make a character really quick, delete, then go again.

I will do this since it'll be 3 AM and as soon as I make my characters I will go to sleep.

BrunoBRS

Me and my friend shared GW accounts when we were like in 3rd grade then I moved and he stole it .-.

But he kept my characters..

The name I want is 1 name anyways, the name I had for GW1 was pretty lame. I think it was Undead Tank Brian :facepalm:

[QUOTE="bobcheeseball"]So all the new classes they added in Factions/Nightfall aren't included (as of now)..? Good riddance to the Assassin lol. Also hopefully Mesmers aren't completely worthless in PvE this time around...I wish I could play this game! I need to get a new computer :/Maroxad

[QUOTE="Maroxad"]

[QUOTE="bobcheeseball"]So all the new classes they added in Factions/Nightfall aren't included (as of now)..? Good riddance to the Assassin lol. Also hopefully Mesmers aren't completely worthless in PvE this time around...I wish I could play this game! I need to get a new computer :/bobcheeseball

With certain builds they are.

For instance, Wastrel's Panic Mesmers are quite effective.

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

Ballroompirate

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

BrunoBRS

Those are some really good PvP videos, so I put them on the second post :)

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

Ballroompirate

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

BeardMaster

to be honest, it seems pretty terrible and unbalanced.

i think like most, the only reason i bought guild wars is because of the lack of a monthly fee.

MMO's tend to be 'horrible' for spectators and ~uncastable, never look good from another's perspective.

[QUOTE="BeardMaster"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

After watching some pvp videos it looks meh. I'll still give GW2 a shot but from a pvp standpoint I hope it's actually better than what I've seen.

Inconsistancy

to be honest, it seems pretty terrible and unbalanced.

i think like most, the only reason i bought guild wars is because of the lack of a monthly fee.

MMO's tend to be 'horrible' for spectators and ~uncastable, never look good from another's perspective.

oh i already pre purchased, i was basing on the beta weekends.BeardMaster

Probably won't do anything but PvP tomorrow, don't feel like doing PVE

NEW STRESS TEST TOMORROW. same time as before (noon till 4pm PT), i assume characters haven't been wiped yet.BrunoBRS

Oh another one? I probably just do WvW tomorrow.

The time of the stress test is silly.illmatic87

IS ANYBODY gonna roll a male character ? All you ever see is chicks :lol:

[spoiler] rolling a human female elementalist myself :oops: [/spoiler]