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.
Creston, judging by your posts you haven't played GW in what, 2 years? Pretty much every single thing you complain about has been changed. Runners aren't being nerfed anymore. Heroes and the party window make partying very easy. And yes, ArenaNet finally caved and even disassociated PvP from PvE. They went even beyond that and RESTORED some of the nerfed skills for PvE (this was huge for me as my single biggest frustration with the game was having my favorite PvE builds nerfed for the sake of PvP balance). The expansions have decent storylines and are fun to play through. The only thing they have not changed (and I am glad of it) is that the lvl cap is still 20. I have said it before and will say it again: I am not opposed to removing a lvl cap and having a char lvl that reflects XP gained (and therefore the age and experience of your character) but I do NOT want a leveling system in which your character becomes indefinitely more and more powerful. This would ruin GW as we know it.
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