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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

Living Story.......One step closer.....to Exit

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 [..] View

Citizens of Tyria, Meet YourChampions

6:18 pm, November 3, 2014 The battle for the top spot in the North American and European World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifiers is now over and the dust has settled. Two months ago, we saw hundreds of teams step into [..] View

Reminder: Participate in the Overwolf World vs. World Streaming and War ReporterContests

7:18 pm, September 30, 2014 After our successful partnership on the Overwolf WvW App Challenge, which saw player Prefrontal Cortex win a $2,000 cash prize and a lot of Guild Wars 2 goodies, weve partnered with [..] View

Play GuildWars2 For FreeToday!

7:18 pm, September 25, 2014 From September 25 through October 1, you can play Guild Wars 2 for free by registering for a free trial account*. If you played in a previous free trial, weve re-activated your trial [..] View

Announcing the Overwolf World vs. World Fall Tournament Contests

7:18 am, September 16, 2014 Last month, we partnered with Overwolf to see who could develop the best app for World vs. World in the Overwolf WvW App Challenge. Some amazing apps were created as a result, and you can explore the [..] 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

A Fresh Start: The New Player Experience in GuildWars2

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 [..] View

PvP Visual and RewardUpdates

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 [..] View

Video: Omadds MachineCinematic

7:18 am, July 19, 2014 This cinematic may contain spoilers for anyone who has not played through the story of Entanglement. Taimi discovered Omadds machine, the device that Scarlet used to see the Eternal Alchemy [..] View

Super Newbie: 3.0

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

Don't you dare, ANet! [slight patch spoiler]

7:18 pm, July 15, 2014 Just started playing today's patch and this is the second dialog I saw. Maybe it will get clarified later, but if this turns out to be another chapter of Trahearne's story, I feel that a good portio [..] View

Your Vote Decides the GuildWars2 International All-StarsTeams!

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 [..] 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

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

Proposal to pause Living Story for more content patches

7:18 am, May 13, 2014 Hi, I'm a fairly casual player and just wanted to make a suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy how GW2 is free to play and has regular updated content. I really like the previous April patch in that it [..] View

almost 1 year offline what i missed?

9:16 pm, April 18, 2014 Hi last time i played GW2 was almost a year go i wonder what major things or important small things happened in that time. View

Introducing the new DrumInstrument!

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 [..] 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

Is now a good time to jump back in?

8:16 pm, February 17, 2014 I haven't played in almost a year. I loved initially playing but I ran out of things to do. I sort of got into the living story but then school and work started so I had to quit. Not I have a little t [..] View

Why Being Efficient is the Only Thing Left

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

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

Grouping for Storyline Finale, how long does it take?

8:16 am, January 23, 2014 Hello, I'm working on my first character in GW2 and I've reached the part in the storyline where I'm required to group.  I've found many threads complaining about it so I'm not here [..] View

What is one bug / broken mechanic you wish they would fix?

2:16 am, January 21, 2014 Stacking. Yep, I said it, I know it's saved me in dungeons and I know it's great for certain bosses but I think it is the cheapest shittiest thing in a game I have ever played. Ever. It's takes the fu [..] 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

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

Worth coming back, or is the game still bad?

12:22 am, December 14, 2013 Played to 80, started farming for my legendary... and was bored to *****. View

ANet can get alot of respect back by doing..

8:16 pm, December 5, 2013 As we all know, ANet seemed to have left what made the original Guild Wars so great, out of GW2. ANet could easily gain back the players they lost and the respect of all the original GW1 players, and [..] 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

Perception of "Grind"

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 [..] View

The Origins of the Dragon Bash Theme Song

3:26 pm, November 13, 2013 Hello folks. It’s Maclaine Diemer, back again with another post about music. For this month’s Dragon Bash content, we wanted to have a recognizable theme, and the idea was brought [..] View

Gaining more Hall of Monuments ranks/awards

8:16 pm, October 30, 2013 I currently have only 12 ranks on the Hall of Monuments and have no idea where to start to gain more... I haven't played GW1 for years but I have alot of gold in my bankaccount. So is there any way I [..] View

Release Notes for TowerofNightmares

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 [..] 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

So is there a skill builder ect anywhere?

3:13 pm, October 23, 2013 Is there a skill builder so I can see what skills are available ect?  I haven't played in the beta yet but I'll be playing next saturday.   Is there also a spot whe [..] 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

GW1 Livestream Lets Play

4:01 pm, October 18, 2013 Me and two of my guildies are running a GW1 endurance run all on our livestream channel. If you've never played GW1 you can tune in and listen to us talk about the game and generally be insane. We w [..] 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

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

How to Create a Successful MMO (Part 1)

3:16 am, October 17, 2013 Source: http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/gc2007/gcspeech.php Jeff Strain, one of the three founders of ANet, was asked to make a speech about how to make an MMO. I would like to provide a f [..] 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

So on Stat Focus...

8:53 am, October 15, 2013 What's the best approach on this? I have seen people recommend on builds to focus on a balance.  If your trait selection is focusing on these stats, you should focus on the others i [..] View

Did you play Guild Wars 1?

1:37 am, October 15, 2013 After reading through the post about marketing and people suggesting the % of players in GW2 coming from the GW1 veterans I was intrigued. So out of interest how many people did (or, my apologies, sti [..] View

On-demand content?

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

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

Bugged Mail System

1:41 am, October 13, 2013 In the first BWE I tried to send my friend some mail and it didn't give it to him. I passed it off as a bug, I went to send him another item and it came up with "Previous request still being proc [..] View

BWE3 + stress tests character generation

1:10 am, October 13, 2013 Can anyone who's played the latest tests please tell me if they've improved on the character generation? I'd like to make a mid aged, battle worn scarred human, resembling a serious, tired, pissed of [..] 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

Why are games getting worse and worse? GW2

4:36 am, October 12, 2013 Hi, I'll keep this short. I NEVER PLAYED WOW. wow was made in 2004 and GW2 was made 8 years later in technology. Just have a look at the trailers. And explain in the comments please why game DEVELOPE [..] 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

Don't be afraid of PvP!

7:09 pm, October 10, 2013 I was afraid to try sPvP in GW2 at first because I remembered how hardcore GW1 PvP was and was afraid that I'd just end up feeling like a useless noob if I tried the PvP in GW2 until I was at least lv [..] View

A little help

2:51 pm, October 10, 2013 Right. Now that I have created my characters(White Sylvari Ranger{is gonna be using bows}, badass Elder Norn{Longbow+Banners-idk second weapon-was thinking of Rifle}, human Noble Guardian with an ange [..] 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

Incredibly ordinary?

7:55 am, October 9, 2013 I really like GW2.  Kudos to the game designers and how they took a bold step to do something different.  I think the story line mechanic, art style, dynamic events [..] 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

~GOOGLE~ Wallabies vs All Blacks Live Rugby stream online

12:57 pm, October 8, 2013 Wallabies VS All Blacks | Wallabies VS All Blacks live | Wallabies VS All Blacks online stream | video | TV schedule | watch Wallabies VS All Blacks | Rugby online stream | Wallabies VS All Blacks Rug [..] View

Does GW2 seem overly "Mathy" to you

6:53 am, October 8, 2013 Just as the title suggests. Is it just me or is GW2 really "mathy" for no reason. I may be bias because I was never a fan of those "spreadsheet wars" games where you have to painst [..] 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

Anyone else annoyed and avoiding streams/forums?

2:55 pm, October 7, 2013 Before Gw2 release I played a bit of WoW, Dota 2, LoL and CS:GO and watched a lot of game streams and frequented some forums and things were generally good. However I have had to completely avoid all [..] View

To the people that complain about the new gear grind and why I prefer this 'gear grind' over the previous game...

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 [..] 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

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

Is the personal story too optional?

10:10 pm, October 6, 2013 The personal story ended up being one of those GW2 features that managed to massively reduce my enjoyment of the game. And it's not the story's writing, rewards or something similar - it's the way it' [..] View

Content and Expansion packs

3:19 pm, October 6, 2013 This is the best mmo I ever played, in terms of design and end game, and I can't wait for new content to be released. Haven't seen any info yet, but here are my suggestions for future content: 1) In [..] 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

Another I love GW2 post

3:07 am, October 6, 2013 This is just me voicing my opinion after reading so many posts about people leaving and lower player number etc. To be honest i really love Guild Wars 2, I'm ex GW1 and the way GW2 plays is perfect fo [..] View

Guild wars 2 login problems

2:28 am, October 6, 2013 View

Various assorted questions

9:16 pm, October 5, 2013 1. I enjoy tanks(or controllers-but more specifically big tough mc gruff that can't be hurt). Seeing how GW 2 is more dodge focused, how would I make tough character(I Like feeling safe)? 2. I also e [..] View

Why must Anet fail so hard against goldsellspam?

4:39 pm, October 5, 2013 Every time I start playing a new game there crops up goldsellers after a while, this is obviously inevitable. The interesting thing for me is how every game seems to be completely inept at dealing wit [..] View

Legendary Weapon - I can't decide if I really want one. Do you?

2:24 pm, October 5, 2013 FYI.  This is not a post about the cost of precursors.  It is a general discussion about the reality of obtaining a Legendary weapon. I have been debating if I rea [..] View

I Don't Care for Weapon Swapping

10:58 am, October 5, 2013 Okay, let me start out by pointing out that I'm not saying that weapon swapping is a stupid, unneeded mechanic that should be cut from the game. So now that that's clear... In GW1 I was never one to [..] View

Why I loathe RNG

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. ------------------------------------------------------------ [..] View

Volrick Banned for something he havent done i need your help

6:33 am, October 5, 2013 i am a guild leader always played legally and supported this game (No.1 fan) however i got banned about 10 days ago for something i havent done Anet ignored me and now they dont answer my tickets ,&am [..] View

Question about Guild Rankings

6:30 am, October 5, 2013 Now, I understand that this question has most likely been answered in other topics, but I was not able to find the answer myself. My question is how many guild rankings are there in guilds, and for e [..] View

Will I like Guild Wars 2?

3:08 am, October 5, 2013 Hi all, I'm a fan of traditional rpgs like morrowind, skyrim (don't like oblivion), gothic serial, risen, the witcher, baldurs gate, fallout, neverwinter nights, dragon age, kingdoms of amalur, etc. I [..] View

What bothers me the most in PvE

9:57 pm, October 4, 2013 First i wanna say there are many things that aren`t right in pve,but there are also many that are amazing,so this is not just another random bashing thread. I played 500+ hours,and i played since rel [..] 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

Profession popularity PvE/PvP

7:04 pm, October 4, 2013 So yeah, I'm interested in hearing your opinions about what are the most played professions pvp/pve wise and why is that. View

Dear Arena Net

7:03 pm, October 4, 2013 Sure there has been quite a few problems with the game on launch, lots of issues with skill points and quests (which I believe are all fixed today) Sure trading post messed up Friday and you owe me 8 [..] View

Let's Support A.NET

3:59 pm, October 4, 2013 Yes. I said that "A.NET has no word of honor.". I attack A.NET for the gear treadmill that they implemented. But I realized that I might be attacking the wrong people. Because A.NET is a s [..] 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

Worst Launch Experience I've Ever Had

2:51 pm, October 4, 2013 I thought the worst launch experience was Diablo 3's catastrophe. Then, I played Guild Wars 2. - Auction system down since launch, people say that it has been up part time, I've played a solid 40-50 [..] View

Which of the available weapons should be added to a profession?

2:44 pm, October 4, 2013 So basically what do you think, out of all the professions you've played, which weapon/s should be added? I'll start first. I'd really like to see Touch added to an Elementalist and to Necros (so tha [..] View

Why do people want mounts?

2:04 pm, October 4, 2013 In referring to the mounts thread on the official forums, why do some people want mounts so badly? Don't get me wrong, I played WoW for 3 years and I loved my blue proto-drake but why do some people a [..] View

Why are we playing GW2?

1:39 pm, October 4, 2013 I want to start off by saying - This is NOT meant to be a post to complain about the game I'm just wondering if anybody has an idea of what they plan on doing to add substance to the game's content. [..] View

I'm trying really hard to like this game

10:21 am, October 4, 2013 I'm a big fan of Guild Wars, I have been playing the first one for 6+ years, and I got GW2 release day and I played for a good 2-3 months. It was really fun, got my character to 80 I did tons of dunge [..] View

How do I get into the game?

10:12 am, October 4, 2013 I started playing since the release, leveled my guardian to 80, crafted full exotics, mystic forge weapon. Played a bit WvW, leveled few alts etc. I was doing pretty much anything that there was to do [..] View

GW1 'Vet', yet to play GW2

8:49 am, October 4, 2013 Hey people, I've came here to get some advise from people that are actively playing GW2 who have reached max level/done the main quests. I've yet to play GW2, however I did pre-purchase it, but decide [..] View

Altoholics stand up!

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 [..] View

Sick Of 5 man INSTANCES

6:32 am, October 4, 2013 I bought this game because it was going to get away from instances.  It was going to be a persistant world. But here we go with Wintersday and what do we get a 5-man INSTANCE. Go bac [..] 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

How many times has your main changed?

2:03 am, October 4, 2013 I started the game with a warrior and played him all the way to 80, second was a ranger and I thought ah nice and easy plus I like the pet so I thought I would keep as my main, then came an Elemementa [..] View

Promote New Guild Leader

1:59 am, October 4, 2013 Background story: A few friends from across the country decided to start up their own guild at the beginning of early release weekend. We all agreed to let the one player with the most GW1 experience [..] View

Nov 15th: Reversed principles, Incompetence, or Both?

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 [..] View

Is GW2's combat system a step backwards from GW1?

12:35 am, October 4, 2013 Continued from this post, which was off topic in its current thread: http://www.guildwars...90#entry2166336 typographie, on 19 February 2013 - 02:24 AM, said: I missed GW1's beta, but I played since [..] View

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