6:18 am, December 1, 2014
Hey everyone!
I was doing come World Map Completion and I figured I would share with you guys some of the things it is good for and some of the best ways to do it.
I made a youtube video while I was [..]
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6:18 pm, November 20, 2014
Hello, world! My name is Justin O’Dell, and I’m one of the server programmers on the Structured Player vs. Player (sPvP) team.
I’m here to talk to you about the upcomin [..]
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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 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, June 30, 2014
In this video, Guild Wars 2 composer Maclaine Diemer gives a sneak peak of the soundtrack for Season 2, which was performed and recorded by a live orchestra in Germany.
Subscribe [..]
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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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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 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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2:16 am, March 15, 2014
So lets say they remove all stats like power,and make Attribute like fire in to stat.But not like in guild wars where if you don't put point the skill will not work or make fire the [..]
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2:16 pm, March 11, 2014
Grinding comes from gear grind.(I know very smart.)The real or original meaning of grinding is that you go to "dungeons" or zones and grind directly for the materials or g [..]
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8:16 pm, February 17, 2014
Since the dissolution of karma in dungeons, there are now only three places in which to seriously gain karma:
1. Tequatl
2. lower-level fractals (I think 10 levels below your personal reward yields m [..]
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8:16 pm, February 2, 2014
I am constantly in awe of you guys and gals who work out ALL the stats on armour/weapons to the nth degree...seriously I look at the stuff you write and I get a headache ! one guy w [..]
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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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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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8:16 pm, November 26, 2013
So recently there has been a ton of talk about the living story, the quality of it, the cons, the pros etc etc(please keep that discussion out of this thread). All of this has me wondering, where are [..]
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8:16 pm, November 21, 2013
Using a Sword/Warhorn Warrior Build with traits set at 30/30/0/0/10 on each, there is a 12.6% change in having all Ascended Gear to having all Exotic Gear.
Please feel free to use this post as a refe [..]
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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 [..]
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3:16 am, October 19, 2013
With the way the forums have been the last while complainers vs praisers and the heated discussions we do, I came up with a way to foster some more constructive feedback on the game and Anet in genera [..]
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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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3:10 pm, October 8, 2013
After I completed many dungeons, many routes and many times.
I feel there are many things that should be fix and improve in dungeons.
Sorry, my english is not good.
1. Model - Anet gives me very fa [..]
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8:21 am, October 7, 2013
Our group just finished TA exp mode (we took the up path). After killing the tree boss there was no cutscene and none of us received the popup that gives us the blooms/exp/silver.&a [..]
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1:21 am, October 7, 2013
I've had my fair share of complaints about the game so far but since those can be mostly fixed, I'm waiting to see what will happen but there is one thing that made me not play for nearly two days now [..]
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10:14 am, October 6, 2013
Back before i stoped playing the game that didn't semm to be much of a problem, hardly saw groups asking for a specific combination of classes, now that i came back most of the time is see people aski [..]
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5:18 am, October 6, 2013
This is one of the reasons why I enjoyed PvE in Guild Wars 1 a lot more, and that's because mobs were spaced into 4-6 tightly knit groups of different professions, as opposed to having a bunch of mobs [..]
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9:36 pm, October 5, 2013
Hello all, I'm experiencing problems using the Black Lion Trading Company.
Whenever I select an order and press the "buy" button the game gives me this error message: "Your order did no [..]
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9:16 pm, October 5, 2013
A major problem with GW2's Dynamic Event system is that there are a ton of events people just ~don't do~.
Every event in a given level tier gives the same Experience, Karma, and silver - no matter ho [..]
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7:37 am, October 5, 2013
You know the kind. Some quest requires you to use a certain gun or enter a golem suit or something, and it gives you a new bar of skills. And it almost always sucks. This is just not good gameplay. I [..]
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9:57 pm, October 4, 2013
First i wanna say there are many things that aren`t right in pve,but there are also many that are amazing,so this is not just another random bashing thread.
I played 500+ hours,and i played since rel [..]
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3:26 pm, October 4, 2013
i had decided my account could use some security, as i dont have a phone of anykind, i opted for email authenticator, this was a bad choice, as i am asked to "authenticate the link emailed to me& [..]
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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 [..]
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2:27 pm, October 4, 2013
(I HOPE I AM WRONG, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH WVW) What I mean by this is that you can't gank rival guilds or start a guild war...In WVW you can't see the names of enemies and there is no **** c [..]
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2:02 pm, October 4, 2013
...was actually the endgame?
Yes, remember it was the initial idea that the entire world would be the endgame?
Let's pretend that tomorrow a new patch blasts GW2 with something like this.
Once you ar [..]
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10:37 pm, October 3, 2013
Well, i love Guild Wars 2, i have a Female Sylvari Thief at level 16(just turned 16) and now ill go to the nearby 15-25 area in order to continue leveling, which is actually A LOT OF FUN, all these ev [..]
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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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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 [..]
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3:21 pm, October 3, 2013
Hi, my name is Chuydog, and I am a MF gear junky.
I am addicted to wearing my MF set whenever I do anything except WvW or Dungeons. My addiction has become so bad that I have negle [..]
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11:36 am, October 2, 2013
What is up with this rune mechanics? Why is there so many runes that give you bonuses when you GET hit? The whole point of being good at this game is to dodge so that you DON'T get hit.
Looking at gw [..]
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2:09 am, October 2, 2013
This is a western game! They introduce all their grind at at the endgame so it lets the casuals feel good while steadily leveling up over the course of a few months and gives the hardcore players some [..]
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10:58 pm, October 1, 2013
I am all for difficulty in a game as long as the rewards are large enuff to sort of compensate for the risk.
I did the first dungeon on Storymode and had some fun. We died a few times but it wasn't l [..]
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9:16 pm, October 1, 2013
The year turns on, Caithe and the Lionguard are busy trying to infiltrate Scarlets new secret base, and Halloween approaches! This weeks offerings from the Black Lion Trading post have a little so [..]
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5:04 pm, October 1, 2013
I can't seem to log in to both GW2 forum and the game itself. The game gives me a 'connection failed' while the forum gives a forbbiden error. Anyone else has it? Is GW2 offline atm?
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3:39 pm, October 1, 2013
Professor Omadd, Headmaster Emeritus of the College of Synergetics, anxiously twisted his ear as he waited for the sylvari woman to wake. She had been thrashing violently in the isolation module for d [..]
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3:30 pm, October 1, 2013
Well it's been a month since the official release of Guild Wars 2. Usually it's the first month that gives the hint that the game is either successful or not. So I was curious, is anyone having fun? I [..]
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2:08 pm, October 1, 2013
3 weeks ago, it was the universal trend to disregard any negative feedback towards ANet and their amazing game, whether it was valid criticism or just pointless ranting. Those posts would commonly be [..]
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1:38 pm, October 1, 2013
I tried for probably half an hour to come up with some combination of facial structure for a male asura to make them look half decent. The best I could muster still looked like dise [..]
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1:36 pm, October 1, 2013
before people start saying, reaching level 80 is pointless an that everything in the game gives exp, and so forth. I would like to state discussion is more for leveling Alt purposes.
Now, since the g [..]
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11:26 am, October 1, 2013
Greetings!
We are excited to introduce you all to the new and improved Borderlands maps and the Borderlands Bloodlust buff. As part of our continuing efforts to introduce new and interesting mechanic [..]
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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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9:47 am, October 1, 2013
Glided Infusion: +20% gold from monsters
Currently available utility infusions are:Glided Infusion: +20% gold from monsters 20 laurelMagical Infusion: [..]
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5:56 am, October 1, 2013
I played guild wars since just before Factions, its the best online game ive ever played, been waiting for so long for GW2. Its not a bad game, its far better value for money than most games,  [..]
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5:47 am, October 1, 2013
1. Movable target health frame. it gets in the way of seeing the whole world
2. A target of target frame -> we need this because its not the easiest thing in the world to know when you are be [..]
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5:43 am, October 1, 2013
Hi all,
Don't know if this has been posted before but I was wanting to figure out how to maximize my raw power stats (before weapon damage, traits, skills and boons/conditions are added which can be [..]
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5:34 am, October 1, 2013
https://forum-en.gui...irst#post477887
Scroll down.
"Its not an exploit to skip Kholer. Hes a bonus boss that unlocks a central waypoint, drops loot, and also gives a chest.
People skip him b [..]
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2:54 am, October 1, 2013
Hi, on Whiteside the temple quest has bugged yet again, and I am only a few shards from getting my legendary dagger.
Would be a great help if anyone knows if temple of balth is not bugged / unconteste [..]
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1:59 am, October 1, 2013
Okay...first of all, I noticed this guy wielding a staff as a Dolyak. Then after that, he removed the staff, cast portal entre (a mesmer spell) and an elemental's lightning spell while still in Dolyak [..]
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1:32 am, October 1, 2013
I'm at work and I wanted to get this out quick so I apologize if its been brought up elsewhere. Redirect if it has.
I quit playing GW2 for about 4 or 5 months, only really popping in to play the sup [..]
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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!
[..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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11:13 pm, September 30, 2013
(i had this posted on guild wars official forums but the admins destroyed it changing my posts changing the topic names and deleting multiple posts, So hopefully i can get my concerns heard properly h [..]
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10:50 pm, September 30, 2013
What is your favourite map?
And more importantly, why?
Mine is Lornar's Pass.
It has the most convincing mountain shapes i've seen for a while. It is almost foto-realistic in it's depiction of an [..]
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9:02 pm, September 30, 2013
The title is such b/c I thought it less argumentative than "my victory lap over the GW2 community". I was basically right about all my predictions for GW2 widely derided as "trolling&qu [..]
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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 [..]
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7:17 pm, September 30, 2013
Now now, I know what you're thinking already but just hear me out.
I came across an application on the Play Market today called Kainy, it's used for streaming games from your PC to your phone via Wif [..]
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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 [..]
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5:55 pm, September 30, 2013
So, since I hit 30 and have went around a few zones I am not finding a single heart vendor on any zone that gives anything for my character.
About all the karma heart vendors in each zone sell +heali [..]
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5:38 pm, September 30, 2013
I hate crafting.
I hate gathering materials.
but at the moment that seems to be the only method of getting items of any cool factor.
am i missing something?
doing dungeons rarely gives you anything.
k [..]
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5:11 pm, September 30, 2013
Its no big secret that a lot of people are having money issues at higher levels. Especially for someone like me (Working on the Incinerator), you need to save as much money as you can! So here are som [..]
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5:01 pm, September 30, 2013
Hi!
Basically since I looked at the game for the very first time to me it was obvious that I would be farming dungeons for equipment. Doing WvW all day seemed very slow to me (SO many badges ...) and [..]
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5:00 pm, September 30, 2013
One of the 'exuses' anet came up with when selling the idea to the public that they would be adding 80 levels to the game was that it would take on average just as long to get from level 79 to 80 than [..]
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4:57 pm, September 30, 2013
So basically there's a gw2 video for everything, even when you ****... But I couldn't find any cinematic videos that show up while doing dungeons. That'd be nice to see (*gives suggestion to all youtu [..]
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2:48 pm, September 30, 2013
For this post I am assuming that the reason why world bosses are "stuck" in their spots is because of their sheer size.
Does anybody else think that the big "World Bosses" like t [..]
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12:43 pm, September 30, 2013
Guild Wars 2 Halloween Event Guide (Spoilers)
The Halloween Event of Guild Wars 2 starts in Lion's Arch (LA) and takes place in a few different areas of the world. There are quite a few things to do [..]
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11:03 am, September 30, 2013
If you ever saw huge amounts of gold linking in the chat by your guild members / people in the /map chat, you know that gold linking in gw2 is possible
So, I wasted my time doing a little research in [..]
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10:12 am, September 30, 2013
Motos Super Adventure Box is once again open for business in Rata Sum! Enter Tyrias first and best virtual reality simulator and prepare to get schooled! The revolutionary edu-tainment experiment has [..]
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7:33 am, September 30, 2013
When I'm on low level areas with ori tools, i want to gather all the materials I come across, but I don't know if it's worth it, doesn't matter if it lowers my profit as long as it gives a +, so the q [..]
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7:31 am, September 30, 2013
tl;dr: basically ac has become knocklock heaven.
new bosses have room covering aoe in path 3 that knocks you down, path 1 spawns a ton of scavengers and new abilities on stalkers [..]
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5:48 am, September 30, 2013
I'm lost and would like a list of where each mini dungeon that gives achievements are located
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2:45 am, September 30, 2013
General Questions
Will there be a subscription fee?
No. There is no monthly subscription fee. Once your purchase the box or a game key, you are free to play as much as you want.
Will there be micro [..]
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2:32 am, September 30, 2013
Mini Guide
New Rewards
New Achievements
Week 2 Addendum
Mini Guide
Starting Tuesday, June 25:
Upon logging into Guild Wars 2, you’ll receive a mail from Lionguard [..]
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