thanks for the great tips guys
getting more and more hyped up for the release 

backpack is the 1st need of everything

i think the character slots isnt as important as the bank slots. 5 characters is plenty to play for awhile, whereas you will definitely need bank slots for crafting later on (which gives exp as well)

nah, again u have collectibles tab for banks (for all ur crafting mats up to 255 per crafting item) so bank slot isnt as important as other MMO as well =)

Anet strike the bullseye with this implementation...
as said, GW2 is breaking the MMORPG norm

bank slot will be important when you start crafting, especially cooking, when you need 4x of 1 ingredient for the next recipe, then if you want to make a high tier recipe, you need 4x4 or 16x bag space.

I am not playing the beta version. Any idea where I could pre download the game now?

Was reinforcing your point actually on char slot over back slot. Left out the other quote

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Added on July 31, 2012, 1:41 pm

From their email you should have a link to download one you login.

by the way, don't buy bag cause you can craft good ones kinda early which level up your crafting as well. There are special type of bags as well for example the can't npc bag which I have on each of my character.

Oh i see...I have not done the pre-purchase yet......will purchase within 3-4 days....
tiring to play The secret World and D3....hahahaha.....not a fan to puzzle and grinding....more to teamwork pvp....

so them extra bag slots can only be unlocked with gems oh?

If you wanna use them for ah then it is different. You read taking but crafting so was just mentioning what I know from all my toons with 250 -300 crafting.

Btw you can also access your bank from crafting npc on the map, doesn't need to go back to your city.

Again it is your gems so it is up to you.

Ah you're right, forgot we're stuck with 5 slots by default 

I know abut bag and the bag slots. If you have multiple 12 shots bags which can be craft early on, those bag slots are not so important anymore if you follow the natural progression.

when i look into this http://gw2status.com/events/5-headstart
there are 3 servers. i.e. US, Euro and Aus (Oceanic)??
Which server does the Sea of Sorrow located?
Isn't the Aus server has lower latency?

Bag slots without good bags are pointless don't you think. Unless you find it ok to have a 4 slot bag for that new slot.

I never lack bag space on my level 46 guardian or my 40 elementalist. That's how insignificant it is. Unless you plan to keep stuffs from level 1 then maybe rofl. Our you plan to just grind instead of following the natural progression.

i think he just wanna horde items lor.

Has everyone already decided what profession they will be once it launch??

I am confuse between elementalist and guardian. both I also like to play, it's a hard decision

So you gonna team up with Heart??  For those who played the beta version, which class is good in CC? might think to fix into two of u  in case...lol

Same here, got grounded by wife...cos playing too much on WOW, and Rift.....last time.....I got 1-2 hours to pay in the weekday and about 3-4 hours in the weekend...

Most probably go with a range dpser,....most probably the elementalist or the ranger...

personal preferences i guess.
i love ranger with shortbows for the kiting and condition stacking with longbow for sniping.
the best part about ranger is of course the pets and pet swapping.

my problem wit elementalist is that you can't swap weapon so you need to plan well for situations.
for example, staff is really good for big battles and if you got a well balanced team (frontlines and support) while you nuke while scepter+dagger combo is really good for small fights, burst and survivability...
since you cant swap weapon, it is really annoying when you are caught in an unwanted situation (happen so often during WvW)

so go try every profession during the first day by going to the Mist and PvP (since u get to lvl 80 with all skills and gears)

character from what i've tested unless they changed it recently

lol agree on the animation of longbow...
then again, because it look so plain it is really fun in PvP (they wont know what hit them) 

best ele skill = ride the lightning...
too bad they nerf it to a single line now, used to be able to turn =(

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Added on July 31, 2012, 3:31 pm

it is the same if i am nt mistaken (or they change it)...
but i know armorsmith can craft the special "reinforced" type of bad which items wont be npc or sorted if in those bag...
i use it to keep all the weapons which i use for PvE...

so i think it is ok to stay with armorsmith since u are heavy armor...
armorsmith and jewel is what my guardian learn for crafting...

hmmm seemed that you are right, they streamlined it http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bag

yup you got it right, so it doesnt matter now...

I am confuse in choosing this 2 profession is because I like the effect of elementalist when casting magic where else for guardian I like the way it uses the hammer as a weapon and also the heavy armor being worn it's just fabulous and cool.

play both =)

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Added on July 31, 2012, 3:44 pm

well if u wanna sell junk, u can jz use the npc sell junk ability, craftman's bag you can just use to keep all collectibles as well... so i think it shouldn't affect you if you go for armor smith rite? O.o