Recent Japanese Magazine Articles with Translations by Soukyuu

[Soukyuu]

M-sized = Mansion, which was shown at the live letter. It's specifically for Free companies to organize and share with it's membership. Personal housing is coming later.

Where did you get that from?
S = small
M = medium
L = large (= FC headquarters = normally not affordable)

[Virtuso]

Where did you get that from?
S = small
M = medium
L = large (= FC headquarters = normally not affordable)

I got it from the last live letter. I believe recalling how Wada pulled up some concept art and Yoshi-P started talking about it. Referring to it as "Mansion" and talking about it being for free companies at launch and how multiple players will need to pool their money together to afford it.

[Soukyuu]

I got it from the last live letter. I believe recalling how Wada pulled up some concept art and Yoshi-P started talking about it. Referring to it as "Mansion" and talking about it being for free companies at launch and how multiple players will need to pool their money together to afford it.

That was referring to the L-sized houses though, especially since you will be able to somehow distribute the inner space to make rooms for individual use.

I don't think rulesets were ever intended to be seperate- only the actual gameplay (that is, PvP happens in its own places and doesn't directly interfere with anyone's PvE experience)

The problem is, PvP requires a completely different skill/status effect balance. In most games PvE is getting crippled in the name of PvP because of that.

Some games, for example RO, have separate rulesets once you enter an area that is deemed to bee PvP. YoshiP acknowledges this difference but only says it needs careful balancing. He could save his team a lot of headache if they just separate the rulesets, not having to think about whether to cripple PvE or PvP

[PotatoSalad]

The problem is, PvP requires a completely different skill/status effect balance. In most games PvE is getting crippled in the name of PvP because of that.

Some games, for example RO, have separate rulesets once you enter an area that is deemed to bee PvP. YoshiP acknowledges this difference but only says it needs careful balancing. He could save his team a lot of headache if they just separate the rulesets, not having to think about whether to cripple PvE or PvP

I agree wholeheartedly. Arena Net shot themselves in the foot when they decided not to seperate PvE/PvP rulesets. Boy oh boy the forums of GW2 are alive and practically bursting with contempt and frustration about the consistent NERFS(bad word 'round these here parts) to pve because of the pvp turkies!