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Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet Working on Companion App
SBFord
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Just out of PAX: ArenaNet has confirmed that it is working on a companion application for Smart Phones and iPad. The app isn't finished yet but long strides have been made. With the app, players can follow their friends on the map, check in-game email, move their own characters around the map and more. Developers have indicated that the project isn't finished and they have even more astonishing information to reveal over time. We'll keep you posted!
Source: Massively.com.
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Sounds good to me. Something I would use for sure.
dammit now i need to get an ipad or smartphone...
Yup, time to get an Ipad.
lol
finally, a rock solid reason for work to buy me a smartphone
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I already play Pocket Legends 3D MMO on my iPhone, which is staggering enough level of quality, but Ye Gods! what are ArenaNet trying to do with their GW2 App ?!!
http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem
You'll also be able to access remotely the auction house, add friends, chat with guildies and friends and track their movement and actions in real-time are just some of the features. All can be done offline. The app will be available for Guild Wars 2 players for free.
http://www.curse.com/articles/guild-wars-2-news/811276.aspx
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and this will be a free app... take that blizzard!
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Anyone notice how they also have hinted at a Auction House in-game as well?
They mentioned they will have a marketplace a while back in some interviews.
hmm would like to see they giving more attention to more important things rather to some fluffy app, or at least "well we finished everything that really maters, now we will dedicate our attention to some fluffy BS as we are near the game launch date" ¬¬
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How would moving your character around the map work?
Just to waypoints or just full on walk!
I can see a problem with the full on walk.
Actually this stuff encompasses the browser based ingame chat and auction house which is a great addition for the community and is very useful for strengthening bonds with friends made in-game.
The app itself may not be particularily important but the whole "extended experience" section of the game is.
Well, we all knew that ArenaNet's subscription-free philosophy means they have to find other ways to bring in revenue. This app is the perfect opportunity for ArenaNet to get that extra pocket change from players by providing an additional out-of-game servi--
The app will be available for Guild Wars 2 players for free.
Oh.
It's almost like A-Net doesn't want to make money, at least they're asking for a monthly sub for it... dam those spineless money grabbing activision blizzard. I'm sure they'd rob their own grandma if given the chance.
A-Net's app is probably giving a lot more features yet it's free and their charging a freaking monthly sub for it. I'm tempted to never buy another blizzard product again.
Good will goes a LONG way to creating and maintaining good customers. I've purchased every Guild Wars expansion because of the great customer experience I had with the original GW. And, because of that, I wil be buying GW2 and would have even without all the ULTRA COOL AND GROOVY stuff that's going to be included.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Just when I started to think mmorpg.com staff had no taste in mmos :P
Once you get to a "waypoint" it is unlocked. These "waypoints" are all over the world map and quests will lead you to them one by one. Once you unlock one then you can simply open up your map and click on a valid waypoint and you will be transported to that location. If you have played Guild Wars then it will be pretty much the same as in Guild Wars 2. There is also a video that shows a developer using the map to transport his character to another location.
oh no....
*Originally posted by Kenaoshi
hmm would like to see they giving more attention to more important things rather to some fluffy app, or at least "well we finished everything that really maters, now we will dedicate our attention to some fluffy BS as we are near the game launch date" ¬¬
Just wait until the game is out before you start ragging...geeeeez...give me a friggin' brake *rolls eyes
Just wait until the game is out before you start ragging...geeeeez...give me a friggin' brake *rolls eyes*
Lol, A-Net are really showing Blizzard up as the lazy money-grabbers they are... What better way to compete with Blizzard than to offer a similar or better service for a lower cost (i.e. free)! Now let's just hope the game itself lives up to expectations...
Of COURSE there's going to be an auction house of some sort....it's an MMO. O.o All modern day MMOs have some sort of broker or auction house. Even the free to play games like Perfect World and RoM do. Still...in f2p games that let you set up those stupid booths to sell in the cities and stuff....a lot of people choose that route, but I don't even remember the last time I played an MMO....well maybe Ultimea Online...where there wasn't a broker or auction house.....
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