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You just got tomahawked · Jul 23, 2009, 10:10 AM // 10:10

First off, I am wondering if ArenaNet will be attending PAX 2009? If ArenaNet/NCsoft will be there I would like to point out that last year Anet staff was absolutely denying any possibility that GW2 news would come out. This year not a peep has come out of them. So, if they have a booth I think they *MIGHT* release information and if they don't attend then this post is dumb and the thread should be locked.

Lonesamurai · Jul 23, 2009, 10:23 AM // 10:23

yes it was confirmed in many other threads they will be there

no, nothing about GW2

You just got tomahawked · Jul 23, 2009, 10:24 AM // 10:24

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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

yes it was confirmed in many other threads they will be there

no, nothing about GW2

Did they say there will be nothing about GW2? I remember last year seeing it all over all the fan sites them saying there will be nothing about GW2, this year I have not seen anything.

Lonesamurai · Jul 23, 2009, 10:27 AM // 10:27

yes, nothing on GW2

check the other GW2 threads for all Martin and Reginas posts

daraaksii · Jul 23, 2009, 10:32 AM // 10:32

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Originally Posted by You just got tomahawked

Did they say there will be nothing about GW2? I remember last year seeing it all over all the fan sites them saying there will be nothing about GW2, this year I have not seen anything.

Regina said there will be nothing about GW2.

Ratson Itamar · Jul 23, 2009, 11:21 AM // 11:21

So no new information about GW2 in the foreseeable future... Am I the only who lost interest? I left hardcore GW months ago and I login once a week max (for only a minute or two). GW2 just seems less important as the days pass.

About the skill updates jokes; I rather see relatively random skill updates than none. Look at it this way, PvE players don't care (because they're oblivious) about balance and PvP players are so bored that almost any kind of change is welcomed. So I actually endorse the Skill Dart Balance idea. It can also get some laughs and even a wider interest in that specific update.

Even if new info were released, the game won't be out for what seems for at least 6 months. Which sounds soon but it's very unlikely that it will be out after half a year from now, more likely to be 18 months and up. So I rather put GW2 aside until Anet decide to show us something. Until then I won't nag or hope for any piece of info from them.

I'm more likely to buy and play Diablo 3 then I'm to GW2, which is a shame because I'm a big fan of GW. You gotta give Blizzard credit for their PR capabilities, I got hooked before I even played their game. (btw, I only briefly played Diablo 2 at my friend's house what makes it even more impressing)

slowerpoke · Jul 23, 2009, 12:02 PM // 12:02

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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

yes, nothing on GW2

check the other GW2 threads for all Martin and Reginas posts

again you seem to be reading what i don't see.

Regina and martin never confirmed there wouldn't be anything gw2 related, they said anet would have a presence at pax.

im not saying there will be, but your answer seems to be rather definite. and if im wrong you can always provide a source with the 'no' answer.

Lonesamurai · Jul 23, 2009, 12:04 PM // 12:04

Slower, read BETWEEN the lines

slowerpoke · Jul 23, 2009, 12:17 PM // 12:17

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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

Slower, read BETWEEN the lines

I can see what they are hinting at, but they still didn't confirm it. You saying either yes or no is incorrect, a more accurate answer would have been "they are going to pax and haven't confirmed whether or not they will show anything gw2 related". I don't think they will either but they didnt say that, and until they do you cant say with certainty what will happen.

Kattar · Jul 23, 2009, 12:19 PM // 12:19

AionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAi onAionAionAion

That's all you're going to hear about for awhile.

Lonesamurai · Jul 23, 2009, 12:20 PM // 12:20

thats the thing Slower and they've said this themselves before, take it as a no until there is an official statement from Martin or Regina or one of us posts an official press release (which you guys know I will as soon as I get one, but Martin and Regina will usually post them here straight away too)

own age myname · Jul 23, 2009, 12:24 PM // 12:24

Well, it sounds like Aion will overrun GW2.

According to this post by Regina:

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Aion is launching later that month (September), so if you keep that in mind, you might have an idea of how big Aion's booth presence will be.

That's just what the post interprets to me. So, I'm guessing no GW2 info. I do hope I'm wrong though.

shillo · Jul 23, 2009, 01:31 PM // 13:31

Well, given ANet's stated strategy of 'big splash preceded by utter silence', I think it's safe to assume that the big splash isn't scheduled for PAX.

What I'm more interested in is the mention of GW2 news before the end of this year - this was given in several recent interviews with Regina and Mike O'Brien. I wonder if it means that the big splash will happen through press release around holiday season, or if they changed the plan and are going to start leaking the information in smaller packages - something that may be less efficient marketing but would be, in my opinion, a whole lot more fun for everyone involved.

Fril Estelin · Jul 23, 2009, 01:38 PM // 13:38

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Originally Posted by Katsumi

AionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAionAi onAionAionAion

That's all you're going to hear about for awhile.

And there'll be a time when we'll only hear GW2GW2GW2GW2GW2GW2GW2GW2. But this time is not now.

Kattar · Jul 23, 2009, 01:56 PM // 13:56

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Originally Posted by Fril

But this time is not now.

Nor is it any time this decade.

LONGA · Jul 23, 2009, 02:29 PM // 14:29

I blame Tebula Rasha , LOL at spending money for space travel and then sue NCsoft for whatever reason to get money back.That really make some serious setback for NC.

Ravious · Jul 23, 2009, 02:38 PM // 14:38

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Originally Posted by own age myname

Well, it sounds like Aion will overrun GW2.

According to this post by Regina:

That's just what the post interprets to me. So, I'm guessing no GW2 info. I do hope I'm wrong though.

Occam's razor: if there was going to be no GW2 info at PAX, why wouldn't they just say it?

Conversely, if there was possibly going to be some GW2 info at PAX, but it was still being planned and the future was hazy, then it makes sense not to say it.

We know Aion is going to be the shining jewel of NCSoft's booth, and that fact likely means no visual GW2 content, but we might have a developer discussion, HoM info might get released, more content art, etc. NCSoft is going to want to use all its resources to draw players to its booth. Ignoring GW and CoH players rather than enticing them to get closer to Aion's shininess is a bad decision.

Lishy · Jul 23, 2009, 03:40 PM // 15:40

If they don't have gw2 for PAX, they might probably announce something else cool. Like another expansion or something.
To go to PAX, they have to be there for some business reason and to hype something.

End · Jul 23, 2009, 03:49 PM // 15:49

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Originally Posted by LONGA

I blame Tebula Rasha , LOL at spending money for space travel and then sue NCsoft for whatever reason to get money back.That really make some serious setback for NC.

Anet Fired while in space Ncsoft then released that he was willingly leaving. So because of him "willingly leaving" he lost his stock agreement forcing him to sell at a bad time making him loose a ton in taxes and an even bigger ton in what he could have made if they admited they forced him to leave so he could hold for a better time to sell. So if they just admited they fired him there wouldn't be an issue, they brought it on themselves.

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Originally Posted by http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174092

above is paraphrased from source

Slightly more on topic:

While I highly doubt there will be news of GW2. I still hold up hope. They never outright said there wouldn't and I doubt there will be much but maybe hidden somewhere there will be some art or something, anything.

LithiumPicnic · Jul 23, 2009, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Would be great if they released some info on GW2. Fact of the matter is: Its not in NCSofts best interest right now, with the Aion release looming. Building hype around Aion and nothing else makes business sense.
Taking the above in consideration, I don't expect any GW2 info in the next 6 months (whether or not they said so or not), and I even less expect a GW2 beta or release within the next 18months. Sad but true.

But yeah, I migh be wrong, huh?
Naive hope is all we have left. In the meentime, I'll keep lurking the forums, and keep myself busy with something else.