Next GW2 BWE Confirmed for June 8th

OMG, Just Release the Game

Super excited about the next Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend.  According to GBTV some of my areas of concern are being address such as, parties being taken into same overflow instances, improved key bind options (thank gawd) and stability.  Although I had zero performance issues once I was in the game, changing characters and making new ones, often led to errors that prevented me logging back in for periods of time.  

I can’t wait to delve more into my personal story but won’t be doing that until release. However, I might roll a race I have no intention of playing at launch and try theirs.  I really like this solo RPG element being added to a MMO.  I loved it in Age of Conan and so far, it’s even better in GW2.  As anxious as I am to play more, I won't go any further into the PVE content before launch.  OMG please launch this summer or I might have a coronary.

My Plan for BWE2

I expect the majority of my time to be spent doing PVP, WVW and crafting – especially crafting.  I am still very conflicted about which weapon sets to use.  I wish we could flip through three combinations or at least be able to bind a third by placing it on a hotbar.  From my experiences so far, I will want a different set for PVP versus PVE and I’d rather not have to manually swap out the gear as I toggle between the content types. 

Crafting whore that I am, I MUST be careful not to become completely distracted by the fact that I can eventually choose to master all of them.  The lack of traditional quests and hence quest rewards, I may have to break from my usual top choice, cooking, for something that will provide gear.  My current thought is to do armor and cooking or armor and weapon or armor and jewelry (whatever it’s called).  Part of me is wondering if armor will be readily available for purchase on the auction house whereas weapons, being pivotal to your play style, might be the better choice.

Can’t wait.  Can’t wait.  I CAN’T WAIT!

 

 

Comments

[bhagpuss]

I'm working on the assumption that GW2 won't launch before September at the very earliest. Even that would be a surprise. I'm expecting late November/early December to be honest. If it launches earlier, that'll just be a bonus.

Consequently I am not going to limit myself too much in the BWEs. My plan at the moment is to play as if the game had already gone live. It's what I've done in other betas for games I ended up playing and it's never spoiled the Live experience for me yet.

[Alysianah aka Saylah]

September or later??? OMG that would be horrible. With so much polish already on the game, why do you think they'd delay the release?

I rarely create more than one character per game. WOW was the biggest exception because I played so long. Two hitting max level in Rift was also a pleasant surprise. I guess my hesitation is based on the fact that I've I often find leveling content tedious. I had been a grinder - which didn't feel like grinding to me, it was more freeform leveling doing as I pleased to get the XP. Do the quests I enjoy, ignore the rest and farm mobs for crafting components + XP.

If any game can be great the 2nd time around it seems like GW2 would be the one. Rift does an excellent job because of the sheer variety and density of the content. GW2 seems as rich but I worry about it thinning out toward the higher levels as many MMOs tend to do.

With nothing else on my horizon, save EQ3, I need to savor GW2. EQ3 is my next dark horse. I love the crafting and adore the housing. If they can just get a bit more new school with the questing it will could be another great MMO.

[Ryne]

I doubt it will be released any later than mid-July. I'm not going to participate in the BWE's because every time I do I wish I hadn't, but I'm super excited :)

[Alysianah aka Saylah]

Am the opposite. Every time I participate, I wish there'd been more time. Even just more time to look around. The environments are so rich, I was barely scratching the surface of the zones I played. And I never did any under water combat. so much to see. so little time. :-)

I hope you're right about July. That would be pretty darn perfect for me.