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Guild Wars 2: Play for Free This Weekend

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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For the four or five people in the world who have yet to play ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2, this weekend is your golden opportunity. The game is free to play from Friday, August 23rd through Sunday, August 25th.

In addition, a new edition of the game, the Heroic Edition, has been released:

The Guild Wars 2 Heroic Edition includes the award-winning MMORPG, which IGN.com called “one of the best MMOs ever made,” as well as the Heroic Pack, which includes a number of digital items ideal for new players:


  • One Legacy Armor – Players can adventure in style with this classic armor

  • 18-slot Mithril Box – This huge storage box will increase loot carrying capacity

  • 10 Experience Boosters – With these boosters, players can level up faster

The Guild Wars 2 Heroic Edition is available for $49.99.

Find out more about the trial on the Guild Wars 2 site.

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  • KanethKaneth Member RarePosts: 2,286
    Just in time for the Headstart of FF XIV ARR. It's a move worthy of Blizzard :P
  • MikehaMikeha Member EpicPosts: 9,196
    It wont make any difference. 
  • ArskaaaArskaaa Member RarePosts: 1,265

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

  • TygranirTygranir Member Posts: 741
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    This. All of this.

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  • VorchVorch Member UncommonPosts: 793

    If you are returning or just starting this weekend, you can catch up on events here: wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Living_World_summary

     

    If you need an event guide for the current living story installment, you can use dulfy here:

    http://dulfy.net/2013/08/21/gw2-clockwork-chaos-patch-coverage-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gw2-clockwork-chaos-patch-coverage-guide

     

    If you want to just roam the world and see what events are up at any time, just use this site:

    http://us.gw2stuff.com/

     

    If you need a group for anything (including dungeons), try joining a guild or using www.gw2lfg.com

     

    Keep in mind: A new event is either less than 7 days away or has just happened in the last 7 days. So keep checking back.

    "As you read these words, a release is seven days or less away or has just happened within the last seven days— those are now the only two states you’ll find the world of Tyria."...Guild Wars 2

  • saurus123saurus123 Member UncommonPosts: 678
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    then dont follow the zerg, a small squad of organized players can kill the zerg easly

     

    as for the first part its good thing that game have much content to offer

     
  • PurutzilPurutzil Member UncommonPosts: 3,048

    From someone who feels the game is highly over-rated and one of the weaker AAA titles in years (not SWTOR weak) and my personal biggest disappointment since Vanguard (granted I'll admit I never hype for games either and wasn't for GW2 either so the standards are low to make that mark).

     

    Try it and play it if you haven't. The beauty and one of the perhaps 'good' parts of GW2 is you can quickly tell 2-3 hours in if you like it or not, since its pretty much virtually the same thing all through out with just small things thrown in here and there. You might end up liking it, or you might be like me and be utterly disappointed with it. No sense not trying when you have a chance to do so. :)

  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

    Zerging generally suck, yes. I had a few fun moments, like when 4 times as many enemies breached the walls of stonemist castle and we were able to drive them back but zerging generally are pretty boring.

    I either sneak behind enemy lines alone to take out dollys, sentrys and if I can, badly defended supply  camps.

    Otherwise I play in smaller squads (4-8 players) who takes camps and sometimes badly defended towers. At times we claim a tower and work to build it up and defend it.

    I don't think that my server would have left you there even with the zergers, we usually help eachother out and I think the other high ranking servers do the same but servers lower down tend to have problems working together, or so have I heard.

  • KenaoshiKenaoshi Member UncommonPosts: 1,022

    My advice?

    make a Norn.

    now: GW2 (11 80s).
    Dark Souls 2.
    future: Mount&Blade 2 BannerLord.
    "Bro, do your even fractal?"
    Recommends: Guild Wars 2, Dark Souls, Mount&Blade: Warband, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    Originally posted by saurus123
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    then dont follow the zerg, a small squad of organized players can kill the zerg easly

     

    as for the first part its good thing that game have much content to offer

     

    I've seen tons of small organized squads get wiped out by zergs, but I've never seen a small organized squad wipe out a zerg.

  • VolkonVolkon Member UncommonPosts: 3,748
    I notice the Heroic pack is the same price as the base pack, just with added freebies. Nice touch. If anyone's curious about this game this is a great chance to try it out. It's one of if not the best MMO out there, so enjoy a free weekend and hope to see you after!

    Oderint, dum metuant.

  • AmjocoAmjoco Member UncommonPosts: 4,860
    Originally posted by Volkon
    I notice the Heroic pack is the same price as the base pack, just with added freebies. Nice touch. If anyone's curious about this game this is a great chance to try it out. It's one of if not the best MMO out there, so enjoy a free weekend and hope to see you after!

    I totally agree! You can not beat the price either. GW2 additions and awards/accolades.

    I'm sure there will be a large portion of free partakers this weekend, and many will come here trashing the game. I think us fans should be ready for it. Usually a title that offers free weekends or passes for the first time has a gross of bad reviews. Possibly because if they thought they would like it they would have bought it months ago! Human nature seems to always bring out the negative players when it comes to posting, rather than the folks who enjoy something.

    Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

  • CosbySweaterCosbySweater Member UncommonPosts: 37

    Does anyone know how to get a free trial serial for this weekend when you already have an account registered from Guild Wars 1?  When I try to register for the free weekend it says I already have an account tied to my email address which I do but can't figure out how to get the trial without creating a new email address so I can then create a new account.

    I hope that makes sense.

  • saurus123saurus123 Member UncommonPosts: 678
    Originally posted by GeezerGamer
    Originally posted by saurus123
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    then dont follow the zerg, a small squad of organized players can kill the zerg easly

     

    as for the first part its good thing that game have much content to offer

     

    I've seen tons of small organized squads get wiped out by zergs, but I've never seen a small organized squad wipe out a zerg.

    you need to play more then :)

     

    heres a simple vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-919RMwyfnk

    using fields and finishers combo is the key to victory

  • flynn444flynn444 Member UncommonPosts: 67
    I may play GW2 again if they pay me to.  Since that's unlikely, how can I sell my account?
  • botrytisbotrytis Member RarePosts: 3,363
    Originally posted by GeezerGamer
    Originally posted by saurus123
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    then dont follow the zerg, a small squad of organized players can kill the zerg easly

     

    as for the first part its good thing that game have much content to offer

     

    I've seen tons of small organized squads get wiped out by zergs, but I've never seen a small organized squad wipe out a zerg.

    You haven't played with the newer arrow carts - 2 to 3 of those and there is no zerg.


  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,020
    I would have probably given this a try if I'd have found it Thursday or so....Saturday night is a little late to get it downloaded and play.
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Originally posted by flynn444
    I may play GW2 again if they pay me to.  Since that's unlikely, how can I sell my account?

    you want them to pay you to play the game but you want people to pay for your account? dont be silly.





  • AmjocoAmjoco Member UncommonPosts: 4,860
    Originally posted by saurus123
    Originally posted by GeezerGamer
    Originally posted by saurus123
    Originally posted by Arskaaa

    tryed GW2 after 8 month break. i was totally lost what to do, so many marks in map.

    then i tryed WvWvW, it was just zerg, follow brainlesly zerg and try stay a life. 2 enemy player attack me when we moving another place and NO ONE dint helped kill them! they where next to me over 10 player and no one helped me kill thouse gangers.

     

    it was like follow bot zerg that ingore enemys:S

     

     

    then dont follow the zerg, a small squad of organized players can kill the zerg easly

     

    as for the first part its good thing that game have much content to offer

     

    I've seen tons of small organized squads get wiped out by zergs, but I've never seen a small organized squad wipe out a zerg.

    you need to play more then :)

     

    heres a simple vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-919RMwyfnk

    using fields and finishers combo is the key to victory

    That was impressive!

    Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

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