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 [..]
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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 28, 2014
Hey, folks,
As we continue to grow Guild Wars 2 and plan our next steps for the future of the game, its important we have a solid foundation for all the new players we plan to welcom [..]
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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
We’re using the April 2014 Feature Pack as an opportunity to introduce some improvements that we’re really excited for: account-bound World XP and ascended and legendary gear! We w [..]
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8:16 pm, March 18, 2014
At long last, the siege of Lions Arch has been broken and Scarlets reign of terror is at an end. Despite Scarlets *****, all is not well: Lions Arch is little more than a smoldering husk, citizens are [..]
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2:16 am, February 18, 2014
Things to do in Lions Arch before the patch
QuoteHey everyone, inspired by the various discussions on Guild Wars 2 subreddit, I have decided to make a list of things to do in Lion's Arch before all t [..]
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8:16 pm, January 7, 2014
QuoteAs we announced back in December , were down to just four releases to go in the current storyline of living world. The first of those four releases is nearly upon us, and we wanted to help take a [..]
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2:16 pm, January 7, 2014
As we announced back in December, were down to just four releases to go in the current storyline of living world. The first of those four releases is nearly upon us, and we wanted to help take a momen [..]
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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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8:16 pm, November 30, 2013
Hey all.
I'm a supporter of fractals, I enjoyed them immensly prior to the patch, as it seemed the only truly challenging pve content (L40 and above only).
However, the recent changes has left me di [..]
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8:16 pm, November 19, 2013
With the release of Fractals, were making several exciting additions and changes to the Fractals of the Mists infinite dungeon. Heres a brief overview of the changes you can expect!
Changes to Fracta [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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8:16 am, November 18, 2013
So, my previous thread got deleted, and I haven't (yet) been informed why. (Shoutout to you, admins!) Here are the contents of the disputable and controversial upcoming update.
I am NOT supporting o [..]
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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 [..]
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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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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 [..]
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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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8:16 pm, October 29, 2013
Halloween is nearing, and the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need to celebrate in style. But dont just dress your best on Halloween! Weve got new armors and weapons that will change [..]
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2:16 am, October 27, 2013
So I was watching Guildcast and early in they started discussing the new cross-profession healing skill coming with the next patch. And naturally this lead to speculation of what exactly this strange [..]
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4:34 am, October 20, 2013
Hey everyone, I migrated here from the official GW2 forums. I put together a guide last night to try to help those who are still struggling with the clocktower as the event is neari [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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6:01 pm, October 14, 2013
First, I suppose I should give the required statement of "I didnt see any similar threads, please direct me to them if they are in existence".
Ok, so after my time with the game so far, the [..]
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9:58 pm, October 12, 2013
I've looked around the internet and can't seem to find a map that has the information I can use.
To start, I'm a cheap sob. I hate spending money on waypoints. So when I travel, I Mist Port to Lions [..]
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10:38 am, October 12, 2013
Path 1 of SE is the new one they have completely broken. It's near impossible with out getting an exploit perfect. Try and do it the normal way? You have no chance.
Honestly, people actually start to [..]
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9:16 pm, October 11, 2013
Kymeric hit on something that I wanted to respond to, but felt it needed it's own thread. Here is the quote and the source is here: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/86228-x-post-chris-whiteside-on- [..]
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5:08 pm, October 11, 2013
Guild Wars 2 has been out for quite a few weeks now, and many people are loving it. One thing the GW2 team has done that has differed from Star Wars at it's launch last year was that Guild Wars is ver [..]
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4:43 pm, October 10, 2013
Now, I know that it won't be any time soon. But this is more of an opinion that I'd like to share and get feedback on more than anything else.
Guild Wars 2 is a very diverse game, simple enough for b [..]
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7:30 am, October 10, 2013
Previously weve talked about a feature called guesting, which allows you to play with your friends on other worlds. The wait is over! Guesting is coming to a world near you with our update on January [..]
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10:57 pm, October 9, 2013
In its current state, Guild Wars 2 is un-playable and I don't think they're planning on purchasing any new servers near my location to host worlds on and consequently, I will have to deal with the inc [..]
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9:16 am, October 9, 2013
From the official forums.
QuoteHi All,
I would like to thank everyone for their support toward the pioneering work we are doing, as we drive the world of Tyria forward.
The passion, and intelligence [..]
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9:16 pm, October 8, 2013
This week, the Black Lion Trading company is pleased to present the Jack-in-the-Box Scythe, the latest and greatest innovation in the realm of portable harvesting technology. In addition, weve got [..]
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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 [..]
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12:57 pm, October 8, 2013
So i took a break from this game around the end of sept because i was already 80, i hadnt even got near Orr and it was just bloody boring!
So i started playing again the other week and im making my w [..]
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10:01 am, October 8, 2013
I'm just curious but what happens when you die and don't have enough money to teleport to the nearest waypoint? Then what happens?
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7:34 pm, October 7, 2013
Just curious. 10 Gold seems a lot for something you can only wear when no combat is near.
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8:10 am, October 7, 2013
The Dragon Bash celebration is in full swing! Celebrants all over Tyria are snacking on Zhaitaffy, trading blows in the Dragon Ball arena, and bashing the stuffing out of dragon piatas. The Black [..]
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7:54 am, October 7, 2013
Here's my current situation, I'd appreciate your advice:I have 8 characters of each of the 8 professions, all level 80. Currently all 8 characters are mainly wearing level 80 green [..]
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7:44 am, October 7, 2013
Simply put, Gear-Grind adds a much higher sense of accomplishment once you reach something than getting something that 'looks better'. IF I wanted that I wouldn't play MMORPG's, I'd play something lik [..]
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1:43 am, October 7, 2013
All emotion aside, which is the better option to revive a dead( not downed) player mid event/ dungeon or make them run back from the nearest waypoint?
Looking at in a logical manor I would say its be [..]
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1:21 am, October 7, 2013
I've had my fair share of complaints about the game so far but since those can be mostly fixed, I'm waiting to see what will happen but there is one thing that made me not play for nearly two days now [..]
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10:10 am, October 6, 2013
yeah this has probably been asked a billion times before but i looked up some places to "farm" and so far very few of them have worked out for me. I dont particularly like farming. I cannot [..]
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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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11:12 pm, October 5, 2013
Hey folks, it’s Chap again! There are a lot of changes coming in this release, and I wanted to explain the thought processes behind some of them. Today I’ll be joined by Karl and R [..]
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4:50 pm, October 5, 2013
Hi guys, Im testing the waters to start developing a dungeon finder app, possibly for android/ios platforms if people use their phones while gaming nearby.
I also thought a Chrome/ firefox Extension [..]
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10:44 am, October 5, 2013
I originally posted this topic on the official forums but as it's most likely to be burried there, I want to open the discussion here too.
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7:02 am, October 5, 2013
Heya-
just wanted to post this to get some thoughts from people about the new looking for group tool we supposedly will be getting soon...
What will happen when people bail out on their group?&n [..]
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1:39 am, October 5, 2013
This game is good, but certain steps of some personal storylines are just completely overtuned. Stuff like being put into dialogue and then having five mobs spawn on top of you after the dialogue ends [..]
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1:22 am, October 5, 2013
I've noticed that sometimes when a big fight happens and there are alot of allied NPCs involved or a hunter pet is nearby and dead next to loot, the game would favor the idea of ressing the NPCs, maki [..]
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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 [..]
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1:19 am, October 5, 2013
Has anyone else had the problem where you login and your character is dead? It has only happened to me twice so it is pretty rare. When I logged out I was not bei [..]
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11:00 pm, October 4, 2013
http://www.inquisitr.com/317412/guild-wars-2-still-plagued-with-issues-direct-sales-on-hold/
reading this article kinda pissed me off
plagued with issues?
can't connect?
the overflow system has wo [..]
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8:02 pm, October 4, 2013
Disclaimer: I fully understand that no two players' games can be completely the same, so I also understand that this doesn't plague everyone. The problem is that just because this is not happening to [..]
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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 [..]
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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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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 [..]
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7:18 am, October 4, 2013
Well, its been almost 3 days now. After playing game since release, i been always an example to follow. Always reporting for botting, or gold sell spamming in every case did apply.
I been a fellow gu [..]
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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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11:58 pm, October 3, 2013
In guild chat last night a request went out to help a fellow guild member clear an achivement off the "Nearly Completed" list. They needed help with Sorrow's Embrace path [..]
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10:37 pm, October 3, 2013
Well, i love Guild Wars 2, i have a Female Sylvari Thief at level 16(just turned 16) and now ill go to the nearby 15-25 area in order to continue leveling, which is actually A LOT OF FUN, all these ev [..]
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7:49 pm, October 3, 2013
At the moment there are issues with the guild and server system in game. Several large guilds on dedicated servers will end up splitting up, many players from other servers will nev [..]
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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 [..]
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3:23 pm, October 3, 2013
Seems the node near the champion has been changed into a standard node.....
That's node farms pretty wrecked now =(
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1:27 pm, October 3, 2013
I'm working on finishing them all and nearly done now and some are so intense and mind-blowing. The one I found most intense so far are the the two linked in Caledon Forest and the Pig Iron Mine in Fi [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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12:23 am, October 3, 2013
Anyone else notice that when a ghost used any of his skills from 6 to 10, they force the nearest player to perform a action wich he has to get right in order to free him from that? Not only does it fo [..]
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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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6:53 am, October 2, 2013
TO CONDENSE MY SENTIMENTS:
Good players are not rewarded for overcoming challenges the majority of the games status symbols and cool items are gained from performing an easy task for an inordinate am [..]
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6:50 am, October 2, 2013
After playing quite a few rounds of keg brawl and learning the secrets of the game I decided to share what I have learned.
First are the buttons you can use when you don't have the keg.
1. A light pu [..]
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6:15 am, October 2, 2013
To preface this, let me say that I'm not trying to say "QQ I'm quitting". GW2 is still fun.
Now, on to the conspiracy theory. If you don't feel like reading a wall of text, there's a tl;dr [..]
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5:23 am, October 2, 2013
I'm working on a 2nd Incinerator. I decided that doing all the skill challenges in the world would be a pretty fast way to get the Bloodstone shard. Done the whole map tonight except for Malchor's lea [..]
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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.
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I am a hardcore MMO player, as I'm sure some of you are as well. I hold this title because I [..]
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12:20 am, October 2, 2013
I just had to share this - I was in Harathi Hinterlands exploring around and just happened to bump across a skill point in the middle of a bunch of dolyak carcasses and bones, in a tiny little canyon [..]
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11:37 pm, October 1, 2013
I did a quick search, and I couldn't find a recent thread on this issue, only the mentioning of it in various different threads.
So, days into the game, I'm sure many of you have either reached level [..]
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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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9:38 pm, October 1, 2013
Dropping all the found nodes for this update.
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8:35 pm, October 1, 2013
ArenaNet has posted a handy little guide for those of you who want a push in the right direction. Think of it as flipping through a player's guide of a game you're playing through. We'll also be pos [..]
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8:21 pm, October 1, 2013
So, a Vial of Condensed Mists Essence dropped for me today. My first thought was "Awesome! I can make an ascended item!"
...until I looked closer at the mat cost.&nbs [..]
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8:11 pm, October 1, 2013
After seeing several posts in the tecnical forum about losses in performance i decided to check it out and benchmark the game myself.
Resultsgot me a litle of guard, i got an overall drop of near 10 [..]
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7:51 pm, October 1, 2013
I ran into these 2 guys earlier on Seafarer's Rest:
Was wondering how bad that spot (just outside Shelter's Gate Camp) is for other servers and if the same bot is an issue there? Apparently one of [..]
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6:38 pm, October 1, 2013
Well I'll put this here in TA seeing how I have NO idea where to put it.
Right then! Off we go!
I made awesome looking Norn that is near the Space Marine size(~3,5m). I also used the "big tough [..]
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3:45 pm, October 1, 2013
So ArenaNet why no player moderators?
Ok so we all have seen an increases in botters, hacked accounts, cash for gold for spammer and people spamming you mail inbox FUUUUUUUU!! and I'm for one am sick [..]
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1:40 pm, October 1, 2013
The problems here are Signet of Fury and FGJ!. FGJ! only has an untraited recharge of 25s, while SoF has an untraited recharge of 30s.
Not only that, these two skills weren't even used: during the [..]
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1:17 pm, October 1, 2013
I noticed that every single dynamic event in the game takes like 3 minutes or such to start again, in one of those ocasion for example i participated on an event to take an ogre for [..]
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12:20 pm, October 1, 2013
So most of the afternoon/evening I constantly heard what sounded like jet engines decelerating all around Queensdale. It happened in the swamp, monestary, near the centaur camps..an [..]
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11:54 am, October 1, 2013
Go and try to do this jumping puzzle in Lion's Arch with a Norh, it's nearly impossible:
A big Norn is just too big for the cave part of this jumping puzzle. It is a total mess, when you try to go [..]
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11:00 am, October 1, 2013
So I was a GM in gw1 and an officer in wow. I've had many years experience in being a guild leader. My gw1 guild was a top 100 gvg guild for a while (not bad for pvp casuals), we owned hzh, had some s [..]
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10:42 am, October 1, 2013
Warning, the following thread is long as it is not just a "this is what I hate" list but is an explanation of where I feel those lists come from and a look at possible ways to fix the issues [..]
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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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9:43 am, October 1, 2013
After quitting the original GW, I have tried playing countless MMOs both F2P and P2P, and I never did find a replacement for GW. There just wasn't a game that could give off such an incredible impress [..]
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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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9:17 am, October 1, 2013
Hello everyone,
It appears that Orr is dead on my server (Crystal Desert for the week, but usually Isle of Janthir). As such it is quite difficult to get all the exploring done for map completion. Th [..]
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8:50 am, October 1, 2013
Emissaries and citizens are gathered in Divinitys Reach, but someone else has plans for the Queens speech!
NOTE: At the beginning of this release, the Crown Pavilion will become temporarily unavailab [..]
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8:34 am, October 1, 2013
Although there's certainly no shortage of strong opinions to be had about the Lost Shores Event in these fine forums, I figure I might as well share mine -- in the form of a long, drawn-out retrospect [..]
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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 [..]
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8:17 am, October 1, 2013
Im fed up. Im fed up with people moaning, crying, complaining or boasting, claiming and bragging about how Tequatl requires "so much co-ordination" and "everything must be organised!&qu [..]
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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 [..]
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