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MMORPG Interview – Armor options, character questions & more

9 Dec

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Garret Fuller of MMORPG has scored an exclusive interview with Guild Wars 2 Lead Designer, Eric Flannum, World Designer and Writer Ree Soesbee,and Environment Art Lead Dave Beetlestone.

I’ve already summarized recent articles in my “GW2: What We Know” post. Here’s a summary of new information on the game:

  • A simpler armor system with light, medium and heavy armor. Each profession has a diverse range of appearances to choose from. For example, a Ranger in Guild Wars was typically forced into wearing a long coat and mask; they can still do that, but don’t have to.
  • When you create a character, you will answer questions about the character, and these answers will shape your personal story.
    One of these choices is the ‘subdivisions’ we’ve already heard about.

    • Human heritage: Elonan, Krytan, Ascalonian or Canthan
    • Asura college of magical learning: Synergetics, Dynamics, or Statics
    • Sylvari season of awakening: Dawn, Day, Twilight or Night
    • Charr legion: Blood, Ash, or Iron
    • Norn personal totem: Bear, Snow Leopard, Raven or Wolf
  • These choices do not affect the power of the character. For example, a Norn that has chosen the path of the Bear can still use the Snow Leopard form.
  • Instancing is used to reflect personal choices that impact the storyline.
  • ArenaNet is focusing on three end-game scenarios:
    • Player vs. Player
    • World vs. World
    • Player vs. Environment
  • There will not be massive multi-party raids that disallow smaller guilds and groups from taking part.
  • Each starting area has some form of water environment to explore, whether it’s a lake, river, or ocean.
  • As the release approaches, there will most likely be events in-game and outside the game that lead up to the state of things in Guild Wars 2.

You can read the full interview at MMORPG and discuss it at my favorite Guild Wars 2 forum, GuildWars2Guru.com

I’d like to thank “Loaded Charrzooka” for whispering me about this interview – it was nice, and I’m glad to be on your friends list, even if you are an almost-random.

Which point do you love the most? Comment below!

GW2: What We Know

7 Nov

I have compiled almost 20 recent interviews and articles. This should give you an overview of what we know for certain about Guild Wars 2; no fan speculation is included at all. Read the full article!

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