Guild Wars 2

as the topic says will the TP be the same when the game launchs?

I highly doubt it. It’s managed by a different company, let alone the economic disadvantage you’d have for new Chinese players entering a well-developed one in NA/EU.

Vol.5241:

let alone the economic disadvantage you’d have for new Chinese players entering a well-developed one in NA/EU

You meant the same disadvantage that new NA/EU players are facing when joining the game? New players will do just fine. If anything it was more difficult at launch, because you couldn’t easily exchange your items and materials to what you needed.

Mika.9815:

Vol.5241:

let alone the economic disadvantage you’d have for new Chinese players entering a well-developed one in NA/EU

You meant the same disadvantage that new NA/EU players are facing when joining the game? New players will do just fine. If anything it was more difficult at launch, because you couldn’t easily exchange your items and materials to what you needed.

It’s different when you have new players trickle in (NA/EU), or you have thousands start playing all of a sudden (China)

Furthermore, another reason why I think the TP will be different is because the items will be different as well. I remember watching an early preview for the Chinese version awhile back and there were slight differences in armors, most likely due to some wierd censorship law.

The answer is no from what I’ve read elsewhere and for good (and obvious) reasons.

Vol.5241:

Furthermore, another reason why I think the TP will be different is because the items will be different as well. I remember watching an early preview for the Chinese version awhile back and there were slight differences in armors, most likely due to some wierd censorship law.

Yep, cant sell anything with the name bones/blood/death in it. Probably more of that but a lot of items have these names in it.

It’s not just names, any item that had anything skull like or similar had to go or be replaced.

Xamon.5783:

It’s not just names, any item that had anything skull like or similar had to go or be replaced.

Guess they should just delete the Necromancer to be safe.

Yea… I know: Just try to figure out the story of World of Warcraft when the undead race was “removed” in the Chinese language version.

Fear is caused by lack of knowledge. Don’t know about something is good, but refuse to learn it just means you are ignorant.

For obvious reason(not the reason you are thinking about, but because Chinese GW2 will be maintained by an anget company and the content will be different from ours), I strongly believe that the TP will be separate from EU&NA’s.

Regarding the censorship from what I have seen in private test, necromancer has their minion replaced by normal monsters and oversized charr toy soldier.

Ping.5739:

Fear is caused by lack of knowledge. Don’t know about something is good, but refuse to learn it just means you are ignorant.

Ah, but ignorance is bliss.

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Ping.5739:

Fear is caused by lack of knowledge. Don’t know about something is good, but refuse to learn it just means you are ignorant.

Ah, but ignorance is bliss.

Not really, we just say that so you don’t feel so bad.

I’ll throw all caution to the wind here and say… Go ahead and do it.
(b/c being xenophobic on it just kinda feels a little racist nationalistic TBH)

Plus they can’t artificially depreciate their own income in Tyria either, I don’t care how much of a global super power they think they are…

Ping.5739:

Regarding the censorship from what I have seen in private test, necromancer has their minion replaced by normal monsters and oversized charr toy soldier.

Why is that exactly??
I don’t mean to derail here but I thought all their standards were purely secular?

DarcShriek.5829:

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Ping.5739:

Fear is caused by lack of knowledge. Don’t know about something is good, but refuse to learn it just means you are ignorant.

Ah, but ignorance is bliss.

Not really, we just say that so you don’t feel so bad.

Actually, there’s a lot I know now compared to yesteryear that I wish I didn’t.

@ilr, I believe it has to do more with it being offensive rather than religious.

I’m crossing my fingers so they do it

ilr.9675:

I’ll throw all caution to the wind here and say… Go ahead and do it.
(b/c being xenophobic on it just kinda feels a little racist nationalistic TBH)

Plus they can’t artificially depreciate their own income in Tyria either, I don’t care how much of a global super power they think they are…

Ping.5739:

Regarding the censorship from what I have seen in private test, necromancer has their minion replaced by normal monsters and oversized charr toy soldier.

Why is that exactly??
I don’t mean to derail here but I thought all their standards were purely secular?

what???? You didn’t make any sense in your first part