Getting Ready for Guild Wars 2
With the press release back in 2007 that announced NcSoft and ArenaNet were working on the next Guild Wars game chat rooms have been buzzing. Not long after the announcement of Guild Wars 2 came the Eye of the North expansion for the original Guild Wars game. In that expansion it basically set the players and Guild Wars game up for the newest addition that was soon to be released. However, much time has passed since that press release and new expansion with no word on Guild Wars 2.
At the beginning of this year department and funding cuts had caused much speculation among gamers saying that the newest addition to the NcSoft team “Aion” was receiving top priority and Guild Wars 2 had been put on the back burner. This caused some gamers to loose hope in the game and its release being anytime soon. Reportedly Guild Wars 2 has an “unconfirmed” release date of 2010-2011.
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Then the rumors started to spread rapidly over the past month about something big stirring in the Guild Wars 2 headquarters. All the gossip was started by Mike O’Brien at ArenaNet on the Guild Wars Wiki:
“I want to thank all our fans for their patience as we developed the game to the point where we can start talking about it publically. I know you've all been anxiously awaiting this moment. You'll soon understand how ambitious we've been and what we've accomplished during these past two years of development. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but from here on out we'll be able to provide you with more regular updates.
Guild Wars 2 is going to be a huge leap beyond the original. We have the best team in the industry executing at the top of their game, and I'm very proud of what our team has accomplished so far. As I said last week, I'm confident that when you get your first look at what we've been working on, you're going to love what you see. Stay tuned for an exciting week ahead.”
Things look like they are finally coming along for ArenaNet where Guild Wars 2 is concerned. This is a great thing for those people who watched the game grow and waited in anticipation over the last two years for any tiny piece of news regarding Guild Wars 2.