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Give the gift of Guild Wars 2 and Save 50% until December 7

6:18 pm, November 26, 2014 This holiday season, from November 26 to December 7, were chopping the price of the Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half*! Now is the perfect time t [..] View

GW2: Master of Salami Slicing

6:18 pm, November 13, 2014 (Please note that the following post could not be posted on the Official Forums, due to me being banned from creating new threads.  If you'd like to repost this in the official forum [..] View

Save 50% on Guild Wars 2 until November 9

6:18 pm, October 30, 2014 From October 30 to November 9, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-winning MMO and exp [..] View

Guild Wars 2 and ESL Partner on Cash-Prize PvP Tournament

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 [..] 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

The New Leveling

7:18 pm, September 14, 2014 So, I ****** off one of my characters(just got tired of the look and didn't want to sink gold/$ into TP), and made a new character the other day...after the patch.  Holy cow nuggets! [..] View

Upcoming Events in GuildWars2

7:18 am, September 12, 2014 The World vs. World Fall Tournament 2014 begins tomorrow! Prepare to represent your world for four weeks of epic battles in the Mists. Read our announcement blog for more details about this tournament [..] View

Roundup: World vs. World Community Videos

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& [..] View

Introducing the New TradingPost

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 [..] View

Save 50% on GuildWars2 Now Until August 24

7:18 pm, August 14, 2014 From August 14 to August 24, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-win [..] View

Quality in GW2?

7:18 pm, July 28, 2014 I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative."  So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..] View

Watch the Tournament of Legends 2 Qualifiers Live This Weekend!

7:18 pm, July 11, 2014 Tune in for the Tournament of Legends 2 qualifiers this weekend! Play witness to the early rounds of the biggest tournament in Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 history, with over 400 individual teams sig [..] View

Win a Legendary Weapon in Tournament of Legends 2!

7:18 pm, June 11, 2014 Were proud to announce that Tournament of Legends 2 will be starting soon! Like the original Tournament of Legends, this is an opportunity for you and your team to not only demonstrate your battle pr [..] View

I'm here couse of censorship

7:18 pm, June 10, 2014 Hi o/ I wrote on the official forum asking for a link to a free forum about guild wars 2 without censorship and zealot CMs. The post got obviously removed and i got signed for infraction. As all the [..] View

GuildWars2 Launches inChina May 15

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 [..] View

GuildWars2 Launches inChina

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 [..] View

Prepare for the North American Tournament ofLegends

7:18 pm, May 2, 2014 Congratulations to the Civilized Gentlemen, winners of the European Tournament of Legends! Its not over yet though; the North American Tournament of Legends starts tomorrow! Join John Blu Mullen and [..] View

Your gameplay objective in a sentence

9:16 pm, April 29, 2014 If you were to sum up your in game actions in GW2 in one sentence, what would you say? For me, "Farming Gold to look Good" View

Free Transmutation Charges, New Armors, and More in the GemStore!

3:16 am, April 16, 2014 [commerce_intro] We here at the Black Lion Trading Company have been busy preparing to bring some exciting inventory changes online. Were proud to present you with three brand-new armor skins, five f [..] View

New Drum instrument and Avian Minis in the Gem Store!

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 [..] View

Cash->Gem<->Gold Conversion

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 [..] View

Runes, Sigils, and BalanceUpdates

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 [..] View

Hackers, WvW Season II and Anet's apathy

8:16 am, March 19, 2014 WvW has always had it's share of hackers but it seems that this issue has became more dire lately. It's no longer just one or two flying mesmers per month. Now some fights are plagued by perma invisib [..] View

Will Arena Net just let Guild Wars 2 die?

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 [..] View

Why Healing Power Sucks, By WoodenPotato's (also bad mob design)

8:16 pm, March 14, 2014 Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.co...ng_power_sucks/ tso said:The problem is not the numbers, it is the ham fisted mob design. We can see this clearly when a mob gets zerg scaled, as it magnifies [..] View

Living Story season 2: Mordremoth Rising

8:16 pm, March 7, 2014 We extinguished the molten alliance, blew up the aetherblades, poisoned the toxic alliance, and finally ****** scarlet in what to me felt like five seconds. . . But that doesn't stop what's coming fro [..] View

In the end I just wish Arena Net would finish Guild Wars 2

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 [..] View

Damage Downtime as a Component in DPS Calculation?

2:16 am, February 24, 2014 What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window. What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc. Why ca [..] View

Living Story Season 2 - What would you like to see?

2:16 pm, February 23, 2014 Self-explanatory title. For me: 1. NEW Enemies. Surely, we got several new factions in Season 1 (Molten and Toxic alliance, Aetherblades) but these somehow felt more recycled than new. The only real [..] View

Where would you place "new" LA?

8:16 pm, February 11, 2014 If or when we lose LA, either to Scarlet or some future events, where do you think the best safe haven for all the races of Tyria would be? Give arguments for and against your suggestions, and discu [..] View

Why Do People Call GW2's Combat "Action"?

2:16 pm, February 10, 2014 I really don't get this. Besides a really poorly designed dodge skill, nothing in this game has really the least bit to do with action combat. I mean, when I think of action based combat, I think of g [..] 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

Upcoming Guild Wars 2 PvP Community Tournament Events

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 [..] View

Twisted Marionette - A step in the right direction?

8:16 pm, January 23, 2014 Hi all. So, I'm hoping you've had a chance to try out the new temp world event, and formulated your own opinions on it. Personally, my reaction is that it's a nice change. Seems like a mix of tower [..] View

The feature only patch and beyond

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 [..] View

Jute/linen farm exploit and bans.

8:16 am, December 30, 2013 http://www.reddit.co...ans_last_night/ Quote... It seems there was a popular farming spot for linen. I don't think there's any point on hiding where, if you google "guild wars 2 linen farm" [..] View

Job-o-Trons Journey: TheEvolution of a Gag

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 [..] View

Release Notes for A Very Merry Wintersday

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

Living World 2013: TheYearinReview

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 [..] 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

New, presumably removed (again), leaked update notes

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 [..] View

New NCSoft Earning report is out...

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 [..] View

The best part about The Nightmare Within...

8:16 am, November 13, 2013 ...is how it ties in with your personal storyline. Seriously, even though it was just a TINY fraction of this living world chapter, it made my character FEEL like a character. If you haven't seen th [..] View

Gw2 forums too strict?

2:16 am, November 9, 2013 So i was looking through the forums on gw2 today and came to a thread asking why karma was nerfed so hard. Feeling the same way, i checked out the thread. Here is it copy/pasted. "ANET, For newb [..] 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

Toxin; the anti-zerg?

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 [..] View

Black Lion not paying

9:57 am, October 23, 2013 I just sold some stuff on the TP and was charged for the transaction, but didn't recieve payment!  *Grrrrrrrrrrr*  I reported it, but was wondering if anyone else h [..] View

New armor: Get ready for rage

8:09 pm, October 21, 2013 http://massively.joy...content-primer/ QuoteWith great challenges come great rewards. The patch will introduce ascended items. Ascended armors are "slightly more powerful than exotics" and [..] View

Don't ban us for farming....

6:59 pm, October 19, 2013 ... or just give us a legendary without the hassle of appealing a ban. They have people reviewing each case for botting bans, but they miss the obvious, like how I was making no money. I farmed the s [..] View

Trading Post is QUADRUPLE CHARGING the "tax". Proof inside.

9:41 am, October 19, 2013 So, on top of the other indefinably long list of bugs and rushed designs that ArenaNet implemented, the Trading Post is now charging 4x the "cut" of sellers. As you can see, when I sold s [..] 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

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

Create your customized playlist in GW2 with GW1 sounds

3:16 am, October 14, 2013 This wiki explains you how to replace current sound in GW2 with your own music: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Customized_soundtrack If you feel a bit nostalgic you can put any songs from GW1 Serie [..] View

Guild Wars 2 Forum

9:52 am, October 13, 2013 Wondering if anyone has been banned or received infractions for ridiculous posts in the GW2 forums. I keep getting infractions for the stupidest **** I don't even want to post there anymore. Maybe if [..] View

Current state of CoF exp.

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

Forum account suspended

8:53 pm, October 12, 2013 Just wanted to let anyone who goes to gw2 forums (not here official) Do not say anything about Anet forcing us to use the gem store. I got my forum account suspended for that. Not that it really bothe [..] View

Proffession Quests

12:07 pm, October 12, 2013 Hey guys, have not posted here in a long time, how are things? Just posting something that has been bugging me when I roam around Tryria. You ever feel like your proffession does not feel like a prof [..] View

Making Friends in Tyria...

5:10 am, October 12, 2013 Just a few days ago, after having run countless dungeons, multiple 80's, and hundreds of hours in WvW, I began looking over my friends list and regardless of how many (or few, not sure how many you gu [..] View

What Happened to the Direction of ANet?

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- [..] View

The 'die and run back mechanic' in dungeons

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 [..] View

Guild Wars 2 Live Stream Thread

12:21 pm, October 11, 2013 I tried doing a bit of searching for this before making a thread and the ones regarding streaming that I did find were more about people wondering if so and so was streaming during the stress test. I [..] View

Bots not being banned it would seem.

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 [..] View

Reputation?

3:55 pm, October 10, 2013 this idea just hit me, and I presume some of you've already thought about this. I started thinking about why the hell you should pay for a rank (Commander) and instead earn it  with [..] View

Only 3 storylines? meh

8:29 am, October 10, 2013 I'm a bit disappointed in there only being 3 storylines, kind of makes it boring for altoholics.  I was hoping that playing a different race would give a different storyline with eac [..] View

Anyone else getting 'Transaction if progress' error when logging in?

6:02 am, October 10, 2013 Since the servers went down just before, I'm getting this... hoping it's not someone stealing my money via ingame visa details etc - anyone else getting this? *Edit - Transaction *In Progress I meant [..] View

X-Post Chris Whiteside on "Collaborative Development"

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 [..] View

A living story and world in a MMORPG: is it possible?

12:26 am, October 9, 2013 I have long had a soft spot for story telling in games. I unashamedly use cheats in single player games as I am more interested in seeing where the story goes than in the gameplay "challenges&quo [..] View

What is to come of Cantha?

6:15 am, October 8, 2013 I heard the other day that we will not be getting a factions expansion. Evidently, because the company who bought out anet finds it offensive. Is this true? Also I heard that "The Great Collapse& [..] 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

20% off GW2 via Gamefly.com (an official retailer w/ 3 day HS)

2:26 pm, October 7, 2013 Courtesy of Slickdeals.net just passing on the info as i already have an amazon copy but for those on the fence this is about the best deal you can expect pre-release. Not sure if USA/NA only. View

Burrows in AC and melee

1:35 pm, October 7, 2013 So I play a warrior, and with a group of friends, we went to AC explorable mode. Our comp was as follows: Warrior x2 Guardian Mesmer Engineer We choose the 3rd route and made it to the Extraction pa [..] View

Be careful when purchasing anything

12:06 am, October 7, 2013 The other night, I made a missclick when buying Karma goods. I doubleclicked the Karma NPC because he was swarmed by other interactables, but apparently my previous interact was just delayed--With my [..] 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

Is ping a problem currently?

8:39 pm, October 6, 2013 I am curious if other people are experiencing problems in PvP etc with Ping? I am asking because at the moment, the game is downright un-playable in PvP due to my characters incredibly slow reaction [..] View

What Anet didnt tell us about the dungeon changes, and how do we work around the changes?

3:07 pm, October 6, 2013 Hi guyes! As we all know, Anet has been very silent about the changes they have done to the dungeons, maybe they were scared to see the players reactions...we do not know why, but we have certainly n [..] View

Why you shouldn't use real money to buy gold from anyone other than Arena.net:

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 [..] View

Refunds Available thru NC Soft

5:04 am, October 6, 2013 Just wanted to post that NC Soft has honored my request for a refund for the game on the grounds of incompletness and security concerns. I'm merely posting this to help other unahppy customers that [..] View

Upcoming Skill and Trait Changes

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 [..] View

Friends online?

6:31 pm, October 5, 2013 Hi guys, My name's Mary and I am writing a paper on the dynamics of friendship and community in Guild Wars 2. I'm interested in whether or not people share their real lives with online friends, and h [..] View

Why you should use real money to buy gold from anyone other than Arena.net:

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 [..] View

So... what's your favorite dynamic event?

11:45 am, October 5, 2013 After having traveled throughout Tyria, encountering many dynamic events, I would have to say that I really enjoy the siege dynamic events - particularly when you overtake an enemy camp or defend a lo [..] View

My thoughts: reasons to play or not to play GW2, after 2+ months.

7:46 am, October 5, 2013 Ironically enough, the part of the game anet has been neglecting the most, WvW (World vs World), is the only reason I'd recommend this game.  Rather than explain why, I'll link 1 of [..] View

FYI: Trading Post Transaction Fee Information

1:20 am, October 5, 2013 For the very last time, If you want to make a post about ANYTHING related to the Trading Post. Listing Fee = 5% of whatever you listed for, charged upfront when you listed your item. Sales Fee = 5% [..] View

Hoping to reach an Anet employee with a complaint (I've tried other methods of contact)

1:20 am, October 5, 2013 I've often heard stories of how GW2 forums could often be overzealous with their moderation and I didn't believe it. Most times people exclude information, painting only their side of the story but th [..] View

Scamming

8:41 pm, October 4, 2013 I got scammed like a week ago and i reported the guy on the support page and this is the reaction i got back.... Quote Response GM Xionaque via Email 10/07/2012 06:23 PM Hello, I know transactions th [..] View

Elitist vs. Objective

7:07 pm, October 4, 2013 I'm a fairly experienced dungeon runner.  I probably have enough experience to lord it over others and be an "Elitist," but I generally prefer to not be a total **** to oth [..] View

Decided to cancel my subscription

3:42 pm, October 4, 2013 There's nothing to do in the game really. In an effort to "destroy the trinity", ANet succeeded in destroying most depth in the gameplay. Coupled with simplification and sterilization of th [..] 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

visual weapon upgrades

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

Save ANet and yourself time when requesting refund:

2:41 pm, October 4, 2013 I just got my refund for the digital online purchase. Not bashing but the game is just not for me. Thought I'd save the user and ANet some time by sharing what they sent me as a request for informati [..] View

What would YOU change in the combat system?

2:23 pm, October 4, 2013 To start with, this is not a suggestion thread - hence it is not in the Primordus visions section. It's just meant as a sort of place to share our ideas about the games combat system. I am not conside [..] View

Terrible GW2 Customer Service Experience

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 [..] View

Nerfing Vs. Buffing, a discussion.

7:12 am, October 4, 2013 /!\Caution/!\: sizeable read. I would like to have a discussion with you all on skill balancing and about nerfing vs. buffing. it came about after i'm seeing all these complaints about heartseeker. [..] View

Skills cast time

5:05 am, October 4, 2013 Hello, I thought Anet wanted GW2 to be action oriented.. But if you look at skills cast time, so many of it have quite long cast time and it is not fun to watch you cast some simple skill few seconds, [..] View

[Video] Guild Wars 2, Nine Months Later

4:33 am, October 4, 2013 It's an hour long, but apparently worth the review.  Made it to the top of the GW2 subreddit, but apparently is getting trolled for knocking the game in YT comments. &nb [..] View

The idea of swapable Utility Spells

9:48 pm, October 3, 2013 There are currently 2 main Systems for Skill progression in MMO- or Action-RPGs the "vertical" and the "horizontal" progression: In the "vertical" progression you have u [..] View

21 Karma Exploit - 1.46 million items bought.

9:23 pm, October 3, 2013 QuoteTo give some perspective on our actions against exploiters, lets discuss the karma vendor exploit, where an item was priced at 21 karma instead of 35,000 karma. In this case, we made a mistake an [..] View

misogyny in GW2

4:58 pm, October 3, 2013 ant possibly be the only female to experience this. It makes me ill to experience this. So: the gaming world comprises of more than just males. I dont think this issue being taken seriously. 1. No the [..] View

suspended / banned for no reason help

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

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