E3 & Guildwars 2

http://www.gameshout.com/news/e3_200...ticle10109.htm

[Please move if this isn't in the right section, but i didn't see anywhere else to put it ^^]
Just read this, and realised that NCSoft isn't participating in E3 2008 therefore not even a slight glimps into GW2 or even the beta!

Ive been looking around forums trying to piece together what little information i could find about GW2 with hardly any avail.
Im not sure what NCSoft are trying to achieve by hiding alot of information. Theres a very subtle balance between hiding information to create hype and antipication, and losing dedicated fans of GW1 because of it - some even migrating to other mmorpgs

I respect their right for invitation only alpha testers, but i hope the beta testing is not only available to everyone that preorders GW2 but lives up to the hype they've created for themselves.

The E3 is dead, Leipzich and the Tokio game show are the new "big shot" game expos

E3 is going big scale this year again after last year's failure.

A topic like that has been writen awhile ago and we discussed on how bad it is for NCsoft and not rushing to do the demo will be for our and their best.

Yep, E3 was about generating hype through the community. Those in power decided that it should be a meeting of game makers and I guess a "select" few to spread the word. Trying to make us rely on G4 makes me hate this even more, print media & gametrailers ftw.

Is it???? i heard differently, dont see how it would be big with all the companies that arent participating.

Leipzig for sure with Martin Kerstein presenting.

gw2? oh that thing announced april 2007, looking like vaporware atm
pics or it didnt happen

I wish they were there totally, with the new PS3 ncsoft games and with GW2 coming next year it would have been really nice however im pretty sure we wont see anything for a while on any of them... sigh

E3 decided to become an invite only event and the price to purchase space actually went up. Considering that E3 was used by developers to get ordinary people interested and excited in their products rather than just showcasing their future titles, its no surprise E3 is a dead con.

My impatience, let me show you it.

GTA IV was first announced in November 2004. It took over two years for a teaser and screenies to be available.

It only looks like vaporware if you have an unreasonable view of software development timelines.

Realistically, I think PAX is the earliest con where we can see any decent new info about GW2.

May be that Arena Net has some very unique and ground breaking features for GWII and wants to hit the ground running, fully committed. Release things to early and Blizzard, Funcom, Mythic, etc will just poach the ideas for inclusion into their own, new (soon to be released) Pay-to-Play MMOs.

Well PAX is about 3 months away. I'll be suprised if they show or tell us anything before then.

Agreed, it was probably too early for anet to show anything related to GW2 in E3. I still believe (?hope) we will see the beta as announced in the second half of 08.

would be nice with some new info
all eyes to Regina who is currently veiwing this thread

E3 is no longer an open event. A lot of companies aren't participating anymore. And even if they WERE at E3, we wouldn't get to see any new info because it is a closed event now.
Not surprised, nor do I really care.

Please hold yer horses, ANet'll show stuff about GW2 when they want or are ready to.

That said, can't say I'm really bummed about pulling from E3. It's actually a pretty good idea.

Next year Games Convention is dead, too. The name stays in Leipzig and the exposition goes to Cologne.

I also like that Blizzard is holding a press conference the same time as E3 _in a different place_. That is a big f u if I ever saw one.