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Guild Wars 2 Press Closed Beta Test Aggregation Page

Posted by on February 20, 2012 in , , | | 43 Responses

Want to have a handy page where all the latest news on the Guild Wars 2 Press CBT is gathered? Check back here often to find all the news from official sources, the press and our own analysis of what this all means for the future of Guild Wars 2.

Done reading all of the stuff below? Be sure to check out This Week in Guild Wars 2 which included all of the new information that came out since [27-02]!

Official Guild Wars 2 News Sources

Articles

Public Beta Events Signup Page has Opened!

The moment is here! Go to http://beta.guildwars2.com and sign yourself up to get into the beta! This sign-up timeframe only lasts for about 48 hours until it’s being closed so make sure you get to it straight away! Keep in mind that the server will probably be overloaded and that you’ll have to check over time to see if it is back up! Also follow us on twitter (@GuildMag) to know when the page is available again!

Beta Development Update
Over at the ArenaNet blog, Eric Flannum introduces us to a blog that takes us through some of the development changes and updates that have been implemented since we last saw the game.

Mike Ferguson Takes Your WvW Questions Here and on Reddit

Over at the ArenaNet blog, Mike Ferguson announced that he’ll be doing another Reddit AmA on the ArenaNet reddit page about World versus World! Over at the blog, he also answers some questions on siege blueprints, bonuses, server transfers, waypoints, the map population cap and the day/night cycle which have popped up since the Press Beta about WvW!

Link Roundup – WvW and Beta

“It’s been an incredibly exciting week in the ArenaNet offices, and we were thrilled to see all of you enjoying the festivities along with us.  We had a great response to last weekend’s beta event and this week’s beta signups, so it’s time to take a look at what everyone had to say!”

Quotes

From the @GuildWars2 twitter feed:

We have a surprise for you tomorrow, keep an eye on our social networks and website! Tell your friends to follow us as well! ~MK

Martin Kerstein went to Guru to comment on the repair mechanic as it works in Guild Wars 2.

Every time you get defeated (so after you have been downed and failed to rally) one piece of your armor gets damaged. Once all your armor pieces are damaged, they will break – and you will have to repair or replace it.
It is very different from a durability system other games use, as you cannot avoid being hit by opponents – but you can avoid getting defeated by skilled play.
So if you never get defeated, you will never have to repair a single piece of armor.

He also explained the new overflow server system which is included in Guild Wars 2 over at Guru:

Let me explain what an overflow server is and what it does. It is a technology we also use as our version of a queuing system. When a map or a world you want to log into is at capacity limit, the game will ask you if you want to play on an overflow server  – so you can actually play while you are in a queue. Once space opens on your world, the game will ask you if you want to join your friends on your world. And you keep all the progress you made while you were playing on the overflow server.

Colin Johanson explains the Meta Events over at GW2Guru

In the beta weekend, there were generally 2 or more large meta dynamic event chains in each of the maps available. These meta event chains are made up of usually in the ballpark of 5-20+ events chaining and branching in various different directions. They stand out because even if no events are currently running, you’ll see unique UI for them that tells you the state of the world as a result of the events that occurred in the area.

– Click the link above to read the rest.

GuildMag

Press CBT screenshots. Check out these jaw-dropping screenshots!

World vs. World: Have Fun Storming the Castle! (posted just before the press embargo dropped)

Press

Articles

Videos

Charr

Human

Norn

Dungeons

PvP

Competitive

WvW

Professions

Elementalist
Engineer
Guardian
Mesmer
Necromancer
Ranger
Thief
Warrior
Other Skill Videos

Systems

Other

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

Articles with videos

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

Screenshots

Check our list of invited press and watch back here as we update this page constantly!

Done reading all of the stuff above? Be sure to check out This Week in Guild Wars 2 which included all of the new information that came out since [27-02]!

43 Responses

  1. Reports from the Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend « Quotulatiousness
    Reports from the Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend « Quotulatiousness February 20, 2012 at 14:59 |

    [...] be busy for much of this morning, working on a big aggregation post over at GuildMag (Dutch Sunshine is the author, I’m just assisting in the background). Today is when the press [...]

  2. Rp TheFoolz
    Rp TheFoolz February 20, 2012 at 15:23 |

    Thank you, Mr. Sunshine!

  3. Marcus Lundin
    Marcus Lundin February 20, 2012 at 15:28 |

    You guys are my heroes!

  4. confresi
    confresi February 20, 2012 at 15:37 |

    This is amazing. Thank you so much!

  5. Matthew
    Matthew February 20, 2012 at 15:57 |

    thank you!!! you guys are awesome!!!

  6. [GW2] Closed Beta Bookends and Quick Impressions | Kill Ten Rats
    [GW2] Closed Beta Bookends and Quick Impressions | Kill Ten Rats February 20, 2012 at 17:10 |

    [...] the comments section. If you want to overdose on information, head to GuildMag’s constantly updated news aggregation page linking to every bit of press impressions and video they can grab. I have many more posts to write, [...]

  7. Die große Pressebeta Newssammlung « incrediblegw2
    Die große Pressebeta Newssammlung « incrediblegw2 February 20, 2012 at 17:49 |

    [...] Quelle 1 , Quelle 2 [...]

  8. Beta Test Extravaganza Spectacular « Guild Wars 2 Slovenija
    Beta Test Extravaganza Spectacular « Guild Wars 2 Slovenija February 20, 2012 at 19:59 |

    [...] [GuildMag] Press Closed Beta Test Aggregration Page [...]

  9. Guild Wars 2
    Guild Wars 2 February 20, 2012 at 20:09 |

    [...] playing the game for 3 whole days. So read up, and discover for yourself what GW2 is all about. Here's a list of the press articles so far! One of my favorites: Reply With Quote « Mass Effect 3 | – [...]

  10. Sagacity Endures
    Sagacity Endures February 20, 2012 at 20:20 |

    Awesome categorization..props to GMag!

  11. Guild Wars 2 – Guided City Tours | Richer Ramblings
    Guild Wars 2 – Guided City Tours | Richer Ramblings February 20, 2012 at 23:11 |

    [...] a Press Closed Beta Test, and there is a wealth of new information out there now for the fans now. GuildMag has gathered together an aggregation of the best articles and videos, which I intend to work my way [...]

  12. All news from closed beta [Guild Wars 2]
    All news from closed beta [Guild Wars 2] February 21, 2012 at 14:02 |

    [...] – Press Beta Weekend – Second Impressions – GuildMag HUGE amount of news compilation – Press Closed Beta Test Aggregation Page | GuildMag | Guild Wars & Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine… – Kill Ten Rats Review – http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/02/2…k-impressions/ – 45 minutes of [...]

  13. All news from closed beta [Guild Wars 2]
    All news from closed beta [Guild Wars 2] February 21, 2012 at 15:54 |

    [...] [...]

  14. Jakob Calero
    Jakob Calero February 21, 2012 at 16:09 |

    The Kotaku article “Kotaku – Ten Things I Learned From the Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend” is listed twice under the articles section.

    This list is brilliant. It’s my one stop for the myriad of content out there!

    1. DutchSunshine
      DutchSunshine February 21, 2012 at 16:24 |

      Thanks! Fixed it.

  15. DutchSunshine
    DutchSunshine February 21, 2012 at 16:24 |

    Thanks everyone! It’s sure good to see our list getting so much appreciation! :)

  16. Press Beta Roundup « Under the Pale Tree
    Press Beta Roundup « Under the Pale Tree February 21, 2012 at 17:12 |

    [...] not even going to try and go through everything; there’s just far too much. GuildMag has a pretty good list of all of the various articles and video, so I suggest checking that out if you want a slew of [...]

  17. GW2 Press Beta Event | @gamerRazmus
    GW2 Press Beta Event | @gamerRazmus February 22, 2012 at 06:21 |

    [...] Check out the GuildMag news list here. [...]

  18. Press reaction to the Guild Wars 2 closed beta event « Quotulatiousness
    Press reaction to the Guild Wars 2 closed beta event « Quotulatiousness February 22, 2012 at 15:22 |

    [...] no way to summarize it. Over at GuildMag, Dutch Sunshine has been aggregating everything into a very long post (probably the most comprehensive list out there, he said modestly). I helped out with gathering [...]

  19. Markus
    Markus February 23, 2012 at 00:57 |

    Thank you.

  20. Inscricoes para o Guild Wars 2 Beta Teste « Heesem
    Inscricoes para o Guild Wars 2 Beta Teste « Heesem February 23, 2012 at 01:48 |

    [...] sobre o lançamento das versões de teste, fotos, videos de gameplay, artigos e tudo mais, veja http://www.guildmag.com/press-closed-beta-test-aggregration-page. O site é atualizado constantemente com tudo o que está sendo disponibilizado a respeito do [...]

  21. Sagacity Endures
    Sagacity Endures February 23, 2012 at 11:46 |

     Thank you for the continual updates! Kudos! So I gather everyone here, and reading this, has by now registered *multiple times* for the beta? :P

    1. DutchSunshine
      DutchSunshine February 23, 2012 at 12:19 |

      Haha, yeah, I’ve definitely signed up for the beta, I sure hope I’ll make it in at some point!

  22. The Big Beta Barrage, Part 1- Traits « Greibach's Normal Form
    The Big Beta Barrage, Part 1- Traits « Greibach's Normal Form February 23, 2012 at 18:40 |

    [...] it’s even possible to cover all of it in one place shy of simply linking to most of it, but GuildMag  and GuildWars2Guru already have that covered. I wasn’t in the beta myself, so all that I [...]

  23. Gritsnj
    Gritsnj February 23, 2012 at 18:47 |

    Why are KaeyiDream’s videos being promoted here?  All she did was take Curse’s footage and add
    some narration to it.  No insight.  No explanations.  Just trying to grab some followers while the
    news is hot.  It’s downright theft to promote
    her own channel.

    1. DutchSunshine
      DutchSunshine February 23, 2012 at 19:16 |

      We figured that since she does add the narration it was worth mentioning, but I think it will do with just a link to her playlist, rather than a mention at each blog.

  24. ArtemisE
    ArtemisE February 24, 2012 at 05:04 |

    Thanks SO much for having the dates the videos where released! Makes it much easier to follow the news as it comes out, I hope you guys can keep this updated as TotalBiscuit and Yoggscast keep pumping out their content in the week(s) to come!

    1. DutchSunshine
      DutchSunshine February 24, 2012 at 12:09 |

      We’ll see, we always got our ‘This Week in Guild Wars 2′ weekly entry which might take over at some point. If you want to check that one out, be sure to check back each friday/saturday for a new roundup of articles! :)

      We’ll probably continue updating some, but it won’t be as fast as we did it this week, hopefully you’ll understand that!

  25. chlo1ber
    chlo1ber February 24, 2012 at 11:31 |

    The best aggregation out there. Fast and new articles are spotted extremely easy. Thank you!

  26. News Blitz and Confirmations [GW2]
    News Blitz and Confirmations [GW2] February 24, 2012 at 15:03 |

    [...] out at the moment, but there are a ton of articles and videos you can check out. Guild Mag has a nice aggregation page with a ton of links for anything that might suit your fancy. Since, I am a character creation [...]

  27. Noutățile săptămânii #17 | Guild Wars 2 Romania
    Noutățile săptămânii #17 | Guild Wars 2 Romania February 24, 2012 at 17:03 |

    [...] GuildMag cât și GuildWars2Guru au adunat toate resursele legate de beta (articole, interviuri, gameplay [...]

  28. This week in Guild Wars 2 | GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more
    This week in Guild Wars 2 | GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more February 24, 2012 at 21:40 |

    [...] Click here to go to our Press CBT aggregation page. [...]

  29. Joseph
    Joseph February 25, 2012 at 21:41 |

    I found this site after searching trying to sort through all the youtube videos.  This site is fantastic and keeps soo many people entertained and informed about GW2.  Thank you guys for the hard work…… and i do mean hard work :)

  30. Too Long; Didn’t Listen episode 16 — Senior Citizen Sex
    Too Long; Didn’t Listen episode 16 — Senior Citizen Sex February 25, 2012 at 22:07 |

    [...] Guild Wars 2 press impressions roundup [...]

  31. foxi
    foxi February 26, 2012 at 07:13 |

    Like for MORE Thief !!!

    1. foxi
      foxi February 26, 2012 at 12:40 |

       For more Thief Video gameplay from the beta i mean***

      1. DutchSunshine
        DutchSunshine February 26, 2012 at 13:14 |

        Hah, yeah, I’d love to have more gameplay videos overall.. sadly I can’t magically grab them out of my magic hat :(.

  32. Mallefitz
    Mallefitz February 26, 2012 at 14:42 |

    Impressive list. Good work but, you forgot [26-02]GameBreaker.tv – Guild Wars 2 – Charr FEMALE Character Creator http://youtu.be/AKD0QAxCXPc

    1. DutchSunshine
      DutchSunshine February 26, 2012 at 15:23 |

      It’s already included on the top of the list :-).

  33. Beta WE 01 - Presse Beta - Guild Wars 2 | ZergMeister BLOG!
    Beta WE 01 - Presse Beta - Guild Wars 2 | ZergMeister BLOG! February 26, 2012 at 14:51 |

    [...] Update: Eine sehr umfangreiche Liste findet ihr bei der Fanseite GuildMag. [...]

  34. GWOnline.Net » Guild Wars 2 Weekly
    GWOnline.Net » Guild Wars 2 Weekly February 26, 2012 at 16:19 |

    [...] or drop by our friendsite GuildMag who has done a tremendous job keeping an updated list of all the Press Beta coverage, including gameplay footage, in one giant blog post. So without further ado, here we [...]

  35. Guild Wars 2 Beta Aggregation Page | GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more
    Guild Wars 2 Beta Aggregation Page | GuildMag - Guild Wars 2 Fansite: Magazine, Podcast, Editorials and more March 26, 2012 at 15:42 |

    [...] Click here to go to our Press CBT aggregation page. [...]

  36. Scyfo aka Funkay
    Scyfo aka Funkay June 1, 2012 at 01:48 |

    Great list :)

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