Photics.com is one of the oldest Guild Wars Fansites out there. Back in December of 2003, I had a unique idea for a Guild Wars fansite. Instead of focusing on a forum or cheat sheets, what if I made an electronic magazine? After dozens of issues, and thousands of visitors, the idea brought lots of popularity to Photics.com. However, I realized that something was wrong. It was mostly a solo project. The Internet is more for collaboration. Issue #35 aims to fix that problem. The Guild Wars community is invited to contribute content for the Tuesday, September 22, 2009 issue of Photics: The Guild Wars Edition.
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In my ongoing quest to better understand the secrets of ArenaNet, my RSS reader alerted me to another clue. ArenaNet continues to add members to their team. This time around, the job is for a Game Designer. Wow, that sounds like a tough career right? It probably involves years of experience and requires an advanced degree. No, I checked out the job description and it seems ridiculously easy. Well, at least when compared to the other Guild Wars jobs.
This Spring/Summer, in New York City, was unusually cold and squishy. There was a lot of rain and below average temperatures. Is the planet’s thermostat broken? While the debate on global warming heats up in the real world, the world of Guild Wars is definitely about to cool off. ArenaNet is celebrating Wintersday in July – THIS WEEKEND! For those of you not familiar with Guild Wars lore, that’s basically the Tyrian equivalent of Christmas. So if you’re feeling festive, the party starts Friday, July 17.
Right now, I’m outside the reach of ArenaNet’s Non-Disclosure Agreement. That means if I uncover secret information about Guild Wars 2, through ethical means, I can post it here. I’m planning watch ArenaNet, and to figure out what they’re up to. At some point, maybe they’ll invite me into the beta just to keep me quiet. ArenaNet / NCsoft is a growing company, with lots of secrets. Eventually, someone will slip up and information will leak. You just have to know where to look. A good source of inside information is available through their job postings.
I like how ArenaNet celebrates the holidays. It’s the Fourth of July weekend. We the people of the United States of America are celebrating the birth of a nation. Meanwhile, in the world of Guild Wars, Cantha is having their annual Dragon Festival. That means seasonal games, quests and prizes for Guild Wars player. This event is especially important for title farmers as the Boardwalk is open during this time of year.