The unOfficial PAX 2011 Thread

[:1]Gamescom 2011 has come and passed. But PAX 2011 is just around the corner. I will try to do a better job gathering both video and written coverage of PAX. Please help in this effort and discuss your findings here!

Basic Information:

Dates:

August 26th-28th

PAX Maps:

4th Floor 6th Floor

- NCSoft is located on the 4th floor at booth #442 and #642. GW2 will be at #442.

- The Logitech Booth (#1340) is also located on the 4th floor just north of Bethesda

- PvP can be played at the Alienware booth (#3203) but I can't seem to find that booth on the map.

Live Stream:



Alienware Booth

Twitch.tv

Live Stream Schedule:



10:45 - 12:30: Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament

12:30 - 2:00: Blacklight Retribution 8v8 Team Deathmatch

2:00 - 3:30: League of Legends Dominion Gameplay

3:30 - 5:00: Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament

Panel Schedule:

Friday

2:30 PM – The Guild Wars Live Game: From Inception to Live Update (Room 2B)

5:30 PM – The ArenaNet Community Team (Room 2B)

Saturday

10:00 AM – ArenaNet Artists Review Your Portfolio (Room 2B)

1:00 PM – Guild Wars 2: Designing a Cooperative Experience (Pegasus Theater, Sheraton Hotel)

4:00 PM – Character Art in Guild Wars 2: Creation and Iteration (Room 2B)

Sunday

1:00 PM – Breathing Life into a World: The Lore and Writing of Guild Wars 2 (Room 2B)

2:30 PM – ArenaNet Artists Review Your Portfolio (Room 2B)

4:00 PM – Guild Wars 2: Designing Dynamic Systems and Content (Room 2B)

Written Coverage:

Pre-coverage and Information:

• Anet | Prepare for Guild Wars 2 at PAX Prime!


• Anet | ArenaNet's PAX Prime Plans


• NCSoft | Media Page


• MMOSite.com | NCsoft to Highlight Guild Wars 2 and WildStar at PAX Prime 2011

Previews/Impressions

• CMEPTb's Impressions

Video Coverage:

Interviews and Panel Discussions:

• Guild Wars 2: Pax Prime 2011 - ArenaNet Developer Interview Before 5v5 Tournament - posted by MattVisual


• Guild Wars 2 3D Vision At PAX - posted by nvidia


• PAX 2011 - Guild Wars 2 Panel - Part 1 of 5 - posted by burnsteadily


• PAX 2011 - Guild Wars 2 Panel - Part 2 of 5 - posted by burnsteadily


• PAX 2011 - Guild Wars 2 Panel - Part 3 of 5 - posted by burnsteadily


• PAX 2011 - Guild Wars 2 Panel - Part 4 of 5 - posted by burnsteadily


• PAX 2011 - Guild Wars 2 Panel - Part 5 of 5 - posted by burnsteadily

Game Play

• Guild Wars 2 Guardian Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Warrior Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Engineer Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Ranger Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Elementalist Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Necromancer Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net


• Guild Wars 2 Thief Skills - posted by gw2.revgaming.net

PvP

• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 1 - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 2 - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 3 (semi-Final) - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 4 (Final) - posted by monanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 5 - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 6 - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 7 - posted by montanax


• Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 8 (Final) - posted by montanax


• Day 1 - PAX Prime 2011: Guild Wars 2 PvP Match 4 - posted by MFkingW (this link was found first, but the above is slighty better)

|||http://www.arena.net/blog/arenanets-pax-prime-plans|||Thank you, sorudo for finding the ArenaNet PAX Prime post.|||Alienware PvP stream times and site:

Times (all times Pacific, add 2 hours for Central)

10:45 - 12:30: Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament

12:30 - 2:00: Blacklight Retribution 8v8 Team Deathmatch

2:00 - 3:30: League of Legends Dominion Gameplay

3:30 - 5:00: Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament

Website

http://www.alienwarearena.com/takeover/|||Links to the live stream which will start very shortly have been added peeps! Thank you Bilbo for finding this!

IT HAS STARTED~!|||ok, i just watched the match up for guild wars 2 pvp and even while i really don't like pvp, it kinda makes me feel like i like to try pvp.

you have complete control over your skills and even while some things are really powerful, within teamwork it just doesn't matter how powerful a skill is.

i also saw that there is no limit on skills other then recharge times, this completely changes the scope on how ppl play the game.

it adds action without annoying limits, it removes the need of energy management and it just makes the skill of the player worth more.

i love it, really the #1 game i will take a week off for when it's released.|||Quote:








ok, i just watched the match up for guild wars 2 pvp and even while i really don't like pvp, it kinda makes me feel like i like to try pvp.

you have complete control over your skills and even while some things are really powerful, within teamwork it just doesn't matter how powerful a skill is.

i also saw that there is no limit on skills other then recharge times, this completely changes the scope on how ppl play the game.

it adds action without annoying limits, it removes the need of energy management and it just makes the skill of the player worth more.

i love it, really the #1 game i will take a week off for when it's released.




I agree with you there. Btw, did anyone catch the cleverly worded question by djwheat and the response?

Question: So what class would you recommend for someone who in GW1 liked the Mesmer?

<awkward silence>

<leave camera view>

<let me scramble for an answer, waste some time by walking to another Anet guy>

Other guy off the screen: Thief.|||I think it's gonna be even better when people get used to the secondary mechanics. i understand that people fall back on what they're familiar with, that's why only ANet really used the trebs. Once the PvPers are used to the secondary mechanics of these maps, it's really gonna open up another level of strategy.|||For those of you who missed the earlier live stream PvP, I found matches through youtube searches(see above).|||I'm loving the knockback mechanic. There was a great part when a Warrior steps up to a caster operating the Terb, and just hammers him entirely off the platform! Classic.

Another one when someone got knocked out of the clocktower window, that's one way to get rid of those trying to cap points!

I am starting to question the wisdom of finishing people off when they aren't in strategic positions, seems they may be out of the game longer if you leave them. What's the point bonus for finishing people off?