Guild Wars?

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I'm not sure, but the time period is definitely measured in months.

True, preorderers (?) will probably only get to participate in 2-3 of the "Weekend Events," but coupled with the October event, that adds up to around a week of game-time before the game is actually released. That could mean a nice head start on your character. :)

Don't forget that Guild Wars will heavily lean on PvP, not only PvM.

All the better for the Lurkers to ownz0r some b1tches.

As far as I know, the only way to level up is still by slaying monsters, so PvM should be very robust. Hopefully, PvP will be better designed than most MMOs.