Guild Wars 2

I believe I’ve heard of a way to switch for that login screen to appear instead of logging in on the launcher, but unfortunately I never quite caught how exactly this was done.

Doesn’t look too bad, but I’m guessing the issue here is that the launcher is a bit more convenient.

The result of a simple google search:
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/42763-i-just-discovered-how-to-get-to-the-old-log-in-screen/

Tuomir.1830:

I believe I’ve heard of a way to switch for that login screen to appear instead of logging in on the launcher, but unfortunately I never quite caught how exactly this was done.

Yea seems that it was possible to switch between login screens after BWE1 ended, you only had to add “-oldlauncher” on your command lines, I’m just curious if it would be too much trouble for developers to add this command again

Tuomir.1830:

The result of a simple google search:
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/42763-i-just-discovered-how-to-get-to-the-old-log-in-screen/

Sadly they disable it as part of the August 21, 2012 update.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments#-useoldlauncher

CureForLiving.5360:

Doesn’t look too bad, but I’m guessing the issue here is that the launcher is a bit more convenient.

Yup I know, thats why I would like to have the option to switch back to this login screen leave the current one as default

I see that now… I hope they’ll return the option.

Would love to see this brought back!

I would love to have the old login screen back, if at all possible. It was one of the reasons I originally bought the game.

Loved it!!! Would be awesome if they’d bring this back! It’s like from the start you boot GW2, you’re in the a different world, now you have to pass a non full screen log-in screen.

Loved it!
It was a huge part of the initial experience of gw2, its fulled with so much nostalgia I even remember the initial feeling from playing the game for the first time!
I would seriously give all my love to any developer who brings this back!

I miss the old log in screen too. They could do a lot of interesting things with it now, like changing the background art based on new content updates, etc. (Similar to what they did for the GW1 expansion/campaigns) They wouldn’t have to lose the extra panes of information they have on the launcher either; they could just put those panes on the old log in screen.

It seems strange that features that appeared to be relatively complete in beta were taken out. Would love to see this one back!

I to Miss the Beta Login. Please Bring it back Anet!

I miss the old login screen too. Especially the password indicator was mindblowingly good feature.

Yes please I love this login screen it was amazing!

Hello.

During the betas and such we had the login screen, which I found to be amazing. Sadly they removed it. I’m just wondering if this is something people would like to have back, or not?

Anything ArenaNet want to add to this post? Anything for the future perhaps?

I think I heard somewhere it goes right to the character select screen because the game is supposed to be about you; the player, so your toons are what you see first.

I might be wrong though.

OP is talking about this http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/23010-gw2-launcher-screen/ I think.

Please consider bringing this back! It was really amazing, and when i very first logged into the game, all I could think was… Wow. Now I just see news which I have seen a few days earlier on Reddit.

I loved that login screen. I really want it back, but maybe there were some technical issues and they couldn’t continue to use it.

Isn’t that just an unnecessary step between the launcher and playing?

Amos.8760:

Isn’t that just an unnecessary step between the launcher and playing?

That was the old launcher.

Amos.8760:

Isn’t that just an unnecessary step between the launcher and playing?

No, it was just a better looking launcher (to some). Still the same amount of steps.

Come on Anet! show us some love and tell us if this could be reintegrated in the future :P

Has no news or anything on it, that’s why. They’re not going to get rid of their news/ad launcher and go back to this.

The new launcher fits the purpose they want better, but I do miss the old login screen, it was so epic, dang.

Amos.8760:

Has no news or anything on it, that’s why. They’re not going to get rid of their news/ad launcher and go back to this.

Here’s a thought, they could have just added it, instead of creating a whole new launcher.

Talking about this one yes.

Well, it’s more about taste I guess. I liked it a lot, it was unique in some way. I have always liked login screens, they have always represented something to me, like original Guild Wars, with Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North.

They could always bring it back, and have the news & announcements on the side.

I miss it, too. It was nifty.

+1 Signed! Please bring back the old login screen! Hear us Anet! Hear us!!!

I’m not really that kind of guy that wants to skip all the art and such just to come online in less than 3 seconds, so a login screen I have no problems with, especially if they want to update it with patches to make it fit with the current theme and such.

+1 – I loved that thing!

Please consider putting this brilliant login screen into! It looks fantastic. Will totally perceived me to come back to GW players. Just an option where we will be able to switch between login screen/log-launcher

True. It was beautiful. Afaik you can’t get it anymore, even using console commands.

Please, please, please at least make it an option! It was much loved by me and everyone I play with! Honestly, some times I’d just load it up and leave it as a background…

I like the launcher better for it’s news feed and how it updates the game.

The old load screen could be a alliterative skin for the launcher.

Oh man, I love the old load screen so much! The music is just awesome.

THATS GUILD WARS!

While I like the auto-login on the launcher better than the old system, it would be cool to have the dragon logo animation flash over the screen before character select.

I would love the old login screen, just a “Press any key to start” message and go to the character select screen would be worth it.

This would be awesome.

Signed! Loved the music and login screen – left it open for hours at a time, just to listen to it!

this game is about skins so maybe anet will introduce the old login screen in the gem shop for like 5000 gems so you can buy it

Signed. Would love to have the old login screen back. Remember to ask your friends and guildies to support this thread.

Would SO love that old login screen was simply AMAZING. I was SO disappointed when i loaded up the game the first time the new launcher was introduced…
WHY did you do this to us ANet?

matemaster.2168:

this game is about skins so maybe anet will introduce the old login screen in the gem shop for like 5000 gems so you can buy it

The problem with that would be that purchases in the gem store is bound to your account, this screen would be appearing BEFORE you even login

I’m the one who made the reddit thread. Thank you for posting on the official forums about it! I’m glad my thread was able to encourage this.
Signed~

I miss the Old Guild Wars 2 Launcher so much. It really brought some original Guild Wars back, I do see people just sitting there staring at it feeling unable to press that last button to log into the game because of its glory. It made it so worth opening the beta client just to listen to it and watch the images be mysterious and change. I understand why we have this new launcher to see news feed then play the game but I’d really love to have the Old Launcher back in the GW2, AND it has plenty of room for a news feed honestly!?!

This is 22 minutes of the Old Launcher, feel free to be lazy and only press the replay button very few times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh2qLcZAUfY&feature=player_detailpage

(The Switch between the first bit too the second is so amazing…)

You’ve got my support! I love that login screen.

yeah bring it back pls!!!!!!!!!!