ANet is looking for some more talented folks to join their crew — the Character Art Team! If you hide in occluded shadows or know that a Zbrush is not something to comb your hair with… this could be the job for you!
Start the application process here.
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ANet has released a blog reviewing how the worlds work for the Guild Wars 2 betas. Catch what is going down for BWE2 here.
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Regina has posted a new video on Facebook for the upcoming GW2 BWE2. Lead Producer Chris Whiteside talks about updates and what he is excited about this time around. Watch the video here!
Read more & comment >>What’s better than an Oreo cookie? Double stuffed. What’s better than a cheesburger? Double patty. What’s better than the previous GW2 beta servers? Well… ANet’s enlightening IT Director Jared Chavez and IT team brings us closer to gaming nirvana by doubling the Guild Wars 2 servers — Delicious.
Beta Weekend Event 2 begins on Friday, June 8th, at noon PDT (GMT-7) and runs until Sunday, June 10th, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT-7). Join us!
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MMO Reviews sat down with Eric Flannum to talk PvP, PvE, and WvW. Check the interview here.
Read more & comment >>When ANet guaranteed a “final epic piece of art” they were not kidding. Yes, the half-million mark for Facebook followers has been reached — good job all! The final reveal gives us a nice in-game screenshot of Destiny’s Edge confronting the Shatterer — personally embellished by none other then Daniel Dociu. Check out Guild Wars 2 on facebook to read the details!
Take a trip back in Timeline….
500,000 likes – Destiny’s Edge VS Shatterer
490,000 likes – Undead Globster Boss
480,000 likes – Massive Asura Golem Boss
470,000 likes – Guild Wars 2 Mesmer
460,000 likes – Eir Stegalkin
The 500,000 likes image, Destiny's Edge taking on the Shatterer.
ANet has enlisted again from the community in hiring Ramon Domke as their new German Community Manager for Guild Wars 2. Ramon Domke is known for his work on the Wartower spotlights–check out the Facebook post and leave a greeting!
Ramon joins previous hired community managers Rubi Bayer, Melanie Corolleur, and Aidan Taylor who joined ANet back in February; and of course Regina Buenaobra, Martin Kerstein, and Stephane Lo Presti.
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Mike O’Brien talks about the first Guild Wars 2 open beta–from server capacity to player feedback.
Read more & comment >>“[...] even with 48 worlds we didn’t have enough server capacity to meet the huge demand.”
“This was definitely a real beta, designed to find problems, gather player input, and learn what work still needs to be done before we ship the game. We’ve listened to your feedback and we’re making some important improvements to the game for the next Beta Weekend Event.”
Of Squee and QQ
Every new game eventually butts head with the full gaming community – upon release. With expectations and ideals so diverse among the community, there will always be those who do not like the cake. Whether the cake gets devoured, is awkwardly accepted with lingering disappointment, or altogether shunned; one can imagine hearts to quicken for even experienced game developers. The line between genius and insanity may be fine, but developers continue to bravely walk the gamble of originality required for such a competitive market.
Gamers have seen the good, a lot of the mediocre, and have on occasion been smacked hard with the ugly. Even though community expectations and ideals can differ greatly – whether Squee or QQ is the reaction given – gamers will always hold passion in common. This passion for engaging and fun creative gaming can be seen across many favorite titles from companies who have found the right connection with their market audiences. ArenaNet (ANet) is one of these companies.
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