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 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 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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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 [..]
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7:18 pm, September 30, 2014
Whether youre looking for a little extra support in your World vs. World endeavors or trying to show off your fashion sensibilities with a new set of weapons, the Black Lion Trading Company is her [..]
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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 [..]
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7:18 am, September 8, 2014
I am just looking for some guild ranks for my guild, the guild Is Darkcodex http://cxg-gw2.shivtr.com . any thing is welcome.
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7:18 pm, September 4, 2014
As part of the upcoming feature pack for Guild Wars 2, well be shipping a change thats been a long time in the making: a brand-new Trading Post! Weve put a lot of work into it to str [..]
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7:18 pm, August 29, 2014
Dont forget to sign your team up for the Tournament of Glory, where you and four of your friends can compete for exclusive tournament armor, legendary crafting components, and other prizes. Every team [..]
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7:18 pm, August 26, 2014
Guild Wars 2 app developers, get ready to flex your creative muscles: weve partnered with Overwolf to bring you the Guild Wars 2 WvW App Challenge!
Were looking for [..]
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7:18 pm, August 19, 2014
Its a bountiful week here at the Black Lion Trading Company. Not only are we bringing you Belindas Greatsword and the elegant Ceremonial Plated Outfit, but were also bringing back a wide array of [..]
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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 pm, August 14, 2014
The September 2014 Feature Pack, which we announced yesterday along with our World Tournament Series, is bringing exciting additions to PvP!
Today, well be talking about two of our additions aimed at [..]
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7:18 pm, August 5, 2014
.......making gold?
I've been looking around since I came back for season 2 and a lot of ghe old methods seem out of date or simply less effective so I figured Id inquire as to some of the clever me [..]
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7:18 pm, July 28, 2014
I was reading posts on the usual Trahearn-hate threads, and one person said "Quality is relative." So I thought, what is good quality in an MMO; and where does GW2 lie in [..]
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7:18 pm, July 14, 2014
As we all know, that MMO games are different every year, and some people willy-nilly have a different view on some things.
Years ago MMO games wasnt that big, as it's today.
That's why i would like t [..]
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7:18 pm, June 28, 2014
Guild Wars 2 simply doesn't click with me, when it comes to universe/lore/whatever and I can't seem to find the reason why.
Thing is, I like fantasy setting, which GW2 certainly has. All the MMOs I'v [..]
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7:18 am, June 22, 2014
Basically, title (which I misspelt, fml).
The next update will obviously bring a new dungeon and/or a raid boss or two but how zerk-friendly do you think it would be?
Looking at Pav, it seems that a [..]
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7:18 am, June 18, 2014
Hi everyone,
So I'm curious about guild wars 2 as the game from what I saw from the videos on youtube looks like alot of fun. I just quit eso as that game even tho they claim to [..]
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7:18 pm, May 20, 2014
I've been nosing around looking for a way to play GW to get the GW2 achievements for the Hall of Monuments. From what I've read it doesn't look as though it's going to be easy especially since the gam [..]
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7:18 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 [..]
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3:16 pm, April 25, 2014
I was pretty hyped when the game was released and got some friends to join me as well.
However, they powerleveled to 80, got bored after 1-2 weeks since there was "nothing to do" and left th [..]
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9:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Hello GW2 players. My name is Kellth and i recently have launched a news/blog website about video games. Currently we are covering two video games for we only cover games we are passionate about. We a [..]
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9:16 am, April 17, 2014
I like the Feature patch. The PvP changes are atrocious, but since A.Net seems hell-bent on making GW2 into a PvE game, even that **** makes sense. It's not good, but it makes sense. Looking past that [..]
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2:16 pm, March 25, 2014
One of the many exciting features coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the new Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game!
Account Wardrobe: The Basics
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8:16 pm, March 21, 2014
One of the balance changes coming in the April 2014 Feature Pack is the introduction of ferocity, a brand new stat that will affect your critical damage. Ferocity is being introduced to make bonus cri [..]
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8:16 pm, March 21, 2014
Yesterday we introduced you to some of the upcoming changes to the traits system. Those changes, while exciting, are just one part of the balance updates bundled into the April 2014 Feature Pack! Toda [..]
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8:16 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 2, 2014
And so we come to the close; the end of Living World Season 1. And as I contemplate how Arena Net is likely to ruin the one thing that quite a number of us are hoping for from this event (an end to th [..]
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8:16 am, February 22, 2014
One of the most laziest thing I have EVER. I mean EVER saw. The patch itself to the city. Its awesome. It leaves you wanting more.
But when you are doing the personal story for the first time or for t [..]
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8:16 pm, January 29, 2014
So Ive spent the last few months raising a new alt with intent of making him my new main. A ranger, my old preferred class in GW1, and Ive been loving it. Of course I need a great new look for him, be [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Looking to satiate your competitive urges? Weve got you covered. Whether you want to watch some high-level gameplay or jump into the action yourself, weve got Guild Wars 2 tournament [..]
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2:16 pm, January 7, 2014
As we announced back in December, were down to just four releases to go in the current storyline of living world. The first of those four releases is nearly upon us, and we wanted to help take a momen [..]
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2:16 am, January 4, 2014
It just occurred to me that I have not heard any new news or future events planned for the start of 2014.
Am I not looking hard enough, or is everything a big secret at this point?
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2:16 am, December 19, 2013
Writing for Guild Wars 2 is a hugely collaborative effort, and at times that collaboration transcends the sum of its parts. Sometimes a character takes on a life of its own and we, t [..]
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2:16 am, December 11, 2013
Although the nights are long and dark, folks all over Tyria are in good cheer Wintersday has begun! Snowball fights, festive activities, and (best of all!) toys all help to keep joy alive through the [..]
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2:16 pm, December 10, 2013
As 2013 is drawing to a close, with it comes the arrival of our final release for the year: Wintersday! What goodies might you find under the tree with the final release of the year, you might ask? Wh [..]
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2:16 am, November 27, 2013
If youre looking for something to spice up your wardrobe look no further! This week, the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to present three armor skins that will totally revamp your look. Read [..]
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2:16 am, November 22, 2013
I recently logged into guildwarsguru.com for the first time in a really long time and looked through my post history there. The only part I was really active was posting pictures of my armors, and wow [..]
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8:16 pm, November 19, 2013
Well after looking over these new previews for the next update I found myself immensely underwhelmed, and even bordering on offended. This is primarily because I dont play Fractals, and dislike gettin [..]
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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 am, November 10, 2013
Hey everyone.
Yesterday, as usually I was playing GW2, nothing special, FOTM level 38, WvW and AC P1/P2.
Later on that day, when I tried logging back in GW2 I received a message upon the log in scree [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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12:09 pm, November 1, 2013
I have never been so engaged by a game as I have been by GW2. Even on my low end rig, this game is beautiful and runs well. Dynamic events are fun. & [..]
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7:06 pm, October 18, 2013
GW2 apparently is garnering a lot of attention in the media (mainstream as well as gaming specific), but not for what I would have expected from the amount of discussion I see on these and other forum [..]
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3:16 pm, October 18, 2013
Greetings, folks! I’m here to announce an exciting new development in World vs. World!
We are in the process of designing a brand-new map that will let you enjoy WvW while waiting to enter [..]
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11:09 pm, October 17, 2013
hey all
iv been watching these forums for a long time and thaught id do my first post
iv played gw1 since first beta, and cannot wait for gw2, but the one thing im not 100% on is the exploration, in [..]
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8:48 pm, October 17, 2013
I've been thinking of how it might be possible to incorporate more than 5 players into the current style of Guild Wars 2 dungeons and came up with the following:
- 3 groups of 5 players each (number [..]
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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 [..]
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3:16 am, October 16, 2013
This is pretty straight-forward. I know a lot of people think that you can ignore ascended gear because it is optional. So, let's run with that.
Why did ascended gear get introduced? Most people agre [..]
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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 [..]
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4:02 pm, October 14, 2013
Does anyone know if there is a Exotic axe or axe skin in this Halloween event? I have been looking all week.. There is some nice skins for every other weapons except the Axe.. Am I just missing it or [..]
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8:45 pm, October 13, 2013
Has there been any official word on whether Tyria will be celebrating the Canthan New Year in GW2 any time soon? I know access to Cantha has been cut off, but there still must be qu [..]
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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 [..]
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12:54 am, October 13, 2013
I keep bringing up solo, repeatable on-demand content here and I figured I'd actually make a thread about. This probably won't be just about that, but with a title that's "slightly" open to [..]
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11:45 pm, October 12, 2013
As someone who was a pretty big fan of GW1, I admit that I was looking forward to GW2 as a game to play in between major MMO releases; but I never thought of GW2 as being a game I could play for month [..]
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9:58 pm, October 12, 2013
I've looked around the internet and can't seem to find a map that has the information I can use.
To start, I'm a cheap sob. I hate spending money on waypoints. So when I travel, I Mist Port to Lions [..]
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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 [..]
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4:32 pm, October 10, 2013
A big part of this game for me is running around looking at the world which is really quite beautiful. I get a bit bored doing heart events and stuff like that but I like looking around at my surround [..]
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1:41 pm, October 10, 2013
Recently just tried to run CM. Seemed to be more mindless than I remember, spending more time looking at the map to respawn than actually fighting and having fun.
I hear they beefe [..]
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8:27 am, October 10, 2013
Quick question here looking to transfer to NSP from a top 4 tier server cause I hate the queues on NA prime time and I was curious to how pve is on this server? Is there plenty of p [..]
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3:16 am, October 10, 2013
Reddit link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1o35kp/psa_watch_what_you_buy_on_the_tp_duping_bug/
QuoteBasically, players have been duplicating siege prints for wvw for profit on the tradi [..]
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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 [..]
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12:38 pm, October 9, 2013
Looking at market prices from launch until now of staple items we see a clear trend of decreasing price, namely exotic armors and weapons. This is partly because [..]
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1:28 am, October 9, 2013
Ok so a lot of people have bee vaguely talking about this subject but I though I would narrow it down and offer an actual debate for it rather than mindless whining and criticism.
Ok so in an averag [..]
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6:53 am, October 8, 2013
Just as the title suggests. Is it just me or is GW2 really "mathy" for no reason. I may be bias because I was never a fan of those "spreadsheet wars" games where you have to painst [..]
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6:54 pm, October 7, 2013
This is not ment to be a whining or complaining threat. I am as the title says a casual player enjoying games such as LoL since you can jump in and play whenever you want mostly because it is abaut sk [..]
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7:13 am, October 7, 2013
Hello, my brother and I, like many stopped playing wow a long time ago. We lost touch with some guildies and would like to get involved with them playing GW2. We love it and plan to play for a long ti [..]
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2:29 am, October 7, 2013
Well, I got a Charr Guardian to 80 but, I am really not liking any of armor choices. Overall I just feel that the Charr got shafted when it comes to cool looking armor. I would really like to choose a [..]
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1:43 am, October 7, 2013
All emotion aside, which is the better option to revive a dead( not downed) player mid event/ dungeon or make them run back from the nearest waypoint?
Looking at in a logical manor I would say its be [..]
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10:46 pm, October 6, 2013
This thread is for everyone who agrees that GW1 was a better game than GW2. If you don't agree, stop reading now please.
The idea here is to build ideas on how to improve GW2 based on gameplay streng [..]
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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' [..]
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6:40 pm, October 6, 2013
I am curious if anyone has heard anything about cars being in GW2. I just noticed while looking at the GW2 videos that the Ascalon, the Domain of the Charr video has something akin to cars (in the lat [..]
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7:13 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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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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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 [..]
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3:42 am, October 6, 2013
I am looking for a late night crew to hand out with to basically do anything, map exploration, wvw, storymode help, dungeons, etc, I just enjoy playing with groups. Typically between 10CST - 3CST, I a [..]
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2:28 am, October 6, 2013
I am trying to farm tokens from dungeons in explorable mode but it seems like the PuGs never ever do explorable? All I see in LFG chat is for story modes, I've spent ages looking for a group to do exp [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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8:06 pm, October 5, 2013
I am just going to post some statistics here that I found looking at the differences between GW1 Guru forums and GW2 guru forums for the first 6 months of GW1 and GW2's releases:
Guild Wars 2 Sales i [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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11:47 am, October 5, 2013
So the response from the established GW2 community by and large is negative towards the new advertisement "Our Time is Now", but I thought I would share my experience with a group of people [..]
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7:48 am, October 5, 2013
Instead of having an agenda, pull up a site that shows people search for parties. Look how many of these are either warriors looking for speed run groups, or speed run groups looking for specific clas [..]
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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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6:24 am, October 5, 2013
So this new pvp map is looking pretty cool. In the stream Jonathan mentioned that they're looking for more Quake and Unreal style map design, where it's kind of a vertical design.&a [..]
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3:23 am, October 5, 2013
Hello I am Soulgage, the Founder and Leader of WarCry on Blackgate
I am looking to have my current website design and graphics changed. As I do not have the skills to do so myself, I am here askin [..]
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1:37 am, October 5, 2013
Hello, I am currently looking for a Guild/Team that is interested on a Hardcore Spvp'er I manly play a Mesmer but truly I have theory crafted on every profession. So I can change if needed.
My only d [..]
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12:30 am, October 5, 2013
not looking to rush or anything, but is there a way besides doing what everyone else is doing? (heart, exploring, DE etc)
i just don't see how you can reach 80 in 2 days.
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9:58 pm, October 4, 2013
I see a number of people impressed with ANets stance on a Dungeon finder, in that they have no plans for one. I on the other hand feel that not having on in a glaring omission and t [..]
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7:03 pm, October 4, 2013
Sure there has been quite a few problems with the game on launch, lots of issues with skill points and quests (which I believe are all fixed today)
Sure trading post messed up Friday and you owe me 8 [..]
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6:06 pm, October 4, 2013
In the dying minutes of today's stress test I was trying desperately to get the look of a human male ranger I planned to main just right. However, I couldn't find a single hairstyle [..]
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6:01 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm currently looking to find one, i'm playing on Desolation and it seems there is none in Straits of Devastation.
Any EU server with zerg runnings most of the time ?
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3:52 pm, October 4, 2013
There are already a lot of threads discuss about the social issue in gw2.
Personally I think it the difficulty.
You can solo your story, explore, farm, and level to 80.
Some new comer already felt bo [..]
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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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2:36 pm, October 4, 2013
Hey Guru, Im going to be brief here.
Basically, I am making a set of alts, and want to be able to play through 3 personal stories, however I am unsure which prof to make which race.
I care almost c [..]
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2:28 pm, October 4, 2013
If this is in the wrong section I'm sorry I couldn't find a section for dungeon discussion like there is for WvW/PvP.
We have been clearing every explorable since the 1st week of launch on a weekly [..]
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1:39 pm, October 4, 2013
I want to start off by saying - This is NOT meant to be a post to complain about the game
I'm just wondering if anybody has an idea of what they plan on doing to add substance to the game's content. [..]
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