Guild Wars 2 Info

[chaos5061]

Now that the times for the GW2 beta has been revealed I will be starting the stream up this Friday at 6:30pm CDT. To see what time that will be in your time zone consult this link: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...830&p1=70&ah=4 Now I may start earlier if I can. If I can start earlier I will announce it here in this thread and on my twitter @Chaos5061 But if I can't start earlier then I will start by that time.

Now I just need Arenanet to fix their webpage so I can download the client.

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Guild Wars 2 Info

Downloading the GW2 Client Now:

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Damn this is going to be big. It took till 245MB to get 1% download. LOL

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Better GW2 Controls Picture. Maybe?

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There are two images in that post. Click one and then click the image it brings up for a better look.

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Downloaded 2.7GB and only 14% done.

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Known Issues as of 4 Days Ago

KNOWN ISSUES

• Audio
  • Combat audio may not play correctly when enemies or players are struck.

• Commerce
  • The Gem Store and the Trading Post may not be viewable by some players.

• Events
  • The amount of time between enemy waves in some escort events may be long.
  • Queensdale: on occasion, the centaurs encountered during the “Battle for Beetletun” event may become stuck on the sprinklers.
• Hardware Compatibility
  • Display: the graphics-settings slider has only a minor impact on performance at this time.
    • We are currently optimizing Guild Wars 2, making ongoing improvements to the game’s frame rate. Presently, the game is CPU-bound on most high-end systems, so lowering graphics settings or upgrading your video card may not have a large impact on performance.
    • On older or lower-end machines, it is recommended that you try disabling reflections to improve frame rate.
  • Installing the game client into the Program Files directory on Windows Vista or Windows 7 can lead to issues with the patching process.
    • It is advised that you install the game to another folder or launch it as an administrator.
  • Forcing anti-aliasing through AMD Catalyst™ Control Center or AMD VISION™ Engine Control Center typically results in a black screen when playing.
  • Windows TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery) will sometimes restart a user’s graphics drivers if they become unresponsive, resulting in a notification that the graphics driver has been restarted.
  • Alienware ATI Laptops: the Guild Wars 2 client does not restore properly after being minimized.
  • Currently, adjusting the core clock speed of the GPU or CPU typically results in lower performance.
    • It is advised that you leave core clock speeds at factory defaults.
  • AMD CrossFire™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ are not currently supported.
    • These features should be disabled while running the game.
  • Enabling NVIDIA 3D VISION® may cause a crash on some systems.
    • If you experience a crash while this setting is enabled, it is recommended that you disable it in the NVIDIA Control Panel.

• Miscellaneous
  • Dyes: equipping new armor does not keep the old dye settings.

• NPCs
  • Occasionally, multiple NPCs may overlap with each other while walking.
  • Interacting with walking NPCs may cause them to stop, disappear, and then reappear at another point in their path.
• Personal Story
  • On rare occasions, a player’s personal story may not progress correctly. Restarting these instances and trying again should allow you to continue.
  • While progressing through your personal story, some of the recorded audio lines will not match the text that is displayed. This is due to changes made after the lines were originally recorded, and will be corrected in future versions of the game.
  • Additionally, during your personal story, some of the NPCs will not have accurate (or any) lip-sync animations. This is an additional effect of lines having been changed after they were originally recorded.
• Points of Interest
  • While trying to completely explore maps and find all points of interest, it is important to note that some of these locations are not labeled on the correct floor.
    • Click on the map-level icons in the lower-right corner of the world map—or use the Page Up and Page Down keys while viewing the world map—to reveal the different floors.
• Renown Regions
  • In some cases, the voiced audio of a scout’s description of nearby renown regions is not played.
  • Queensdale: on rare occasions, the shell game in the "Support the citizens of Beetletun " renown region may not function correctly.
  • Queensdale: completing the “Unite the ettins” renown region does not count toward map completion. As a result, the maximum completion for the Queensdale map is 16 out of 17 renown hearts.
  • Hall of Memories (PvP Lobby): renown regions are currently shown without descriptions.
• Social
  • Chat: using a bound letter key to begin a chat reply (for example, after assigning “y” as the hotkey for chat replies) results in that letter being typed into the chat message field.
  • Contacts: some players appear offline.
  • Guilds: there is an infrequent issue with members not appearing on the roster of a guild.
  • Parties: on very rare occasions—affecting users on a case-by-case basis—players are unable to join or create parties.

• UI
  • Display: selecting the “Windowed Fullscreen” option does not save the setting.
  • Mouse: Using Alt+Tab while auto-running with the mouse will disable theGuild Wars 2 custom mouse pointer and replace it with the Windows cursor. This will affect the player’s ability to perform certain actions in the game.
    • Restarting the Guild Wars 2 client will correct this.
  • Sound: the “Mute when GW2 is in the background” setting does not function properly.

LOCALIZATION KNOWN ISSUES

• Audio
  • Most of the audio for BWE1 is available in German and French, but some voiced audio is still missing. Lion’s Arch is particularly affected by this issue as most of the voiced audio heard there plays in English.
  • If a recorded line of audio is outdated, it will still play. This means that some subtitles will not match the voiced audio you hear, since the subtitles have been updated.
  • In the event that no voiced audio has yet been recorded in English, no audio will be heard.
• Gender issues
  • Anytime female player characters address themselves or are addressed by an NPC with nouns like “friend,” “shaman,” “hero,” etc., the voiced audio will not reflect the gender correctly. The subtitles should, however, reflect the correct gender.
• Timing issues
  • Currently, some of the timing in the French and German audio is not correct. As a result, the voiced audio in some conversations between multiple NPCs overlaps or is cut off.
• Crafting
  • Some translations do not reflect the correct names. The jeweler crafting discipline is particularly affected by this.
• Achievements
  • Newly added achievements are missing their translations.
• Lion’s Arch
  • Some conversation text still appears in English.
• Commerce panel
  • The text in the tabs of the Commerce panel (Gem Store, Trading Post, etc.) has not yet been localized and will appear in English.

[chaos5061]

For our first Beta Weekend Event (April 27-29), home-world selection and world transfers will work just as they will when Guild Wars 2 launches.
When you log in to the game for the first time, you will have the opportunity to pick any available server, or home world. If you choose to select a home world that is in a different region from where you purchased your game, you will be logged out for a short period of time while your account is moved to your new region. Once you have selected a home world, all the characters you create will play on this world and will represent it in our world-versus-world (WvW) format.
While you can change your home world, there is a limit of one world transfer every seven days per account and a charge of 1,800 gems for each transfer. A world transfer moves all of your existing characters to your new home world. Any subsequent characters you create will also play in this new home world.
When Guild Wars 2 launches, you will also have the option to play with your friends on another world with our free “guesting” feature. With guesting, your characters can play on any world where you have friends—with certain restrictions. For instance, you will not be able to participate in WvW while guesting.

While home-world selection and world transfers will be available during our Beta Weekend Event, guesting is not currently available. All players will be able to receive 2,000 gems free for the Beta Weekend Event, so you will be able to purchase a world transfer if you find yourself in need of one. Since the limit is one transfer every seven days, you’ll only be able to change worlds once during the Beta Weekend Event.
We strongly recommend that you plan ahead and choose your server before the event begins on April 27.
Here is a list of worlds that will be available during the Beta Weekend Event:
US Worlds
Anvil Rock
Borlis Pass
Yak’s Bend
Henge of Denravi
Maguuma
Sorrow’s Furnace
Kaineng
Jade Quarry
Fort Aspenwood
Ehmry Bay
Ferguson’s Crossing
Darkhaven
Vasburg
Eredon Terrace
Crystal Desert
Tarnished Coast
Steamspur Mountains
Blazeridge Mountains
Isle of Janthir
Sea of Sorrows
Deldrimor
Scavenger’s Causeway
Moladune
Eternal Grove

EU Worlds
Kodonur
Gandara
Kodash
Blacktide
Istan
Vabbi
Kourna
Fissure of Woe
Underworld
Ring of Fire
Far Shiverpeaks
Petrified Forest
Jade Sea
Desolation
Magus Falls
Whiteside Ridge
Fort Ranik
Ruins of Surmia
Sharp’s Corner
Aurora Glade
Riverside
Elona Reach
Augury Rock
Abaddon’s Mouth

[chaos5061]

There are no "special servers". Language is client side. No PvP or RP servers. No East or West coast servers either.

[cabby]

I thought Guild Wars was all about PvP. Why wouldn't they have PvP servers? Are all servers considered to be PvP?

[chaos5061]

Kind of a queue for warzone battleground thing. Any PvP in Guild Wars 2 will be separate from the other aspects of the game because you automatically max everything when you get in PvP. All Skills and everything.

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I guess not really queue but instanced I mean.

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Here is the Wiki about Guild Wars 2 PvP:
Player versus Player

There will be two types of PvP available in Guild Wars 2: World PvP and Structured PvP; both formats take place within the Mists.
World PvPWorld PvP will allow you to play characters of any level, using the skills that you have in your possession at that particular time. This level discrepancy will be relaxed by a side-kicking system intended to provide a bridging point between PvE and structured PvP. It will be on a larger scale than the original Guild Wars PvP with large battles which take place over a long period with people coming and going.
The battle has been likened to an RTS and will have a number of different objectives which can be met such as taking guard towers or defending choke points or joining a larger battle to take a castle.
Victory in World PvP will confer benefits to your world. This may include improved drop rates, better energy regeneration or other bonuses.
Structured PvPStructured PvP is similar to today's GvG. It will allow you to enter the game at maximum level with all skills, races, items and classes automatically unlocked.

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So Structured PvP is the PvP from Guild Wars 1. But the character isn't only limited to PvP anymore it can switch back and forth from PvP to PVE all it wants too. WvW is Realm vs Realm or Server vs. Server whatever you want to call it. To get a idea here is a video from MikeB:

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At 53% with 8.7 GB downloaded.