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Guild Wars 2 Panel

By - Posted Jul 18, 2011

Comic-Con 2011


We get a special look at ArenaNet's new MMORPG during the Comic-Con 2011 Guild Wars 2 panel. The panel, called Rethinking the Online RPG: How Guild Wars 2 Explores New Dimensions in Social Gaming, will include a panel of developers and artists who work on Guild Wars 2.


During the panel, the developers and artists will help fans get a deeper understanding of Guild Wars 2.They will take a look at how Guild Wars 2 is re-thinking MMO conventions and answer your questions.
 

  Guild Wars 2 Panel (07/23/2011) 
1:55
Nikole: 
Hey everyone, I just sat down for the Guild Wars 2 panel.
Saturday July 23, 2011 1:55 Nikole
1:58
Nikole: 
The room is filling up quickly and there's still a massive line outside. Hopefully it will start soon.
Saturday July 23, 2011 1:58 Nikole
2:00
Nikole: 
The lights are off! A video just started playing, it shows some of the landscapes of GW2.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:00 Nikole
2:00
Nikole: 
"everything you love about GW1"
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:00 Nikole
2:01
Nikole: 
"we treat our environments in the game as characters."
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:01 Nikole
2:03
Nikole: 
"we don't want to build the same mmo everyone else is building. "
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:03 Nikole
2:03
Nikole: 
The video had a bear in it, confirmed: bears.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:03 Nikole
2:06
Nikole: 
The video also shows off the wide range of creatures/species in the game. Rock people, rat people, bull people, scorpion things, huge black dragons that almost look metal. The dragon is filled with purple lightening. Forgive me for not knowing the actual names.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:06 Nikole
2:07
Nikole: 
A dragon roar just filled the room. The NCSoft moderator asked to turn down the music, "it was supposed to be ambient!"
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:07 Nikole
2:07
[Comment From kevin.deadkevin.dead: ] 
The dragon with purple lightning is the Shatterer, the rat people are the skritt, the rock people are probably the rockified dwarves.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:07 kevin.dead
2:07
Nikole: 
Rad thanks!
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:07 Nikole
2:09
Nikole: 
First a few things for people new to the game. 1; GWs is massive mmo, a true mmo. 2. Yes, you can jump, dodge, swim. 3. You buy it once, you play for free forever. No monthly fees.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:09 Nikole
2:10
Nikole: 
Social features will ensure community. If someone steals you kill, whether in a group or not, everyone will get XP.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:10 Nikole
2:10
Nikole: 
Players are encouraged to help each other. There are incentives for ressing, helping.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:10 Nikole
2:12
Nikole: 
"you should be able to play together the way you like."
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:12 Nikole
2:12
Nikole: 
Every character class has some healing abilities.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:12 Nikole
2:13
Nikole: 
Social features will encourage gamers to be come friends, build a sense of community.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:13 Nikole
2:14
Nikole: 
Combat is reactive, you can change your weapons, your play style.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:14 Nikole
2:17
Nikole: 
Dynamic event system will encourage gamers to play together. Events will be scaled, enemies, loot, etc will adjust based on the amount of players in the area. There will be plenty for everyone. You can also interact with your friends in your personal story. That will also be scaled. More friends, harder it gets,
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:17 Nikole
2:18
[Comment From LadySuccubusLadySuccubus: ] 
May I ask if this is still the video, or if a speaker is talking?
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:18 LadySuccubus
2:18
Nikole: 
These are panelist explaining what GW2 offers. No questions yet.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:18 Nikole
2:19
Nikole: 
You won't have to read scrolls of text to get an idea of what you need to be doing, "not that reading is bad"
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:19 Nikole
2:20
Nikole: 
There has been many features put in place to make sure you never stop playing. Ever.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:20 Nikole
2:22
Nikole: 
The armor system has been reorganized in to light, medium and heavy. You can mix and match within your weight class. Three layers of dyeing for armor, if needed. Customization was important to the designers.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:22 Nikole
2:26
Nikole: 
Questions from Twitter. Q: Design question for Kristen Perry about Savari redesign.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:26 Nikole
2:28
Nikole: 
A: They are plant race, very in touch with nature and they are a young race. Reading the description alone, people wanted two different things. Some saw elves, where others saw a tree people. I think I managed to do that. They're elegant, they can contribute to the battle and they are unique "for those who wanted elves and those who wanted ents, I hope will both be happy." Savari will be playable at GamesCom and PAX.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:28 Nikole
2:28
Nikole: 
Silvari, my bad.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:28 Nikole
2:29
Nikole: 
Before questions start they cleared up, no beta date and no release date information yet.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:29 Nikole
2:32
Nikole: 
A: Dynamic event chains are just that, chains. They will stay there until players interact. The problem will exist until someone fixes it. If centaurs take over a town players can save them, if they don't, centaurs will take over the town until gamers step up and take the town back.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:32 Nikole
2:32
Nikole: 
A: Crystal desert area will not be included in the initial release of the game but there will be hints it is coming.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:32 Nikole
2:33
Nikole: 
Q: Characters customization options? A: Yes, lots. Horns, fur, color, facial features, customization sliders. Aesthetically there will be limits but we want to let you make what you want to make.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:33 Nikole
2:34
Nikole: 
Q: How will chat work? A: We will have chat channels like in any mmo. We haven't finalized the details about the chat system, but we do recognize the unique needs a mmo needs. We want to accommodate that.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:34 Nikole
2:35
Nikole: 
Q: Why do you guys hate on Centaurs. A: Haha. It's just an example we use to make people understand our new dynamic events.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:35 Nikole
2:39
Nikole: 
Q: How will scaling work with, let's say a lvl 80 character in a lvl 20 dungeon? A: Dungeons will have lvl caps. The game will kick your level down to replay dungeons around the lvl cap of the dungeon.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:39 Nikole
2:40
Nikole: 
Q: Can you reassign skill points? A: We don't want people to make mistakes when specing their characters. We haven't finalized it but we don't want that. There will be something you can do about it.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:40 Nikole
2:40
Nikole: 
Q:If you like your lvl 1 armor can you upgrade it so you can keep wearing it? A: Yeah there will be ways you can do that.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:40 Nikole
2:41
Nikole: 
World vs World PVP is 100s of people in a map together. Servers are battling. Battles take two weeks.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:41 Nikole
2:43
Nikole: 
Q: When are you gonna reveal the final class and are you gonna make the commando?
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:43 Nikole
2:44
Nikole: 
A: haha. We have one class left to reveal, we will reveal it by the end of the year. No immediate plans for the commando.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:44 Nikole
2:45
Nikole: 
Q: Will there be language pack? A: For now, we have French and German. Spanish will be considered. But we haven't finalized how. We are looking into supporting Latin-America.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:45 Nikole
2:46
[Comment From kevinkellykevinkelly: ] 
Nikole, will I be able to play as a Heffalump?
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:46 kevinkelly
2:46
Nikole: 
Potentially, maybe Woozles as well.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:46 Nikole
2:47
Nikole: 
Q: Who would win Char or Norn? (sorry about spelling.) A: It would depend on how drunk the Norn is.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:47 Nikole
2:49
Nikole: 
If you hang out in the same map for too long, you will see the same dynamic events. From day 1 of release, priority will be to add more content to keep the world growing.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:49 Nikole
2:50
Nikole: 
Q: Detail Tanks? 1 Aggro system is simple. The creature you attack will focus on the closest character to it. Anyone can be the tank in that sense.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:50 Nikole
2:51
Nikole: 
And that's it.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:51 Nikole
2:51
Nikole: 
I can't wait for this game. Thanks for tuning in! We'll have video later this week.
Saturday July 23, 2011 2:51 Nikole
2:51
 

 
 
 

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