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#1 Kvinna

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Posted 15 August 2011 - 06:13 PM

Welcome to the ULTIMATE GAMESCOM thread for 2011!
This thread is dedicated to gamescom community coverage.

Chat with the Guru community while GAMESCOM unfolds!
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Kvinna said:

Thanks for everyone's contribution to the thread. Just so ya'll know, we won't be adding more information to the front page unless it's a high quality video or interview.

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Table of Contents
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Official Coverage
II. News & Articles

III. Videos

IV. Quotes & Tweets from ArenaNet
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You can select "Berlin" as an additional clock in your date & time settings if you are using Windows 7.
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#2 Kvinna

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Posted 15 August 2011 - 06:31 PM

I.Official Coverage

NCsoft's gamescom Live Stream Schedule:

ESL Stream Schedule (playback):
  • Thursday: Showmatch 12:40 – 13:15 CET/5:40 - 6:15 AM CST
  • Friday: Showmatch 14:15 – 14:50/7:15 - 7:50 AM CST
  • Saturday: Presentation 16:30-16:45/9:30 - 9:45 AM CST
  • Sunday: Presentation 11:50 – 12:05/4:50 - 5:05 AM CST

ArenaNet Flickr Gallery
Get Ready for gamescom! (comments)
Jon Peters on the New Gamescom Demo (comments)
Guild Wars 2 gamescom Trailer (comments)
PvP Overview (comments)
The Battle of Khylo (comments)
Making the Battle of Khylo (comments)

II.News & Articles[INDENT]Media & Community Coverage[INDENT]Written Interviews


Audio Interviews

Written Articles

[/INDENT]Community Discussion & Images[INDENT]Community Discussion

Images


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Edited by Naut, 22 August 2011 - 03:22 PM.


#3 Kvinna

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Posted 15 August 2011 - 06:35 PM

III.Videos[INDENT]Official

Interviews


Other[INDENT]High - Medium Quality

[INDENT]PVP

[/INDENT]Medium - Low Quality[/INDENT][INDENT]
[INDENT]PVP

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#4 Kvinna

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Posted 15 August 2011 - 06:36 PM

IV.Quotes & Tweets from ArenaNet

Regina Buenaobra said:

Just to clarify: Conquest is not the only PvP game type. We have other formats that we are not ready to talk about, so for gamescom we are focusing our information releases on formats that we are ready to talk about. We'll talk more about other PvP game types in the future. :)

Secondly, as I mentioned in another thread and on our social networks, the World vs. World format is still in the game. Again, for this set of information releases at gamescom/PAX, we're focusing on stuff we're ready to talk about in public. We'll have more about that in the future when we're ready to share more information about it. :)

Martin Kerstein said:

Good evening and Hallo aus Deutschland!

Glad you liked the trailer, out kick-ass cinematics team put a lot of work into it! :)

To answer some questions:

- The transformation is a necromancer elite, Lich Form.
- it is indeed the Iron Forgeman
- The undead dragon is Tequatl the Sunless, one of Zaithan's lieutenants

Martin Kerstein said:

Hey folks, about the pvp match being shown only from one players perspective: ESL told us before the match that they would alternate between two-but for some reason they didn't do it, so apologies for that.

And yes, I suck at commentating pvp matches-then again my job was to tell people the basics (as they might not know them).

Regina Buenaobra said:

To answer all the questions about whether we will sell the charr plushie: yes we will sell them in the future. No timeframe for when yet ~RB

Source.

Reagan Wright said:

Hi everybody! I am the Lead UI Artist that designed the Customization system. The character artists are still working on a great number of choices, and will continue to do so until launch. I am going to try and address some concerns and wishes the best I can for now, although I personally do not make all decisions, and cannot promise certain aspects. We DO read your feedback, and try to design high-quality choices...within our technical restraints.

Firstly, the backbone of the system is pretty complete. The Human Male is the most fleshed out right now.

The character artists are continuing to design new hair, faces, bodies, etc, for all races.

The body physique will be special and cool. For the demo, it hasn't seen it's full potential, amongst most other things.

There is a technical reason we cannot separate the eye color from the faces. We hope to have enough faces though, that you guys will be very pleased with the choices.

Our goal, of course, is to give you the choices that make you love your character(s)... and also create characters that "belong" in our world. << Super important to us.

Stay tuned! And until then, we're listening and working on more awesomeness. :)

Thanks, Reagan

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Jubilee said:

No, after seeing the grotesqueness that the Aion character creation allowed, I don't mind at all.

I will not miss this possibility:

Spoiler

or any others like it.

Our thoughts exactly. :)

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I think our Physique choices will make you happy, once we flesh it out. :)

Reagan

Reagan Wright said:

SO... I can't promise (seriously), I'm not on the character art or programming teams. But today I spoke to some people and apparently, eye color isn't AS impossible as I thought. It's important to us, like it is to you guys, but we want to ship the kick-ass game as the very top priority. I'm sure you'd all probably agree.

PS: Don't forget my disclaimers on not being in a position to promise. :)

Love you all for being so passionate about it!

Edited by Ryuzaki, 18 August 2011 - 07:21 PM.


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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:05 AM

It's that time again! :D

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:10 AM

Is there anything happening on Wednesday which will give us timbits of info or is everything coming in on thursday?

#7 Malchior Devenholm

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:11 AM

Guardian of the Light said:

Is there anything happening on Wednesday which will give us timbits of info or is everything coming in on thursday?

Seeing how that's media day, I'm sure something will surface. Recall the tech demo from last year where the quality sucked and dev hacks were used? Still, it was the first footage EVER!

Ok, let's leave the rest of the thread for actual stuff coming from GamesCom :)

#8 dakka dakka

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:13 AM

Oh man I loved this event and thread last year, I wonder if they brought back Nima :D

#9 Noblesse

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:24 AM

I do hope there is a journalist out there, willing to sacrifice their professional credibility and reputation to bring us new images and information 24 hours before the NDA is released :P

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:29 AM

Malchior Devenholm said:

Seeing how that's media day, I'm sure something will surface. Recall the tech demo from last year where the quality sucked and dev hacks were used? Still, it was the first footage EVER!

Ok, let's leave the rest of the thread for actual stuff coming from GamesCom :)

That day was ridiculous.

#11 On_Slaught

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 07:33 AM

Weapon changes, Asura, Sylvari and PvP.

This is going to be good as long as people bring cameras.

#12 Autumn

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:02 AM

It's going to be impossible for me to concentrate at work this week. :D

WTB Sylvari elementalist footage. ^^

#13 Prince Nightwing

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:04 AM

Can't wait for the earth ele! :D

#14 kƶj

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:07 AM

The more footage, the better! :D So excited!

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:08 AM

Kvinna said:

It's that time again! :D

Woo woo! It's come around so fast!

Anyone else even more excited about Gamescom this year than they were last year?

My hightlight last year was the Necromancer being revealed....this year it has to be the Asura and Sylvari being playable. Cannot wait to see.

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:44 AM

I was converting this for my own reference, but I figured I'd put it here in case it could help anyone.

Times for the NCsoft LiveStream for Australians (AEST timezone) are as follows:

Thursday:
8:30pm - GW2 Live Demo (English)
10:30pm - GW2 Live Demo
11:00pm - Art of GW2 Q&A
1:30am - GW2 Live Demo
2:30am - Designing GW2 Q&A
3:00am - Day Finale

Friday:
7:00pm - GW2 Live Demo
7:30pm - Lore Q&A
9:30pm - GW2 Live Demo
12:00am - GW2 Live Demo (English)
12:30am - PVP Q&A
3:00am - Day Finale

Saturday:
8:30pm - GW2 Live Demo
10:30pm - GW2 Live Demo
11:00pm - Designing GW2 Q&A
1:30am - GW2 Live Demo (English)
2:00am - PVP Q&A
3:00am - Day Finale

Sunday:
6:30pm - GW2 Live Demo
7:00pm - Lore Q&A
9:30pm - GW2 Live Demo (English)
11:30pm - Costume Competition
12:30am - Prize Giveaway
12:45am - Closing Event


ESL GW2 PVP Stream
Thursday: Showmatch 8:40pm - 9:15pm
Friday: Showmatch 10:15pm - 10:50pm
Saturday: Presentation 12:30am - 12:45am
Sunday: Presentation 7:50pm - 8:05pm

Edited by Mif, 16 August 2011 - 02:22 PM.


#17 rebornX

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:50 AM

I want it NOW (the footage)

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 08:55 AM

I've made a timetable for the streaming sessions in Excell so I can see the schedule better :P I should be able to catch most of them despite my work schedule. Hopefully those that I will miss will be recorded and uploaded somewhere too by someone, whom we will love a lot for that :P Getting really excited here ~

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:15 AM

bookmarked thread :) looking forward to see finally some pvp action

#20 Kendil

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:20 AM

Yaay just 2½ day left :D

#21 piranha

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:40 AM

Excited! I hope people will be ready to record the pvp streams...

#22 MetalMan

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 10:31 AM

Will there be any official recordings on the pvp demos they show? Or any streams with playback so i can watch them at another point?

#23 Bhodda

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 10:37 AM

most valuable thread on guru! looking forward to watching all the videos! <3

#24 Angello

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 10:55 AM

So excited for this, can't wait.

#25 Cloudpiercer

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 11:21 AM

Wow I cant believe its already been a year since the first footage of gameplay popped up. Heres hoping on media day they show the new boss behind closed doors (and someone leaks footage)

#26 blasius

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 12:41 PM

I love these "Ultimate" threads. Omens of mass info floods.

I await thee, HD videos!

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 01:07 PM

couple images of the booth in this collection:

pcgames.de photo stream from gamescom

pictures 60 and 61 are the GW2 presence. (Carbine is on 58 and 59)

Edited by semantic, 16 August 2011 - 01:24 PM.


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Posted 16 August 2011 - 01:20 PM

Thanks for putting that together Kvinna. Very organized. Its going to make this a lot simpler.

#29 Calmrain

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 02:19 PM

WTB Asura footage! Yes please ^.^v

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Posted 16 August 2011 - 02:32 PM

Hey guys :) i still need to wait 3HOURS here in Brussels for à train to cologne :) so im doing some research on my iPhone :D and the pictures of the booth are already great ! Cant wait till tomorrow :D !





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