The world is ready for Guild Wars 2, and ArenaNet and NCsoft are preparing to unleash the long-awaited MMO to those who pre-purchased the game tonight at midnight PST!
“Five years ago we set out to develop a game that finally fulfilled the promise of online worlds”, said O’Brien, president and co-founder of ArenaNet. “We questioned everything that had previously been taken for granted and we never settled for ‘good enough’. Now, we’re finally ready to introduce Guild Wars 2 to gamers who are looking for the next evolution in online gaming”.
Guild Wars 2 offers players
- Dynamic Events: Guild Wars 2 is a living, breathing world where events occur naturally and in response to players’ actions. This system fosters cooperation between players—everyone who participates is rewarded, and players begin to naturally cooperate instead of compete.
- Personal Stories: Your deeply customised personal story begins when you first create your character, then twists and turns with each fateful decision you make.
- Action-Oriented Combat: Guild Wars 2 is an action game at heart. Survival in combat is based on timing, skill and movement. Well-timed dodges or combo attacks are integral to any battle. Guild Wars 2rethinks the outdated class restrictions of other games, giving players the tools and skills they need to play with friends regardless of their class.
- Player vs. Player and World vs. World: Competitive multiplayer inGuild Wars 2 consists of two exciting modes PvP serves up intense small-unit combat that focuses on skill and strategy, not gear. WvW pits entire servers of players against each other in a two-week-long war on a series of huge maps.
“Guild Wars 2 is launching at a time when players are looking for something different in an MMO: a game that offers them an innovative and unique experience without a monthly subscription”, said O’Brien. “Guild Wars 2 is that game, and we believe it will fundamentally change the way people think about online RPGs”.
Be sure to keep in the loop over at Guild Wars 2 Guru - these hardcore fans will be following ArenaNet's every move, and streaming what they can over at the Curse Own3D.tv GW2G channel!
In addition, GW2DB.com contains information about all known items, gear, recipes, achievements, traits, skills, and locations are set to go, and will be updated constantly as more information is known.
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Urgh I didn't pre-purchase