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Where did Blizzard go wrong with D3 and what A.Net could learn from it.

6:18 pm, November 12, 2014 This week's Blizzcon brought us a panel on D3. A quick summary: http://www.diablofan...ouls-panel-live A few things that stand out and seem very similar to what we are experiencing in GW2 (stole [..] View

Tournament of Glory Qualifiers Update

7:18 pm, September 19, 2014 After battling through a harrowing bracket last weekend, the first four of eight North American teams have qualified for the Tournament of Glory Finals! If qualifying teams meet eligibility requiremen [..] 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

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

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

Let's talk Nomad gear

7:18 pm, July 2, 2014 Title. For the plantlife: Nomad stats were introduced in this update, they give ++Toughness, +Vit, +Healing. Now, I want to hear your opinions about this. From the perspective of someone who plays [..] View

Help me pinpoint this...

7:18 pm, June 28, 2014 Guild Wars 2 simply doesn't click with me, when it comes to universe/lore/whatever and I can't seem to find the reason why. Thing is, I like fantasy setting, which GW2 certainly has. All the MMOs I'v [..] View

Have ANet responded to weapon/skill criticism? A question about ANet transparency.

7:18 pm, June 5, 2014 Hello! I rarely visit the forums but I have seen after a bit of searching that I'm not the only one who finds the skill system very boring and static. I have found a lot of threads on different forum [..] 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

Black Lion Tickets

9:16 pm, April 12, 2014 In a recent, now locked, thread I tried to discuss the objective definition of pay-to-win, and quickly found that for various reasons doing so is.difficult, to say the least. So rather than rehash tha [..] View

Why don't people like Activities?

8:16 am, March 19, 2014 Over the past month or so, I've spent a lot of time playing Sanctum Sprint, making an effort on my own part to see how fast I can finish the race.  In that time, I've witnessed a lot [..] View

Dynamic Enemy Leveling: Yay or Nay?

2:16 pm, March 16, 2014 QuoteIn LA you are surrounded, even if you're the only one on the map, by Vets and Elites. Dynamic LS spawns would either increase or decrease this number based on actual people in the map. This is a [..] 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

How does Arena Net gague the popularity of Living Story?

2:16 pm, February 20, 2014 This is a tie-in thread to my existing karma thread. There is a link and you'll understand where I'm going with this after we all ask the vital question (cangemsfixlivingstory?): How does ANet gague [..] 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

Nothing is sacred, everything can be destroyed

8:16 pm, January 23, 2014 Interview: http://www.gamerzines.com/mmo/sacred-destroyed-pondering-guild.html The point that were making is this Guild Wars Living Story is finally beginning to pay off and over the next four rel [..] 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

Wintersday Items and More in the Gem Store!

8:16 pm, December 17, 2013 Wintersday celebrations begin today! Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we have everything you need to get into the festive spirit. NewUpgrade Extractor! Did you accid [..] View

Release Notes for A Very Merry Wintersday

2:16 am, December 11, 2013 Although the nights are long and dark, folks all over Tyria are in good cheer Wintersday has begun! Snowball fights, festive activities, and (best of all!) toys all help to keep joy alive through the [..] 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

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

Suggest me a server

2:34 pm, November 17, 2013 Ok. Right then. This is the last dillema I have about GW 2, so I (naturally) turned to you guys. With my impeding(hopefully) arrival of GW 2, I wanted to Clear that last mystery. I do not want a ser [..] View

Should we be able to dye our hair in game?

10:14 am, November 11, 2013 Not by using gems but in the game itself. Not a makeover either. Even in GW timeline hair dye should have been around for ages. Now that rifles and all these crazy machines are showing up. Hair dying [..] View

Toxic New Items in the GemStore!

2:16 pm, November 5, 2013 Neither snow nor rain nor invasions from the Mad Realm nor the uprising of the new and deadly Toxic Alliance will keep the Black Lion Trading Company from providing you with new and useful items! [..] View

How to discuss topics (like a guru)

2:16 pm, October 31, 2013 GW2G is a discussion forum. This means that we expect a certain level of quality in our posts, but it also dictates how we expect our users to act. We try to allow you to discuss all subjects in a non [..] 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

Why are there so many people on these forums who have quit?

11:43 pm, October 26, 2013 Ok so to start I'm still an active player on GW2. I haven't played a load of MMOs but of the ones I've played I really like it. I like the little bit of grind that there is in the game and I like to [..] View

Is it even possible to get a Legendary without playing the Trading Post?

2:42 pm, October 21, 2013 It seems to me like the only way to get the massive amounts of gold needed for a legendary is to play the Trading Post.  By "playing the TP", I mean either flipping items, [..] 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

A Guide to Blood and Madness

9:16 pm, October 15, 2013 Halloween has returned to Tyria, along with the Mad Kingbut a new menace has emerged to threaten both the Mad Realm and our world! Magister Tassi needs your help to keep everyone alive long enough to [..] View

Release Notes for Blood and Madness

9:16 pm, October 15, 2013 Edrick was a monster, he brought his family shame So the locked him in a box, mouth stuffed with candy corn But now the son has risen to take his fathers name Beware the Bloody Prince, the son of [..] View

Allowing anyone into any level of fractals: WRONG

7:08 am, October 15, 2013 Ok now. After three failed pugs at fractals level 14(!) in a row, i'm done pugging in fractals. Why? Because there are level 1's jumping in there without agony resist, with greens, with no clue wtf th [..] View

What's the point?

12:54 am, October 13, 2013 I keep bringing up solo, repeatable on-demand content here and I figured I'd actually make a thread about. This probably won't be just about that, but with a title that's "slightly" open to [..] View

Current state of CoF exp.

9:00 pm, October 12, 2013 Lately, CoF's Magg path is being exploited with a technique that involves the use of a specific class in order to succeed at some point of the dungeon. I wonder, do these people know what they're get [..] View

Anyone else feeling a little burnt out from this game?

5:55 pm, October 12, 2013 I'll try and make this short... I'm not gonna lie; I rushed to level 80 with my first toon (female human mesmer), blasted through the story and a good chunk of PvE content, excluding all but three du [..] View

Planning on comming back after 6 month break

3:34 am, October 12, 2013 Hi guys, As the title says, I'm planning comming back to GW2 after a 6 month lay off. The game started to bore me. I had full exotic, some nice cash, and didn't want to grind months to get a legendar [..] 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

Party members disappearing?

12:21 pm, October 10, 2013 Greetings, I find myself writing here the fourth time already, haha, sorry about it, but I've no idea what the hell's going on anymore. Once again, I hope it's okay to post in this part of the forum.. [..] 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

Who else is addicted to jumping puzzles?

2:38 pm, October 8, 2013 I have to say that even though I love the combat in this game, I think that the jumping puzzles are my favorite part of it!  Even though most of them aren't too challenging, there ar [..] View

Email Authentication Frustration

6:06 am, October 8, 2013 As the title says I'm getting frustrated with this login system. At the moment, I'm unable to get into the game. I was in 2 hours ago, but now I get a failure when I try to use the offical site. I get [..] View

Playing a female or male in GW2?

5:47 am, October 8, 2013 Well I am a male that has played male characters in mmos for a very long time. But after so many years with the way I play now has turned me interested in a new way of playing, and that is playing a f [..] View

A compilation of ideas

8:00 pm, October 7, 2013 (sorry for posting here but the ideas section always seem to be dead) These are my ideas that I believe could be adapted to the game, and I've tried to simplify them and made them manageable for anet [..] 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

"Tightening the lid?"

2:10 pm, October 7, 2013 So, I have a theory. I'd like to share it for discussion. Between the most recent stress test and the one before it, we went from 3 servers listed as full to 11. I have a hard time believing that th [..] View

Gold to Gem

1:27 pm, October 7, 2013 So just want to know now that the gems are sky rocketing do you think they will ever go down really need those bag slots and bank slots but just cant afford to, and I really dont want to use real mone [..] View

Asuras are building some new gates to unknown locations

6:42 am, October 7, 2013 While I was running around Lion's Arch, I noticed 6 portals being built. The asura discussing about it was also fairly interesting, and it sounds like these portals will eventually lead somewhere in a [..] 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

How to turn GW2 into GW1 without breaking the game

10:46 pm, October 6, 2013 This thread is for everyone who agrees that GW1 was a better game than GW2. If you don't agree, stop reading now please. The idea here is to build ideas on how to improve GW2 based on gameplay streng [..] View

Will Combo Fields See Proper Use?

1:18 pm, October 6, 2013 This has been bugging me probably a month after the feature was announced long long ago. I kind of had it answered throughout the stress tests / BWEs and from what I am experiencing the answer is no i [..] 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

[Long] reasons for uninstalling the game

10:53 am, October 6, 2013 So I've been playing for a few days now. I just uninstalled the game after playing four classes, leveling up to 20 on several of them, and trying out both WvW and structured PvP. The PvE game is mos [..] View

Desirable loot from mobs that isn't available from crafting/vendors?

4:32 am, October 6, 2013 Has anyone come across any rare-ish loot that has dropped from mobs? I.e. something like the golden phoenix sword from GW1, only farmable from a specific area and not otherwise obtainable through vend [..] 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

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

BLTC bug - Can't buy anything.

9:36 pm, October 5, 2013 Hello all, I'm experiencing problems using the Black Lion Trading Company. Whenever I select an order and press the "buy" button the game gives me this error message: "Your order did no [..] View

Are all of the emotes in the game?

8:51 am, October 5, 2013 I have tried multiple emotes that were in the original game, but have done nothing, such as /attention and I can't remember the others right now. They give no error message, but no animation or text i [..] View

here's the proof to people asking for certain classes

7:48 am, October 5, 2013 Instead of having an agenda, pull up a site that shows people search for parties. Look how many of these are either warriors looking for speed run groups, or speed run groups looking for specific clas [..] View

Target loss on camera rotation

4:56 am, October 5, 2013 I know this is not  a new issue.  You rotate the camera and you either lose your target or switch targets.  Currently, a quick single click (mouse [..] View

Human And Norn Favoritism. Why?

1:19 am, October 5, 2013 I honestly can't figure out why so many people play humans and norn. I would like to think that people would be more interested in playing other races more after only being able to play humans in GW1 [..] View

mes/mes or mes/engi?

10:01 pm, October 4, 2013 I've been playing a mesmer and my brother just started one and is really enjoying it so far. I rerolled to play a different race and am wondering from BOTH a PvE and PvP standpoint what would go bette [..] 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

So, I couldn't play GW2 for almost 2 weeks..

9:14 pm, October 4, 2013 So, a bit before headstart I purchased the game, played it from the 25th of August, and all was cool ever since... til the 5th or so of September. At that date, I suddenly started getting this every t [..] View

Disappointing "Personal" Storyline (SPOILER)

8:15 pm, October 4, 2013 This post will include spoilers pertaining to the personal storyline, so if you have not completed it yet, and continue to read on, don't complain. --------------------------------------------------- [..] 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

Best of Both Worlds Server

7:19 pm, October 4, 2013 Alright guys, I'm so tired of trying to find a server thats good for me....I need some help. Ok so my guild that I run has around 40 people in it...(could be more if you joined ) haha, but we mainly [..] View

Are Races Balanced?

7:08 pm, October 4, 2013 So I didn't get to play any of the BWEs or stress tests so I'm wondering how well the races are balanced. ANet of course said that they're pushing to make them as balanced as possible, but of course e [..] 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

Growing Disappointment

3:55 pm, October 4, 2013 I've been playing this game a bit now, sitting at about Lvl. 73(almost 74) and I am rapidly becoming less and less excited to finish it up. 1) The story continues to get worse and less cohesive. Voic [..] View

Concerning the dungeons

3:19 pm, October 4, 2013 A couple friends and I decided to so our first dungeon today and it was a total train wreck. We sat outside the Ascalonian Catacombs to get 2 more people to join us and found them pretty quickly, but [..] 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

visual weapon upgrades

2:48 pm, October 4, 2013 has anyone seen any evidence of a visual weapon upgrade? something that would add flames or electricity around the given weapon? its been said that there will be something like that in game but the o [..] View

Guild Wars 2 Updated Regional Designations FAQ

2:26 pm, October 4, 2013 Anet just updated their FAQ: http://en.support.gu...etail/a_id/9184 Some impt sections: I travel frequently. Will I be able to play Guild Wars 2? Yes. The one-time verification system simply confir [..] View

Dungeons and stories

2:24 pm, October 4, 2013 * Past few days I've been running a lot of dungeons and in one AC run, one team member asked me why do I use a staff (on my elementalist ofc). I told him with some notes of sarcasm "Yeah, cause u [..] View

Unable to queue new guild upgrade. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

1:59 pm, October 4, 2013 So, I'm trying to rush Guild Workshop so that our guild can rapidly start completing upgrades.  I've completed Architecture Level 1, but I am unable to queue either Architecture Leve [..] View

Anyone here ever run HotW?

1:34 pm, October 4, 2013 I'm just wondering if the infinite silver spawn at the boss after the troll boss is intended or is a bug.... It happens to me 8/10 times I run path 1 so I'm wondering if it's just a commonly occurrin [..] View

Are events an entirely brand-new system people have never seen before?

12:42 pm, October 4, 2013 Are events an entirely brand-new system people have never seen before? Are events an entirely brand-new system people have never seen before? No, they are not. They are our attempt to innovate on t [..] View

Cutthroat Politics All-New Content Begins July 23!

11:20 am, October 4, 2013 The explosive events of the Dragon Bash festival left the Captains Council of Lions Arch with a vacant seat. Lionguard Inspector Ellen Kiel and Black Lion Trader Evon Gnashblade both want to fill that [..] View

Wasted 250g in the Mystic Forge so far..

8:44 am, October 4, 2013 I did the whole, custom, buy order thing on Rare daggers in the hopes of getting Spark. So I've spent 250g already, made about 100g back thanks to exotics. But seriously.. Is this what Anet intended [..] View

Why Samwell Loves GW2

2:16 am, October 4, 2013 I'm tired of seeing all of these threads about people crying over how 200 hours of content at launch isn't good enough. Here is my response to (for lack of a better term) cry babies. I'm not sure if i [..] View

Armors feels out of place

2:11 am, October 4, 2013 Warning, the following statements below is a rant. Viewer discretion is advised If there is one thing that I could criticize Anet is how horrible and how out of place the armors in this game feel.& [..] View

Open letter to the Guild Wars 2 Devs

11:09 pm, October 3, 2013 I posted the text below on the Guild Wars 2 site earlier this evening. I hope that many of you feel the same way and will lend your voice to getting this changed. Happy hunting. Dear Devs, I've bee [..] View

Anyone else using SAB to aid in building their Legendary?

10:33 pm, October 3, 2013 I will make this quick.  You need skill points and karma for your Legendary for Obsidian shards and  Philosopher's stones (and/or Crystals).  If y [..] View

Dev livestream summary

7:26 pm, October 3, 2013 http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/16rsh9/jan_17_dev_livestream_summary/ for those who either missed it or don't follow reddit a lot any thoughts? I think some of it is utter ******** but e [..] View

Queens Jubilee Release Notes

7:10 pm, October 3, 2013 Divinitys Reach is hosting a magnificent celebration! Her Majesty Queen Jennah of Kryta is commemorating the tenth year of her rule and using the occasion to celebrate the triumph of humanity over the [..] View

Which rewards did you unlock?

2:31 pm, October 3, 2013 I am guessing this could have been thrown in the "how many points do you have", but since it wasn't, here's a new thread. A bit of a spoiler: http://wiki.guildwar...iki/Achievement At 1k a [..] View

GW2's system of multiple currencies.

2:31 pm, October 3, 2013 In GW1, we had a single currency - gold. Pretty much everything (or was it actually everything?) could be purchased with it - either directly (give gold, receive goods) or indirectly (give gold, recei [..] View

suspended / banned for no reason help

2:09 pm, October 3, 2013 Char name : Volrick Server EU : Gandara on Feb 7 i tried to login my account and it was suspended for account issue , i contacted support and this was their first reply This e-mail is to notify you [..] View

What to do with extra T-stones?

1:24 pm, October 3, 2013 So I have like 30+ basic transmutation stones for level 79 items or below piled into my bank because I never really felt the urge to use any of them plus I have the hom rewards that I can use if I wan [..] View

Hope noone minds. Leeto I - Necromancer World PVP

1:02 pm, October 3, 2013 Hope noone minds if i post this topic here with my little movie i made. I posted it originally in Necro PVP section, but its a bit too dead, so i apologize if im slowing down General Forums traffic or [..] 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

Confused on the Improvements

8:57 am, October 3, 2013 I was just reading the release notes today and came upon the improvements section "All weapon and armor skins now have the option to be converted to PvP skins. When activating a skin you will be [..] View

The Summer PR Storm, What Gives?

7:27 am, October 3, 2013 So I will say that I have never seen such a tightly controlled message as I have this week. An interview embargo that just released Wednesday/Tuesday in the first week of July, with the ArenaNet Comm [..] View

Anyone's password not working? ...And is this a sign of being hacked?

2:51 am, October 3, 2013 Hey guys, let me explain my problem I'm having: I have GW2 on my desktop, it worked fine. I installed the game on my laptop, since I knew I was travelling to another state for the weekend and wanted [..] View

Is there Legendary gear?

1:32 am, October 3, 2013 All I see so far is weapons that are legendary. I am looking for legendary armors and upgrades. I have been reading here and there that the Fractals gear is better than exotic gear but not as good as [..] 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

Guild Wars 2 Junkies Podcast - WvW Talk and More - Win Free Stuff

11:23 pm, October 2, 2013 Guild Wars 2 Junkies is proud to present our first episode of the GW2 Podcast. Listen to hosts Draegan and Clementine discuss the topics of the week along with a weekly update of W3 discussion. Draega [..] View

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