Hey guys,

I am just curious as to how many of you are gonna play in the GW2 beta this weekend? I have the shot at playing but, I don't know to be honest, I want to play but I don't want to spoil the experience and play " To much " of the game, is there anyone else out there that is considering the same thing?

Still aways off , so it's hard to not play LOL

I've done the last few weekend events.  I WOULD like to just walk away until opening day but the opportunity to try the Sylvari/Asura would have me kicking my own hindquarters if I didn't.

Play it to get a feeling for the game. Don't buy it if you still on the fence and try to get a free beta key from giveaways. If you like it, buy it, else you might regret doing one or the other.

Do it if you can. You'll get a good feel for the game and possibly save you some money if you have subscriptions to other MMOs that wind up feeling dead and blah after experiencing GW2. Seriously on that... I've dropped a WoW sub and three Eve accounts thanks to GW2. More than paid for the price of the game, and worth the wait. Looking forwards to sampling the Sylvari salad bar this weekend before rolling my Asuran mesmer when we go live.

I would play if I could, but I will be away the entire weekend. So I will get the Asura and Sylvari all fresh at launch, which isn't so bad either.

I hear ya. Last beta I actually played a few hours here and there but didn't push to go through content.  I will log in but not do a 10-20hr stretch.  I want to play it for real!

Originally posted by Leonona

I would play if I could, but I will be away the entire weekend. So I will get the Asura and Sylvari all fresh at launch, which isn't so bad either.

My only excuse to pull me away would be to power wash the house, garage and deck. I will stave off that need for another

week ^^

Originally posted by Aeolron

Hey guys,

I am just curious as to how many of you are gonna play in the GW2 beta this weekend? I have the shot at playing but, I don't know to be honest, I want to play but I don't want to spoil the experience and play " To much " of the game, is there anyone else out there that is considering the same thing?

Still aways off , so it's hard to not play LOL

I have to play.   This is the only MMO I've truly enjoyed since LOTRO pre Rise of Isengard expansion.   And a couple of days aren't going to wreck it for me as I still need to try the Mesmer, the re-done Engineer and the Necromancer.   I doubt I get out of the starter areas.

i'm probably going to try a character/race combo that i would least likely play during launch. maybe some craftng too. then i dont really feel like i'm losing content.  

The only reason you might want to avoid the beta is to avoid the withdrawal you'll feel come Monday.

August 28th is still a long ways away.

I've played close to 50 hours so far in the two weekends and stress trests.  

I'm pretty much a slave to the all encompassing powers of ArenaNet at this point.  So to answer your question, yes, I'll be playing GW2, but no, I do not have a choice in the matter.  Needless to say, I really love this game.

Yeah tired of playing that my playing won't "stay" and will be wiped.

Really takes away my willingness to play.  Also don't want to spoil myself - so I used to play races / zones I don't plan to play on retail, but then my willingness to play also lower since I don't really enjoy those races.

Seem kinda pointless.

I will propably just fool around and just check classes I haven't played yet for a while and that's it.

I'm with you OP. However It's 3 moths too late for me :D I couldn't resist. I must try Asura and Sylvari. It will help me decide my race greatly.

Pick a race and class you know you wont start off with.  Originally was dead set on Necro n Engineer for starting but fell in love with the Warr class so Beta is good to check out classes as what seemd the best class turned out to be meh for you.  Trying to stay away from the sylvari though as that is the race I'm starting off with but might cave in for a lil sneak peak.

I'll most likely fire it up, see if they optimized/changed anything since last time then log out.

Originally posted by Aeolron

Hey guys,

I am just curious as to how many of you are gonna play in the GW2 beta this weekend? I have the shot at playing but, I don't know to be honest, I want to play but I don't want to spoil the experience and play " To much " of the game, is there anyone else out there that is considering the same thing?

Still aways off , so it's hard to not play LOL

Not sure how you can play "to much", it's only a couple days...

(too)

Pick a class and race, and after the intro move to PvP either WvW or sPvP, it will give you a good feeling without spoiling any of the PvE.

I would have liked to have given beta a go but I didn't bother since I have too much real life stuff going on. The littel time I would have had wouldn't have been worth it. I'll be ready to roll though when my preorder gets here!

Originally posted by Aeolron

Hey guys,

I am just curious as to how many of you are gonna play in the GW2 beta this weekend? I have the shot at playing but, I don't know to be honest, I want to play but I don't want to spoil the experience and play " To much " of the game, is there anyone else out there that is considering the same thing?

Still aways off , so it's hard to not play LOL

I don't think you can possibly spoil the experience for yourself from 3 days of gameplay. To start off:

- There are 5 races with different storylines and zones. Play the few you don't intend to @ launch, no spoilers but you will gain experience and get a feel of Tyria.

- Try WvWvW. Nothing to lose here, there are no spoilers since its ever changing based on player interaction.

- sPvP similar to WvW, nothing to lose here, only experience to be gained while being entertained.

Personally, I'm dying to play this game so any BWE is a blessing for me.

You have to ask yourself, am I feeling lucky, do I trust A-net, am I the kind of person that can jump in, or am I the kind of person that needs to test the water temp first.