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Final three Beta Test Weekends announced by ArenaNet and NCSoft ahead of the launch on April 28th 2005...
It has today been announced by ArenaNet and NCSoft that the MMORPG Guild Wars will be launched on April 28th 2005. Ahead of the release, the two companies have confirmed that there will be three final Beta Test Weekends on February 18thâ?“20th 2005, March 18th-20th 2005, and April 17th-19th 2005.
The testing weekend in February will allow players to explore the Kingdom of Ascalon before â??The Searingâ?? by the Charr and in order to participate in the test, gamers will have to buy the preorder package or enter a competition to win one of the access codes â?“ go to Guild Wars for more details on that. ArenaNet has confirmed that only players who have preordered the game will be able to take part in the testing weekends in March and April.
It seems that Guild Wars is starting to gather a lot of momentum as North American retailer EB Games have confirmed that it has become one of the most popular preorder titles to date so far this year; and itâ??s not only captured the imagination of the Western Hemisphere either as The Electronic Times has reported that the game is the most anticipated title of 2005 in South Korea.
One of the attractions of Guild Wars is that it allows gamers from across the globe to play together and as ArenaNet and NCSoft have been pressing, â??There are no sharded servers, no language-specific versions of the game and nothing to keep players from exploring the game world with friends from other countries.â?
Announcing a release date of April 28th 2005, Patrick Wyatt, ArenaNet co-founder said, "Guild Wars has been a global game since we wrote the first line of code four years agoâ?¦When Guild Wars launches in April players around the world will be able to experience the game together."
Incidentally for those players who have preordered the game, the gates to Ascalon opens a day early on April 27th 2005. Weâ??ll have more on Guild Wars shortly...
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Added:Sun 27th Jan 2008 20:47, Post No: 12
GW has the best PvP system and game mechanics. GW GvG >PvP in every other game. WoW PvE may be more entertaining to some grind-lovers.
Added:Wed 29th Aug 2007 03:28, Post No: 11
sugar game,they nurf everything that works 4 over a month,ldder/drop system suck stick to wow,or even runescape 4 that matter,yes runescape.
Added:Fri 22nd Jun 2007 00:50, Post No: 10
is windows vista compatiblewith guild wrs cause im having problems with the graphics
Added:Mon 07th May 2007 18:54, Post No: 9
I've just ordered the game, and it was £10, if i think its really good i'll get Nightfall in a couple of months too yeeeeeeeeey!
Added:Fri 23rd Mar 2007 19:14, Post No: 8
guild wars is by far the best of all the games free or not but factions sucks and nightfall isnt as good as wow if they do release eye of the north i would pay $80 for it
Added:Tue 20th Mar 2007 02:36, Post No: 7
Yes Guild Wars is probably the best FREE MMORPG out there right now i would strongly suggest it for people who dont want to pay each month :P beside it has a good storey line and pretty long good game
Added:Wed 14th Mar 2007 15:33, Post No: 6
its called eye of the north not eye of the night
Added:Wed 14th Mar 2007 00:37, Post No: 5
If they make it so that we have to pay to play, they will loose TONS of business! What makes Guildwars so unique is the free online play, and taking that away would be like putting guildwars down. Rusty syringe and all!
Added:Sun 11th Mar 2007 12:05, Post No: 4
I think gw is the best game as far.
Added:Sun 11th Mar 2007 10:25, Post No: 3
I'm guessing you LIVE in Europe.. I kinda thing it's more like America but hey, to each his own. I think Guild Wars is a decent game (I only own the first installment.) I haven't yet played all the way through, but I do like the fact that it's basically a single-player game that you can play with friends. It's a very large single player game, too. The story gets a little murky after you get past the mountain ranges, though. I've been considering whether or not I'll purchase Factions or Nightfall. I'll probably check out Nightfall since it sounds more like the original game. They did a decent job with the game and have proven that you don't need to charge huge monthly fees to run an online MMORPG. It makes one thing "Then why does WoW and EQ cost so much per month just so I can keep my character from being deleted?"