{"id":8124,"date":"2011-03-05T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T04:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2011-03-04T18:23:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T22:23:24","slug":"this-week-in-guild-wars-2-news-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2011\/03\/05\/this-week-in-guild-wars-2-news-4\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in <em>Guild Wars 2<\/em> news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Guild_Wars_2_icon.png\" title=\"Guild_Wars_2_icon\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" align=\"top\" \/>I\u2019ve been accumulating news snippets about the as-yet-to-be-formally-scheduled release of <em>Guild Wars 2<\/em> for an email newsletter I send out to my friends and acquaintances in the <em>Guild Wars<\/em> community.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been so much information this week, thanks to the early leak of information that ArenaNet intended to release next week at PAX East, that I&#8217;m dividing the newsletter into sections:<\/p>\n<h2>Part 1: Commentary on earlier information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guildwars2guru.com\/forum\/economy-and-consuming-goods-t13777.html\" target=\"_blank\">Economy and Consuming Goods<\/a> &mdash;  An interesting discussion thread about the <em>Guild Wars<\/em> economy (pro and con).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/massively.joystiq.com\/2011\/02\/28\/flameseeker-chronicles-norn-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flameseeker Chronicles: Norn Week<\/a> &mdash;  Rubi Bayer rounds up her impressions of the &#8220;Norn Week&#8221; revelations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guildmag.com\/norntastic-tales-the-spirits-of-the-wild\" target=\"_blank\"><em>GuildMag<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;Thalador Doomspeaker&#8221;<\/a> talks about the Norn information we got during &#8220;Norn Week&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Part 2: New information on <em>Guild Wars<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The latest issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guildmag.com\/issue6-february\" target=\"_blank\"><em>GuildMag<\/em><\/a> is now available for download.<\/li>\n<li>NCSoft is introducing <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.guildwars.com\/wiki\/User:Gaile_Gray\/Support_FAQs\/New_NCMA_Security_Feature\" target=\"_blank\">new password security features<\/a> for your Master Account. Check the page for details.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cO5xAGxfCKU&#038;hd=1\" target=\"_blank\">Wartower.de video interview with John Stumme<\/a> on the new (March 3rd) <em>Guild Wars<\/em> update. Includes information on &#8220;the Embark Beach Content Update, featuring the seven hero group, a new mission-hub, enhancements to the user interface, changes to pre-searing Ascalon, Titles and a new hero mechanic.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Summary of the <em>GW2<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/guildwars.incgamers.com\/blog\/comments\/gw1-update-today-and-gw2-thief-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thief introduction<\/a> and the March 3rd GW game update.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.killtenrats.com\/2011\/03\/03\/gw-embark-to-a-mega-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kill Ten Rats<\/a> looks at the <em>GW<\/em> March 3rd update: &#8220;This update will change the game to such a degree that it might as well be <em>Guild Wars<\/em> 1.5 now.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guildwars.com\/products\/extras\/mercenary_heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAQ on the new Mercenary Hero feature<\/a> (where you can &#8220;hire out&#8221; your other characters as heroes &mdash; a nice, but potentially expensive, way to fill out your new seven-hero parties).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Part 3: New information on <em>Guild Wars 2<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/massively.joystiq.com\/2011\/03\/01\/gdc-2011-arenanets-adam-vance-talks-localization-for-guild-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Localization for <em>Guild Wars<\/em><\/a> &mdash;  Localizing is a big issue for software, especially one with as rich a selection of user interface options, text prompts, storylines, and all the rest of the things that set <em>Guild Wars<\/em> apart from other MMORPGs. I work in the software industry, and localization is one of the big ticket items for smaller companies (in this context ArenaNet counts as a small company).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/massively.joystiq.com\/2011\/03\/02\/j-robert-king-talks-about-the-second-guild-wars-2-novel-edge-o\/\" target=\"_blank\">J. Robert King<\/a> talks about the process of developing and writing <em>Edge of Destiny<\/em>, the second <em>Guild Wars 2<\/em> tie-in novel.<\/li>\n<li>The next new GW2 class is officially the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/video\/gdc-11-guild-wars-2\/711237\" target=\"_blank\">Thief<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Walkthrough of a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/video\/gdc-11-guild-wars-2\/711236\" target=\"_blank\">Norn Guardian&#8217;s<\/a> first quest and dynamic event.<\/li>\n<li>A Thief packing twin pistols <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/video\/gdc-11-guild-wars-2\/711234\" target=\"_blank\">beats up the wildlife<\/a> in a high-level area.<\/li>\n<li>A Thief demonstrates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/video\/gdc-11-guild-wars-2\/711232\" target=\"_blank\">interesting attack skills, the downed skill, and being defeated<\/a> during a high-level dynamic event.<\/li>\n<li>Massively reviews the new <a href=\"http:\/\/massively.joystiq.com\/2011\/03\/03\/arenanet-unveils-new-profession-and-norn-starting-area-for-guild\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thief profession<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Even more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.pc.ign.com\/articles\/115\/1153403p1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thief<\/a>, including the importance of an attribute called Initiative: &#8220;Initiative regenerates at one point a second, which allows you to fight at a fairly consistent pace without letting you spam your strongest skills. There&#8217;s a profession ability (not tied to which weapon you&#8217;re using) called Roll For Initiative (ha!) that moves the Thief well away from his current position, while giving him an Initiative boost.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve 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. 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