I just wanted to share some of my GW2 beta experience that I had a chance to play last weekend with my old Ifrit comrades
. I don't usually gush about a game especially with what has been released in the last few years, pretty well all big disapoinments. I always found myself going back to WoW and I had pretty well given up playing anything. I heard about GW2 a while back but I didnt like GW1 so I didnt follow the development but there was a pre-sale with guaranteed beta access and I figured why not, it will give me something to bitch about 
It turns out that this is the best game I have ever played 
and it's just Beta . The game offers a huge open world with PVE, Dynamic Events that just blowed me away and massive World vs World vs World PVP in which 3 servers battle for supremacy in an PVP area called The mysts complete with siege weapons et all and when you enter this area your boosted to level 80 with the best gear! so it's all about skill 
very refreshing. The game encourages you to venture and explore and that's where you start to get really involved and the fun begins. Gone are the days of kill stealing, if someone starts to hammer the mob you are fighting, everyone gets full xp and loot, this applies also for gathering nodes, very clever 
You can send and receive mail direct from your character screen as well access the auction house to buy and sell. The races and classes seem to be very well balanced all being very playable. I played mostly a Warrior and loved it. You have 2 weapon slots so you can equip a greatsword and a rifle and switch beteween the two as required during battles as each weapon has its unique abilities AOE, snares, stuns etc. I could go on and on but I'll recommend that you check it out and draw your own conclusions This is going to be a hell of of huge game when it releases and dare i say, bye bye WoW it was nice while it lasted.
"The King is dead, long live the King"
