FEB 20th shall be GLORIOUS. I'm guessing that the press NDA drop is also a full NDA drop considering Beta Weekends are starting in March. There's no reason to try to uphold an NDA once you let people into your Beta through pre-ordering cause the info will come flooding in regardless. Inviting the press and dropping the NDA 3-4 months before release means they're EXTREMELY confident in their game. I can't wait!
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Guild Wars 2 News And Information Thread [Large Beta Weekends In March/April]
- Thread starter Jira
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Complistic
Member
new thread for GW2 on feb 20th confirmed?
Maleficence
Member
A press reveal thread would be great if someone was willing to keep the OP updated.
Justin Timberlake
Member
Looks like this game may be coming out sooner than we expected!
Pinko Marx
Banned
I think a new thread is needed. This shit is way too large.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1094386&postcount=170
"Ok, before this get's out of hand:
We just started sending out invites. And no, I personally do not have the list of who will get invited.
Also: We will NOT lift the NDA, selected members of the press will be allowed to talk about their gaming experience. No general lifting of the NDA.
Hope that helps, you all have a great weekend."
So it seems that it's not a full NDA drop for those in the Beta, I guess I shouldn't have really expected that. Oh well, at least they get to talk about it but the press is usually pretty terrible at games or know nothing about the MMOs they get to play beforehand.
Yeah I'll make a thread for the press impressions and YES I'll go get myself an avatar, been meaning to do it anyways.
<--- yay for the Guardian!
"Ok, before this get's out of hand:
We just started sending out invites. And no, I personally do not have the list of who will get invited.
Also: We will NOT lift the NDA, selected members of the press will be allowed to talk about their gaming experience. No general lifting of the NDA.
Hope that helps, you all have a great weekend."
So it seems that it's not a full NDA drop for those in the Beta, I guess I shouldn't have really expected that. Oh well, at least they get to talk about it but the press is usually pretty terrible at games or know nothing about the MMOs they get to play beforehand.
Yeah I'll make a thread for the press impressions and YES I'll go get myself an avatar, been meaning to do it anyways.
<--- yay for the Guardian!
mysteriousmage09
Member
Great so we get no info and instead get to sit here and be bombarded by press screaming it's the best game ever. Sweet.
Is your avatar finally loading for me, or did you upgrade to avatar status Jira?
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: The MMO (R)evolution begins.
If it's true, that's all I wanna hear!
I never had one, didn't take the time to ever do it before today.
I like it...SOLD!
Did you already reserve a spot for doing the OT Jira? Also, what're you going to call it?
Heh, thanks. Out of curiosity, what's the plan for the OT? Because my suggestion might be more appropriate for that.
LowParry
Member
I don't. I rather hear player impressions rather than media hyperbole nonsense. Eh, guess it's better than nothing.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Guild Wars 2 Beta: Just another excuse for Chelmo never to leave his room even though he won't get in!
PS: I kid because I care, and like Diablo I know I also won't get in! LOL
Complistic
Member
one step at a time.
I had no idea you could do such a thing? How do I do it? I was thinking about Guild Wars 2 - What's your story?
Though I do like Retro's suggestion.
Agreed to be honest, we all know media previews are positive in general just so that publishers will give them the game to play/review. It's not saying they're not being truthful or anything, but yeah. I'd prefer we get impressions from "real gamers" so to speak. I've found Totalbiscuit's videos to be the best because he's actually talking about his thoughts while playing and that does wonders for giving you a real impression as to what a game is like.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I call GW2 |OT|!
This thread makes me smile. I can't believe we are finally even talking about an OT
It's making me sad for the same reason. I'm not expecting this before September tbh.
There's a thread in the Community section where you reserve your spot.
I'm not sure how you reserve an OT either, I always thought it was just people in the announcement/preview thread just sort of coalescing around a single person. Maybe PM a mod or something?
Either way, I think you've done a fantastic job with the news and info in the OP so far, so my vote definitely goes to you doing the OT. For a game like GW2 where so much is different from the rest of the genre, it really does need a good OT to explain why it's such a big deal.
If you want to use the "(R)evolution" thing for the OT, here's some thread titles for the Press Beta thread;
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: Enjoy sunlight while you still can.
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: Stick it in my veins!
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: More on the MMO that gives you more.
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: This is how the World (of Warcraft) Ends.
Okay, that last one is just too antagonistic and I really don't like the idea of GW2 getting labeled a "WoW-killer" when it's clearly a "Diku-clone Killer".(alternatively; "Say farewell to fresh air")
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: The floodgates have opened.Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: Stick it in my veins!
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: More on the MMO that gives you more.
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: This is how the World (of Warcraft) Ends.
Yeah, those all kinda suck. =(
Guild Wars 2 |OT| - The Trinity Killer
I like Dexter.
Hah, I like it. Best season of that show too.
Expect it in June, ANet said once Beta Weekends start (March/April) it's only a short period of time till launch.
I do actually like the (R)evolution thing for the OT. So for the press beta I might go with the floodgates have opened, though not really because it's a lax NDA drop for select members of the press. Stick it in my veins! might work better. Anyone have any other ideas for the press beta thread name?
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: Still Faster then Half Life 3
Yeah, that one jumped out at me too. Considering how strung out we all are for GW2 news, it'd be like a bunch of junkies suddenly being handed a suitcase full of coke. And you know what that looks like;
Norn in Bear Form? You decide.
It's a really overdone and unfunny meme. Just my opinion of course.
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta: First worst, second best, third Nornbear chest
/media sucks
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
This thread is going to explode once we get GW2 in playable form.
Guild Wars 2 |OT| - The Trinity Killer
I like Dexter.
Put a smile on my face.
ForzaFerrari
Neo Member
I dream about the day this beast will release!
Also hello Gaf!
Also hello Gaf!
I won't be using one for a long, long time, if ever. I LOVE Jeremy Soule's music.
mysteriousmage09
Member
This.
I mean with the few pieces we've heard so far the soundtrack goes from epic to peaceful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdwz0iyiJAU Norn Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGrzNSWTXsk&feature=related Sylvari Theme
Don't forget about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHFF6gnfIsg or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYTKw9W34k or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC4vjbCqJOk or or or OH GOD ALL OF THEM
Theoretically yes, they might have an option to let you do just that, if not I don't see why you wouldn't be able to rip the sounds out and put them into a custom mix with your own music. So I'd have to say the answer is yes in one way or another.
I'll take whatever i can get at this point so small press releases from beta are okay.. for now.
I also adore Jeremy Soules music and the GW2 OST is sounding glorious but i will make use of the custom soundtrack feature now and then, i like to have a nice mixture of genres.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4YvkZeLrjs is usually my standard MMO boss fight tune.
I also adore Jeremy Soules music and the GW2 OST is sounding glorious but i will make use of the custom soundtrack feature now and then, i like to have a nice mixture of genres.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4YvkZeLrjs is usually my standard MMO boss fight tune.
It was a Simpsons reference (before the Simpsons started to suck) first, but if it is overplayed maybe we should pass on it. Still, it's fitting.
I will probably stick with the default soundtrack as well, but I might tinker with it. Part of my problem is that the music wouldn't be designed specifically for games so it might start and stop at weird intervals.
At the most, if a certain zone's music starts to irritate me, I'll just turn it off or replace it with some Brian Eno.