I've been a fan of the game for some time. I started playing Beta Weekend Event 1 and every BWE after, and any stress test that I could. Since launch I haven't spent as much time on it as I would like, but unlike a certain other MMO it doesn't matter as there is no monthly fee. You can drop it and come back days later without feeling you wasted time playing other games or living life because it is buy to play. With WoW and SWTOR I often felt I had to play at least $15 worth each month to make it worth while. I really don't know why SWTOR is going full Free to Play rather than Buy to Play given the costs to make the game. Most games are going to cost the same amount anyhow, and then you get a game with a huge amount of content for that $60.

The only complaints I've heard were those who wanted endgame raids, those who miss the trinity, and the usual launch woes. (I still can't link my GW1 and GW2 accounts and customer service hasn't fixed it yet, though I've had a ticket open since the early launch for those who pre-purchased the game.)

I like WoW, and keep my free account. Even if they went BtP or FtP, I would still play GW2 more as I think it is just a better game play experience. I liked SWTOR, and while I don't pay the fee anymore (soon to be moot anyhow) I keep the client up to date and still dip in on the free trial on occasion as I do WoW. But for me, I much prefer GW2. I find it near the perfect game experience for me... now I don't watch people play it on Twitch as I do other games like DOTA 2 or some others, but then I don't watch people play any MMO.

I got an i3 and a GTS 450, so a very low powered system, but it plays very well and still manages to look nice. The new beta drivers I installed from nVidia seem to favor over heating the card and shutting the machine down, so I had to turn some detail down to stop that, but the game still looks great.

Now I must level up so I can find that frog juicing quest if it is real...

If our characters still exist in the next BWE, you should look out for me and @my15minutes. One of my character's names is "General Discomfort" and his is "Phaedrus Silverwood". Come hit things with us!

I believe @JiggaJonson might also be a player?? Hell, we should probably just have a videosift guild, now that we can be members of multiple guilds!

[quoting got all messed up.. sorry]

>> ^RFlagg:

>> ^Kofi:
That is Kenny G's "What a wonderful world". I feel Rick Rolled in the most horrible way.

Fixed tags and description... I thought the sax sounded out of place from what I remembered of the song, but it was clearly Louis Armstrong's voice so I went with it.

>> ^berticus:
i just played almost non-stop all weekend for the 2nd beta weekend event. the game is just incredible.

I played far more this weekend than I did last BWE... and thanks to work, I barely played the stress test at all. But yes, the game is amazing. My blog has nearly become a "let's praise GW2" blog. I really think they should stop with the gameplay beta tests and move to more optimization test, especially GPU optimization. One or two of those tests and I think they could be ready to announce a release date... The one test every 4 to 5 weeks isn't easy...
>> ^shagen454:
Oh man, I just saw an upskirt and I was not prepared.

LOL. I had to re-watch the video again a couple times to see what you were talking about then I caught it... at least she had long pants on under her skirt, though they were semi-flesh colored. I made a "Let's Play" video myself and was a good 4 minutes in before I noticed my character had been flashing her panties while running up ramps or stairs, or if I moved the camera down to look up at the higher areas of Divinities Reach... she changed from her town clothes to her armor set then.

>> ^Kofi:

That is Kenny G's "What a wonderful world". I feel Rick Rolled in the most horrible way.


Fixed tags and description... I thought the sax sounded out of place from what I remembered of the song, but it was clearly Louis Armstrong's voice so I went with it.


>> ^berticus:

i just played almost non-stop all weekend for the 2nd beta weekend event. the game is just incredible.


I played far more this weekend than I did last BWE... and thanks to work, I barely played the stress test at all. But yes, the game is amazing. My blog has nearly become a "let's praise GW2" blog. I really think they should stop with the gameplay beta tests and move to more optimization test, especially GPU optimization. One or two of those tests and I think they could be ready to announce a release date... The one test every 4 to 5 weeks isn't easy...

>> ^shagen454:

Oh man, I just saw an upskirt and I was not prepared.


LOL. I had to re-watch the video again a couple times to see what you were talking about then I caught it... at least she had long pants on under her skirt, though they were semi-flesh colored. I made a "Let's Play" video myself and was a good 4 minutes in before I noticed my character had been flashing her panties while running up ramps or stairs, or if I moved the camera down to look up at the higher areas of Divinities Reach... she changed from her town clothes to her armor set then.

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I think that is pronounced "oh my GAAAWD"

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OMG!!!