CornBurrito
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Where are you getting this from?
Also not sure which class I should go first: Mesmer or Warrior?
Definitely playing as a Charr though.
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Guild Wars 2 Press Beta [Prepurchase Is Live]
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Where are you getting this from?
Also not sure which class I should go first: Mesmer or Warrior?
Definitely playing as a Charr though.
They have to be pretty large, given all the world events that go in them. And they seem large from the videos.
They're not instance. Each player has a small section that is instanced, but the rest (and we're talking like 90-95% of the city here) of the cities are a part of the world. There's just not that many players because it's a Press beta test.
He's not. He's just being stupid and doing driveby posting and hasn't come back to the thread. Ignore it, because he's wrong.
No the cities aren't instanced, just a small part of it for your personal story.
Complistic
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I think a few years ago they said the world was comparable in size with the first guild wars, although more fleshed out with interesting things to do. Cities aren't instanced, you just don't see a whole lot of people because it's a beta and not a whole lot of people would spend their time in a city when they could be fighting or exploring the world. In each city there is an "instanced" section that's your home section and things change in there depending on what you've done in your story.
This here is the Human starting zone Queensdale. Running around for 15 min doesn't even put a dent in the areas of the zone that we can see on the map.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jtTIxvW_FU0
Epic Mesmer PvP I'm posting again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WX4Cc7TFs
I dont post much, but this is probably the first time I've ever considered playing a caster class, wow, amazing! It's not even the fact that the player is bad or good, it just the range of play varies so much.
I seriously cant decide which class I wanna play now lol.
http://youtu.be/0VeojYbozu8
i think this one is cool showing alot of people at the same time
edit:skip towards the end for closed beta event boss thing in divinitys reach lol
i think this one is cool showing alot of people at the same time
edit:skip towards the end for closed beta event boss thing in divinitys reach lol
Story mode catacombs dungeon gameplay, note the boss at the end and the constant trap mechanics that own you pretty fast if you don't move.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FV_Kl0kLIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FV_Kl0kLIg
krameriffic
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Fantastic. Getting a very Howling Fjord vibe out of this, which is good because HF was the best zone in WoW history.
Complistic
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i really have nothing else to say about this game. It just looks like good fun.
At the very least, I can say they're entertaining. My ears hurt though.
Let me guess, the one of them still screams down the mike. I cant watch their videos because of the stupid screaming every time he sees an animal. What is wrong with him.
So, I'm definitely decided. I'm gonna be a Warrior. Absolutely, a Warrior. I was debating over it for a while on and off, but todays, absolutely definitely gonna roll a Warr.
GOD DAMMIT
GOD DAMMIT
mysteriousmage09
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no shit. its only a select group of press playing the game.
I'm talking about NPC's.
Maleficence
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They looked fairly busy NPC wise for their size, and when there are more people in the game it certainly won't have an empty feel at all.
Did you watch the Norn videos? Those bars looked pretty full if you ask me.
For the scale of the cities, looks well populated for me.
Oh my, he forgot that 2-4 exist almost all the time >_> Clicking F1-4, 6-9, no dodging, oh well at least i saw an Ele in action >_>. And a couple of guys from Premonition of WoW i think!
After seeing my fair share of Mesmer footage today, and having been consdering it as my main along with an ele, i now know i'll be rolling ele for sure now. Mesmer didn't really look that exciting or as dynamic as i was expecting but i know this is due to the press being sucky players combined with the Mesmer probably being the most complex class with the biggest learning curve.
The more i see of the elementalist, the more i'm sure this is the class for me. So has the today helped anyone else decide on their first class, what will you guys be rolling first?
The more i see of the elementalist, the more i'm sure this is the class for me. So has the today helped anyone else decide on their first class, what will you guys be rolling first?
I decided long time ago that i will Main an Elementalist. I'm ready to switch attunements like a boss.
Elementalist for sure. I just love the flexibility the class provides, can do a bit of everything, deal damage, buff, de-buff, support, summons etc.
Ok, i've watched a few more vids. You guys are right. It's not THAT empty.
But there is one thing that really bugs me. The ice skating, come on i can't be the only one who think it looks like the character is skating on the ground all the time. Especially if he strafes sideways. I know it's a beta but they really need to fix that shit.
But there is one thing that really bugs me. The ice skating, come on i can't be the only one who think it looks like the character is skating on the ground all the time. Especially if he strafes sideways. I know it's a beta but they really need to fix that shit.
I too have decided on an (Asura) Elementalist. The amount of skill variety for that class looks incredibly entertaining, and the spell effects are also visually impressive.
They're only empty because a) there's (almost?) no player and perhaps more importantly b) The UI is turned off.
Taking those into account, they're fairly well populated.
Yes, I hate this. Some games have this and it feels and looks terrible.
No, no restrictions.
Yeah, I do notice it from time to time. They said sometime last year that they're aware of it and working on it, it's just not high up on the list of things to do.
The last time I saw anyone switching between attunements well was when I was watching Gamescom PvP videos of one of the developers in action. The time before that? A guy who was experimenting at some con months before. My standards for Ele videos are quite low right now.
Principate
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No they're not.
I'm more interested in lettuce people shooting fire everywhere.
And I also plan to main an ele, because that's what I've always mained in any (MMO)RPG I've played if the option exists.
Nemesis121
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With beta testing underway time to complete 50/50 in HoM, I am 47/50 need to VQ 26 areas, run slavers in HM, get survivor, and buy Life of the Party with my remaining $800k should take a week with moderate hours invested...but I am so bored of the game....
Can't wait to see more vids! Spent a good portion already watching the ones I was interested in. I reeeeally love the city tours for all the 3 major areas too!
I'd love to see some exploration outside the cities next.
Yeah, we've barely gotten a look outside of the starting areas. I know the beta was short and only had low level stuff, but everyone is showing us what we've been seeing for years in PvE.
krameriffic
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Disregarding the annoying ass screaming into the microphone, this should be required viewing for anyone looking to play the game. It's the only video I've seen so far that shows how I would actually play the game with a friend and experience the questing system, skill systems and the world design.
In particular, the part at the end is something that is just missing from the modern theme park MMO design. I'm not saying that this game is different, but not once in my 100+ hours of SWTOR did I find a place and just say "fuck it, I want to explore in here". They find this cool underwater cave that has nothing to do with the quest they are on, so they just wing it. Fantastic.
Pinko Marx
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Before I was only mildly excited, after all these videos and looking through the wiki, my excited has cross the threshold into hype.
Cannot wait.
Cannot wait.
Exactly, I agree 100%.
"Let me explain what an overflow server is and what it does. It is a technology we also use as our version of a queuing system. When a map or a world you want to log into is at capacity limit, the game will ask you if you want to play on an overflow server - so you can actually play while you are in a queue. Once space opens on your world, the game will ask you if you want to join your friends on your world. And you keep all the progress you made while you were playing on the overflow server. "
Source. Apologies if already posted.
Source. Apologies if already posted.
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