A short, but informative, post has cropped up on the Guild Wars 2 site that details a bit of what pre-purchase customers can expect to find in the game when the first beta event rolls out. The post is a reminder of some of the awesome features that players can look into as they take their first baby steps into Guild Wars 2.

Choices, Choices – You’ll create your own personalized charr, human, or norn character and pick from our eight powerful professions. Your choice of race is vital to your personal story, and it determines in which of the huge starting areas you begin as well. A noble human mesmer will have a radically different game experience than a charr engineer in the service of the Iron Legion. Fortunately, you can roll more than one character and sample each starting area for yourself!

Read the full post on the Guild Wars 2 blog.

Can't wait :D wooooot!!! Finally going to try my dream game in a week <3

Can't wait. Spent 150$ + Tax on the Physical Collectors! This will be the best. Only thing I wait for other then Beta and Release is for my 10-in Charr Statue! FAWK YEAH!

im curious about reporting bugs/thoughts/opinions to Anet if/when the time comes.  does anyone have an idea as to how that will work?  and im super excited about this!  i have been checking my email/mmorpg/gw2website all day constantly

caaaannnnttt waaiiiittt!!!!! xD

Originally posted by Jolander

im curious about reporting bugs/thoughts/opinions to Anet if/when the time comes.  does anyone have an idea as to how that will work?  and im super excited about this!  i have been checking my email/mmorpg/gw2website all day constantly

 

ANET has a beta forum. if youre a beta particiapn, you should have access to the forum. i bekieve it is not accessible right now, but should be up again in a couple of days prior to BWE

I can't wait to see Lion's Arch! In Guild Wars 1 reaching Lion's Arch used to be a milestone :p But this was before Factions was released. I wonder if the floating wizard's tower is still there at Kessex Peak.

Anyone know if you get to do the beta weekends if you pre-order from Best Buy?

Originally posted by jmsgalla

Anyone know if you get to do the beta weekends if you pre-order from Best Buy?

 

If you pre-purchase, then yes.

Originally posted by jmsgalla

Anyone know if you get to do the beta weekends if you pre-order from Best Buy?

 

Check the retailers list for your country.  It's a prepurchase, not pre-order, meaning you have to pay in full.

https://buy.guildwars2.com/retailers

When I skimmed over it, I read it as "Beta weekend delayed..." and got sad for a split second. :p

7 more days seem to pass slower than the past 5.5 years...

gw2 population: 90% charr  10% other  YOU KNOW ITS COMING PEOPLE  YOU NOEEEE!

Am I the only one here that seems to be sad that we will have to wait a little longer to try out the Asura and Sylvari?

I wonder if Anet is still trying to smooth out things with the Asura and Sylvari or if Anet just wants to funnel us into certain areas in the beggining of the beta weekends?

I definitely don't wan't to spoil too much of the class or race i will be playing when it comes out, but it's a hard decision because i want to play everything ^^

Originally posted by Treebyrn

Am I the only one here that seems to be sad that we will have to wait a little longer to try out the Asura and Sylvari?

I wonder if Anet is still trying to smooth out things with the Asura and Sylvari or if Anet just wants to funnel us into certain areas in the beggining of the beta weekends?

I can't speak for the sylvari, but at least with the asura we know they haven't finished the voice work.  Felica Day was in the recording booth a little over a week ago doing her lines for the asura iconic Zojja.  Without Zojja they can't really open the asura area up. 

Originally posted by Msenge

Originally posted by Treebyrn

Am I the only one here that seems to be sad that we will have to wait a little longer to try out the Asura and Sylvari?

I wonder if Anet is still trying to smooth out things with the Asura and Sylvari or if Anet just wants to funnel us into certain areas in the beggining of the beta weekends?

I can't speak for the sylvari, but at least with the asura we know they haven't finished the voice work.  Felica Day was in the recording booth a little over a week ago doing her lines for the asura iconic Zojja.  Without Zojja they can't really open the asura area up. 

 

As for the sylvari it seems they're still polishing the starting area

I've waited for so many years since GW2 was first announced.  It's going to be amazing. :)

Originally posted by Treebyrn

Am I the only one here that seems to be sad that we will have to wait a little longer to try out the Asura and Sylvari?

I wonder if Anet is still trying to smooth out things with the Asura and Sylvari or if Anet just wants to funnel us into certain areas in the beggining of the beta weekends?

 

Not sad, per se but a bit disappointed. I would have rather tried a Sylvari 1st. That said, I will try an 'alt' race so I can get an idea of the skills/progression of my (hopefully) preferred class.

Words are too meager to truly express my feelings about this.