Since not many people have posted on the MMORPG thread I thought I'd make a thread just to sound out how many people would be interested in playing Guild Wars in an Otherside guild. For those of you who stumbled onto this thread without knowing what Guild Wars is, or what a guild is, I'll explain shortly.

Guild Wars is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like Everquest, World of Warcraft, City of Heros, Dark Age of Camelot, Final Fantasy XI, and many others. It's a brand new game (so brand new, in fact, that it's not even out yet) that has promised to take all the spawn-camping, level grinding, and Ubers only syndrome out of the experience. Each zone is instanced so you and your party are the only ones fighting. Tactics, above all, are what is needed to play the game. The better you are at playing your character, choosing your team members, and choosing your spells, the easier the game will be.

The game is made so that every individual player in the game has the potential to change a part of the game itself through their actions. You can blow things up, tear down bridges, and drastically change the landscape. (I expect that in future expansions they'll make it so that you can build buildings, monuments, and bridges as well.) These changes are possible because the game is constantly streaming new information to your computer. And, amazingly, though having a high-speed internet connection is best, you can play perfectly well on dial-up.

PVP is also a good experience in this game. You can fight in arenas on randomized teams (no exp loss if you lose), you can fight other guilds in massive guild wars for fun and profit, you can duel complete strangers for honor and fame....the possibilities are pretty much endless. And, like in other parts of the game, tactics and skill are more important than level. I've seen people take out others twice their level thanks to superior skills (and I've done it myself as well).

The game is the most beautiful game I've ever played in my entire life. Seriously. It's freaking spectacular. Every zone is crafted with absolute loving attention to detail. Every monster is a work of art. The characters themselves could be real. It's amazing. And to prove it, I've got screenshots. Look Here. I just realized that I've grossly over-used the maximum allotment of bandwidth on this hosting site. I'm making a Photobucket album for the pics, though, so if someone would please be so kind as to PM me and tell me how to make it so that I can link it here with a password, I'd be much oblidged.

Now, about the guild I want to make (yes, I know, you're probably thinking "finally ). (For those of you who don't know what a guild is, a guild is basically the family you have on a MMORPG. These are the people who you play with the most and are the most likely to have a successful group with. In Guild Wars you get to wear a cape with your guild's symbol on the back. Tres Neato! ) I'd like to create a family-oriented guild centered around the Matazone forums and the camraderie we have here. Inviting other people from the game would be great, and having family and friends who aren't on the forums would also be awesome, but I'd like to have the core of the guild be Matazonians. Basically, we're awesome people, and I think that grouping together would be an absolutely fabulous experience and I'd like to see it become a regular occurance.

I'll come back and finish off my posting here later, and that's a promise (or a threat, depending ). Right now I'm tired and Randy has The Bourne Supremacy on, and I'd really like to see it. I'll leave you all with the official Guild Wars website. If you have any questions, I can almost guarantee that it will answer them all.

WOWOWOWOWOW Those pics look amazing. I want in! And fighting etc alongside Matazonians would be fantastic. Hey, Guild name or what?!?! huh?

Oooo I'm all excited now...*twitches*

I already said so, but a Matazone guild would definitely make me buy this.

Also, it's going to come out in Europe at the same time as the US! Thank God, somebody finally did that.

Oh, and Fey, you forgot to mention one thing that makes it attractive among other MMORPGs: no monthly fee!

No fee only makes the whole prospect even more alluring

Yes, as Commie says, there is no monthly fee! Hurray! ::dances:: You only have to buy the game itself, and you support it buy buying any expansions you like. Sooo much better than Evercrack, let me tell you!

Froggie and Moop just found out that GW is PC only. Maybe they'll change their minds later and add Mac support. I hope so. There's lots of Mac players out there.

For those of you who want to try GW before you buy it, I know a way for $10. EB Games, CompUSA, and a couple of other gaming stores are selling the pre-order gift boxes for $10 without an obligation to reserve GW itself. And I think that other places might be doing it, too, but don't hold me to it. So for $10 you can go in and buy the pre-order box and get a beta code to play in the next beta weekend event, a poster, a neat-o CD with music and screenshots and desktops on it, a mini-gameplay guide, and a guest pass for someone else to try with. If you like the game, I know CompUSA will credit you $10 towards the purchase of the game itself, and if you don't like the game you can probably sell the box and reciept to another Matazonian who wants the money off. And if you don't like spending $10, you can split with someone else on buying the box and one get the beta pass and one get the trial.

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For those of you who REALLY don't want to spend even $5 to try the game, and who can't get a guest pass from someone else, I think I'm going to make my GW account available while I'm sleeping for people to try. So when the beta weekend event gets closer (it starts Midnight PST Feb. 4th and ends Misnight PST Feb. 7th) just tell me and I'll PM whoever wants to try it a login name and password. Just..please...don't touch my Feyliya character, and if there's more than one person who wants to test it on my account, please be considerate with your time. (If you can't tell, I REALLY REALLY REALLY want an Otherside Guild! )

Excuse the double post, but I just thought I'd make another one to separate the minimum specs for the game from the rest of the posts.

Minimum specs to play are:

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz or equivalent
256 MB RAM
CD-ROM Drive
500 MB Available HDD Space
ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32 MB of VRAM
16-bit sound card
internet connection
keyboard and mouse

Gotta love how they listed EVERYTHING possible!

Bump!

Anyone have any questions? Any discussion? Anything?

im interested, i like to try all the new mmorpg's but like most games first few days the servers will have 1000's of people on so im gonna leave it a week...*remembers the first day of lineage 2 open beta and the 3 hours it took to get in game*

Actually, since it's not an open beta, really, it's not that bad. And it's kind of hard to leave it for a week, considering the beta event is 3 days long. I don't know what they did to manage all the people, because technically everyone's on the same server, but in the entire time I was playing the only lag I got was because my cable sucks ass.

I'd be interested. albiet a late member as my funds are being depleted through various gigs and trips over the next few months. But in time I shall have Guild Wars...

Yay!!! We'll have Teapot-ey goodness! ::dances::
/spam

So will it just be me and Commie beta-ing the 4th-7th? I'd like to get as many folks as possible together at one point during those dates to create the Guild. (A 1337 little part of me wants to be able to say my Guild's been around since beta ) I'll look up exactly how many people we need at once to create it, hopefully it won't be too big of a number. ::me remembers and fumes at the old EQ requirements:: I'd also like us all to be able to group together a few times while the trial is going on. I can't wait to feel the joy of grouping with people I already know and like!

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To create a guild you need to talk to the guild registrar in Lion's Arch. This past BWE ArenaNet also imposed an extra restriction of needing a Celestial Sigil in order to create a guild. To get one of these Sigils you'll need to travel to the Tomb of the Primeval Kings and win the Hall of Heroes, or purchase a Sigil from a player on NPC.

Joy of joys...I'm going to be working all weekend to get all the way out to those two places and make the guild. But it'll be worth it! Who's up to doing it with me?!?

I've always been put off MMORPGs because of the monthy fee and the level grind. How bad is the grind in Guild Wars?

No grind, honest. It's spectacular from level 1 on. You do quests and you level up naturally. And if you're a little under-leveled for a zone, it doesn't matter if you're good enough at playing your character. And no monthly fees.

So, let's say that I want to play. I just go to the toy store and pick up this $10 thingy thing and I can play on the BETA?

If you want to play in the Beta, you go to CompUSA, EB Games, Fry's, Best Buy, or MicroCenter (HOLY SHIYTE, MicroCenter offers the preorder box for .49 cents!) and ask to buy a Guild Wars preorder (or presale, or presell, or whatever they want to call it) box. Might want to check online to make sure they have one readily available first. Might want to do the order itself online for MicroCenter to make sure you get that sweet, sweet .49 cent gaming goodness! I got mine from CompUSA with no problems and they (like the other places selling the preorder box for $10) are offering ten dollars off the game itself when you bring in the recepit for the preorder box.


Just thought it might be good for me to repeat this from the other site. Here's all the places where you can preorder the game online. Has information on international shipping and what in-game bonus item you get, too.


Checked CompUSA, they have a little section on the site where you can ask them if they'll ship to you. Go to the little customer service link at the top, then the international orders part under the Online Ordering section. I imagine that they would mail to you, which would be good, because the preorder bonus you get from them is a Bone Idol which is really good for Necros. You can buy the preorder box separate for $10 from them.

EB Games will ship internationally. Look here for full info. (The links broke when I copied and pasted, so you'll have to go into the MMORPG thread to look whenever you see this.) They give away a really neat Ithias Bow. Best for Ranger mixes, but supposedly a good all-around range weapon for other classes, too. You can buy the preorder box separate for $10 from them, too.

GameStop also ships internationally. Look here for full info. They give a War Pick to be used with Hammer Mastery. You can't buy the preorder box separate from them, dangit.

Fry's will ship internationally. Look here for info. (And yes, through some interesting quirk of fate, the Fry's online store is at www.outpost.com) The item they have is a Censor's Icon. It's meant to juice up Smiting Prayers, though I imagine it's also a good general caster item. You can buy the preorder box separate for $10 from them as well.

Best Buy doesn't ship international unless you're in the American military and can give them a military base address. Same with the Musicland group (Sam Goody, Suncoast, and Media Play) and Target. If there's anyone who reads this who's in that sort of situation, I guess that's good for you. Everyone but Best Buy in this list gets the Censor's Icon. Best Buy gets the Kanthan Targe Shield. You can buy the preorder box separate for $10 from Best Buy only.

Circuit City doesn't ship international at all. Neither do Fred Meyer or MicroCenter. Poo on them! Future Shop only ships Canadian, so good for any of ya'll there who want the game. All these places get the Censor's Icon. You can buy the preorder box separate for .49 CENTS from MicroCenter only.

I have no clue what Hastings is, or where to find it's website, so I'm going to leave it un-searched. If someone else can find info on that store maybe it would be helpful. Hastings preorders would also come with the Censor's Icon.

That's all the places the Guild Wars website has listed as having preorders available. Hope this helps!

Boughted at MicroCenter. Shipping was more than I expected but...it's 49 cents! Who can beat that? I don't think I'll buy from anywhere else, though that Kanthan Targe Shield looks pretty sweet. Then again... $9.51 for a shield? Naaah.

So...go me! Will have it in two days. Fear!

That fact has sold it to me.

I've been really interested in the game myself, and I'd say to definitely count me in upon release if I wasn't so concerned with how it'll run on my machine. I have a year-old laptop with only 64MB of onboard graphics memory, and although that meets the minimum for most games I've played, some of them still run slowly (like the Sims 2). It'll depend on if my poor lappie can handle it. If it can, I am SO IN, but it'll be a wait-and-see deal.

got those minimum specs pretty much licked (gpu could be a close thing but I plan on upgrading soon), it'll be a nice change too, what sorta classes are there?

If there's a Knight, I'm SO gonna try and be Sir Psychosexy

Warrior, Ranger, Elementalist [Fire/Element Mage?], Mesmer[Pretty Boy Mage?], Monk, Necromancer

Professions Here

Ooohhh....an in-game Sir PsycoSexy! /me drools! Ooohhh! Oooohhh!!! You could be a Warrior/Mesmer! A dashing rogue warrior who charms his friends and foes alike!

I personally play a Necromancer/Monk. The blasphemy inherent in that tickles me!

I play Elementalist/Necromancer, which makes me a pretty hardcore spellcaster but means I'm somewhat dependant on group support, particularly from fighters and healers (though a couple of necromantic abilities allow me to drain health from my enemies).

Is there a way these character types work? Do they rely on a specific atribute like chrisma, wisdom, strength etc? I know from NWN you have to mix your classes carefully....meh, I'll work it out I'm sure >_>

I'm tempted by a ranger/monk

Healy and shooty. Everyone likes the monk.

The way you customize your character isn't by adding stats into strength or wisdom or anything, your character is built by choosing their skills and the spells you bring into battle. It's pretty easy and I'm certain that if you can figure out NWN you can figure out the GW way in about two minutes.

Ok, I'm pretty much sold, it's out in 15 days over here which should be cool.

I just noticed Knights of the Old Republic is coming out in 22 days too....spanky! I loved the original!

Ooohhh.....shiny new game....
::smacks own wrist::
Bad Fey! One addiction at a time! Bad kitty, bad!

...yeah ok, I've pre-ordered now, this is gonna be one huge mistake but it looks so purdy

It won't be! I promise you'll be addicted for life!

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I'm pretty sure that's a good thing...

Warrior/Ranger for me.


Tanktanktanktanktanktanktank!

So, do we get to choose a guild crest? If so, I vote for boobies. Or Mittens.

I think the LGG with wings image would look great as a crest.

I agree

Here's the gallery of images we have to choose from so far. There will be more added from a contest they're running right now. I have an entry, I just don't know how I'm going to print it out to submit it.... Rather dumb of them to require us to physically mail it in.

I like that idea, of them designing - or at least approving - all the crests. It'll stop 1337 Gui1d5 from creating 'u bin pwn5d' crests.

But I still want a LGG crest. And yeah, it would be a lot better for everyone if you could email suggestion in.

If we can't get a LGG one can I vote for the red burning hand one? I think that's pretty neat. Oh and I'd like to be an Elementalist when I get the game.

Me, I'm on dialup, and spend way to much time tying up the phoneline, as is... and, I'm a veteran of D&D, which got to be tiresome, after awhile. I can't se that this would be much different...

You know...wouldn't this just have to happen? I *JUST* got an MMORPG before I heard of this. But you know what? So far, it's bored me to tears. COUNT ME IN!

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Yaaay!!! We now have the minimum required ammount of perversion for any Matazone-affiliate!!! Glad you're joining up!!!

It could be a while before I get it though... I'll need a new graphics card, and to have finished KOTORII

I know some people can't join right off the bat, but all I wanted to know is if my idea was viable. Now I know! 12 people is enough to make a nice, healthy core group!

I am definately interested. This looks so cool!

I still dont get what this is.
It sounds interesting though.

It's an online rpg video game. Think, DnD on your computer with other peoples.


Edit: It arrived! Guild Wars preorder is here!

Okay, we've got about 13 people interested. Now for a question. How many people are going to be playing for sure in the next beta event, how many people want to, and who has extra guest passes?

I know Commie, Irish, and I are going to be playing for sure in the next. Irish might have an un-claimed guest pass. If Commie gets his preorder package on time, I'll have an un-claimed guest pass.

Count me in. I got my preorder in weeks ago AND I'm picking up my retail box on the 2nd. I'm all set for permanency!

This sounds very interesting. I have a lot of homework at the moment, but it should ease off in about a month. I'd be very interested in joining up, as long as I could see what it's like first. Also, I'd need to work out if I had the time (no doubt I will though, what with spending at least four hours on the PC every day already).

Having trouble getting in my preorder, so I'm not sure if I'll be around for the next beta event. I think I will be, though... and if I am, Alex, I can get you in for it too.

Good thing the Beta Event has been pushed back to the 18th, then. ::hopes for speedy postal service::

Went to my local Game outlet today and they didn't have it, I'm going to try the big one on Oxford Street but it's possible that none of them have it... and if that's the case, I'm not sure I'll be able to get into the game again until it's properly released.

The 18th?! *gasp* Nooo! I can't go much longer. I neeed gameness. I'm gonna perish. Or..or...or give in an buy a month's pass to WoW!