"From May 12 through 14, while Guild Wars
is being demonstrated on the E3 show floor,
players from around the world will be
able to play the same experience over the
Internet.

. . . Our E3 for Everyone event
will show our game in its alpha state. There
may be glitches, but we're confident that the
Guild Wars E3 Experience will make you a
passionate fan."

Considering MMORPG stress tests are typically lag fests from Hell, it's a pretty gutsy move by NCsoft and ArenaNet to begin what amounts to open stress testing on the floor of E3. If this upcoming MMORPG didn't already promise no treadmill, no downtime and no monthly fee - in the MMORPG world, standout features that I'll believe when I see - the E3 for Everyone plan would make me pay attention to this game.

It's probably too much to hope, but it would be really nice to see them pull it off flawlessly.