6:18 pm, November 19, 2014
Ok, i`m one of those uber persistant guys who goes beyound 100% when he puts his mind into something.As long time GW player and fan i was in 7th heaven when i heard about GW2 being [..]
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6:18 pm, November 18, 2014
The Silverwastes may be a tangle, but with our new Jungle Explorer Outfit and Pact Fleet Weapons, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to clear a path in style! And let’ [..]
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6:18 am, November 1, 2014
Hello Tyrians,
A few weeks ago, some of us on the WvW team were chatting about how we can better connect with the community, and we came up with the idea of joining different guilds in different leag [..]
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7:18 am, September 27, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series will name a champion this December in China!
Its our first truly international tournament, bringing together top PvP teams from North America, Europe and Chin [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, September 12, 2014
This week on Ready Up, host Josh Davis will be joined by Blackgate commander Kris Constantine to discuss World vs. World tactics, strategy and coordination ahead of the upcoming WvW Fall 2014 Tourna [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack, which we announced yesterday along with our World Tournament Series, is bringing exciting additions to PvP!
Today, well be talking about two of our additions aimed at [..]
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7:18 pm, July 10, 2014
Hello Tyria,
Joshua “Grouch” Davis here, Competitive Events Manager at ArenaNet. Its my privilege to announce that at this years gamescom, well be partnering with our friends at [..]
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3:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Thank you all for such an overwhelming turnout to the Tournament of Legends!
Weve seen well over 200 teams register to battle it out for their chance at a legendary weapon! Because the community came [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
Hi Guild Wars 2 music fans! Im Aaron McLeran, the audio programmer here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you a little bit about the new drum instrument thats available now from the Black [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 pm, March 20, 2014
Hello there! I’m Roy Cronacher, and as a game designer for ArenaNet, I’m excited to tell you about upcoming changes to the trait system. These changes focus on improving the ease o [..]
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2:16 pm, March 17, 2014
A friend send me a link today to a Arenanet page on Flickr of all places.
My response was
Why the f:ck is that not on the Atlas?
And in all logic Why the f:ck is that same thing not in game?
Then i as [..]
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2:16 am, March 2, 2014
And so we come to the close; the end of Living World Season 1. And as I contemplate how Arena Net is likely to ruin the one thing that quite a number of us are hoping for from this event (an end to th [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 pm, February 11, 2014
Enjoy the finer side of life with this weeks offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company!
NewBox of Chocolates!
Unwrap the Box of Chocolates, our newest Costume Brawl [..]
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8:16 pm, February 3, 2014
Anyone know how exactly ANet quantifies server populations? Some links here seem to imply they are fudging the numbers, but I can't be sure.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/ [..]
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2:16 pm, February 3, 2014
The purpose of this thread is to discuss Condition Damage in the game whether you think it's fine, is completely broken, or could just be tweaked to be more useful.
My thoughts:
Instead of a global [..]
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8:16 am, February 2, 2014
Anyone know how exactly ANet quantifies server populations? Some links here seem to imply they are fudging the numbers, but I can't be sure.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/ [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Looking to satiate your competitive urges? Weve got you covered. Whether you want to watch some high-level gameplay or jump into the action yourself, weve got Guild Wars 2 tournament [..]
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8:16 pm, January 21, 2014
Are you ready to defend Tyria against its two newest threats? Fight against Scarlets massed armies and the Twisted Marionette in Lornars Pass or put your skills of coordination and tactics to the ulti [..]
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8:16 pm, January 21, 2014
The gigantic jungle wurm in Bloodtide Coast is really shaking things up, isnt it? Show off your dedication to the fight against this colossus with our new wurm-themed items! Read on to learn all a [..]
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8:16 am, January 12, 2014
Forum: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/professions/balance/PvE-Revising-the-DPS-Meta/first#post3480529
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1uyt5e/some_steps_will_be_taken [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 am, November 27, 2013
Ellen Kiel has done it! After being supported by players in her bid for a seat on the Captains Council of Lions Arch, Kiel has made good on her campaign promises specifically, the promise to head up [..]
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10:36 am, November 19, 2013
I've come to the conclusion that people only drop the "grind" bomb when the content itself is not intrinsically fun. When people aren't enjoying doing X content for Y item, they complain abo [..]
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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! [..]
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2:16 am, November 5, 2013
A massive, deadly Tower has been revealed in Kessex Hills, built by the new Toxic Alliance of krait and Nightmare Courtiers! This guide will help you get started in the fight against this new threat.
[..]
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8:16 pm, October 29, 2013
Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade have found a way to pierce the veil protecting the krait in Kessex Hills! When the illusion falls, brave heroes need to be nearby to deal with the kraitand whatever i [..]
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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 [..]
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9:16 pm, October 23, 2013
Title says it all.
Why can the costmes(Witch is awesome for a necro btw) look so cool yet we have so many armors sharing the same skins? EX. All 'Named' Armor should not all look the same, it takes i [..]
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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 [..]
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10:03 pm, October 13, 2013
Hey guys first post here, I am just letting you know if you were unlucky like me and got your account hacked that Anet isn't going to help... Yeah you heard correctly, If your account was hacked and t [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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6:39 pm, October 10, 2013
Hi,
I wanted to do a small test. - See how long it would take for a bot to get banned.
I reported 15 bots last monday, 6 in cursed shore and 9 in Wayfarer Foothills. 11 are currently online and one [..]
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5:14 pm, October 10, 2013
Ok, so this has been bugging me, and it's finally become enough to actually post a thread on here about.
Is anyone else getting the impression that Anet developers ACTUALLY use the cliche dartboard s [..]
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4:44 am, October 7, 2013
Basically, what I've yet to do:
Dungeons:
- CoE explorable (no one wanting to do that)
- CoF explorable (can't be arsed to do it)
- Arah explorable (from what I've read, it's too hard, long and has a [..]
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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 [..]
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6:28 am, October 6, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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9:32 pm, October 5, 2013
So.... I'm a PvP kind of guy, never loved lvl-ing up or PvEing.... 90% of the 6+ years I spent playing WoW I PvPed.
HOWEVER I'm not PvPing [..]
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2:16 pm, October 5, 2013
Earlier today I found a thread about buying gold from black market sellers while trying to find the trend in gold price. I found it a very interesting read. The O [..]
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1:10 pm, October 5, 2013
I'd like to say Areanet did a great job when adding waypoints, but adding way points say you defeated the Great Nightmare Vine. A waypoint pops up, that's great. Then you choose to do path forward aft [..]
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11:55 pm, October 4, 2013
As of last patch: While in a dungeon as long as anyone in the party is in combat mode no one can use a waypoint to resurrect.
Let me start by saying I do like it, it was ludicrous during my first run [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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2:32 pm, October 4, 2013
With head start literally right here, and that being for most of us, the release, I wanted to make this thread before we all get into game. It was inevitable a thread like this would show up and right [..]
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1:40 pm, October 4, 2013
So far we've had a month for each stage of FaF, and previous content rolled over into the next stage so it could be completed at a very leisurely pace.
One of the things GW2 fans were excited about b [..]
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10:02 am, October 4, 2013
What would happen if you simply could not run past trash mobs in dungeons? Once they saw/aggro on you, they had to be ****** or they'd pursue you until they ****** you?
Good, bad o [..]
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8:15 am, October 4, 2013
Straight to the point version: Is anyone else like me where you just cannot make up your mind on what you want your "Main" to be yet?. I'm normally the [..]
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1:14 am, October 4, 2013
We all know the kafuffle about gear grind, ascended gear, etc.
We know what's been said, we know what we've seen in game.
We know it's just the start.
So, my question is this:
Does the ascended ge [..]
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7:49 pm, October 3, 2013
--> First of all,if you are a fanboy with a biased opinion that is unable to express your opinion in a reasonable manner or read about what other people think without getti [..]
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4:01 pm, October 3, 2013
http://www.ncsoft.net/global/ir/earnings.aspx
Contrary to the fanboy opinion that Guild Wars 2 is doing just fine, thriving, growing and there is nothing wrong with the game, do yourself a favor and [..]
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8:35 am, October 3, 2013
I'm on the lookout for a piece of medium shoulderpads, relatively large I guess because that fits my character more. However, it seems that most shoulderpads classified as large seem to have some quir [..]
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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 [..]
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7:15 am, October 3, 2013
I did a quick search and couldn't seem to find any definitive answers.
I just convinced my wife to play this game, and she decided to go with Guardian. I am going with Elemantalist [..]
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9:13 pm, October 2, 2013
There are many threads in the official Guild Wars 2 forums and I had to weave in and out of them to find this specific post but here is the quoted copied text from Robert Horuda (content designer). Th [..]
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8:40 pm, October 2, 2013
When I think back to GW1, I think of the nostalgia factor of Droknar's Forge, Marhan's Grotto (remember the icy floor?), Ascalon City, Kaineng, Yak's Bend, and many of the other outposts. They were me [..]
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8:39 pm, October 2, 2013
With the November 15 patch I've never seen such a turn around in design philosophy by a developer. Top gear is no longer cosmetic, the new dungeon is gated and it practically depopulated the rest of t [..]
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1:04 pm, October 2, 2013
As youve probably read, we more than doubled the number of Guild Wars 2 servers in anticipation of our second Beta Weekend Event, and were happy to say that we...Read More
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11:28 am, October 2, 2013
Hey everyone!
PAX East is next weekend and we have an opportunity to participate in a group Q&A session with Jon Peters and Jonathan Sharp. We're hoping to get another interview with them, but [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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7:30 am, October 2, 2013
Yes there are things that are great about this game. In fact, there are areas of this game that are revolutionary and awesome.
Yet, there are too many areas that make this game seem like it was slapp [..]
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6:25 am, October 2, 2013
For those that don't know, Haunted Doors are can be used to acquire candy corns or complete two of the achievements (Halloween Huntin' and Trick of Treat bags opened).
They are located mostly in Gen [..]
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6:19 am, October 2, 2013
Hi All,
I have been wanting to play gw2 since release but have not picked it up yet as I am unsure how it would run on my current rig.
If anyone has a spare EU invite and would send it over to me it [..]
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6:16 am, October 2, 2013
This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..]
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3:28 am, October 2, 2013
Hi,
anyone knows about anti farm code while using mystic forge ?
For example if i want to forge 100 rare things, can i do it at once ,or better is to split forging at few hours/days ?
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2:04 am, October 2, 2013
Now, I don't mean to be a doomsayer here, but because of the delayed implementation of guesting, I've started to dial back the "home server doesn't matter unless you're into WvW" pitch when [..]
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1:40 am, October 2, 2013
Status of appeal changed to waiting and a message that was attached:
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Hello,
In the coming hours, we will be restoring account access to those who were suspended for exploiting the bugged vendo [..]
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12:19 am, October 2, 2013
The following email was sent to me the reasons why are included in the email's contents.Basically i recieved a free DDE upgrade code, because my entire head start was wasted stuck in server transfer l [..]
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11:20 pm, October 1, 2013
GW2 2012 Best (Worst) of Awards
Its that time of the year again! Where we look back into the previous year and project into the new year. To make the best of 2013, we have to look [..]
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10:46 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello all,
I'm looking to see if anyone else is noticing problems in Guild Influencing accounting. As an officer of a small guild I can easily keep track of our guild influence. 5 members, 10 charact [..]
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9:55 pm, October 1, 2013
It seems to me that everyone is overlooking a fairly obvious reason why Arenanet is shying away from expansions. GW2 is a community-oriented and the world is already too large for the number of player [..]
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9:31 pm, October 1, 2013
This is more intended for ArenaNet employees to read. I know they read these forums and I'm hoping they will see this, think about it, and maybe even respond to it. It is also open for discussion from [..]
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9:14 pm, October 1, 2013
Like above does anti-farm code factor in magic find you use? (meaning if you have a lot MF you hit DR faster?)
I didnt play for a day, used some buffs for total 170% MF and i hit DR in 15 mins ... wh [..]
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6:55 pm, October 1, 2013
ok i'm confused on this subject i'm wanting to get frostfang and preditor someday....
ok where i'm confused at is there was a recipe floating around saying bloodstone shard + gift of metal + gift of [..]
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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 [..]
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6:05 pm, October 1, 2013
https://www.guildwar...s/july-09-2013/
New EventsBelchers Bluff Mini-game: Players can put their Omnomberry Juice drinking skills to the test in this new, permanent mini-game, and challenge their fri [..]
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5:55 pm, October 1, 2013
So towards the end of the Wintersday update I decided to take a break from Gw2, I didn't think the break would be this long but I kind of just forgot about Gw2. Just earlier today I saw an hour long v [..]
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3:46 pm, October 1, 2013
I know good things come in time and this has possibly been posted about but i havnt seen anything about it yet. Anyway when it comes to legendary weapons its not an easy road to travel obtaining one a [..]
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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 [..]
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2:34 pm, October 1, 2013
So, as we all know, Arenanet has placed many "gold sinks" into Guild Wars 2 and vastly limited the ability to productively farm, as opposed to how easily possible it was in Guild Wars. Their [..]
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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 [..]
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2:08 pm, October 1, 2013
3 weeks ago, it was the universal trend to disregard any negative feedback towards ANet and their amazing game, whether it was valid criticism or just pointless ranting. Those posts would commonly be [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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11:23 am, October 1, 2013
So, I got the game when it released and did a lot of coverage for the game on YouTube and noticed it pretty much exploded However, for me personally the game really didn't seem to d [..]
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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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9:48 am, October 1, 2013
Hello, Super Adventurers!
Once again the platform puzzle professor known as Moto has re-opened the doors of the Super Adventure Box creation, with all-new additions! Youve got four whole weeks to exp [..]
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9:37 am, October 1, 2013
The boy couldn’t have been older than eighteen. A pool of blood reflected the lights of Divinity’s Reach, and his ***** rattle still echoed back and forth between my ears.
I state [..]
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9:24 am, October 1, 2013
Doing a little mathhammer, it comes up that you will have to do 120 DE in Straits of Devastation to get only 1 piece of karma Exotic. Yes I know these don't have the highest rewards, but they zerg cha [..]
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