Summary: Chris and Celeste start off the new year right with an episode jam packed with news, conspiracies, and the effects of macremeitis. Don't forget to listen for the epic voicemail in our Tales of Tyria segment! What we did this week Celeste: Exploring the new Elementalist updates and burninating the countryside, not recording since last year (Dec 15) Chris: Created an Elementalist to try out the new changes. Things go boom! Lion’s Arch Report Big changes come to the Elementalist http://guildwars.com/gameplay/developer_updates/january_2012_skill_balances.php Hunter’s Insight talks A-net interviews. http://huntersinsight.com/2011/12/14/qft-the-mesmer/ Kill Ten Rats discusses Mesmers http://www.killtenrats.com/2011/12/14/gw2-mesmer-metagame/ Closed Beta mystery and discussion http://my.mmosite.com/1cd10251c16a43d090e2399862b464a2/blog/ritem/c6ed1b409eada7c69c323d5e379c12e2.html a commenter makes the best observation. Ctrl+f to William(anonymous) comment. (extended reading for the posted show notes: https://theferalengineer.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/beta-and-the-lost-test/ a comprehensive comparison and definition of alphas, betas, and release.) Guild Wars 2 Year End Development Update http://www.arena.net/blog/guild-wars-2-year-end-development-update Cool quote: I like to say that GW2 controls like an MMO and has abilities like a MOBA (tools that you can use in diverse ways to adapt to changing situations), but its physical interactions are like an FPS (dodging projectiles, attacking from out of range, etc.). Link Round-Up: Year End Awards Edition http://www.arena.net/blog/link-round-up-year-end-awards-edition Flameseeker Chronicles: ArenaNet talks PvE vs. PvP http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/flameseeker-chronicles-arenanet-talks-pve-vs-pve/ Ask an Asuran What secondary profession is best for a newly made Elementalist? Tales of Tyria http://flame-throwing.com/ engineer focused blog Weekend Event: Double Asura, Deldrimor, Ebon Vanguard, and Norn points. Next week: Alliance Battles Bonus Weekend Voice Mail iTunes 5 Star Review Aar0nbb Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com Twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter Site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar
