Guild Wars 2

Morinth wrote:I can run it, but I can run every other game that I can barely play too apparently. My laptop just hates me.

I'll not be getting it until I get a new PC, which will take a while... At least I'll see if the game can hold out for long.

Grufftoof wrote:So. Do we have a compilation of info that might be (very) relevant to people (late to the party)?!

Like:

Where (server name) people would be playing?

Was RP server type thing confirmed someplace?

How long is a piece of string?

How many beans make five?

Crojwin wrote:So I found out that my pc isn't that bad...or, it nearly passes for gw2 according to this program.

CPU
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4450e
PASS


CPU Speed
Minimum: Info
You Have: 2.3 GHz
(doesn't say either fail or pass, it gives the (i) sign, no idea why)

RAM
Minimum: 2 GB
You Have: 2.0 GB
PASS

Video Card
Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 7800, ATI Radeon X1800, Intel HD 3000 or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)

Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Pixel Shader version Required: 3.0 ---- I have: 3.0 (pass)
Vertex Shader version Requiered: 3.0 ---- I have: 3.0 (pass)
Dedicated Video RAM required: 256 MB ---- I have: 128 MB (fail)


Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: High Definition Audio-apparaat
PASS

Free Disk Space
Minimum: 25 GB
You Have: 157.1 GB
PASS


I'm still a technonoob. Should I just fetch a 100 euro vid card or what ever or should I simply buy a Fing new PC? I wanna play the game properly...

Crojwin wrote:I'm still a technonoob. Should I just fetch a 100 euro vid card or what ever or should I simply buy a Fing new PC? I wanna play the game properly...

Kristeas Sunbinder wrote:

Grufftoof wrote:So. Do we have a compilation of info that might be (very) relevant to people (late to the party)?!

Like:

Where (server name) people would be playing?

Was RP server type thing confirmed someplace?

How long is a piece of string?

How many beans make five?

No server type confirmed, but up till now I think Petrified Forest has been the server of RP choice.

A piece of string is exactly eleventeen hamsters long.

4 times 1.24 beans make five.

Arenfel/Mikhael wrote:
From what I hear they are going to name one (or more) of the servers as dedicated roleplaying servers, I hope it ends up being Petrified Forest as it seems people have already began to set up their plans there.

Kristeas Sunbinder wrote:Well, looks like I'll get a month to work ahead next semester.

Eowale wrote:

What’s your story? Role Play In Guild Wars 2.
Yesterday, 05:16 PM Posted By shanaeri rynale 14 Comments

What’s your story? Role Play In Guild Wars 2.

One of the tag lines in Guild Wars 2 is ‘What’s your story?’ and normally this refers to the personal storyline so lovingly crafted by ArenaNet into the Game. However, there is an even more personal story available for those with the imagination, patience and sense of community to develop it. What am I talking about? Is it some new dynamic event system? Is it a new form of player made content like Skyrim, Portal 2 or Gary’s mod? No. It’s something called Role Play and it’s a third of GW2’s genre , MMORPG. So it has to be important right?

Why should we care?

Now I am a complete role play noob, I don’t know my IC from my OOC or when I should /emote or when I should '(('. But what I do know is that this part of the GW2 community hasn’t had a lot of focus in articles so I’ve decide to take a brief, outsiders look at it.

One of the first questions I asked the growing GW2 RP community is why should ArenaNet and us Non-RP players bother with RP at all. I mean they are just a minority who lurk in taverns playing mighty wizards or even pursuing more.. Adult forms of entertainment right?

To the pure PvP’er or hard core raider this may seem a stereotype that is unbreakable, no matter what is said and that’s fine. If you see people in role-play, just run on by, live and let live.

However, to the player who wants more than just levels and loot from their game, who wants to delve deeper into the world of Tyria, who feels that their personal story isn’t personal enough or wants something fun to do in game in between levelling and WvW then there is much to commend giving role play a try.

To answer my first question of ‘Why care?’ we should look at what a healthy RP community brings to the table. From my digging around in various forums both from GW2 and other games I’ve found that very often the RP community tends to be the most loyal and community focussed which is something even the most hard core PvP or PvE’er notices if it’s not there.

Even if you don’t wish to join in they add a depth of experience, atmosphere and color to the environment and game that no matter how hard Arenanet try they couldn’t hope to match.

Giving it a go?

So, why even try to RP? I mean what does it do to enhance your gameplay or experience in GW2? Does it give you phat loot, or ‘Lulz’? Well, I asked people to give me three reasons why a player should give RP in GW2 a try. Their answers are summarised below
Infinite content. You are not limited to the story ArenaNet wants to tell, but get to actually play out yours and others stories in a truly dynamic and varied way. That Grawl encampment becomes more than just a heart to fill in, a tick in the ‘done it box’. It becomes where a friend of yours died or you lost something important. In short it gives you a reason, special to you to explore the world.
You start to care about the lore and the setting which makes everything more enjoyable. You’ll start to notice the little details ArenaNet have put in the game which will bring the game world even more to life. ArenaNet spent years creating a living game world, why not do something to appreciate it to its fullest?
It makes you feel more attached to your character you see on screen. It becomes more than a tool for just getting things done which gives you an incentive to create just the right look and feel for them. In short it makes your character matter.
Alright, so we’ve seen how Role play gives the game world more depth, more flavor and makes it seem more alive and vibrant than it already is and also three reasons why you should consider it.

Making it easy?

How does Guild Wars 2 help Role play?

Well for a start there is the wonderful game world, where every nook and cranny has a story to tell, Where the background story of every area is just begging to be unearthed and discovered, it has a comprehensive town clothes and dye system to give your character a unique look and even the multi-guild system helps people who wish to flip from say hard core PvP to a more relaxed RP guild in just a few clicks. Finally it offers the chance to join in a like-minded group of people, who will enhance your gaming experience just as much, if not more so that that’ leet’ PvP or dungeon team you play with.

But what if you are not the slightest bit interested in role play? Pretty much every Role player will say ‘that’s fine’. All they would ask is to be shown the same respect every other player would ask for. Don’t grief, don’t spam stupid comments and don’t harass them. Two servers have been chosen by the community (Petrified Forest and Tarnished Coast) as role play focussed servers so if you find yourself on there, then please bear that in mind and respect it.

However if the infinite world of role play appeals to you or at least makes you a little curious there are several ways you can get involved. Before launch you can read up on the world Tyria and in Guru’s own lore and role play forums. You can get to know your fellow players and start to build this fledgling community or perhaps as you play in the next BWE you can be thinking of who person is you are controlling on screen is, what are they like? What are their good and bad points, and even start to answer the vital question…

"This is Guild Wars 2, What’s my story?"

Some RP resources

For all things RP related here on Guru, we have our very own Roleplay forum or if you want to learn more about the world of Tyria then check out Durmand priory. The community has also set up a couple of dedicated RP forums which can be found at http://www.gwrpc.org/ and http://www.guildwars2roleplayers.com/ Back to Top