Originally posted by Alders

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.

Good way to make sure everything is up and running for retail release

Originally posted by Sparka

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

It will be available to all CBT as well.

I think I'm going to just skip the beta weekends, betting a lot on GW2 and I want it fresh :P Other thing is, I often play "the other faction" in mmorpg betas and since there's no factions it's easier to just skip it :) Though betas often give a good indication of which class is most fun for me, but lets just say they are all fun except the necromancer with its ugly ass spell effects and "pets" worth of a facepalm ;)

I had a chance at testing previously  (not even sure if i can say that without getting slapped), and I'm glad I did because I was not a follower of the game at all until I tested. I now can't stop thinking about playing. My expectations in the long term are realistic however and I will not get overly hyped. just because it's not worth getting too worked up.

I am excited though anyway, and I actually find part of that is the whole fact I will never have to put money into the game if I don't deem it neccesary, not being tied to a sub for once is a relief.

But anywaaay, BREENG EEEET AWNN BEEEBEEEE!

https://twitter.com/#%21/GuildWars2

XD

I'm not sure whay people feel they need to hope people don't enjoy a game, and  be overly vocal and annoying about it..  really.  I'm not interested in Star Wars, it's too much like WoW for me and I'm totally bored with Wow.  However our roomate LOVEs it, he plays it 8-14 hours a day.  Do I bitch at him and tell him he shouldn't like it 'cause it's WoW with light sabers?  Hell no, I bought him a monitor so he didn't have to play on his old crappy LCD TV with an insanely low resolution.  I listen and smile as he goes on and on about this or that in game, I have no interest in it myself but I am happy that he is happy.  Now, granted, he is our roomate and I call him friend.. but it really doesn't matter if he is a friend or not.  Not wishing someone to be uphappy is called being a decent human being, there are a lot of people who frequent this site that should try it out sometime.  >.<

All that being said, I never played GW1, I have little in the way of specific expectations.  There are many ways to make me happy with an MMO and plenty of ways to make me unhappy with it.  Being that there is no monthly fee even if I only play it for a month before getting bored I'll still feel like I got my money's worth out of it considering the game play time and price of most single player games.  I do hope that it grabs me like EQ1 did, I have no idea if it will but I will see.  I have played many other MMOs since I retired my 7 year old dwarf rogue, none even came close to that evercrack type of draw.  I honestly doubt GW2 will, I'm just a realist, but I do expect to find it at least mostly enjoyable.

Man, the download is going to take forever! All these people.... I better upgrade my broadband service so it will go faster, either that or just connect by ethernet because wireless is never as good with things like this.

Originally posted by Sylvarii

Originally posted by Sparka

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

It will be available to all CBT as well.

Huh?!  I've gotten the impression that invitations for previous beta tests was only for one weekend and to participate in more tests you would have to get a new invitation. Arenanet have also made it a big point in their marketing, that the only way to be sure to be in the BWE is to pre-purchase.

Originally posted by Castran

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

 

Way to get your facts straight.

It's the FIRST Beta Weekend Event that allows in all those that pre-purchased the game.  So....the facts ARE straight.

Originally posted by GWassassin05

https://twitter.com/#%21/GuildWars2

XD

 

There.  Right from GW2 Twitter feed.  FIRST Beta Weekend Event, not fourth.

Originally posted by Chrome1980

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

Hope you pre-PURCHASED then, not pre-ordered.

Oh man I've been having nerd-gasms all day...  My Razer Naga mouse arrived yesterday; What great timing !!   Its gonna be curtains closed, phone turned off all next weekend.  Ill be a recluse !

CANNOT wait :)

okay when is this alleged information hitting? I NEED MY FIX!!!!

We will visit Lion's Arch in the beta!! yaay. but there won;t be asura or sylvari =] They posted a blog post but the site obviously crashed he he =P

Best place to keep up-to-date is their fb page:

https://www.facebook.com/GuildWars2