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Sit. Stay. Good links!
Our swiftest foragers went forth this week and fetched back the finest morsels of coverage for our announcement of the ranger profession and the release of more information about Ghosts of Ascalon. So, strap yourselves in for this week’s link roundup as we take a look at the reaction to furry friends and phantoms.
- PC Gamer chatted once again with Eric Flannum. Among other things, they get to the core of what it means to be a ranger wielding a sword.
- IGN and Massively both dug their teeth into the idea of having a pet shark. These articles are good reading while you’re out shopping for a bigger boat. Massively also made room for a brief Q&A in which they ask a variety of ranger and pet-related questions.
- We got the attention of MMORPG.com, whose excitement over being a master-of-all-trades and pet charmer may be pushing their imagination a little too far. I’m afraid we can’t confirm at this time that asuran rangers will be able to mount lasers on the heads of their pet sharks (though we can confirm it’s an exciting idea).
- An editorial on Ten Ton Hammer calls particular attention to the pet system, pointing to evolution as an exciting improvement in Guild Wars 2.
- Around the world, sites spoke excitedly about the ranger and her skills; from Multiplayer.it in Italy, to Gamestar in Germany, to Game Reactor in the EU, they’re calling the ranger “a tree-hugging survival specialist, combining traps, pets and ranged weapons to wreak havoc from afar.
- Gamekult also posted an interview with Eric Flannum that’s an interesting read if you speak French.
- In the realm of the printed word, we offered a free sample of the first Guild Wars novel, Ghosts of Ascalon, and asked Jeff Grubb to talk about the differences between designing the Guild Wars universe and writing a book set in it. You can never say enough though, and Ten Ton Hammer was there to pry more details out of Jeff about charr legions and the future of Dougal Keane.
- Massively not only turned Rubi loose on the author for an interview, but let Shawn Schuster, regular “Ask Massively” columnist, dive into an advance copy of the book. He politely avoids spoilers while offering up a few choice moments: “I found myself chuckling a bit when the main character was forced to drop a sack of treasure because he didn’t have room in his pack. We’ve all been there.”
And we’ll all be back here next week for further exciting reveals and roundups. Stay tuned!