Guild Wars 2

Hi all! I’m a leader of Empire of the Mists [MIST], a casual PvX guild just starting out in Tyria! We just want to create a fun environment where our members can socialize and group up at any time. We are currently sporadic in running guild missions, but hope to make them more regular as our community grows. Our guild hall is Lost Precipice, and we are planning to go straight for the PvP arena unlock (there are plans for weekly guild PvP tournaments with gold rewards).

A little about me personally – I’m located on Kaineng and do pretty much everything. I love sPvP, but also sport a growing addiction to PvE content. At the same time, I want to start getting better in WvW and perhaps even try my hand at commanding. Jumping puzzles are also one of my favorite things in-game. Chances are if you want to do something, I’m down.

As we are just starting out, we are still a very small guild, but I intend on growing us into a moderately-sized casual guild where we can all get to know each other and have fun in everything we do! If you’re interested, please mail or PM “Alirya Redalt” in-game! Thanks!

I think it’s also worth noting that this means that literally the only people that will not have full access to HoT content when it drops are…well, veteran players. People who bought the game before this HoT pre-order outrage, and just decided that the xpac was not worth it to them. New players will have their HoT accounts. People who have the money to spend or who don’t feel that there’s anything wrong with the xpac packages (a completely valid opinion, I might add, just one that I can’t bring myself to agree with) will have the HoT game. And that’s a big deal when the new main progression system (masteries) is exclusive for HoT.

So I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the reason why a lot of people are frustrated with HoT pricing. Many of us were ready and willing to pay $50 for the expansion, as it’s pretty standard for MMOs nowadays. However, the slap in the face was that the loyal players that have been the only reason that GW2 has been able to even make it far enough to release an expansion are being offered a package that gives them nothing over new players. In fact, it gives the new players more (as existing players won’t be able to redeem their base games included in the $50 standard version). Not even a character slot for existing players only to show gratitude for their loyalty. I understand the arguments against “whining,” like GW2 having no monthly fee, but being slapped in the face so bluntly by these expansion options feels so directly insulting. Keep in mind that we had absolutely no warning that this expansion pack would be offered including the base game, which I don’t think any MMO has done before. We were all expecting the traditional “buy the game buy the xpac” approach. And what about the players who bought the base game in preparation for buying HoT? I don’t know. I love this game, but can’t bring myself to pre-order due to this nagging feeling of disappointment. Just my two cents.