Guild Wars 2 Release Follow-up [Feb 17, 2009, 01:55 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A Letter to Our Fans on GuildWars.com
follows up on recent reports of a Guild Wars 2 delay, as
ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien accurately points out that because the game has never
had a set release date, it can't really be delayed, and since he is correct, we
apologize for helping cause confusion in that regard. When the online RPG sequel
was announced there were plans for a beta test in the second half
of last year before testing was delayed, so there does seem to be
an acknowledgement of fan disappointment that Guild Wars 2 won't be
released this year (which is what
the investor materials he refers to seem to indicate), but he wants it to be
clear that recent changes at NC West will be to the game's
benefit:
There have been some published rumors over the past few days about Guild Wars 2 delays, and I'm writing you today to set the record straight.
You've all seen announcements about restructuring at NCsoft West, and it's natural to wonder whether that restructuring impacts ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2 development. In fact, the reason NCsoft West is restructuring itself is so that the company can put all of its focus into its top-tier games like Guild Wars 2. Our team continues to grow, and has the strong support and financial backing we need to achieve our goal of making Guild Wars 2 the best online role-playing game ever created.
On Friday, NCsoft released investor materials that showed a very broad release window for Guild Wars 2, with the explanation that release timing is still "to be announced." ArenaNet has never given a release date for Guild Wars 2 other than "when it's done." NCsoft's investor materials are a reflection of that philosophy.
I know some fans had hoped for a smaller gap between the launch of Guild Wars: Eye of the North and the start of beta testing for Guild Wars 2, but we communicated last summer that it would be some time before we could commit to any beta or launch dates. Guild Wars 2 is a large and ambitious game, and we're going to take the time to do it right.
I'm immensely proud of what our team has accomplished and continues to accomplish with the development of Guild Wars 2. We'll have a lot more to say when we're closer to release. Until then, we thank you for your continued interest and ask you to stay tuned.
I remember later on running across a bunch of people with armor that was way cooler -looking. I said to my friend, "I thought I had the best armor in the game!" Turns out I did. These people had just spent hundreds of hours questing to get armor with the exact same specs, only cooler-looking. It became instantly apparent that this was NOT the game for me...I dunno, I thought that was cool myself. It meant the more dedicated people had something to work towards and show off without disadvantaging the newer players. Brilliant.
That happened for me about three days into playing GW1. I mean, what shallow and boring gameplay it was. Maybe I didn't get far enough to the 'fun parts'? I hope so.I actually found all three of the campaigns to be incredibly fun and didn't find there to be too much grind, whereas I found WOW and LOTRO boring even during the trial. Obviously there's plenty of room for improvement but I really enjoyed it and am eagerly awaiting the sequel.
They sure as hell need to do something to keep the interest of the GW1 players, there are a lot of people who are running out of things to do in the game (myself included) and with no new content on the horizon and GW2 miles away there are a lot of potential customers who are going to drift away before it comes out.Well, Guild Wars was never about longevity - it's basically a co-op games like L4D, where it's a singleplayer experience in which you can replace team-mates with other players. It's not like WOW where you're paying monthly for it and expect it to keep you interested.
NEway, it's interesting to see that I was right about it not having a release date (as I posted in the previous topic). Therefore it's not actually delayed, much like Diablo III won't be delayed if it is announced that it will have a 2011 release date.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
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