Guild Wars 2 let’s you swap worlds/servers that you play on – once a week, if you wish, but for a fee.
All characters linked to your account will migrate to your new home, and all subsequently created characters will live there (unless you swap again) as well.
I’d pick Andy Roddick – he’s a good server.
Thankfully, it sounds like Europeans can inhabit US servers and vice versa. Changing a region means being “logged out for a short period of time while your account is moved”, developer ArenaNet explained.
The fee for swapping worlds/servers is 1800 gems – the micro-transaction currency.
Guild Wars 2 will also let you “guest” on other worlds/servers free of charge, although doing so has some restrictions. You can’t take part in world versus world battles, for instance.
That’s because world versus world battles pit entire worlds/servers against each other in huge, hundreds-strong battles. And you fight in world versus world battles for the prestige of your world/server – not some “guesting” holiday home.
World/server transfers are up and running for this weekend’s Guild Wars 2 beta test. You’re given 2000 gems free of charge – enough for one transfer should you need it. The world/server guesting feature, however, won’t be available in this weekend’s beta.
The meaty list of servers available during this weekend’s Guild Wars 2 beta are below.
Eurogamer recently flew out to ArenaNet’s home in Seattle, US, to find out more about the people making Guild Wars 2.
US Worlds
• Anvil Rock
- • Borlis Pass
- • Yak’s Bend
- • Henge of Denravi
- • Maguuma
- • Sorrow’s Furnace
- • Kaineng
- • Jade Quarry
- • Fort Aspenwood
- • Ehmry Bay
- • Ferguson’s Crossing
- • Darkhaven
- • Vasburg
- • Eredon Terrace
- • Crystal Desert
- • Tarnished Coast
- • Steamspur Mountains
- • Blazeridge Mountains
- • Isle of Janthir
- • Sea of Sorrows
- • Deldrimor
- • Scavenger’s Causeway
- • Moladune
- • Eternal Grove
EU Worlds
- • Kodonur
- • Gandara
- • Kodash
- • Blacktide
- • Istan
- • Vabbi
- • Kourna
- • Fissure of Woe
- • Underworld
- • Ring of Fire
- • Far Shiverpeaks
- • Petrified Forest
- • Jade Sea
- • Desolation
- • Magus Falls
- • Whiteside Ridge
- • Fort Ranik
- • Ruins of Surmia
- • Sharp’s Corner
- • Aurora Glade
- • Riverside
- • Elona Reach
- • Augury Rock
- • Abaddon’s Mouth
Published: Apr 24, 2012 11:00 pm