ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain (best known for his work on a slew of Blizzard titles) was there to greet us and still seemed more than a little pleased by the success of the Guild Wars open play during this year's E3. As he put it, "It's something to think your game is great when no one has really played it, but then to see it being played and enjoyed by so many people is exciting!" The play test validated a lot of ideas that the ArenaNet team has been working on for so long. For the first couple of days, the development team was walking all over players, but towards the end of E3, gamers had become organized and familiar enough with the game to start putting up a very strong front.