Post by Slurm on Mar 3, 2015 9:17:45 GMT -5
There was a gathering of internet personalities at ArenaNet not too long ago and today is the day the embargo breaks. I have no idea what info there will be in here, but someone on reddit is compiling all the links:
www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2xsb21/hot_news_hot_meeting_info_megapost/
I hope it's good!
edit: so far the comments are saying that it's really not much we didn't already know. They all got to play the Revenant and check out some of the new stuff, but most seems to have already been reported on.
boring.
edit 2: someone from MMORPG.com linked some text from their article
Full article: www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/9452/Guild-Wars-2-Playing-Heart-of-Thorns-is-Like-Coming-Home.html
This bit has me excited:
Stronghold PVP
Oddly enough, this seemed to be the darling of the event, as everyone wanted to just keep playing more of the new Stronghold PVP map. As John Corpening tells us in the interview, Stronghold is something they’ve long wanted to try with SPVP, and it’s definitely a way to take some of the intimidation factor off of direct competition in PVP. Players can spend entire portions of the game on defense killing the enemy minions that are sent out from the opposing base, or grabbing supply and sending out their own. Stronghold is like a gateway drug to what you will find in WvW, without having to roam about looking for a fight.
Players on each team start off with 1 supply and can carry a maximum of two. In the middle of the map is a supply depot where the two teams will often come together and fight over getting more supply. You need supply because the ultimate goal of the game is to break down the gates of the enemy base and defeat their keep lord. How do you do that? You send out archers and door-breakers using the supply from your own base to march down the lane, break down the gates, and take out the enemy guards. It’s very much like a 2-lane MOBA, with the supply depot and two trebuchets serving as a sort of mini-jungle. You don’t need to farm creeps or gear up though, and matches last about 10 minutes with a max of 15 before time runs out and the winner is the team with the most points.
www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2xsb21/hot_news_hot_meeting_info_megapost/
I hope it's good!
edit: so far the comments are saying that it's really not much we didn't already know. They all got to play the Revenant and check out some of the new stuff, but most seems to have already been reported on.
boring.
edit 2: someone from MMORPG.com linked some text from their article
Full article: www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/9452/Guild-Wars-2-Playing-Heart-of-Thorns-is-Like-Coming-Home.html
This bit has me excited:
Stronghold PVP
Oddly enough, this seemed to be the darling of the event, as everyone wanted to just keep playing more of the new Stronghold PVP map. As John Corpening tells us in the interview, Stronghold is something they’ve long wanted to try with SPVP, and it’s definitely a way to take some of the intimidation factor off of direct competition in PVP. Players can spend entire portions of the game on defense killing the enemy minions that are sent out from the opposing base, or grabbing supply and sending out their own. Stronghold is like a gateway drug to what you will find in WvW, without having to roam about looking for a fight.
Players on each team start off with 1 supply and can carry a maximum of two. In the middle of the map is a supply depot where the two teams will often come together and fight over getting more supply. You need supply because the ultimate goal of the game is to break down the gates of the enemy base and defeat their keep lord. How do you do that? You send out archers and door-breakers using the supply from your own base to march down the lane, break down the gates, and take out the enemy guards. It’s very much like a 2-lane MOBA, with the supply depot and two trebuchets serving as a sort of mini-jungle. You don’t need to farm creeps or gear up though, and matches last about 10 minutes with a max of 15 before time runs out and the winner is the team with the most points.