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Posted by: MarioDX.9423

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Dear Arenanet\Players
I have been playing Guild Wars 2 Since the Beta Days, and I remember that in the Beta, we had a cool Login Screen with the game logo changing colors. I wonder why was it removed? and is there any chance of getting it back? I truly loved that login screen and I really wish it could make a comeback!
What do you think people (and of course, the dear people in Arenanet)?

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Posted by: Zogyark.4597

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yeah that it really hyped me up in the betas too bad it changed, it had a really nice intro to the game. Anyway I wish I could also change the background music to for example like that nice piano theme instead.

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Posted by: FlamingFoxx.1305

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I loved this as well.
I can understand that they wanted to combine patching and logging in. But I would rather have an automatic patcher like GW1 and then be presented with the full screen login.

It was just gorgeous, I loved seeing this in beta it just felt truly epic.

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Posted by: Blackwolfe.5649

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I prefered the old one as well.

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Posted by: nastyjman.8207

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I remember during the beta days…

When there were no beta weekends, I would open the launcher just to listen to the epic music and login screen… then cry that it would be one month until the next beta weekend.

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Posted by: Genewen.2415

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Well, there was the -useoldlauncher command for that, but they disabled it in August. Never understood why they did that.

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Posted by: Gallrvaghn.4921

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Such awesome thing created and then dumped into the garbage bin. Pity.

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Posted by: Genewen.2415

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At least some folks captured it on video, so we can still enjoy it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh2qLcZAUfY

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Posted by: Uncle Salty.6342

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Wasn’t around for the beta but I heard about the log in as invisible feature during the early days. I’d want that back.

Invisible status is pretty ‘stupid’ if you’d have to appear first.

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Posted by: vince.5937

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Wow. Why on earth would such a gorgeous login interface be discarded in favor of the current extra window?

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Posted by: PCanineBrigade.4916

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I want this back as well.. It’s beautiful.

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Posted by: Arcain.9106

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yeah that it really hyped me up in the betas too bad it changed, it had a really nice intro to the game. Anyway I wish I could also change the background music to for example like that nice piano theme instead.

You can. I have because the music doesn’t do it for me atm.

Documents>Guild Wars2>Music place a playlist file (.wpl) here and name it MainMenu

You can change most of the music such as Cities, adventuring and battles.

Read this if you wanna know more. Guild Wars 2 Custom Music

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Posted by: Meowwilson.5106

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yeah that it really hyped me up in the betas too bad it changed, it had a really nice intro to the game. Anyway I wish I could also change the background music to for example like that nice piano theme instead.

You can. I have because the music doesn’t do it for me atm.

Documents>Guild Wars2>Music place a playlist file (.wpl) here and name it MainMenu

You can change most of the music such as Cities, adventuring and battles.

Read this if you wanna know more. Guild Wars 2 Custom Music

ouh, awesome. thanks-of course back up yer files first peoples.

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Posted by: Zogyark.4597

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Great, I have the old file setup from the beta, where u saved 3 files and the gw2 launcher, hopefully that doesn’t affect me.

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Posted by: PetricaKerempuh.7958

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yes the bwe login was much better. i would like to see it again. it really does have a feeling to it.

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Posted by: Odinius.9826

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Although very stylish, I prefer the GW1 login screens which had a living background representing the style of the expansion.
It would change whenever a new expansion came out.

although not animated, in this thread are examples of what they looked like:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/what-your-favourite-character-selection-t10448810.html

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Posted by: RoRo.8270

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Probably because after viewing it for the 1000th time it gets old and most people don’t start the client to stare at a login screen