LoreHound Crier: The Week in a Glance

Posted on May 04, 2012

Another week has come and gone … it seems like time flies much more quickly since I started writing these weekly summaries! And what a week this has been, not only has TERA launched, but there was some excitement as a long-rumored Elder Scrolls MMORPG was announced. For years, Bethesda has been denying there will

Guild Wars 2 World vs World First Impressions

Posted on Apr 28, 2012

The first beta weekend kicked off for Guild Wars 2 yesterday, which gave me the chance to try out the game for the first time. If you’re a dedicated reader of Lorehound, you’ll know I’ve been looking forward to World vs World for a long time, so I spent the majority of my time there. During this

LoreHound Crier: The Week in a Glance

Posted on May 04, 2012

Another week has come and gone … it seems like time flies much more quickly since I started writing these weekly summaries! And what a week this has been, not only has TERA launched, but there was some excitement as a long-rumored Elder Scrolls MMORPG was announced. For years, Bethesda has been denying there will

Combat: Guild Wars 2 vs TERA

Posted on Apr 30, 2012

Over the weekend I had the chance to try out Guild Wars 2 during the game’s first beta weekend, as well as put in some time with TERA as its head-start began on Saturday. Jumping between the two games I was really able to get a feel for each games combat system and if I had to pick a

Guild Wars 2 World vs World First Impressions

Posted on Apr 28, 2012

The first beta weekend kicked off for Guild Wars 2 yesterday, which gave me the chance to try out the game for the first time. If you’re a dedicated reader of Lorehound, you’ll know I’ve been looking forward to World vs World for a long time, so I spent the majority of my time there. During this

Guild Wars 2 Today; TERA Tomorrow

Posted on Apr 27, 2012

I wasn’t planning on participating in any of the Guild Wars 2 beta weekend events, not because I didn’t want to, but because it started at the same time TERA launched. Luckily for me, TERA’s head-start doesn’t start for North American players until tomorrow afternoon, so that gives me today to try out Guild Wars 2. The GW2 download was a

Guild Wars 2: PvP or PvE?

Posted on Apr 26, 2012

Call me biased, but I was under the impression that the hype surrounding Guild Wars 2 was all about its World verse World PvP system. This was the big selling point, the killer feature that would change the MMORPG genre and save us from the horrid existence of theme-park games, but after reading a post on ScaryWorld’s I’m not

First Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Announced

Posted on Apr 18, 2012

ArenaNet tweeted today that the first beta weekend event for Guild Wars 2 is set for April 27th to the 29th. Right now we know that only players who have pre-purchased the game have guaranteed access to these beta weekends. ArenaNet stated they will post more information about the event tomorrow, so we’ll have to wait until

LoreHound Crier: The Week in a Glance

Posted on Apr 13, 2012

It’s been an exciting week here at LoreHound! PAX East happened last weekend, and I wish I could have gone with iTZKooPA. But he was busy stalking game developers while there, and brought back a bunch of interviews which are in the process of being smoothed out and put online for everyone to see. I’m

Guild Wars 2 Pre-Orders now Open

Posted on Apr 10, 2012

Starting today, Guild Wars 2 is available to pre-order. You can order your digital copy straight from ArenaNet, or if you prefer to have a physical copy of the game and live in North America, you can purchase it from Gamestop or Bestbuy, who are the only retailers that carry the Collectors Edition,  or from Amazon if

Guild Wars 2: 24/7 PvP

Posted on Mar 23, 2012

With Guild Wars 2 beta on the horizon, I can’t wait to get my hands on this game, specifically on the World vs World vs World PvP system. This is the first triple-A MMO game that I can remember in a loooong time that actually allows players to PvP exclusively from level one, all the way up

Guild Wars 2 Microtransactions Explained: RMT Included

Posted on Mar 20, 2012

Today ArenaNet revealed more details about Guild Wars 2‘s microtransaction item-store, revealing that it will allow players to participate in real-money-trading (RMT). The basic system works on three currencies: gold, gems, and karma. The karma currency is not trade-able, and is only used for unique in-game rewards. However, the gold and gems currencies can be traded