Guild Wars Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend

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As the name implies, the  is a preview for Guild Wars: Factions, the upcoming game expansion for Guild Wars Chapter One.

The event will take place from January 20th through January 22nd, 2006. It is open to everyone, including people who don't own a copy of Guild Wars; ArenaNet is distributing public access keys via the Guild Wars website. Gamers who already have an account can access the weekend in the sidebar.

Excerpt from the press release:
 * The event will enable players to experience two new professions being introduced in the campaign, the Assassin and the Ritualist. Participants will also be able to try out a number of the skills added to Guild Wars: Factions, including some of the deadly skills of the Assassin and the arcane spells of the spiritual Ritualist. They will also be able to get familiar with the new PvP continent, Battle Isles. Battle Isles will introduce players to new PvP experiences, new and expanded arenas, new quests, and a new explorable area as well.

Further excerpt from the official site:

The Event Schedule
Start of Event: Friday, January 20th:
 * North America: Midnight Pacific Time
 * Europe: 8:00 a.m. GMT (09:00 CET)
 * Korea: 5:00 p.m. Seoul

Closing Time: January 22nd/23rd:
 * North America: Sunday, January 22nd, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
 * Europe: Monday, January 23rd, 7:59 a.m. GMT (08:59 CET)
 * Korea: Monday, January 23rd, 4:50 p.m. Seoul

Access Keys
Your Key to PvP:


 * American Players:
 * 888D9-H27PG-NM72D-PLHJ1-2HG11


 * European Players:
 * 66DG9-C4RHB-9FKD6-287BJ-LRGCJ

If you are an existing Guild Wars player, you do not need to acquire an access key for your Guild Wars account; you will automatically receive access to all Global Free-For-All PvP Weekend content when the event begins.