6:18 pm, November 25, 2014
With our new Mine-r-Tron permanent mining tool, you won’t miss out on any precious ore nodes while adventuring in the Silverwastes! Be sure to check out our ongoing Pre-Black Friday sale [..]
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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 19, 2014
Hello, Tyrians!
We’re very pleased to announce that on December 2 we will be releasing some major updates to PvP that will enhance and improve a number of areas of the PvP experience.
Matc [..]
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6:18 pm, November 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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6:18 pm, November 12, 2014
This week's Blizzcon brought us a panel on D3.
A quick summary:
http://www.diablofan...ouls-panel-live
A few things that stand out and seem very similar to what we are experiencing in GW2 (stole [..]
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6:18 pm, November 3, 2014
The battle for the top spot in the North American and European World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifiers is now over and the dust has settled. Two months ago, we saw hundreds of teams step into [..]
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7:18 pm, October 24, 2014
Only this weekend’s World Tournament Series Invitational Qualifier stands between the top PvP teams in Guild Wars 2 and the Finals event in Beijing, China, where players fr [..]
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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 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 26, 2014
Hello, everybody, Im Isaiah Cartwright, the lead game designer on Guild Wars 2. Im going to be introducing you to three of the changes to Guild Wars 2 coming up in [..]
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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, 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 15, 2014
The adventure in Dry Top continues with Entanglement, the second episode of Living World Season 2! The lethal vines that have been plaguing the Brisban Wildlands have begun to spread, and theyre bring [..]
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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, July 2, 2014
Title.
For the plantlife: Nomad stats were introduced in this update, they give ++Toughness, +Vit, +Healing.
Now, I want to hear your opinions about this.
From the perspective of someone who plays [..]
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7:18 pm, June 17, 2014
This week the Black Lion Trading Company is proud to bring out an exciting update to character customization with some head-turning greens and pinks for your hair or eyes! Were also bringing back [..]
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7:18 am, June 4, 2014
Its a busy week here at the Black Lion Trading Company! From a license to allow you to learn an additional crafting profession on each character to an eye-catching new finisher and returning minia [..]
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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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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 15, 2014
They said the 15th. Its now (and has been all day) the 15th. And typically they drop the patch at around noon, eastern standard time. Its now 3 [..]
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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 pm, April 7, 2014
Hey there,
I recently tried to access gw2spidy via smartphone (Google Nexus 4). The site loads fast and looks almost exactly like the desktop version...with one major exception: it is missing the co [..]
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9:16 pm, April 1, 2014
Greetings fellow Tyrians! Allie Murdock here; Community Coordinator at ArenaNet. Im excited to announce our first GuildWars2 Tournament of Legends on April 26-27 for Europe and May 3-4 for North Ameri [..]
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8:16 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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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 am, March 19, 2014
I know how absurd that sounds, and there was a time not long ago I would have been among the first to dismiss it. This morning in fact. But things that have happened and been said as of this newest pa [..]
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8:16 pm, March 11, 2014
Hey thar!
With the first Living World season at an end, and just an epilogue patch to come, GuildMag's asking you for your views on the first Living World story arc! We're collecting the community's [..]
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2:16 am, March 1, 2014
Each day in March were running special promotions in the Gem Store! Youll get 31 chances to save big on different Gem Store items or pick up a popular item from the past! Each sale begins at 12:01 a.m [..]
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8:16 pm, February 25, 2014
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/CDI-Fractal-Evolution/first
This I take a bit of an issue with. Its one thing to solicit information on classes. I [..]
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8:16 pm, February 25, 2014
The event has an interesting and unforseen flaw that I am not sure should be considered a flaw or not and want your opinions. In relation to the event you are granted credit for all the behaviors of t [..]
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2:16 am, February 24, 2014
What is Damage Downtime?: DDT is the time spent not attacking that is unrelated to an attack's central action window.
What increases DDT?: Dodges, Movement, Knockdowns, Interrupts, Fear, etc.
Why ca [..]
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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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2:16 pm, February 20, 2014
This is a tie-in thread to my existing karma thread. There is a link and you'll understand where I'm going with this after we all ask the vital question (cangemsfixlivingstory?):
How does ANet gague [..]
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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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2:16 am, February 13, 2014
https://forum-en.gui...velopment/first
QuoteHey everyone,
For our upcoming CDI projects, we would like to collect your ideas for professions that need balancing. Since there are 8 professions, we wo [..]
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2:16 pm, February 10, 2014
I really don't get this. Besides a really poorly designed dodge skill, nothing in this game has really the least bit to do with action combat. I mean, when I think of action based combat, I think of g [..]
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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 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 am, February 1, 2014
Edit: Thanks much to Konzacelt for posting this on the official forms for me. Heres the link if you want to follow or partake in the discussion there.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/T [..]
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8:16 am, January 31, 2014
So I asked a bit about leveling and read a bit about leveling in various places and the word "grind" comes up. I can understand grind in relation to repetition; once you play a game you've p [..]
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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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8:16 am, January 18, 2014
A simple question up for discussion; we've talked extensively about gear but most of the impact a person has in game actually comes from traits and getting the skills "just right" so to spea [..]
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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, 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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2:16 am, December 3, 2013
Okay, so I felt this needed it's own thread. If it doesn't I'm sorry and please merge it or w/e you need to do. But I feel this is in response to all those who have the opinion that the LS need to mov [..]
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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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2:16 am, November 24, 2013
I thought I was my just imagining that I got a Black Lion key drop from a mob since it happened a year ago. But just the other day I saw another drop off of a common mob. & [..]
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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 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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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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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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9:18 am, October 30, 2013
Just a general question. I am not trying to troll or flame, but I have been wondering about this for near 6 months now. After reading these forums since November pretty actively I see so much negativi [..]
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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
Quote
Hi All,
We a [..]
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3:16 pm, October 22, 2013
Were one week in to the Halloween festivitieswhy not celebrate with some new Black Lion Trading Company costumes? Last years Witch and Mad King outfits are both making an appearance alongside the [..]
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11:47 am, October 22, 2013
Im trying to decide for a new character. Last time I went on a Norn Male. The new contest is between a Norn female and a Charr male. If the Charr could stand up straight it would be no contest because [..]
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11:36 am, October 22, 2013
Hello community. I am an avid dungon runner. For me, running dungeons is the best thing about the MMORPG genre. As we all know, there is a fair [..]
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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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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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1:48 am, October 16, 2013
First let me state that I am not crying or whining about the game. I love this game. I love anything Guild Wars. So before you make a smart comment about something I say, just remember that it will be [..]
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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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9:18 am, October 15, 2013
Anyone else kinda annoyed they put fractals in the monthly requirement again? The WvW stuff i'm ok with, it's 50 kills. You can get that in about 4 hours if you tried hard enough but with the fractals [..]
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7:49 am, October 15, 2013
Not only is the system for getting a party into a dungeon terribly designed, just all around awful, but it doesn't even work most of the time. I've tried dozens of times to get AC and CM working, and [..]
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1:11 am, October 15, 2013
So far this is the biggest cloud over my GW2 experience: it takes an extremely long time to get into the Borderlands, we are talking hours here, not 30 minutes.
I much preferred the open nature of D [..]
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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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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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3:49 am, October 11, 2013
In response to the prompt to consider changing my password on the login panel, I followed the link to the official site and changed my password, filling in the information exactly as prompted, and sav [..]
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6:13 pm, October 10, 2013
One of the newest additions to the ArenaNet concept art team, Taylor Krahenbuhl is a multi-faceted, multi-talented artist who understands the synergy between art and storytelling. Read More
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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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9:14 am, October 10, 2013
What is up with ANet and their apparent peg-legged sailor fetish? I understand that every game has a theme, but I swear, there's not a single zone in the game where you won't come accross pirates, ban [..]
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11:31 pm, October 9, 2013
Just wondering how much of a problem some of you think this is (if it is a problem at all).
Some of the servers are being dominated by a single language. Massive gaming communities and alliances of [..]
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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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9:16 am, October 9, 2013
From the official forums.
QuoteHi All,
I would like to thank everyone for their support toward the pioneering work we are doing, as we drive the world of Tyria forward.
The passion, and intelligence [..]
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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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10:27 pm, October 8, 2013
Hi guys
I was involved with a interesting dilemma and I'd like to know what you think about this.
A runs a dungeon with B, C, D & E. He knows the dungeon quite well. A uses teamspeak but the oth [..]
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9:16 pm, October 8, 2013
This week, the Black Lion Trading company is pleased to present the Jack-in-the-Box Scythe, the latest and greatest innovation in the realm of portable harvesting technology. In addition, weve got [..]
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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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6:30 pm, October 8, 2013
I came here on guru to look at interesting threads but most of them are just...stupid...to read. People need to try to understand the other side before they make a comment. And angry comments are just [..]
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12:57 pm, October 8, 2013
So i took a break from this game around the end of sept because i was already 80, i hadnt even got near Orr and it was just bloody boring!
So i started playing again the other week and im making my w [..]
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12:57 pm, October 8, 2013
Wallabies VS All Blacks | Wallabies VS All Blacks live | Wallabies VS All Blacks online stream | video | TV schedule | watch Wallabies VS All Blacks | Rugby online stream | Wallabies VS All Blacks Rug [..]
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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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7:59 pm, October 7, 2013
I'm going to try and make this short. I am one of those people who enjoys games where, if I run into a rough spot at a certain point in an RPG game, I can level up a bit and go back and attempt the di [..]
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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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2:23 pm, October 7, 2013
First: (from facebook)
We had a great day at gamescom today! We met lots of fans and had fantastic conversations with you all. We really appreciate your love and support and for coming out to speak w [..]
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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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1:35 pm, October 7, 2013
So I play a warrior, and with a group of friends, we went to AC explorable mode. Our comp was as follows:
Warrior x2
Guardian
Mesmer
Engineer
We choose the 3rd route and made it to the Extraction pa [..]
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12:29 pm, October 7, 2013
Haven't seen any big changes (very disappointed orphanage still stands after I saved the hospital) but only a few minor ones.
My sylvari elementalist has the White Stag, Larra (from Act With Wisdom) [..]
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11:08 pm, October 6, 2013
So this may be a stupid question...
Where is all the good loot at? I understand that this is a "different" MMO, but why can't there be ANY decent loot in instances or something difficult li [..]
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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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2:27 pm, October 6, 2013
In this video, Guild Wars 2 Narrative Designers Scott McGough and Angel McCoy discuss the lore behind the Last Stand at Southsun, the final showdown with the villainous Canach, and t [..]
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11:24 am, October 6, 2013
I made this thread on reddit and would also like to receive feedback from gw2guru community as well.
I haven't experienced the whole experience of PVP in Guildwars 2 (as in reaching level 80 and so o [..]
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10:10 am, October 6, 2013
yeah this has probably been asked a billion times before but i looked up some places to "farm" and so far very few of them have worked out for me. I dont particularly like farming. I cannot [..]
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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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5:46 am, October 6, 2013
I've heard a lot about the loot drying up, and I've experienced it constantly - I would farm for 30-40 minutes at events, getting 2-4 rares, and then suddenly get nothing else with my 120% MF. No big, [..]
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5:04 am, October 6, 2013
Just wanted to post that NC Soft has honored my request for a refund for the game on the grounds of incompletness and security concerns.
I'm merely posting this to help other unahppy customers that [..]
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1:34 am, October 6, 2013
Some people may argue that it is largely pointless to speculate about a future tier of gear when it has barely been released, and I would agree. However, it gets exceedingly tiresome to read thread af [..]
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12:55 am, October 6, 2013
please use this standard form for your QQ
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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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