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Guild Wars 2: Norn Thief Impressions

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Arena.Net's Guild Wars 2 was one of the most keenly anticipated games for fans to see at last week's PAX East trade show. MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy was able to get a hands on look at the game, including character creation. Bill chose to take a look at a Norn Thief and has some terrific impressions to share. Check it out!

Unless I’m mistaken, PAX East was the first time players got to go through the character creation process. The actual looks part of creation was still barred because they didn’t want people tooling around for 30 minutes just making hair adjustments. But we had access to all six announced classes, as well as Charr (high level) and Human (also high level) experiences. For my own part I chose to check out the Norn starting area and try the newly revealed Thief. But here’s what’s most interesting about the creation process. After you pick the race, sex, and class you answer a slew of questions which in effect flesh out your character’s biography and set you on the path for your own personal story in the game.

Read more of Bill Murphy's Guild Wars 2: Norn Thief Impressions.


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  • DamzillaDamzilla Member UncommonPosts: 170

    Nothing new really, but a good read. I've seenall of this in the videos without any comments from the player, so It's nice to hear someone's impressions while playing. And yes, Norn are awesome. Keep up the good work.

  • grimm6thgrimm6th Member Posts: 973

    you had a demo timer...you could have stayed on longer without feeling too guilty...

    oh, and the character creation isn't exactly new, but it is nice that the limited character creation that they have is still able to give a feeling of connection to your character. :-)

    I used to TL;DR, but then I took a bullet point to the footnote.

  • Oy-jordOy-jord Member UncommonPosts: 45

    Is GW2 going to be heavily instanced like GW1 (and D&D Online), where you have a shared hub, they instance off of it?  If so, I'll pass.  That's hardly an MMO, and I can't stand it.

     

    However,if GW2 will be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc, where most people share and exist in the same world save for dungeons, count me in!

  • ZenakouZenakou Member Posts: 50

    Oy-jord GW2 is fully persistant like current MMOs, do some research on the game and you'll find more about it that you'll like I'm sure.

  • TyrxzTyrxz Member Posts: 329

    Originally posted by Oy-jord

    Is GW2 going to be heavily instanced like GW1 (and D&D Online), where you have a shared hub, they instance off of it?  If so, I'll pass.  That's hardly an MMO, and I can't stand it.

     

    However,if GW2 will be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc, where most people share and exist in the same world save for dungeons, count me in!

    It will be an open world like wow and Lotro. See this forum thread for all the info we know so far: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/view/forums/thread/287180/Everything-We-Know-about-GW2.html

     

    Also check out some other threads which lead you to vidoes where the explain more about GW2's world and envirmoent

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  • LydonLydon Member UncommonPosts: 2,938

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

  • DarkPonyDarkPony Member Posts: 5,566

    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.

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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,455

    A sultry blonde? Not a raven haired temptress like any Irishman should have close to his heart?

    Anyway stop playing girls it gives my Irish cousins a bad name. :)

  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441

    Originally posted by Scot

    A sultry blonde? Not a raven haired temptress like any Irishman should have close to his heart?

    Anyway stop playing girls it gives my Irish cousins a bad name. :)

    Nah, bad tempered red haired is how they should be. Dated a lady named Niamh from the Gaelic speaking part of Ireland, she would have done all 3 of those choices (passed out, lost something and got into a fight). ;)

  • CookieTimeCookieTime Member Posts: 353

    Originally posted by DarkPony



    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.


     

    Dude,, how many times more are you going to say there's not open world pvp? It is how it is lol. Get used to it. :)

    Eat me!

  • ircaddictsircaddicts Member UncommonPosts: 218

    Originally posted by DarkPony

    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.

     Dude how long you been here ? You know as well as I do that everyone will NOT be useing the same capitals. Each race will start in a DIFFERENT place and has it OWN capital. Just like how each race has it own "home town" in Lotro.  GW2 will be nothing like wow or indeed ANY other mmo out there. Oh and GW2 has at least THREE factions you can join not one.

    Top 3 MMO's PRE-CU SWG GW1 GW2

    Worst 2 wow and Lotro Under standing stones it went woke 

  • DiovidiusDiovidius Member UncommonPosts: 1,026

    Originally posted by ircaddicts



    Originally posted by DarkPony

    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.

     Dude how long you been here ? You know as well as I do that everyone will NOT be useing the same capitals. Each race will start in a DIFFERENT place and has it OWN capital. Just like how each race has it own "home town" in Lotro.  GW2 will be nothing like wow or indeed ANY other mmo out there. Oh and GW2 has at least THREE factions you can join not one.


     

    What he meant with the capital comment was that you can enter every capital without problems. With the the factions-comment he meant that there are not factions which are fighting each other. The factions in GW2 are purely for storyline purposes.

  • CzelawCzelaw Member UncommonPosts: 173

    A good read! realy cant wait for this to hit. Love the dood hawking shirts in coments to funny....

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  • DarkPonyDarkPony Member Posts: 5,566

    Originally posted by Diovidius

    Originally posted by ircaddicts



    Originally posted by DarkPony

    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.

     Dude how long you been here ? You know as well as I do that everyone will NOT be useing the same capitals. Each race will start in a DIFFERENT place and has it OWN capital. Just like how each race has it own "home town" in Lotro.  GW2 will be nothing like wow or indeed ANY other mmo out there. Oh and GW2 has at least THREE factions you can join not one.


     

    What he meant with the capital comment was that you can enter every capital without problems. With the the factions-comment he meant that there are not factions which are fighting each other. The factions in GW2 are purely for storyline purposes.

    Thanks :)

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  • DarkPonyDarkPony Member Posts: 5,566

    Originally posted by CookieTime

    Originally posted by DarkPony



    Originally posted by Lydon

    It'll be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc.

    Lotro probably the most due to it also being a single player faction game, as in; everyone using the same capitals / no open world pvp etc.


     

    Dude,, how many times more are you going to say there's not open world pvp? It is how it is lol. Get used to it. :)

    But I tried to mention it really subtly this time V_V

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  • kneebanekneebane Member CommonPosts: 15

    mmm, might be a silly question (sorry for that) but is there any good way to point questions & feedback for Arena net about guild wars 2? Blogs cannot be commented and appearently there aren't any official forums, or? So is it just posting on forums like here and hoping for the best? I mean usually they have some Q&A sections but they don't at least cover all questions and feedback I have :).

    Cheers

  • romanator0romanator0 Member Posts: 2,382

    Originally posted by kneebane

    mmm, might be a silly question (sorry for that) but is there any good way to point questions & feedback for Arena net about guild wars 2? Blogs cannot be commented and appearently there aren't any official forums, or? So is it just posting on forums like here and hoping for the best? I mean usually they have some Q&A sections but they don't at least cover all questions and feedback I have :).

    Cheers

    http://www.guildwars2guru.com/

    Go here. Probably the closest you can get to an official forum for gw2.

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  • eye_meye_m Member UncommonPosts: 3,317

    Originally posted by CookieTime


     

    Dude,, how many times more are you going to say there's not open world pvp? It is how it is lol. Get used to it. :)

     There isn't open world PvP. There is WvWvW PvP, Arena PvP, and will surely be other structured PvP as well.  Why are you disputing?

    All of my posts are either intelligent, thought provoking, funny, satirical, sarcastic or intentionally disrespectful. Take your pick.

    I get banned in the forums for games I love, so lets see if I do better in the forums for games I hate.

    I enjoy the serenity of not caring what your opinion is.

    I don't hate much, but I hate Apple© with a passion. If Steve Jobs was alive, I would punch him in the face.

  • Skyy_HighSkyy_High Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 138

    Originally posted by Oy-jord



    Is GW2 going to be heavily instanced like GW1 (and D&D Online), where you have a shared hub, they instance off of it?  If so, I'll pass.  That's hardly an MMO, and I can't stand it.

     

    However,if GW2 will be more like WoW and LOTRO and DAoC, etc, where most people share and exist in the same world save for dungeons, count me in!


     

    I absolutely cannot believe that there are STILL people who think that GW2 will be instanced. It's been announced since 2007, and from the very beginning they said that it would be an open world MMO. 

  • KerosienKerosien Member UncommonPosts: 56

    Great read cant wait to see the Norn aera

  • CookieTimeCookieTime Member Posts: 353

    Originally posted by eyelolled



    Originally posted by CookieTime


     

    Dude,, how many times more are you going to say there's not open world pvp? It is how it is lol. Get used to it. :)

     There isn't open world PvP. There is WvWvW PvP, Arena PvP, and will surely be other structured PvP as well.  Why are you disputing?

    What? Read my post again, I'm not disputing anything. I was talking to DarkPony.

    Eat me!

  • DarkPonyDarkPony Member Posts: 5,566

    I guess it was all a misunderstanding. Let's all try to avoid poster conflict and tension in this thread shall we?

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  • CookieTimeCookieTime Member Posts: 353

    Originally posted by DarkPony



    I guess it was all a misunderstanding. Let's all try to avoid poster conflict and tension in this thread shall we?

    Agreed. :) Back on topic.

    Eat me!

  • adam_noxadam_nox Member UncommonPosts: 2,148

    so target, click etc etc, same old same old eh?

     

    that's all I got of value out of this preview.

  • MorcotulconMorcotulcon Member UncommonPosts: 262

    Originally posted by romanator0



    Originally posted by kneebane

    mmm, might be a silly question (sorry for that) but is there any good way to point questions & feedback for Arena net about guild wars 2? Blogs cannot be commented and appearently there aren't any official forums, or? So is it just posting on forums like here and hoping for the best? I mean usually they have some Q&A sections but they don't at least cover all questions and feedback I have :).

    Cheers

    http://www.guildwars2guru.com/

    Go here. Probably the closest you can get to an official forum for gw2.


     

    They usually read the thoughts, opinions and ideas of the players in GW2Guru. 

    But the best place to give them your personnal thoughts is in their wiki http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:Guild_Wars_2_suggestions (main site: http://wiki.guildwars.com, click "Feedback" in the box at the left --> click GW2 symbol). This site is the only official place where they can use your idea, all the other sites are made by the community and they can't really use any idea you give unless that idea is posted on the wiki too.

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