Guild Wars Preview

Game Chronicles Magazine has put together a preview of ArenaNet's Guild Wars, based upon what they saw in the game's most recent beta weekend event. An excerpt to follow:
After some brief PVP practice in the academy arena (I probably should have finished this practice round before jumping into the gladiator's arena), I was sent out on patrol with several other players. This was my first cooperative mission with other gamers, and I appreciated that Guild Wars offers exclusively (instanced) missions. In some MMOG games, beginning or popular quests become bottlenecks, as players have to wait around for the party in front of them to finish. The nice thing about instances is my party and I adventured in our own little world, not having to worry about somebody else stealing our kills or getting to the loot before we did.