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Legacy Member
I wanted to share a portion of a letter that I just sent to our fansite webmasters. It concerns the upcoming February Beta Weekend Event, and obviously this will be of interest to you, who are so actively involved in our testing.
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I wanted to drop you a line to give you a Guild Wars update. First of all, we have a change in the date of the February Beta Weekend Event. The event will begin at approximately 12:01 a.m. PST on Friday, February 18th. We know this change may result in concern on the part of your site visitors, but with this change of date, we have an opportunity to present something totally fresh to the BWE participants: A new region of Tyria. We know that the chance to see, explore and play in this new region will answer a lot of the feedback we've been receiving, both about content and the gameplay experience. And as always, we will look forward to fan feedback on the new region in the form of comments, suggestions, and bug reports.
So, what's cool about this new area? You get to see Ascalon as it existed before it was decimated by the Charr. You get to learn more about the backgrounds of characters who will play important roles in the storyline. And the region is very free-form, with a lot to explore and a large number of quests in which to participate. And yet, the player has the option to race forward quickly to get to the main story, or to stay and linger, making friends with villagers and discovering lots of hidden content. We're excited about this new region and can't wait for everyone to see it!
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I wanted to drop you a line to give you a Guild Wars update. First of all, we have a change in the date of the February Beta Weekend Event. The event will begin at approximately 12:01 a.m. PST on Friday, February 18th. We know this change may result in concern on the part of your site visitors, but with this change of date, we have an opportunity to present something totally fresh to the BWE participants: A new region of Tyria. We know that the chance to see, explore and play in this new region will answer a lot of the feedback we've been receiving, both about content and the gameplay experience. And as always, we will look forward to fan feedback on the new region in the form of comments, suggestions, and bug reports.
So, what's cool about this new area? You get to see Ascalon as it existed before it was decimated by the Charr. You get to learn more about the backgrounds of characters who will play important roles in the storyline. And the region is very free-form, with a lot to explore and a large number of quests in which to participate. And yet, the player has the option to race forward quickly to get to the main story, or to stay and linger, making friends with villagers and discovering lots of hidden content. We're excited about this new region and can't wait for everyone to see it!
