Personally they’re kind of killing the hype by announcing it so early. We heard about so many things at the first announcement, and then a few big things not long after that, but nothing since has been a big deal. Also, telling us (most) everything is kind of lame. I wish we could be more surprised at what is released. I am excited to play, but I’m not playing GW2 at all really while we wait. Makes me feel like I may end up just grinding through HoT content and then quitting until next ExPack or perhaps all together. Tips for next time: Announce MUCH farther in the process, release a couple features and a cool cinematic, then a month or two later release, maybe into a full beta.