I started doing these short posts using my nom-de-gaming identity “Raphia Naon” at GuildMag during the first beta weekend event — partly because we needed something to keep the page active while everyone was busy playing in the beta test. I continued doing a daily entry for almost all the beta events and stress tests (I missed a few because they were scheduled at times I couldn’t take part). This is the final entry in that series, briefly talking about the last day of the headstart access period (the game is now on sale to the general public).
August 28, 2012
Last of my Guild Wars 2 pre-release journal entries
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August 25, 2012
Posting will be light for a few days
ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 will be released to the general public on Tuesday, but everyone who pre-purchased the game has early access to the servers today and for the next two days. I’ll be spending a lot of time in the virtual world of Tyria as a result.
If you happen to be in-game, my main character name is Raphia Naon and I’m on the Darkhaven server.
Update: My first day’s gaming report is now posted at GuildMag.
Update the second: The next day’s activity is rounded up here.
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August 23, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
A day earlier than usual, my community round-up at GuildMag has been posted. With everyone waiting for the headstart period to begin in just over 24 hours, there’s lots of articles to read and videos to watch to while away the time.
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August 17, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
We’re into the home stretch now, with just a week left to go before the headstart period for pre-purchasers begins. My usual community round-up at GuildMag is now online. This week’s post includes lots of getting started guides for first-time players plus the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
You might also be interested in my brief wrap-up report from the most recent GW2 stress test here.
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August 10, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My usual community round-up at GuildMag has been posted. This week’s posts include more videos from BWE3, quick reactions to yesterday’s stress test plus the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
There will be another stress test starting at 4pm Pacific time today. This is open to anyone who has pre-purchased a copy of Guild Wars 2.
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August 4, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My regular weekly community round-up at GuildMag has been posted. This week’s posts include a large number of videos from BWE3 plus the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
You might also be interested in a brief summary I posted after Thursday’s GW2 stress test.
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July 27, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My weekly community round-up column at GuildMag is posted. This week’s collection is full of reports from the final beta weekend event and lots of official ArenaNet content plus the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
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July 23, 2012
Guild Wars 2 final beta weekend, day three
This is the final beta weekend for Guild Wars 2, and I posted a daily journal of my experiences at GuildMag over the weekend. This is my entry for Sunday.
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July 22, 2012
Guild Wars 2 final beta weekend, day two
This is the final beta weekend for Guild Wars 2, and I’ll be posting a daily journal of my experiences at GuildMag over the weekend. This is my entry for Saturday.
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July 21, 2012
Guild Wars 2 beta weekend
This is the final beta weekend for Guild Wars 2, and I’ll be posting a daily journal of my experiences at GuildMag over the weekend. This is my entry for Friday.
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July 20, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My weekly community round-up column at GuildMag has been posted. As the final Beta Weekend Event starts later today, this is just a bit of methadone to keep the addicts happy until the beta servers come online. It’s the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
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July 13, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My weekly community round-up column at GuildMag is now online. This time it’s just the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community (I managed not not blather on too much this week).
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July 6, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My weekly community round-up column at GuildMag is now online. I spent a bit of time talking about the GW2 guild system as we’ve seen it in the beta events and offering some criticism based on the current system. With my luck, about an hour after the column goes live, ArenaNet will announce a raft of changes that will make my commentary obsolete. After my bit of spleen-venting, there’s the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
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June 30, 2012
Top 10 post-launch thread topics for Guild Wars 2
I found this video while doing my morning trawl for material to put into next week’s GuildMag round-up, but I liked it so much that I had to share:
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June 29, 2012
This week in Guild Wars 2
My weekly community round-up column at GuildMag is now online. The big news this week was the announcement of a release date, which rather overshadowed any reports from the stress test earlier in the week. I had the misfortune to publish my own post about the stress test about a minute before the news broke about the release date — it’ll probably be the least-read item I’ve ever published. In addition to announcement celebrations, stress test reports, and speculation about the July beta event (the final beta event), there’s the usual assortment of blog posts, podcasts, and videos from the Guild Wars 2 fan community.
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