OK so I’m home now and can share some odds and ends I captured during Beta 2.

First a short video of me watching a Fae Invasion. Too many to take on alone and there’s only one other person nearby, so we’re waiting for more firepower. Mostly I was messing around with video capture at this point.

And here’s a second video of jumping into a rift battle that is, honestly, a bit over my head. I’m level 10 and the mobs are level 15, but there’re plenty of higher level folks to hold aggro so I cast a few spells into the mix. You can probably see I’m not trying very hard…if I get aggro from these guys I’ll die.

Here’s my character from Beta 2, an Elementalist/Storm Called name Grima

Here’re a couple of shots of Jarmok, an elite (though thankfully non-aggro) and very large Goblin that you might come across early in your time as a Guardian. I attacked him…and died.

This dude is an NPC’s pet. I wonder if I can get a pet like this if I’m a druid?

And here’s me running down an invasion of the Fae. Notice someone is already engaged and no doubt needs help. I was never ‘scolded’ for helping people in the beta. Notice also the weird ground textures…as rift creatures move across the land they corrupt the very earth they walk on.

Finally, regular readers know I’m a sucker for skies (click for a full 1680×1050 version):