Er gingen heel wat geruchten rond dat Guild Wars 2 nog wel eens heel erg lang op zich laat wachten. Op de Guild Wars website is nu een “letter to the fans” te lezen. In deze brief legt Mike O’Brien uit wat er nu werkelijk aan de hand is.O’Brien verteld onder andere over de herindeling van NCsoft West en dat het logisch is om je af te gaan vragen of dit ook gevolgen heeft voor de ontwikkeling van Guild Wars 2 bij ArenaNet. Hij verteld ook dat ze met een herindeling zijn begonnen om zich juist volledig te focussen op top games als Guild Wars 2. Vrijdag liet NCsoft een nogal brede release datum zien met een uitleg dat de release timing nog moet worden vrijgegeven. ArenaNet heeft nog nooit een release datum gegeven, anders dan “wanneer het klaar is”.De gehele brief kun je hier lezen:
To our fans,There have been some published rumors over the past few days about Guild Wars 2 delays, and I’m writing you today to set the record straight.You’ve all seen announcements about restructuring at NCsoft West, and it’s natural to wonder whether that restructuring impacts ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 development. In fact, the reason NCsoft West is restructuring itself is so that the company can put all of its focus into its top-tier games like Guild Wars 2. Our team continues to grow, and has the strong support and financial backing we need to achieve our goal of making Guild Wars 2 the best online role-playing game ever created.On Friday, NCsoft released investor materials that showed a very broad release window for Guild Wars 2, with the explanation that release timing is still “to be announced.” ArenaNet has never given a release date for Guild Wars 2 other than “when it’s done.” NCsoft’s investor materials are a reflection of that philosophy.I know some fans had hoped for a smaller gap between the launch of Guild Wars: Eye of the North and the start of beta testing for Guild Wars 2, but we communicated last summer that it would be some time before we could commit to any beta or launch dates. Guild Wars 2 is a large and ambitious game, and we’re going to take the time to do it right.I’m immensely proud of what our team has accomplished and continues to accomplish with the development of Guild Wars 2. We’ll have a lot more to say when we’re closer to release. Until then, we thank you for your continued interest and ask you to stay tuned.Mike O’Brien
