Other Games ApplicationHow old are you? 21 What game are you applying for? Guild Wars 2 (You guys don't have a GW2 application btw) In-Game Name? Reth / Dravol Do you have Teamspeak 3 and a mic? Yes Previous Gaming Experience: Counter-Strike ------------------- Counter-Strike was my first truly competitive game. A few of my schoolmates and I played CS in CAL league in middle school. Although we weren't the very best, we had our fun. Later I would find that these same friends and I would be playing games together for a very long time. Helbreath ------------------- Helbreath was my first MMORPG, it's a very grindy, competitive, Asian-style MMO. I would doubt very much if any one on these forums ever played it. It was a very difficult game and I liked it very much... up until the point it became Pay to Play. However this was still back before the days of WoW, so MMOs were pretty much still for the hardcore RPG players. Dark Age of Camelot ------------------- Played DAoC with the same crowd, didn't last long, however. Although I loved the game, it was still another grindy, difficult game to get into. Definitely not a game to play with just two other people. I respect anyone who played DAoC hardcore, it had the most amazing PvP in any other game I've played. World of Warcraft ------------------- I played World of Warcraft in Beta and vanilla. That's all I really have to say about WoW. Guild Wars ------------------- Here's where things get interesting. All my RPG experience finally paid off when I finally discovered Guild Wars. Here was a game where I didn't have to do much PvE just to start PvPing on a competitive level, and the icing on the cake? No monthly fees! I was hooked. The first game where I actively sought out a guild to play with. I played Guild Wars for about 2-3 years with a guild called "Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]" at one point, we were ranked 14th in the entire world under the GvG bracket. My guild even got to go to South Korea to play competitively in a tournament. I however, could not go as I was still under 18 and could not enter the competition. Shortly after this, we all retired somewhere around the time Nightfall expansion came out, I haven't seen my old guild since. Rift -------------------- A few years later, I'll skip the Warhammer and Age of Conan experiences and we'll arrive at Rift. I was pumped about Rift, got into the Alpha, the Beta, found a really good guild and the finally on release I played for about 2 weeks, got Tier 2/ Tier 3 tanking gear then burnt out so hard I uninstalled the game and didn't touch my computer for a week. We were world first in I think the 3rd boss in Greenscale's Blight, which I guess is saying something. In the end, I found out the hard way that I can't play a PvE gear-progressive game like Rift or WoW in a hardcore environment. Casual PvE is fine, but when you are seemingly forced through your own will to collect every piece of armor just to beat another boss, it became too much for me. I'll stick with what I know, hardcore PvP. Why did you choose XoO: I am an old school original Guild Wars player. I played with the guild called "Ego Trip From Rank [Zero]". We were a GvG guild and I seem to remember playing the original XoO Guild quite frequently. As unfortunate as it is that I lost contact with my old guild, I was excited to see a familiar Guild show up in the GW2Guru forums. PvP is a huge aspect of gaming to me, and if history shows me anything, it will be to this guild too. Why do you think you'll be a good fit? Being an ex-Guild Wars player I think I'll fit right in with the up-and-coming Guild Wars 2 crowd. I'm a huge PvP advocate, theorycrafter, and all-around competitive player. I'm also very easy to get along with! What will you contribute to the guild? Remaining calm and organized is one of my traits I am most proud of, especially when I comes to gaming. I've played a lot of MMORPGs and a lot of other highly competitive games in my gaming career. I think my most successful game was definitely Guild Wars. My background and competitive nature will be a huge advantage upon the release of Guild Wars 2. Localization: NA Do you have a referral? - A little bit about yourself? I've grown up in the Midwest U.S., I'm 21 now and attending University. Schoolwork and my job come before anything, including games. I'm majoring in MIS - Information and Security Assurance. I graduate in a year so I expect to be very busy with my studies. I've pretty much played all types of video games, though lately I haven't been playing as much. Mostly I've been playing games I can get in the Steam Store for around $2 that don't require much attention. Other than that, I'm typically very laid-back, with a pinch of eccentric humor. Activity level? 20-30 Do you have a high speed internet connection and a good computer? Yes Have you applied to your game's usergroup? Yes
Hey Reth! Let's set up a time on teamspeak to do an interview, and maybe we can play some GW1 together to see how you fit with us. Post up some times when you're available this week and I'll do my best to accommodate you. Thanks! NSman
I have two questions The first being What was your guild wars IGN? And secondly, did ZERO compete in this tournament in its main or in a smurf and if it was a smurf what was that smurf's name?
My IGN was Rethgan Deathgate. As for the second, honestly, I'm not sure. I want to say they played under ZERO but it was so long ago, back before the Factions expansion. I'm available pretty much any night during the evening. However, I don't have my next week work schedule. Next two days I know I am definitely free. Maybe we could set up something then? Also, I'd love to get online and play some GW1. I've been slowly collecting some HoM's but will play more frequently as we get closer to GW2 release. Thanks!
Hey Reth, Sorry to keep you waiting, but I'm just trying to sync a time with dusanyu so we can both be there to speak with you. It's a busy week at work for me so I haven't been able to be as quick with you as I would have liked. I'll say a tentative time of this Wednesday at 6PM PST (9PM EST) on the XoO teamspeak in the Guild Wars channel. I haven't heard back from dusanyu on that yet, but I think it should work. Does that sound alright with you?
NSman, I just sent you a PM then saw your new post. I can do Wednesday at 6:00 PST, but if something doesn't work out with dusanyu, maybe we could set up for something on Saturday. For now I'll just plan for tomorrow at 6:00, let me know if things change. Thanks
No interview yet, not in a rush though, we've got a while until GW2 comes out anyways. Although, I would like to get one set up.
Yeah, sorry about that. NSMan became busy and probably forgot to update you, and who the hell knows what happened to dusanyu (he likes to vanish into the night). I can go ahead and interview you. It's currently 4PM CST. How about I meet up with you in an hour or so on the XoO TS server? Also, I'll probably be in GW at that time, so you can find me there (IGN in my sig). HERP DERP EDIT: It would probably be better to just PM you this. I R SMART.