This sounds AMAZING

[Slurm]

Check out this hands on account over at Kotaku:

kotaku.com/5619863/forty+five-minutes-as-a-bunny+loving-guild-wars-2-necromancer

My favorite part has to be this:

The game asked me questions from my background (upper-class, well-to-do) to my biggest regret (never joining the circus). Each class also gets to select a defining personal item. In the Necromancer's case, it's a mask. Skull-faced mask in place, I entered the opening cinematic

Then later, after dying:

I had been out for three days, and several concerned visitors had checked in with me while I was unconscious, including a nobleman friend of my family. Mr. Grubb pointed out that the visitors would change depending on which background I chose

This is something I think alot of us have wanted for a long time now. Some way to personalize who you are in an MMO, and have it actually effect the outcome of events in-game.

[Maeve]

It certainly does sound like that "something new" we have been looking for to separate it from all the other MMOs. Here's hoping it lives up to expectations.

[Big Hoss]

Nice Jeff Grubb is one of the writers

[Rer]

Getting warmer... still, gonna keep my hype in check.

[tehden]

Did you watch the gameplay videos on gametrailers?

[Rer]

No and I refuse to :<

[Kapalla]

anyone listen to the relics of orr podcast? Tasha was at gamescom and had some nice things to say. The one thing that stuck in my mind was the 50 different dye colors you can choose from and the fact you can change them anytime for free.

[Saia]

Aug 24, 2010 20:13:35 GMT -5 Kapalla said:

50 different dye colors

*SQUEEEE*

[Scarybooster]

I'm going to be ping ponging between GW2 and SWTOR. I have a feeling GW2 might win most of my time even though I'm more excited about SWTOR

[Rer]

Aug 24, 2010 22:11:54 GMT -5 Scarybooster said:

I'm going to be ping ponging between GW2 and SWTOR. I have a feeling GW2 might win most of my time even though I'm more excited about SWTOR

Blargh... I'm watching the gameplay videos right now and this seems to be occuring for me also. I'm rather excited to go for the "Badass Old Sage" look/backstory.

[Lanir]

If GW2 accomplishes everything they say it will, I stand to loose a lot of hours of my life.

It looks and sounds freaking fantastic! ;D

[tehden]

I totally look forward to playing GW2 for a month, and then moving on to some other MMO. But what an amazing month it will be.

Aug 24, 2010 21:57:52 GMT -5 Saia said:

*SQUEEEE*

AGREED! I loved dying my stuff in the first one!