Q. When is Guild Wars 2 going to be released?
A. ArenaNet has announced that Guild Wars 2 is going to be released on August 28th!
Q. When is the next beta? And how can I get in?
A. According to ArenaNet, the last Beta Weekend Event was hosted on July 20-22. If you pre-purchase the game, you might still be able to get into any stress tests that they have.
Q. What are the different ways to buy Guild Wars 2?
A. A nice chart can be found here: https://buy.guildwars2.com/
Q. What's in the collector's edition?
A. A lot!
Guild Wars 2 game
Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill
Rytlock Miniature
Golem Banker
Chalice of Glory
Tome of Influence
10-inch figurine of Rytlock
112 page Making of Guild Wars 2 book
Custom Art Frmae
Art Portfolio and Five Art Prints
Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack CD
Q. How do I get into the next beta event?
Sadly, ArenaNet has stated that they are not going to host any more Beta Weekend Events. Additional stress tests might be done, however is unlikely at this point.
Q. Is there going to be underwater combat?
A. Yes. ArenaNet has stated there is going to be underwater combat.
Q. What are the available races I can play as?
A. Players can choose to play as either Sylvari, Norn, Charr, Asura, or as Humans.
Q. What are the professions?
A. There are eight professions: Mesmer, Engineer, Thief, Guardian, Necromancer, Ranger, Warrior and Elementalist.
Q. What are the system requirements?
A. These are the current minimum system requirements you will need in order to play Guild Wars 2:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or better
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7800, ATI Radeon X1800, Intel HD 3000 or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
25 GB available HDD space
Broadband Internet connection
Keyboard and mouse
*Due to potential changes, system requirements may change over time, and you may be required to upgrade your current system (or obtain a new system) to continue to play the game.
