Asura and Sylvari available in final GW2 beta weekend

• Rin wrote on 2012-07-09 16:15

  Quote from ArenaNet:

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  For our final Beta Weekend Event (July 20-22), we’re making the asura and sylvari races available to beta players for the first time. Players will be able to create characters from any of the five main races of Tyria—human, norn, charr, asura, and sylvari—and begin their Guild Wars 2 experience in any of the five radically different home regions.
  
  For asura players, this means beginning your tale in Metrica Province, a vivid, exotic jungle area full of high-tech laboratories, quirky golems, and competing krewes of mad scientists. Nearby, the massive monoliths of the asuran capital Rata Sum hum with technomagical power. These diminutive geniuses may seem cute at first glance, but never underestimate an asura…
  
  Sylvari players begin their story in the Grove, a luminous living city nestled in the shade of the Pale Tree, the “mother” of every member of this young race of plant humanoids. The sylvari are an enigmatic race of chivalrous explorers who are driven by an insatiable curiosity and guided by a collective Dream.
  
  

  [Image: http://www.arena.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Starter-Area-C.jpg]

  
  
  If you’ve played in previous beta events, you know that each playable race has its own distinct regions, signature city, and personal storyline options. But above all, each race in Guild Wars 2 has its own identity, and the asura and sylvari perfectly illustrate this.
  
  We can’t wait to see players drinking in the mystical atmosphere of the Grove or stopping alchemagical experiments running amok in Metrica Province during our last Beta Weekend Event before launch. If you want to reserve a spot in the beta, pre-purchase your copy of Guild Wars 2 today.
  
  

  [Image: http://www.arena.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Exploring-Sylvari-Starter-Area.jpg]

  
  
  We’ll see you in-game on July 20-22! Excelsior!

  
  
  Source: http://www.arena.net/blog/play-asura-and-sylvari-in-the-july-20-22-beta-weekend-event
• Akemii wrote on 2012-07-09 16:29
  Getting released soon I presume then?
• Rin wrote on 2012-07-09 16:31

  Quote from Akemii;904559:

  Getting released soon I presume then?

  
  
  The release date of the game is August 28th.
• Akemii wrote on 2012-07-09 16:35

  Quote from Rin;904564:

  The release date of the game is August 28th.

  
  
  Oh, I wasn't even aware lol thanks Duy
• Nobelium wrote on 2012-07-09 20:13
  Weird that they announced the beta but didn't mail me regarding that. Guess I'll try this beta weekend then, I entirely skipped the 2nd because I had mabi.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-07-09 23:23
  Hmmm...maybe this time I shall try out the Sylvari/Asura.
  
  Last beta weekend I wrapped up the existing content available on my Norn before playing around with the female humans/male charrs. I guess I'll give these races a whirl next.
• BlackCat9 wrote on 2012-07-10 03:29
  Woo time to try out a Sylvari.
• Kueh wrote on 2012-07-10 03:38
  Will I see you this time, Zid?
• Akemii wrote on 2012-07-10 05:12

  Quote from Kueh;905027:

  Will I see you this time, Zid?

  
  
  PROMISE YOU WON'T SEE ME
• Rin wrote on 2012-07-10 07:35

  Quote from Kueh;905027:

  Will I see you this time, Zid?

  
  
  I'd rather wait until release date so I can play an ironed-out game.
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-10 12:36
  Asura for master race.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-07-10 15:36
  Asura Engineer, totally making one of those.
• Kueh wrote on 2012-07-10 20:32
  Making an Asura Guardian.
  
  I have his name picked out already
  
  :blush:
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-10 20:41

  Quote from Kueh;905631:

  Making an Asura Guardian.
  
  I have his name picked out already
  
  :blush:

  
  
  I want to make one too. xD
• Akemii wrote on 2012-07-10 21:20
  It's done downloading~
  
  Look forward to playing with some friends from school