6:18 am, November 23, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/11/21/the-daily-grind-do-special-currencies-in-mmos-annoy-you/#comments
A nice thread on in-game currencies.
Personally, they irritate me. The gam [..]
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6:18 pm, November 21, 2014
Match flow in PvP is affected by everything from team formation and arena queuing to the way players actually enter matches. I’m happy to announce that the process players use to enter PvP a [..]
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6:18 pm, November 19, 2014
Hello, Tyrians!
We’re very pleased to announce that on December 2 we will be releasing some major updates to PvP that will enhance and improve a number of areas of the PvP experience.
Matc [..]
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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 13, 2014
On this week’s Ready Up, Host Joshua “Grouch” Davis will be joined by members of World Tournament Series Finals teams “The Abjured” and “The [..]
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6:18 pm, November 6, 2014
I applaud the GW2 team for doing something different with their season chapters. Though at first I was excited by it and wanted to like it but after about a day or two, I found myse [..]
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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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6:18 pm, October 29, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 team, in partnership with ESL, is proud to announce the Go4GuildWars2 Cup,a new series of weekly PvP cups that are open to all participants. PvP teams will fight eac [..]
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6:18 pm, October 28, 2014
Whether you have extra candy corn or want extra commentary while adventuring, the Black Lion Trading Company has everything you need as the Mad King’s Festival continues.
[..]
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7:18 am, September 18, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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7:18 pm, September 17, 2014
With the New Player Experience (the NPE), A.Net set out to redistribute the game's progression, in hopes of making the game more appealing. My core issue with this idea is that they focused on a syste [..]
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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! [..]
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7:18 pm, September 10, 2014
A few weeks ago, we launched a call to arms to the WvW community, asking them for the best video footage they created. We received an overwhelming response from the WvW players of Guild Wars& [..]
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7:18 pm, September 8, 2014
http://happycatproductions.polldaddy.com/s/what-future-do-you-want
With the release of the feature pack tomorrow, Guild Wars 2 adds a number of features that many in the community are excited about. [..]
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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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7:18 pm, August 26, 2014
Well, look what Arenanet has been teasing...
For extra information, this was posted by WoodenPotatoes today. The screenshot looks like a beta screenshot, but isn't, &n [..]
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7:18 am, August 25, 2014
.. are as follows:
1x Experience Scroll - Boosts character to level 20
1x Birthday Booster - 24-hour 100% boost to karma, magic find, WvW rank, experience and gold from kills
1x Skill point scroll - [..]
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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 am, August 11, 2014
We all know that Anet's writers are frikking awful and the common meme said is "I can do better."
Well I decided to literally do better by reworking a particularly painful piece of writing [..]
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7:18 pm, August 5, 2014
.......making gold?
I've been looking around since I came back for season 2 and a lot of ghe old methods seem out of date or simply less effective so I figured Id inquire as to some of the clever me [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, July 16, 2014
Okay if you play a Sylvari that's fine...
My problem is that every single story so far has focused around the Sylvari in some way. From Trahearne to Scarlet and now the Pale Tree being the centre of [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, July 9, 2014
Okay so, if you run Berserker armour and so on that's fine, I understand it's uses and if you want to run it in your build, that's great.
One thing I am getting tired of though is people are always d [..]
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7:18 pm, July 8, 2014
This week, we here at the Black Lion Trading Company are all about panache! Weve got a brand-new method of delivering exactly the dye you need, a new pack that lets you save big on convenient and [..]
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7:18 pm, July 3, 2014
Hi, as you can probably see by the title of the this topic, i like to role play. However, I have a problem. I have a female human thief, on role she is part of the Order of Whispers. I want to change [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, June 28, 2014
I'm mostly debating between the gilded(20% gold from monsters) or the magic find utility. The karmic would have its purpose to but don't really see myself using karma on a regular basis for anything. [..]
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7:18 pm, June 25, 2014
Hi, everyone. Regina Buenaobra here. Im the North American Community Team Lead at ArenaNet, and Im here to talk to you about our new Tumblr site for Guild Wars 2.
Tumblr is going t [..]
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7:18 pm, June 18, 2014
Hello there,
I've been trying to reset my password for the last hour and it doesn't work..
After taking a break from this game I wanted to log in and see how it was going. I tried to reset the passw [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 pm, May 20, 2014
I've been nosing around looking for a way to play GW to get the GW2 achievements for the Hall of Monuments. From what I've read it doesn't look as though it's going to be easy especially since the gam [..]
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7:18 am, May 14, 2014
Were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game officially launches in China on May 15 at 10:18 a.m. Beijing time! A massive event in Beij [..]
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7:18 pm, May 13, 2014
Today were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game has officially launched in China. A massive event in Beijing today marked the moment [..]
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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 [..]
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9:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Hello GW2 players. My name is Kellth and i recently have launched a news/blog website about video games. Currently we are covering two video games for we only cover games we are passionate about. We a [..]
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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 17, 2014
This is probably a big "duh" to most of you, but just in case:
If you ever wanted to give your Ele a Necro mask, now is the time.
By simply creating a character, any starter Wardrobe look [..]
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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 [..]
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9:16 am, April 16, 2014
In the new wardrobe Anet wants us to buy new transmutation charges. But I feel Anet can make plenty of money without these charges.
How? Improve the BLC rewards. [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
The Foostival event, originally held in 2013 in Paris, was created by fans, for fans, to bring many different Guild Wars 2 communities together. Last years Foostival was a success, a [..]
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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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9:16 pm, April 8, 2014
Im proud to present you with this weeks newest offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Were bringing you three beautiful miniature birds for your collection and a drum that will revolutioni [..]
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3:16 am, April 3, 2014
A lot of the pay-to-win arguments Ive seen lately stink of what I call subjective advantage. It was summed up best in a recent thread I shall link at the end of this post. In a nut shell the purposed [..]
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9:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Forked from here. Quoted for context.
Mordakai, on 02 April 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:So, Raspberry brings probably the most controversial aspect of GW2 up: buying a [..]
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8:16 pm, March 28, 2014
Hello again Tyria! There are a lot of great new changes happening in the Mists with rewards, gear, build-making, and more! Its incredibly exciting to finally be able to share with you all of the updat [..]
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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 27, 2014
Were implementing some changes in the upcoming feature patch to the economy and want to tell you about them now. Were excited about what these alterations will mean for the game.
The End of Repair Co [..]
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8:16 pm, March 25, 2014
Wardrobe System
This new Wardrobe System will still result in cluttered bank space for many players. As they will not want to use multiple Transmutation Charges on the same item to [..]
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game!
Account Wardrobe: The Basics
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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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8:16 pm, March 20, 2014
Okay, so Tera is introducing a new class in May, and I feel that Anet should step up their game if they want to compete with this sort of thing. Instead of more GEM STORE bologna, and Living Story yaw [..]
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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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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
I know how absurd that sounds, and there was a time not long ago I would have been among the first to dismiss it. This morning in fact. But things that have happened and been said as of this newest pa [..]
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8:16 pm, March 18, 2014
hey all,
was checking out the official Forums when I came across a post where lead me to the Atlas. Once there I was the intro Video of Aftermath. I thought it was kinda cool, so I wanted to link it [..]
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8:16 pm, March 18, 2014
A while back it was said, during the winters day event, that Arena Net would be taking an extended break to prepare the final bit of Living World Season One. And that this bit would consist of four up [..]
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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 7, 2014
I want to open this question to everyone. PvP in many games with a PvE element have imbalances between modes of play and generally it is PvP isn't where the money is. I'm curious how you would fix thi [..]
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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 pm, February 28, 2014
MODERATOR EDIT: A list of authorized retailers is listed in a later post. All other sources are not to be trusted.
Hello all. After playing the game for 3 months I decided to buy some gems to enhance [..]
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8:16 pm, February 25, 2014
The event has an interesting and unforseen flaw that I am not sure should be considered a flaw or not and want your opinions. In relation to the event you are granted credit for all the behaviors of t [..]
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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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8:16 pm, February 21, 2014
In many threads here I keep coming across a baseline conspiracy theory which is that Anet is bleeding people dry of their money and they are doing it successfully because ... Well that's where the log [..]
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2:16 pm, February 18, 2014
Hello,
Some of you may remember a survey which has been done by GameStatistics on September 2013, about Guild Wars 2 players opinions about the game. The link for the survey had been put on Guild war [..]
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2:16 am, February 17, 2014
Considering the playstyles and management of damage it is easy to get this impression for players but I want to know whether it is reasoned or not. Do you believe it is a DPS Race? Why or why not? Are [..]
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8:16 am, February 6, 2014
Be as specific or broad as you want on the topic whether it be talking about Fire Elementalists or just setting basic criteria for any class and build. I'm just curious what you think a character's va [..]
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8:16 am, February 1, 2014
Edit: Thanks much to Konzacelt for posting this on the official forms for me. Heres the link if you want to follow or partake in the discussion there.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/T [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 pm, January 30, 2014
The criteria for a natural level after 10 is expressed; you gain one stat point, some statistical points, and one trait point each level with no special rules. You can answer the question in three way [..]
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2:16 pm, January 30, 2014
All exchanges have a dual currency system in place however it is easier to pay with real-funds than it would be to play with in-game gold. With this premise what is the exchange rate that would, if yo [..]
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8:16 pm, January 29, 2014
So Ive spent the last few months raising a new alt with intent of making him my new main. A ranger, my old preferred class in GW1, and Ive been loving it. Of course I need a great new look for him, be [..]
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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 15, 2014
Please enjoy the video.
In my personal opion I think this gives us an idea for the future of the game.
Still they are kinda vague but atleast we got something out of it.
now I want my cape
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8:16 pm, January 15, 2014
Howdyhowdy GW2guru community!
I'm running the gaming blog Foxygamer.com and I could use some help from some of you GW2 gamers.
I'm creating a list for my blog with a bunch merchandise for Guild Wars2, [..]
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8:16 pm, January 11, 2014
Just a random little thread I thought Id make. What potential new features would you like to see implemented to GW2 over the next year. Dont worry about being unrealistic or any such, this is just an [..]
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8:16 am, January 10, 2014
Heeeeeeeeeere we go.
http://www.reddit.co...vip_membership/
So, a data miner from Reddit has found some sexily controversial stuff about VIP Membership. The data doesn't tell if this is a subscripti [..]
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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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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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8:16 am, January 7, 2014
Heyyyy guys lol
I'm getting GW2 today and I'll be playing for the first time
I would like to have someone to play with.
I kinda know how to play from youtube videos.
I want to play mostly PVE but I'm [..]
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2:16 pm, January 1, 2014
I think that game would rock the world. They really should learn from each other. I just bought Skyrim LE on Steam and I can't get enough of it. Flaws of both can be seem in the other game. Here are s [..]
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2:16 am, December 22, 2013
The whole concept of Ascended Gear is working counter-productive to the concept of using various stats combinations to counter different situations to the advantage of playerbase. With the advent of a [..]
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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 [..]
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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 pm, December 10, 2013
As 2013 is drawing to a close, with it comes the arrival of our final release for the year: Wintersday! What goodies might you find under the tree with the final release of the year, you might ask? Wh [..]
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2:16 pm, December 6, 2013
Hello everyone,
I want to share with you guys my new Charr (Medium armor) Legendary Boots!
http://bodydoc.pro/charr_legendary_boots.jpg
Pure awesomeness!
P.S. If my topic is in wrong section, ple [..]
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8:16 am, December 6, 2013
Mine is my warrior. I lvld 6 characters to 80. Warrior was the first, followed by Ranger, Necro, Guardian, Engi, and finally Thief. The main preference changed from time to time to finally settle on R [..]
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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 [..]
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2:16 am, December 3, 2013
Okay, so I felt this needed it's own thread. If it doesn't I'm sorry and please merge it or w/e you need to do. But I feel this is in response to all those who have the opinion that the LS need to mov [..]
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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 am, November 28, 2013
When we added the World XP system to World vs. World, it was our goal to create a sense of character progression in WvW gameplay. We wanted to reward people who put time into WvW by increasing the too [..]
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2:16 pm, November 27, 2013
So I got 100 gold to spare and I want to contribute in WvW and help guildies. What class of mine should get Commander? What would be best to fully support others and why?
- Guardian
- Ele
- Mesmer
- [..]
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1:46 pm, November 25, 2013
Martin Kerstein
Head of Global Community
Critickitten: You mention in your first paragraph that this is your opinion. I changed the thread title to reflect that (which you could have done in the first [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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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 pm, November 19, 2013
I don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities by possibly offending developers that no longer visit these forums about their inability to fix bugs in their game from launch.
So, in order to have a mo [..]
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