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 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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7:18 pm, October 8, 2014
We’d like to cordially invite you to join us tomorrow in celebrating the 50th tournament of the ESL Weekly Cup a PvP tournament hosted by our community organizers and shoutcasters each week, [..]
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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 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 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, May 14, 2014
Were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game officially launches in China on May 15 at 10:18 a.m. Beijing time! A massive event in Beij [..]
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7:18 pm, May 13, 2014
Today were happy to announce that weve reached another major milestone for Guild Wars 2: the game has officially launched in China. A massive event in Beijing today marked the moment [..]
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9:16 pm, April 20, 2014
Is anyone else having a problem with the new Megaserver set up? I don't know about how it affects WvW; this is from just a World Event PvE view. With world events [..]
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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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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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9:16 pm, April 14, 2014
The April 2014 Feature Pack launches tomorrow! Among the many exciting features that well be introducing is the account Wardrobe system, which makes it easier than ever to collect every possible look [..]
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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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3:16 am, April 3, 2014
A lot of the pay-to-win arguments Ive seen lately stink of what I call subjective advantage. It was summed up best in a recent thread I shall link at the end of this post. In a nut shell the purposed [..]
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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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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 16, 2014
QuoteIn LA you are surrounded, even if you're the only one on the map, by Vets and Elites. Dynamic LS spawns would either increase or decrease this number based on actual people in the map. This is a [..]
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2:16 pm, February 13, 2014
I know I have brought this up before but I have a new take on it and was wondering what people think of it.
So friendly fire is when an attack you make damages characters on your own side. Nothing to [..]
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8:16 am, February 9, 2014
I did a quick search but really didnt find anything.
My question is this: In an game with no dedicated healer why have Healing Power?
I understand it can help boost healing but is [..]
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2:16 am, January 31, 2014
On Tuesday, February 4, were releasing the new Edge of the Mists WvW map and major improvement to the queuing system for WvW. Weve been doing some behind-the-scenes work on our systems to provide more [..]
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8:16 pm, January 15, 2014
Howdyhowdy GW2guru community!
I'm running the gaming blog Foxygamer.com and I could use some help from some of you GW2 gamers.
I'm creating a list for my blog with a bunch merchandise for Guild Wars2, [..]
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2:16 am, December 22, 2013
The whole concept of Ascended Gear is working counter-productive to the concept of using various stats combinations to counter different situations to the advantage of playerbase. With the advent of a [..]
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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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8:16 pm, December 5, 2013
As we all know, ANet seemed to have left what made the original Guild Wars so great, out of GW2. ANet could easily gain back the players they lost and the respect of all the original GW1 players, and [..]
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8:16 pm, November 30, 2013
Hey all.
I'm a supporter of fractals, I enjoyed them immensly prior to the patch, as it seemed the only truly challenging pve content (L40 and above only).
However, the recent changes has left me di [..]
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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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1:39 pm, November 23, 2013
Having leveled two characters to 80, I have the following observations and opinions:
- The time it takes to get from 1 to 80 is suitable, but the first 40 levels can feel really slow while the last 1 [..]
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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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12:06 pm, November 3, 2013
Is it possible to buy gems for another person's account? It's my brother's birthday and I wanted to give him some gems. If not can I just trade them to him for one copper or do I ha [..]
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9:17 am, October 30, 2013
Anyone else get kind of annoyed when a warrior or guardian (only classes that i'm knowledgeable enough to have an opinion on) comes into a dungeon and they've got ALL signet traits with a 2hander. I g [..]
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2:16 am, October 29, 2013
I just thought I'd go ahead and link this here, so we can have a place to discuss it.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Collaborative-Development-Topic-Living-World
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Hi All,
We a [..]
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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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2:13 pm, October 25, 2013
I wonder what people's opinions on the balancing of guild events:
- Guild Bounty
- Guild Rush
- Guild Trek
- Guild Challenge
and
- Guild Puzzle
I'm particularly interested in what small guild's takes [..]
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6:15 am, October 25, 2013
So I'm a first time guild leader. (Had a very exclusive 1 man Guild in Guild wars 1 )
And I wondered what others are doing to try and be a good Guild leader.
All kinds of suggestions and tips are wel [..]
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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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12:44 am, October 20, 2013
Is there a place to see the Full or Low status of each world?
I'm asking because I'm not at my computer to log in and check.
Could someone check Henge of Denravi for me if possible?
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6:51 pm, October 18, 2013
I'm struggling trying to level beyond 30, I've done 3 x 1-15(17) zones, 2 x 15-25 and 1 x 25-35 which is the gerradan field, I'm now level 32 and personal story is on lvl 33. I've done most of the thi [..]
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3:35 pm, October 18, 2013
Is it just me getting bothered by the fact that you can't jump and use spells? It's so troublesome that it's actually making it harder for me to PvP.
Why it's not possible is beyond me, is this an in [..]
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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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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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9:52 am, October 17, 2013
Hello everybody!
How's the game going? Good? Good. Now, onto business. Well, not business - more like a bit of fun. Did any of you guys play WoW or Guild Wars? Did any of you see those really silly b [..]
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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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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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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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10:03 pm, October 13, 2013
Hey guys first post here, I am just letting you know if you were unlucky like me and got your account hacked that Anet isn't going to help... Yeah you heard correctly, If your account was hacked and t [..]
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5:27 am, October 13, 2013
So giving how the personal story and such works could a profession change be possible in GW2?
I guess the harder thing would be where the skill points go but you could just refresh them on that chara [..]
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10:47 am, October 12, 2013
My group and I are trying to perfect our current composition so we can reach the furthest levels of FoTM as possible. Clearly we're gonna need to utilize combo fields as well as possible in order to b [..]
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10:38 am, October 12, 2013
Path 1 of SE is the new one they have completely broken. It's near impossible with out getting an exploit perfect. Try and do it the normal way? You have no chance.
Honestly, people actually start to [..]
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4:43 pm, October 10, 2013
Now, I know that it won't be any time soon. But this is more of an opinion that I'd like to share and get feedback on more than anything else.
Guild Wars 2 is a very diverse game, simple enough for b [..]
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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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9:40 am, October 10, 2013
Is it possible to do this? I want to pre-purchase for my boyfriend but I don't know if I can do that without having to set up his account for him...
edit - - - resolved! c:
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6:39 am, October 10, 2013
With all the talk on Guru about speed leveling and rushing to level 80, I would ask who is going to play the game and stop to enjoy the "Roses"?
I plan on taking my time and just playing th [..]
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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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8:18 pm, October 8, 2013
I understand I'm going to receive a lot of flac for posting this but I just feel it has to be said. I'm only lvl 12 and already the game is aging quite badly for me. I'm going to try promptly outline [..]
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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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7:47 am, October 8, 2013
We have had guild bounty for a while now and Ive started to notice a pattern according to which bounties we get. Some of the bounties are the same every week. So if some of the bosses are more frequen [..]
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4:54 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm having a hard time understanding why Guild Wars 2 uses a leveling system. You can PvP in WvW or sPvP from level 1. However the game restricts much of the content of the world PvE unless you level [..]
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2:10 pm, October 7, 2013
So, I have a theory. I'd like to share it for discussion.
Between the most recent stress test and the one before it, we went from 3 servers listed as full to 11.
I have a hard time believing that th [..]
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1:58 pm, October 7, 2013
I am not sure what to call these area but in some of the high level zones 75+ there are area is the map that have constant effects going on. These areas usually have a greenish wall [..]
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7:44 am, October 7, 2013
Simply put, Gear-Grind adds a much higher sense of accomplishment once you reach something than getting something that 'looks better'. IF I wanted that I wouldn't play MMORPG's, I'd play something lik [..]
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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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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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3:45 am, October 6, 2013
I'm very disappointed that in the latest four months that issue was not fixed. Right now it is impossible to use the most characters from Cyrillic, Greek or Japanese ingame chat, despite the numerous [..]
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12:03 am, October 6, 2013
I know this topic has come up before, but after trying much of what I've come across, I'm somewhat at a loss so I'm hoping for some good answers here.
I've messed around with a nu [..]
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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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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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9:37 pm, October 5, 2013
Reposted from the R and D thread on Black Lion Chests since it wasn't 100% on topic so I brought it here.
This thread is to discuss the way that ANet has handled this installment of Halloween, most n [..]
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4:39 pm, October 5, 2013
Every time I start playing a new game there crops up goldsellers after a while, this is obviously inevitable. The interesting thing for me is how every game seems to be completely inept at dealing wit [..]
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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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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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6:28 am, October 5, 2013
Daily achievements are very important in game, so current plans to fiddle with it are worrying.
1) Daily achievement provide alternative to rested xp found in other games and were kinda supposed to b [..]
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1:39 am, October 5, 2013
This game is good, but certain steps of some personal storylines are just completely overtuned. Stuff like being put into dialogue and then having five mobs spawn on top of you after the dialogue ends [..]
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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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7:08 pm, October 4, 2013
So I didn't get to play any of the BWEs or stress tests so I'm wondering how well the races are balanced. ANet of course said that they're pushing to make them as balanced as possible, but of course e [..]
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4:01 pm, October 4, 2013
I'm running around low level area's and finding maybe 1 other player at times. Most of the dynamic events are completely ignored and champion npc's are not possible. &n [..]
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3:48 pm, October 4, 2013
I really like what ArenaNet is doing....creating a game that says they don't have roles, but in all reality, it does. It's basically impossible to create a game that has 5 dps throw [..]
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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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3:14 pm, October 4, 2013
Hello my fellow explorers! I present to you my new Guild Wars 1 locations on the Guild Wars 2 map, or as I like to call it "A Historical Guide to Tyria". First of all, let me tell you whats [..]
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1:04 pm, October 4, 2013
Hello.
Firstly, I'm sure this has been mentioned already, but I don't have the time or patience to filter through to find it.
It may also be something AN have confirmed to be an upcoming update, or [..]
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10:02 am, October 4, 2013
What would happen if you simply could not run past trash mobs in dungeons? Once they saw/aggro on you, they had to be ****** or they'd pursue you until they ****** you?
Good, bad o [..]
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8:49 am, October 4, 2013
Hey people, I've came here to get some advise from people that are actively playing GW2 who have reached max level/done the main quests.
I've yet to play GW2, however I did pre-purchase it, but decide [..]
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6:32 am, October 4, 2013
I bought this game because it was going to get away from instances. It was going to be a persistant world. But here we go with Wintersday and what do we get a 5-man INSTANCE. Go bac [..]
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6:20 am, October 4, 2013
Hi,
For some reason, our guild has been getting insane amounts of guild influence. I am talking 11k within 2 hours, and all we did was 17 people questing, event-ing, WvWvWing in our captured little o [..]
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4:21 am, October 4, 2013
Maybe a month ago I overheard a convo on map chat someone saying how they've been collecting gems and have 22k of it. Is it even possible to get this much without exploiting stuff or having friends/gu [..]
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2:27 am, October 4, 2013
Anet own quote "Were a company of passionate gamers with one mission: to make Guild Wars 2 the best MMORPG ever created."
Since for some, including myself, the game is no where as great as [..]
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2:16 am, October 4, 2013
I'm tired of seeing all of these threads about people crying over how 200 hours of content at launch isn't good enough. Here is my response to (for lack of a better term) cry babies. I'm not sure if i [..]
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11:50 pm, October 3, 2013
I first picked this game up on the pre-order early access. I have since made many characters (one of every class) and got three of them (Ranger, Elementalist and Mesmer) into mid-le [..]
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8:09 pm, October 3, 2013
Ok, so, 3 times since I got the game I have had it bug out and not let me login for whatever reason, cant remember exect error but the fix I found thats worked for myself and everybody I have had try [..]
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7:49 pm, October 3, 2013
At the moment there are issues with the guild and server system in game. Several large guilds on dedicated servers will end up splitting up, many players from other servers will nev [..]
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11:56 am, October 3, 2013
Just a quick background on myself. I consider myself the casual gamer that ArenaNet said would especially love this game (MMO Manifesto). I have a PS3. Ive played popular games like Skyrim and Assassi [..]
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10:16 pm, October 2, 2013
I'm not sure where this post should belong because i couldn't find the thread to write it on. if there is one please redirect it there.
My friend and i are looking for group or people to party with [..]
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8:36 pm, October 2, 2013
MOD EDIT: Let's keep the image spam, conspiracy theories, and overall complaining about the game out of this thread. This thread is to keep everyone updated on what's going on, not to serve as your pe [..]
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8:36 pm, October 2, 2013
Lately I've been doing WvW mainly to explore the zone's maps and I've noticed a few things that would make this massive battle feel much more pleasant than it currently is. The system itself is intere [..]
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5:44 pm, October 2, 2013
I have an idea, a silly, hilarious, impossible idea that I would toss out there to get flames, lols, and feedback.
I've considered trying something called a 'peasant quest'.
The idea is this:
Pick [..]
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1:49 pm, October 2, 2013
A rather simple question I hope someone can give some feedback on. I'm trying to find some good tucked away "dungeons" that are built into the world (admittedly for RP, but that's irrelevant [..]
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12:19 pm, October 2, 2013
https://www.facebook...151098751069209
QuoteEffective immediately we have disabled sales via buy.guildwars2.com. To be clear, box and digital sales are still available via our retail partners. We are [..]
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11:23 am, October 2, 2013
One potential concern about Ascended as a gear level is that it becomes mandatory : groups where all members have Ascended stats outcompete players operating at the Exotic level, either steamrolling ( [..]
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