6:18 pm, November 26, 2014
This holiday season, from November 26 to December 7, were chopping the price of the Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half*! Now is the perfect time t [..]
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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 4, 2014
The Mad King is at rest again – until next year. Here at the Black Lion Trading Company, we have everything you need to get back out to adventuring. A new finisher that makes a bold stat [..]
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6:18 am, November 1, 2014
Hello Tyrians,
A few weeks ago, some of us on the WvW team were chatting about how we can better connect with the community, and we came up with the idea of joining different guilds in different leag [..]
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6:18 pm, October 30, 2014
From October 30 to November 9, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-winning MMO and exp [..]
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6:18 pm, October 29, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 team, in partnership with ESL, is proud to announce the Go4GuildWars2 Cup,a new series of weekly PvP cups that are open to all participants. PvP teams will fight eac [..]
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7:18 pm, September 25, 2014
From September 25 through October 1, you can play Guild Wars 2 for free by registering for a free trial account*. If you played in a previous free trial, weve re-activated your trial [..]
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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 13, 2014
To celebrate the recent addition of finishers to the account Wardrobe, were holding a weekend sale! From now until 11:59 PM PDT (06:59 UTC) on Sunday, September 14, you can pick up all of our permanen [..]
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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 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 [..]
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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 pm, August 14, 2014
From August 14 to August 24, were chopping the price of both Guild Wars 2 Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition in half! Now is the perfect time to pick up this award-win [..]
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7:18 pm, August 14, 2014
I noticed GW2 is on 50% sale and I was like "maybe it's a good time to convince some friends to get it". That was moslty a hypothetical thought, since my friends who're into MMOs are already [..]
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7:18 pm, August 13, 2014
The Guild Wars 2 team, along with Kong Zhong, our publishing partner in China, is proud to announce the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series, an international compe [..]
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7:18 pm, August 7, 2014
This week on Ready Up, join our Competitive Events Manager and host Josh Davis as he is joined by ChroNick, one of our authorized shoutcasters from Germany. Together they will talk about the Tournam [..]
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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 am, July 12, 2014
Hi all.
I'm finding that playing thief (my main moreorless), the lack of 1200 range is really handicapping for a lot of pve. I do not mean dungeons, or speedclears, as range is somewhat useless there [..]
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7:18 am, July 4, 2014
Okay so I have been playing Gw2 since it's start and I have a level 80 warrior, necro, guardian and engineer.
Thing is, as of late the characters I have are a bit.. bleh.. I can't find any real fun [..]
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7:18 am, July 2, 2014
First just look at her armor.It's Light armor From the Elementalists Sets.
This is a dead give away in itself,but that not all.Taimi can put Static Field and even use Shocking Aura. [..]
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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 am, May 13, 2014
Hi, I'm a fairly casual player and just wanted to make a suggestion. Overall, I really enjoy how GW2 is free to play and has regular updated content. I really like the previous April patch in that it [..]
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3:16 pm, April 19, 2014
Apatiksremark made a fantastic post on reddit, showcasing the "achievements" that need to be completed to unlock traits under the new system.
http://www.reddit.co...eds_to_be_done/
New chara [..]
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9:16 pm, April 9, 2014
The Foostival event, originally held in 2013 in Paris, was created by fans, for fans, to bring many different Guild Wars 2 communities together. Last years Foostival was a success, a [..]
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9:16 pm, April 8, 2014
Im proud to present you with this weeks newest offerings from the Black Lion Trading Company! Were bringing you three beautiful miniature birds for your collection and a drum that will revolutioni [..]
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9:16 pm, April 2, 2014
Forked from here. Quoted for context.
Mordakai, on 02 April 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:So, Raspberry brings probably the most controversial aspect of GW2 up: buying a [..]
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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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3:16 am, April 1, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/03/28/working-as-intended-what-guild-wars-2-got-right/
Inspired by this. There a lot of things GW2 does wrong, or needs improvement. & [..]
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9:16 pm, March 31, 2014
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/03/28/working-as-intended-what-guild-wars-2-got-right/
Inspired by this. There a lot of things GW2 does wrong, or needs improvement. & [..]
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8:16 pm, March 28, 2014
Hello again Tyria! There are a lot of great new changes happening in the Mists with rewards, gear, build-making, and more! Its incredibly exciting to finally be able to share with you all of the updat [..]
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8:16 pm, March 27, 2014
Were implementing some changes in the upcoming feature patch to the economy and want to tell you about them now. Were excited about what these alterations will mean for the game.
The End of Repair Co [..]
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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
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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2:16 pm, March 20, 2014
ArenaNet is excited to announce our first release that focuses exclusively on in-game features: the April 2014 Feature Pack, which hits Guild Wars 2 on April 15!
“Betwee [..]
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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 [..]
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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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2:16 am, March 7, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...rst#post3087123
Initial topic of the thread was largely about the particle effects and how they render the game unplayable in many instances, so the response itself is kinda OT [..]
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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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2:16 am, February 27, 2014
First things first,you don't need nor its beneficial to have endurance in real life to play video games.
You needed for sports,driving,fishing,working and maybe even knitting,but no [..]
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2:16 pm, February 25, 2014
We here at the Black Lion Trading Company are honored to keep doing our part in keeping Tyria running despite Scarlet Briars devastating attacks on Lions Arch. Read on to find new offerings and sa [..]
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2:16 am, February 18, 2014
Things to do in Lions Arch before the patch
QuoteHey everyone, inspired by the various discussions on Guild Wars 2 subreddit, I have decided to make a list of things to do in Lion's Arch before all t [..]
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2:16 pm, February 3, 2014
The purpose of this thread is to discuss Condition Damage in the game whether you think it's fine, is completely broken, or could just be tweaked to be more useful.
My thoughts:
Instead of a global [..]
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8:16 pm, January 23, 2014
Hi all.
So, I'm hoping you've had a chance to try out the new temp world event, and formulated your own opinions on it.
Personally, my reaction is that it's a nice change. Seems like a mix of tower [..]
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8:16 am, January 23, 2014
Hello,
I'm working on my first character in GW2 and I've reached the part in the storyline where I'm required to group. I've found many threads complaining about it so I'm not here [..]
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8:16 pm, January 9, 2014
Well at least that I can see with numbers on the screen. I use a couple of shouts as a Guardian and I was doing some testing yesterday to see how much damage was being reverted back to my attacker whe [..]
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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, 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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6:38 pm, November 28, 2013
This is my outline on how to do this right. Sort off.
1) Month 1: Discontinue MF item creation:
"Rogue Second in Command after Shatterer has started consuming certain kind magic, he is rebelling [..]
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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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8:16 pm, November 19, 2013
With the release of Fractals, were making several exciting additions and changes to the Fractals of the Mists infinite dungeon. Heres a brief overview of the changes you can expect!
Changes to Fracta [..]
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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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8:16 am, November 18, 2013
So at this stage I'm mostly just the guy who wrote that lore summary once and drops by like once every year to contribute something, probably half-finished, and then leaves because Guild Wars 2 just h [..]
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8:16 pm, November 13, 2013
I think I will begin this thread every LS patch to get feedback from everyone.
My opinion...
Hopefully the LS is coming to an end. The releases are becoming more lackluster with e [..]
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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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2:16 am, November 12, 2013
For the past three weeks, the first World vs. World season has been packed with intense battles for power and dominance. North American and European worlds have been divided up into three leagues apie [..]
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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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2:16 am, November 6, 2013
Ok, laying the groundwork here for the conversation:
First, there are many definitions of casual gamers. In fact, I hate the idea of calling people casual or hardcore. However, many people would cons [..]
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2:16 am, November 5, 2013
A massive, deadly Tower has been revealed in Kessex Hills, built by the new Toxic Alliance of krait and Nightmare Courtiers! This guide will help you get started in the fight against this new threat.
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10:25 am, November 4, 2013
Do you think they are going to stop pre-purchases soon?
I just stumbled across this:
http://www.greenmang...deluxe-edition/
customers notes: PURCHASES ON OR AFTER 17TH AUGUST WILL NOT INCLUDE THE 3 [..]
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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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2:16 am, October 27, 2013
So I was watching Guildcast and early in they started discussing the new cross-profession healing skill coming with the next patch. And naturally this lead to speculation of what exactly this strange [..]
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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 [..]
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2:42 pm, October 21, 2013
It seems to me like the only way to get the massive amounts of gold needed for a legendary is to play the Trading Post. By "playing the TP", I mean either flipping items, [..]
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7:03 am, October 18, 2013
Spoiler
Yay! Zaitan is dead after a severely disappointing one dimensional final battle! Everyone lives happily ever after and Trahearnia lords over everyone with his smug, dreary, cheap-motivati [..]
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9:16 pm, October 17, 2013
By the third night, the mob around Castle Thorn had grown so thick that their bonfires reached the river, making a constellation of pyres that stretched as far as King Oswald Thorn could see.
 [..]
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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Halloween has returned to Tyria, along with the Mad Kingbut a new menace has emerged to threaten both the Mad Realm and our world! Magister Tassi needs your help to keep everyone alive long enough 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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9:16 pm, October 15, 2013
Halloween is fast approaching, and the Mad Kings lunatic influence is seeping into Tyria! Lions Arch is decorated in its spooky finest, children are running amok and begging for sweets, and the Ma [..]
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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 [..]
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7:08 am, October 15, 2013
Ok now. After three failed pugs at fractals level 14(!) in a row, i'm done pugging in fractals. Why? Because there are level 1's jumping in there without agony resist, with greens, with no clue wtf th [..]
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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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3:22 am, October 14, 2013
1. GW2 is a solo game.
While the game has group content or groping makes the content more enjoyable, in it's core, GW2 is a solo game. When you buy GW2, you are buying a game that you will solo with t [..]
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10:33 am, October 13, 2013
Eh, I logged in on Saturday, a few hours after the headstart had began to find out that 4 of the names I had planned to use were taken and then I find out that the names are not unique to the sever, b [..]
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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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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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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 [..]
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4:36 am, October 12, 2013
Hi,
I'll keep this short. I NEVER PLAYED WOW. wow was made in 2004 and GW2 was made 8 years later in technology. Just have a look at the trailers. And explain in the comments please why game DEVELOPE [..]
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9:29 pm, October 11, 2013
Just thought I'd let everyone know, incase you hadn't seen already, that the date for the big November update has been confirmed as November 15th. The Anet employee that posted this also stated that t [..]
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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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10:38 am, October 10, 2013
Wow. Last Heart I did in the game is whipping prison slaves so they work faster. Is it just me, or do some of the quests in this game push the envelope a bit?
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10:33 am, October 10, 2013
It would be nice if rewards in lower level areas are scaled to at least 2/3 of the player's actual level (for higher lvl players entering lower lvl areas). You're lvl 80 helping a friend in a lvl 10 z [..]
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8:29 am, October 10, 2013
I'm a bit disappointed in there only being 3 storylines, kind of makes it boring for altoholics. I was hoping that playing a different race would give a different storyline with eac [..]
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6:02 am, October 10, 2013
Since the servers went down just before, I'm getting this... hoping it's not someone stealing my money via ingame visa details etc - anyone else getting this?
*Edit - Transaction *In Progress I meant [..]
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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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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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10:57 pm, October 9, 2013
In its current state, Guild Wars 2 is un-playable and I don't think they're planning on purchasing any new servers near my location to host worlds on and consequently, I will have to deal with the inc [..]
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7:55 am, October 9, 2013
I really like GW2. Kudos to the game designers and how they took a bold step to do something different. I think the story line mechanic, art style, dynamic events [..]
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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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3:10 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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3:09 pm, October 8, 2013
How dare I say such a thing. Kinda long rant here.
But really, there are 2 forms of PvP for a non-hardcore player like me: random sPvP and WvW.
Both of them, both of them feel like zergfests. And I' [..]
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2:38 pm, October 8, 2013
I have to say that even though I love the combat in this game, I think that the jumping puzzles are my favorite part of it! Even though most of them aren't too challenging, there ar [..]
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10:05 am, October 8, 2013
With the recent sale of the character slot, I have bought myself a 8th slot for my last profession.
When I got the new slot in my account, I am surprised to see that I cannot see all 8 of my characte [..]
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9:23 pm, October 7, 2013
So I have been playing this game with my wife and buddies for the past few weeks, and through playing with them it has been an enjoyable experience; this however is starting to feel like it's coming t [..]
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2:08 pm, October 7, 2013
First of all, let me just say that i stay away from "QQ" threads in general. If you have a suggestion or something constructive to say to improve something in the game you should always repo [..]
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1:39 pm, October 7, 2013
Recently I have seen many people who grow bored of the game. One possibility to improve the current situation is to have more lvl80+ areas.
Unlike guildwars 1, when I reached level 80, there are only [..]
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3:06 am, October 7, 2013
I played again after a couple weeks (last time I really played must have been late November/early December) and it was so, so quiet everywhere I went.
Lion's Arch, despite having a short overflow, w [..]
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