Guild Wars 2 Beta Aggregation Page

Our last aggregation page was very well received, so we figured we should continue the tradition by doing the same thing for this Guild Wars 2 beta as well! So, do you want to have a handy page where all the latest Guild Wars 2 beta news is gathered? Check back here often to find all the news from official sources and the press and our own analysis of what this all means for the future of Guild Wars 2.

Done reading all of the stuff above? Be sure to check our previous Guild Wars 2 Aggregation Page for much more Guild Wars 2 footage from the previous Closed Beta Test!

• Official Guild Wars 2 News Sources
• Press — Articles
• Press — Videos
• PvP competitive videos
• WvW videos
• Profession videos
• Other videos
• Non-English Articles (including videos)
• Screenshots

Official Guild Wars 2 News Sources

Articles

Quotes

Press

Articles

• Massively — An outsider’s look inside Guild Wars 2
• GWOnline.net — GWOnline was in the Press Beta, ask your questions here!
• MMORPG.com — Guild Wars 2 Previews: Traits and Skills Preview.
• Guild Wars Insider — GW2 CBT3 Dynamic Event System Primer.
• Guild Wars Insider – Tyria Monster Hunter, Beta Edition
• VentureBeat — Guild Wars 2 challenges MMO establishment with hybrid business model (preview).
• MMORPG.com — Guild Wars 2 Previews: The UI Video Preview
• GWOnline.net — Rofltations, Spam on Recharge, and other Terrible Ideas (Beta Coverage)
• Kill Ten Rats — The Opening Crush of Closed Beta
• Massively — Breaking down Guild Wars 2‘s character creator.
• Forbes — Cleaving a Path Through the Guild Wars 2 Beta
• GWOnline.net — Death Becomes You
• Kotaku — Everything you wanted to know about Guild Wars 2
• VideoGamer — Guild Wars 2 Preview
• PlayerAttack — PREVIEW: Guild Wars 2 – World vs World [PC]
• Beefjack — Guild Wars 2 beta: hands-on preview
• MMORPG — 5 Great Little Things in Guild Wars 2
• Massively — Making the ‘jump’ from Guild Wars to Guild Wars 2
• MMORPG.com — Guild Wars 2: So Much to Do in Tyria
• G4tv — Guild Wars 2 Beta Q&A: Why Should You Play ArenaNet’s Fantasy MMO?
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Beta Reviews Me.
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Swapping Attunements: More Fun for Elementalists?
• [27 March] IGN — Guild Wars 2: Playing the Ranger
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider — Beliasta’s Dodge Breakdown
• [27 March] Rock Paper Shotgun — (Technically, it’s more Guilds Working Together 2) Hands On: A Long Weekend With Guild Wars 2
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Returning to Tyria… Again
• [27 March] MMORPG — Guild Wars 2 Previews: Competitive PVP Preview
• [27 March] Guild Wars 2 Hub — Beta Impressions – Your First Steps in Tyria
• [27 March] The Feral Engineer — Engineer Skills CBT 3/25/12
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — The Mesmer Experience™ (Beta Coverage)
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Musings of an Arm-Chair Mesmer: Changes between the 2 CBTs
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Guild Wars 2 Passes the Cheetos Test, but Barely (Beta Coverage)
• [27 March] Massively — Guild Wars 2: For glory!
• [27 March] ZAM — Guild Wars 2: A Social Story
• [27 March] PC Gamer — Guild Wars 2 World vs. World PvP guide
• [27 March] Kill Ten Rats — Crafting in the March Beta
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Running and Waypoints in GW2
• [27 March] GameSpy — Hands on with Guild Wars 2
• [27 March] Guild Wars 2 Hub — Dynamic Events and the Shadow Behemoth
• [27 March] IGN – Guild Wars 2: Playing the Elementalist
• [27 March] PCGamer - ArenaNet president talks microtransactions and the risks of going subscription-free
• [27 March] Mana Obscura – Guild Wars 2, Keybindings & Razer Naga
• [28 March] El33t Online – Guild Wars 2: Hands-on
• [28 March] PCGamer – Guild Wars 2 World vs. World PvP guide
• [28 March] Games On Net – Guild Wars 2: Into the Ascalonian Catacombs
• [28 March] NecroBator - Necro’s in Structured PvP – Starting Build and Gear Overview
• [28 March] Massively – Guild Wars 2 Beta Questions: Answered!
• [28 March] Middle East Gamers – Guild Wars 2 Beta Hands-on
• [28 March] Massively – Flameseeker Chronicles: Life in the legions
• [28 March] Tales of Lumin – Guild Wars 2 Impressions – Part 1 (Vlog)

Videos

Charr

• Totalbiscuit — Guild Wars: GW2 Beta – Charrzooka
• [27 March] 4gamersHQ — Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Black Citadel
• [27 March] TheMediaCows — Guild Wars 2: Secrets – Charr’s Hidden Strawberry Garden [HD]
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider — Guild Wars 2 – HD Press Beta 3 – Divinity’s Reach & Black Citadel
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Guild Wars 2 Beta, Female Charr Emotes
• [28 March] 4Gamershq – Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Starter Area Charr Boss

Human

• Guild Wars Insider — Divinity Guide – A Historical Stroll Through Kryta | Press Beta Coverage
• Guild Wars Insider — GW2 Elite Human Skill Avatar of Melandru
• [27 March] IncGamers — Guild Wars 2 Beta (Human Storyline)
• [27 March] JeuxOnline — Underwater exploration in human area – Guild wars 2 Press Beta
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Updated Character Creation for Human
• [27 March] MMOHDTV — Guild Wars 2 Character Creation Human female Elementalist
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider — GW2 Human Elite Skill: Hounds of Balthazar
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider — GW2 Human Elite Skill: Reaper of Grenth
• [27 March] IncGamers — IncGamers Plays: Guild Wars 2 Beta (Character Creation)
• [28 March] Curse – Guild Wars 2 – Guardian Kessex Exploration
• [28 March] 4Gamershq – Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Human Personal Story part 1
• [28 March] 4Gamershq – Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Human Personal Story part 2
• [28 March] JeuxOnline – Underwater Temple of the Ages – Guild Wars 2 Press Beta 
• [28 March] Massively – Guild Wars 2 beta: Orrian swamp
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de – First few minutes with the Thief profession (personal story)
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de - Thief Character Creator
• [28 March] MMOHDTV – Guild Wars 2 Character Creation Human male Necromancer
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de – Various Human DE’s / Personal Story
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de – Tour through Divinity’s Reach
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de – Protecting the Apple Garden

Norn

• [27 March] TalesofLumin — Guild Wars 2 Beta – Full Character Creation – Charr, Human & Norn!
• [27 March] GWOnline — Guild Wars 2 Beta, Norn Elementalist Hero Panel
• [28 March] GWOnline — Guild Wars 2 Beta, Meeting the Kodan
• [28 March] GWOnline — Guild Wars 2 Beta, Exploring the North 

Dungeons

• Lareufleu — Guild Wars 2 dungeon boss

PvP

• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 - Human Thief PvP
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Human Thief (Conquest Forest)
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 - Human Thief (Battle of Khylo)
• [27 March] JeuxOnline — Human Guardian in PvP Battlegrounds – Guild Wars 2 Press Beta
• [27 March] AurraTV — Guild Wars 2 Beta – Hammer / Rifle PVP

WvW

• Player Attack — Preview: Guild Wars 2 World vs World
• Massively — A look at Guild Wars 2‘s World vs. World
• [27 March] GoHa.ru — Guild Wars 2. WvW system. Castle Sieges, skrimishes and Siege Weapons
• [27 March] GameBreaker.tv — Guild Wars 2 WvW Golem Throwdown in the Eternal Battlegrounds
• [28 March] Yogscast – Guild Wars 2: Keep Defence – Awesome World vs World 

Professions

Elementalist

• GWOnline — Elementalist Weapon Skills
• GWOnline — Elementalist Slot Skills
• GWOnline — Elementalist Underwater Skills
• GWOnline — Elementalist Drowning Skills
• GWOnline — Elementalist Elemental Summons
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 - Elementalist Traits
• [28 March] GWOnline - Guild Wars 2 Beta, Elementalist traits
• [28 March] 4Gamershq – Human Elementalist Gameplay

Engineer

• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Thief and Engineer Traits
• [27 March] TheMediaCows — Guild Wars 2: Beta – Rifle and Turret Engineer: Introduction and Commentary

Guardian

• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Guardian, Thief and Engineer Traits

Mesmer

• Playforum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Wand + Pistol
• PlayForum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Swords
• Playforum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Sword + Torch
• Playforum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Sword + Focus
• Playforum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Greatsword
• PlayForum — Norn Mesmer Gameplay – Staff
• [28 March] Buffed.de – Mesmer against the Shadow Behemoth

Necromancer

• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Mesmer and Necromancer Traits
• [28 March] GWOnline – Guild Wars 2 beta, Necromancer Farming Moa Birds

Ranger

• Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Ranger and Warrior Traits
• [27 March] Gamebreaker.tv — IGN’s Guild Wars 2 Beta Preview: Ranger PVE
• [27 March] IGN — Guild Wars 2 – Ranger Profession Commentary
• [27 March] KaeyiDream - Guild Wars 2: Ranger Gameplay /w Commentary!

Thief

• Totalbiscuit — Guild Wars: GW2 Beta – Thief Gameplay & Dynamic Events
• [28 March] Guild Wars Insider -  The Stealing Hand of the Thief
• [28 March] NinjaLooter.de – Thief against some Bandits

Warrior

• Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Ranger and Warrior Traits

Other Skill Videos

• Guild Wars Insider — GW2 CBT3 – Crafting and Transmutation Primer.
• Calixae — Guild Wars 2 – Snowball Fight Quest Snippet
• Calixae — Guild Wars 2 – Jumping to my doom!…. She lives!
• Yogscast — Guild Wars 2: Human, Norn and Charr Elite Skills

Other

• Kill Ten Rats — GW2 Beta Interface Video
• Lareufleu — Cooking in Guild Wars 2
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 - Waterfall request, Wizard’s Tower & Base Jumping
• [27 March] Curse — Guild Wars 2 – Cow Launcher Event
• [27 March] Gamebreaker.tv — Totalbiscuit Delves Into Guild Wars 2 Thief Gameplay
• [27 March] ManaObscura — Guild Wars 2 Beta – Wanderlust
• [27 March] Totalbiscuit — Podcast: Thoughts on the GW2 beta (download only: I haven’t listened to this one)
• [27 March] Yogscast — Guild Wars 2: Pigs & Witches, Questing Highlights Part 1
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider — Tyria Monster Hunter, Beta Edition Day 2
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Guild Wars 2 Beta, Night to Day
• [27 March] Gamebreaker.tv — Hands On: Six Reasons Why Guild Wars 2 Will Live Up To The Hype
• [27 March] ManaObscura — Guild Wars 2 – My Life As A Pig
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Guild Wars 2 Beta, A Run Through Old Ascalon
• [27 March] GWOnline.net — Guild Wars 2 Beta, A Kessex Hills Village
• [27 March] Guild Wars Insider – Beta Video: What is the Best Feature of Guild Wars 2?
• [28 March] TotalBiscuit – Beta Impressions so far
• [28 March] Guild Wars Insider – Get Comfortable: Town Clothes
• [28 March] Guild Wars Insider – Guild Wars 2: Level 1 Stats and Attributes
• [28 March] GWOnline - Guild Wars 2 Beta Crafting a Coat and a Focus
• [28 March] GWOnline – Guild Wars 2 Beta, Chat Options
• [28 March] StaffGameSource – Character Customization, Charr Territory (Italian)
• [28 March] StaffGameSource – Human Territory Exploration (Italian)
• [28 March] StaffGameSource – WvW, PvP, Crafting and a bit of PvE (Italian)

Non-english Articles (Tip: Use http://translate.google.com)

Articles with videos

• MMOGamer.es — Guild Wars 2 – Impresiones de la beta de Marzo.
• GamersGlobal.de — Guild Wars 2 (Angetestet)
• Eurogamer.it — Guild Wars 2 Video Preview.
• YouTube — Guild Wars 2 artisanat 2 cuisine.wmv
• Wartower.de — Guild Wars 2: So funktioniert der World versus World-Kampf
• YouTube — Guild Wars 2 - Color de Ojos Creación del Personaje
• YouTube — Guild Wars 2 - Gemas| BETA | 23-25 de Marzo de 2012 | Guild Wars 2 Spain | 12500Kbps 1080P AVC/AAC
• YouTube — Guild Wars 2 - Clanes | BETA | 23-25 de Marzo de 2012 | Guild Wars 2 Spain | 12500Kbps 1080P AVC/AAC
• Guild Wars 2 donjon boss
• Multiplayer.it – Straniero in terra straniera
• [27 March] MMOGamer.es — Guild Wars 2 - Minijuegos en Eventos Dinámicos
• [27 March] MMORPGItalia — Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Footage – Combat Combos
• [27 March] Allvatar.de — Guild Wars 2 Beta Charr Startgebiet Charaktererstellung und Storyquests
• [27 March] GoHa.ru — Guild Wars 2 Создание персонажа
• [28 March] Guild Wars 2 Online – Impresiones de la beta de Marzo de Guild Wars 2

Articles without videos (Still worth the read with a translator!)

• Gamestar.de — Von Drachen, Kühen und nackten Helden.

Screenshots

• CVG — Guild Wars 2 beta weekend – new screenshots
• Cripti.co — Nuevas imagenes de Guild Wars 2

Done reading all of the stuff above? Be sure to our previous Guild Wars 2 Aggregation Page for much more Guild Wars 2 footage from the previous Closed Beta Test!

Update: Raphia, who was doing the main updates on this page, had technical issues that prevented him from further updates. However, many (we hope most) of the posts that would have been added here instead got added to our weekly round-up: This Week in Guild Wars 2.