Archive for 29 May 2012

Exciting Changes to Next Week’s BWE

Posted 29/05/12 by

ArenaNet Concept Art

Just after midnight pacific time this morning, Chris Whiteside became a hero to Guild Wars 2 fans announcing on the ArenaNet blog that a new Beta Weekend Event (BWE) would begin at noon pacific on June 8th.

The article has some exciting news about new content that will be available in this BWE:

Your existing beta characters have not been deleted, and you will be able to continue right where you left off! This means that enterprising players with characters level 35 or higher will be able to test their mettle against the explorable version of the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon!
-Chris Whiteside

In addition, Whiteside comments that many of the technical issues including party movement into overflow servers, chat, key bindings, server stability and more have been addressed. He promises more details on these improvements in the coming days leading up to the event.

Also, if you or your friends have not pre-purchased Guild Wars 2, there is a way for you to participate in this beta:

For those who haven’t yet pre-purchased Guild Wars 2, you’ll still have a chance to play in the beta. We’re teaming up with our partners to give away keys for Beta Weekend Event 2, so follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest news.
-Chris Whiteside

There are sure to only be a limited number of these special beta keys available, so if you or your friends are hoping to nab one, be sure to follow GUild Wars 2 closely on Facebook and/or Twitter.

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A Scholar Eye on Minionmancy

Posted 29/05/12 by
Bone Minions

Bone Minions

If you like a small army of minions, look no further. This primer will give you all that you need to know to get started.

I will focus on necromancer summoning skills as well as traits that directly modify minions.

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Guild Wars 2 Is Appealing To Even Non-MMOers

Posted 29/05/12 by

Austin Regimbal from GAMEBREAKER TV is not really into MMOs.  Could Guild Wars 2 have persuaded a  turn around?  Check out the full article and read what aspects of Guild Wars 2 has Austin talking about possible MMO conversion.

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ArenaNet Announces the Next Beta Weekend Event

Posted 29/05/12 by

Waiting for the next BWE.

My name is Chris Whiteside, and I’m the lead producer of Guild Wars 2. Normally, I’m head-down in the trenches, making sure we’re producing the best MMO possible, but I wanted to come up for air and share some exciting news with you:

Beta Weekend Event 2 will begin on Friday, June 8th, at noon PDT (GMT-7) and will run until Sunday, June 10th, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT-7).

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The post continues with with a thank you to the community, and mentions that due to our feedback, work has been made on the issues of “party movement into overflow servers, chat functionality, key bindings, server stability, performance, and many more that we will detail in the near future.”

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