{"id":12556,"date":"2012-07-25T11:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T16:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=12556"},"modified":"2013-02-07T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T20:13:53","slug":"guild-wars-2s-last-beta-weekend-like-an-early-christmas-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/gaming\/pc\/guild-wars-2s-last-beta-weekend-like-an-early-christmas-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Guild Wars 2’s Last Beta Weekend, Like An Early Christmas Present"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since the dawn of Everquest<\/em><\/a>, players looking to team up with buddies across the internet realms have been plagued by a monthly subscription. Every cookie cutter MMO and its mom had a subscription. That’s just the way things were. However, Guild Wars<\/em><\/a> changed all that by leaping ahead of the curve with a one-time purchase price and no monthly fee. Because there is no subscription, there is, of course, an in-game shop (micro transactions are the way of the world nowadays). In the future, the fantasy role-playing game may add XP boosts and other important features to the shop, but for now, the store provides mostly aesthetic changes for your character. For those saddened by the fact that you will have to purchase dyes for your character’s clothing to make your character look cooler than that one guy, get a job.<\/p>\n Players returning from the first Guild Wars<\/em> will notice that the badass weretiger-like race known as the Charr<\/a> are now available to play. If you’re interested in playing any of the inferior races, I’m afraid I won’t be covering them. I kid, I kid (kinda). GW2<\/em> has actually done an impressive job creating unique races with hundreds of customizable options. Players may choose from Charr<\/a>, Humans<\/a>, Norn<\/a>, Asura,<\/a> or Sylvari<\/a>. Norn are basically mythological giants, Asura are baby-looking steampunk people, and Sylvari are plant elves. As I said before, there are a plethora of ways to customize your character from initial background stories up to the color of the armor. This game feels a lot like D&D<\/a>\u00a0in the sense of races and classes. And that, ladies and gentleman, is a good thing.<\/p>\n