Guild Wars 2

First of all, those who have been listening, reading the HoT information and participated in Guild Wars 2 Beta’s know that that the game play in beta’s will change drastically on release and even again after release. It seems there are a large number of those under the perception that game play in beta is what they will get once HoT is released. I just don’t see that happening.

I enjoyed hunting for and finding the Portal to the Heart of Maguuma allowing me to participate in this past beta event.

I like what and were the story line appears to be headed. It would be a bummer to lose any member of Destiny’s Edge after having played with them for the last three ( well 2+) years. But we will see.

Revenant Impressiosn:
I wanted to save the Revenant for the actual release of HoT and intended on playing either an Ele or a Guardian. However the hype and length of time since a new profession was available I could not resist! It was a joy to play and with my pos pc I was pleased with how well the animations and action took place. There were a few areas it took some time before animation appeared and some times not at all. I chalked it up to my pc. It was awesome to see the Forced Engagement work to our advantage and have the enemy turn on themselves. I’m not sure if it was supposed to work on a champion mounted rider but I was AWESOME that it did, if only to have him bucked off. A word on Inspiring Reinforcement , OMG I think everyone had that set to auto attack. There were multiple times our path was literally paved by IR

Day & Night Impressiosn:
You could definitely tell the difference between day and night, not just from the amount or lack of light but from the numbers of mordrem available to help level your Mastery Track There are a few who might be mistaken that the beta was the actual number of mordrem we will see. While that might actually be the correct number of mordrem, the time we had did not give us the full view of the onslaught once HoT is released, think Amber Sandfall, Indigo or other base during a defend stage. Or Vinewrath Lane. That is my bet at least. It was clearly enough to cause our forces to falter and not achieve all the defenses before nightfall (LOL Nightfall)!

Aduio & Map Impressions:
The players character having a voice was great I knew from information before we would be getting one and had forgotten until playing in the beta and hearing my character. There was that slight delay of “hu, wut? Who’s that talking?” I enjoyed the ambient sounds and wish they played more often (could be my settings). Almost reminded me of trodding through the bush. I hope the Jungle includes some rainy areas also. Map layout was nice and confusing, reminded me of Cantha in Factions, and wished there were a few more high long skinny bridges to run over (and jump off, yes). I understand we may not have been given access to the jungle floor, but it would have been sweet to jump off the mordrem vine Mastery Point and glide to the bottom with out auto dying.

Mastery System & Adventures Impressions:
I only tried two adventures, the one collecting the supplies and the one collecting the insects. My first two runs through the supplies adventure you had to dodge or speed your way out of the devastating Tendril attacks, failed miserably. I was able to get the bronze on my third attempt and almost to silver. Clearly your Mastery Skills will help diminish the challenge rating a little. They were a challenge and fun. The insect collection in the Itzel grounds was hard mainly because I cold not stop jumping off to glide and it was at times hard to tell where to go next. Mastery System is just as they said, a grind, but it is an account grind and one I will be happy to complete. I’m sure the last few unlocks will take for ever to gain but should be worth it. In the six hours we were given I did earn 2 ¼ unlocks. I could have earned more had I actually been hunting events. So yeah, the grind is real, but not a bad one. You’ll clearly gain Mastery Points faster than you can spend them.

In Closing, AWESOME, ENJOYABLE, can’t wait to own Heart of Thorns.

A few of us gathered at Shipwrek Peak Point for one last glide into the setting sun of beta. It was a moment to remember THX!

P.S. Any news on Guild Hallzzeze!!!!