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Guild Wars: Public Internet Demo During E3

(PC: MMORPG) | Posted by Dhruin @ Friday - April 16, 2004 - 22:27 -
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Thanks to JonnyG from Mythica HQ for pointing out some huge Guild Wars news at Gamespot. ArenaNet is going to open a Guild Wars demo to the public over the internet for three days during E3:
While most online games don't open up until beta testing begins, as ArenaNet and NCsoft will announce on Monday, the Guild Wars demo will let gamers directly participate in the online RPG for a full three days. The Guild Wars demo was designed for easy online distribution, and the small 100K client will only need to download around 30MB of art assets from the ArenaNet servers before demo participants can set up an account and log into the game. The developer says it's ready for a massive influx of participants.

Guild Wars isn't like most online RPGs, as ArenaNet has followed its founders' experience with Diablo to create an ongoing game that won't include monthly fees. The demo will provide a look at a glimpse into the game's expansive world. During the three-day demo, players can experience solo quests, cooperative missions that begin the Guild Wars story, a competitive arena for multiplayer combat, and a competitive worldwide tournament that will run continuously with multiple levels and a variety of game types.
This is a huge vote of confidence in their technology from ArenaNet - it will be interesting to see if they can pull off a smooth "launch" in the face of the thousands of logins they no doubt expect.
 
 
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