@ The Artifact/ToA comments:

Erm no, ToA is what caused 60%+ of DAoC players to leave, no one wanted to have to PvE to be competitive in PvP.

I'll leave you with this awesome ToA section on Amazon:

No mention of the Bell Choir event? i really enjoy that, has some fantastic songs.

And ArenaNet have been doing holiday events in GWs since 2004 so it's totally expected and imo loved.

Have you been in a hole for the last year or so? ;p this is looking stunning so far and can't wait for it, the environments and art style just screams awesomeness. Several vids on youtube about the game from their channel.

March Gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGoMeEsiqNI

Early vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udEAEARD-Fo

Alts = Vaults ;p

But yeah it's a problem currently. If the bank expansions were much cheaper, like half the price i'd actually buy some but as it stands it's way over priced. It's around £6 each for me i won't buy any. But if they were £3 each i'd buy 2, so i think they are actually loosing out on extra cash with the way the prices are so high for basic stuff.

Officially it starts at 20:00 BST(GMT+1) so work yours out from there :)

Simple solution for no spoilers, just play WvW it's all i've done. And if you do try some PvE just don't read any cut-scene stuff etc, just click skip to avoid spoilers.

Not bad, only 2 months late to the party guys.

Originally posted by Maverick827
[Quote]making that weapon that will be cool looking but not super powered to give you advantage over people who dont have time for it.[/quote]Blizzard said the same exact thing about raid loot during interviews before WoW launched. I'm not buying it, Anet.

ArenaNet said they wouldn't do this in GW1 and they didn't, so when they say they aren't doing it in GW2 i have no doubt they are telling the truth.

DAoC never showed char names, never was an issue. But you did have kill spam so you knew if a gank group(essentially guild groups with the best players, easiest way to explain it to non DAoC folk. Capable of taking on many many times their own number and winning) was in the area.

Originally posted by Frek

I played DAOC hardcore for 5 years. Was part of a very successful full time group on Palomides. Yes like the OP I will forever and always have a hatred for anyone that decided to play as a zergling no skill alb.

That being said I think you're going to be sorely dissappointed in that GW2 just doesn't have the mechanics for developing long-term rivalries and such. Not that it won't be enjoyable for different reasons but the way it's set up I really don't see it replicating the feelings that DAOC had.

Who were you on Palo Frek? i'll prolly recognise your name. I was in(and still am, we're in GW2) Aeonian Prophecy, and if you were on Palo you'd know who they were :) we still have our DAoC community forums up and running if you can remember the address so pop on over if you remember your account.

Relics are the one even GW2 is missing, nothing gave you quite as much as a rush as seeing "A guard at your relic keep was just killed by 150 enemies in the area" and of course back then no easy porting so it could take you 25 mins on a horse ride to get there and defend. It was in times like these that people put aside their differences and fought together for the good of the realm, this is what gave DAoC such a strong community which NO game has even come close to replicating. It's the reason our Palo forums are still going strong 11 years later, and whereas previously we fought against each other we now play with each other in games, and will have our Palo community guild in GW2.

I'm back playing PS1 for about a month now, and it is still brilliant fun even with the balance issues. It's not always fun of course, at times you are just zerged to snot but in even fights it's a blast.

Originally posted by vmoped

On top of what has been mentioned, I would like to see the following:

1) Some early character creator so we can have our toons looking the way we want prior to launch.

2) A name claim would be nice, but would be at the bottom of my list.

3) Any new additions, changes, and costs for the in game rmt store.

4) What time will the headstart begin.  Not something I am terribly concerned about, but have seen quite a few posts on other community sites about this one.

Cheers!

1 i'd like too, definately. Considering how vast the options are for customisation i wanna get it just right if i'm gonna spend the rest of my days playing that toon.

2 Is already in place, just log into your GW account toons and all their names will be reserved.

4) I NEED to know what time the headstart is, i have a wedding that day and need to plan accordingly(ie will i be "sick" so unable to attend)

Originally posted by bcbully

Best PvP zone ever next to Altric Valley, but AV didn't have 3 factions 

If you thought AV was almost as good as this one, then that doesn't bode well for the game ;p

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by Intrinsic

Originally posted by Quizzical

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by Intrinsic

@OP You spelt "Dwarf Fortress" wrong.

You spelt 'spelt' wrong...            wait...

Spelt is a real word, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt

Maybe he likes to feed it to dwarves?  :D

In England, you know where the English language came from spelt is the correct word to use, "spelled" which i think he was referring is essentially the same, but depending on the context and structure of the sentence "spelt" is correct in this instance.

But yes like many words they can have totally different meanings depending on the context ;p live vs live...for example.

Show it to us in a Merriam-Webster. Otherwise, it's just slang - like "shah up!"

That isn't a dictionary, but a collection of spelling mistakes. Oxford English Dictionary is what you want.

Originally posted by Quizzical

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by Intrinsic

@OP You spelt "Dwarf Fortress" wrong.

You spelt 'spelt' wrong...            wait...

Spelt is a real word, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt

Maybe he likes to feed it to dwarves?  :D

In England, you know where the English language came from spelt is the correct word to use, "spelled" which i think he was referring is essentially the same, but depending on the context and structure of the sentence "spelt" is correct in this instance.

But yes like many words they can have totally different meanings depending on the context ;p live vs live...for example.

@OP You spelt "Dwarf Fortress" wrong.