RPS Guild for Guild Wars 2?

[Timofee]

Last updated 20 August

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Destination (EU): We will be on Gunnar's Hold (EU) on release

Destination (US): At present we haven't had enough interest in organizing a mass grouping for US, but do feel free to pipe up on the thread if you want to do this. Either way you're all welcome to join the EU based guild. Equally I'm getting some fairly positive reports that lag cross region isn't that bad so feel free to join us

Focus: Casual / Social PvX guild.

Recruitment: We're open to all followers of RPS
If you're looking for a super organized, high activity guild you're in the wrong place. If you want to play at your own pace and just have a good time with a decent community then welcome aboard

For reference the age of members generally skews to 25+. Young folk: we're happy for you to join if you feel you can behave in a respectful and mature manner, but otherwise you may be best served looking elsewhere.

Rules: We are governed by the one principal rule of RPS -

"Be excellent to each other."

This means both fellow guild members and the wider community. Insulting people and general douche-baggery will not be tolerated.

Seen an RPS member behaving poorly in GW2? Feel free to PM me here or add me on Steam to discuss ( http://steamcommunity.com/id/timofee ). Remember though that screenshots/proof will be needed.

Voice comms: Mumble (RPS members / friends of only please)
IP: 85.236.101.45
Port: 13237
Password: the name of RPS's ursine lord (all lower case). Hint it begins with an h

Other Contact Points:
Our steam community page is open to all: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/rockpapersignet

[Ritashi]

I'm all sorts of pumped for Guild Wars 2 - just look for that guy that forgoes sleep for the entire weekend the first time I can get my hands on the game! Should be pretty sweet to play around with some other RPSers. Count me in!

[duff]

GW2 is looking sexy as fuck, an RPS guild would just be the icing on the cake.

[DeVadder]

Im in. GW2 looks awesome.

[Coccyx]

I'll be there

[Ayam]

I'm probably in for Guild Wars 2 - I'm assuming this is on the European branching of servers, if such a thing exists.

[Timofee]

Thanks all. When the weekend starts I'll confirm my character name here and you can just whisper me for an invite.

@ Ayam: yes. That being said I'm not 100% sure whether in the beta the servers were hosted in europe or whether they were all US.

[DWZippy]

I'll be in for the actual game! Planning to dual class this and Diablo 3. Although, I won't play if Ayam is there, because he's smelly.

[FlishWHU18]

I'm very new! but i'm up for this.
Very much looking forward to this gorgeous looking game..

[Ravelle]

Sounds like bunch of fun, sign me in.

[desvergeh]

I'd be up for this too. Plonking down my cash for the pre-order in 5 mins.

[Screwie]

I'm so in.

Re: Servers:
You can swap around and play on any server you like, EU or US. The only restriction imparted by your "home server" is that is the side you must play on in the WvW mode.

EDIT: But the most important question remains!

"Rock Paper S________"?

[duff]

Rock Paper Sylvari

Also I got the gw2 art book yesterday and it's sexy.

[squirrelfanatic]

A few skill-inspired suggestions, for old times' sake:

Rock, Paper, ...

...Shadowform,
...Shatterstone,
...Spiteful Spirit,
...Skull Crack,
...Searing Flames,
...Savage Shot.

Most likely I will run some of my future characters with my old GW1 guild, but since you will supposedly be able to have different characters in different guilds, I'll definitely will join in.

[Screwie]

Rock, Paper, ...

...Shadowform

I quite like "Rock Paper Shadowstep" actually. Although any argument you could cite against a race-specific name, you could certainly put against a profession-specific one. (EDIT: Not intended as a knock against RPSylvari, which I'm happy with personally.)

Rock Paper Signet?

[wahwah]

I'd be up for that

Rock Paper Shiverpeaks
Rock Paper Salvage Kit
Rock Paper Skillpoint
Rock Paper Snow Leopard
Rock Paper Skritt

hmm =\

[duff]

(edit: Not intended as a knock against rpsylvari, which i'm happy with personally.)



GO TO HELL*




*and dine two for one.

[squirrelfanatic]

Rock Paper Shiverpeaks
Rock Paper Salvage KitI also thought about the first one, maybe the guild hall would have to be located in Norn territory then. ;) The second one sounds good as well, if maybe a bit... special.

[Ayam]

What about just Rock Paper Shotgun? There are guns in the game if you're desperate for a link to tie the guild name between RPS and GW2.

[sendmark]

A couple more suggestions:

Rock Paper Charrzooka (no S though)
Rock Paper Salvage (drop kit from the earlier suggestion, although maybe sounds a bit farmy)

So far Shiverpeaks is the best suggestion of the GW2 themed names imo, although agreed that it could just be called Rock Paper Shotgun (for a change :D).

[Screwie]

If we call it Rock Paper Shotgun though, it just sounds like we aren't trying :)

[Ayam]

If we call it Rock Paper Shotgun though, it just sounds like we aren't trying :)
I think it sounds like you're trying too much if you call it Rock Paper SomethingFunnyHaha, but what's in a name, Rock Paper aSura it is.

Onto another question, if any are getting the prepurchase, which are you going for? The pure vanilla flavor looks good enough to me, the bonuses for an extra £15 don't seem worth it to me at all (warning, hasty cut and paste job incoming):

Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill*
Miniature Rytlock*
Golem Banker*
Chalice of Glory*
Tome of Influence*

[duff]

My reasoning was as follows:

- Pretty much everything in the deluxe edition is a one time use only, apart from the Summon Mistfire Wolf skill, so basically your paying £15 for that.

- There are several summoning elite skills for both races and proffessions, so it's not as if that skill is gonna give you something distinctly unique gameplay wise.

- £15 would probably get you plenty of nice stuff on the gem store, so if you really wanted some cosmetic treats you would get more value and more choice just spending that extra money on the store instead of the deluxe edition.

- The GW2 artbook is £17 so I got that and pre-ordered the normal edition. I figured I'd get more enjoyment out of the art than a single elite skill.

[DeVadder]

I am all for Rock Paper Shadowpeaks!

[Ayam]

My reasoning was as follows:
That's a really useful post, thanks duff, vanilla it is later today, it seems.

[Screwie]

Yeah I'm kind of in the same boat as Duff really. Originally I was looking at the Digital Deluxe as an in-game bonus like an exclusive skill is exactly the kind of thing to tempt me, but the price isn't worth it.

Cheers to Duff for reminding me I could just spend that extra money in the cash shop anyway.

[squirrelfanatic]

Yeah I'm kind of in the same boat as Duff really. Originally I was looking at the Digital Deluxe as an in-game bonus like an exclusive skill is exactly the kind of thing to tempt me, but the price isn't worth it.

Cheers to Duff for reminding me I could just spend that extra money in the cash shop anyway.I am in the same boat, I had planned to go with the Digital Deluxe Edition, mostly for the exclusive mini Charr following you around and maybe a bit for the skill as well. But since I'll already have some Miniatures from the get-go through the HoM achievements I think I'll pass on that. Maybe the Charr can be bought lateron with gold / gems (thanks for the idea Duff!).

[duff]

We aren't exactly certain what will be on the gem store yet, so I wouldn't count on being able to get some elite skill like the Wolves, but I bet they are the kinda thing you will use a few times and then switch to a profession elite skill anyway. I mean humans get the Hounds of Balthazar (sp?) elite skill which looks like exactly the same thing, just fiery hounds instead of misty wolves! Still I reckon you could get something more valuable to you with that money on the ingame store.

[sendmark]

As I understand it they will be previewing the cash shop in the next beta?

Right now I have my GW hall of monuments up to 21, so hopefully a nice set of items, minipets and title to kick things off in GW2.

[duff]

In the last beta the cash shop was under NDA, even for the press who were allowed to talk about pretty much everything else. If it was in the last beta I expect it to be in the next one.

[Krathor]

I'm so in on the guild idea.

Regarding pre-purchase: I was on the fence for the DD edition and my friend bought it, but I have a feeling that he's regretting it now; it's extra money that he could have used on the cash shop upon release.

[Screwie]

Well from leaked, totally subject to change info, the gem store may include pirate outfits and top hats. I don't need to know anything else. :)

[Lykurgos]

Rock, Paper, Smackdown

I expect to be playing, and it'd be great to join a RPS guild if it gets rolling. Would we be able to resist the might of whatever guild is created by Something Awful goons though? They always come up with great names and such detailed infothreads.

[Timofee]

re: the name I confess I was planning to go with Rock, Paper, Shotgun but if people would rather it be something else do shout out. Hell if someone has the facility to set up a mini poll we could totally be democratic n stuff.

For you pre-purchasers out there I'll defo. look to set something up on Vabbi (the server) at the end of the month when the first beta weekend happens. Obviously it won't persist between beta weekends and the main release but would be good to get questing with some RPS chums. Since they'll also be dropping the NDA we'll be able to chat about our thoughts without fear of scary Arenanet reprisals too!

Plus if we scrape together enough we could give WvW a bash

[squirrelfanatic]

Plus if we scrape together enough we could give WvW a bashIf WvW is anywhere near as dependent on harmonical coordination as GvG in GW1, I expect that format to be dominated by larger guilds and alliances composed of members with enough time for near 24/7 play. Which of course is no reason to stay out of these fights. ;)

[Nalano]

Much as I'd like to join RPSers in GW2, I likely won't join any RPG guild. It's partly because I'm already spoken for, but it's mostly because y'all are a laid back bunch of guys with likely scattered play styles and schedules, and I'm not.

[MOKKA]

I'm also interested in joining a RPS-Guild, at least during the Beta. .

As for the name; maybe it's better to just use the acronym 'RPS' and go with something different for the complete name?
This way, we could use something a long the line of "Rurik's Pampering Squad"*.

For those who haven't played the first Guild Wars: Rurik was the name of a rather important NPC who you have to protect during several missions of the first Guild Wars and who had the habit of blindingly running into each and every enemy on the map.
By the way, it might be a good Idea to found a RPS-Guild in the first Guild Wars, as I think you're able to 'reserve' the name for GW2 that way.

*I'm not sure if this name is in proper english though...

[squirrelfanatic]

Much as I'd like to join RPSers in GW2, I likely won't join any RPG guild. It's partly because I'm already spoken for, but it's mostly because y'all are a laid back bunch of guys with likely scattered play styles and schedules, and I'm not.That's probably true, to some extend. Personally, I am past my time of excessive online RPG gaming and looking forward to some casual sessions of exploration and messing around.

However, since you can sign up individual characters to different guilds, one can still join in for a round or two without giving up more "serious" plans. In addition, ANet announced that there will be several dungeons that can be played with small groups of ~5 people.

[duff]

re: the name I confess I was planning to go with Rock, Paper, Shotgun but if people would rather it be something else do shout out. Hell if someone has the facility to set up a mini poll we could totally be democratic n stuff.



My vote is for Rock Paper Shiverpeaks of the names suggested so far.

Regarding the beta, I'm kind of torn on what to do. I really really want to play, but over the course of the beta weekends your likely to do each starting area a few times (characters don't persist through the weekends), and I don't wanna burn myself out on the early content before the game arrives.

[Timofee]

Much as I'd like to join RPSers in GW2, I likely won't join any RPG guild. It's partly because I'm already spoken for, but it's mostly because y'all are a laid back bunch of guys with likely scattered play styles and schedules, and I'm not.

Then potentially I have good news on two fronts:
1) You can be in more than one guild with the same character - which is quite frankly excellent and I cant believe other MMOs haven't done it (as far as I know)
2) Myself and a friend play faaar too much, so we'll be around a lot

The multiple guild thing seems great as you'll be able to have a small guild to link up with longtime friends but you could set RPS as your primary guild and through sheer weight of numbers we will should end up getting a lot more Guild xp than we would otherwise manage in smaller guilds, hence we get better bonuses.

Not sure how many their planning to have per server but in theory with a hundred or so people we could become one of the major guilds on our server

Edit: PS I agree with MOKKA actually, if we could just have RPS that seems the most sensible, although if it ends up auto correcting the format to Rps then probably not

[Screwie]

It looks like the guild name formatting is the same as it was in GW1, in which case you pick both a full name and an acronym for the guild. RPS would obviously be the latter, the former I would be happy with Shiverpeaks personally.

As for beta burnout, I plan on avoiding it by limiting myself in the number of characters I play (most likely just the one) and I won't be playing a norn or a guardian, since that's going to be my main at launch and I don't want to spoil the profession or norn personal story for myself.

[Bilbo1981]

The idea of a guild from here sounds good, it will be important to have a decent leader tho and some kind of ranking structure which doesn't alienate lesser skilled/not as hardcore players.
It should be a very good game is guildwars 1 is anything to go by, playing in a guild is what this game is all about. I loved the PVP aspect of the original game and played it to death.

Rock Paper Stormbringer

personally I'd stick with just calling it rock paper shotgun, whats the point in changing the s? Can't wait now!

[boots468]

A guild of friendly, laid back forumers sounds ace to me.

The guild name is of lesser importance, but if we are to change the S, it surely has to follow the weapon/weapon/weapon convention. As mighty as the Shiverpeaks are, using them in a hand-based-argument-deciding-luck/skill-face-off would be somewhat unwieldy (plus, they are rock-based...) Of the skill or weapon names released so far, Scepter, Shockwave and Skull-Crack seem the least lame that begin with S.

[Screwie]

Indeed. The game's lack of subscription tells you right away you don't need to be a super-focussed committed group to enjoy it. A relaxed friendly bunch is what appeals to me in a guild in any game.

And yeah, I like the idea of the continuation of the weapon theme. Or at least skill types.
Scepter
Shortbow
Shout ("Rock Paper Shouting" sounds ace, actually)
greatSword/Greatsword (keeping the short name as "RPS" of course)
gunShot/Gunshot (ditto)

I really don't mind how the name ends up, I will trust and go along with whatever. My only real preference is that I would rather take a punny guild name over of the name of our mothership website verbatim.

Besides, talking about the name is a welcome distraction from the fact that I still can't play this game yet! :(

[sendmark]

I think when it comes to choosing a server may be worth looking at where PC Gamer's guild ends up, usually there is an overlap with RPS.

Personally unless there's a truly excellent pun, would be better to just go with Rock Paper Shotgun. Lots of time to keep thinking of one though and playing the game in Beta will throw up more ideas :p

[squirrelfanatic]

Rock, Paper, Shining Blade (not really a blade though)?

Edit: Rock, Paper, Smiting Prayer?

[apricotsoup]

I'm certainly up for joining an RPS guild.

Not sure how likely it is I'll get into the next beta weekend as my pre-purchase is from play and they have stock problems. But they are still £10 cheaper so I'm loathe to change to an expensive one to get in for the weekend (cheapest in stock I can see is shopto at £48.85).

Rock Paper Shortbow?
Rock Paper Shadowtrap?
Rock Paper Smoke Screen?
Rock Paper Shockwave?

[Ritashi]

Rock Paper Sylvari has a nice ring to it. Of the weapon ones it would have to be Rock Paper Shortbow.

[Jockie]

Since you can be in multiple guilds I'm definitely down for the RPS one.

I'd go with Signet for what it's worth, it's a bit more 'guildwars' than the rest.

[Shockpaddles]

a RPS guild sounds great and definately up for joining in beta and on release :D

[duff]

I would suggest making it on the emptiest server possible. It was mentioned in the press that the starting areas of the last beta were pretty busy and the public quests turned into a bit of a hectic free for all.

[Timofee]

@duff. I take your point and broadly agree, that being said I've made the mistake in WoW before of ending up on a server with too few people, and despite the queues SWTOR was badly underpopulated all over although that seemed more by design.

Plainly when a game is available for a restricted timeframe the opening areas are going to be incredibly crowded. For the sake of the beta weekends I still suggest we congregate on 'Vabbi' (predominantly because its a server name I can give you now). While progress will not be saved between beta weekends its a fair bet people will gradually congregate to the same server as previous weekends and then nearer the release we can judge whether we want to go with a different server.

Re: peoples suggestions for the guild name, for the sake of the weekends I'll go with Rock, Paper, Shotgun but nearer the release we can have a phased vote i.e. phase one Shotgun / something else? phase2 and beyond, what the something else is (if that wins)

Now I just wish they'd clarify when it starts on Friday so I can figure out if its worth booking the day off work.

[Drayk]

If i succomb to the tentation. Which i probably will, knowing myself. I would love to be a part of the RPS Guild !

[Screwie]

@duff. I take your point and broadly agree, that being said I've made the mistake in WoW before of ending up on a server with too few people, and despite the queues SWTOR was badly underpopulated all over although that seemed more by design.

Plainly when a game is available for a restricted timeframe the opening areas are going to be incredibly crowded. For the sake of the beta weekends I still suggest we congregate on 'Vabbi' (predominantly because its a server name I can give you now). While progress will not be saved between beta weekends its a fair bet people will gradually congregate to the same server as previous weekends and then nearer the release we can judge whether we want to go with a different server.

Fine be me.

I'll aim for Vabbi and keep an eye on this thread in case the servers come up with whole new names on Friday. :)

[Bork Titflopsen]

Count me in for that! It's nice to know there will be a group of somewhat likeminded people to play with so early on.

[Sketch]

I will be so up for this, as long as you guys don't mind a not very good MMO player tagging along.

[duff]

I will be so up for this, as long as you guys don't mind a not very good MMO player tagging along.

No! We want only l33t pl@yorz. If you can't do a 360 crushing blow sod off.

[Jockie]

My 360 crushing blowz skillz are legendary. From Azeroth to Hyboria via Tatooine the tales of my infinite prowess at pressing the 1-8 keys have spread. Now I lie in wait, pressy fingers taut in anticipation as I ready myself to unleash the arcane lore of how to google 'GW2 Thief PVE build' and then tick the requisite boxes in-game. Worlds will tremble.

(In my opinion being 'good' at an mmo at least until raid/hardmore content basically requires being relatively affable and being able to spell to a level that doesn't incur brain-melting aneurysms on those upon whom you inflict said affability, I'm sure everyone on RPS can manage that!).

[Timofee]

(In my opinion being 'good' at an mmo at least until raid/hardmore content basically requires being relatively affable and being able to spell to a level that doesn't incur brain-melting aneurysms on those upon whom you inflict said affability, I'm sure everyone on RPS can manage that!).

Well sir I suggest you prepare to have your opinions challenged then!

W+1 isnt going to be enough in my experience so far. Some of the elite/veteran etc mobs that wander the world are decidedly tough and those that are used to playing dps in group play are suddenly going to find out how easy they had it when mobs come tearing after them. Its also not afraid to throw a lot (and I really mean A LOT) of monsters your way even when solo'ing.

That being said there's definitely an upper limit on the scaling so if you find yourself in a mass zerg you're gonna wanna go somewhere else unless you like steamrollering everything.

PS there is no end game/raid content planned, at least in the conventional sense. The explorable mode dungeons are doubling for end game as best I can gather and if you watch some of Total Biscuit's coverage they are supposedly very challenging

[Jockie]

Well sir I suggest you prepare to have your opinions challenged then!

W+1 isnt going to be enough in my experience so far. Some of the elite/veteran etc mobs that wander the world are decidedly tough and those that are used to playing dps in group play are suddenly going to find out how easy they had it when mobs come tearing after them. Its also not afraid to throw a lot (and I really mean A LOT) of monsters your way even when solo'ing.

That being said there's definitely an upper limit on the scaling so if you find yourself in a mass zerg you're gonna wanna go somewhere else unless you like steamrollering everything.

PS there is no end game/raid content planned, at least in the conventional sense. The explorable mode dungeons are doubling for end game as best I can gather and if you watch some of Total Biscuit's coverage they are supposedly very challenging

Yeah, i saw TB's 'Explorable' vid, that's kind of what i meant by hardmode. I haven't played GW2 (other than 45 mins at the EG Expo, where I didn't encounter anything remotely challenging, but was also in the noob area) so obviously I have no idea how difficult it is. But honestly being killed in the first 10-15 levels in an mmo by anything other than accidentally trying to solo a mob clearly meant for a group would be a pleasant surprise.

[Screwie]

ArenaNet have put up a new blog post about the beta weekend. You can't see it though, as the site's gone down (haha)... but here is the pertinent info:
No sylvari or asura yet.
The neutral city, Lion's Arch will be open to players for the first time!

Source (reddit, for now). (http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/sic0w/arenanet_blog_the_beta_weekend_event_is_coming/)

[sendmark]

I shall be PVPing, get stuck into the WvW and some structured pvp. As is my endgame intention in the final release of GW2.

[Timofee]

I shall be PVPing, get stuck into the WvW and some structured pvp. As is my endgame intention in the final release of GW2.

I shall certainly be partaking of some WvW, we must form a merry band and go raid some of the smaller keeps, rather than tediously sitting outside the main one breaking doors down without siege weapons.

Also a tip for anyone that hasn't played it yet, and I cannot stress this enough, 'supply' is critical to success

[Krathor]

I saw yesterday that GW2 are almost at half a million 'likes' on Facebook. They will be releasing a piece of art at every 10,000 'likes' before they reach that figure, then release a final piece which we'll apparently really, really like when the 500,000 is hit.

Here's hoping for some fancy WordArt showing the release date.

[Nalano]

I saw yesterday that GW2 are almost at half a million 'likes' on Facebook. They will be releasing a piece of art at every 10,000 'likes' before they reach that figure, then release a final piece which we'll apparently really, really like when the 500,000 is hit.

Here's hoping for some fancy WordArt showing the release date.

Personally, I back their "it'll be finished when it's finished" refusal to cite a date. From what my friend who's NDA'd says about the previous betas, the stuff out is pretty polished - if imbalanced - so I suspect they know what they're doing, and I for one want a perfect game rather than a great-but-flawed game two months earlier.

[Timofee]

Personally, I back their "it'll be finished when it's finished" refusal to cite a date

Agreed, if anything I'm slightly concerned its going to take them longer than the late summer that seems to be the general consensus of when it'll be released.

I'll be miffed if it comes out in late September / October when I'm in Canada for 3 weeks.

[duff]

My 360 crushing blowz skillz are legendary. From Azeroth to Hyboria via Tatooine the tales of my infinite prowess at pressing the 1-8 keys have spread. Now I lie in wait, pressy fingers taut in anticipation as I ready myself to unleash the arcane lore of how to google 'GW2 Thief PVE build' and then tick the requisite boxes in-game. Worlds will tremble.

(In my opinion being 'good' at an mmo at least until raid/hardmore content basically requires being relatively affable and being able to spell to a level that doesn't incur brain-melting aneurysms on those upon whom you inflict said affability, I'm sure everyone on RPS can manage that!).

Well, we have to actually dodge and be more situationally aware than 'don't stand in fire' for this game. No tank to do all the hard work for you, and that's why it's looking potentially brilliant.

Personally I'm more of a pvp player and from what I've seen I will be well catered for aswell. My biggest problem with traditional MMO's pvp was that some classes (especially healers) were just impossible to kill for others (usually classes with few interrupts and low burst damage), you can stand raining down hell for 30 minutes on that resto druid but he ain't going nowhere (try having fun in arena games that last over an hour, but you can tell in the first few minutes that, barring a massive fuck up, your teams healer will be OOM first). With tanks and healers gone things are much more fluid. From a pvp perspective this game looks like the MMO I've been waiting for.

[Nalano]

Agreed, if anything I'm slightly concerned its going to take them longer than the late summer that seems to be the general consensus of when it'll be released.

I'll be miffed if it comes out in late September / October when I'm in Canada for 3 weeks.

I think late summer's a bit optimistic, but I don't think it'll be later than the holiday season.


(In my opinion being 'good' at an mmo at least until raid/hardmore content basically requires being relatively affable and being able to spell to a level that doesn't incur brain-melting aneurysms on those upon whom you inflict said affability, I'm sure everyone on RPS can manage that!).

Pfft. You give raiders too much credit. Spelling remains unrepentantly horrible and most of them couldn't keep from standing in fire even if the leader was screaming at them over Vent to do so. I'm of the (assertively grim) opinion that the only skill involved in raiding in specific and MMOs in general is in not reaching my hand into the internet to sucker punch every mouthbreathing Darwin award winner personally.

So the fact that this game dispenses with the holy trinity and actually has dodging and directional attacks is, to me, a step in the right direction. Soon we'll get to walking and chewing gum!

[Drayk]

If the game could come out in october it would be better for me :) I should have finish the renovation of our appartment, leaving me with at least a bit of time to play.

My problem with MMO nowadays is that it's hard for me to commit a long period of time to it without pause. Damn kids.

[Screwie]

The official site (http://www.guildwars2.com/en/) now has a countdown timer for the beta weekend. It works out to a 8pm start (UK time).

[Track]

Although I won't be around for the beta, I'll most likely end up buying this close to launch, simply because I love the community feeling of other MMO's i've played, but couldn't stomach the subscription costs. Never played Guild Wars before, but this sound like it'll be right up my alley, and having a group as laid back as this forum seems to be would be fantastic. So, basically, tentatively count me in for when the game properly launches.

That being said, i'm in Canada, so i'm not sure if that'll affect whether or not I can do this. I read something about being able to switch locations in servers, but I don't really know how that works/applies to this.

[ConcreteOtter]

Considering I have no MMO friends (and in the game...et cetera, et cetera) a RPS group sounds amazing. I hope there will be enough North/South Americans joining in so the guild isn't empty during prime PDT hours. Friday at noon will be sweet!

[apricotsoup]

Anyone can jump on different servers for PVE content. The problem with the EU/Us split is if people want to do WvW as that's limited to your base server.

I for one am very interested in the WvW so we are likely to need some co-ordination when picking servers.

[Bork Titflopsen]

On the topic of creating a guildname, since you'll be able to pick a name and add a tag to it as well as being able to join multiple guilds maybe it's an idea to create multiple guilds under the same [RPS] tag focusing on different aspects of the game.

For example:
PVP focused group
PVE focused group
General chat/overarching guild

Just speculating though, I can see the guild getting diluted too much this way if we can't gather the numbers in order for this to work.

[Screwie]

At the same time everyone could just join every guild and we display whichever one is appropriate at the time :) Diluting the pool means that the resources and rewards we earn in-game are also getting spread thinner, though.

I don't think there is a clean solution for the home server split when it comes to WvW, which is a pity. The neatest I can think of is a single guild for each of the EU/NA server clusters with a lot of membership crossover between them (for PvE)... but there might be a better way of doing it.

Right now (iirc) we don't know if WvW will take place across all servers or only in their own clusters, anyway.

[Bork Titflopsen]

I'm sure we'll have something figured out once the game launches, but it's always good to be organized and ready for action. :D
I'm just excited about the game that's all. (Probably a bit too much for my own good.)

[Track]

Personally i'm more interested in PvE stuff, so the WvW split doesn't hugely concern me. I suppose that we could, like Screwie said, just have branches of the guild in each region that fight together during WvW, with one main "hub" guild used for PvE? I'm not really clear on the mechanics at work in the game, so i'm not quite sure.

Also, ConcreteOtter, i'm on PST, so I'll hopefully be able to join you, though i'm not sure if it'll be on Friday's at noon.

[apricotsoup]

Got my pre-order box in the post this morning so I'll be happily jumping in this weekend if all goes to plan.

Btw, how're we going to fight over officer positions, guild crests etc. Democratically or bare knuckled? :]

[sendmark]

Yeah we'll have to see in this beta how a guild will work across regions - I'm optimistic on the PVE side for mega PVE guild containing both US and EU players to be viable. Anet said they have guild event calendars for differing timezones and some of the biggest pve guilds in GW1 were multinational, so it would be a surprise to me if this is not possible.

WvW will likely need subset guilds given the region locking. That's ok as long as we get the flag design right for when we claim towers :p

I guess for officers and stuff, how did they do it in the RPS EVE and Perpetuum guilds?

[Timofee]

The neatest I can think of is a single guild for each of the EU/NA server clusters with a lot of membership crossover between them (for PvE)... but there might be a better way of doing it.

Right now (iirc) we don't know if WvW will take place across all servers or only in their own clusters, anyway.

Agreed re: NA and EU WvW Guild - plus I wouldn't wish 200ms PvP on anyone. I gather servers will rotate but almost certainly not cross continent. For PVE however we dont wanna dilute the guild by having sub ones at least until we get a handle on numbers.


Btw, how're we going to fight over officer positions, guild crests etc. Democratically or bare knuckled? :]

We shall operate on strict kakistocratic(al?) lines

[Rakysh]

Hello, gentlemen. This 'ere is a declaration of interest- pending my scraping together £40, of course.

[squirrelfanatic]

Hello, gentlemen. This 'ere is a declaration of interest- pending my scraping together £40, of course.You don't need that other kidney, really.

[Screwie]

Honestly I'd hope for a bit more than £40 for a kidney. £150 for the collector's edition, at least.

[duff]

I'd want at least a testicle for £150.

[squirrelfanatic]

I'd want at least a testicle for £150. Garrus: "It doesn't work, but that doesn't stop them from buying. They'll pay up to 10.000 credits each. That's 40.000 for a full set."

[Ayam]

SA goons' EU contingent will be on Vabbi also which works out very nicely; looking forward to some chilled guild leaders and chilled officers on both fronts.

[Maurish]

Seems like the old beta client can be used to get the updated beta although I obviously can't confirm that this is the case.
I'll just leave the link here for those who think they might not manage to download ~13 GB within 3 days and want to give it a shot just in case.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/sphce/old_beta_client_is_working_atm/

If you're behind a good connection, I'd wait for a link from ArenaNet just to be certain. It should probably come any moment anyway... I hope.

"We've started sending out emails with instructions for where/how to download the Beta client. Thanks for your patience; happy patching!" via Twitter.
The e-mails are going out in waves so if you haven't got one, you should get it soon.

[Malawi Frontier Guard]

I too will play this particular game at this particular weekend.

[countman]

Just recently got an invite for the beta for prepurchasing and I'm seeing various groups online already picking servers. Is there a list for the names? I tried googling but every source tells me they would become "available soon" so I it must of come from a newsletter or something.
Also, what servers is everyone that's not joining the RPS guild picking? Trying to gauge which ones will receive more or less activity.

[ninjapirate]

Here's a list of the "worlds":

Europe

Kodonur
Gandara
Kodash
Blacktide
Istan
Vabbi
Kourna
Fissure of Woe
Underworld
Ring of Fire
Far Shiverpeaks
Petrified Forest
Jade Sea
Desolation
Magus Falls
Whiteside Ridge
Fort Ranik
Ruins of Surmia
Sharp’s Corner
Aurora Glade
Riverside
Elona Reach
Augury Rock
Abaddon’s Mouth


US

Anvil Rock
Borlis Pass
Yak’s Bend
Henge of Denravi
Maguuma
Sorrow’s Furnace
Kaineng
Jade Quarry
Fort Aspenwood
Ehmry Bay
Ferguson’s Crossing
Darkhaven
Vasburg
Eredon Terrace
Crystal Desert
Tarnished Coast
Steamspur Mountains
Blazeridge Mountains
Isle of Janthir
Sea of Sorrows
Deldrimor
Scavenger’s Causeway
Moladune
Eternal Grove

From what I gather, the RPS guild is going to be located on Europe's "Vabbi"?

[ninjapirate]

Here's a direct download link (http://cloudfront.guildwars2.com/client/Gw2.exe) to the GW2 beta client at guildwars2.com, and here's a "quick reference card" (http://cloudfront.guildwars2.com/QRC/GW2_QRC_NA_Digital.jpg)to the mouse and keyboard controls (just in case somebody finds it useful).

[squirrelfanatic]

... here's a "quick reference card" (http://cloudfront.guildwars2.com/client/Gw2.exe)to the mouse and keyboard controls (just in case somebody finds it useful).No target-calling on "T"? What trickery is this?

[Screwie]

No target-calling on "T"? What trickery is this?

It's Ctrl+T in GW2, evidently. I was trying to find /say but looks like it's been replaced by /l or /local... fair enough.

ArenaNet have put up a blog post about "guesting" (http://www.arena.net/blog/choosing-and-transferring-worlds-in-guild-wars-2), which is the term they've coined for visiting servers other than your own.

It's a good read that clarifies a whole bunch:
It looks like the server name list won't be changing for launch.
No matter where you are, you can choose either the NA or EU cluster as your home.
Full-on home server transfers cost 1800 gems and can only be performed once a week.
In this beta weekend we'll all be given 2000 gems for free!
Most importantly, guesting is NOT available in this first weekend.

That last point means we need to plan ahead!

[apricotsoup]

Yay game, boo polish half of the family coming round this weekend :E wonder how much time I'll manage to wrangle.

[Jockie]

Got my invite today will download when I get home, does anyone know how big the client is? I would quite like to put it on my SSD if I can find the space.

[Screwie]

It's approx 13GB, I finished downloading mine last night.

[Jockie]

Who is actually creating the guild by the way? Might it be worthwhile sharing our GW User IDs so people can be found easily (that's what I'm seeing other communities doing at any rate)?

[Malawi Frontier Guard]

Okay then. Mine's Malawi Frontier Guard.1238

I downloaded the client yesterday. The login screen looks very nice.

[sendmark]

Vabbi is where 4chan are making their home btw. May be wise to choose another? :p

mine is sendmark.4731

[MOKKA]

Here's mine: MOKKA.2053

I'm actually looking forward to play in a Guild which has more then four regular members.

[Screwie]

I'm Screwie.2970


Vabbi is where 4chan are making their home btw. May be wise to choose another? :p

Since this is beta, if it ends up too crowded we can always pick somewhere else...

On Reddit they are handily compiling a list of communities and their planned servers (http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/srmfg/homeworlds_of_various_online_communities_for/), here's the latest:


US Worlds
Anvil Rock - 4chan /vg/
Borlis Pass
Yak’s Bend - Reddit, Yogcast, GW2 Guru, GameTrailers
Henge of Denravi - NeoGAF, Guild Wars Reporter
Maguuma - MMORPG.com
Sorrow’s Furnace - Reddit alt, VexX Gaming (PvP), Hearts of Chaos (PvX)
Kaineng- A
Jade Quarry - PVP, Decisive Action (PvP)
Fort Aspenwood - Penny Arcade
Ehmry Bay
Ferguson’s Crossing
Darkhaven - Reddit, Reddit WvW, Oceanic alt, Almost Famous (PvP)
Vasburg - joO Binder (PvP)
Eredon Terrace
Crystal Desert - Reddit alt?
Tarnished Coast - Roleplaying, The Gentlemen's Club
Steamspur Mountains
Blazeridge Mountains
Isle of Janthir - Boons & Conditions
Sea of Sorrows - Oceanic, SomethingAwful, Downunder/AUS/NZ
Deldrimor
Scavenger’s Causeway
Moladune
Eternal Grove - Sea of Stars & Star Onions

EU Worlds
Kodonur
Gandara - (English) Futilez (PVP)
Kodash
Blacktide - (Russian) (Polish) (Dutch), Midnight Mayhem (PvX), guildwars.pl, GoHa.ru,Ancientz of Bronze Dragonflight, 4Gamers.be
Istan - MMORPG.com, Sweclockers, Ragnarok
Vabbi - 4chan/vg/, RockPaperShotgun?
Kourna
Fissure of Woe - SomethingAwful, Reddit alt, (Italian) mmorpgitalia.it, TKOT
Underworld - Reddit alt
Ring of Fire - The Bulgarians (PvP)
Far Shiverpeaks
Petrified Forest - Roleplaying
Jade Sea - NeoGAF
Desolation
Magus Falls
Whiteside Ridge - Reddit, GameTrailers
Fort Ranik - Reddit alt?, (French)JeuxOnline
Ruins of Surmia - (Spanish) GuildWars2-Online.com
Sharp’s Corner - (Spanish alt) GuildWars2-Online.com
Aurora Glade - (Spanish alt) GuildWars2-Online.com
Riverside - Mixed
Elona Reach - (German) wartower.de, gw2.onlinewelten.de, guild- wars-2.net
Augury Rock - (German Alt)
Abaddon’s Mouth - (German Alt)

Europe got all the coolest names :D

EDIT: It looks like there is more than one list of this kind out there right now so there are bound to be contradictory reports. I'll keep an eye on developments, but it's probably best to let the dust settle before making any lasting decisions.

[apricotsoup]

apricotsoup.2684

For server I think waiting is the best bet so far, always nice to understand what's being said in chat :]

[Zhugie]

Zhugie.4819

This is my first time trying an MMO so I hope you guys are noob friendly

[Timofee]

Who is actually creating the guild by the way? Might it be worthwhile sharing our GW User IDs so people can be found easily (that's what I'm seeing other communities doing at any rate)?

I will. Sharing user ids seems sensible, I'll collate them on to my original post


Vabbi is where 4chan are making their home btw. May be wise to choose another? :p

Indeed, but as Screwie points out we can easily pick somewhere else once we're closer to the release

EDIT I should have added that I'm Timofee.9357
PS if you'd rather not post your username on an open forum feel free to pm me (clearly I wont then post on the front page!)

[ninjapirate]

Removed due to mental diarrhea

[Timofee]

Removed due to mental diarrhea

Aww, you can't tease us like that - now I want to know what you said.

[Knaarfje]

ooh, pick me!

I'm Knaarfje.1567

[ninjapirate]

Aww, you can't tease us like that - now I want to know what you said.
It happened quickly and the result caught me by surprise. I'm glad that I was able to remove most of its traces before anyone caught wind of it!

[MalkContent]

I'm in, played a few MMOs before but never did any guildie stuff. WvWvW is a really big draw for me though so being able to take forts in the name of the honourable(?) RPS sounds like a blast.

UN: Malk Content.8064

[Jockie]

Sharing a server with 4chan could be interesting...

I'm Jockie.5803 by the way.

[Jotuns]

Jotuns.7904

I'm in

[Timofee]

Sharing a server with 4chan could be interesting...

Indeed, the more I think about it, the more it may be better to avoid them even this weekend. Anybody got any opinion? Personally, of the potentially huge communities I have no problem lining up alongside the reddit or SA guys. I like the yogscast guys but my exposure (albeit small) to their community is a bunch of angry teens.

PS handsome fellows from PCG have kindly made contact in an attempt to co-ordinate. This is a good thing.

[Timofee]

Executive decision time: having chatted with PCG folk we'll aim for Desolation (EU) in order to steer clear of the lovely 4channers

[Screwie]

Awesome, an alliance between RPS and PCG would be kinda cool!

How are the NeoGAF crowd? Their Wikipedia article speaks pretty well of them (such research!). The fact that the Jade Sea is pretty much my favourite spot in GW1 is in no way influencing my investigations here >.>

EDIT: Desolation it is!

[[PCG] Archernick]

Hey guys, just wanted to say the folks over at PCG are super excited for the weekend. Having personally been in an alliance between PCG and RPS (EVE Online) before, it was some great times.

I'm sure Desolation will be a nice server to get our bearings with GW2, of course this might not reflect our ultimate decision upon the fabled release date ;D.

[Noiseman]

Looking forward to getting stuck in after watching so many press beta videos :) Going to miss Friday night though :(

cgbermingham.6290

[ninjapirate]

While I think that RPS plus PCG equals anything but Desolation, I'm excited to hear about the alliance and I wholeheartedly support making that world our home!

[sendmark]

Executive decision time: having chatted with PCG folk we'll aim for Desolation (EU) in order to steer clear of the lovely 4channers
Good decision imo. If it's not busy enough can always try something else in the next BWE, or even use the free gems to transfer in this one. I'm sure on release all of these servers will be filled right up though, that's usually the mmo pattern.

Most important thing is to stay clear of the zerg guilds and unofficial language servers, to avoid ques and linguistic obstacles.

[Morochal]

Long time RPS lurker, signed up to get in on this:

Morochal.5483

Are we going to be making one mighty RPS + PCG guild? or just being on the same server?

[[PCG] Archernick]

Currently the plans are to be separate guilds for this BWE. We can test out functions such as switching representation etc. I don't think GW2 officially supports "Alliances" like they used to in GW1.

[Hanban]

BobHound.7094 signing up!

[ConcreteOtter]

My ID is ConcreteOtter.4670

Picking a less crowded server, even for beta is a good idea.

[Ayam]

The switching of intended servers sounds like a good idea for, well, you know why, even for just a weekend beta. The download's set - any ideas on whether there's an NDA on the beta weekend for all of us frapsing fanatics?

[Timofee]

The switching of intended servers sounds like a good idea for, well, you know why, even for just a weekend beta. The download's set - any ideas on whether there's an NDA on the beta weekend for all of us frapsing fanatics?

No NDA finally which is nice, so knock yourself out.

[duff]

Duff.7253

Still ain't got my email about this weekends beta. Come on Anet.

[DeVadder]

I do not care for servers as long as it is not the same as SA. I have shared servers with the goons in more than one game and it can easily suck. If they decide to destroy everyones elses game, it gets super annoying.

[ninjapirate]

Archernick;120327']Currently the plans are to be separate guilds for this BWE. We can test out functions such as switching representation etc. I don't think GW2 officially supports "Alliances" like they used to in GW1.
However, GW2 does support characters being members of multiple guilds, unless I am mistaken?

[Coccyx]

I'm glad to hear about the collaboration between PCG and RPS, having been a member of both communities for some time :) I'm haven't pre purchased and I probably won't play until launch - but I look forward to it!

[Timofee]

However, GW2 does support characters being members of multiple guilds, unless I am mistaken?

Correct

10 char

[Jockie]

Well, potentially (might be a bit much hassle for a BWE) we could have separate RPS and PCG guilds , where we earn our rewards for respective guilds. Then have a third guild with members of both, for ease in finding groups and sharing a chat channel. Might take a bit of extra administration, but it would fulfill the alliance function.

[[PCG] Archernick]

Yeah you can be in as many guilds as you want but you can only "represent" one at a time. When you represent one you see their roster, show their guild tag and influence you earn is to that guild. What I meant was you can't have an actual alliance like you can on GW1.

[Ayam]

No NDA finally which is nice, so knock yourself out.
Thanks for that Timofee, I shall probably catch you in-game this weekend. Looking forward to finding a class I can click with.

[Rilian]

And another newly-registering lurker adds to the list; Rilian.1532

[Sketch]

I'm Sketch.3478

[[PCG] Archernick]

Archernick.2091 is my name. Feel free to add me =D

[AsimBa]

Feel free to add me as well, even if i'll only be available on saturday. (why are there finals in the way of gaming bliss? :/)

AsimBa.3941

[Grimgrin]

Counting down the minutes!

Grimgrin.9748

[Nalano]

Nalano.thereisnoothernalano

[wasniahC]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/GrindanWars

Just a heads up to you guys. Since apparently you moved to desolation to avoid them

[sendmark]

That's alright, could always use the extra bodies in WvW and doesn't look like they'll have more than 50 or so EU side. Desolation is still looking the best bet.

It's interesting seeing the populations take shape on the reddit. Arenanet could probably do with some official language servers though, I don't think they realise how diverse the EU is.

[duff]

If any of you haven't got your email about the beta client yet it seems you can download it here:

http://support.guildwars2.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8981/session/L3RpbWUvMTMzNTM5Njk2OC9zaWQvNUM4cmJ6V2s=

[Logax]

Hi, I would like to join all of you in the upcoming GW2 beta event. Handle is Logax.7024

Hope to see all of you in game soon.

[squirrelfanatic]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/GrindanWars

Just a heads up to you guys. Since apparently you moved to desolation to avoid themI love that they linked to the old and outdated pvx-wiki in their group profile.

[Screwie]

It's interesting seeing the populations take shape on the reddit. Arenanet could probably do with some official language servers though, I don't think they realise how diverse the EU is.

Yeah, it is really interesting to see how organised the major online communities are, and how efficiently and organically they have partitioned out the server space between them. It seems everyone wants to avoid one-sided battles in WvW, which is awesome.

[Ravelle]

My account name is Ravelle.1735.

[Shockpaddles]

Shockpaddles.3162 add me :D ty

[Screwie]

Another thought occurred to me - so are we going to use Mumble this weekend, or stick to in-game communication, or a mix of both?

[Hou5ter]

Hello mates! I would love to joine the guild. One problem... Im getting GW2 tomorrow so i dont know my name for it yet (its at home waiting). If thats ok? :)

[MalkContent]

Hello mates! I would love to joine the guild. One problem... Im getting GW2 tomorrow so i dont know my name for it yet (its at home waiting). If thats ok? :)

Just post it as soon as you know and you should get in. The game doesn't go live till 7pm anyway.

[[PCG] Archernick]

Just post it as soon as you know and you should get in. The game doesn't go live till 7pm anyway.

8pm! It is 8pm if your using GMT. Still being an hour early is always good, gives you chance to get your beers cold and jump around the room being excited =D

[MalkContent]

Archernick;120794']8pm! It is 8pm if your using GMT. Still being an hour early is always good, gives you chance to get your beers cold and jump around the room being excited =D

Dang one less hour of gametime! Though I've got peeps coming over to try it on Saturday so it gives be an extra hour to tidy the flat a bit.

[Jockie]

Getting hyped for the weekend now. Wish I hadn't foolishly agreed to a social engagement on Saturday night before they confirmed the weekend though.

What's everyone planning to play? I'm probably going to go for a Charr elementalist. I traditionally prefer short/range or melee classes, but the element swapping mechanic sounds interesting and I'd quite like to keep Warriors and Rogues fresh for when the game finally releases.

[Screwie]

Me too, I am massively hyped!

I was all set to play either a necro or ranger (so I could be a good tester and give pet AI feedback) or failing that, engineer or thief - all four of those professions are the ones I'm least likely to play post-launch.

On top of that I wanted to avoid playing norn as my eventual main will be so norn, and I didn't want to spoil any of the personal story for myself.

But then I woke up this morning thinking norn elementalist... sigh. I suppose I could just not do any personal story this weekend...

[MalkContent]

Getting hyped for the weekend now. Wish I hadn't foolishly agreed to a social engagement on Saturday night before they confirmed the weekend though.

What's everyone planning to play? I'm probably going to go for a Charr elementalist. I traditionally prefer short/range or melee classes, but the element swapping mechanic sounds interesting and I'd quite like to keep Warriors and Rogues fresh for when the game finally releases.

If you grab a dagger for elementalist you'll still get to play short range. Probably means you'll have to get pretty good and dodging but that isn't a bad thing.

I'm going to be going Theif and probably Ranger. Thief for helping out loads when being seiged in WvW (stealth out to go grab supply if our routes have been cut off) and Ranger to see what the pets are like.

[dogmanstaruk]

Hi

Long time lurker.

dogmanstaruk.2045

I will be on the beta this weekend. Can't wait!!

[apricotsoup]

Very undecided on class, Ele is probably at the top but I want to try necro, engi, thief and warrior as well.
Gonna be a busy time :E

[Chromatism]

Hey guys.

Definitely looking to join you on GW2. Only unfortunate problem is I'm probably not going to be purchasing the game for about a month or so...

So in the mean time I shall have to wish you all the best of times, and silently curse you all and your spangly Beta weekends!

Enjoy, and hope to catch you there soon.

[footlingsummers]

I'm definitely down. ID is FootlingSummers.7810, NA players can play on EU servers, correct?

[Wahngrok]

I also like to join the RPS guild. Wahngrok.9460 hopes to see you all soon in-game.

[MalkContent]

I'm definitely down. ID is FootlingSummers.7810, NA players can play on EU servers, correct?

Yup, I think the only downside is that if (on release) you choose a European server as your home server your account will be flagged as European and as such you'd go through Euro customer support. Which isn't really a bad thing at all as if your on a EU server you'll likely be playing during EU times.

[InsaneDane]

Hi all, i'd like to join you in the upcoming GW2 beta... handle is InsaneDane.5437

[footlingsummers]

Yup, I think the only downside is that if (on release) you choose a European server as your home server your account will be flagged as European and as such you'd go through Euro customer support. Which isn't really a bad thing at all as if your on a EU server you'll likely be playing during EU times.
Ah ok, sounds good then! See you guys on the front!

[Timofee]

Right, updated front page. Also welcome to all the lurkers who've come out of the woodwork!

I have a 50 slot Mumble server we can use for GW2 excitement

IP: 85.236.101.45
Port: 13237

And in an attempt to keep out the riff raff...
Password: the name of our ursine lord (all lower case). Hint it begins with an h

I'd be grateful if the server was restricted to English speakers only and as this is my personal mumble I will ban dicks, so be super fabulous to each other, mmkay.

[Sketch]

Really excited for this, only played an MMO with a friend rather than a big group and even then not usually at launch.

I'll be on tonight, but after seeing The Avengers!

[Bork Titflopsen]

Count me in, looking forward to the weekend.

Handle is:
Vance Petrol.3710

[apricotsoup]

I haven't a a suitable mic here so I wont be on the mumble server (well, speaking on it at any rate) but good to know we're getting well co-ordinated :]

[apocraphyn]

I'm certainly up for joining you gentlemen in combat.

Handle is: apocraphyn.9620

I became fairly skilled at skirmishing in RvR as a Ranger last time around, but I'll probably be Guardian-ing it up this time. Anyone out there with Guardian tips/preferences?

For anyone interested in Ranger, I'd recommend going with the Greatsword and the Longbow. I had never expected to, but I ended up spending the grand majority of my time tearing peoples' faces off in melee combat, rather than shooting them with my bow. Brilliantly good fun.

[Milos]

Another cell for the hive-mind, my account name: Sammael.5783

[Davee]

For Tyria, you have my rifle and grenades!

Davee.2486

Also; for a title I would suggest "Rock, Paper, Blunderbuss". Sure, it's not an S, but it is basically ye olde equivalent of a Shotgun. :)

[footlingsummers]

I'm certainly up for joining you gentlemen in combat.

Handle is: apocraphyn.9620

I became fairly skilled at skirmishing in RvR as a Ranger last time around, but I'll probably be Guardian-ing it up this time. Anyone out there with Guardian tips/preferences?

For anyone interested in Ranger, I'd recommend going with the Greatsword and the Longbow. I had never expected to, but I ended up spending the grand majority of my time tearing peoples' faces off in melee combat, rather than shooting them with my bow. Brilliantly good fun.
Think I'm going to roll with sword/warhorn and longbow. Did you try the warhorn at all?

[Xari]

RPS lurker here signing up: Xari.2176

[Gravy]

Hi guys!

NeraMorte.3187

[apocraphyn]

Did you try the warhorn at all?

Somewhat. The warhorn was brilliant for buffing an entire party, and the single-handed sword was fairly decent too. It allowed you to leap away and back towards your opponent at will with the "2" ability (depending on cooldown, of course), as well as having the slithering poison ability on "3" and finally getting the ranged hawk attack with the warhorn, which was also quite useful. Definitely one of the stronger set-ups, but it just didn't have the massive damage of the greatsword.

[RebelMaren]

Just signed up for the RPS forums, looking for a group to play with in the beta. :)

RebelMaren.5690

Looking forward to playing with you'se in the beta and perhaps beyond!

[KauhuK]

It seems that the guild I'm in (Frozen Dawn) will be in the same server as you RPS folks so if you see me you can say hello. You can also add me to friends kauhuk.1589

[footlingsummers]

Somewhat. The warhorn was brilliant for buffing an entire party, and the single-handed sword was fairly decent too. It allowed you to leap away and back towards your opponent at will with the "2" ability (depending on cooldown, of course), as well as having the slithering poison ability on "3" and finally getting the ranged hawk attack with the warhorn, which was also quite useful. Definitely one of the stronger set-ups, but it just didn't have the massive damage of the greatsword.
Sweet, will definitely be rolling around in WvW with this.

[MalkContent]

Sweet, will definitely be rolling around in WvW with this.

I'm thinking an organised group of ranged attackers with either a elementalist laying down walls, a ranger with a torch or a warrior loaded with banners and the "On My Mark" skill can really tear an enemy apart. Will probably live in WvW as soon as I've got all of my favoured weapon set unlocked.

[BlnkGB]

Ill be on playing the hell out of the game... well in between you know sleep and work.

Handle: Blnk.1702

See you ingame!

[Wibblish]

Hi,
Well the rising excitement of the beta weekend crushed any restraint I might have possessed.
Hopefully this will go a little smoother than the D3 weekend, hope to see you ingame.

Wibblish.3291

[Spider Jerusalem]

if you're in the eu, you can get gw2 for 20% off at greenmangaming (includes the 3day headstart, access to all the betas, etc.)

voucher code: GREEN-DEALS-GUILD
i hate character limits

[manveruppd]

Hey all, count me in as well! :) My GW2 account is manveruppd.7601 although I'm pretty sure that you actually need the character name rather than the account name in order to add people...

[Vinn]

Another lurker here, count me in~

Vinn.4213

[Choca]

I'm pretty sure that you actually need the character name rather than the account name in order to add people...

You're quite right, however Guild Wars 2 has a nifty feature that allows one to enter his alt(s) into his main character's guild automatically so that can help if people start multiple characters.

[Nalano]

Alright, in all seriousness, Nalano.4573.

That said, I'm now torn between Sorrow's Furnace [US] (WAR, AoC & Rift peeps), Kaineng [US] (WoW peeps) and you all in your smelly [EU] server. Thank Beelzebub that I can play tourist and visit.

[Screwie]

Indeed. Guesting makes a lot of the usual guild and server dilemmas moot, with WvW being the only exception and consideration now.

That said, ArenaNet have already said guesting isn't going to be active this weekend - so if you choose your fellow Americans over us Nalano, have fun and we'll likely see you in a future beta event instead.

EDIT: Timofee - maybe want to put your Mumble details in the OP?

[AlexV]

Count me in: AlexV.9562

See you in the beta weekend :-)

[sendmark]

For anyone with too much on their hands pre-beta (like me) - Trait/skill calculator with player submitted suggestions:
http://www.gw2builds.org/

[MOKKA]

For anyone with too much on their hands pre-beta (like me) - Trait/skill calculator with player submitted suggestions:
http://www.gw2builds.org/


Oh this is great, now I can start tinkering with builds without even playing the game, this will surely keep me occupied until the evening.

[kama]

I'm in! :)

kamanezz.3476

[sirgoit]

Me too,

SirGoit.6710

See you all there :)

[alset85]

I'm in as well.

alseT.9710

[Melchor]

Another lurker reporting in!

melchor.7345

[sendmark]

Chaps, don't forget to run your GW2.exe. prior to the launch. There have been some updates throughout the week, so will save you some and hassle to download them now.

[milkmansrevenge]

I would love to join:

Soul.5194

Is there a way to find your user ID without digging through your email inbox? I couldn't seem to find anywhere to log in (successfully at least) on the Guild Wars 2 website.

[squirrelfanatic]

RPS Game Clubs, pulling lurkers out the forum underbrush since 1873.

[downgrade]

First time mmo player and long time rps reader here. I would love to get into a leisure guild while ducking the lovely spring weather this and coming weekends.

downgrade.4782

[MalkContent]

Just checked to see whether the game was compatible with steam overlay (sometimes MMOs are a pain as the exe you use to open isn't the same that actually runs after updating) and it works perfectly, well as far as the login screen goes anyway. So if you want to chat with non guildies over steam you can.

[SoulPride]

Count me in for this.

tobrien.9256

[Maurish]

Silly me, forgot to add my id.

Maurish.8320

[Timofee]

That said, ArenaNet have already said guesting isn't going to be active this weekend - so if you choose your fellow Americans over us Nalano, have fun and we'll likely see you in a future beta event instead.

Also you'll hurt our feelings...


...you bastard.


EDIT: Timofee - maybe want to put your Mumble details in the OP?

Done

Edit: also if I missed your name off the front its because I hate you, or I missed you. You choose.

[Hou5ter]

Hello mates! I would love to joine the guild. One problem... Im getting GW2 tomorrow so i dont know my name for it yet (its at home waiting). If thats ok? :)


HouSter.7301

Just got it! :)

[downgrade]

just to reassure everyone that I have close to zero mmo knowledge: how does this actually work once the game is on? do we all have to chat up the OP or is there an "apply for guild" command or how does this work?

[InsaneDane]

And in an attempt to keep out the riff raff...
Password: the name of our ursine lord (all lower case). Hint it begins with an h


guess i'm riff raff then... can't get that riddle solved since i appear to be a rps noob ;)
a PM would be appreciated Timofee :P

[Deandra]

Hello All,

Long time RPS lurker, if possible I wish to play with you guys for some awesome time.

Deandra.2345

Ty and see you in game

[Timofee]

just to reassure everyone that I have close to zero mmo knowledge: how does this actually work once the game is on? do we all have to chat up the OP or is there an "apply for guild" command or how does this work?

That's a good question, and the short answer is I'm not sure as not had the chance to play alongside others as yet.


guess i'm riff raff then... can't get that riddle solved since i appear to be a rps noob ;)
a PM would be appreciated Timofee :P

You're not the only one on that count so perhaps I've been too vague. However to serve it up on a platter is too nice, you need to work for it dammit!

Here's another (big) clue

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/24/the-amazing-rps-advent-calendar-2011/

[InsaneDane]

cheers Timo :D

[apricotsoup]

Ok, client up to date, beer in the fridge, crisps, pretzels and guacamole on standby.

Now I just need to occupy myself in the mean time.

[Deandra]

Beta is up!

[Davkaus]

I'd like to join, my ID is Davkaus.2683.

[InsaneDane]

Beta is up!

QFTW!

tenchar

[Screwie]

That's a good question, and the short answer is I'm not sure as not had the chance to play alongside others as yet.

From this excellent primer (http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/beta-weekend-event-primer/):


Guilds can be created the second you are out of the opening cinematic. Hit “G” to create a guild or to represent/stand down from a guild.

As for inviting people to a guild, I don't know if you have to be standing near each other or if it can be done remotely. I believe I read somewhere that the invitee has to be online at the time, at least. It may just be a case of Timofee sorting the guild out then sending whispers all over :P

[apricotsoup]

Whee, playing now ^_^ feel free to friend me anyone, in the human zone on desolation atm

[NieA7]

I'd like to join too, my userID is NieA.7150

[Milos]

That was 15 minutes of bliss, followed by a disconnect and inability to get back in. My life is a desolate waste now. So, good call on the server name!

[sendmark]

wish I'd gone Norn rather than Charr, bet it isn't as crowded in the starting area!

[apricotsoup]

Re-roll another next time you get in, I'll be doing so as I plan on trying numerous classes.

Also the first open world event in the human zone was a slideshow for me.

[Deandra]

Did you manage to form the guild?

[Wolfenswan]

In.

Wolfenswan.6019

[boots468]

Me too - in for fifteen minutes then kicked out and can't get back in. Oh well. Fun while it lasted, though it may take a while to get used to the bounding charr movement.

My ID is Boots.3874, please can I too have a guild invite when it's set up.

[Surlywombat]

Surlywombat.4260

Got on for a second but now they seem to be getting hammered. Expected as much, I'm sure it will settle down.

[Screwie]

Well damn, I've still not gotten in. Glad we have a whole weekend to try, though!

[duff]

Okay I got in but my home server is the one from the closed beta, hopefully it will let me transfer over to Desolation. :(

[MalkContent]

Okay I got in but my home server is the one from the closed beta, hopefully it will let me transfer over to Desolation. :(

My brother managed to swap, there should be a way to get Gems (the microtransaction currency) for free inside the game which you can then use.

[Timofee]

Hola, similar problems here, Guild is up. Might be easier for peeps to whisper me - one name for you guys to remember versus 50 for me

I should add I'm playing as Timofee when I finally get on

[Shockpaddles]

didnt even manage to create mt character before got booted to logon and cant login! lol knew it was coming :D

[downgrade]

will do :)

if i get in again. maybe I should go to sleep now and play at 5 in the morning. that did help on various other occasions. :P

[eek]

Count me in as well, eek.3971.

[apocraphyn]

Okay I got in but my home server is the one from the closed beta, hopefully it will let me transfer over to Desolation. :(

I'm in the same boat, mate. Moreover, I've already tried the "FREE GEMS!1!!!" suggestion, but my debit card doesn't get accepted, it seems. Most likely a similar problem to that which I experienced when trying to buy the game directly from Arenanet when the pre-purchases opened. Hmm.

[Timofee]

I'm in the same boat, mate. Moreover, I've already tried the "FREE GEMS!1!!!" suggestion, but my debit card doesn't get accepted, it seems. Most likely a similar problem to that which I experienced when trying to buy the game directly from Arenanet when the pre-purchases opened. Hmm.

Happy to confirm that before I got booted I did at least manage to enact the gem purchase / server transfer so its definitely working for some of us at least

[duff]

I'm in the same boat, mate. Moreover, I've already tried the "FREE GEMS!1!!!" suggestion, but my debit card doesn't get accepted, it seems. Most likely a similar problem to that which I experienced when trying to buy the game directly from Arenanet when the pre-purchases opened. Hmm.

Yeh I had the exact same problem, had to call my bank and tell them it was not fraudelent. I managed to get the gems though, will let you know if the transfer works okay. Seems a bit of an oversight to put everyone on the server they used in the closed beta because only US servers were available then.

[Timofee]

sigh, managed to login 3 or 4 times now but cant get further than the character select screen

[apocraphyn]

Happy to confirm that before I got booted I did at least manage to enact the gem purchase / server transfer so its definitely working for some of us at least


Yeh I had the exact same problem, had to call my bank and tell them it was not fraudelent. I managed to get the gems though, will let you know if the transfer works okay. Seems a bit of an oversight to put everyone on the server they used in the closed beta because only US servers were available then.

Cheers for the heads up, guys. Guess I'll probably have to get my bank on the phone if I want to get the credit card issue fixed, heh.

[duff]

Cheers for the heads up, guys. Guess I'll probably have to get my bank on the phone if I want to get the credit card issue fixed, heh.

I mean I had to call my bank over the transaction to pre-order GW2. The gems just went through fine, it seemed to let me switch servers, though now it won't let me log back in. :P

[Screwie]

Give it time, guys. From Twitter:


We are aware that some of you have login issues. We are working on it. Closing and restarting your client often works. ^MK

Source (http://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/status/195959497813008384).

[duff]

This is why always online DRM sux!!!!11!!one!2!eleventwo

[apricotsoup]

I think cracking the beer open may have been a mistake, I may be wee bit tipsy by the time I actually get back in.

[Screwie]

I think cracking the beer open may have been a mistake, I may be wee bit tipsy by the time I actually get back in.

Not a bad idea actually, playing it drunk :D

[Ravelle]

Yep, still getting the unable to complete operation error.

[ninjapirate]

sigh, managed to login 3 or 4 times now but cant get further than the character select screen
Same thing for me... I can click on whatever button I like, the character selection screen as far as I get.

[duff]

You guys got your names tiled in the background? Seems strange now that its an open beta.

[KauhuK]

I have lost connection two times but have gotten to play for over an hour. The game seems to work ok for some people but for some (and for me) the game has very bad performance: Low FPS anywhere even with the lowest settings. I hope that gets fixed in the future.

[downgrade]

I give up for today. Gotten in once for 15 minutes.

Here's hoping for the early hours.

[sendmark]

Finally figured out how to get into the WvW. You have to head through the mists for the portal to Lion Arch, then as soon as you arrive in LA there are portals right near you, one for each of the 4 battlegrounds.

[MalkContent]

Finally figured out how to get into the WvW. You have to head through the mists for the portal to Lion Arch, then as soon as you arrive in LA there are portals right near you, one for each of the 4 battlegrounds.

You can also get there through the Arena PvP lobby (they have the same Asura gates there) also that is a quick way to jump to any city without first being in one.

[SoulPride]

Connection has been quite stable for me now that I'm actually in-game. Getting through log-in took a while.

Playing as a Norn engineer called Svalinn. Will probably be playing for as long as I can stay connected.

[Timofee]

I'm still trying :(

[apricotsoup]

I Think I may pop to bed early and try again early morning, no point staring at login screens all evening.

[Screwie]

I Think I may pop to bed early and try again early morning, no point staring at login screens all evening.

Same here. I've waited nearly 5 years to play this, can wait a few more hours.

[ninjapirate]

I'm still trying :(
So the Timofee I've kept sending whispers isn't you?
Oh dear...

[alset85]

I got in and played till level 8 but it kicked me and now I can't login. I'm Trianna ... something I can't remember so that's useless.