All posts by Yasvindra

Anticipated by many, hyped by some, ArenaNet’s new MMO Guild Wars 2 officially releases on August 28. As one of those who pre-purchased the game, I have already been exploring the world of GW2 since Saturday morning and decided to take a quick break from the game to share my impressions with you – the good, the bad and the surprising. The Good When ArenaNet announced a few days ahead of the headstart that they might open the servers for the pre-purchasers up to 3 hours early, I was skeptic. After all, “up to” can mean anything from3 hours to [...]

Hi, I’m Tayahgonie and I’m Yasvindra’s BWE character in Guild Wars 2. Initially, she created me because she didn’t plan to play a Charr at release, but I bet I’ve changed her mind by now. Ha! Well, the reason I’m here today is because you usually read things written by some weird real people. Bah, what do they know about the life of a character in an online game, right? RIGHT?! Anyhow, now you finally get the chance to read something from a true insider! I’ll not bother you with all the details of my time as a cub among [...]

Just recently, ArenaNet finally announced a release date for their long anticipated MMO Guild Wars 2, but is the game really the new Messiah people are hoping for? Or will it soon be replaced by the “next new thing” like so many other MMOs in recent years? If Wishes Were Horses . . . You have no idea how many times in my MMO “career” this proverb crossed my mind. Okay, many of my dreams about “my perfect MMORPG” are just that – unrealistic, subjective and outright impossible with today’s technology, but those that aren’t . . . suffice it [...]