Guild Wars 2 - 2011

While GW2 might be seeing either a closed or open beta in 2010, most likely a closed one near the end of the year, GW2's actual release isn't going to be happening until 2011.

The current expectation is it'll happen on the anniversary of GW1, which I believe is in April.

Either way this means that the expansion pack releasing in 2010 for WoW isn't going to have anything to contend with for a bit.

Nothing is going to compete with Wow until Blizzard brings out the next big MMo sometime in 2012

WoW will be WoW, but I've been anticipating the release of this game for quite some time.

Is there any new content we can ogle? So far all I have seen are some pretty trailers and concept art.

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Pretty concept art and the trailer is all you're going to be seeing until 2010, the Guild Wars 2 staff are only releasing lore information, the history of what's happened and all that stupid crap.  No gameplay information is being released except for a limited amount that is already well and truly known, such as underwater areas working via using an underwater capsule/tablet that lets you swim underwater for so much time(Don't know how much exactly).

They're supposed to be releasing gameplay info next year.

Don't know, by then I will probably be over videogames in general, save for the indie SHMUPs and MAME library I do oh so dearly cherish.

There's just something about MMO's in general that keeps me from becoming attached to them. I've never played one consistently for over a few months, although I have switched backed and forth between ones I really enjoyed. It's just missing something, but I can't seem to put my finger on what. I thought Aion would do the trick, but alas, I didn't have the heart to make it past that awful leveling slump from 25 to 30....

Been waiting for this FOREVER!

Where did you get that info ArlanKels? Also, there was a nice video released that showed pretty gameplay graphics.

EDIT: Nekped, I absolutely feel the same about MMO's. I was really hooked to them when I was younger but now... meh. The only games that hooked me for long were GW and TF2 (and now LoL). All have great "replayability" in the form of competition. I honestly hope I won't be over videogames when GW2 releases!

GW2 is gonna have a hard time competiting with WoW and Diablo 3. If it's as good as the first I'll still probably be getting it though.

Meh, never liked guildwars environment system where you didn't have to fight for monsters.  I enjoyed the daily competition and hate between players in ffxi.  Hopefully ffxiv will be the same, that and they are supposedly getting rid of the class system which will be a nice change.  I had a planned idea on how to do that but i really want to see how they pull it off.

Guild Wars is all about PVP though. PVE is the pubbing of guild wars.

Trainrider got it right; PvP is pretty much the core of GW. Of course, PvE is still important and fun.