Guild Wars 2

Ok so in summary what server should I join to play with you guys? lol

 

Yak's bend or Steamspur mountains

 

I might play on Darkhaven for the first BWE. Does anyone know if characters/home worlds will be wiped? If not then I'll go onto Yak's Bend.

 

This.

Does anyone know if we get to keep the characters from the beta?

 

Characters are wiped before headstart but I don't know between BWEs.

 

I will know, but not before the beta starts, i know someone who was on Yak's for the previous beta so if he's on Yak's by default, well' know for sure. You got one server change allowed during the beta though.

 

Everything will be wiped (possibly many times) before the actual release. Pre-orders like us will get "head-start" on release official gameplay though, maybe a day or two early.

 

Someone mentioned that the world is bind to you forever although it sounds a bit far-fetched and unreliable.

BTW the world you originate only matters in WvW, otherwise you can play with ANYONE you want.

 

Not for the BWE's. Guesting is disabled.

 

I'm between a rock and a hard place D: Is there anyway I can switch servers in the beta?

 

First time GW player here.

Anyone have links that will explain the bind to a server/world? Not sure
what that does but it sounds bad

Checked gw2 site but it really doesnt explain anything.

 

Yes one server swap in beta is what has been mentioned in this thread a few times.

 

Sigh how does that client downloader not resume from where it left off. I was at seventy something percent and my comp crashed and now it's redownloading the whole thing from the beginning.

 

Are you sure, the progress bar will be at 0, but your Gw2.dat should be at the size it was when it crashed.

 

Yeah the dat file is several gigs. The progress bar says 1%. So it did pick up from where it left off?

 

Hey guys. I haven't played GW2 but I want to try. Is this the actual game already or is this a beta release you guys are playing?

 

Just incase anybody didn't know this:




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Yes, the progress picks up exactly from where it left off. When you relaunch the launcher, the progress bar displays the percentage of the remaining files, it doesn't include the overall files which already have been downloaded.

 

I hope you're right because the dat file in my download folder hasn't changed size though it keep saying it is being modified at the current time every time I check.

 

Servers are up and I joined Yak's Bend since that seems to be the most popular choice among NBR players.

 

From the launch hour, the latency is pretty solid in Yak's. Good job ArenaNet on servers!

 

Okay here is the info for ViciousXUSMC's mumble.

nbrchat.servebeer.com : 64738

Password: stream7

 

Did you guys get in without a hitch? I keep getting unable to complete operation when trying to get into yak's bend. Not sure if it that world or just the whole server. From reading other posts in other forums seems like everyone is having trouble with the amount of people trying to log in.

Edit: NVM it was yaks. I got into steamspur just fine.

 

Steamspur Mountains Norn area is full now. D;
Cant leave the city.

 

Thats what I am norn ranger.

 

Okay, so I just bought GW2 and have the product key, I also downloaded the GW2 16 GB thing. However, it asks for my GW2 account when I load it up. I never was able to make an account because I bought it from a third party. I just have the key code. Any help?

 

Never mind, couldn't find the link to register, got it now

 

Anyone else online now? I am on Steamspur, name is Bluestone

 

Ugh. Can't connect to the server you guys are in.
Made a Norn Elementalist on one of the less-used servers.

Anyway, I got curious on how the choices affect the intro.
Check it out. Guild Wars 2 How Your Choices Affect The Intro Movie - YouTube

 

I'll be on soon on steamspur. Add me. Name is Fanon

 

Can't even log on...tried multiple times.

 

Same lol. Servers must be slammed.

 

Never mind, got on. Apparently servers were down for 30 mins but it's up now.

My IGN is Jerius (Steamspur server), where is everyone NBR?

 

I am getting on now, I took a nap.

ViciousXUSMC is in game name.

 

Any impressions on system requirements yet? What speeds do you get on what hardware?
(I didn't preorder, because my final exams are coming and I don't want to completely fail them, but this interests me :S)

 

Well, still haven't had time to play. I'm on Yak's Bend and i'll add my character name once it's created. Gonna be online sometime today, and once i get home, i'm not moving away from the PC.

Spent yesterday evening building and upgrading PC.s The reaction my sister had when she went from a HD4350 to a GTX560 Ti was priceless though.

EDIT: Character name: Élianor, human elementalist.

 

I added a few of you guys, we should probably use a google doc to keep track of in game names and what servers people are on. IGN is Bluestone on Steamspur

 

I just sent you a message Vap. I'm in your party. Added vicious and Elianor to friends.

 

I played a bit last night- an elementalist. I enjoyed everything. The game was a little laggy? I had to turn some settings down in different parts of town. Stuttering I suppose, not sure how to describe it.

 

I had some gameplay lag too, but the problem was not on my side of the game.
Worked way better today.

And the game runs real good on my HD 6970m, playing on ultra preset with FXAA disabled at 1920x1080.

 

Cool. I will have to try it again later today after work. I know the lag wasn't on my part either haha. I doubt my 7970 couldn't handle it. I have never been into any mmo's but I really enjoyed this one.

 

Hey everyone! I am at Yak's Bend and my IGN is Star Forge.4825 or Character Name is Lilith Torbjorn.

 

Since my character name is kinda hard on US keyboards, tijo.9805.

 

Been playing a little bit too, Ranger, and enjoy the hell out of it. I'm having some weird issue though where the world is black everytime I load a zone and I have to either enable/disable depth or reflections and it fixes it, but it gets annoying.

 

Late to the game here. Haven't kept up with GW2 like I have wanted to, it's just always seem too far off. But, I did just decide to pre-order from GMG and I went with the Digital Deluxe Edition since I'm a sucker for "bonuses". I'm downloading the Beta now and hopefully I'll get a few good hours of play in. I'm pretty much counting on GW2 and Diablo 3 to occupy my gaming time for the rest of the year.

 

Hey guys,
I've been sorta lurking the NBR boards for a while now and thinking about buying a new laptop when I saw this thread!

I'm playing the beta on steamspur as well and would love to have people to play with if you'll have me

Unfortunately, I'm studying in Australia at the moment so my playtimes are a bit erratic but would love to pvp/dungeons/whatever!

My forum name (so I'm thinking IGN?) is woopwop.9281

At the moment, trying out a whole bunch of diff prof/race combos so don't have any char name nailed down yet

 

Messed around with some PvP today and I have to say that I really like the way it's setup. It can get really hectic at times and I can imagine how awesome it'll be with a well coordinated team.

 

Overall impressions are quite positive. Obviously lots of framerate issues and some bugs, but the game control feels nice, and honestly each class with different weapons feels like an entirely different class altogether. Main issues I have with it are 1) no speech bubble / real local chat, and 2) too little low-level directionality meaning it took me a while to find where to do quests around level 8, kept running into level 3 or level 20 areas, ditto with trying to find crafting NPCs.

Dipped in WvW for maybe half an hour, the lags man, couldn't play at all at big siege fights. Was getting around 1 frame a second. It has a lot of potential though.

 

Other than the horrendous performance on my rather dated laptop, I was really impressed, even with the "I'm-running-this-on-low" visuals. The art direction in the game is really brilliant. The gameplay still seems very hotkey-ish, but the limited skills, weapon-switching, and emphasis on movement help distinguish it from certain other MMOs.

All in all, after playing Guild Wars 1 off and on, I'm keeping my eye on GW2. It's shaping up really well so far.

 

anyone have anything negative to say? haven't heard much.