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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

Go with the Flow

6:18 pm, November 21, 2014 Match flow in PvP is affected by everything from team formation and arena queuing to the way players actually enter matches. I’m happy to announce that the process players use to enter PvP a [..] 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

Guild Wars 2 at EurogamerExpo

7:18 pm, September 18, 2014 Guild Wars 2 is headed to Eurogamer Expo! Since our livestreaming crew will be at Eurogamer, were not going to have our regular 12:00 p.m. PT livestreams on September 19 and Octobe [..] View

The New Leveling

7:18 pm, September 14, 2014 So, I ****** off one of my characters(just got tired of the look and didn't want to sink gold/$ into TP), and made a new character the other day...after the patch.  Holy cow nuggets! [..] 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

Thoughts on the September Feature Pack?

7:18 am, August 29, 2014 I don't feel like they're at all addressing any of the actual needs of the game. New backpacks, a cleaner crafting UI, and new commander colors are all very nice things. But where is precursor craftin [..] View

How Would You Change "X" World Boss?

7:18 pm, August 19, 2014 So my server successfully downed Tequatl today. It was the first time I personally had even attempted the revamped boss since returning to the game and it was AWESOME. That single win was far more gr [..] View

(How) Would you recommend GW2?

7:18 pm, August 14, 2014 I noticed GW2 is on 50% sale and I was like "maybe it's a good time to convince some friends to get it". That was moslty a hypothetical thought, since my friends who're into MMOs are already [..] View

In What Unique Ways Are You....

7:18 pm, August 5, 2014 .......making gold? I've been looking around since I came back for season 2 and a lot of ghe old methods seem out of date or simply less effective so I figured Id inquire as to some of the clever me [..] 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

So I come back and I'm Perma-Banned.......

7:18 pm, July 6, 2014 ....for "botting, extended unattended play, using macros, or similar behavior." ................. ....whaaaaat? I literally just came back and I've never done those things, and I've playe [..] View

What can I do that's fun?

7:18 am, July 4, 2014 Okay so I have been playing Gw2 since it's start and I have a level 80 warrior, necro, guardian and engineer. Thing is, as of late the characters I have are a bit.. bleh.. I can't find any real fun [..] View

Any news on Home Instance ?

7:18 pm, June 15, 2014 After playing since the start of GW2, i decided to check out the home instance. I must say that i is a bit disappointed, and i would like to know: Has Anet said any thing about the direction they are [..] View

Hall of Monuments Starter Guide

7:18 pm, May 20, 2014 I've been nosing around looking for a way to play GW to get the GW2 achievements for the Hall of Monuments. From what I've read it doesn't look as though it's going to be easy especially since the gam [..] View

Right or Wrong?

7:18 am, May 11, 2014 http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/05/09/working-as-intended-what-guild-wars-2-got-wrong/#continued There are many things about the game I believe they got right.  However, I do beli [..] View

Worth coming back to Guild wars 2?

3:16 pm, April 25, 2014 I was pretty hyped when the game was released and got some friends to join me as well. However, they powerleveled to 80, got bored after 1-2 weeks since there was "nothing to do" and left th [..] 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

Foostival 2014, a Celebration

9:16 pm, April 9, 2014 The Foostival event, originally held in 2013 in Paris, was created by fans, for fans, to bring many different Guild Wars 2 communities together. Last years Foostival was a success, a [..] View

How rare will dye drops be after the big patch?

9:16 pm, April 7, 2014 Since they are making dye unlocks account wide, is there any word on how much rarer will unidentified dyes  become? To me it seems reasonable that dyes will drop at around 1/5th the [..] View

gw2spidy on smartphone = fail

3:16 pm, April 7, 2014 Hey there, I recently tried to access gw2spidy via smartphone (Google Nexus 4). The site loads fast and looks almost exactly like the desktop version...with one major exception: it is missing the co [..] View

Introducing the MegaserverSystem

3:16 pm, April 2, 2014 Were down to the last major feature to announce in our upcoming April 15 Feature Pack, and its a pretty huge one: were making it easier to play with your friends on every PvE map, regardless of home w [..] View

Introducing the WardrobeSystem

2:16 pm, March 25, 2014 One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game! Account Wardrobe: The Basics [..] 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

Learn About Critical DamageChanges

8:16 pm, March 21, 2014 One of the balance changes coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the introduction of ferocity, a brand new stat that will affect your critical damage. Ferocity is being introduced to make bonus cri [..] View

2 things to discuss

8:16 pm, March 20, 2014 First up, I mapped my PS4's Dualshock 4 controller to GW2 and thought I'd let you guys know how it's been going, and thats FANTASTIC! For the past 2-3 months when I play I play with the DS4 and recent [..] View

Will Arena Net just let Guild Wars 2 die?

8:16 am, March 19, 2014 I know how absurd that sounds, and there was a time not long ago I would have been among the first to dismiss it. This morning in fact. But things that have happened and been said as of this newest pa [..] 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

Problem with gem card - need advice please

8:16 pm, February 28, 2014 MODERATOR EDIT: A list of authorized retailers is listed in a later post. All other sources are not to be trusted. Hello all. After playing the game for 3 months I decided to buy some gems to enhance [..] 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

Living Story Vs Personal Story

8:16 am, February 22, 2014 One of the most laziest thing I have EVER. I mean EVER saw. The patch itself to the city. Its awesome. It leaves you wanting more. But when you are doing the personal story for the first time or for t [..] View

What did I miss?

8:16 pm, February 19, 2014 I stopped playing GW2 ever since July of 2013. I have not touched Gw2 since then so what did I miss? Anything important? I logged on just to be confused as hell as to what the new inventory system is [..] View

Whaaaat? No karma? Heeeere

8:16 pm, February 17, 2014 Since the dissolution of karma in dungeons, there are now only three places in which to seriously gain karma: 1. Tequatl 2. lower-level fractals (I think 10 levels below your personal reward yields m [..] 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

New CDI, Community Voting for Top 3 Professions Needing Help

2:16 am, February 13, 2014 https://forum-en.gui...velopment/first QuoteHey everyone, For our upcoming CDI projects, we would like to collect your ideas for professions that need balancing. Since there are 8 professions, we wo [..] View

Where would you place "new" LA?

8:16 pm, February 11, 2014 If or when we lose LA, either to Scarlet or some future events, where do you think the best safe haven for all the races of Tyria would be? Give arguments for and against your suggestions, and discu [..] View

Your opinion about PvP bans over missed Solo Tournaments

2:16 pm, January 31, 2014 Well, this is the kind of 'ban' I am talking about. I actually wrote a thread about this in reddit, but I'm not going to lie - it went terrible. The backstory is that I accidentally failed to enter [..] View

Presuming you made it to level 80 once ...

8:16 am, January 31, 2014 So I asked a bit about leveling and read a bit about leveling in various places and the word "grind" comes up. I can understand grind in relation to repetition; once you play a game you've p [..] View

After what point would you use real cash instead of in-game gold?

2:16 pm, January 30, 2014 All exchanges have a dual currency system in place however it is easier to pay with real-funds than it would be to play with in-game gold. With this premise what is the exchange rate that would, if yo [..] View

Twisted Marionette - A step in the right direction?

8:16 pm, January 23, 2014 Hi all. So, I'm hoping you've had a chance to try out the new temp world event, and formulated your own opinions on it. Personally, my reaction is that it's a nice change. Seems like a mix of tower [..] View

Random Derpy Observations Upon Returning

2:16 am, January 8, 2014 Because I am an insane person and a huge derp, I have decided to end my sabbatical and resume playing GW2 at least for a time.   I hope my derpness amuses someone slightly in a parra [..] View

If GW2 married Skyrim

2:16 pm, January 1, 2014 I think that game would rock the world. They really should learn from each other. I just bought Skyrim LE on Steam and I can't get enough of it. Flaws of both can be seem in the other game. Here are s [..] 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

Anyone else miss the trinity?

8:16 pm, December 19, 2013 Hi guys, It's been over 3-4 months since I took a break from GW2. Currently I'm debating on coming back, but I just don't think I have it in me. I have come to realize the main reason that I don't wa [..] View

Job-o-Trons Journey: TheEvolution of a Gag

2:16 am, December 19, 2013 Writing for Guild Wars 2 is a hugely collaborative effort, and at times that collaboration transcends the sum of its parts. Sometimes a character takes on a life of its own and we, t [..] View

Announcing the Holiday Gifting Event!

8:16 am, December 11, 2013 The Black Lion Trading Company has a variety of items that can be gifted everything from armor skins to dye packs to kites can be bundled up and sent to your friends or guildmates at no extra cost fo [..] View

The end of the Scarlet Story Line - And after that?

8:16 pm, November 27, 2013 So I was doing my daily dose of random browsing when I stumbled upon this post of a dev https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3266648 QuoteI mentioned this elsewhere on the forums, but Ill say it here agai [..] View

Where are the world builders?

8:16 pm, November 26, 2013 So recently there has been a ton of talk about the living story, the quality of it, the cons, the pros etc etc(please keep that discussion out of this thread). All of this has me wondering, where are [..] View

The rarest of drops - How many Black Lion Chest keys have you seen?

2:16 am, November 24, 2013 I thought I was my just imagining that I got a Black Lion key drop from a mob since it happened a year ago.  But just the other day I saw another drop off of a common mob. & [..] 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

A map, and expansion theorizing

8:16 am, November 18, 2013 So at this stage I'm mostly just the guy who wrote that lore summary once and drops by like once every year to contribute something, probably half-finished, and then leaves because Guild Wars 2 just h [..] View

New NCSoft Earning report is out...

8:16 pm, November 17, 2013 The new Quarterly earnings report for NCSoft has been released.  You can go here to find it if you're interested: http://www.ncsoft.net/global/ir/earnings.aspx In it, the tidings f [..] View

Headstart acesses unavailable?

10:25 am, November 4, 2013 Do you think they are going to stop pre-purchases soon? I just stumbled across this: http://www.greenmang...deluxe-edition/ customers notes: PURCHASES ON OR AFTER 17TH AUGUST WILL NOT INCLUDE THE 3 [..] View

Why so much hate?

9:18 am, October 30, 2013 Just a general question. I am not trying to troll or flame, but I have been wondering about this for near 6 months now. After reading these forums since November pretty actively I see so much negativi [..] 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

The lag

2:16 am, October 28, 2013 So it's been a year and the lag has gotten worse (understatement) not better.  With the introduction of WvW leagues the lag has hit extrodinary levels. We all know it's there, we've [..] View

ideas for combat?

7:37 am, October 20, 2013 since we can't get addons like WoW a more noticeable combo interface would be nice. right now i have no idea when i actually pulled one off unless it's a tried and true one like when a mesmer puts u [..] View

DDE and CE Items in 8/21 Stress Test

6:14 am, October 19, 2013 I'm just wondering if it was mine, or a thing in general.  I only received the Hero's Band, even though I have prepurchased the CE from Gamestop.  Did anyone else w [..] View

Will I get banned for THIS?

5:47 am, October 19, 2013 I entered a guild which said there are no actual rules. I was told by the guy inviting me to the guild that I wouldn't be reported for swearing or being a douche. So that's exactly what I did. Only 2 [..] View

My issue with the personal story

3:27 am, October 19, 2013 I've been thinking it through and I think I've realised part of the reason the personal story feels so stale to me. First off I definitely want to iterate that I don't DISLIKE the personal story, I j [..] View

End of year GOTY Awards...agree or disagree....

7:06 pm, October 18, 2013 GW2 apparently is garnering a lot of attention in the media (mainstream as well as gaming specific), but not for what I would have expected from the amount of discussion I see on these and other forum [..] View

HELP: How to level beyond level 30?

6:51 pm, October 18, 2013 I'm struggling trying to level beyond 30, I've done 3 x 1-15(17) zones, 2 x 15-25 and 1 x 25-35 which is the gerradan field, I'm now level 32 and personal story is on lvl 33. I've done most of the thi [..] View

Been gone for 9.5 months, what'd I miss?

3:16 pm, October 18, 2013 Stopped playing just after the Christmas holidays and recently redownloaded the game. Has a lot changed since then? Have they added a lot of new content? What's there to do after finishing the story l [..] View

Can I Still Run It?

4:14 am, October 18, 2013 Since this morning and the new client update, whenever I open up the client, it says "Guild Wars 2 has encountered an error" and that my computer does not meet the minimum specs required des [..] View

exploration in gw2

11:09 pm, October 17, 2013 hey all iv been watching these forums for a long time and thaught id do my first post iv played gw1 since first beta, and cannot wait for gw2, but the one thing im not 100% on is the exploration, in [..] View

A new class or race?

12:11 pm, October 17, 2013 So i've been playing GW2 for about a month or so after its release and i really enjoy playing it and haven't really stopped ever since I got it. But recently I've come to notice that i'm really gettin [..] View

Did I just get hack?

6:13 am, October 14, 2013 So the guild wars 2 launcher was downloading a 700 files update or something.  It was at 99 so I click log in and it said the following "you've enabled email authentication for [..] View

Waiting for my character to be 1 year old

3:16 am, October 14, 2013 I have had the game (Guild Wars 2) since the release day. However, I deleted and created characters many times because I was not convinced. This means I still have not recieved my 1 year gift. Am I t [..] View

Create your customized playlist in GW2 with GW1 sounds

3:16 am, October 14, 2013 This wiki explains you how to replace current sound in GW2 with your own music: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Customized_soundtrack If you feel a bit nostalgic you can put any songs from GW1 Serie [..] View

Email Not Recongized? Please help

3:26 pm, October 13, 2013 So i didnt play at all yesterday cuz I had to work all day but I've been playing since headstart no problems. So today i go to log in and it says Email not recognized. What does this mean does it mean [..] View

gw 2 is... alive again?

10:42 am, October 13, 2013 Just like that, in the last 2 days suddenly the population increased. Desolation had queues for WvW but since MoP release the queues used to last only a few minuts even for eternal and in prime europ [..] View

Anyone feel like the can't play the game because their favourite names were taken?

10:33 am, October 13, 2013 Eh, I logged in on Saturday, a few hours after the headstart had began to find out that 4 of the names I had planned to use were taken and then I find out that the names are not unique to the sever, b [..] View

What's New cat?

7:45 am, October 13, 2013 Hey there, I played GW2 a bit back at release, stopped, sporadically played it here and there, stopped and now I'm back to sporadically play it some more. Yet I am left wondering how this game has ch [..] View

Fastest way to level

11:57 pm, October 12, 2013 Hey everyone, since I am going to be leveling alts soon what is the most efficient way/ fastest way to level? I am not sure how I am going to approach this. I do not care if I will be missing any cont [..] View

Forum account suspended

8:53 pm, October 12, 2013 Just wanted to let anyone who goes to gw2 forums (not here official) Do not say anything about Anet forcing us to use the gem store. I got my forum account suspended for that. Not that it really bothe [..] View

What's new?

8:43 am, October 12, 2013 I've been thinking of getting back into this game or at least playing it a couple of times a week. I lasted played this back in October/November while the halloween event was going. I stopped playing [..] View

The 'die and run back mechanic' in dungeons

5:41 pm, October 11, 2013 So, I have done quite a few dungeons so far, ranging from level 30 to 80. Overall, I am very happy with them, I think they are great fun and the rewards are usually pretty good. As far as some of th [..] View

Does this game favor ranged professions?

4:04 am, October 11, 2013 Since this relates to both PvE and PvP I couldnt really post it twice in those forums so sticking it here.  While I love my Warrior and it it my main it feels like this game just fav [..] 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

Would This Count As Abusing the System?

7:07 pm, October 10, 2013 So lets say, im in Server A. ive went round and farmed all the copper ore and logs from 1 map. Since the servers transfers are free right now, i transfer to another server, do the same thing and rinse [..] View

HotW Spawns?

2:36 pm, October 10, 2013 Has anyone encountered disappearing spawns in the butcher route at Aldus.  Sometimes there are veterans that spawn on the left and right side of the room.  I've onl [..] View

Should the cap have been level 20?

2:26 pm, October 10, 2013 as the title asks, do you think the maximum level cap should have been level 20 in guildwars 2? you'd get to level 20 at the same rate you get to level 20 now. only all maps past level 20 are scaled t [..] View

Anyone else getting 'Transaction if progress' error when logging in?

6:02 am, October 10, 2013 Since the servers went down just before, I'm getting this... hoping it's not someone stealing my money via ingame visa details etc - anyone else getting this? *Edit - Transaction *In Progress I meant [..] View

The *unofficial* emote thread

1:27 am, October 10, 2013 This is all taken from an Anet employee's FB page. Cheers mate! I didn't implement this feature but it's super awesome so you should use it. It's most popular with the /dance emote, but it actually w [..] 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

Anyone else getting bored already? First impressions, LONG

8:18 pm, October 8, 2013 I understand I'm going to receive a lot of flac for posting this but I just feel it has to be said. I'm only lvl 12 and already the game is aging quite badly for me. I'm going to try promptly outline [..] View

Dungeons need to be better.

3:10 pm, October 8, 2013 After I completed many dungeons, many routes and many times. I feel there are many things that should be fix and improve in dungeons. Sorry, my english is not good. 1. Model - Anet gives me very fa [..] View

Why is it so hard to get money in this game?

4:22 am, October 8, 2013 I've been playing since release, and I never really had LOTS of money etc, you know? I mean, I was never really broke or anything, but yeah. I just seem so spend so much money on gear, alts and THEI [..] View

Botters and Exploiters Caught

2:02 am, October 8, 2013 There is a group of "people" using an event in the Gendarran Fields to farm coin, exp and karma. These people are "botting" an event that spawns every 5 mins and insta-killing the [..] View

Guilds functions still buggy & other suggestions

1:30 am, October 8, 2013 Hiya all, Guilds still buggy: 1) My ability to adjust our Guild build queue keeps coming and going. 2) Adding members is a hit/miss 3) Members "representing" status is not displaying correc [..] View

Did you guys manage to snag the name you wanted?

12:59 am, October 8, 2013 The best names are always unavailable soon after release, but since the game just started you have the potential to get anything. I thought I wasn't going to get it, but I got the name I really wanted [..] View

Anet, why no golden/green moa pets?

10:01 pm, October 7, 2013 Well, Anet?  I been playing since 3-day head start and we never were able to get the green or golden moa pets, why is that? I mean with the Kraka you created an entirely new pet, so [..] View

Guild Bank Patch - I think I get it... Duh!

8:17 pm, October 7, 2013 I just read the patch notes for the last patch.  I was wondering what exploit they were patching with the Guild Bank.  Then it hit me....DUH!  Cou [..] View

Is gw2 casual players friendly?

6:54 pm, October 7, 2013 This is not ment to be a whining or complaining threat. I am as the title says a casual player enjoying games such as LoL since you can jump in and play whenever you want mostly because it is abaut sk [..] View

Looking for Spankus Maximus or The Tainted players

7:13 am, October 7, 2013 Hello, my brother and I, like many stopped playing wow a long time ago. We lost touch with some guildies and would like to get involved with them playing GW2. We love it and plan to play for a long ti [..] View

So quiet now...

3:06 am, October 7, 2013 I played again after a couple weeks (last time I really played must have been late November/early December) and it was so, so quiet everywhere I went. Lion's Arch, despite having a short overflow, w [..] View

Sunken ships = mobs pass trough walls

2:57 am, October 7, 2013 Since Anet started putting some achievements for people who look for chests in hidden places, i went ahead and did the one in the sunken ship in straits of desvatation... i managed to solo it but not [..] View

Flame and Frost: Why should I play it?

1:42 am, October 7, 2013 Been playing since 3-day early release.  Got to 80, did a bunch of dungeons, half like half of a T3 cultural armor set, but I have no drive to keep going.  I did th [..] View

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