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Introducing the World Tournament Series finalists

6:18 pm, November 21, 2014 On December 5, the top four PvP teams in GuildWars2 will go head-to-head at the World Tournament Series Championship event in Beijing, China, all vying for the lion’s share of the $50,000 pr [..] View

Finding the perfect match

6:18 pm, November 20, 2014 Hello, world! My name is Justin O’Dell, and I’m one of the server programmers on the Structured Player vs. Player (sPvP) team. I’m here to talk to you about the upcomin [..] View

Announcing Improvements to PvP and the Ladder Test Season

6:18 pm, November 19, 2014 Hello, Tyrians! We’re very pleased to announce that on December 2 we will be releasing some major updates to PvP that will enhance and improve a number of areas of the PvP experience. Matc [..] View

GW2: Master of Salami Slicing

6:18 pm, November 13, 2014 (Please note that the following post could not be posted on the Official Forums, due to me being banned from creating new threads.  If you'd like to repost this in the official forum [..] View

Introducing the New TradingPost

7:18 pm, September 4, 2014 As part of the upcoming feature pack for Guild Wars 2, well be shipping a change thats been a long time in the making: a brand-new Trading Post! Weve put a lot of work into it to str [..] View

Balance Changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack

7:18 pm, August 18, 2014 Hello, all! Im Karl McLain, one of the game designers here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you about the direction were going with balance changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack. For a more specifi [..] View

2nd Anniversary Predictions

7:18 pm, July 31, 2014 Within less than a month it will have been two years since GW2 released. What do you expect or would like ANet to do? Considering the patch tuesdays fall onto 12th and 26th, I assume we'll get the Dr [..] View

Quality in GW2?

7:18 pm, July 28, 2014 I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative."  So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..] View

Super Newbie: 3.0

7:18 am, July 16, 2014 Hey guys, so I've played a few free to play mmo's and even paid for a Runescape gold membership like 5 years ago (Oh lord, go ahead, criticize me for my poor choices xD), and anyways, I don't know whe [..] View

~ Edge Of The Mists Champ Farm ~

1:36 am, April 30, 2014 This video will show you how simple it is to jump inside a Edge Of The Mists farm and start racking in the gold, karma, exp/WvW exp, WvW achievements, badges of honor, champ bags and more. I made this [..] View

Megaservers or not Megaservers?

9:16 pm, April 20, 2014 Is anyone else having a problem with the new Megaserver set up?  I don't know about how it affects WvW; this is from just a World Event PvE view.  With world events [..] View

GW2 has a content, not a feature problem.

9:16 am, April 17, 2014 I like the Feature patch. The PvP changes are atrocious, but since A.Net seems hell-bent on making GW2 into a PvE game, even that **** makes sense. It's not good, but it makes sense. Looking past that [..] View

Runes, Sigils, and BalanceUpdates

8:16 pm, March 21, 2014 Yesterday we introduced you to some of the upcoming changes to the traits system. Those changes, while exciting, are just one part of the balance updates bundled into the April 2014 Feature Pack! Toda [..] View

So much to buy, so little laurel

2:16 pm, March 5, 2014 Hello. I have 81 Laurel and 900 Badge of Honor but I have 4 classes I actively play and i cannot consider any of them as "main". I have Warrior, Thief, Guardian and Elementalist. (Although E [..] View

Lion's Arch Event Dilemma, The AFK Winner?

8:16 pm, February 25, 2014 The event has an interesting and unforseen flaw that I am not sure should be considered a flaw or not and want your opinions. In relation to the event you are granted credit for all the behaviors of t [..] View

Damage Downtime as a Component in DPS Calculation?

2:16 am, February 24, 2014 What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window. What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc. Why ca [..] View

Why Being Efficient is the Only Thing Left

8:16 am, February 17, 2014 I read the quote below today and it struck a nerve that has been lingering for a while. Why is it that the only real difference in this game between casual and hardcore seems to be efficiency? I know [..] View

Do You Consider GW2 to be a "DPS Race"?

2:16 am, February 17, 2014 Considering the playstyles and management of damage it is easy to get this impression for players but I want to know whether it is reasoned or not. Do you believe it is a DPS Race? Why or why not? Are [..] View

Friendly fire

2:16 pm, February 13, 2014 I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it. So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..] View

Why Do People Call GW2's Combat "Action"?

2:16 pm, February 10, 2014 I really don't get this. Besides a really poorly designed dodge skill, nothing in this game has really the least bit to do with action combat. I mean, when I think of action based combat, I think of g [..] View

Do you think comparing GW1 to GW2 makes sense?

2:16 pm, January 24, 2014 Why or why not? Before you instantly say "Yes" or "No" consider that they are two different games with two different mission statements, systems, and almost two different genres; [..] View

Jute/linen farm exploit and bans.

8:16 am, December 30, 2013 http://www.reddit.co...ans_last_night/ Quote... It seems there was a popular farming spot for linen. I don't think there's any point on hiding where, if you google "guild wars 2 linen farm" [..] View

Ascended Armor Design

8:16 pm, December 10, 2013 There you go: http://dulfy.net/201...-armor-gallery/ In MY opinion it looks terrible. At the first glance I was like "What? There are three heavy armor variants?" Considering how much it mo [..] View

Observations on leveling

1:39 pm, November 23, 2013 Having leveled two characters to 80, I have the following observations and opinions: - The time it takes to get from 1 to 80 is suitable, but the first 40 levels can feel really slow while the last 1 [..] View

Should Anet bring back Rune only drops?

7:10 pm, November 22, 2013 As some of you are certainly aware, in GW1 it was fairly commonplace to receive a drop that was essentially a piece of armor you couldn't use (say it was for the wrong size or species for example) yet [..] View

I miss the GW1 armors

2:16 am, November 22, 2013 I recently logged into guildwarsguru.com for the first time in a really long time and looked through my post history there. The only part I was really active was posting pictures of my armors, and wow [..] View

Fractals: The source of the problem

8:16 pm, November 19, 2013 Well after looking over these new previews for the next update I found myself immensely underwhelmed, and even bordering on offended. This is primarily because I dont play Fractals, and dislike gettin [..] View

Combating The Lonelyness.

7:01 am, November 10, 2013 Hello everyone! I've been playing for a little while (have been kinda busy lately) but now I'm back and having a ton of fun exploring and stuff. I can't help but notice that this title is a little la [..] View

Are RPGS and Casual Gamers Really Compatible?

2:16 am, November 6, 2013 Ok, laying the groundwork here for the conversation: First, there are many definitions of casual gamers. In fact, I hate the idea of calling people casual or hardcore. However, many people would cons [..] View

Guesting and overflows

2:16 am, October 29, 2013 I play on Desolation. I'm in Europe, but tend to be online for approx 16~ hours a day, so I see everything. When you play around the clock (not everyday, I'm not mad) you see how the community works a [..] View

Guild Events - Balanced?

2:13 pm, October 25, 2013 I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events: - Guild Bounty - Guild Rush - Guild Trek - Guild Challenge and - Guild Puzzle I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..] View

The Edge of the Mists: A New Map is Coming to WvW!

3:16 pm, October 18, 2013 Greetings, folks! I’m here to announce an exciting new development in World vs. World! We are in the process of designing a brand-new map that will let you enjoy WvW while waiting to enter [..] View

The Family Business

9:16 pm, October 17, 2013 By the third night, the mob around Castle Thorn had grown so thick that their bonfires reached the river, making a constellation of pyres that stretched as far as King Oswald Thorn could see. &#8 [..] View

So, what's the next best thing?

11:21 am, October 16, 2013 I do wvw 90% of my gw2 time. Due to heavy workload IRL, I only have a few hours a day to myself, so, cannot realistically grind for Ascended pieces. But like many people here, it will always be a thor [..] View

On-demand content?

3:22 am, October 14, 2013 1. GW2 is a solo game. While the game has group content or groping makes the content more enjoyable, in it's core, GW2 is a solo game. When you buy GW2, you are buying a game that you will solo with t [..] View

Water Field Whirl Finisher

10:47 am, October 12, 2013 My group and I are trying to perfect our current composition so we can reach the furthest levels of FoTM as possible. Clearly we're gonna need to utilize combo fields as well as possible in order to b [..] View

Guild Wars 2 Live Stream Thread

12:21 pm, October 11, 2013 I tried doing a bit of searching for this before making a thread and the ones regarding streaming that I did find were more about people wondering if so and so was streaming during the stress test. I [..] View

Password Reset: Beware

3:49 am, October 11, 2013 In response to the prompt to consider changing my password on the login panel, I followed the link to the official site and changed my password, filling in the information exactly as prompted, and sav [..] View

Only 3 storylines? meh

8:29 am, October 10, 2013 I'm a bit disappointed in there only being 3 storylines, kind of makes it boring for altoholics.  I was hoping that playing a different race would give a different storyline with eac [..] View

The Aesthetics Dilemma

1:28 am, October 9, 2013 Ok so a lot of people have bee vaguely talking about this subject but I though I would narrow it down and offer an actual debate for it rather than mindless whining and criticism. Ok so in an averag [..] View

A living story and world in a MMORPG: is it possible?

12:26 am, October 9, 2013 I have long had a soft spot for story telling in games. I unashamedly use cheats in single player games as I am more interested in seeing where the story goes than in the gameplay "challenges&quo [..] View

So, what's all this then?

2:23 pm, October 7, 2013 First: (from facebook) We had a great day at gamescom today! We met lots of fans and had fantastic conversations with you all. We really appreciate your love and support and for coming out to speak w [..] View

A bit disappointed in ArenaNet

2:25 am, October 7, 2013 Hello there, Even though I owned GW1 and played it a tiny bit, I still consider myself a new GW player. I'm not familiar with ArenaNet but I have to say that with this new patch I feel a bit disappoi [..] View

Current state of PvP.

11:24 am, October 6, 2013 I made this thread on reddit and would also like to receive feedback from gw2guru community as well. I haven't experienced the whole experience of PVP in Guildwars 2 (as in reaching level 80 and so o [..] View

Ascended-tier Stat Projections (theorycrafting)

1:34 am, October 6, 2013 Some people may argue that it is largely pointless to speculate about a future tier of gear when it has barely been released, and I would agree. However, it gets exceedingly tiresome to read thread af [..] View

Pros & Cons of Persistent vs. Instanced Worlds

11:29 pm, October 5, 2013 I know a lot of people like the persistent world, but my question is why? I honestly don't get why bumping into people that have the same kind of powers as you lends to a game where you feel like you [..] View

Server population/server transfer mechanics

9:58 pm, October 5, 2013 I've been recently considering a server transfer for a variety of reasons, mostly revolving around WvW (rankings, guilds, alliances, drama, etc.) and, due to the difficulty in determining the variable [..] View

Friends online?

6:31 pm, October 5, 2013 Hi guys, My name's Mary and I am writing a paper on the dynamics of friendship and community in Guild Wars 2. I'm interested in whether or not people share their real lives with online friends, and h [..] View

Map Completion Issues

12:27 pm, October 5, 2013 So I've just realised (maybe the horse has well bolted but still) that for 100% map completion, you need to do the WvW zones too... at least I think that's right? This seems like such a stupid idea, [..] View

Interesting opinions and reaction to the new GW2 advertisement from Non-MMO people

11:47 am, October 5, 2013 So the response from the established GW2 community by and large is negative towards the new advertisement "Our Time is Now", but I thought I would share my experience with a group of people [..] View

The Problem with Alts

1:39 am, October 5, 2013 When I start an alt at this game, I pretty much felt 'done' by level 30ish. Elite slot I wanted unlocked. Barring any bad picks on utility, most of the utility slots are filled with what I considered [..] View

Store now too greedy for my taste.

10:29 pm, October 4, 2013 Don't get me wrong I've been a strong supporter of Anet since day one with the collectors edition. I bought 3 armors some civilian clothing. Since the harvest tools at 10 dollars each, character bound [..] View

$50 for 10,000 gems

9:21 pm, October 4, 2013 Alright so there's a major problem with Guild Wars 2 right now. If you go onto some random Chinese gold selling site, for around $50 you can get 100 gold. As of right now, 89 silver gets you 100 gems. [..] View

Stable world or dynamic world in expansions?

8:11 pm, October 4, 2013 in the next 8 to 12 months, the first real expansion ( I do not consider Halloween or Wintersday to be expansions, no matter what ANet says) will most likely be released. Now, as most people are awar [..] View

Elitist vs. Objective

7:07 pm, October 4, 2013 I'm a fairly experienced dungeon runner.  I probably have enough experience to lord it over others and be an "Elitist," but I generally prefer to not be a total **** to oth [..] View

Seeing gw2's eSports globally

3:16 pm, October 4, 2013 Hey guys ! So I'd like to talk with you on the PvP of Guild Wars 2. But also on the gameplay in general, the design on general of Guild Wars 2, sPvP and Esports. (It will get more specific to GvGs an [..] View

Buying the Wrong Armour Type (Dungeons)

3:05 pm, October 4, 2013 Ok, before the rage comes in hear me out. I have been thinking this wayyy before it happened. Earlier today I was doing TA Runs, got my 180 blooms, took a break and came back online. I went over to t [..] View

Save ANet and yourself time when requesting refund:

2:41 pm, October 4, 2013 I just got my refund for the digital online purchase. Not bashing but the game is just not for me. Thought I'd save the user and ANet some time by sharing what they sent me as a request for informati [..] View

What would YOU change in the combat system?

2:23 pm, October 4, 2013 To start with, this is not a suggestion thread - hence it is not in the Primordus visions section. It's just meant as a sort of place to share our ideas about the games combat system. I am not conside [..] View

Missing weapon?

1:04 pm, October 4, 2013 Hello. Firstly, I'm sure this has been mentioned already, but I don't have the time or patience to filter through to find it. It may also be something AN have confirmed to be an upcoming update, or [..] View

Moving Goalposts: Levels

7:02 am, October 4, 2013 Okay, so we've already talked a lot about the moving goalposts of introducing vertical progression to itemisation, adding profoundly obvious grind, and creating a divide between types of players. We'v [..] View

Your most Random complaint about PvE

6:17 am, October 4, 2013 Mine is the Canyon Spider. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with most spiders.  Infact I love big black jumping spiders and will try to get them to jump into my hands so [..] View

Poll: Your most-played or "main" character

2:28 am, October 4, 2013 Now that the game has been out for a while, and all those previous topics are oooollllllddddddd, I'd like to see how things actually worked out in regards to the "popularity" of the professi [..] View

"Amazing" design.

5:05 pm, October 3, 2013 Why would this be considered good design? An area where you can barely see anything, with narrow ledges that you need to traverse using the game's poor control system, while fighting foes that fear [..] View

Why I'm probably quitting the game after only a few weeks

11:56 am, October 3, 2013 Just a quick background on myself. I consider myself the casual gamer that ArenaNet said would especially love this game (MMO Manifesto). I have a PS3. Ive played popular games like Skyrim and Assassi [..] View

Engineer, Thief, or Mesmer?

9:54 am, October 3, 2013 I'm a noted alt-aholic in games like these, and I'm trying to avoid getting mired too much in fiddling around with different characters.  In the 4-5 months I played WAR, I never got [..] View

Running from Mobs - Question for those who do

6:50 am, October 3, 2013 When you are filling in your map, getting that Point of Interest, and there is a pack of mobs after you and you decide to just run in and run out trailing mobs behind you.... ... Do you run past so [..] View

VP - Reading Between the Lines

2:49 am, October 3, 2013 In this thread we will be discussing the most recent addition of vertical progression to GW2 with the Lost Shores update & what it really means for GW2.  This topic has a tendenc [..] View

Living story putting farmers and event doers at odds

12:30 am, October 3, 2013 I've been doing quite a few of these events in the past few days, some in the overflow and some on my own server, and in either case much of the time I notice a debate in the chat log about how the ev [..] View

No Guild Halls / Social tools being worked on?

11:54 pm, October 2, 2013 Quote What are the plans for expanding guild features? Guild Halls, calendars and things like that.Someday there will be Guild Halls but it's not something that is actively being worked onWill expand [..] View

Arathi Basin, Alliance Battles and GW2

11:22 pm, October 2, 2013 Little bit of context: for the past 8 years I've considered GW1's pre-Nightfall PvP to be the best PvP among MMOs, no contest. In particular I think GW1's Alliance Battles were the best casual hot-joi [..] View

SMAA+DownSampling+FOV help for AMD/Radeon Users(cf tweaks as well)

6:24 pm, October 2, 2013 first, let me say I wont be copying the full guides here for downsampling but linking a thread on guru3d that has the answers to any questions you may have on getting it working. Before we get starte [..] View

Challenge seekers! A Peasant's Quest.

5:44 pm, October 2, 2013 I have an idea, a silly, hilarious, impossible idea that I would toss out there to get flames, lols, and feedback. I've considered trying something called a 'peasant quest'. The idea is this: Pick [..] View

Spying in GW2

12:04 pm, October 2, 2013 View

Seeking advice; should I quit Guild Wars 2?

10:08 am, October 2, 2013 Preface; the following is born of my own personal opinions, preferences, and principles. It is in no way intended to defame or challenge the views of others, nor to begin an argument or flame war. I s [..] View

Guild Wars 2 and Progression

9:58 am, October 2, 2013 The recent fiasco on Ascended items has prompted me to pop out of lurking, so I typed up a lengthy blurb on the state of progression in Guild Wars 2. Hopefully this can spiral into some meaningful and [..] View

Meh, I was finally hacked...

4:52 am, October 2, 2013 No quite sure how this happened since I use a different password on a site by site basis and a different e-mail depending on said site. Just received an e-mail that the login e-mail was changed and I [..] View

Guild Wars 2: From Excitement to Frustration

3:58 am, October 2, 2013 This will be a long post. There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you're not invested in reading a lot. ------- I am a hardcore MMO player, as I'm sure some of you are as well. I hold this title because I [..] View

OK, it's finally October: What do you want from the Halloween Update?

3:16 am, October 2, 2013 Since many consider last year's Halloween update to be the best update in GW2's short history, what wishes do you have for this year's Halloween update? View

"Our customer support team is prioritizing hacked accounts"

1:53 am, October 2, 2013 This really isn't impressing me much considering well over 90% of "hacked" accounts are the account owners fault. So while Anet is cleaning up after these peoples carelessness the rest of u [..] View

Dungeons / Repairs are ridiculous

11:21 pm, October 1, 2013 Today I wanted to play with a reallife friend that started a few days ago and he needed to do a few dungeons in storymode. As I already have done them I know the tactics to have a pretty solid run wit [..] View

[Survey] Are you a PvE or PvP player?

10:12 pm, October 1, 2013 This is a repost of my survey on the official forums. I am trying to expand the audience and reach of this survey. You would help me greatly if you could get your fellow GW2 players on reddit or ingam [..] View

Arah farm is back, just much worse.

10:07 pm, October 1, 2013 I'm opening this thread to discuss the effect of the november the 15th dungeon update (http://wiki.guildwar...ki/Game_updates). I actually love the update in itself as it made many dungeons look much [..] View

Charr fur patterns: lack of a 'tuxedo' option

9:09 pm, October 1, 2013 Anyone else disappointed in the lack of a true 'tuxedo' fur pattern for the Charr? (http://en.wikipedia....cat#Tuxedo_cats) You can give them white socks or a white chest but not both (and you can't g [..] View

Ascalonian catacombs and Boulders

8:02 pm, October 1, 2013 Now, if i'm not mistaken Anet Added area items such as boulders and other items but in AC Its rather stupid. Ran with a few People last night and 2 People stood Opposite each other with a Rock each. N [..] View

So who got a precurser from the final Karka event?

7:01 pm, October 1, 2013 I think about 4 people from my guild got a precurser from the chest and another bought one cheap right after the event.  How did you all fair? The 20 slot bag and account bound exot [..] View

The Gem Store Survey In Five Seconds - The Statistical Conclusion

6:42 pm, October 1, 2013 Abstract Would someone get Anette-chan out of here?! We don't need her tomfoolery now. Shoo you damn charr, go back to Ascalon! Gems are bad 'kay? That's what I always say. And thanks to Cube's [..] View

Short Story: WhatScarletSaw

3:39 pm, October 1, 2013 Professor Omadd, Headmaster Emeritus of the College of Synergetics, anxiously twisted his ear as he waited for the sylvari woman to wake. She had been thrashing violently in the isolation module for d [..] View

Best solo PvE class?

2:33 pm, October 1, 2013 Getting back into GW2 after a long hiatus. I already have a level 80 mesmer but i've been wondering what class should I level next. Basically my question is, what class(es) do think work the best whe [..] View

What is the hardest Explorable Dungeon path?

2:27 pm, October 1, 2013 Hiya everybody! Firstly I've only been playing GW2 for a week so be patient if I am unaware of something that most people already know. I just cleared the Asura path in AC and noticed a substantial [..] View

Raising the gear cap?

1:34 pm, October 1, 2013 In light of "popular demand" for better stats on ascended gear, I am actually curious how much of Guru approves of A.Net raising stats. Bugging a mod to include a poll. Please consider that [..] View

Buying "bargain" character slots with gold.

1:22 pm, October 1, 2013 Today's sale gave us cheaper character slots. They are currently being sold for 600 gems instead of the normal 800. This lead to the price of gems spiking - currently one can buy 100 gems for 2,22g. F [..] View

What does Anet's behavior say to you

12:46 pm, October 1, 2013 Something has started to bother me about Anet recently more so than usual. It started a couple weeks ago when I got an email basiclly telling me to use the gem store, and I am sure everyone else got i [..] View

gw2 devs 'missed concept' very important

11:34 am, October 1, 2013 Ive seen a large amount of threads being made regarding such things as: Server Populations Server Xfers 3 Teams Server Rankings Zerging Although these are separate factors, they all come together to [..] View

On Lottery (RNG) Boxes

11:25 am, October 1, 2013 Posted to GW2 Forums, I don't expect it to last.  Please comment there as well. TLDR: Points are boiled down here, but I encourage you to ready the body. The Right to Make Money N [..] View

Raiding and Housing Coming to GW2? (Interview Translated from French)

11:07 am, October 1, 2013 I am posting this here because the source article has been removed (the Internet never forgets though), so it's more Rumor Mill than news, I suppose. Source: http://gw2.game-guid...mike-zadorojny/ T [..] View

Female Norn Medium Armor Clipping Issues--Time to reroll?

9:51 am, October 1, 2013 Somewhere along the way, I decided I wanted to play a female norn. But it bothered me that the race of Norn suffers from WoW-like sexual dimorphism--where the men are huge and the women are just...... [..] View

My Thoughts On Guild Wars 2

8:30 am, October 1, 2013 Warning: Massive Wall of Text Ahead. A 3001 word wall to be exact! I will start out by saying that I have played a wide variety of games over the years, however guild wars was the very first online m [..] View

Exposing the Truth, Past and Present.

6:14 am, October 1, 2013 Purpose:  In effect, what I intend to do is expose ArenaNet of lies, deceit, and otherwise facilitating or spreading  false information for the sole purpose of garn [..] View

Make Guild Wars 2 more like World of Warcraft

6:09 am, October 1, 2013 Whoa there White Knight! Take a moment to read this paragraph before jumping to a conclusion on what this thread is really about! Guild Wars 2 is already like WoW in many ways, and unfortunatley in so [..] View

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