Guild Wars Factions Preview Event Announced News

In a joint statement NCSoft and ArenaNet, creators of the MMORPG Guild Wars, has today announced that a preview event for the game's first expansion pack Guild Wars Factions will be held on March 24th 2006. The event, which will be open to all Guild Wars subscribers plus up to three of the friends by using an in-game invitation interface.

To enter the event, gamers have to purchase the Guild Wars Factions pre-order package available to purchase from February 28th, which will feature everything needed to take part including the Guild Wars Factions (GWF) pre-order CD, a GWF beta access key, a "friend" key that allows access to the beta event, a 14-day, 10-hour trial key for the original Guild Wars game, a tactical guide, and a quick-reference card. As a further bonus, the key will also include unique item for the Assassin and the Ritualist - the two new professions added in the expansion pack.

With the possibility of up to three million people taking part in the event, the news that ArenaNet and NCSoft will be preparing their servers for full capacity is sure to be reassuring. Making the announcement Mike O'Brien, ArenaNet co-founder said, "To be able to open up Guild Wars Factions and share this one-time experience with so many people is truly a thrill...Guild Wars players will get the opportunity to play Factions before the game's release while sharing the game with up to three of their friends. We can't wait for the feedback from the seasoned players, as well as those who join us for the first time on March 24."

We'll have more news on Guild Wars Factions shortly...