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Go with the Flow

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 [..] View

The ESL Go4GuildWars2 Cups Are Heating Up

6:18 pm, November 14, 2014 If I had to sum up November’s ESL Go4GuildWars2 Cups in a few words, I’d describe it as entirely unexpected. The November Cup isn’t even half over, and yet we’v [..] View

I get the feeling GW1 lore is incoming...

7:18 am, October 25, 2014 So, many people around here (myself included), are not really interested in the incoming Living Story updates due to the lack of hype.  Tonight's POI live show showed off some new fo [..] View

Tournament of Glory Qualifiers Update

7:18 pm, September 19, 2014 After battling through a harrowing bracket last weekend, the first four of eight North American teams have qualified for the Tournament of Glory Finals! If qualifying teams meet eligibility requiremen [..] 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

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

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

Balance Changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack

7:18 pm, August 18, 2014 Hello, all! Im Karl McLain, one of the game designers here at ArenaNet. Im here to tell you about the direction were going with balance changes in the September 2014 Feature Pack. For a more specifi [..] View

Additional Crafting License, Mystical Dragon Finisher, and More in the Gem Store!

7:18 am, June 4, 2014 Its a busy week here at the Black Lion Trading Company! From a license to allow you to learn an additional crafting profession on each character to an eye-catching new finisher and returning minia [..] 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

Traits Unleashed: Forty New Traits and More!

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 [..] View

So much to buy, so little laurel

2:16 pm, March 5, 2014 Hello. I have 81 Laurel and 900 Badge of Honor but I have 4 classes I actively play and i cannot consider any of them as "main". I have Warrior, Thief, Guardian and Elementalist. (Although E [..] View

Lion's Arch Event Dilemma, The AFK Winner?

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 [..] View

Get Ready for the Battle for Lions Arch!

2:16 pm, February 25, 2014 Its time to take back Lions Arch: log in on March 4 and participate in the final confrontation with Scarlet Briar! Keep track of the constantly changing world of Tyria with the Living World Atlas, an [..] 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

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

World XP and You

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 [..] View

Release Notes for Fractured

2:16 am, November 27, 2013 Ellen Kiel has done it! After being supported by players in her bid for a seat on the Captains Council of Lions Arch, Kiel has made good on her campaign promises specifically, the promise to head up [..] View

I miss the GW1 armors

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 [..] View

Bring Back Inactive Players With Gems?

8:16 am, November 11, 2013 Is this a good idea or ripe for abuse? I just saw this pop up in reddit. I know some players aren't coming back at all to the game for one thing or another but will this bring back the ones that wande [..] View

Combating The Lonelyness.

7:01 am, November 10, 2013 Hello everyone! I've been playing for a little while (have been kinda busy lately) but now I'm back and having a ton of fun exploring and stuff. I can't help but notice that this title is a little la [..] View

Why so much hate?

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 [..] 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

Guild Events - Balanced?

2:13 pm, October 25, 2013 I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events: - Guild Bounty - Guild Rush - Guild Trek - Guild Challenge and - Guild Puzzle I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..] View

What do you do to be a good Guild Leader?

6:15 am, October 25, 2013 So I'm a first time guild leader. (Had a very exclusive 1 man Guild in Guild wars 1 ) And I wondered what others are doing to try and be a good Guild leader. All kinds of suggestions and tips are wel [..] View

You can't jump and use spells?

3:35 pm, October 18, 2013 Is it just me getting bothered by the fact that you can't jump and use spells? It's so troublesome that it's actually making it harder for me to PvP. Why it's not possible is beyond me, is this an in [..] View

Should more professions be added in the future?

7:04 am, October 17, 2013 Looking Back I think Arenanet made a mistake with the way they handled the Guild Wars 1 expansions . I know I'm not the only one because I've seen the complain a lot. Balance was ruined. I think there [..] 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

Where has everyone gone?

3:01 am, October 17, 2013 A couple weeks ago the game was still pretty active and my guilds ratio of members who were on everyday was high. Now there's only about 5 people who get on a day compared to 20 from before. What happ [..] View

gw2 interview with Isaiah Cartwright

6:01 pm, October 15, 2013 a german fansite posted an interview with isaiah cartwright, discussing some upcoming things. i shortened the article as much as possible. do give the full article a read on: http://gw2.onlinewel...ca [..] View

Looking for server suggestions

3:40 am, October 15, 2013 Our guild is looking for a North American server that focus's on higher level PVE activities.  We would prefer to not be at the mercy of WvW rankings to determine how active the serv [..] View

LF Server!

7:13 pm, October 13, 2013 Hey everyone, I'm contemplating transferring as my server (who shall not be named to prevent derailing) is becoming dead//troll fest. WvW is very unorganized, cant find anyone in zones (Orrian more so [..] View

gw 2 is... alive again?

10:42 am, October 13, 2013 Just like that, in the last 2 days suddenly the population increased. Desolation had queues for WvW but since MoP release the queues used to last only a few minuts even for eternal and in prime europ [..] 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

Planning on comming back after 6 month break

3:34 am, October 12, 2013 Hi guys, As the title says, I'm planning comming back to GW2 after a 6 month lay off. The game started to bore me. I had full exotic, some nice cash, and didn't want to grind months to get a legendar [..] 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

Stress Test Wednesday August 15th

5:12 am, October 10, 2013 This was posted on FB a couple of hours ago.  I didn't see any threads about it so I figured I would post it. https://www.facebook...ars2?ref=stream Quote We will be conducting a st [..] View

Choosing a server

2:28 am, October 10, 2013 Hi, I'm looking for a NA server that's very active in WvW and also has a lot of people doing PvE. Does anyone have a good suggestion or do I have to pick randomly and hope? What I mean by "activ [..] 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

Anyone else have trouble with their guild?

4:12 pm, October 6, 2013 Hello there As I could see there wasn't any topic related to what I'm about to tell so I created one myself. View

Simply creating the next SotG for WvW - Not So Simple

10:51 pm, October 5, 2013 Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW? If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about our State of the Game stream and if you arent into sPvP t [..] View

Solution: How to resurrect dead zones

8:57 pm, October 5, 2013 There's a thread on GW2 forum and i want to discuss the same thing on GW2Guru and try to find solutions to make the game world more active. The Solution: How to resurrect dead zones Every race has a [..] View

Guild Activities

7:57 am, October 5, 2013 With GW2 moving so far away from the standard MMORPG format of End Game (a good move in my opinion),  how will this affect "standard guild activities"? By "Standard&q [..] View

Login Dead?

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 [..] View

Brainstorming: new mechanics

5:32 pm, October 4, 2013 In the topic about class balance philosophies, one of the things that came up was the notion that something needs to be done to increase the depth, complexity, and longevity of the system. &a [..] View

Gender-Bending - playing as the opposite gender

4:03 pm, October 4, 2013 Hello, folks! Now, I know that there is a thread about this topic (and I am going to read it) but please, hear/read me out. I am conducting a research on gender-bending in GW2 for my Game Culture cl [..] 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

N00bish question: how to defend like a pro?

3:16 am, October 4, 2013 Guild Wars 2 provides lots of ways to defend yourself.  Presumably, every class/build has access to two or more.  I make use of whatever I have on hand, but am neve [..] View

Need help: I really **** as a player!

11:50 pm, October 3, 2013 I first picked this game up on the pre-order early access.  I have since made many characters (one of every class) and got three of them (Ranger, Elementalist and Mesmer) into mid-le [..] View

Server with highly active Jelako d/e farmers?

9:58 pm, October 3, 2013 Trying to level an alt and having a sluggish time.  Let me state up front I am not a completionist and I prefer to shove as much time into direct levelling as I can, when levelling [..] View

'' Big '' events feel too easy and pointless?

7:49 pm, October 3, 2013 -->   First of all,if you are a fanboy with a biased opinion that is unable to express your opinion in a reasonable manner or read about what other people think without getti [..] View

Queens Jubilee Release Notes

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 [..] View

Introducing Changes to the PvP Leaderboards

5:26 pm, October 3, 2013 Hello, this is John Corpening, PvP Team Lead, and Id to let you know about some changes going into the PvP ratings system. We understand that sometimes a player needs to take a break from PvP to play [..] View

Why I'm probably quitting the game after only a few weeks

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 [..] View

Can we agree on a dedicated PvE server?

6:09 am, October 3, 2013 Since guesting is being added tomorrow, can we all agree on a server where we can all guest for regular Non-Dungeon PvE content? One where maps aren't completely empty? That way DE's are always acti [..] View

No Guild Halls / Social tools being worked on?

11:54 pm, October 2, 2013 Quote What are the plans for expanding guild features? Guild Halls, calendars and things like that.Someday there will be Guild Halls but it's not something that is actively being worked onWill expand [..] View

Fix coming to dungeons on Monday

9:13 pm, October 2, 2013 There are many threads in the official Guild Wars 2 forums and I had to weave in and out of them to find this specific post but here is the quoted copied text from Robert Horuda (content designer). Th [..] View

Question about those that had bans lifted...

1:31 pm, October 2, 2013 VERY IMPORTANT question IMHO I knew about the exploit but DID NOT DO IT ... I REPORTED IT therefore i have my integrity still as well still can play my question now is those that bought thousands a [..] View

Why Attack Zhaitan?

11:57 am, October 2, 2013 A note before starting; this is intended as a conversation about the story (non-lore) behind why we are fighting Zhaitan and where the story may progress from here. It is not meant to be bashing Anet' [..] View

Guild upgrades (e.g. Banners): how to create?

11:29 am, October 2, 2013 I've searched for this topic in this forum and on google, but could not find what I'm looking for. So I'm in a guild and represent them. In the Guild menu there are options to add / activate upgrades [..] View

Do you think Tourney PvP will get as big as Dota 2/LoL E-sport?

9:14 am, October 2, 2013 I've hit 80 in the past week. I was planning on doing competitive PvP in the end, but I've found myself logging in less and less. Now that I've hit 80, the only drive I can think of is getting my le [..] View

Sever with the most active pve population?

9:03 am, October 2, 2013 in lieu of the upcoming paid server transfers, what do you think are the most active servers in terms of pve? with things like a lot of people enough to constantly open up specific areas and events l [..] View

Issues with GW2 server capacity system

8:24 am, October 2, 2013 Does anyone else foresee this problem with the way GW2 is handling server capacity? At the moment, server capacity is set to limit the number of accounts that can declare that server to be their home [..] View

The new endgame dungeon on 15th Nov.

3:21 am, October 2, 2013 Let's talk about it: "Brand new type of dungeon to be added - gets harder the further you get in, really big with a ton of levels New rewards to the game that are buried deep within the new dung [..] View

Tip for people using shift = dodge

2:08 am, October 2, 2013 I am using shift as a dodge button because it's really easy for me to dodge this way. The problem with it is that when i wanted to use shift to post a waypoint or item in chat, i would dodge first. [..] View

3rd Party Macro Use... bannable or no? (Naga Epic, Gaming Mouse)

12:22 am, October 2, 2013 - The Problem - I've been playing an engineer and am currently experimenting with the grenade kit... I love the playstyle that it provides, but in order to throw grenades where I actually want them t [..] View

GW2 2012 Best (Worst) of Awards

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 [..] View

Simply creating the next sotg for PvE/WvW - not so simple

9:57 pm, October 1, 2013 Why dont we just start State of the Game with WvW or PvE? If you are an active Guild Wars 2 sPvP player there is a big chance you have heard about Guru State of the Game and if you arent into sPvP [..] View

Manifesto In Flames - What Can Be Done?

6:49 pm, October 1, 2013 As of Yesterday https://www.guildwar...-ascended-gear/ "This is just the beginning. In November, were only adding the first level of Infusions and Ascended Rings and Back slots, so that leaves [..] View

The Gem Store Survey In Five Seconds - The Statistical Conclusion

6:42 pm, October 1, 2013 Abstract Would someone get Anette-chan out of here?! We don't need her tomfoolery now. Shoo you damn charr, go back to Ascalon! Gems are bad 'kay? That's what I always say. And thanks to Cube's [..] View

Release Notes for June 11 Dragon Bash

5:55 pm, October 1, 2013 LIVING WORLDDragon Bash The Ship’s Council of Lion’s Arch is sponsoring Dragon Bash, a celebration of the Tyrian spirit and resolve to defeat the elder dragons. Bash on dragon pia [..] View

Dungeon Rewards not up to par, being worked on

4:47 pm, October 1, 2013 https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeons-and-Dungeon-Reward-System-Overhaul-Needed/first#post193458 Quotewere very aware that our reward system is not up to par for dungeons. It i [..] View

LOL Stress Test in 15mins; Arenanet took down the message though

3:46 pm, October 1, 2013 Was just on facebook home screen and Arenanet posted (I am paraphrasing): Stress test in 15mins 9:10PDT to 10:10PDT. They took down the message when I went to their page...Edit: 10 mins for the stres [..] View

A seven-step guide to fix GW2's PvE

12:32 pm, October 1, 2013 Before fixing anything, let's quickly identify the core problems with GW2's PvE today. And by "PvE", I mean only the open-world PvE here, not personal story or dungeons. So, the problems: - [..] View

News about the precursor scavenger hunt!

11:30 am, October 1, 2013 See, this thread: https://forum-en.gui...endaries-Rework and scroll down a bit. tldr version: not in active development, not even a final concept, just a bunch of ideas. You can find precursors in th [..] View

Underwater Combat Makes Me Want to Pull My Hair Out

11:28 am, October 1, 2013 Is anyone actually enjoying underwater events? I really, really want to enjoy exploring all the underwater content. I don't even really mind the specialty weapons too much, and most of what I've seen [..] View

On Lottery (RNG) Boxes

11:25 am, October 1, 2013 Posted to GW2 Forums, I don't expect it to last.  Please comment there as well. TLDR: Points are boiled down here, but I encourage you to ready the body. The Right to Make Money N [..] View

Raiding and Housing Coming to GW2? (Interview Translated from French)

11:07 am, October 1, 2013 I am posting this here because the source article has been removed (the Internet never forgets though), so it's more Rumor Mill than news, I suppose. Source: http://gw2.game-guid...mike-zadorojny/ T [..] View

The GW2 Holy Trinity

11:00 am, October 1, 2013 Now, Before you watch this video going over the Guild Wars 2 Holy Trinity please have a look at this here: http://gw2101.gtm.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/combat/healing-*****/ Or if you don't trust the [..] View

***** of small guilds

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 [..] View

Is your server a PvE wasteland?

10:42 am, October 1, 2013 There's been a lot of talk about how activity in GW2 is down across the board.  In my own guild, probably half our players from the first month have already gone MIA and have been gi [..] View

Sky Pirates of Tyria Begins Today

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 ****** [..] View

My Thoughts On Guild Wars 2

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 [..] View

Active PvE server with karma zerg and balt temple ?

8:25 am, October 1, 2013 Hey, so I'm currently looking for a server, weither EU or US, with an active PvE-oriented population and CS karma zerg most of the time. Holding Balt temple most of the time would be a plus. Also, I'd [..] View

Revealed - Redundant Thief mechanic

8:01 am, October 1, 2013 If you haven't played a thief before, you might not know what this mechanic is. "Revealed- You cannot stealth for 2 seconds." You are afflicted with this condition every time you drop out [..] View

Thoughts on the Temple of Balthazar event

5:37 am, October 1, 2013 I have recently played my last class to level 80 and am now in the process of map completion. Having been to Orr with 5 chars before this one gave me sufficient insight to say this event has never bee [..] View

Bugged Runes on Armor (Since Launch of this game)

3:51 am, October 1, 2013 Hi Guildwars2guru users out there, I got a problem of mine that I'm worried about, back within a week after the release of GW2, I managed to hit Lvl 80 with my Mesmer and I suddenly became interested [..] View

Clockwork Chaos Release Notes

1:18 am, October 1, 2013 Queen Jennahs jubilee celebration continues in Divinitys Reach. The Queen is preparing to address her subjects and the dignitaries from other cities but someone else has plans for the Queens speech! [..] View

Is it Fun?

1:03 am, October 1, 2013 Been having a bit of fun using the Wayback Machine to peer through ANet's blog, which they decided to take down. I thought I would share something from their blog and see what kind of discussion it l [..] View

Cutthroat Politics Begins Today!

12:37 am, October 1, 2013 Two candidates, war hero Ellen Kiel and Black Lion trader Evon Gnashblade, are trying to secure a trade agreement with the Zephyr Sanctum but neither of them can seal the deal without your support! T [..] View

Casual, End Game, Grind, Tilapia, and You: A story of Friends

11:54 pm, September 30, 2013 SEE BOTTOM FOR TLDR. "This game is for casuals, It's too grindy, this Tilapia is too wet". These are the things I see on this forum, and hell, even on the official forums. If you ask anyo [..] View

Intercepting the Orb?

11:39 pm, September 30, 2013 So, I'm having a problem with the mission Intercepting the Orb. (Mods, feel free to move this if it's  posted in the wrong section.) The mission goes fine until I get to the point wh [..] View

It's not grind

11:29 pm, September 30, 2013 I saw something in a thread recently. It was about the living story content, and it went something like this: QuoteQuoteIt wasn't so bad at first, but once you fall behind a bit and the content goes a [..] View

Eternal Battlegrounds Jump Puzzle in 4:54

9:09 pm, September 30, 2013 This video took a very long time to make but I am happy with the result. If the griefers weren't there in the beginning the run would have been even faster. Select scenes with commentary0:15 - Deali [..] View

Question to those using Combat Mode 1.1 (alt-tab)

8:06 pm, September 30, 2013 I would strongly suggest you to avoid replying here, if you are here to debate yet again if this script is ok or not it has already been discussed Anyway i love this mod been using it since it was re [..] View

The Bazaar of the Four Winds Begins Today!

8:04 pm, September 30, 2013 LIVING WORLD Bazaar of the Four Winds The Bazaar of the Four Winds is gathering; merchants are converging from all corners of Tyria to sell their wares. Its not just shady characters and risky trade [..] View

The battle for the Temple of Balthazar.

6:57 pm, September 30, 2013 I wanted to get Obsidian Shards so could make some clovers, my homeserver is Desolation and so I saw that the Temple of Balthazar was contested, so I decided to help in hope we might succeed in retaki [..] View

[X-Post] Present and Future Direction of the Game

6:25 pm, September 30, 2013 https://forum-en.gui...ion-of-the-Game C&P'd for those blocked, but spoiler-tagged to de-spam.  It is hefty, but a good read, IMO. Spoiler There have been many different so [..] View

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