I’ve been accumulating news snippets about the as-yet-to-be-formally-scheduled release of Guild Wars 2 for an email newsletter I send out to my friends and acquaintances in the Guild Wars community. The game should be approaching the end of closed alpha testing, and the closed beta is scheduled to begin by the end of the year. We are expecting to get the final profession reveal sometime in the next week or two, so that should be a big outpouring of new information for us to absorb.
Part 1: Discussion of previous news
- If you listen to podcasts, you might want to subscribe to the Guildcast weekly podcast
- Reminder: the official Guild Wars 2 wiki is still growing, so it’s worth checking it out now and again for new information.
Part 2: Guild Wars Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, and EotN news
- Reminder: If you’d like to keep track of the Guild Wars Beyond material, keep this page bookmarked.
- Reminder: Guild Wars official support forum. Here is the FAQ page for the forums.
Part 3: Guild Wars 2 news
- Inc Gamers – Head to Head: Warrior vs Guardian. “If you’re thinking about playing melee, there are a few good options. If you plan, however, to stay in the frontlines, you are probably debating between the warrior or the guardian. Both feature many melee weapons, good survival value, and the highest armor in the game. Here, we compare and contrast the two on damage, control, and support.”
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars‘ elite areas — The Fissure of Woe. “As 2011 draws to a close and hordes of hopeful Guild Wars 2 fans look to 2012 for a possible launch, people are beginning to turn eyes back to the Hall of Monuments. (No, stop that. We’re not debating launch dates; I’m just saying.) It’s been over a year since ArenaNet unveiled the Hall of Monuments calculator. I wrote the Road to 50 Hall of Monuments guide series right away, so you guys probably have the basics done and are looking at some of the more challenging parts of Guild Wars. If you’re not familiar with the series, I definitely recommend you check it out — there are separate guides for those who are starting with only three points, those who are aiming for 30 points, and those who want to go all 50.”
- GW2Guru – Wintersday Carol Contest. “Welcome to the 2011 Guru Christmas Carol Contest! In the holiday spirit, we want you to create Guild Wars 2 or Guild Wars 2 Guru parodies of your favourite holiday songs! It can be anything from an asura’s first experience of Wintersday in the theme of Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer or the adventures of a drunken norn during the holiday spirit in following the beat to Ding Dong Merrily on High”
- Guild Wars Insider – Guild Wars: Sea of Sorrows Delayed, August Release. “Earlier this morning we were informed that Ree Soesbee’s Guild Wars: Sea of Sorrows has in fact been pushed back another two months to August, 28th.”
The GW2Guru carol contest seems kind of fun, I might have to get into that :)I read the IncGamers article on Warrior vs Guardian, was quite good. Great post man
Comment by Guild Wars 2 — December 10, 2011 @ 15:02