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Topic: GuildWars preview released early
Naj
I asked for a title and didn't get banned!
posted 10-28-2004 01:52:47 PM
www.guildwars.com

If you didn't play during E3, you download a 62KB client, which lets you connect to the servers and the rest is constantly streamed to you, bittorent like system.. Works very well.

If you're interested in PVP at all, you should really check this game out.

Naj fucked around with this message on 10-28-2004 at 01:59 PM.

Damnati
Filthy
posted 10-28-2004 01:54:32 PM
Clickable for the lazy people like me.
Love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. It is as inexorable as the tides and life and death alike follow in its wake. -Phèdre nó Delaunay, Kushiel's Chosen

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

Alaan
posted 10-28-2004 02:29:02 PM
DLing like 2k files after making my character. Only 5% done.
Alidane
Urinary Tract Infection
posted 10-28-2004 02:32:11 PM
Spoogetastic.
Alaan
posted 10-28-2004 03:32:45 PM
DLing every new zone is the opposite of a good thing.
Naj
I asked for a title and didn't get banned!
posted 10-28-2004 03:47:59 PM
Those 50kb downloads are like, totally horrible.. I agree.

What class are you making, Alidane?

Nae
Fun with Chocolate
posted 10-28-2004 04:16:51 PM
My Ranger/Necromancer owns!
Alidane
Urinary Tract Infection
posted 10-28-2004 04:26:22 PM
I'll probably be a warrior/ranger, but I won't be on until late tonight, if at all.
Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 10-28-2004 04:31:11 PM
I'm a warrior/monk. It's great; but the control system is REALLY hard to get used to if you've played CoH for any length of time. I had to rebind it to the CoH default to make myself not die. Or, like, get lost.
Alaan
posted 10-28-2004 04:31:56 PM
quote:
Naj attempted to be funny by writing:
Those 50kb downloads are like, totally horrible.. I agree.

What class are you making, Alidane?


When you are DLing at 10 KB/s though you have far more than that it is. And having to DL 1250 files to log on after I DLed 2k+ last time the program was on...

Alidane
Urinary Tract Infection
posted 10-28-2004 04:48:40 PM
...I gave in. Tiganos Fyreblade, Warrior/Ranger....they changed things since last time, heh, my old characters were still there.
Talonus
Loner
posted 10-28-2004 04:50:06 PM
quote:
Naj had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Those 50kb downloads are like, totally horrible.. I agree.

What class are you making, Alidane?


If you're downloading from a fresh install, it takes awhile. Also, if you're downloading from a college campus it can take forever depending on what they have blocked. A friend of mine is taking 10+ mins to load up every new zone he goes into.

Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 10-28-2004 04:57:07 PM
quote:
Talonus got bored and wrote this:
If you're downloading from a fresh install, it takes awhile. Also, if you're downloading from a college campus it can take forever depending on what they have blocked. A friend of mine is taking 10+ mins to load up every new zone he goes into.

Once we actually go into the zones, we can rezone to them instantly.. right? RIGHT?!

Alaan
posted 10-28-2004 04:58:00 PM
quote:
Talonus Model 2000 was programmed to say:
If you're downloading from a fresh install, it takes awhile. Also, if you're downloading from a college campus it can take forever depending on what they have blocked. A friend of mine is taking 10+ mins to load up every new zone he goes into.

YOTC was going slow on his college net. My wireless hates it. Dial-up is majorly screwed. You basically aren't allowed to play with friends.

Talonus
Loner
posted 10-28-2004 05:00:09 PM
quote:
From the book of Delphi Aegis, chapter 3, verse 16:
Once we actually go into the zones, we can rezone to them instantly.. right? RIGHT?!

Yeah, at least he is (normally).

qwertyu
Pancake
posted 10-28-2004 05:00:55 PM
taking forever to start the game... jumping from anywhere from 3kbps to 80, most of the time its at 3 ><
Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-28-2004 05:03:30 PM
Well, installed the client and made A Mesmer/Necro, "Vorago Erus"

Got stuff to do, gonna let it download all the stuff while I sleep, so tommorrow I shall try this!

Looks cool from the char creation though

Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 10-28-2004 06:00:12 PM
My Ranger, Fae, is still there I don't remmeber what it was I didn't like about the game to turn me off of it. Since I can't remember though, I guess I'll have to finish Re-DLing it and find out. I think it was clunky or something, I dunno... Probably a lot has changed since I tried last time, and since it is free, it's worth a shot.

My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Kegwen
Sonyfag
posted 10-28-2004 06:02:41 PM
quote:
Talonus attempted to be funny by writing:
If you're downloading from a fresh install, it takes awhile. Also, if you're downloading from a college campus it can take forever depending on what they have blocked. A friend of mine is taking 10+ mins to load up every new zone he goes into.

Unless it goes through like port 21, 80, or 81 there's no way I can use it

Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 10-28-2004 06:04:36 PM
If you go into the options (The small button in the upper right) you can set the language to "Swedish Chef".

I'm not joking, but the Guildwars guys are. Hilarious!

Suddar
posted 10-28-2004 06:06:18 PM
This confuses me so. Somebody explain it to me, because..I'm lazy.
I'm downloading and installing it now and whatnot, but how does the actual game work? Is it off/online? heh.

Found what I was looking for, kay.

Suddar fucked around with this message on 10-28-2004 at 06:11 PM.

Y.O.T.C
No longer a Towel Girl
posted 10-28-2004 06:42:05 PM
quote:
Talonus spewed forth this undeniable truth:
If you're downloading from a fresh install, it takes awhile. Also, if you're downloading from a college campus it can take forever depending on what they have blocked. A friend of mine is taking 10+ mins to load up every new zone he goes into.

yep, same here, its hell

Lechium
With no one to ever know
posted 10-28-2004 07:02:37 PM
I made an elementalist Lechium the Herald.
"The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."
Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-28-2004 07:22:10 PM
Starting download now, heh...

Vorago Erus is now a Mesmer/Monk, hehe

Hopefully this shall ownzor tommorrow when I get a chance to play

Arrenn Lightblade
Yes. Yes he is.
posted 10-28-2004 07:40:24 PM
Arrenn The Bold, Warrior/ranger
Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 10-28-2004 07:47:19 PM
Gah, how many times do I have to DL/Install stuff?....

First had the Client DL, then made Character, then had a painfull download before I could even get into the game, then made it to Lions Gate and got another painful DL going and its only at 5%...

It's going, and has been going forever, at like 3KBs a second... at this rate I wont even get to try it out before Monica gets home.

Faelynn LeAndris fucked around with this message on 10-28-2004 at 07:49 PM.


My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Arrenn Lightblade
Yes. Yes he is.
posted 10-28-2004 08:01:58 PM
That is my major complaint at the moment. Ungodly load time.
Alaan
posted 10-28-2004 08:23:41 PM
quote:
So quoth Arrenn Lightblade:
That is my major complaint at the moment. Ungodly load time.

Hopefully this is only for the preview. :/

Naj
I asked for a title and didn't get banned!
posted 10-28-2004 08:34:19 PM
I have 100 gold right now and nothing to spend it on, so I'm thinking of making an EC guild.

If you're online, add "Tucc Z" to your friends list and send me a whisper.

Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 10-28-2004 08:43:31 PM
Okay this is really friggin agrrivating... You can't do anything, missions or otherwise without spending upwards of 20Minutes loading zones and DLing files... And by the size of each Download, I can gurantee I would be able to have DLed it near 3 or 4 times faster than getting it via stream or whatever this is.

My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Tatsukaze
wants Kloie's mom OH SO BAD
posted 10-28-2004 08:56:38 PM
Tatsukaze Nobushi, Ranger/Monk
Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 10-28-2004 09:30:58 PM
The lag on missions is fucking horrendous...

Can't complete the first mission, cause you lag out too much, you dont even know where you are bounding around or freezing up.

Faelynn LeAndris fucked around with this message on 10-28-2004 at 09:32 PM.


My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Lechium
With no one to ever know
posted 10-28-2004 09:53:14 PM
I just about made 16, but then all of a sudden two skeletal mages come out of nowhere and I get my ass handed to me Then my stupid partner wouldn't resurect me so I logged off.
"The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."
Mike the Butcher
Pancake
posted 10-28-2004 10:19:43 PM
yay it started up early
Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 10-28-2004 11:52:02 PM
I just found out how to make infinite gold as a necromancer.

Oops.

At least I bugged it before getting 1000 gold...

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-28-2004 11:55:29 PM
Dont you mean after
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 10-29-2004 12:05:52 AM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper got bored and wrote this:
Dont you mean after

No, actually.

And it's really click intensive to boot.

Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 10-29-2004 12:37:47 AM
I'm so buying this game. I decided that during E3, and I'm sure of it now.
The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 10-29-2004 12:43:54 AM
Well, I have to kill 30 minutes or so, if anyone wants to hook up in the Exploreable area of Divinity Coast, I am in District 8, Lady Venom.

My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Arrenn Lightblade
Yes. Yes he is.
posted 10-29-2004 01:26:24 AM
Do we want to throw a guild together? I think I can pay for it.
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