I have played both open betas, will try to answer your questions. But, sure, it will be better if someone who participates in those weekends could confirm my answers.
[color:"yellow"] 1. What happens when you die ? Do you loose equipment/money/experience ? Do you have to fetch your corpse back ?[/color]
The game does look like a D2 ladder. You can see all other folks in towns or in gathering locations. You make or join a grp and enter a mission. Mission just for your grp. So, it is like ordinary coop playing.
If you die during a mission your corpse will stay until you escape the mission or someone from your grp rezz you. I am sure, you do not loose items, but don't remember about money or exp.
[color:"yellow"] 2. Can you choose not to participate in PvP and GvG activities ? [/color]
Similar to coop missions there are grp vs grp missions. If you choose not to participate in them - that's your choice.
[color:"yellow"] 3. How do you communicate in-game ? Have you used some third-party vocal communication software during the beta weekends ? What was your experience with this ? [/color]
You communicate as usual, through channels. all/grp/guild/whisper. I haven't tried third party vocal comm and I am interested myself whether this will work. I remember DAOC refused to work if any third party progs were running in background. That was in Mythic's anti-cheating policy. Can't say about GW.
[color:"yellow"] 4. Can you create several characters with the same account ?[/color]
I think, yes.
[color:"yellow"] 5. Can you have a pet ? I like pets <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />[/color]
I donno, haven't seen any in betas. I know that necro can have summons.
[color:"yellow"] 6. Can you be a member of several guilds ? at the same time ?[/color]
How? And why do you need that? I don't think so.
[color:"yellow"] 7. Are there special areas for guilds (guild hall, shared inventory or so) ? [/color]
I don't think there is shared inventory for guild.
And at the end I will add, I think, (nobody answered my last post about this, so that's my opinion based on things I mostly read) that if you look for classical MMORPG with it's large scale, complicated world with complex lvl system, PvE, PvP, guild activities, alliances, item hunts, quests etc. then I suggest go after WoW, Eve, EQ2. But, beware, it can ruin your RL <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Guild Wars is more about occasional play. Pick your char. pick set of skills and jump into action of a mission or team vs team battle. Missions are not long.
And GW has no monthly fee.
So, the choice if yours.
