Everyone seems to freak out about grabbing his or her special character name at the launch of Guild Wars 2. Instead of leaving this oh-so-important action to Day One, ArenaNet is giving players a chance to reserve their Guild Wars 2 names... starting today.

The way it works is that ArenaNet will be reserving all current Guild Wars names for the launch, and players attached to those names can then swoop in and collect them from the start. Three caveats are attached to this process, however: You have to log into Guild Wars sometime in 2012, you have to claim your names in Guild Wars 2 by launch day, and you can't secure Guild Wars 2's single names (as Guild Wars forces you to make two-word names).

The studio says that there are 20 million two-word names in use at this point, and i suspect that list will grow much longer after today. These names can be reserved at any point from now until whenever ArenaNet decides to compile its master list. After launch, ArenaNet promises to free up the unclaimed names for others to take.

As you all might know the first big Guild Wars 2 beta weekend is Friday, April 27, at noon PDT (GMT-7) until Sunday, April 29, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT-7) and ofcourse Jade Reapers will participate in it and play on the Jade Sea server in theyr own and unique way kickin it all through Tyria.

So if you want to join the fun and fight alongside Jade Reapers dont hesitate to join Jade Sea and /w us in game.

List of in-game names: Bruticus, Xicer, Xiao, Blackies Messy

Guild Wars is commemorating its 7th anniversary with a huge party in Shing Jea Monastery and outposts all over Tyria

Are you light on your feet? Speak with Captain Li Sah and test your dodgeball skills in the Dragon Arena! Do you feel the need for speed? Speak to the Rollerbeetle Trainer and take a spin in Rollerbeetle Racing. You’ll find both these NPCs in Lion’s Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

The fun doesn’t stop there. During the festival, keep your eyes peeled for more special drops than you’ve ever seen before. And be sure to stop by Embark Beach to talk to Ceira, Sworn to Fire. During the celebration, she’ll be distributing the limited-edition Ranger pet: the Hound of Balthazar.