TalkTyria – A Love Letter to ArenaNet

I have a new post up over on the Guild Wars blog TalkTyria and I invite you all to read it, but over on TalkTyria’s site. But I’ll give you the first part so you’ll be more inclined (maybe) and I promise it’s a good read that’s sure to incite discussion.

Dear ArenaNet,

I don’t want to waste your time, as I’m sure you’re busy working on making Guild Wars a better game before the release of Guild Wars 2. But as a veteran to Guild Wars, I feel I need to speak my mind, and hopefully you’ll take solace in the opinions of an older player who has been with you since the days of Beta and beyond. I feel as I should also give you the short version first, which I’m sure will entice you to read my reasons for this letter. So, here it goes.

In short, ArenaNet, so long, and thanks for all the fish.

Deep, meaningful, and full of rage! Delicious! So, head over to TalkTyria to read the rest, you won’t be disappointed.

Unless you are, in which case, my apologies.

PAX 2010 – Day 3 and Beyond

Talk about lazy! I was supposed to have this posted 3 days ago…but I digress.

Day 3 of PAX was just another day at PAX, just with a lot more free stuff. Thanks to a party the night before, and having to pack and leave the day after, I was a little out of it. I didn’t really want to rush through another demo of Guild Wars 2 because I might miss my flight, but maybe next year we won’t be cheap bastards about hotels. Continue reading

PAX 2010 – Day 2: Hard Rocking Party

So, as I was saying, before I never came back to finish talking about the best Saturday I’ll ever have, at the end of the super-cool meeting, I went back to the Guild Wars 2 demo for another round instead of looking to see what else was around. I’m lazy like that. I decided to make another human ranger and instead of plowing through it all I went exploring around the countryside and discovered a few more events I didn’t see my first play-through. If I had the chance, I wouldn’t leave, but it was crowded, it was always crowded when we were there (except Saturday morning) so I can tell you Guild Wars 2 is something a lot of fans and other folks are looking forward to. Continue reading