Guild Wars 2

[Grayeagle]

Just bought Guild Wars 2 so I can get into the 3-day headstart when it releases ..
..means I will be in my tights and tutu on Aug 25th.

They are tryin to make a better world to adventure in
..based on all the things we all hate about fantasy based MMO's
..and I think they are gonna hit a home run.

Some things to ponder for those of us who have put on tights and grabbed our sword to go hunting in the past...

*no* healer class
..no more grinding a class because it's *needed* even tho it is as boring as it gets.
..no more LFH for bla-bla-bla ..
Every class will have a heal skill of its own *and* can revive every other class if they go down in a fight.
This is a game changer.

*no* subscription
Thinkin they may offer cool bits for sale ..otherwise I have no idea how they will sustain their world.

Character variety/storylines
Not gonna be a cookie-cutter character here baby.
Yes .. you *can* wear a pink tutu!!
No really.

a 'guide' that goes a long way further than I do explaining GW 2..

http://imperiouspariahs.enjin.com/forum/m/6424424/viewthread/3502399-everything-you-need-to-know-get-started-on-guild-wars-2

just a taste of character creation ..fun to listen to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3w6FqcXvLE&feature=relmfu

There are a lot of video's out already from the beta tests ..
..what can I say .. it just captured me.

I will be in Alpha Legion on launch,
nice bunch of people to hunt with ..met some in EQ2, ran with them in Rift.
Rift was the first MMO I ever focused on a single character to max level.
We did a lot of server first stuff ..was one of the first level capped rogues, was a bit of fun.

This is where we hang out

http://alphagw2.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=269209

-Frank P. 'Gray Eagle' Williamson

[cobia38]

Having played GW 1 since beta, and after perticapating in the GW  2 beta weekend events,I can tell you this much.
  GW2 is not a "updated version" of GW1 , instead its a continuation of the storyline.
  New playable characters have been introduced,Norn/Asura/Sylvari/Charr.
  Unlike GW1, in GW2 your character can only have 1 profession,no secondary
  There is allso changes in professions, they ditched the monk/assasin/Paragon/Darvish/Ritualist
   Now we are left with Warrior/Mesmer/Elementalist/Ranger/Necromancer/Engineer/Thief/Gaurdian
  In GW 1 you had a vast selection of skills to equip,in GW2 they are very limited.
  way to many other changes to get into right now,but so far in the beta testing i created a Norn Necro, a Charr Engineer, and a Human Elementalist.got ball of them up to level 10 very fast.
my wife and I both share the game so we took turns creating characters,she enjoyed the new scenery as much as i did.
 
 alllmost forgot, the best change , now you can Jump and swim"including under water"  i know id doesent sound like much, but i spent hours running around jumping off of bridges and cliffs luaghing my ars off.
 

[thundabooge]

What server will yall be on....T-6 days!!!   

[Grayeagle]

Alpha Legion will be on Isle of Janthir server unless otherwise noted on our site.

http://alphagw2.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=269209&sid=6022f8804912deb62ce0fe39ca3220a9

If yer interested in joining Alpha Legion by all means register and apply ..
..tell em Grayeagle sent yas

(that could be a good or bad thing . . depending

-Frank aka GE
 -just sayin (tm Pasha)

[Grayeagle]

Playin with their asset kit, I genned up this lil bit for my desktop wallpaper

-Frank aka GE

[Grayeagle]

From the horses mouth .. er .. so to speak:

"We will be conducting a stress test tomorrow Tuesday, August 21 from 12:00 Noon PACIFIC Time to 4:00 PM PACIFIC Time.

We will be actively working on the game during the event, so you might experience connectivity problems or discover features that are not working as designed.

Any issues you experience are a result of the rigorous conditions of the stress test, and are in no way representative of the state of the game at launch.

By participating in this stress test, you’re helping us make Guild Wars 2 a better game. Thanks for your cooperation—we’ll see you in-game!"

[thundabooge]

I was accepted to Alpha Legion today   

[Grayeagle]

Cool .. see yas in game this weekend prolly.

I am not sure what character name will be yet ..
..tried for some of my DnD names from long ago and was a bit surprised that some were taken.
They are not run of the mill stuff

I may have to run a thief using a name Mullah from AW used now an then.
Clawd Bawlz is just such a perfect name for a dual dagger wielder type

-Frank aka GE

[B4Buster]

Looks interesting. It's too bad you can't try it before dumping $60.00 into it.

[ACE]

Looks fun.  I think ill buy it.

[Volron]

I remember when I got GW a week after it was released.  Didn't stop playing it for a long time.  I eventually dropped out of it because two of my closest friends dropped out, both of whom I met EARLY in GW.  One dropped out before Factions was released, the other dropped out about a third into Factions time prior to Nightfall's release.  I was around till shortly before Nightfall's release regularly...  I do have Nightfall and Eye of North, but really haven't gotten too deep into them yet.

I still remember the days when doing the bonuses for Dune's of Despair, Dragon's Lair and Thunderhead Keep were by far the hardest Bonuses to get.  When being runned from Beacon's Perch to Droknar's Forge would cost 5k and people would actually try to party up with regular setups for Fissure of Woe and Underworld (though it was getting rare when I got to this point for The Underworld).  FEW people even knew of The Granite Citadel existence...

The one thing that urked me the most, with the 2nd thing to piss me off being what they did with Peace and Harmony, was when A-Net decided to nerf my FAVORITE skill...Penetrating Attack.  That skill NEVER left my bar unless ABSOLUTELY necessary (I used it when Ranger Spike teams were just starting to become a dominating force the 1st time around.  Pissed off a few folks because of it, but worked quite well against those W/R teams that started to show up as well).  It was the one skill I dreaded during my MANY hunts of Charr in Pre-searing.  They messed with it's Mana cost the first time around, if I recall correctly (I'll have to dig up the strat guide.  Can't remember if it came with the CE or if one of my friends gave it to me.  It'll definitely tell me what the reqs where then).  While it did hurt, I figured a way around it during my salvo's.  It's when they dropped it's 25% armor pen to 10% that really rendered the skill almost useless for me.  While I keep it in my bar for the most part, I can no longer use it seriously as I use to.


Sadly, when I log into GW now, everyone uses hero's.  If you don't have x hero with y skills, get ready to be kicked.  So dead in Tyria missions, ESPECIALLY the desert missions.  You think it was hard getting into a team as a Ranger then?  Ha!  I WISH for those days...

[ACE]

I remember when they nerfed Ursan...

[coombz]

Looks fun.  I think ill buy it.

yes come play with me buddy ;]

my guild is on Crystal Desert, i'm playing a warrior atm and having a lot of fun in both sPvP and PvE

[cobia38]

  Asylum of Dark Angels is curently on fergusons crossing,so far running a char/norn and a human bouncing around between letting my daughter play and wife too

[Grayeagle]

Oof.

Already way sucked in.

Oot Ironarm, Norn warrior ..he's *BIG* and uses a 2h greatsword ..
Waja Wamjet, thumsized warrior (Asura)..like a pissed off hornet, he just swarms a mob ..or uses his rifle ..cracks me UP.
Hott Burny, fire is his favorite toy ..oh .. and blowing stuff up (elemetalist)
Clawd Bawlz, thumb size theif ..just hilarious to watch either with pistols or daggers.
..and my 'main' ..
Skyl the Gray ranger, human ..got bow?

Man .. ever feel like you have to take a break now and then from doin too much.. from .. a game?
It gets intense fun

-Frank aka GE