Virtuoso · Mar 27, 2005, 03:22 AM // 03:22

With the release date just around the corner, what state do you think the game is in? Do you think it's ready for release? Where are our "storage" containers? What's happened to the skill system? They're going through a rebalancing all the skills? WTFBBQ?

-Virt

Kiwi · Mar 27, 2005, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooky

It's April 28th.
Don't ask anymore!
Violators will be shot.

Spooky is never wrong.

And anyways ArenaNet is obviously working hard and making tweaks that's why we saw som differences from each beta. But all MMOs go through this, and they've always said "GW might come out on X or on X" But not it's "Guild Wars will come out on April 28th, 2005" So I believe it will come out then, no questions asked.

Taranis · Mar 27, 2005, 03:32 AM // 03:32

Spooky for president

*sry had to xD*

TheRealDecoy · Mar 27, 2005, 03:33 AM // 03:33

The rate things are going there will probably be a few things that aren't 100% done by the time the game is released, IMO. Unless we see a ton of drastic changes that work perfectly in the April beta weekend then I'm would guess that the game will still be a WIP when April 27th rolls around.

Zaklex · Mar 27, 2005, 03:52 AM // 03:52

I'll bet anyone 100 gp that the account storage system won't be in at release.

J snukka · Mar 27, 2005, 04:35 AM // 04:35

havent you seen the drastic changes they made b/w feb. beta and march. come on guys im sure they will surprise us again april beta. They are doing their best. Peace

worthless · Mar 27, 2005, 04:56 AM // 04:56

well i believe gaile said the account storage probably wont be done, but it will be updated for free. so if you wanna be technically correct not having the storage doesnt mean we didnt get 100% of the promised stuff, because we werent promised the storage on time

ThePaper · Mar 27, 2005, 05:47 AM // 05:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaklex

I'll bet anyone 100 gp that the account storage system won't be in at release.

I'll take you up on that, but lets make it interesting...say, 1000g?

(please note i am desperate for money to get my guild a cape and hall)

Also i think that the personal storage is already being used by the alpha testers (lucky bastards) and just need fine tuning, it's not like its a big hard thing to make, I guarantee you it will be in the release, if not in the next BWE (not an actualy guarantee)

Aria · Mar 27, 2005, 07:34 AM // 07:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePaper

Also i think that the personal storage is already being used by the alpha testers (lucky bastards) and just need fine tuning, it's not like its a big hard thing to make, I guarantee you it will be in the release, if not in the next BWE (not an actualy guarantee)

Unless this knowledge has been provided by Gaile, or Alex, a dev, or any employee of ANet allowed to divulge information to the masses.. there really should be no way for you to know what the alphas are experiencing right now. It's a big iron gate called NDA.

So, I hope this is just a firm opinion.

Lews · Mar 27, 2005, 07:38 AM // 07:38

Yes it will.

Tur713 · Mar 27, 2005, 07:39 AM // 07:39

Well, I haven't really heard much promises from Arenanet other than it will be out by then, so I am fully confident that Guild Wars will come out when they say it will with all of the features that it will have.

Nova · Mar 27, 2005, 08:01 AM // 08:01

I am prett sure its set in stone when the release date is.

William of Orange · Mar 27, 2005, 01:35 PM // 13:35

It doesn't matter to me whether the game is 100% complete or not, as long as I can start playing on the 27th/28th and I have no problems logging in, I won't be complaining.

Dave III · Mar 27, 2005, 02:45 PM // 14:45

The game looked really remarkably darn stable to me, the only time I crashed was when the servers (pro'lly between me and Arena.Net) started going loopy. The BWE's are most likely for "Slam" testing the servers, making sure they can handle bazillions of people logging in at once.

The game is done, with the exception of a few tweaks here and there (Fixing the text, adding this, removing that, adjusting the frammistat coding, that sort of thing) it's ready to go as near as I can tell. Which is good, since a month before the set-in-stone release date is a bad time to find a new problem. ^_^

Dave III

Dreamsmith · Mar 27, 2005, 04:13 PM // 16:13

Quote:

Arenanet will not release an unfinished game!

ArenaNet has pretty much committed to never finishing the game. At least, not for many years. It's part of the reason they hype their streaming updates. The game is going to continually evolve. Don't expect it to be finished until a year or so after the release of Guild Wars II.

Kiwi · Mar 27, 2005, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Well I believe on launch date we'll have a few happy suprises:

1) I talked to Gaile the other day and she said they were coming up with something to fix the Ranger's Pets. When I suggested commands(sit/follow/attack/retreat)she said it was a good idea and she'd look into it. I think we might have something like that. Or AN will go the easy way and remove the DP on pets.
2) Everyone knows the chat needs fixing, so I think AN has some plans for that.
3) I think we'll see lots of new missions/quests
4) Maybe some skills.

Like we've all heard: the BWE is only about 30~60% of the retail game. But it's a little hard to believe, I'd say more like 75%.

But nevertheless, even if those things above don't happen, Guild Wars will still be great. And remember if Spooky says its coming out, it's coming out. I have no doubt in my mind that Guild Wars will be awesome.

KefkaTheMad · Mar 30, 2005, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Will we really need the account storage system when on Apr. 27/28? It'll take us a while to get stuff that we actually feel like keeping.

Loviatar · Mar 30, 2005, 08:43 PM // 20:43

according to Gaile Gray who should know from only 3 days ago

Simple, and a very welcome sign of support. I cannot imagine that Guild Wars will be delayed in any way, shape or form. The wheels are fully in motion, and we're meeting our milestones really nicely. It's wonderful, though, to have people with the kind and wise objectives of "the best game possible" and not ironclad "date-mania" in mind.

Again, there's no delay on the horizon for the final Beta Weekend Event or for the release of Guild Wars.
__________________
Gaile Gray
Community Relations Manager
ArenaNet

Ren Falconhand · Mar 30, 2005, 08:52 PM // 20:52

As long as I can play it they can fix the small stuff later. With their streaming tech you will not even need a patch(I hope

)

I can't wait. I NEED MY GW FIX <hands shakeing>

Ren

Lansing Kai Don · Mar 30, 2005, 08:59 PM // 20:59

If you have any experienced coders here, then you will know that once the root of the code is in place and working (i.e. the major data structures/functions)... then going to the branches/leaves is a rather simple process. The only problem is if you have a bunch of branches/leaves (as this game would have), you may not be able to address them all if you have a short supply of staff. BUT the game is operable as seen, so branches and leaves aren't needed and can be added later. Forgive me for being so generic, I wanted to get the general idea across and not try to throw out acronyms and seldom seen code analogies.

Lansing Kai Don

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Mar 27, 2005, 03:22 AM // 03:22	#1
Virtuoso Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2005	Do you think Guild Wars will be released on time? With the release date just around the corner, what state do you think the game is in? Do you think it's ready for release? Where are our "storage" containers? What's happened to the skill system? They're going through a rebalancing all the skills? WTFBBQ? -Virt

Mar 27, 2005, 03:32 AM // 03:32	#3
Taranis Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005	Spooky for president sry had to xD

Mar 27, 2005, 03:33 AM // 03:33	#4
TheRealDecoy Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Bay Area, CA Guild: The Cornerstone Profession: Mo/Me	The rate things are going there will probably be a few things that aren't 100% done by the time the game is released, IMO. Unless we see a ton of drastic changes that work perfectly in the April beta weekend then I'm would guess that the game will still be a WIP when April 27th rolls around.

Mar 27, 2005, 03:52 AM // 03:52	#5
Zaklex Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Guild: Remnants of Ascalon	I'll bet anyone 100 gp that the account storage system won't be in at release.

Mar 27, 2005, 04:35 AM // 04:35	#6
J snukka Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York	havent you seen the drastic changes they made b/w feb. beta and march. come on guys im sure they will surprise us again april beta. They are doing their best. Peace

Mar 27, 2005, 04:56 AM // 04:56	#7
worthless Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TX	well i believe gaile said the account storage probably wont be done, but it will be updated for free. so if you wanna be technically correct not having the storage doesnt mean we didnt get 100% of the promised stuff, because we werent promised the storage on time

Mar 27, 2005, 07:38 AM // 07:38	#10
Lews Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Washington Profession: R/E	Yes it will.

Mar 27, 2005, 07:39 AM // 07:39	#11
Tur713 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Pink Animal Clan Profession: E/Me	Well, I haven't really heard much promises from Arenanet other than it will be out by then, so I am fully confident that Guild Wars will come out when they say it will with all of the features that it will have.

Mar 27, 2005, 08:01 AM // 08:01	#12
Nova Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CA Guild: Lords Of Kryta (LoK) Profession: R/Me	I am prett sure its set in stone when the release date is.

Mar 27, 2005, 01:35 PM // 13:35	#13
William of Orange Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin Guild: Thousand Tigers Apund Ur Head, The Consulate	It doesn't matter to me whether the game is 100% complete or not, as long as I can start playing on the 27th/28th and I have no problems logging in, I won't be complaining.

Mar 27, 2005, 02:45 PM // 14:45	#14
Dave III Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I'm always where I'm at, or else I'm nowhere, man.	The game looked really remarkably darn stable to me, the only time I crashed was when the servers (pro'lly between me and Arena.Net) started going loopy. The BWE's are most likely for "Slam" testing the servers, making sure they can handle bazillions of people logging in at once. The game is done, with the exception of a few tweaks here and there (Fixing the text, adding this, removing that, adjusting the frammistat coding, that sort of thing) it's ready to go as near as I can tell. Which is good, since a month before the set-in-stone release date is a bad time to find a new problem. ^_^ Dave III

Mar 27, 2005, 04:15 PM // 16:15	#16
Kiwi Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Holy Land of Kiwis!	Well I believe on launch date we'll have a few happy suprises: 1) I talked to Gaile the other day and she said they were coming up with something to fix the Ranger's Pets. When I suggested commands(sit/follow/attack/retreat)she said it was a good idea and she'd look into it. I think we might have something like that. Or AN will go the easy way and remove the DP on pets. 2) Everyone knows the chat needs fixing, so I think AN has some plans for that. 3) I think we'll see lots of new missions/quests 4) Maybe some skills. Like we've all heard: the BWE is only about 30~60% of the retail game. But it's a little hard to believe, I'd say more like 75%. But nevertheless, even if those things above don't happen, Guild Wars will still be great. And remember if Spooky says its coming out, it's coming out. I have no doubt in my mind that Guild Wars will be awesome.

Mar 30, 2005, 08:18 PM // 20:18	#17
KefkaTheMad Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2005	Will we really need the account storage system when on Apr. 27/28? It'll take us a while to get stuff that we actually feel like keeping.

Mar 30, 2005, 08:43 PM // 20:43	#18
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	according to Gaile Gray who should know from only 3 days ago Simple, and a very welcome sign of support. I cannot imagine that Guild Wars will be delayed in any way, shape or form. The wheels are fully in motion, and we're meeting our milestones really nicely. It's wonderful, though, to have people with the kind and wise objectives of "the best game possible" and not ironclad "date-mania" in mind. Again, there's no delay on the horizon for the final Beta Weekend Event or for the release of Guild Wars. __________________ Gaile Gray Community Relations Manager ArenaNet

Mar 30, 2005, 08:52 PM // 20:52	#19
Ren Falconhand Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Passed out on my Keyboard from lack of sleep from playing GW too much Guild: The Harpers Profession: R/Mo	As long as I can play it they can fix the small stuff later. With their streaming tech you will not even need a patch(I hope ) I can't wait. I NEED MY GW FIX <hands shakeing> Ren

Mar 30, 2005, 08:59 PM // 20:59	#20
Lansing Kai Don Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kansas	If you have any experienced coders here, then you will know that once the root of the code is in place and working (i.e. the major data structures/functions)... then going to the branches/leaves is a rather simple process. The only problem is if you have a bunch of branches/leaves (as this game would have), you may not be able to address them all if you have a short supply of staff. BUT the game is operable as seen, so branches and leaves aren't needed and can be added later. Forgive me for being so generic, I wanted to get the general idea across and not try to throw out acronyms and seldom seen code analogies. Lansing Kai Don