Summary: Chris and Celeste reunite to discuss the massive deluge of Guild Wars 2 information that stockpiled from the last closed beta test weekend. We meander through beta information, microtransactions, the character creator, and debate if you should buttonmash to win. All this and more from this week's episode of Guild Wars Reporter! What we did this week Celeste: Presearing up to level 10, sunspear farming, april fools time travelling, and some other mmo that shall not be named Chris: Came back from vacation right into an assignment for PCG, so I haven’t been in game at all! Been busy reading all of the GW2 news that’s been coming out though. Lion’s Arch Report Beta Hands on at Rock Paper Shotgun http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/03/26/guild-wars-2-beta-preview/ Don’t spam me bro! http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog/comments/rofltations-spam-on-recharge-and-other-terrible-ideas-beta-coverage Character Creator overview http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/breaking-down-guild-wars-2s-character-creator/ Random comments from the Beta http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog/comments/random-comments-that-didnt-fit-in-the-other-articles Town Clothes http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/dressed-for-success/ Dispelling Rumors http://tap-repeatedly.com/2012/03/guild-wars-2-separating-wheat-from-chaff/ PC Gamer talks to Mike O’Brien http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/03/27/arenanet-president-talks-microtransactions-and-the-risks-of-going-subscription-free/ Pre-Purchase locations http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/User:Stephane_Lo_Presti/GW2_prepurchase_retailers_list Ask an Asuran Scott from Enigma http://gw2-enigma.enjin.com/home asks “I would like to know if there is UI functionality for guilds with regards alliances (or if we will) have ingame functionality eg alliance chat rather than having to create chat channels” As of yet, alliances have not been confirmed to exist in any form that would be familiar to guild wars 1 players, but it seems as though guilds will be of an unlimited or at least larger than 100 person size. They’ve said that you can monitor chats from a guild that you are currently not displaying but you can only view one guild’s chat at a time (I could be wrong on this). Excessive googling didn’t provide fruitful results. Tales of Tyria http://www.youtube.com/user/SagelikeOne Weekend Event: Sweet Treat Weekend, Arena Bonus (Double Balth & Gladiator in RA) Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Email I am a new player to guild wars. I jumped on the band wagon very late after playing WoW for 6 years and growing tired of the same old thing. I originally bought guild wars for the extra goodies you could earn for Guild Wars 2 but have found that I am enjoying the game immensely. My problem is I have no idea what I'm doing in this game! I have no friends that play, no guild and aside from the wiki or a Youtube video here and there, I have no one to ask for help. The more I play the more I realize how difficult the Guild Wars 2 points are to get and it is disheartening to find that unless you have in game money to spend, a group of friends and a thorough knowledge of the game you aren't going to be able to achieve much of anything :(. I have been listening to you guys for a couple months now and you give off a kind and helpful vibe, so I thought "Why not!" and decided to ask for your help/advice. I am currently still completing prophecies (questing around Lion's Arch). If you have any advice for a newbie on where I should be heading in the game or where I should start for points (if you think I can even get any before release) please reply! I have looked at the points calculator on GuildWars2.com and honestly have no idea what on earth all the items on the lists are. I'm lost, help me! Thanks for taking the time to read my rambling email. :) Kailey
