Guild Wars 2

Just my 2 cents.

I remember in the Beta we had an actual full screen login screen with the GW2 Dragon logo on it with music and nice moving background, did that get removed to this boring little box on my screen or am I missing something?

Second also in the Beta the loading screens had a bar for the loading progress, reason that was removed?

Lastly, I think in my opinion instead of a picture that doesn’t move, maybe have the designer who made the loading screen picture to do a speed are of it and put that as a loading screen? so we can see it come alive or something. (starts as black and white drawing then when its complete the color fades in or something? I’m not sure if that can happen but I know at least the color fading in can happen.

Loading screen is not imformative. I sometimes fall endless loading which i can realize sometime later

I like the login “box” as is, a separate login screen just seems completely unnecessary.

Personaly, I like the patcher being the login client.
You get your patch, your news, read the patch notes as it downloads, and autoplay once it finishes.

Although I did like the old login screen, I really don’t mind the new launcher, either (except when I get disconnected and booted back to the launcher, which is just annoying).

I agree about the loading screen, though. There needs to be some indication of loading progress other than the spinning circle. Whether it’s a loading bar, or a speed-painting-esque picture, or whatever else; anything that gives us information on loading progress (and whether it’s frozen), is much needed.

I would think it frivolous to waste resources and time on a bloated log-in screen that is usually interacted with by the player for but a few seconds. (Both resources to develop it and resources for the player to load it.)

I very much like the current, minimalist approach.

I too like the one we have now…but I never played the beta so don’t really know what you’re talking about xD

For those who did not see the Beta loading screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtcwJWn9MnE

Just listen to the whole video and tell me that you wouldn’t like that? I personally think it’s brilliant.

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Personaly, I like the patcher being the login client.
You get your patch, your news, read the patch notes as it downloads, and autoplay once it finishes.

If you look on the top left you can have the News there, and the bottom Left the patcher. Instead of the patcher loading up this screen just pops up and then does its business.

As for loading screens yes, the point for them is to be minimal and quick, I thought of this Idea because I have a bug where my loading screens load twice so I see them twice as long haha. I just feel as it would be creative if they did a speed art drawing of that image for that area or have it jsut fade from back to pencil drawing then the color fades in.