I think it’ll be safe to say that there will almost certainly be no blog updates from whenever on the 27th the event begins until sometime on April 30th. The Beta Weekend Event is open to everyone who has pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 (you can still get in on the event by pre-purchasing the game at buy.guildwars2.com).
It is still a beta, so you can anticipate finding some rough edges — reporting problems is part of the beta experience. Characters created during the beta program are not carried over into the released game, so don’t get too attached to your on-screen avatar yet.
Update, 19 April: Here’s the ArenaNet blog post with details:
We’re counting the days until the first public Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event, which begins on Friday, April 27, at noon PDT (GMT-8) and ends on Sunday, April 29, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT-8). Hundreds of thousands of players from around the world will get their first taste of Guild Wars 2 — and rest assured, we’ll be playing alongside them!
There are a couple important things you need to know about this Beta Weekend Event:
- The only way to absolutely guarantee your access to this or any future Beta Weekend Events is to pre-purchase any edition of Guild Wars 2.
- Customers who have pre-purchased the game will receive an e-mail next week with instructions on how to download the client and participate in the Beta.
- This is a public event, which means that you’re not bound by a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). So go ahead, feel free to take screenshots, shoot video, blog, tweet, write, or compose a rock opera to share your Guild Wars 2 experience with the world.
Let’s take a look at all the cool stuff you’ll be doing during the Beta Weekend Event.
