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Primordus Visions: Highlights

Written on February 7, 2012 at 8:05 am, by Corsair

Today’s PVH is all about World pride, a sort of lasting accomplishment after victory is achieved in WvW. Cres proposed, in his World Wonder thread, that upon victory in the Mists the victor begins construction of a permanent monument, complete with events and activities in the PvE zones. Quickly detailing what is required to make the structure, everything from materials provided by events and gold/karma donated by guilds and players. In addition to these resources, subsequent victories are required to continue construction of the Wonder. There will also be events of monsters and minions attacking the Wonder as it is being built. Those who contribute to it’s building will be memorialized. The layout of the thread is superb and it is easy to find vital pieces of information relevant to the idea. It is also written in relatively plain and easy to understand terms. It has been well recieved thus far with a few issues that I look forward to see ironed out!

Weekly News Wrap-Up

Written on February 6, 2012 at 12:19 am, by Roun Lyriel

The Press Closed Beta is dawning, quickly to be followed by a ramp in invites in the following months. That’s a lot of excitement coming up, made all the sweeter by the certain knowledge that it will be topped by release sometime after. Great time to be an avid GW2 fan, I’d say, but for now we play the waiting game.

News

Guild Wars 2 Press Closed Beta Test (comments)
Guild Wars 2 PvP Roundtable With ArenaNet | Guild Wars Insider (comments)

Community

This Week in Podcasts
The Admin’s Pick

Review last week’s wrap-up here.

Guild Wars 2 Press Closed Beta Test

Written on February 4, 2012 at 12:22 am, by Kvinna

By the looks of Twitter, the invites to the press closed beta test have gone out! I foresee many happy fans on the morning of February 20th:

@CurseNetwork: Guild Wars 2 CBT invite here we come! Expect lots of juicy details later this month. :] #guildwars2

@devinconners (Tom’s Guide): GUILD WARS 2 BETA! Operation High-Five Everyone In Sight is go!

@Jonathan_Ross (Destructoid): Invites are out for the Guild Wars 2 beta weekend. Expect an impressions post on Destructoid from me later this month!

@conyett (IGN): Guild Wars 2 beta invite acquired. Look for coverage at 6 AM pacific on February 20.

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This Week in Podcasts

Written on February 2, 2012 at 2:06 am, by Kvinna

Armor of Sexy

Breaking news from the world of Guild Wars 2, our very own co-host and Community Manager at Massively Rubi Bayer took a job at ArenaNet. She moves on to be a part of the community team there. Congratulations to her; it was amazing having her on the show.

However, that’s not the only news this week the most highly anticipated MMO for this year. Guild Wars Insider spoke to developers about PvP in Tyria and showed off Norn Scholar PvP armor. Most importantly, ArenaNet’s Johnathan Sharp explains that “We try to design [the game] around that idea of what makes you want to watch.” This pretty much confirms to the panelist that Guild Wars 2 will definitely be set up for esports and allow other players to watch it in a type of spectator mode. Panelist Elixabeth hopes that there will be a very in-depth spectator mode beyond what Guild Wars currently has.

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Episode #16: Table Scraps

Beta is Coming! We discuss the Pride of the Jotun, Beta News, and many other small topics including a Bridger Rant! We also debut a new segment entitled: Table Scraps – for topics that just don’t merit their own roundtable discussion, but are still worth discussing.

• 02:50 – News: Year of the Dragon, PvP Roundtable, The Jotun
• 20:05 – Bridger Rant: Entitlement
• 22:33 – Mailbag: Playing to Win Clarifications, Multiboxing
• 13:20 – Table Scraps: Smaller Health Pools / Controls and Gaming Peripherals

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The Admin’s Pick

Written on February 1, 2012 at 6:31 pm, by Jenn

This week I want to highlight a bunch of amazing things, from site launches to outstanding contributions from the community! Be sure to spend time appreciating all that your peers have to offer – there is a wealth of talent to be had from this community. I’m always astounded at what there is behind the curtain of internet anonymity.

Site Launch – 321spike.com

Reth announced the launch of the new PvP-oriented site just barely 2 weeks ago! “Spike will offer Guild Wars 2 competitive PvP news, reviews, and tournament coverage.” 321spike.com also has long term goals for hosting tournaments and developing a rich community of talented PvPers.

Outstanding Contributions

Mass Info for the Uninitiated – chelmo put together an extraordinary compendium of Guild Wars 2 information for those looking to identify the “must-knows” of the upcoming release! It has everything you need to know, so make sure to check it out if you ever find yourself lost in a sea of information and don’t know where to look!

GW2BBCode – riven has launched a new project designed to assist all of us with forum communities. Remember the original GWBBCode project? Well, it’s like that, but this time back with a vengeance! Install this JavaScript-based plugin for your forum communities if you want to take advantage of this great product. Full product details can be found at the official GW2BBCode website.

Community Works

You won’t play Jedi – plutonka crafted a great article on the infamous “holy trinity.” Guild Wars 2 developers claimed they have done away with this Holy Trinity, but have they? And what does it mean for the game? Read this article for an in-depth analysis of what it all means!

“The Admin’s Pick” – archives

PvP Map Screenshots from GuildWarsInsider

Written on January 31, 2012 at 5:29 pm, by Kvinna

Recently, GuildWarsInsider posted their PvP roundtable interview with ArenaNet, but what you might not have seen yet are the exclusive screenshots that they’ve recently published for the community. For the original article, please see here.

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They also got their hands on some screenshots of a scholar class with high-end armor in the PvP lobby that might interest you. You can find the original article here,

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Weekly News Wrap-Up

Written on January 29, 2012 at 4:18 am, by Roun Lyriel

We’ve a bit of news this week including the exciting, if a tad vague, revealment of ArenaNet’s plans for Guild Wars 2 this year. The coming months should be interesting, particularly PAX.

News

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon | ArenaNet Blog (comments)
The Savage Pride of the Jotun | ArenaNet Blog (comments)

Community

Guild Wars 2 Guru Logo Contest! | Guru (comments)
Primordus Visions: Highlights | Guru
Curse Weekly Round Up | Curse
This Week in Podcasts | Guru

Review last week’s wrap-up here.

This Week in Podcasts

Written on January 27, 2012 at 5:39 pm, by Kvinna

Open Beta-ish

By now, you have caught up on the news that Guild Wars 2 will be sending out beta invites to press in February and to the rest of the world in March and April. Hopefully, GAMEBREAKER is on the short list to receive invites, but what does that mean for you? Well, ArenaNet President Mike O’Brien says that this means that the game will release sometime this year. However, it does not really mean open-beta in March, but it’s Shawn Schuster‘s speculation that it will be similar to the way that BioWare handled the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta: You get a beta key; you get a beta key; everybody gets a beta key! But Shawn’s epic beard disagrees.

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Episode #15: Playing to Win

This week we have very little news so we have a short discussion on WvW thanks to some listener feedback. Then we jump into the deep end and try to wrap our heads around competitive play. When is it OK to use an exploit? When is it OK to use something that other people have labeled as “overpowered”? What is greifing? All these questions and more.

• 05:55 – Mailbag: WvW – Is 2 weeks too short?
• 13:20 – Roundtable: Competitive vs. Non-Competitive

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The Savage Pride of the Jotun

Written on January 26, 2012 at 12:08 am, by Roun Lyriel

Earlier today another ArenaNet blog post was put up, giving some extensive details on the lore of the Jotun, including bits on their religion, society, and behind-the-scenes design. Definitely an interesting read if you’re into lore, so make sure to check it out!

The jotun (pronounced JŌ-tun) are the last remnants of an ancient society of giants. Once powerful, advanced, and arrogant, they proclaimed themselves rulers of the Shiverpeak Mountains and raised great monuments to themselves on the highest peaks. Their leaders, known as giant-kings, were tremendously powerful beings, as skilled in feats of strength as they were in magic and lore.

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Curse Weekly Round Up

Written on January 24, 2012 at 7:44 pm, by Kvinna

Check out this week’s installment of Curse’s Weekly Round Up, this time with a shout-out to ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2!

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