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Shattered Illusions – Mesmer | Under The Pale Tree
The biggest thing is that Illusions are now literally illusions; in GW1, the Illusion Magic attribute line was primarily hexes (and also my favorite thing ever). Now, Illusions allow you to create Clones (weak illusions that look like the caster and share their name) and Phantasms (more powerful illusions that have their own names, carry [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )[ArenaNet] Link Roundup: The Mesmer – GuildWars 2 8th Profession Revealed
After months of anticipation, this week we unveiled our eighth and final (for now) Guild Wars 2 profession, the mystifying, mind-messing mesmer. In keeping with the deceptive nature of the mesmer — a profession that is all about illusion and misdirection — we briefly placed a banner for an utterly fake profession, the minstrel, on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )ArenaNet Developer Chat Q&A on Reddit AMA | Guild Wars Insider
Why no interrupts? Where’s the Diversion (out of place, maybe, but still), the real Cry of Frustration, Psychic Instability, etc. I’m so sad now. I WANT D-SHOT! Loved Guild Wars, can’t wait for Guild Wars 2. Consider Interrupts! Here are the ways to interrupt: Stun, Knockdown, Launch, Knockback, Daze. Interrupts as just interrupts were just [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Comparing Guild Wars 2, Guild Wars, Other MMOs(Part 2): ArenaNet vs. Competitors | Running Threads
If you haven’t read it already, first go read part 1. Unraveled talks about MMORPGs in the context of the design decisions made by ArenaNet for their successful CORPG Guild Wars and the hugely anticipated MMORGP Guild Wars 2. If You Can Dodge a Fireball In keeping with ArenaNet’s desire to produce a game with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )[Video] Audio Team Field Recording Trip | ArenaNet
ArenaNet’s audio department went on a recording trip to an inactive nuclear power plant to record some audio to be used in their MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Watch the video if you are not the reading type The cooling towers are absolutely massive. They’re about 450 feet across at the base and 500 feet tall, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )[ArenaNet] Planet of the Grawl – Guild Wars 2 NPC Race Lore by Jeff Grubb
ArenaNet has made a new official post where Jeff Grubb puts a spotlight on another Guild Wars 2 minor NPC race Grawl. The minor race spotlights are one of my favourite lore bits to read on the official ArenaNet blog, because, as they say, it is all about the details Because their faces and postures [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Team ArenaNet’s PvP Builds/Strategies Used At Gamescom & PAX | GuildWars2PvP
GuildWars2PvP has a post that explains the profession/skill/weapon combinations used and the strategies used by ArenaNet developer team during the PvP matches at Gamescom and PAX. I think this is totally awesome, big thanks to Isaiah Cartwright of ArenaNet for sharing the information with us. Izzy Cartwright has given us an exclusive look into the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Can AAA MMORPGs Profit Without Subscription Fee? | Gamasutra
Gamasutra talks to Colin Johanson to understand the business model used by AreneNet/NCSoft for Guild Wars(and made profits) and is going to be used by Guild Wars 2 also. They seek an answer to the question “Do AAA MMORPGs require a subscription fee to make profits?” What are the subscription fee for in the first [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Eurogamer Expo 2011 Editors’ Game of the Show Goes to Guild Wars 2!
Guild Wars 2 is this year’s Eurogamer Expo Editors’ Game of the Show! Guild Wars 2 beat popular titles like Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim to win the award. Nominees were announced a few days back. Guild Wars 2 has been selected by Eurogamer.net editorial staff [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Guild Wars 2: Alpha, Beta, Release Date – Why Is It Not Here Yet? | SageLikeOne
SageLikeOne has uploaded a video explaining very clearly why ArenaNet has not revealed the release date for their much-anticipated MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Very well explained indeed! Video not found Source: Guild Wars 2 – Alpha, Beta, Release Date – Why Is It Not Here Yet? by SageLikeOne
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )ArenaNet’s Official Flickr Stream From Eurogamer Expo 2011
ArenaNet has posted a bunch of cool pictures to their official Flickr stream, check them out! Sample picture below: Colin’s famous smile, ferocious Charr and an excited Guild Wars 2 fan Craig – what more can we ask for? Source: ArenaNet’s Official Flickr Stream From Eurogamer Expo 2011 | Watch as a Slideshow EDIT: Looking [...]
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