This will be the first real test to this games salt. General public are the hardest critics and tend to find the flaws in game play and mechanics very fast. I am looking foward to seeing what the masses say.  I took the gamble and my wife and I will be playing and I know I wont be pulling any punches. The GW fanboys will love or hate me come April 30th.

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

This will be the first real test to this games salt. General public are the hardest critics and tend to find the flaws in game play and mechanics very fast. I am looking foward to seeing what the masses say.  I took the gamble and my wife and I will be playing and I know I wont be pulling any punches. The GW fanboys will love or hate me come April 30th.

The surprising thing is Anet wants us to criticise their game so that they can make it even better than what they imagined. There are some things that just cannot be tested until it goes live (this beta test may as well be a live day1 test for public)

I have seen so many people post ignorant comments and can't wait to counter-argue with solid information instead of hearsay, logic  and youtube videos XD.

Perhaps we should compile a list of things we should check out during the weekend?

Originally posted by Magnetia

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

This will be the first real test to this games salt. General public are the hardest critics and tend to find the flaws in game play and mechanics very fast. I am looking foward to seeing what the masses say.  I took the gamble and my wife and I will be playing and I know I wont be pulling any punches. The GW fanboys will love or hate me come April 30th.

The surprising thing is Anet wants us to criticise their game so that they can make it even better than what they imagined. There are some things that just cannot be tested until it goes live (this beta test may as well be a live day1 test for public)

I have seen so many people post ignorant comments and can't wait to counter-argue with solid information instead of hearsay, logic  and youtube videos XD.

Perhaps we should compile a list of things we should check out during the weekend?

 

For me its dynamic events and WvW. Dynamic events need to be just that, dynamic and fun. WvW better bring me to the days of DAoC and then push that to the next level. If thats all GW2 has then I will be sold. For my wife its the purdy things. She is a woman and does not want a class designed by boys. Her char needs to be about more then just the boobs. Player housing will be a big thing when this comes in to play.

There is no list of must go see to make a judgment. Each player has their reasons to play an MMO and I am sure they will flock to the thing they love. ANet better have their ducks in a row on this one =-) I think my needs will be covered with WvW. From what I have seen of crafting I am glad that wont be a huge selling point as thats one area I think ANet may have dropped the ball.

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

This will be the first real test to this games salt. General public are the hardest critics and tend to find the flaws in game play and mechanics very fast. I am looking foward to seeing what the masses say.  I took the gamble and my wife and I will be playing and I know I wont be pulling any punches. The GW fanboys will love or hate me come April 30th.

We're not suppose to pull punches. It's a beta test and they obviously want our feedback. Personally, I plan to put a thief class through as many different PvE and PvP situations as possible just to see how it performs.

One thing I have to say though is that it's obvious that ANet is pretty confident of their product and letting the masses play it. I mean they are dropping the NDA months before the game launches. That has to be a good sign.

I was at work when the annoucement came out on twitter and one of my team guys comes and tells me all excited.

Turns out 

1. They were on social media when supposed to be working
2. Planning sick days over that weekend (overheard)

I ended up giving them the weekend off (as well as adjusting my own schedule  )

Originally posted by AmazingAvery

I was at work when the annoucement came out on twitter and one of my team guys comes and tells me all excited.

Turns out 

1. They were on social media when supposed to be working
2. Planning sick days over that weekend (overheard)

I ended up giving them the weekend off (as well as adjusting my own schedule  )

You're the coolest boss ever lol

Originally posted by Eir_S

Originally posted by AmazingAvery

I was at work when the annoucement came out on twitter and one of my team guys comes and tells me all excited.

Turns out 

1. They were on social media when supposed to be working
2. Planning sick days over that weekend (overheard)

I ended up giving them the weekend off (as well as adjusting my own schedule  )

You're the coolest boss ever lol

A happy worker is a busy worker..

BTW mmorpg.com its the fourth beta weekend, not the first.

Way to get your facts straight.

Got my pre-purchse and the universe is waiting :)

No! Not THAT weekend!!! I...can't ..I just....can't . I need to be at a .. "baptism" if that's the word :)

I just can wait to get my ass in game and do WvW at lvl 1...lol

Originally posted by BadSpock

These forums are going to be VERY interesting on the 30th of April...

Haha yeah :p

My AntiTroll Claymore is ready.

Luckily I work early hours so I get the rest of the day for Guild Wars :D

And judging by the picture of the Sylvari and the Asura... do you think they will be availble that weekend?

Very excited. Can not wait. I finally broke down and pre ordered the game.

And the NDA is lifted so we can all comment about what happened to us ingame over the weekend!

The moment of truth is almost here. I'm not expecting the second coming of Christ. Far from it. But I do hope the game manages to be different enough to feel somewhat fresh and not like yet-another-wow-clone with a pointless gimmick or two attached. From what I've gathered by watching countless beta videos, it seems that there's enough for me to like it, but it's not the same as being in direct control of your character. So, crossing my fingers for this one.

GW2 here I come!!! 

Hope they let the old CBT testers in for the weekend too!

Wonder when the blog will update with the download info for the beta weekend event?

Tweets said yesterday it was suppose to be updated yesterday or possibly today.

I hope Anet figures out a way to control the population and spread it out so everything doesn't just turn into a huge zergfest.  I'm sure there's going to be a ridiculous amount of people participating.