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GC 09: Guild Wars 2 trailer turns our brains to mush photo

Guild Wars 2 is out of the closet. Earlier this morning NCSoft rolled out a startling and compelling trailer for the 2007-announced PC MMO. Hovering over plot points, but also revealing some key art and a few in-game cuts, MMO enthusiasts should be more than delighted with the four-minute offering. After all, it has all the fantasy MMO conventions: dragons, creepy little girls, plate armor, and the promise of epic adventure.

Eurogamer recently sat down with GW 2 lead designer Eric Flannum and talked specifics about the once-guarded title at gamescom. One of the many interesting things Flannum spoke about is the switch from instance-based play to a regular, populated MMO world. You heard it. GW 2 won’t have the original’s structure.

This has us re-thinking that whole “MMOs are bad for social/work life thing,” simply because this is looking like a must-play. We’re keeping this on our radar with the billion other things announced at gamescom.

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34 comments | showing # 1 to 34

wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:41
wanderingpixel
Whatever. I hate MMOs.
Monster w21 Faces's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:43
Monster w21 Faces
@wanderingpixel
Thanks for sharing.
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:43
CWal37
I loved Guild Wars. This will probably be no different.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:47
Xzyliac
Guild Wars was one of the few online titles I dug and actually dug a lot of the people in it which made a huge difference. It was a shame when I had to stop playing. Hopefully they can attract the same crowd. Oh and make a good game.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:50
Los255
Ugh, I was still waiting for GW1 to go on sale on Steam, but this is already coming. GW1 is a rare MMO that people say is actually good.
PedroTheHutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:53
PedroTheHutt
Glory be! Guild Wars 2 still lives!
Nitex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:56
Nitex
My mind has also turned to mush after watching that. I cannot wait to see more.
Subenu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 10:58
Subenu
Awesome, I love the trailer and the first game!
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:01
CWal37
I tried to make a DToid guild a few times in 1, although my efforts were always lackluster. Perhaps in 2?
Gemsi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:04
Gemsi
I've loved the GW series up to this point, cannot wait for this
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:06
Gyrael
GW was pretty cool. If this is like 1 but better, they've got my money.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:10
Br0th3rGr1mm
I played GW for 3 years but if they completely remove instanced areas I may pass. I have no desire to play a game that FORCES social interation on me. That was one of GWs strengths, IMO. You had the option to be social or go it alone if you wanted. I joined other players when I felt like it and used Henchmen and Heroes when I didn't. It allowed a lot of options and play styles.

If they add monthly fee, I'm definately out.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:10
Br0th3rGr1mm
I played GW for 3 years but if they completely remove instanced areas I may pass. I have no desire to play a game that FORCES social interation on me. That was one of GWs strengths, IMO. You had the option to be social or go it alone if you wanted. I joined other players when I felt like it and used Henchmen and Heroes when I didn't. It allowed a lot of options and play styles.

If they add monthly fee, I'm definately out.
mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:11
mourning orange
if I don't have to pay monthly I'll get it fo shizzle
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:12
CWal37
@brothergrimm

Read the Eurogamer article. Whole thing is still soloable and there will be no fees.
Dw37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:18
Dw37
How is Guild Wars 2 different from other MMOs?
While Guild Wars 2 adds a persistent-world experience, it retains the unique characteristics of the original game, including strong narrative, extensive instanced gameplay, anti-grind design philosophy, and strong support for competitive play.

pasted straight from the official site. looks like theres going to be both instanced and non-instanced worlds.
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:20
Cartman
Did I just see a polar bear in armour holding an axe?
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:23
Gyrael
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/20/2009 11:20
Did I just see a polar bear in armour holding an axe?

I think you did, and I thyink it was BADASS.
koose's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:33
koose
zaitan - awful name for a dragon. i was allright up til that point.
etirflita's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:34
etirflita
@Cartman: It's a Norn- they're like were-bears and they are playable. Kick. Ass.
BJ Blazkowicz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:42
BJ Blazkowicz
I can bearly wait for this game.
DanlHaas's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 11:46
DanlHaas
That Naomi Hunter certainly gets a lot of voice work, doesn't she?

Anyway, yeah, this looks like it could be fun. I played the first GW after I stole my friend's account, but never really was into it enough to get the expansions. I'd consider this if I had friends playing it.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 12:18
Magesx
Maybe this time they'll make the game not a huge pile of shit like the first one was.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 12:19
Elsa
NCSoft and Sony announced a "partnership" a couple of years ago in a big E3 announcement... so where are the PS3 games that are supposed to come from this partnership??
... still waiting....
McKillagan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 12:26
McKillagan
Well that looks good. Can't wait to see some game play.
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 12:57
WarZombie
Wasn't Guild Wars WoW's main competition for a really long time? Anyway, that trailer was beautiful. i've never played an MMO, but that might change with GW2.
Arch649's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 13:03
Arch649
I was burnt out on Guild Wars for a long time, but my gf got the game a while back and got me back into it. So I might end up picking this one up too.

@Magesx: and yeah . . . you're done.
Halidar's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 13:49
Halidar
I played the First game (and 3 expansions) for years b4 I stopped. This looks like it will definitely rekindle my love of Guild Wars.
Yehat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 15:49
Yehat
Amazing! The art team ArenaNet has could open their own indie museum with all the artistic talent they have. I simply love GW, the PvP was excellent and the main questing was a real treat too.

@Los255

Guild Wars isn't really an MMO, instead it's more akin to Diablo 2, Phantasy Star Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online. That is to say Cities and outposts allow you interact with hundreds of players through trading and dialog but everywhere else such as the field, battlegrounds and dungeons are instanced.

@DanlHaas
The other two 'main' expansions Factions and Nightfall are actually better than the original. Factions is more PvP focussed and Nightfall has an excellent single player along with customizable AI party members. The original is still good if you enjoy a hefty and rewarding challenge since it's the longest and most difficult campaign.
nickthehat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 18:00
nickthehat
EP-fucking-IC!
Caffeine Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 21:10
Caffeine Knight
I never played Guild Wars, but the boxart art always intrigued me and this game looks fucking great. It might just be about that time to finally settle down into an MMO. Something I've never done before.
Palidi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 22:32
Palidi
Wow, I like what I see so far. This may just very well be the next MMO I jump to, especially if they hold true to their "only pay once for the game" thing.
kirobz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 22:42
kirobz
i love MMOs and played a lot before. This is the best MMO game imo. WoW is just second. why is it great? PvP, no grinding, and more PvP.
casesomething's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2009 23:38
casesomething
Guild Wars was one of the first MMOs I ever played and was by far the most fun and best IMO. I liked it because it just seemed like more of an RPG rather than an MMO, if that makes sense. It had awesome PvP and a good story. Probably one of the best parts of the game was the progression feel of it. The only thing I didn't exactly care for was the caps. Level caps, weapon caps, armor caps. But none of that was enough to stop me and some of my friends from playing A LOT.

I played WoW for a few months because a few friends played but I couldn't get into it. It just wasn't as fun as Guild Wars because it was nowhere near as focused. It was just random grinding with hardly any unique quests and dungeons. Also, I don't think ANY game is worthy of spending hundreds of dollars on per year, unless it has peripherals.
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