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 [..]
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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 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 [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, September 27, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series will name a champion this December in China!
Its our first truly international tournament, bringing together top PvP teams from North America, Europe and Chin [..]
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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 [..]
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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, August 27, 2014
Wed like you to join us in congratulating the European All-Stars team for their flawless showing at the Guild Wars 2 International All-Stars Tournament at gamescom in Cologne, German [..]
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7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
So my server successfully downed Tequatl today. It was the first time I personally had even attempted the revamped boss since returning to the game and it was AWESOME.
That single win was far more gr [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, July 26, 2014
The All-Star votes have been tallied! Were ready to introduce the PvP players who will represent their regions at the Guild Wars 2 International All-Stars Tournament during gamescom [..]
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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 [..]
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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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3:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Were down to the last major feature to announce in our upcoming April 15 Feature Pack, and its a pretty huge one: were making it easier to play with your friends on every PvE map, regardless of home w [..]
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9:16 pm, April 1, 2014
Greetings fellow Tyrians! Allie Murdock here; Community Coordinator at ArenaNet. Im excited to announce our first GuildWars2 Tournament of Legends on April 26-27 for Europe and May 3-4 for North Ameri [..]
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8:16 am, March 19, 2014
Over the past month or so, I've spent a lot of time playing Sanctum Sprint, making an effort on my own part to see how fast I can finish the race. In that time, I've witnessed a lot [..]
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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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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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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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8:16 pm, December 16, 2013
The Great MMO Migration Contest has ended! Thank you to everyone who participated. Well be welcoming the winners of the contest to Tyria with a free copy of Guild Wars 2 soon via ema [..]
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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 am, December 7, 2013
On December 8, well be upgrading Guild Wars 2 billing processing by moving to a new, advanced billing platform. Were excited about this change, and we hope it will allow us more oppo [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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8:16 pm, November 12, 2013
The fight against the Toxic Alliance is a joint effort. The bravest heroes, the Lionguard, members of the interracial Orders we’re all in this together. But perhaps nobody is fighting t [..]
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12:40 am, October 31, 2013
I just want to apologise for my flamboyant outbursts during past few days. The thing is, I have invested so much time into this franchise(4 years GW 1+2 1/2 years waiting for GW2 after that) that I si [..]
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8:16 pm, October 29, 2013
Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade have found a way to pierce the veil protecting the krait in Kessex Hills! When the illusion falls, brave heroes need to be nearby to deal with the kraitand whatever i [..]
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2:16 am, October 28, 2013
So it's been a year and the lag has gotten worse (understatement) not better. With the introduction of WvW leagues the lag has hit extrodinary levels.
We all know it's there, we've [..]
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1:44 am, October 16, 2013
It's awesome how the Arenanet team puts so much detail into creating hilarious situations for GW2!
I swear I ran around chasing this little messenger golem in Metrica Province for a full hour just to [..]
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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Edrick was a monster, he brought his family shame
So the locked him in a box, mouth stuffed with candy corn
But now the son has risen to take his fathers name
Beware the Bloody Prince, the son of [..]
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11:45 am, October 14, 2013
ArenaNet is currently working on two features highly-requested during the betas: dueling and spectator mode for sPvP tournaments.
When do you think the patch(es) will come that gives us these feature [..]
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6:52 am, October 13, 2013
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day Headstart Access will officially begin at 0:00 AM Pacific time [..]
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5:03 pm, October 11, 2013
Hey guys, this has me worried.
Last beta during the whole beta I was never able to get in, and never got a spinning wheel. It would just instantly bring me to the screen saying it couldnt connect to t [..]
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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 [..]
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3:49 am, October 11, 2013
In response to the prompt to consider changing my password on the login panel, I followed the link to the official site and changed my password, filling in the information exactly as prompted, and sav [..]
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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
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We will be conducting a st [..]
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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 [..]
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3:20 pm, October 7, 2013
To anyone who's feeling bored, I bring this challenge:
The Immortal
The goal of this challenge is not to die once during the game & fulfilling the conditions bellow.
Rules:
1. Level 80
2. 100% [..]
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4:58 am, October 7, 2013
or be as good a game as I thought it would be, or I would like it to be.
The developers/producers behind this game are NOT from the original Guild Wars crew. That is it in a nutshe [..]
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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.
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1:18 pm, October 6, 2013
This has been bugging me probably a month after the feature was announced long long ago. I kind of had it answered throughout the stress tests / BWEs and from what I am experiencing the answer is no i [..]
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6:49 am, October 6, 2013
In an effort to keep the noise down over discussing the various points hit upon by Colin's most recent post, I've taken the time to create different threads in the General Discussion forums to cover t [..]
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2:12 am, October 6, 2013
I just have a question, I know a few times there were problems where people coudlnt see other players around them cause they wouldnt res in in WvW. In that I know this was a problem, but i was wonderi [..]
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9:58 pm, October 5, 2013
I've been recently considering a server transfer for a variety of reasons, mostly revolving around WvW (rankings, guilds, alliances, drama, etc.) and, due to the difficulty in determining the variable [..]
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7:14 pm, October 5, 2013
For the last 2 weeks when ever I go into FOTM my pc turns off after 1 of 3. Not sure why it's doing it. I had no problem before but 2 weeks ago it started.
My rig is not overheating. I can play GW2 fo [..]
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6:20 pm, October 5, 2013
During the Hunger Royale finale event, my Sylvari Mesmer stayed on the map until the server booted her. Since then, any time I try to load her, I get an error message, saying that the instance cannot [..]
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2:20 pm, October 5, 2013
Never got around to clicking the email validate button during my stress test last night
Is there a way I can do this now? or should I not be worrying about it too much?
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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 [..]
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7:02 am, October 5, 2013
Heya-
just wanted to post this to get some thoughts from people about the new looking for group tool we supposedly will be getting soon...
What will happen when people bail out on their group?&n [..]
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1:22 am, October 5, 2013
I've noticed that sometimes when a big fight happens and there are alot of allied NPCs involved or a hunter pet is nearby and dead next to loot, the game would favor the idea of ressing the NPCs, maki [..]
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11:55 pm, October 4, 2013
As of last patch: While in a dungeon as long as anyone in the party is in combat mode no one can use a waypoint to resurrect.
Let me start by saying I do like it, it was ludicrous during my first run [..]
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5:18 pm, October 4, 2013
Ok so I play a warrior,and the second skill on the sword was bugged today. Whenever I used to savage leap just to get around I would get ****** by falling damage unless I hit something. I saw a norn w [..]
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12:35 pm, October 4, 2013
It's pretty annoying that mobs go invulnerable during underwater fight so often.
If they can't fight you, they flee/become invulnerable.
Sometimes they keep attacking while being invulnerable.
Despite [..]
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8:57 am, October 4, 2013
Wouldn't it be cool if Engineer tool kit not only fixed turrets but also allowed you to fix doors and stuff during WvWvW siege defences etc?
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8:47 am, October 4, 2013
Maybe it's me but during the wait for the game I had envisioned with the constant mention of the lore about how it is the 'time of the Dragons', that Dragons would actually play more of a role in the [..]
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11:20 pm, October 3, 2013
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/ go down to post below picture.
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day H [..]
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11:09 pm, October 3, 2013
I posted the text below on the Guild Wars 2 site earlier this evening. I hope that many of you feel the same way and will lend your voice to getting this changed. Happy hunting.
Dear Devs,
I've bee [..]
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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 [..]
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9:35 pm, October 3, 2013
Early on during Wintersday one of the jewellers recipes could be exploited to gain a lot of ectos through salvaging (craft, regain snowflake and potentially several ecto & repeat). It was pretty w [..]
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5:36 pm, October 3, 2013
During today's stress test, I noticed Heartseeker just totally rocked my world on my Guardian and Elementalist.
A rough guess would place 85% of my deaths and 60% of damage taken came from Heartseeke [..]
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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 [..]
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1:39 pm, October 3, 2013
Hi all, as my post title states, I'm in a bit of a bind.
I've found myself (and I believe many people have also voiced their concerns and opinions on this) to be guessing on what ability I should use [..]
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8:07 am, October 3, 2013
A useful and pertinent look at a time not very long ago; this video encapsulates the reasons why many who chose GW2 as their game, did so.
Concerning the progression changes I've read numerous argume [..]
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11:55 pm, October 2, 2013
First off this isn't a rant of some sort, merely expressing my disappointment at the game's state as of late.
I am a casual gamer and before this dungeon was introduced I had fun in most of the high [..]
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11:54 pm, October 2, 2013
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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 [..]
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8:38 pm, October 2, 2013
I'm playing an asura female warrior, and I am working through the grawl quests.
My asura's voice changed during one of the cutscenes... it was horrible.
>.<
I really hope this was a [..]
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7:41 pm, October 2, 2013
Okay so today I got an email from ANET stating that since I had the 1032 error (character stuck in a world transfer) during the three day head start, they were giving me a free upgrade to the digital [..]
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6:05 pm, October 2, 2013
This isn't a complain thread or anything like that, every game goes through this stage, I'm just wondering who has lost that sort of new game hype/feel/smell?
When the game was first released, I was [..]
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4:27 pm, October 2, 2013
Sounds like all cities will get something to do at Wintersday, but the final will be in LA
Wintersday 2012
The nights may be long and dark, but Tyrians of all races keep joy alive during the ancie [..]
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12:41 pm, October 2, 2013
On July 27 and 28, we watched our European community compete in the first Regional Qualifying Tournament. Through a lot of teamwork and discipline, Team Paradigm faced off against Car Crash in a fight [..]
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10:25 am, October 2, 2013
I didn't follow everything about Guild Wars 2 as closely as some of you guys so I don't know if Anet said much about what faction quests would be like?
This is just my opinion as [..]
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3:58 am, October 2, 2013
This will be a long post. There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you're not invested in reading a lot.
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I am a hardcore MMO player, as I'm sure some of you are as well. I hold this title because I [..]
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12:59 am, October 2, 2013
I've recently started playing RIFT since it's F2P now and it's been fantastic. Yeah it's a gear grind game but you don't have to gear grind for top of the world gear (outside of dungeons is what I mea [..]
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12:19 am, October 2, 2013
The following email was sent to me the reasons why are included in the email's contents.Basically i recieved a free DDE upgrade code, because my entire head start was wasted stuck in server transfer l [..]
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10:46 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello all,
I'm looking to see if anyone else is noticing problems in Guild Influencing accounting. As an officer of a small guild I can easily keep track of our guild influence. 5 members, 10 charact [..]
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9:16 pm, October 1, 2013
Welcome to the Twilight Assault Release! If youre ready to start fighting Aetherblades and exploring the shadowy recesses of Twilight Arbor but arent quite sure how to go about it, this spoiler-free g [..]
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8:24 pm, October 1, 2013
Here are mine:
Spoiler
Christmas has come and gone. For the most part, so has Wintersday. The events will run through Jan. 3, but no new content is scheduled between now and then. So I think its t [..]
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7:23 pm, October 1, 2013
Before I get into this let me say that I'm really enjoying the game so far. I actually came into the game with a very negative experience from the beta, but my opinion changed in on [..]
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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 [..]
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6:05 pm, October 1, 2013
https://www.guildwar...s/july-09-2013/
New EventsBelchers Bluff Mini-game: Players can put their Omnomberry Juice drinking skills to the test in this new, permanent mini-game, and challenge their fri [..]
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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 [..]
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5:10 pm, October 1, 2013
Hello, fellow Dragon Bashers! Want to know where to go and how to get started with the celebration? Read on!
Spoiler-Free Mini Guide
Spoiler-Free New Items and Rewards
Spoiler-Free New Achievemen [..]
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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 [..]
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3:31 pm, October 1, 2013
Car Crash Europe Regional Champions
Ixl Super Ixl Captain – Engineer
Posi – Necromancer
Lady Nag Nag Pvp Guardian
Lord Nag Nag Nag – Thief
The Mogwow Elementa [..]
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2:56 pm, October 1, 2013
By new content I mean "editing" the existing content. Editing as in the multiple 4-5+ champion npc's with insta dead abilities that now spawn during defend the camps in Cu [..]
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2:46 pm, October 1, 2013
I am aware that no one knows exactly how aggro works but would like to get some input all the same.
I have a guild mate who plays Ranger that pulls a disproportionate amount of aggro. & [..]
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1:40 pm, October 1, 2013
The problems here are Signet of Fury and FGJ!. FGJ! only has an untraited recharge of 25s, while SoF has an untraited recharge of 30s.
Not only that, these two skills weren't even used: during the [..]
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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:
- [..]
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12:14 pm, October 1, 2013
I used to remember that this minigame was fun when people actually played it , i usually joined 5 to 6 matches per play-through a day after done a dungeon or some spvp...now its just filled most of th [..]
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11:50 am, October 1, 2013
Today I got 100% completion in Cursed Shore, and I only came across 1 single event that would have given me karma except it was bugged.
Now maybe I was just unlucky and wasn't in the zone during the [..]
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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 [..]
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10:42 am, October 1, 2013
Warning, the following thread is long as it is not just a "this is what I hate" list but is an explanation of where I feel those lists come from and a look at possible ways to fix the issues [..]
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10:30 am, October 1, 2013
A ****** at the Dragon Bash has thrown lions Arch into Chaos! The culprits responsible for the mayhem have holed up in their hideout. Inspector Ellen Kiel spearheaded the investigation into the ****** [..]
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10:28 am, October 1, 2013
It has finally arrived!
It comes with four disks and was signed by Jeremy Soule! Mine got squished sometime during shipment cause some of the plastic case got shattered but the dis [..]
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10:12 am, October 1, 2013
The Digital Deluxe Upgrade is packed with helpful stuff that will come in handy during your adventures in Tyriaeverything from the deadly to the oddly adorable. Whether you...Read More
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9:59 am, October 1, 2013
I (and many others) thought this particular boss battle was lacking something, like for example: a battle. Hop on ship, **** some trash and wait for mahlazor to fire, then pelt dragon with fireballs u [..]
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9:52 am, October 1, 2013
For close to a year, I've been running my gaming channel, The Awesome Incarnate, and within 6 months picked up such an audience that I was partnered with TGN. After my successful coverage of SWTOR, Ma [..]
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9:48 am, October 1, 2013
Hello, Super Adventurers!
Once again the platform puzzle professor known as Moto has re-opened the doors of the Super Adventure Box creation, with all-new additions! Youve got four whole weeks to exp [..]
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9:43 am, October 1, 2013
After quitting the original GW, I have tried playing countless MMOs both F2P and P2P, and I never did find a replacement for GW. There just wasn't a game that could give off such an incredible impress [..]
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