Those of you hoping to try out the sequel to the free-to-play online RPG this year, looks like it’s not happening. ArenaNet has updated their FAQ for the game to point out that they will not be having a beta this year as originally planned. Hit the break for their full answer.

Although we publically alpha- and beta-tested the original Guild Wars while it was still in early development, with Guild Wars 2 we will commence beta testing closer to the game’s release. With that in mind, we will not start beta testing in 2008 as we had originally planned. Guild Wars 2 is a very large and ambitious game, and Guild Wars players rightfully have very high expectations of its quality. We want players to be absolutely blown away by the game the first time they experience it.

No release date for Guild Wars 2 has been announced yet.