Thank You for Watching: The Exciting News about Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta
Kindly thank you for watching, liking, commenting, sharing, and subscribing to our channel right now. I'm not much of a gamer myself, but I know that a great part of our community loves playing games, both casual games on mobile devices like smartphones or tablets, and PC games. The PC gaming community is particularly active, and anytime I talk about PC gaming dying, they get upset. So, here's some good news for those of you who love playing games and want to get in on things before anybody else gets on them.
Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta: A Golden Opportunity
Matt Ryan has created an article that's linked in the video's description, and I'm excited to share it with you. The Guild Wars 2 closed beta is open to applications for only 48 hours, offering a chance for those who love PC gaming to be among the first to experience this exciting game. Guild Wars 2 has been in closed beta since last December, and the project has been ongoing for years. According to Arena Net, it's their largest project yet, making the opportunity to get a beta invitation even more coveted.
Understanding MMOs: What You Need to Know
Before we dive into the details of the Guild Wars 2 closed beta, let's take a step back and define what an MMO is. MMO stands for massively multiplayer online game. If you're familiar with World of Warcraft or other similar games like Eve Online, then you already know what an MMO is. In simple terms, it's a type of game that allows thousands of players to interact and play together in the same virtual world.
Guild Wars: The Pioneer
When Guild Wars first launched years ago, it was one of the first games to say, "We're not going to charge a monthly subscription." Instead, you buy the game once, and you can play it forever. Updates were released regularly, and instead of charging $50 or more for each update like World of Warcraft, they made updates available for free, allowing players to access new content without having to purchase the original game again.
Guild Wars 2's Unique Approach
One of the things that makes Guild Wars 2 stand out is its unique approach to MMO gameplay. Unlike other games, where you're thrown into a vast open world with thousands of other players, in Guild Wars 2, once you leave a town, you enter an instance that's entirely your own. This means you can play solo or join forces with friends, and the game offers a high degree of flexibility.
The Benefits of Running Windows on a Mac
For those who might be interested in signing up for the Guild Wars 2 closed beta but are hesitant due to their operating system, there's good news. You still need to have Windows installed on your computer to participate, but this doesn't mean you can't run it on a Mac. While I'm not sure if I'd recommend pushing something like this through a virtual machine, the good news is that many people are able to successfully run Windows on their Macs using Boot Camp or other similar methods.
The Good News: More Information Available
If you're interested in learning more about the Guild Wars 2 closed beta and how you can sign up, I assume there's more information available on the article by Matt Ryan. The video description should have a link to the full article, so be sure to check that out for all the details.
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now I'm not much of a gamer myself but I know a great part of our community and it is a great Community do play games uh and not just casual games on mobile devices like smartphones or tablets uh but games on PCS there's a big PC gaming community and anytime I talk about PC gaming dying they get upset so here's some good news for those of you uh who love playing games and like getting in on things before anybody else gets on things Matt Ryan has created an article it's linked in the video's description Guild Wars 2 closed beta open to applications for only 48 hours so Matt uh what's the scoop well uh Gil has actually been in closed beta since uh since last December and the Guild Wars 2 uh project has been going on for years arenanet uh says it's the largest project they've ever worked on and getting a beta invitation is is kind of like finding a unicorn it's it's kind of hard to get right now so they've opened it up for 48 hours and you can sign up and you can possibly get selected to take part in uh the invitation so why would someone who's never played Guild Wars before uh be interested in this particular beta okay here's what's cool um MMOs all around the web right now are having a lot of issues let's let's take a step back let's define MMO because there are some people who may be watching who don't exactly know what an MMO is very true uh MMO means massively multiplayer online game if you're familiar with World of Warcraft or uh gam such as that Eve online uh then that's basically what an MMO is and Guild Wars uh when it first launched years ago was one of the first if not the first to say we're not going to charge a monthly subscription you buy the game once you can play it forever and it'll it it it basically worked like that and they they released updates and instead of for example like world Warcraft you would have to pay $50 or what have you for for the up it came out just to be able to take part in the content they said if you buy the update you don't have to buy the original game you can play just the update if you want to and that's how good Wars worked and it was pretty interesting um but also there's no cue for uh for for specific Quest areas you're not you're not all thrown into the same pot you actually once you leave a town you're in an instance that's entirely to your own and you can play it single player uh if you really wanted to so that's kind of what makes skild Wars a little interesting well you know we try our best to keep people informed with lockr no and so I know there are people out there who are going to be very interested in this news that you've shared I I assume more information is there on the article absolutely and uh again at 48 hours you can sign up uh you have to have Windows about that Mac users you have to have Windows they'll run a quick uh check on your system you send your specs into to Arena net and if they decide that you're uh worthy of an invitation you'll get one not bad well and the good news is you can still run Windows on a Mac whether it's through Boot Camp or I don't know if I'd push something like this through a virtual machine uh but hopefully everybody will appreciate this bit of news thank you Mattthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now I'm not much of a gamer myself but I know a great part of our community and it is a great Community do play games uh and not just casual games on mobile devices like smartphones or tablets uh but games on PCS there's a big PC gaming community and anytime I talk about PC gaming dying they get upset so here's some good news for those of you uh who love playing games and like getting in on things before anybody else gets on things Matt Ryan has created an article it's linked in the video's description Guild Wars 2 closed beta open to applications for only 48 hours so Matt uh what's the scoop well uh Gil has actually been in closed beta since uh since last December and the Guild Wars 2 uh project has been going on for years arenanet uh says it's the largest project they've ever worked on and getting a beta invitation is is kind of like finding a unicorn it's it's kind of hard to get right now so they've opened it up for 48 hours and you can sign up and you can possibly get selected to take part in uh the invitation so why would someone who's never played Guild Wars before uh be interested in this particular beta okay here's what's cool um MMOs all around the web right now are having a lot of issues let's let's take a step back let's define MMO because there are some people who may be watching who don't exactly know what an MMO is very true uh MMO means massively multiplayer online game if you're familiar with World of Warcraft or uh gam such as that Eve online uh then that's basically what an MMO is and Guild Wars uh when it first launched years ago was one of the first if not the first to say we're not going to charge a monthly subscription you buy the game once you can play it forever and it'll it it it basically worked like that and they they released updates and instead of for example like world Warcraft you would have to pay $50 or what have you for for the up it came out just to be able to take part in the content they said if you buy the update you don't have to buy the original game you can play just the update if you want to and that's how good Wars worked and it was pretty interesting um but also there's no cue for uh for for specific Quest areas you're not you're not all thrown into the same pot you actually once you leave a town you're in an instance that's entirely to your own and you can play it single player uh if you really wanted to so that's kind of what makes skild Wars a little interesting well you know we try our best to keep people informed with lockr no and so I know there are people out there who are going to be very interested in this news that you've shared I I assume more information is there on the article absolutely and uh again at 48 hours you can sign up uh you have to have Windows about that Mac users you have to have Windows they'll run a quick uh check on your system you send your specs into to Arena net and if they decide that you're uh worthy of an invitation you'll get one not bad well and the good news is you can still run Windows on a Mac whether it's through Boot Camp or I don't know if I'd push something like this through a virtual machine uh but hopefully everybody will appreciate this bit of news thank you Matt\n"
